The sole pure shining moment of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon was Justin Timberlake’s appearance. (Read my review of the entire premiere show here.)
Over the years, Letterman has had Bill Murray, Steve Martin, and Bonnie Hunt; Craig Ferguson has Jim Parsons (really: The Big Bang Theory star kills every time he’s on), and now add to the list of sure-fire guest-appearances Mr. T-lake. Just check out his easy banter and his John Mayer and Michael McDonald impersonations:
And, oh yeah: That MTV game/reality/punk’d-ish show he brought a clip of looked pretty amusing.
Do you agree about Justin? He’s not at Murray/Martin level yet, but the guy’s a charmer, don’t you think?
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I worked on the show Timberlake was promoting, it should be really good! They shot all around the country in major cities.
Justin is incredibly awesome. I must agree!!
I would have rather watched Timberlake and Fallon make out.
Justin Timberlake is multi-talented with many facets to his personality. I’m not in his generation, as I’m the generation of Clapton and such, and yet he appeals to me. Fallon on the other hand was brilliant last night. Reminds me of the beginning of Letterman’s career.
Jimmy Fallon is a waste of air time. outside of a few minor peaks the show was a bore. The most positive thing that can be said is that Fallon was better than O’Brian.
That was a great clip. VERY entertaining. Timberlake is quite talented (and I’m not particularly a fan of his).
That Michael McDonald impersonation was the ultimate – well done JT!
No, I don’t think he is a “charmer”. I have never understood his popularity.
No, I don’t think he is a “charmer”. I have never understood his popularity.
That Michael McDonald impersonation was the ultimate – well done JT!
Timberlake was once on the Mickey Mouse Club. He’s pretty much used to comedic acting.
DMR: Fallon better than Conan??!! You should see a doctor.
If you all want to see a bad debut. I suggest you all go on Youtube and check out Conan O’Brien’s first show. Talk about cringe inducing. I think Fallon did alright for a first show.
Totally agree with the assessment of Fallon’s premiere night. A little awkward at times, I thought he could’ve done much better with the DeNiro interview. Timberlake was hilarious and they had good banter.
He is also probably the best Saturday Night Live host I’ve seen in a long time.