Jimmy Fallon Might Find Steady Work Two Years From Now

We are still two years away from seeing NBC's 11:30 pm-12:30 am slot emerge out from its current holding pattern in a Comedy Ice Age, a long overdue thaw in which Jay Leno's insufferable "stupid man on the street" interviews will finally be replaced by Conan O'Brien's sublime, Horny Manatee sensibilities. But who or what will fill O'Brien's hour remains very much up in the air: With manorexic Carson Daly hardly setting the late-night landscape on fire, NBC has begun to look elsewhere for a possible replacement, including former SNLer Jimmy Fallon. Reports the NY Times:

Executives aware of the negotiations said NBC had been in talks with Mr. Fallon and his representatives for a deal that would make his television services exclusive to the network. One of those executives, who did not want to be identified because the deal has not yet been signed, said the deal could include a crack at the "Late Night" host role, though it was by no means guaranteed.

We'd caution the comedian to think carefully before signing over his soul's exclusivity to NBC's rainbow-plummaged Beelzebub; he could end up disappointed to learn there will be no show with the words "With Jimmy Fallon" in the title, and instead his option will be exercised by a lesser NBC Universal property, such as delivering live red carpet coverage via satellite to resident Access Hollywood jackass Billy Bush.

Jimmy Fallon Said to Be in NBC's Late-Night Plans [NY Times]

10:36 AM on Thu Feb 22 2007
By Seth
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Dave J. at 10:46 AM on 02/22/07
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I'm just hoping his show will find use for Horatio Sanz's finely honed "vaguely Mexican/Iraqi/Pakistani/Tibetan/Other pot smoker who yells and botches lines" persona.
Gallant Patsy at 10:52 AM on 02/22/07
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Could he host as Barry Gibb? Works for me.
Juancho at 10:56 AM on 02/22/07
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This headline might have read, Jimmy Fallon Might Find Opportunity to Break Stage Face by Laughing at Own Unfunny Material Two Years From Now.

But that doesn't exactly come tripping off the tongue, as it were.
daberkman at 11:19 AM on 02/22/07
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So there will be no Taxi 2?
A Pimp Named DaveR at 11:29 AM on 02/22/07
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@Juancho: Damn, Juancho -- you beat me to it.
schvitzatura at 11:34 AM on 02/22/07
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How about getting a current writer or writers from Conan's stable to take over?

Or better yet, divvy the job between 3-4 of them, and turn Late Night into a Monty Pythonesque format.

Late Night w/Stack/Harrod/Goor!

Anyone or anything but Fallon!
Dusty in the Wind at 12:26 PM on 02/22/07
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Just make him go away already.
Princess Sparkle Pony at 01:01 PM on 02/22/07
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Oh, please, just give it to Amy Sedaris already!
WindowSeat at 01:41 PM on 02/22/07
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Late Night With Rachel Ray kinda rolls out of the colon doesn't it?
MrPeepers at 02:53 PM on 02/22/07
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Hey, he can always join Ryan (I-don't-need-the-money-I'm-doing-it-as-a-favor)Phillippe on a future season of the Sureal Life.
Her Royal Empress Dr.... at 03:01 PM on 02/22/07
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Jimmy Fallon is nice to the old ladies, I give him credit for that. A polite fellow.
The Gen X Eurotrash... at 11:00 PM on 02/22/07
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Can't they just put on reruns of Johnny's old shows? And then they could show reruns of Saturday Night Live as well. And then there would be TWO funny things on network television.

Well, other than those Caveman GEICO commercials.