Matt Stiers June 23, 2011 at 9:08 am

Great Episode Marc, Jimmy was great as he is everywhere in long form interview. Wheres the pics Marc?

Joshua P June 23, 2011 at 10:26 am

Jimmy’s such a sweet guy. Really good interview. I hope he has you on his show, next!

Leah June 23, 2011 at 10:34 am

That Neil Young impression was spot on, Bob Dylan too. Laughing from my cubicle, trying not to cause a scene.

Steve Hatchett June 23, 2011 at 10:58 am

This guy’s success mystifies me. He’s not funny and never has been. His name should be the punchline to a tired joke. No better, in his way, than Carrot Top or Dane Cook. Or Carson Daly. He ruined the one episode of Band of Brothers he was in. Quite an accomplishment. Even The Roots can’t make this guy cool.

Melanie June 23, 2011 at 11:04 am

When he starts doing his Bob Dylan inspired rendition of the Charles in Charge theme song…I just totally lost it at my desk! Hahaha!  I got some looks from nearby cubicles.  :D

James June 23, 2011 at 11:14 am

Only so long before a hater popped up. But Jimmy’s great and his show is too.
This was an awesome WTF too. Marc when are you going to be on Fallon?

Steve Hatchett June 23, 2011 at 11:36 am

Just doing the Lords work. It ain’t easy.

Joshua P June 23, 2011 at 12:13 pm

Well, the Lord is a dick.

James June 23, 2011 at 1:07 pm

I dunno Steve, your bits aren’t much better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hNe8t5_qbg

Travis June 23, 2011 at 1:09 pm

@ Steve Hatchett, I can’t disagree with you more. I think he’s incredibly talented, and his show is great. It started off a bit rocky, but after a good 6-8 months, it’s highly entertaining. I think he’s the best late night interviewer, and his sketches, along with The Roots, just equates to an all around great show. I’m not a fan of most of his movies, but I loved him on SNL. I’m not the biggest Jimmy Fallon fan, but I do like him…..

James June 23, 2011 at 1:48 pm

I think it brings up an interesting question about corpsing in sketch. I heard that Tracy Morgan was always mad at Fallon for cracking up in scenes and I think that this technique is sometimes overused at SNL to help make the sketches funnier.
But if I think about the ones that Fallon brought up—insanely funny sketches—it made it just that much funnier that he was laughing.
They do more of that now with the Stefon bit on the news.
Anyway, again it’s a great show. Seems like a cool guy.

summer June 23, 2011 at 6:20 pm

I thought Jimmy’s show was the worst at first but now it is the only one I really make a point to watch.  Love his humor and he seems like such a nice guy.  His impressions are definitely some of the best out there.

Joe Tily June 24, 2011 at 2:49 am

Guess What? - I gotta fever and the only prescription is MORE COW BELL . . . . . Great episode Marc - thanks man

Felipe June 24, 2011 at 12:36 pm

Man, he really seems like a cool guy, excellent episode

Katie June 24, 2011 at 5:30 pm

That was a wonderful episode! 

Though the start was rocky, Late Night with Fallon has managed to become the best show on Late Night (though I do adore both Conan and Ferguson).  His sketches are hilarious, and as proven in this interview, Fallon just seems so genuinely appreciative of his opportunities and success.  His attitude is infectious.

Fucky June 27, 2011 at 2:25 pm

Marc -

When are you going to offer all of the past episodes WITHOUT premium membership or smartphone / tablet app? Put hem on iTunes, and I WILL BUY THEM. I want to hear Ben Stiller, etc. JUST SELL THEM ON iTUNES, GODDAMMIT. I WILL PURCHASE THEM. DO IT.

Steve Hatchett June 28, 2011 at 8:32 am

I listened to the first 20 minutes of the interview with this melon head and he said nothing either interesting or funny. Can anyone tell me anything that this guy has done that is funny? And keep those tired ass song parodies to yourself. That shit is done, done, done. But then, I suppose, if those parodies reflect the best of his talent they tell you everything you need to know about this putz.

James June 28, 2011 at 9:16 am

ntep. ntep. ntep…

justaguy July 17, 2011 at 7:19 pm

JF has some talent but he’s totally bland and smug. His signature troll bit is unbelievably lame. His talk show innovations are limited to involving his guests and audience in his dumb songs or gameshow competitions. That critics and tv watchers seem to like him says a lot about the mediocre tastes of the mainstream. At his best, he’s a contemporary Rich Little. (look him up, kids)

Phil M'Glassup July 20, 2011 at 7:54 am

I don’t know about Fallon’s not kicking someone when he’s down. He did a pretty good job on Anthony Weiner.
That said, his show has grown and grown on me. The Dylan bit was hysterical. And once again, Mark did a superb job in the interview, keeping things moving along.
I’m working my way down from the superb Richard Lewis interview and glad there seems to be so much more gold to go.

GM July 23, 2011 at 1:15 pm

It’s a sad state of affairs when a comic gets props and kudos for being a nice guy. That’s all well and good that Fallon is a great guy but that shouldn’t affect our opinion of his comedy, which is, to my ears, awful. Impressions? Really? And his laughing in sketches I could live with; it was his laughing on Weekend Update that killed that segment for me because it provided a template for everyone else to laugh at their own jokes.

Kenny Cordova July 28, 2011 at 2:05 am

Hey Marc,  I’ve always enjoyed your work.  Saw you on the Fallon show this week and heard about your show so here I am.  I enjoyed your story about doing your show in your garage.

Great interview, good luck with the show.
-kenny

Catseye August 02, 2011 at 2:15 pm

Enjoyed this interview with Jimmy!  He comes across as really not-screwed-up.  I will have to catch some episodes of his talk show, see how I like it.

jdog September 23, 2011 at 12:52 pm

Fallon is really interesting—to me he kind of typifies the Gen Y comedy audience’s tastes (and I’m not being a hater).  I despaired when SNL started relying so heavily on pop culture spoofs, and Fallon was the poster boy for that trend.  But, always prescient, Lorne Michaels understood that his audience’s attention span was decreasing, and impressions and spoofs simply take less work on their part.  Someone like Chris Kattan was so much more creative than Jimmy - he came up with seemingly endless hilarious characters.  But 10 years later Fallon still has a career and Kittan basically doesn’t.  Jimmy did some really funny stuff on SNL - his Barry Gibb sketches are great - but again, it was always fanboy impressions and never original humor.  It’s painful to hear him say he almost went back to his troll bit when he returned to stand up.  It’s like DUDE, think up something new for god’s sake!  But as far as breaking during sketches goes, it wasn’t the first time it happened - remember Harvey Korman?  It’s just a case of if you can get away with it and still be likable, and Jimmy could.  If he stays humble and works hard he’ll continue to have a place in late night.

I’ve recently stumbled on this podcast, and I’m enjoying them immensely.  Thanks, Marc!  Keep it up.