Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
How Steve Carell Met Taylor Swift: “Just Had a Nice First Impression”
Steve Carell is a Swiftie extraordinaire! The actor-comedian revealed this week he met the global superstar early on in both of their careers, when they both appeared on MTV’s TRL. “We were both on TRL at the same time,” Carell said during Monday’s appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “I met her, sort of in […]
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Josh Charles Thought He Was Being Punk’d By Ethan Hawke About Starring in Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight” Music Video
Josh Charles thought Ethan Hawke was punking him when he told him about appearing in Taylor Swift’s new music video. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the Dead Poets Society star reflected on his surprise role in Swift’s “Fortnight” music video, the first single of her recent album, The Tortured Poets […]
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Melanie Lynskey Says Jason Ritter’s Proposal Was “So Confusing” She Didn’t Know She Was Engaged
The way Jason Ritter proposed to Melanie Lynskey was so low-key that she didn’t even know he was proposing. While appearing on The Tonight Show on Monday, Lynskey shared with host Jimmy Fallon that Ritter had to redo their engagement because his first one was “so confusing.” “The day before, I had been looking at […]
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Jimmy Fallon, Kelly Clarkson, Peyton Manning and More to Host NBC’s Paris Olympics Ceremonies
Kelly Clarkson, Peyton Manning and Jimmy Fallon are bringing something new to NBC’s coverage of the upcoming Paris Olympics this summer. Clarkson and Manning will join sports commentator Mike Tirico to host the opening ceremony July 26, with Fallon and Tirico set to host the closing ceremony Aug. 11. Clarkson and Manning first revealed their opening ceremony […]
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Conan O’Brien Returns to ‘Tonight Show’: “It’s Weird to Come Back”
Conan O’Brien made his Tonight Show return on Tuesday, and he and host Jimmy Fallon reminisced about O’Brien’s time with NBC’s late-night shows. The comedian hosted Late Night for 16 seasons, from 1993 to 2009 before his short tenure with The Tonight Show from 2009 to 2010. “It’s weird to come back,” O’Brien told Fallon […]
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Jimmy Fallon and Maya Rudolph Reminisce on Will Ferrell’s Various ‘SNL’ Behind-the-Scenes Alter Egos
Maya Rudolph reunited with her former Saturday Night Live castmate Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Tuesday night, where they reminisced over co-star Will Ferrell’s behind-the-scenes antics at Studio 8H. Fallon asked Rudolph if she remembered a character that the Anchorman star created on set. “Are you talking about Chip Kudrow or Ron?” interrupted Rudolph. […]
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson Explains How SAG Awards ‘Modern Family’ Reunion Came Together
Last week, the 2024 SAG Awards reunited casts from beloved TV shows and movies including Modern Family, Breaking Bad and The Devil Wears Prada. While the Modern Family reunion was missing the children from the hit ABC sitcom, the grown-up gathering did include Ty Burrell, who famously missed a previous time the cast gathered since […]
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Millie Bobby Brown Details How Her Proposal Nearly Went Awry
Millie Bobby Brown shared the astonishingly untold story of her engagement to Jon Bon Jovi’s son Jake Bongiovi during her Tonight Show appearance on Thursday. The Stranger Things star, who first indicated that she and Bongiovi were engaged in a social media post last spring, said that she previously hadn’t shared the story of her […]
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Robin Wright Praises ‘Damsel’ Co-Star Millie Bobby Brown: “A Little Powerhouse”
Robin Wright has high praise for her Damsel co-star Millie Bobby Brown. While appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, the host asked what it was like to work alongside Brown and Angela Bassett in the Netflix movie, to which Wright responded, “They were both amazing.” She added, “That Millie is a […]
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NBC Sets Jimmy Fallon ‘Tonight Show’ Primetime Special for 10-Year Anniversary
Jimmy Fallon is coming to primetime, at least for one night. NBC has set a two-hour primetime special commemorating 10 years of The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. The special is slated to air on NBC on Tuesday May 14, and will stream on Peacock the following day. Fallon announced the news on the Tonight […]
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Molly Ringwald Says John Hughes Wrote ‘Sixteen Candles’ After Seeing Her Headshot
If it weren’t for Molly Ringwald’s headshot landing on John Hughes‘ desk, the world might have never seen the now-classic film Sixteen Candles. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ringwald shared that she never had to audition for Hughes because their first collaboration was written with her in mind. “He had […]
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Josh Hutcherson Responds to Viral TikTok Whistle Meme
Josh Hutcherson is aware of his viral whistle meme. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night, host Fallon informed the Five Nights at Freddy’s actor that despite not being active on social media, he’s still “very much all over the internet” due to a whistle meme that has gone […]
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