The Albatross
Member
Late night NBC Conan like circa 1995-2003 or so (just guessing) used to have this really kitsche segment where him and a person from the audience would 'ride his desk' through a really cheesy green screen. It was always amazing.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Jimmy Fallon Cratering in the Ratings, Skirting Near Third Place in "Late Night Wars"
- Thread starter BoogieWoogie
- Start date
Late night NBC Conan like circa 1995-2003 or so (just guessing) used to have this really kitsche segment where him and a person from the audience would 'ride his desk' through a really cheesy green screen. It was always amazing.
Jawmuncher
Member
The weirdest thing with Jimmy Fallon was when I tested his ride and tweeted about it. Then a bunch of Jimmy Fallon fan accounts retweeted and such. Was like "The hell is this"
Extra Sauce
Member
So like Diet Diet Coke?
It's says his lead over Kimmel is fewer than 250,000, not his total numbers.
BlueBadger
Banned
I've always preferred Kimmel over Fallon. Love his show. I'm glad he's doing well.
Fallon comes across as really, really full of himself.
... Much like James Corden.
Fallon comes across as really, really full of himself.
... Much like James Corden.
Going to bat for Fallon. Corden is in his own league of bad.
BlueBadger
Banned
Yea I would definitely still choose Fallon over Corden, but only because Corden is *that* bad lol.
I never watched Corden and yet here we are it is on dutch tv on comedy central, what a huge step down from Ferguson oh my god.
King Tubby
Member
Jimmy Fallon is late night Ned Flanders, but less genuine.
BlueBadger
Banned
Yeah Corden is trash IMO :/
PsihoPerihelion
Member
G O O D
peteykirch
Member
Jimmy Fallon is the epitome of failing upwards.
If Lorne Michaels didn't love him, he never would be where he is now.
No one got away with breaking character on screen more than Fallon did on SNL.
If Lorne Michaels didn't love him, he never would be where he is now.
No one got away with breaking character on screen more than Fallon did on SNL.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
I don't think I ever watched a full episode of any late night show, just highlights on YouTube. I've never seen a single thing from Fallon.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
D.Lo
Member
Yep Colbert's band guy started shit and never got any better. Try-hard Paul Shaffer without the legitimacy or history.
Man Colbert's band leader is so bad. I cringe any time he tries to start up some kind of rapport.
Azure Dream
Member
*Smashes some random keys 5 seconds too late for the joke* Hah HEH!
MetalFearSolid
Banned
So someone explain why he had Miley Cyrus on for a week?
A week?!!? Really?
A week?!!? Really?
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
For reference this is the tribute to the Vegas victims on the Tonight Show that Miley Cyrus and Adam Sandler performed.
Fallon starts off with an opening message that doesn't sound like it is coming from the heart and then Miley Cyrus and Adam Sandler perform a terrible rendition of a song by Dido called "No Freedom", which isn't exactly the type of song you sing about people that just got killed because a guy was free to buy as many weapons as he wanted.
A major part of the chorus is literally the lines "There's no love without freedom".
Fallon starts off with an opening message that doesn't sound like it is coming from the heart and then Miley Cyrus and Adam Sandler perform a terrible rendition of a song by Dido called "No Freedom", which isn't exactly the type of song you sing about people that just got killed because a guy was free to buy as many weapons as he wanted.
A major part of the chorus is literally the lines "There's no love without freedom".
valkillmore
Member
Fallon licks his upper lip a lot.
Now you will notice it every time he does it.
And what's with him constantly injuring a finger on his left hand? I pop his show on sporadically and I feel like every time I do he got a bandaid on lol
Now you will notice it every time he does it.
And what's with him constantly injuring a finger on his left hand? I pop his show on sporadically and I feel like every time I do he got a bandaid on lol
While I don't watch any of the late night shows, Fallon deserves to crater just for that Trump interview.
I can only presume he's the least funny of all the hosts anyways - Colbert already proved his chops on Comedy Central , Kimmel had Ben Stein's Money and Man Show (which at least showed he could write).
Fallon on the other hand is consistently the worst part of any SNL sketch he shows up on. All he can seem to do is mug for the camera and crack while staring directly at the cue cards.
I can only presume he's the least funny of all the hosts anyways - Colbert already proved his chops on Comedy Central , Kimmel had Ben Stein's Money and Man Show (which at least showed he could write).
Fallon on the other hand is consistently the worst part of any SNL sketch he shows up on. All he can seem to do is mug for the camera and crack while staring directly at the cue cards.
Hes kind of grown on me because hes not really a TV guy so him cracking up at a joke late feels genuine. Colbert also recently had a joke about how distracting he is, so theres a playfulness between them that is fun when its explored but its not being utilized enough.
I feel like they are? I don't watch late night shows, but I can't imagine Jimmy Fallon being half as good as Colbert.
Does the right have any kind of talk show? Seems like most of the hosts are anti trump, so is weird that none of them watch this kind of show, unless jimmy fallon is their favirite show because he doesnt talk about politics, which for lots of people from the right is cool.
But is weird to see that a host joking with trump will only lead him to drop viewers, and not gaining anyone
But is weird to see that a host joking with trump will only lead him to drop viewers, and not gaining anyone
CopperPuppy
Member
Man, posts like these made me sad. Batiste is a jazz prodigy and all-around virtuoso. His comedic timing is poor, sure, but his musical talents are unmatched in late night. Considering he's the bandleader, that's the more important attribute he brings to the table - in my opinion - and he's an absolute treasure to have on a late night show given the level he's at.
"Try-hard Paul Shaffer without the legitimacy or history"? Sweet Jesus. Jazz really is dead.
Craig Ferguson will always be the best late night host - god I miss that show. He's the polar opposite of Fallon in that he's the most natural and quick witted interviewer where the guests were the ones doing most of the laughing.
He either got out the exact right or exact wrong time, depending on how you look at it. I think it's probably best he stopped before all late night shows became Trump fests. His run was pure gold without the orange taint.
He either got out the exact right or exact wrong time, depending on how you look at it. I think it's probably best he stopped before all late night shows became Trump fests. His run was pure gold without the orange taint.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Honestly Kimmel seems to be the best for me now. Fallon just seems half there, and while I hate the rumor mill the drug accusations are there.
Colbert is solid, but his band sucks. Plus he's hit or miss with guests I feel.
Kimmel is better than Colbert with guests and seems to be finding his voice. He just works well for late night.
Biggest issue is people just seem over late night tv in general, and like all media people just want to watch shit on demand on their on schedules.
Colbert is solid, but his band sucks. Plus he's hit or miss with guests I feel.
Kimmel is better than Colbert with guests and seems to be finding his voice. He just works well for late night.
Biggest issue is people just seem over late night tv in general, and like all media people just want to watch shit on demand on their on schedules.
JadedWriter
Member
I only really pay attention to Colbert when the mood strikes me and the god of goofy Conan O'Brian.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Craig's interviews actually felt like dialogues. That's what made them so good.
BlastProcessing
Member
Paul Schaffer was the last mainstream band leader in years with something to say.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Apparently Fallon is doubling down on his approach to stay away from political jokes. (Fox news link warning)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...-choice-to-not-join-anti-trump-bandwagon.html
Essentially he's saying that he will continue to stay away from political topics because he's just "not that interested in politics".
Take bets on how long before he tries and fails to start injecting politics into his show. I think it's inevitable since he's such a try hard people pleaser. 4
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...-choice-to-not-join-anti-trump-bandwagon.html
Essentially he's saying that he will continue to stay away from political topics because he's just "not that interested in politics".
Take bets on how long before he tries and fails to start injecting politics into his show. I think it's inevitable since he's such a try hard people pleaser. 4
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
There are rumors that he had a serious problem for years but I think is sober now?
https://pagesix.com/2016/10/25/nbc-fears-jimmy-fallons-boozing-is-out-of-control/
Or maybe not? I guess he's "extremely jealous of Corden" too ??
Imperfected
Member
I guess he's resigned himself to cleaning up the proverbial scraps by being the Late Night Host for conservatives and hardline moderates*.
*who also don't mind really shite comedy
*who also don't mind really shite comedy
Which has always been code for "I'm privileged enough not to be affected by this, and I do not care how it affects others."
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
I know in the grand scheme of things we are bsing about late night shows but Craigs show really meant a lot to me. Got me through a rough patch in my life and his anti humor was so unique in the late night realm. I even went to see his show in 2011 while on a magical trip to Huntington Beach and Ill never forget how sad I felt during his last episode. Amazing talent. Amazing show. Still very much missed.
Imperfected
Member
I don't know how much his actual political motivations factor in, compared to ratings.
If he gets political, he competes with the other hosts for the same audience, and loses (potentially very big) because he's just not as funny.
If he doesn't get political, he gets to scoop up whatever audience of conservatives are too outraged by anti-Trump humor to watch the other hosts. He still loses in ratings, but he gets to keep his head mostly above water without actually having to compete in terms of comedic quality at all.
If I were an extremely mediocre comedian like Fallon, I'd probably take the Late Night Wellfare option, too.
depths20XX
Member
The whole debacle with Conan and Leno leading up to the eventual hiring of Fallon is one of the biggest fuck ups in late night history. A complete shit show which somehow ended up with a dude even worse than Leno.
Whose that at the door?
SolidSnakex
Member
I can at least understand where he's coming from in terms of not wanting to talk about things that he isn't interested in, but late night hosts have really always discussed what's in the news. Particularly when it's some big news that's unavoidable. Like 9/11 and the response or Bill and the Lewinsky scandal. This isn't the Obama admin where it was just kind of plain in terms of anything scandalous happening. Every damn day something horrible is happening in the Trump administration. The audience knows all that shit is going on, so what good is it for the host to pretend that it isn't?
Maintenance
Member
Dialog per dialog I'm a fan of Graham Norton and his guests. I guess being drunk really helps.
Similar threads
- Poll
- Locked
- Locked