Jimmy Fallon

Trump’s followers have begun calling him “Daddy,” a gesture of self-surrender with deep cultural resonance

Colbert and Oliver may get the reviews, but what the public wants is cuddly, unthreatening Jimmy Fallon

The six buzziest talking points from this weekend and beyond

Appeasing the older demographic, just a bit

With The Tonight Show moving to NYC, the city emerges as victor in an age-old comedy war

Jaime J. Weinman on what the programming changes mean for late night TV

Jaime J. Weinman on the Tonight Show wars

Of course it’s easy to speculate about the future of Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon. Let’s get started …

Women are a big part of the audience, so why don’t hosts like Jay Leno hire any as writers?

How American Idol has turned hollow celebrity into a worthwhile achievement

Last night, Jimmy Fallon’s obsession with Saved By the Bell climaxed in the appearance of Mark-Paul Goselaar, who was somehow talked into plugging his show (Raising the Bar, as he keeps telling us over and over) by doing the entire interview in character: putting on a blond wig, reciting SBtB facts, exercising temporal control over the universe (matched only by Evie) and allowing Fallon to call him “Preppie.” I can’t decide if this is awesome or disturbing, but it certainly is going some way toward giving Fallon’s show its own identity.

Judy Blume causes a moral panic, Kiefer Sutherland demands satisfaction, and introducing Dr. Dolly Parton