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Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:05:00 +0000

Comedian Fred Armisen dropped by "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" last night to promote the season premiere of his award-winning sketch show,"Portlandia." The two SNL comedians ended up performing a sketch of their own, rehearsing bits from their old bands, like Little Baby Sparrows, Nothingness and Birds Tree:

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Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:27:00 +0000

Comedian Jimmy Fallon mines Twitter for weird holiday traditions, including that of one family who checks their blood pressure after Christmas dinner:

Jimmy Fallon, the Roots and Mariah Carey perform “All I Want for Christmas”

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:14:00 +0000

Mariah Carey popped up on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" last night to help Fallon and the Roots perform "All I Want for Christmas," with the help of some kids and toy instruments. Watch:

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Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:28:00 +0000

Jimmy Fallon reviews books that you should not read, including "Who Peed on the Pumpkin?" and "We All Killed Grandma."

Louis C.K. on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:12:00 +0000

On last night's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," comedian Louis C.K. stopped by the studio to discuss Hurricane Sandy, a panicked call to the U.S. Coast Guard and the challenges he's faced preparing for his upcoming appearance on "SNL."

Letterman’s and Fallon’s brilliant, beautiful hurricane shows

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:06:00 +0000

The show goes on. In what will no doubt go down among the most memorable episodes of either of the late night host's careers, both David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon taped very unusual shows Monday afternoon in the midst of Hurricane Sandy–besieged New York City.

Although Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, as well as Jimmy Kimmel — who'd been set to do a week of shows from Brooklyn — had to cancel their programs and have yet to announce when they'll resume, the competing, indefatigable midtowners Letterman and Fallon plunged on and did their scheduled shows, albeit without audiences.

On CBS, a rain-slickered Letterman and his band leader Paul Shaffer opened the show outside the Ed Sullivan Theater, declaring they were going to "go for it" — as soon as they found the keys to the building — before segueing into a montage of brutal storm footage. And then, as Dave ran out to deliver his monologue, the camera panned to 500 empty, silent seats.

Tom Hanks performs slam poetry about “Full House”

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:44:00 +0000

Experience 1990s nostalgia as legendary actor Tom Hanks performs slam poetry about Uncle Jesse, the Tanners and Kimmy Gibbler:

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Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:34:00 +0000

In last night's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" sketch, Romney and Obama are frenemies who share a few zingers, ideas for Halloween costumes and a drink:

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Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:01:00 +0000

The definitive Jim Lehrer parody, brought to you by "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon":

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Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:56:00 +0000

Though the win was well-deserved, even Jon Stewart poked fun at the Emmys and their predictability for awarding "The Daily Show" its 10th Emmy. But he struck a balance between humor and truth, saying, "We make topical comedy, which has the shelf life of egg salad. Like, nobody cares after five days. So to do this for 15 years and to have tangible proof that what we made wasn't just ephemeral is wonderful."

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Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:39:00 +0000

Jimmy Fallon parodies Mitt Romney in a response to the now infamous "47 percent" tape, rife with cringe-inducing laughter ("Perhaps I made a bit of a Honey Boo Boo, ha ha ho ha ha ho...ha"), plastic smiles and tragically unhip pop culture references.

Chris Christie and Jimmy Fallon rock out

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:24:00 +0000

Gov. Chris Christie let off some steam on Jimmy Fallon after last week's RNC convention with a public rendition of Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road." Despite Christie's best efforts, it probably won't inspire the Boss to take Christie's calls.

Fred Willard’s awesome comeback

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:20:00 +0000

The glib yet contrite yet funny yet sincere late-night walk of shame after a public scandal is as familiar a pop culture trope as athletes thanking God for their success and dating competitions throwing in the most! shocking! twist! ever! Yet on Jimmy Fallon's show Thursday night, the unfailingly fantastic Fred Willard managed to set the bar just a little higher for every celebrity who will follow in his footsteps after allegedly getting caught doing something embarrassing with his penis.

The 72-year-old Willard, whose lengthy career has raised goofiness to its highest art form, was until quite recently best known for his roles in Christopher Guest's mockumentaries "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind," as Phil Dunphy's dad on "Modern Family," and for his scene-stealing cameos in every third comedy movie that gets released. Earlier his month, however, Willard earned a new claim to fame after being arrested for engaging in a lewd act at an adult movie theater in Hollywood. The news made national headlines for revealing the surprising habits of a beloved star, and for exposing the fact that adult theaters apparently still exist.