The shuffle continues amongst hosts of NBC’s various nighttime talk shows. Of course, virtually no one was upset when Jay Leno announced that he’d finally (and for the second time) retire to tend to his classic car collection while handing the “Tonight Show” to Jimmy Fallon. NBC’s decision for a successor seemed like a natural choice even if Fallon is still pretty green — at this point, he’s only been hosting “Late Night” for four years — because, who else? I think Fallon will do okay, but I tend to think almost anyone could do better than Leno. Yesterday, NBC announced its replacement for Fallon, and once again, the job is going to go to a very white male, but congratulations to Seth Meyers of “SNL” fame! I love the guy still identifies mainly as a writer instead of simply as a personality. Here are the details:

It’s official: Saturday Night Live’s Seth Meyers is NBC’s new late-night host.

NBC will hand the reins of the Late Night franchise to the SNL head writer and Weekend Update anchor next year.

Meyers will take over the 12:35 a.m. slot after current host Jimmy Fallon vacates the show to take over The Tonight Show from Jay Leno. Meyers has been the odds-on favorite to assume the post since March, as SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels is also the executive producer on Late Night.

“We think Seth is one of the brightest, most insightful comedy writers and performers of his generation,” said NBC entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt. “His years at SNL’s Weekend Update desk, not to mention being head writer of the show for many seasons, helped him hone a topical brand of comedy that is perfect for the Late Night franchise.”

“I only have to work for Lorne for five more years before I pay him back for the time I totaled his car,” Meyers said. “Twelve-thirty on NBC has long been incredible real estate. I hope I can do it justice.”

Last fall the Emmy-winning Meyers returned for his 12th season on SNL, eighth season as head writer and seventh season as Weekend Update anchor. The Late Night with Seth Meyers premiere date was not announced, but debut either during or right after NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics is likely. Sources say Meyers will remain working on SNL through the fall until he has to begin preparations to take over Late Night. Michaels is executive producer; Michael Shoemaker will act as producer.

So with Last Call recently renewed, that means NBC’s new late-night lineup will go as follows: Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Carson Daly.

[From EW.com]

Is this a good move? Probably. “SNL” isn’t drawing huge ratings lately, but a familiar face from that show is a good match for the “Late Night” timeslot as Jimmy Fallon’s success has shown. Still, it’s a real shame that nighttime talk continues to be dominated by white males, right? Between Fallon, Meyers, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien, and Craig Ferguson, it’s all about the caucasian dudes. No diversity, and no women. That is, except Chelsea Handler, who isn’t exactly a sterling example of the female species.

Hopefully, Seth’s handling of the reins won’t turn into one big yawn. :rimshot:

Photos courtesy of WENN

Remember how Christina Aguilera cleaned up her act for her last red carpet appearance, like how she toned down the makeup, wore something flattering, and looked sober? Yeah, that’s over. People were pointing out that she’d lost weight too, but to me the takeaway was that she was wasn’t sporting clown makeup and a tight hooker dress. At the Time 100 Gala last night, Christina went back to her comfort default look of bleached bottle blonde, red lips, and a burnt orange complexion. Like Pamela Anderson, it must be hard for her to quit that. Baby steps. She does look somewhat sober though and that’s an improvement.

Christina somehow earned a spot on the Time 100 list, and they call her “one of the most talented artists the world has ever seen and heard.” It’s too bad her antics have overshadowed that for years.

I like her black dress somewhat. (Update: Thanks to everyone who pointed out that her dress is Victoria Beckham!) I mean, it’s not amazing or anything but it suits her well and she’s showing off her figure without hanging out all over. That necklace is overkill but it’s gorgeous. I would love to wear that. Still, look at this closeup of her face. How do you put on makeup like this (or get it applied) and not feel self conscious? Granted I understand wearing this type of makeup for a performance, but not for a night out. Ridiculous.

Mia Farrow was there rocking a Sox t-shirt with a black pantsuit. She didn’t get a spot on the Time 100 though. I love her! Her shirt reminds me of Neil Diamond leading a sing-along to Sweet Caroline at Fenway. That story gets me choked up every time.

Getting back to the point, Kaiser covered some of the other notable guests last night, so I’m just going to check out some of the guys. Here’s Frank Ocean looking very fine. He’s one of Time’s 100 most influential people and our photo agency labeled him “guest.” That’s a shame. Damn he looks good in a tux. He’s all of 25 years old so I need to stop thinking about him in that way.

Jimmy Fallon and his lucky wife, Nancy Juvonen. They look like they’re having a blast. I would love to hang out with them.

Ricky Gervais with his partner, who is coincidentally named Jane Fallon. (No relation to Jimmy.) I would rather be married to Jimmy than Ricky. Ricky seems like he could be a real pain in the ass.

I’ve been steering clear of the latest Tonight Show kerfuffle, mostly because I didn’t care about Jay Leno at all. For what’s it worth, I didn’t really think that Leno would be leaving (and I hear he was being a big baby about everything), but he finally (at long last!) announced his departure from The Tonight Show, effective spring 2014. So, he’s got another year to screw around and dither and NBC still has a year to f—k this up royally, which I’m sure they will. Somebody will panic and they’ll offer Leno another crazy lucrative contract because the old white men who control network television are afraid of Jimmy Fallon’s youth, vitality and the fact that Fallon might actually make The Tonight Show hip and interesting. And that can’t happen!

This is no song and dance – like he did with Jimmy Fallon earlier this week. Jay Leno, 62, is retiring from his 22-year job hosting NBC’s Tonight Show, the network officially announced Wednesday.

NBC also said he will be succeeded, as expected, by Jimmy Fallon, 38, once Leno finishes out his contract in spring 2014. The show will also return to New York’s 30 Rock. Johnny Carson had moved the show, which first premiered in 1954 (from Manhattan), west in 1972.

“Congratulations, Jimmy. I hope you’re as lucky as me and hold on to the job until you’re the old guy,” Leno said in a statement released by NBC. “If you need me, I’ll be at the garage.” (Leno has an enviable classic car collection.)

Responded Fallon: “I’m really excited to host a show that starts today instead of tomorrow.”

“Jay Leno is an entertainment icon, making millions of people laugh every weeknight for more than 20 years,” Steve Burke, CEO of NBC Universal, said in a statement. “His long reign as the highest-rated late-night host is a testament to his work ethic and dedication to his viewers and to NBC.”

[From People]

I’m glad they’re moving it back to New York. At least Fallon won’t have to move, which is what happened to Conan O’Brien, that poor bastard. As I said, don’t get too excited – even though this seems like a super-official announcement, NBC will figure out a way to screw it up somehow. Like, they’ll make Adam Levine and Blake Shelton co-host with Fallon because The Voice is super-popular, right? That’s how network executives think.

Can I just rant a little bit? When I was growing up, NBC was THE network. They had the best programming, Today was the centerpiece morning show and The Tonight Show was still vaguely relevant. Where did it all go wrong? Don’t even say “the internet” or “cable” – most of NBC’s problems are self-made, because they hang their programming centerpieces on deeply flawed and somewhat unlikeable personalities like Matt Lauer and Jay Leno. Dateline is a total mess, veering from hard-news magazine pieces (like 60 Minutes lite) to crazy detailed stories about “real life” crime stories that are best left to Nancy Grace. NBC has pretty much abandoned hour-long dramas and – save for a handful of small, critically acclaimed shows which are barely shown any support – the sitcom situation at NBC is DIRE. Nowadays, the only sitcoms worth watching are on Fox and ABC. Truly. Dumping Leno is not the solution to the larger problems facing NBC, but it’s a half-decent start. I hope they stick with it.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.

Before I get to the body of this post, I must issue a quick confession — I have Jimmy Fallon to thank for my “drunk song.” What, you don’t have a drunk song? Mine is Fallon’s “Idiot Boyfriend,” and I love to pop the metaphorical cork on a box of red wine and then crank it up: “I got a permanent wave, yeah! I got an Ogilvie home perm, baby. Uh! I Honk the horn can you honk the horn? Let me hear you honk it!” Moving right along…

Fallon covers GQ’s second annual Style Bible, which doesn’t look terribly stylish from the looks of the photoshoot. Just a lot of skinny, shiny suits on skinny, shiny Fallon. When this interview was conducted, the rumors of Fallon possibly taking over Jay Leno’s spot had not yet reached a fever pitch. As it turns out, the official announcement was made just yesterday that Fallon will indeed host “The Tonight Show” next season even though NBC hasn’t officially made a deal with Fallon, “but his assent is considered mostly a formality, since the move would represent a significant step up for him.” Really? I would think that Fallon might have a few reservations considering the Conan O’Brien mess just a few years ago, but I suppose NBC is confident that it can work out a good deal. This interview from GQ also broaches the topic, and Fallon gives a very diplomatic response to their curious questioning:

On not being cool while growing up: “The cool crowd was always beyond my grasp. Like, my parents had a fence, a chain-link fence, and my sister and I were not allowed outside it. I was only allowed to ride my bike in my backyard. Like Gus the polar bear at the zoo? That was me. Kids would say, ‘What are you doing, man? Come out.’ I was like, ‘I can’t.’ We got a rope swing. On a tree. We had to wear football helmets to ride the swing. Kids could see us. They would pull up on their bikes so they could watch the Fallon kids, so weird. You know, ‘Why are you wearing football helmets?’ We’re like, ‘So we don’t hit our heads!’”

On what he wants for his viewers: “On Late Night, it’s like we’re all in on the joke. That’s what I wanted it to be. I’m not doing something sneaky. Inside jokes, I don’t like those. We can all ride together, and everyone’s on the same thing going, ‘Aha, I know where you’re going here.’ And if we get weird, everyone knows, ‘Okay, we’ll go for that little ride of being weird.’ Or if I go, okay, I’m going to try to be Neil Young and sing ‘Pants on the Ground.’ We’re all just going to ride it out, laugh, and we’re going to be like, ‘This is so silly,’ but it’s happening. It’s…a happening. That’s such a ’60s word. But that’s what it is. It’s intimate and we’re all having the same experience. A happening. ‘Have fun’ is my message. Be silly. You’re allowed to be silly. There’s nothing wrong with it.”

On collaberating with Stephen Colbert: “Colbert, by the way, is so underrated to me I don’t even know. Can you even understand he’s doing a character for how many years now? This is unheard of in comedy. He’s doing something that people will talk about forever. We did a whole bit where we were BFFs, and we became enemies and we hated each other. And then we sang Fievel the mouse, ‘Somewhere Out There.’ Looking out the window, remembering that we were best friends. Such a smart guy. I love him so much. He’s one of my favorite guys to play with.”

On his habit of laughing during SNL sketches: “Definitely a comedy foul. Lorne didn’t like it. I didn’t like it. But the sketches I laughed in became popular. At the end, it was like the audience was waiting. The studio started to shake. Like an earthquake. I couldn’t hold it in anymore. Torture.”

Will he be the next host of “The Tonight Show”: “I mean, in the nicest way, who really cares. In the nicest way. It would be great, sure, I guess. I’d love it, but it’s not on my mind. I’m in no rush to do anything. I’m kind of a boring character in that book. I’m not in a fight with Jay or Conan, or any of them. I don’t have that story.”

Lorne Michaels on Jimmy Fallon and whether or not he believes he’ll take over The Tonight Show: “I’m not allowed to say it–yet. But I think there’s an inevitability to it. He’s the closest to Carson that I’ve seen of this generation.”

[From GQ]

Man, I remember how Fallon used to crack up on a regular basis during his “SNL” days like during a “Debbie Downer” sketch where he started giggling, and then nobody could stop laughing. I think Fallon’s laughter actually encouraged the audience to laugh even when the material wasn’t that funny. That could be part of the tactic for him taking over “The Tonight Show” too. The dude is no Johnny Carson, of course, but he does appeal to the younger crowd that NBC so covets.

Photos courtesy of GQ

I’ve never been a Jay Leno fan, and I think he’s been a terrible excuse for a comedian from his very first television performance as a guest of Johnny Carson’s on “The Tonight Show,” but for most of this guy’s career, I tried to live and let live even though I just don’t get his appeal. Then Jay played an unforgivable role in the ousting of Conan O’Brien from NBC, and the financal fallout to NBC was nearly as painful as the embarrassing way they dealt with the aftermath. Conan has bounced back with TBS, and Jay has gone back to boosting the ratings with the older viewing crowd, but NBC is starting to realize that Jimmy Kimmel is a serious contender with the 18-49 crowd. Their rumored solution? Get rid of Leno and bring Jimmy Fallon into his spot. Will it actually happen? NBC says no, but here’s the insider story from Hollywood Reporter:

The network says categorically no, but two high-level industry sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that NBC is moving toward a May announcement that the 2013-14 television season will be the last for Leno as host of the long-running late-night show. Sources expect the network to move Jimmy Fallon from his Late Night spot into the coveted 11:35 time slot with a soft launch during the summer of 2014 before a formal fall kickoff.

A Leno rep says, “We do not speculate on rumor.” Whether the network finally executes the Tonight transition plan remains to be seen. Anyone with even a passing sense of Leno’s personality knows that the hardworking comic would be reluctant to leave his perch, especially before his rival at CBS, David Letterman, announces his retirement. Leno and Letterman are both signed through 2014.

Sources believe the network will bring in Fallon partly out of concern about the competition on ABC, which moved younger-skewing Jimmy Kimmel to the 11:35 time slot in January. “The more time Jimmy Kimmel is in that slot, the more the young audience goes that way, the harder it is for Jimmy [Fallon] to keep that audience,” says a source familiar with the network’s thinking.

Leno’s Tonight still performs well for NBC, regularly besting his late-night rivals. But Kimmel is competitive in the 18-49 demo. “Kimmel has done extremely well,” a network veteran says, adding that he is unaware of any contemplated Leno move. “Jay wins overall, but on any given night, it’s neck-and-neck in 18-49. I understand where they might have fear and also feel that they own the solution [in Fallon.]”

Comcast, which owns NBC, in August imposed layoffs at Tonight. At the time, Leno took a big pay-cut from his reported $30 million salary.

NBC could also be concerned that if Letterman does retire in 2014, CBS would be looking for a replacement, potentially opening the door to a bare-knuckles battle for Fallon that could mirror a previous tussle involving Conan O’Brien. In 2004, then-NBC head Jeff Zucker promised the then-Late Night host he would inherit The Tonight Show in 2009 as part of his deal to re-up with the network. But when NBC installed O’Brien at Tonight and moved Leno to 10 p.m., the strategy backfired, leading to an embarrassing feud and a costly 2010 settlement with O’Brien, who now hosts a show on TBS.

[From Hollywood Reporter]

Jimmy Fallon’s definitely a better choice than Leno if NBC wants to shuffle their demographic for advertising purposes. The move makes sense, and Fallon is very likeable and enthusiastic even if he plays it safe for the vast majority of his onscreen moments. If anything, I’d like to see Jay Leno and his classic car collection ride off into the sunset at the closest opportunity. He’s just not funny, and he seems like an incredibly selfish person after what he did to help push Conan out the door.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN

Russell Brand is suddenly all over the place at once to promote the second season of his “BrandX” show, which premieres on Friday on FX. Since I’m a bit of a Russell junkie (an odd choice of words, I realize), I tried the show out for size, and it was passable but not something that I’d catch every week. Essentially, it’s a very topical program that probably won’t hold much relevance over time because Russell’s basing the episodes largely on current events; but Russell is quite charming, gives decent stand-up intros during each show, and interacts quite lustily with his audience members. It will be interesting to see how long the show will last, and I am happy that Rusty is finally finding a niche in Hollywood beyond Judd Apatow films. Because, you know, Apatow won’t be around forever.

In the interest of promotion, Russell hit Howard Stern’s show (here’s a video clip), and of course, Howard brought up the short-lived marriage to Katy Perry (because that’s what Howard does) by saying “I knew you’d never stay married.” Then Stern asked what Russell thought of Katy dating John Mayer: “Doesn’t she know that he’s a worse womanizer than you?” Russell’s response? “Worse or better, depending on how you view it,” and then Stern countered with “He’s a better womanizer, then.” Naturally, Rusty took it all in stride with a “Hold on, I resent that! I’m world class!” Then Russell admitted that he’s not dating anyone right now, and he took great care to deny the supposed rumors that he’s been banging Demi Moore. Wait … there were rumors?

Russell also stopped by Jimmy Fallon’s show, and in doing so, he hit on fellow guest Katherine McPhee by making her sit on his lap. She handled his advances quite well, but Russell eventually relented and moved over to the next seat with a sly, “I’ll just be here…with my sexual charisma.” A few moments later, Katherine made a pointed mention of her husband, and then Rusty good-naturedly made a show of leaving the stage to avoid future ill-advised flirtation. I am almost certain this was planned beforehand for Rusty to poke fun at his own reputation, but here’s the video in case you want to judge for yourself:

In addition to the jovial business referenced above, Russell is gearing up to host a Comic Relief special (at Wembley Arena in March) to raise awareness and money for addiction treatment. We’ve already heard a lot from Russell on his beliefs concerning drug, alcohol, and other addictions when he eloquently testified in front of Parliament in an effort to classify addiction as a medical condition instead of mainly as a criminal offense. Russell believes that punishment does not deter addicts because it doesn’t treat the underlying psychological maladies, and he believes that methadone-type programs only serve as a crutch and replace one addiciton for another. In summation, Russell believes that addicts should be directed to abstinence-based programs if they are to have any hope for recovery. Given that Russell has now been clean for nine long years yet still admits he still fantasizes daily about doing drugs, it’s easy to understand why he believes it is a disease. Here are excerpts from his interview with the Guardian:

He thinks 1 in 10 are susceptible to addiction: “And if you have this condition, and I call it an illness, then drugs will address it really well, because they create a physical craving to accompany the psychological malady.” That doesn’t mean, he’s quick to clarify, that prohibition is the answer. “It’s not a moral or judgmental thing about drugs and alcohol; I don’t give a f–k if people drink or take drugs if they’ve got no drug or alcohol problem. But for those people who become a menace to society, and a pain in the arse to the people that love them, there is a solution. And that’s why I’m frustrated. ‘Cos the solution’s very, very obvious.”

He was tempted to destroy his career at the Olympics: “It’s kind of like a psychological vertigo — the knowledge that you can jump off an edge makes you want to do it a little bit. Like, what will happen to reality if I do that? Just in that moment, when I had that live mic in my hand, and I could say anything, and the knowledge that I could say anything to a billion viewers — and I think, oh my God, if I could do something like that, it would be almost just to watch the consequences — to see it all unfold. It interests me.”

It doesn’t matter what you think of him: “One of the things I’ve learned is not to live my life through others’ perspective on me, as it is irrelevant. My experience of being alive ain’t contingent — thank f–king God — on what people think of me. Now when you first get famous, there’s nothing more gratifying or exciting than reading that people like you. What one quickly — or in my case slowly — learns is that it’s irrelevant what other people think of you. It’s none of your business. Now of course I require a certain number of people to like me for my livelihood. But I’m beyond the point where I need to do a head count. All I care about now is having an intrinsic relationship with what I do, as a performer, that’s legitimate and real and authentic.”

He’s not being ironic about it either: “It’s not like I don’t care, in some super aloof cool way. It’s the same reason why I don’t go to nightclubs. Not because,” and he adopts a comic posh drawl, “‘Oh maa-an, this is so trash.’ No, because I know what it will do to me, I know what it will awaken in me and stir up. So I don’t look at newspapers no more. We’ve only got a short time here and I can spend my time stimulating my mind however I want. I can read whatever I want. I ain’t ever reading another copy of the Sun until I’ve read the complete works of Goethe.”

[From Guardian]

When Brand speaks of being tempted to self-sabotage his career while performing “I Am the Walrus” at the Olympic closing ceremony, I totally believe him. In fact, I was actually wondering if he was struggling with the urge to execute some well-timed pelvic thrusts while he stood atop that psychedelic van. Perhaps Brand can relive the moment and post the results on YouTube one day. I’d certainly watch.

Photos courtesy of WENN

As I mentioned in the earlier Dina Lohan post, the Family Lohan is beginning their promotional tour for Liz & Dick. Which is just funny because Dina probably feels like she needs to be a part of her daughter’s promotional work for a Lifetime film. Anyway, the “promotional tour” has definitely hit some snags, with Lindsay pulling out of a planned 20/20 interview with Barabara Walters, then immediately signing up for an appearance on The Tonight Show. And now another kick in the pants for Babs – Lindsay made a cameo appearance on last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. She didn’t even have to say a word.

Fallon recently spoke about a friendly run-in he’d had with Lindsay during around the time of Hurricane Sandy’s destruction. Fallon basically said that he ran into LL and some of her friends at a restaurant and she invited him to eat lunch with her, and he did. So now they’re besties, I guess. Lindsay came on to Late Night for a 3-minute bit called “Let Us Play With Your Look”. Beware: this video is not funny. And most of it isn’t even Lindsay’s fault. This is just an unfunny skit from Fallon, and the song is super-annoying.

That’s an awful wig she’s wearing, but it’s not even as bad as some of her hair styles.

Screencaps courtesy of the NBC video.

Here are some new photos of my love, Michael Fassbender, outside of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon yesterday. Fassy is promoting Prometheus, obviously, and Fallon was one of his big TV appearances this week. Tonight he’ll be on The Daily Show, which is SO exciting!!! Jon Stewart and Michael Fassbender, in the same room. GAH. And then on Friday, Fassy is scheduled for… THE VIEW. No joke. Michael Fassbender in that den on iniquity… that will be interesting. He’ll either bomb or all of the ladies will fall in love with him.

Anyway, NBC released part of Fallon’s interview with Michael. I forgot that they were both in Band of Brothers!! Jimmy references that, which is cute. My favorite parts: when Jimmy asks, “Ever been to Ireland?” And when Jimmy asks Michael if he wants to be black. And when the two men sing. It’s a really good clip, honestly.

Sigh… he’s so hot in motion. And the beard is absolutely fantastic. Two more things I want to put on your Fassbender radar – he has a boring interview with Time Magazine in which he just talks about all of the stuff he’s already talked about (Bowie, Lawrence of Arabia) - go here to read it. The only quote I liked was when he was talking about robots and how eventually humans will have robots as helpers, and he’s asked if he’d like a robot butler. Fassy says, “I don’t even know if I would have a butler if I could have a butler. I would have a robot cleaner.”

Last thing – ENOUGH with the rumors and casting suggestions for 50 Shades of Grey. Fassy will not be touching that film. Fassy got a question about 50 Shades and he said, “I don’t even know what that is… I’ve heard people saying stuff about my casting and it’s on the Internet. Honestly, I don’t know anything about the book or the character. Nobody has approached me… It’s ‘Fifty Shades of Green’ in my world — that’s how much I know about it.” Please keep it this way, my love.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

As the election cycle ramps up now that Mitt Romney is officially the Republican nominee, both Gov. Romney and President Obama are going to be doing some funky things to attract votes. As such, Pres. Obama was shilling for young voters on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Pres. Obama came out to “Slow Jam The News” – and it was a pretty decent/funny bit about Pell Grants and student loans:

Here’s Part 1 – Jimmy and the President chat about NCAA. Jimmy is really cute here, you can kind of tell he’s nervous. Pres. Obama says he and Bo (the dog) are the only dudes in the White House, and they go to the “man cave” and watch ESPN.

Part 2 – Jimmy tries to convince the President to do a planned pratfall (Obama refuses). The President also talks about one of his most embarrassing moment.

Obama talking about student loans, college, jobs:

Obama on the Secret Service-Colombian prostitution scandal. Obama calls the agents who hired hookers “knuckleheads”. He also talks about weed and smoking cigarettes and Mitt Romney (“we’re not friends.”)

Wow, that was a lot of Obama, right? But this is one of his greatest strengths, I think – he’s engaging, he’s funny, and he has that natural reticence that comes across as laid-back and cool to some people, and to other people it comes across as being aloof and “elite”. I think Obama’s campaign is going to be putting him in more and more situations where he can look like a regular guy, hanging out and connecting with average Americans, in an attempt to draw an unfavorable comparison to Mitt Romney, who often seems stiff, uncomfortable and robotic in similar situations. Romney has a lot of strengths as a candidate, but he seems a bit lacking with this kind of glad-handing, average-guy-hanging-out stuff. Romney’s campaign will say that this “coolness factor” of Obama’s isn’t important – Romney is the one who knows what to do about the economy, which is more vital than any kind of “coolness”. Romney’s campaign is sort of right – but voters choose the craziest things to care about, so who knows?

Oh, and some girl spilled yogurt on Pres. Obama yesterday – you can read about it here. Obama handled it well and the girl was really embarrassed.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

I know he’s not everyone’s favorite, but I actually like Jimmy Fallon. I miss him on Saturday Night Live, and when I see the odd clip of his last night show, he usually makes me chuckle. I think he’s a better interviewer than people give him credit for, and he’s successfully taken his ego out of his career, and has come across as very humble and genuine in many of the interviews I’ve seen with him lately. Anyway, Jimmy decided to chime in about the Conan O’Brien/Jay Leno drama at NBC, and with all of the sniping, stupidity, and ballsy moves, it’s weird that Jimmy comes across as one of the few adults in the situation (video below). I actually feel for the kid:

Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC’s ‘Late Night,’ has stayed relatively quiet about the storm brewing at the network over ‘The Jay Leno Show’ and ‘The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien.’ But now he is speaking out.

Fallon, whose 12:35 time slot is in limbo, took the high road and praised both Leno and O’Brien without bashing the network.

“Here’s what I know, Jay Leno is going to go back to 11:30. Conan O’Brien was offered 12:05, and he said he didn’t want to do that. He said it wasn’t fair to him and he said it wasn’t fair to me, which was very nice of him to say,” Fallon began.

“I’m happy to have a job. I really am. I have a lot fun doing this show. We all do. But it’s kind of weird because these are two of my heroes and two of my friends,” he added.

“Leno, I was on his show so many times before I was even at this job and when I got this job he gave me so much advice, as did Conan,” Fallon continued. “Conan O’Brien if he didn’t kick ass here for 17 years, I wouldn’t be here, I wouldn’t have a job.”

“I feel like I’ve met a great woman, I got married and now I’m finally getting to know my in laws and they are crazy,” he joked.

[From PopEater]

I guess no matter what happens, Jimmy is kind of screwed. Either they’re going to put Leno back on the Tonight Show, or maybe Conan will leave, or maybe Leno will leave, or maybe all of the above or whatever. No matter what happens, I guess Jimmy is still going to have his late-late show. Throughout it all, Jimmy has been keeping his head down which might earn him points with NBC. Maybe not, though. NBC is being run by morons. Here’s the video from last night: