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Broadway's back and The Tonight Show is celebrating. Jimmy Fallon's NBC late-night talkshow has been celebrating the return of the city's theater district, felled over the last 18 months as a result of the pandemic. The Tonight Show co-showrunner Jamie Granet-Bederman told Deadline why they planned a weekly musical…

On Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon touched on the new Spider-Man trailer and more. “Today, the U.S. intelligence agencies finished their review on the origins of Covid-19,” he said, in kicking things off. “Then, Americans said, ‘Hold that thought. There's a new Spider-Man trailer, y'all.'” The…

On Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon had some fun at Jeff Bezos’ expense, roasting the billionaire’s trip to space. “It was an exciting day because just after 9:00 this morning, Jeff Bezos flew to space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket,” he explained. “First [Richardson] Branson, now Bezos…

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was the most-watched late-night show in total viewers for the 2020-21 television season – its fifth consecutive year at the top. There are, however, some interesting battles emerging across the broadcast networks involving Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, La…

On Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon roasted The Bachelor’s Chris Harrison, who has officially exited the reality franchise after 19 years as its host, as Deadline told you first. Right now, Fallon joked, Harrison is “editing his resume like, ‘Matchmaker with 19 years experience and three successful…

On Monday, Robert De Niro Zoomed into The Tonight Show, where he was grilled by Jimmy Fallon, regarding a number of interesting “myths” that surround his career. During the two-time Oscar winner’s appearance, Fallon made sure to ask about a rumor that he had once been cast as Josh—the character eventually played by…

Jimmy Fallon got choked up on Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show, as he welcomed his first full studio audience since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Welcome to The Tonight Show, everybody. We have comedy, we have celebrities, we have music,” said the host, who brought a reduced-capacity audience back to 30…

Lil Nas X showed viewers of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon what his Saturday Night Live pole dance would have looked like had he not had his pants-splitting wardrobe malfunction. “I was doing my little sexy drop down and, boom, I feel air,” the singer told Fallon and guest co-host Dave Grohl last night…

Dave Grohl joined Jimmy Fallon at 30 Rock on Monday to co-host The Tonight Show. In their opening monologue—in which the pair went back and forth, with set-up and punchline—they touched on everything from the return of a canceled celebrity to Timothy Chalamet’s surprising new role. “You know Dave, if things go well…

Things are starting to return to normal, in late-night, it seems. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is the latest late-night show planning to bring in a full audience back to the studio. The NBC series is planning to have a full, vaccinated audience in 30 Rock early next month. It comes three months after the…

On Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon offered his thoughts on a “huge announcement” made by the CDC earlier in the day, concerning mask usage. As the host explained, fully vaccinated Americans will now be free to go outdoors without masks, as long as they’re not in large group settings. “When people…

On Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon tackled the vaccine hesitancy of a certain demographic and the White House’s efforts to bring them into the fold. “Even though vaccinations are up, studies show that a lot of white, conservative men don't want to get vaccinated, and now the White House is…