Jimmy Fallon indicates the number of shows he hopes to tape before he's canceled, a la Chevy Chase.Posted: In the Patch Adams SNL sketch from the 1999 season premiere, for example
NEW YORK CITY -- NBC Universal executives this week announced that "Saturday Night Live" veteran Jimmy Fallon will bring his brand of insecure, uncomfortable, constantly character-breaking and mediocre-at-best acting to late night television, replacing "Late Night's" current host, Conan O'Brien, who will move on to replace Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show."
To hedge against the inevitable mass exodus of viewers, NBC will continue to call the show "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," in the hopes that viewers who don't like Fallon will continue to watch thinking that Conan may arrive at any minute.
"Please God, grant us this one miracle," said everyone.
"I'm really happy to have the opportunity to ... ," Fallon started saying, before interrupting himself by giggling.
" ... Host this now-legendary show," he tried to continue. "It's going to be fun to come up with new ...," he snorted, breaking into full laughter, then lamely covering his mouth with his hand and hanging his head low in that sheepish, "Aren't I cute? Let me milk this for more laughs than it deserves even though I'm doing nothing to earn them, despite the fact that everyone else in the sketch is displaying the discipline to keep it together while I'm selfishly ruining it for the other, much more talented players on stage with me" manner.
" ... variations on the, 'No, yah retahded' bit," he finally concluded.
