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Jimmy Fallon To Replace Conan O'Brien on NBC's Late Night
Monday May 12, 2008

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Jimmy Fallon attends "Cool Comedy - Hot Cuisine" presented by the New York Comedy Festival at Carolines on Broadway on October 06, 2007 in New York City.
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Jimmy Fallon has been named the new host of NBC's Late Night, the network announced Monday.

Fallon will likely debut as host in June 2009, when current host Conan O'Brien is scheduled to replace Jay Leno on The Tonight Show.

"I hope to make it the best show and a great show for everyone to choose me to fall asleep during," Fallon said at a press conference in NYC.

The actor and Saturday Night Live alum was chosen by Lorne Michaels, who executive produces SNL.

When Fallon, 33, inherits Late Night, he'll be four years older than O'Brien was when he took over from David Letterman in 1993.

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PagePosted by Alissa R at 11:43 am ET     Permanent Link | 9 Comments
Categories: Conan O'Brien | Jay Leno | Jimmy Fallon | Lorne Michaels | Late Show


2:29 AM upset Says:

Where's Conan? Jimmy is not funny, as much as I tried to like him he's just blah. >_< Nope, not happy!!!

5:41 PM Anonymous Says:

this guys lame as hell.he doesnt make e laugh at all.

1:08 PM Anonymous Says:

well, for months i've been dreading the new host. since they had given a "show" to Carson Daily I honestly was horrified to think they were training him 2 take over. But this comes as a pleasant surprise, Fallon is actually funny and very handsome (literally ran into him at LAX, i was checking out the drivers and bodyguards). Yay Fallon, Conan and Leno. Boo Carson!!

7:42 PM Anonymous Says:

Jimmy Fallon will make a good Late Night host, etc.

4:44 PM Anonymous Says:

YAY! I love Jimmy!
Can't wait!!!

1:02 PM Anonymous Says:

12:59 PM I am clever, funny and mean Says:

This is VERY old news.
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This comment wasn't clever, funny OR mean.

12:59 PM I am clever, funny and mean Says:

This is VERY old news.

12:46 PM Anonymous Says:

OOOOOOOOOOH I DIDN'T SEE THAT CONAN IS REPLACING JAY! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! I LOVE CONAN. BYE BYE JAY!

12:45 PM Anonymous Says:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I LOVE CONAN! JIMMY IS OK, JUST NOT AS FUNNY. I WILL MISS CONAN. WHY IS HE LEAVING???

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