You can't talk about American pop culture in the first decade and a half of this Century and not discuss the entertainment genius of Jimmy Fallon. I have never met Jimmy but I feel like I have known him for years. My wife and I are avid fans of the Tonight Show and we are always laughing at his jokes, the skits, and how he interacts with the Roots, his celebrity guests, and the audience. Most of the time it feels like that we are not watching TV, but we are in his living room and he is telling a story on the other side of the table and has everyone intently listening, hanging on his every word.
This is the magic of Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy is a comic genius but it is his ability to befriend rock stars, rappers, boy bands, politicians, Presidents and First Ladies, movie and TV celebrities that make his shtick work. Celebrities and public figures, even the ones he makes fun of night after night in his monologues, want to be on his show and volunteer to be on EW, Beer Pong, or whatever crazy game he and his staff come up with. The fact he comes up with new "episodes" of EW that are funny is amazing. What does he hang out with 12 year old girls for a week before he writes the script?
Jimmy Fallon embodies what America is about. He talks "to" people not to their race, religion, sexual orientation, or political affiliation. In fact, I don't know which side of the political aisle Jimmy sits and I don't care. I still would tune in every night. So, thank you Jimmy for making myself, my family, and the rest of America smile and laugh away our worries and stresses and welcoming us into your home.
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