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Jimmy Fallon will be in O'Brien's chair
UPDATED 6:16 p.m PT April 24, 2008 After months of speculation, Jimmy Fallon has sealed a deal to succeed "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien on NBC in 2009, sources said. O'Brien, whose show airs at 12:35 a.m., is moving into the 11:35 p.m. slot next year after "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno's retirement, which was announced in 2004. NBC is expected to make the announcement May 12 during its ...
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What Would Tyler Durden Do — ... Jimmy Fallon to replace Conan - The Hollywood Reporter says that Jimmy Fallon has signed a deal to replace Conan O Brien as host of Late Night after Conan becomes host of the Tonight Show next year.  Will Fallon smirk smugly at the camera and crack up at his own jokes like he did on Weekend Update.  Golly, I sure hope so.  That was so charming ...

Early buzz: 'Candy,' '24,' Mudcrutch, Costello and more
Pop Candy: Top Stories & Community Feed — Happy Friday -- I have an early flight to Boston, but I wanted to share a few headlines before I left. You can follow me all weekend at this conference for Internet celebrities via Twitter . I'll be back Monday! - Madonna 's Hard Candy is slated to premiere on MySpace today. - Jimmy Fallon will reportedly take Conan O'Brien 's Late Night seat in 2009. - Guillermo del Toro will direct The Hobbit and its sequel. Excellent choice! - Here's yet another interview with Lost 's Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse . Please continue to discuss ...

Dylan Dreams of Late Night
mediabistro.com: TVNewser — ... The trades are buzzing today about a deal between NBC and Jimmy Fallon that would put the former SNLer in Conan O'Brien's chair after O'Brien moves west to take over The Tonight Show. ...

Fallon is the New Face of "Late Night"
Gothamist — ... The announcement was to be timed around an NBC presentation at 30 Rock "that's taking the place of NBC's traditional upfront," however "timing of the announcement may now be in flux" since Fox News and the NY Times had already spilled the beans. When it is announced, and the moves are made, Conan will likely land at LA's Universal Studios' Stage One, with Fallon at New York's studio 6A. ...

Jimmy Fallon taking Conan’s spot in 2009
Pop Critics — I’m actually kind of excited about this, because I’m a big Jimmy Fallon fan. According to numerous sources, Fallon will be taking over Late Night from Conan O’Brien in 2009. O’Brien, as you may know, will be moving into Jay Leno’s spot on The Tonight Show in 2009, and there has been much speculation on who would succeed O’Brien. According to the Hollywood Reporter, NBC is expected to make an official announcement on May 12th. The switchover is suggested to happen sometime in January. One funny bit from this though, again from the Hollywood Reporter: ...

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