Posted: Wednesday, 23rd July 2008 at 11:23am by Paul
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″
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Posted: Tuesday, 13th May 2008 at 6:19pm by James
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)
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Posted: Friday, 25th April 2008 at 6:43pm by Paul
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’”
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