Late Night done right?

Maybe. Yesterday was the first episode of NBC's Late Night with it's new host Jimmy Fallon. Now, I wouldn't say I'm a "fan" of Fallon's, but I don't dislike him either. When he was on SNL, I enjoyed some of his stuff and I thought he was great on Weekend Update with Tina Fey. So, coming into this I was pretty neutral. I was excited to hear that he was going to focus on more tech culture such as the internet and video games, which are things I am personally interested in.

So, I settled in last night to watch the premiere of this new era of Late Night. Bottom line? Not bad. First things first, it was very clear that Jimmy was nervous. He was a little fidgety and awkward at times, but his jokes were very funny. He had some things that on paper and when described sound very funny such as the game "Lick it for Ten," a game where he would pay people $10 to lick various items, but just didn't come across as funny as you would think when executed. Overall, as far as humour and entertainment go, this show displays a lot of potential.

The weakest link of the show for me is Jimmy's interviewing skills. He falls into that terrible pit that Stephen Colbert oft jokes about, but never falls into strangely, where all the discussion is by or about the interviewer and not the interviewee. There seemed to be a distinct lack of just asking open ended questions of the guest and letting them answer. Often Jimmy would but in with a story about him and his guest, and at one point told a story about Jack Nicholson. While interviewing Robbert De Niro. You know, because I'm sure Mr. De Niro doesn't have any interesting stories...

So, in short, I found the show funny and I am sure to watch it again in the near future. I am not a typical Late Night viewer these days, but I used to be back when my schedule was more open. Maybe once Jimmy is in full stride it will be a show I go out of my way to watch.

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