Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | |
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Also known as | Late Night (franchise brand) |
Created by |
Jimmy Fallon Lorne Michaels |
Written by | A. D. Miles (head writer) |
Presented by | Jimmy Fallon |
Starring | The Roots (house band) |
Narrated by | Steve Higgins |
Opening theme | "Here I Come" |
Composer(s) | The Roots |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 969 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Lorne Michaels Michael Shoemaker |
Producer(s) | Gavin Purcell |
Location(s) | Studio 6B (later, Studio 6A for the last six months), NBC Studios New York, New York |
Running time | 62 minutes (with commercials) |
Production company(s) |
Broadway Video Universal Media Studios (2009–11) Universal Television (2011–14) |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
Original release | March 2, 2009 – February 7, 2014 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
Followed by | Late Night with Seth Meyers |
Related shows | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
Website |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon was an American late-night talk show that aired weeknights at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 pm Central on NBC in the United States. The hour-long show, which premiered on March 2, 2009, and ended on February 7, 2014, was hosted by actor, comedian, and performer Jimmy Fallon, an alumnus of Saturday Night Live. Hip hop/neo soul band The Roots served as the show's house band, and Steve Higgins was the show's announcer.
The third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman, the program originated from NBC Studio 6B (and Studio 6A for the final 6 months of its run) in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. The show typically opened with a brief monologue from Fallon, followed by a comedy "desk piece," as well as prerecorded segments and audience competitions. The next segment was devoted to a celebrity interview, with guests ranging from actors and musicians to media personalities and political figures. The show then closed with either a musical or comedy performance, or a cooking segment. The show frequently employed digital media into its comedy, which has become crucial to its success.
In 2013, Fallon was selected by NBC to succeed a retiring Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show. The final episode of Late Night under Fallon aired one night after Leno's final episode of The Tonight Show on February 6, 2014. Most of the cast and crew immediately began working on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which premiered on February 17, 2014.