After over two decades on The Tonight Show (and off and back on again), Jay Leno is stepping away from the late night franchise for a second time in February of next year, and his guest last night suggested to Leno on air that he moved to Fox. Sandler, who himself was let go from NBC's late night department in 1995, asked Leno, "So, Jay, retiring buddy?" Leno responded, "Well, we’re stepping aside" to which Sandler suggested, "You’re thinking about relaxing and I have a good idea for what Jay should do. Don’t you think he should just take it easy, enjoy, breathe, maybe go to Fox, do [...]
Don't worry, Jimmy Fallon is still taking over for Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show in February; he's just doing it without the fancy studio NBC promised him. In March, it was reported that NBC was building Fallon a state-of-the-art, double-decker $25 million studio in 30 Rock for his Tonight Show launch, but today, THR reports that the network has opted to keep Fallon in his current studio. NBC spent seven months on plans to build the "megastudio," which would have seated 400, but they're now going with a $5 million upgrade of Fallon's current studio, a decision that he and producer Lorne Michaels are [...]
Although Seth Meyers is reportedly the frontrunner to take over Late Night from Jimmy Fallon next year when he gets The Tonight Show, NBC has yet to ink a deal with Meyers or make an official announcement. So, that means it's time for we entertainment journalists to ask every big name comedian if they're interested in hosting Late Night. MTV talked to Patton Oswalt if he has any late night plans, and he told them he doesn't want Fallon's job or any talk show job. Here's Oswalt's response:
I'm very flattered that a couple of people have mentioned that perhaps I would be a good replacement host [...]
One of the big questions about Jimmy Fallon's ascendance to the Tonight Show throne in February 2014 has been "Will his amazing house band The Roots follow him to the new program?" Speaking to FUSE today, Roots frontman ?uestlove says the answer is yes. When asked the question, ?uestlove responded, "Listen, The Tonight Show is coming to us. We're not going to The Tonight Show. The Tonight Show is coming to New York." He added, "Basically, it's gonna be the same show … yeah, we're staying." ?uestlove's assertion that Fallon's Tonight Show is going to be the same as his Late Night is definitely a comforting and exciting one, and [...]
After months of reports that NBC is replacing Jay Leno with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show in 2014, it looks like Fallon has finally closed his deal and secured the new job. THR reports that Fallon has finalized his contract, but it's still unclear exactly when he'll be taking over for Leno, whose contract ends in September 2014. NBC has yet to confirm succession talks, despite Leno and Fallon discussing it and singing about it together on their shows. THR says that some NBC execs want Fallon to launch his Tonight Show, which will move the franchise to New York, in February to take advantage [...]
