O'Brien will succeed Leno? That sux

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Saturday Night Live" veteran Jimmy Fallon was officially named on Monday to take Conan O'Brien's place on NBC next year when O'Brien succeeds Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show."
The announcement, which had been expected for weeks, was made during a press event from NBC headquarters in New York where O'Brien's "Late Night" show is taped.
The appointment of Fallon, long considered a leading contender for NBC's 12:35 a.m. time slot, completes a talent shuffle set in motion when the General Electric Co-owned network announced in 2004 that Leno would retire from "Tonight" in 2009 and that O'Brien would replace him.

Thoughts? I enjoyed him in his years at SNL, but for some reason I just don't think he'll be funny enough.

[33girl]

Is this the same Jimmy Fallon who didn't want to be the lone announcer on Weekend Update???

Along those lines...I know she's got a good gig now, but I honestly think Tina Fey would be a better choice than Jimmy Fallon. For some reason I think he'll hire a huge supporting cast & it'll be SNL on Monday/Tuesday etc.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Is this the same Jimmy Fallon who didn't want to be the lone announcer on Weekend Update???

Along those lines...I know she's got a good gig now, but I honestly think Tina Fey would be a better choice than Jimmy Fallon. For some reason I think he'll hire a huge supporting cast & it'll be SNL on Monday/Tuesday etc.

^^^ And I think that's a pretty damn good idea.

[Thetagirl218]

I loved Jimmy Fallon on SNL!!!

I do think Tina Fey would have been a much better choice. She has shown she can pull her own with being a writer and actress on SNL and 30 Rock! And she has written, produced, and starred in two major blockbusters, Mean Girls and Baby Mama!

What has Fallon done? Taxi Cab with Queen Latifiah?

Honestly, though I don't know if NBC will ever give a female her own major program like that. I could be wrong....