I have to admit, I HATED Fallon on SNL and really didn't like him when he first got his own late show. He used to think everything was funny and would laugh at all his own jokes. That said, he's come a long way in a moderately short amount of time. His skits on the Tonight Show and the things he gets celebrities to do are hilarious. His lip sync battles are my favorite. The history of rap with JT is up there, too.
Most of his skits are hilarious. He's really redefining late night talk shows. It's almost a Tonight Show / SNL hybrid.
Almost everything he does is brilliant, but there's a little but of a "let me do this skit/routine mostly to showcase my own talents/look I can sing too" vibe that comes across as douchey to me.
I don't watch much talk shows, just not really my thing, but when I saw a tweet about that Saved by the Bell reunion and Kobe in the same show, I watched. As someone who grew up with the show, the Saved By the Bell skit was awesome. I have seen some other episodes as well, and I love what Fallon has done with it, it was unwatchable for me with Leno.
Really surprising too. I kinda thought it was funny when he laughed at every skit on SNL, but I expected the Tonight Show to be more of the same with Fallon. He's really done something different with the genera. Conan started a bit of a change with the skit/comedy aspect of late night shows, and Fallon is taking it further IMO. Still... I think I like Conan better as a talk show host.
I always thought people were being really harsh him when he started talk shows. Glad people have come around. I always thought he was hilarious. Love his skits, he's talented. That saved by the bell skit was awesome. How do they not age? They look pretty much just like they did during the show. I use to love that show as a kid. HIs interview with Nicole Kidman was great as well. I think we can all relate to their story.
I think he's definitely better than he used to be, but mostly he has really great writers and a strong creative team around him. The lip-sync battles are brilliant.
