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Jimmy Fallon appeared on The Jay Leno Show on Wednesday to take part in the “10 @ 10″ feature.

Click here to watch Jimmy Fallon’s appearance

Late Night host Jimmy Fallon has been named as the Webby Person Of The Year at the Webby Awards.

They say they’re “excited to honor Jimmy Fallon with the Webby Person of the Year Award in recognition of his enthusiastic embrace of the Internet to connect with his fans. With his “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” blog and Twitter feed, Jimmy Fallon is one of celebrities and TV personalities most actively engaging with his audience online”.

Jimmy will attend the ceremony on the 8th June in New York City to pick up his award.

The Webby Awards – “Jimmy Fallon – Webby Person Of The Year”

Several US talk show hosts were featured on a new episode of Family Guy which premiered in America on the 3rd May.

They appeared as part of a scene talking about a relationship between Brian and Lauren Conrad (from MTV’s The Hills) on the show, and how it’s being reported on TV.

Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson and Jay Leno were featured with specially-made clips from the real life talk shows.

Click here to watch the Family Guy clip

Jimmy Fallon was a guest on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Wednesday night. The host of Late Night stopped by for a chat with Leno to talk about how he’s settling in to his new show, and to also provide some comedic music in the form of a “spitting” song.

Click here to watch the interview in full and to watch the music performance

Jimmy Fallon will be interviewed on the Wednesday 29th April edition of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. The host of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon will stop by for a chat with Jay about how he’s settling in to his new job, which he started in March.

Click here for full guest listings for The Tonight Show

Following weeks of webisodes on the official website, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon starts on NBC tomorrow night and Jimmy’s been talking about how he feels about starting the new gig and what the show’s going to feel like.

On USA Today’s website he says “The only pressure is on me. Can we do a good show? The set is amazing. The band is amazing. If it works, it goes for years. People make a big deal about the first show, but I’m barely concerned about that. They should talk about it a year from now”.

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’s home is the old studio of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson – Studio 6B in the GE Building at 30 Rockfeller Plaza, New York City. The show’s “going green” – reusing the old seating from Radio City Music Hall for the audience area.

Jimmy says “I’ve grown up since Saturday Night Live, but I like talking to people… I was nervous and excited and anxious. Now, I’m just excited… I gave the set guy a three-page Word document. I got everything. I wanted the Radio City seats. I wanted rafters in the back that the kids can dance on. I wanted a spiral staircase because I love spiral staircases, so I got one of those”.

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon premieres on NBC tomorrow night at 12.35am with guests Robert De Niro, Justin Timberlake and Van Morrison.

USA Today – “Fallon talking a blue streak to take over for Conan”

New host of Late Night from March, Jimmy Fallon, appeared on Late Night With Conan O’Brien last week to discuss preparations for the launch of the new show.

They talked about how Jimmy’s been getting into the right state of mind as talk show host by watching clips of old talk shows, and Jimmy also tried out some talk show host openers with Conan – including the famous Conan O’Brien “puppet strings” opening.

Late Night With Conan O’Brien will “Go Bye Bye” at the end of this week with one week of reruns to follow, before Late Night With Jimmy Fallon premieres on NBC on Monday 2nd March.

Click here to watch Jimmy Fallon’s interview on Conan (11th February)

The new host of Late Night will stop by as a guest on Late Night With Conan O’Brien before Conan’s last show airs in February. Jimmy Fallon will be a guest on the Wednesday 11th February show. The last ever edition of Late Night With Conan O’Brien will air Friday 20th February (guests for this show are still to be announced). Late Night With Jimmy Fallon starts on the 2nd March.

Jimmy Fallon stopped by The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Monday. Conan O’Brien’s final Late Night airs on the 20th February, and Jimmy will take over the show on the 2nd March. In the interview on Monday’s The Tonight Show, Jay gives Jimmy some pointers into how to be a good talk show host. Conan O’Brien will take over The Tonight Show on the 1st June.

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Jimmy Fallon – upcoming host of Late Night – will be a guest on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno tomorrow night (Monday).

If you’re in the UK, this episode will air on CNBC on Tuesday night at 11pm.

Jimmy will be taking over from Conan O’Brien as host of Late Night on the 2nd March.

Also, if you missed Cherie Blair’s appearance on The Tonight Show (wife of former-British Prime Minister Tony Blair), this is being repeated on CNBC tonight at 8.45pm.

The new host of Late Night from 2009, Jimmy Fallon, will be a guest on the Late Show With David Letterman on the 7th January 2009. Jimmy’s first Late Night episode will be on the 2nd March 2009.

Update: Jimmy Fallon didn’t appear on the Late Show on the 7th January in the end – he may appear at a later date.

Jimmy Fallon will take over Late Night on the 2nd March. Jimmy has been getting himself ready to take up the job from Conan O’Brien over the last few months. The Chicago Tribune reports Jimmy has said “it will follow the standard talk-show format: monologue, desk comedy bit, two guests and a band… it’s 80 percent there… there will be no sidekick”. It’s also revealed “a bandleader has been chosen, but Fallon won’t say who” but he says “it’s amazing”. The show will be taped at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York.

The Chicago Tribune says Jimmy’s “watched DVDs of old Johnny Carson shows on a loop, and studied the likes of Dick Cavett, Mike Douglas, Steve Allen, Jack Paar and even Garry Shandling’s fictitious Larry Sanders… he has picked Leno’s brain, plans to dine with O’Brien this week and hopes to chat with Letterman soon”. A special blog for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon will be added to NBC’s website in December to show the behind-the-scenes things going on in preparation for the show launch. Conan takes over from Jay Leno on The Tonight Show on the 1st June 2009.

Chicago Tribune – “Sizing up Jimmy Fallon, the heir apparent to Conan”

It’s been a known fact for some time now that Conan O’Brien will be taking over the reigns of The Tonight Show from current host Jay Leno in 2009. Conan O’Brien is rumoured to be finishing up Late Night With Conan O’Brien at the end of February to give him sometime to get ready for taking up The Tonight Show on the 1st June 2009. Jay Leno’s final episode of The Tonight Show will air on the 29th May 2009.

On media website Advertising Age they report Rick Ludwin from NBC Entertainment says “we hope to add from perhaps the younger part of the demographic that maybe isn’t watching late night at the moment”. Advertising Age also report “to get the word out about his ascent to “Tonight,” according to people familiar with the situation, NBC has discussed plans to send him on a cross-country tour of sorts, posting video on the web to tout the comedian’s antics, according to media buyers”. The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien is tipped to be more “edgier” than Jay Leno’s show. The new show will probably keep similar aspects to Conan’s current Late Night show – with wacky segments and “coarser” comedy.

So there’s only a few months to go before the last ever Late Night With Conan O’Brien – Jimmy Fallon will take over Conan’s Late Night show when he leaves. Jimmy could start doing Late Night in March or he could wait until Conan starts The Tonight Show in June. It’s rumoured Jimmy may start Late Night before Conan starts TTS so he can build up some viewership beforehand.

Advertising Age – “And Now, Conan O’Brien! … and Younger Viewers”

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno will end on Friday 29th May 2009 and Conan O’Brien will start new shows on the following Monday – 1st June 2009 – according to The Associated Press. The AP also say “what happens to deposed host Jay Leno after that is anybody’s guess”. Jimmy Fallon will probably take over Late Night in March/April 2009 to give him time to settle in before Conan starts on The Tonight Show.

The Associated Press – “Leno’s last ‘Tonight’ is May 29; O’Brien in June 1″

Jimmy Fallon was a guest on Late Night With Conan O’Brien on Monday – the show that Fallon will host from next year when Conan moves to The Tonight Show.

This edition of Late Night will go out on CNBC tonight at 8.45pm.

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NBC last night announced that Jimmy Fallon will be the new host of Late Night when Conan O’Brien takes over at the Tonight Show next year.

Fallon joined NBC in 1998 on Saturday Night Live and went on to “co-anchor” the Weekend Update spot with Tina Fey two years later. The former MTV awards host also guest presented the Late Show in 2003. The announcement appears to put to bed rumours that NBC might be thinking about keeping Leno on as host of the Tonight Show.

More: NBC rolls out fall lineup by naming Jimmy Fallon to succeed Conan O’Brien (LA Times)

Jimmy Fallon will take over from Conan O’Brien on Late Night from next year, when Conan moves to The Tonight Show. It’s been long rumoured that he was top of the list for the Late Night job for a long time, so we can all now stop speculating.

Fox News says “it’s a done deal”. Fox News also says Jay Leno will be retiring from The Tonight Show in “May 2009″ – just over a year from now. Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com reports “NBC will make the formal announcement about Fallon around May 11 or 12, when the network presents the fall ‘08 schedule to advertisers here in New York”. The Associated Press also reports the story.

FoxNews.com – “Jimmy Fallon Cinches Conan’s Job”
The Associated Press – “Reports: Fallon to succeed Conan on ‘Late Night’”
LateByte – “Jimmy Fallon waarschijnlijk vervanger Conan”
Digital Spy – “Fallon replacing O’Brien on ‘Late Night’”