The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon returned to television on Monday night for the first time since the writers went on strike in May. While the talk-show host privately addressed his staffers in a Zoom call on Sept. 7 and apologized after an in-depth Rolling Stone investigation into the show’s …
Read More »Chaos, Comedy, and 'Crying Rooms': Inside Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show'
I t was a particularly tense day on the set of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The host, known for his warm and congenial presence onscreen, was acting especially dismissive and irritable during production meetings, a former longtime employee tells Rolling Stone. Then he stumbled through rehearsal in front …
Read More »Jimmy Fallon Apologizes to 'Tonight Show' Staff After Rolling Stone Report
Following an investigation by Rolling Stone into the workplace environment at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the talk show host and showrunner Chris Miller addressed employees in a Zoom call on Thursday evening. For a report published Thursday morning, Rolling Stone spoke with two current and 14 former staffers …
Read More »Suga Downs Performs 'Haegeum', Does Whiskey Shots on 'Tonight Show'
BTS’ Suga had a full slate of activities planned for his appearance on The Tonight Show Monday, May 1, discussing his new solo album as August D, D-Day, testing his gastrointestinal system with a new game, and performing his song, “Haegeum.” To start at the very end, Suga’s riveting performance …
Read More »Taylor Swift Joins the National for Aching New Ballad 'The Alcott'
With the arrival of their new album today, the National have finally released their eagerly-anticipated collaboration with Taylor Swift, “The Alcott.” The aching ballad is about a couple meeting and trying to reconnect; Berninger takes the lead, offering one side of that story, before Swift joins on the chorus and …
Read More »'We Were Never Invited Back': Michelle Obama Discusses Returning to the White House on 'Fallon'
Michelle Obama appeared on The Tonight Show to continue promoting her most recent book The Light We Carry. On the show, she took the opportunity to reflect on what it was like to return to the White House last fall after spending eight years there as the First Lady. She …
Read More »Colbert and Fallon Couldn't Help But Make the Same Joke About Donald Trump's Arrest
There’s nothing like the arrest and arraignment of a former president — especially if that former president is Donald Trump — to get every late-night host and writer outrageously giddy. Hell, the excitement was so palpable and pervasive after Trump appeared in court to plead not guilty to the 34 …
Read More »'Lady Justice Grabbed Trump by the P-ssy': Late-Night Hosts React to Indictment News
A Manhattan grandjury has voted to indictDonald Trump, much to the delight of late-night TV writers. The former president was indictedon charges related to his hush-money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election, which apparently makes for some great comedy. Jimmy Kimmel Live opened with …
Read More »Watch Kevin Bacon, Jimmy Fallon Revise the Rolling Stones' 'Paint It, Black'
In their latest edition of “First Drafts of Rock,” Kevin Bacon and Jimmy Fallon have taken on the Rolling Stones‘ 1966 hit “Paint It, Black.” In the clip, filmed for The Tonight Show, Bacon embodies Mick Jagger while Fallon becomes Keith Richards. In their “first draft” of the rock song, …
Read More »Watch Lil Uzi Vert Bring 'Just Wanna Rock' to 'Fallon'
Lil Uzi Vert hit the stage at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday for a lively performance on their party rock anthem, “Just Wanna Rock.” The rapper only spent around 10 seconds alone on the stage before a crew of ten dancers joined them, all similarly decked out …
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