nytimes.com - 7/21/2008
—
LOS ANGELES With a new round of shake-ups in late-night television set to begin next year, Lorne Michaels has decided to try to get a jump on things by starting NBC’s next edition of “Late Night,” with its new host Jimmy Fallon , as a nightly entry on the Internet. Mr. Fallon has been named as the replacement for Conan O’Brien when Mr. O’Brien takes over the “Tonight” show from Jay Leno next ...
Comments
Blog Reactions
Jimmy Fallon to Launch Late-Night Talk Show Online
Vulture —
... In an effort to avoid the sharp criticism that met Conan O'Brien's awkward 1993 Late Night debut, Lorne Michaels has announced that the first months of Jimmy Fallon's venture into late-night hosting will be posted online, rather than airing on television. Starting in the fall, Fallon will produce five to ten minutes of content every night, which will then be posted online at 12:30 — "so people will begin to look for Jimmy at that time," Michaels says. "Conan needed time to find his show. I think this will help Jimmy to do that," he adds. ...
'Late Night' Heir Jimmy Fallon To Have Funny Beaten Into Him Via Online Talk Show [Sometimes, Life Is A Dress Rehearsal]
Gawker: defamer —
... —has become just that much stranger. Dark Canadian comedy overlord Lorne Michaels announced Fallon would cut his teeth with a web-based mini-show leading up to his big gig: ...
Jimmy Fallon Will Use the Web to Test His New Late Night Show
CinemaTech —
This fall, former 'SNL' star Jimmy Fallon will use the Web as a proving ground for his new late night show, before he replaces Conan O'Brien on NBC, according to the New York Times. ...
Related Content
TCA: Jimmy Fallon's Late Night to Launch Online - 7/21/2008 12:02:00 AM
broadcastingcable.com 7/21/2008 — Late Night to Launch Online Late Night with Jimmy Fallon will test out material online, months in advance of the show's debut on NBC, executive producer Lorne Michaels said. By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/21/2008 12:02:00 AM Beverly Hills ...
O'Brien Succeeds Leno on June 1
tvnewsday.com 7/21/2008 — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Conan O'Brien will take over the "Tonight" Show next June - and what happens to deposed host Jay Leno after that is anybody's guess. Leno's last show will be Friday, May 29, and O'Brien will start the following Monday, June ...
Jimmy Fallon to Test Drive Late Night Schtick on Web
blog.wired.com 7/21/2008 — Before funnyman Jimmy Fallon steps in as host of NBC's Late Night talk show, he'll have a chance to stretch his legs online. Fallon, who has been named as Conan O'Brien's replacement when O'Brien relieves Jay Leno on the Tonight...
Late Net With Jimmy Fallon —
OK! Magazine :: News Feed 7/21/2008
Conan's successor will start out online, not on TV. When Jimmy Fallon begins his stint in one of the top jobs in TV, it won't be on TV. The Saturday Night Live star is going to take over from Conan...
Follow ShowHype on Twitter
