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Some Fresh Ideas For Jimmy Fallon's Contrived <i>The Tonight Show</i> Games
Sometimes I feel bad for Jimmy Fallon. A key component of his success as a late night host is his and his writing staff’s ability to produce segments that are grist for the viral content mill. These segments usually take the form of a game or competition between Fallon and one or more of his guests,...

Jimmy Fallon Chugs Beer At Yankees Game
Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon found his way to some primo seats at Yankee Stadium for tonight’s bout between the Bronx Bombers and Toronto, and took some time out in the bottom of the seventh inning to chug a beer—much to the delight of everyone watching. Sure, it’s a silly stunt. But you’d do it t...

Villanova Piccolo Player Appears On Fallon, Plays With The Roots
It's been a whirlwind weekend for crying Villanova piccolo player Roxanne Chalifoux, but her international stardom led to a few perks tonight as the emotion-stricken Pittsburgh-area native appeared on The Tonight Show—taking home some swag (including Taylor Swift tickets, which almost made her cry a...

Watch Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon Rap 40 Years Of <i>SNL</i> Memories
Tonight's 40th anniversary celebration of Saturday Night Live on NBC opened with a musical tribute to the variety show's most memorable moments, starring former cast member Jimmy Fallon and oft-host Justin Timberlake—who briefly brought back "Dick In A Box." (Uncensored, even, in prime time!) This s...

Five <i>Saved By The Bell</i> Stars Recreate Their Former Roles On Fallon
Zack Morris! Kelly Kapowski! A.C. Slater! Jessie Spano! Mr. Belding! They're all here (okay, no Screech, because he's probably in jail). The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon spent eight whole minutes on a Saved By The Bell sketch featuring the original cast, almost 25 years after the NBC Saturday...

Chris Pratt Photobombed Super Bowl Fans With A Sandwich Dick
Jimmy Fallon roped Chris Pratt and Chris Evans into a goofy bit where they snuck around and photobombed Super Bowl fans on some sort of red carpet. The results are actually pretty funny, but no moment was more inspired than Pratt busting out the sandwich dick. The sandwich dick always plays....

Yankees Fans Boo Picture Of Robinson Cano, Until The Real Cano Shows Up
This is another great gag from Jimmy Fallon, along the same lines as the Matt Harvey prank Fallon pulled on Mets fans. The setup here is pretty simple. A producer gets Yankees fans on the street to boo a large picture of Robinson Cano and after they boo and turn back to the camera, the producer tel...

LeBron James Dunking A Wastepaper Basketball
Under Jimmy Fallon's stewardship, The Tonight Show programming has moved to approximately 75 percent SNL Digital Shorts and 25 percent interviews. The latest clip is a ditty called "Wastepaper Basketball" and stars LeBron James in a high-stakes garbage-basketball rap/challenge against Fallon. Lebron...

Jimmy Fallon's First-Ever <em>Tonight Show</em> Features Legendary Cameo Segment
We couldn't possibly run down all the dignitaries who appear in this bit, from tonight's first episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. We'll simply note surprise at Lindsay Lohan parting with $100 for anything that doesn't come in powder form, and Joan Rivers's return to NBC after being b...

Tara Lipinski Channels "The Dude" In <em>Lebowski</em>-Themed Skating Routine
It's been 16 years since figure skater Tara Lipinski won gold at the Nagano Olympics, but by the looks of this routine she did on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, she's still got it. ...

Watch Drake And Jimmy Fallon Play Beer Hockey
Finally, we get to see what beer hockey—the drinking game that was recently invented by an unidentified Canadian—looks like in action. And it's all thanks to Jimmy Fallon and Drake. ...