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| Born | James Thomas Fallon (1974-09-19)September 19, 1974 (age 51) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | College of Saint Rose (BA) |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer. Best known for his work in television, Fallon's breakthrough came during his tenure as a cast member on theNBCsketch comedy seriesSaturday Night Live from 1998 to 2004. He was the host of the late-night talk showLate Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014, and has since been the anchor ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Fallon grew up with a love of comedy and music, moving toLos Angeles when he turned 21 to pursue stand-up comedy. He joinedSaturday Night Live as a cast member in 1998, fulfilling a lifelong dream. During his six years onSNL, Fallon co-hosted the program'sWeekend Update segment. He left the show in 2004 to star in films such asTaxi (2004) andFever Pitch (2005).
After his film career, Fallon returned to television as the host ofLate Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC in 2009, where he was noted for a focus on music and video games. In 2014, he left that show to become the sixth permanent host ofThe Tonight Show. He has also released two comedy albums and seven books, mainly aimed at children. His accolades include fourPrimetime Emmy Awards and aGrammy Award.
James Thomas Fallon was born in theBay Ridge neighborhood ofNew York City'sBrooklyn borough on September 19, 1974, the son of Gloria (née Feeley) and James W. Fallon.[1][2][3] His paternal grandmother was a German immigrant fromOsterholz-Scharmbeck, while his matrilineal great-grandfather was a Norwegian immigrant fromFredrikstad.[1] One set of his great-great-grandparents were an Irish couple fromCounty Galway, with this great-great-grandmother herself being born to an Irish couple in France.[4][5]
Fallon's father spent his adolescence singing in street-cornerdoo-wop groups then served in theVietnam War.[6] Shortly after his son's birth, he started working as a machine repairman forIBM inKingston, New York.[7] In preparation, the family moved nearby toSaugerties, New York. Fallon has described his childhood as idyllic, while his parents have been described as overprotective.[8] He and his older sister, Gloria, were unable to leave their home[9] and had to ride their bicycles in the backyard.[10] Fallon attended theRoman Catholic schoolSt. Mary of the Snow. He considered becoming a priest, inspired by his experiences as analtar boy,[10][11][unreliable source?]but became more interested in comedy instead. He spent many nights listening to the radio programThe Dr. Demento Show, which exposed him to both comedy and music; he often recorded it on areel-to-reel recorder.[8]
As a teenager, Fallon developed an obsession with the late-night comedy programSaturday Night Live. He watched it religiously, although he was only allowed to see "the clean parts" that his parents taped for him. He and Gloria would re-enact sketches such as "The Festrunk Brothers" with friends.[12] In his teens, he impressed his parents with impersonations, including of actorJames Cagney[13][14] and comedianDana Carvey.[15] He was musically inclined and started playing guitar at age 13, going on to perform comedy and music in contests and shows.[14] By his junior high years, he was labeled a class clown but was also described as "nice and well-mannered".[16]
AtSaugerties High School, Fallon was a performer in most stage productions and was twice a class social director.[16] He won a young comedian's contest with an impression ofPee-wee Herman.[12] He graduated in 1992 and then attendedThe College of Saint Rose inAlbany, New York, where he was a computer science major before switching to communications in his senior year. He was an average student who would perform stand-up comedy on weekends.[8] He would often board buses from his aunt's house inFort Hamilton to perform sets atCarolines on Broadway inTimes Square.[17] He did not graduate, leaving college a semester early to pursue a comedy career.
Fourteen years later, in May 2009, Fallon returned to receive aBachelor of Arts in communications, awarded by Saint Rose officials who granted him experiential learning credits for his television work. He joined his classmates at theSaratoga Performing Arts Center to collect his degree, where along with his BA, he was also awarded an honoraryDoctor of Humane Letters.[18][19]
Fallon dropped out of the College of Saint Rose in 1995 to move toLos Angeles and pursue comedy full-time.[20] He secured a manager and got bookings by the age of 21.[citation needed] He often did stand-up at the Improv, earning $7.50 per set,[6] and he joined classes with theGroundlings, animprov comedy troupe.[16] He appeared in the feature filmThe Scheme (originally entitledThe Entrepreneurs). His one line in the 1997 filmFather's Day was cut, but he can still be seen in the background. In 1998, Fallon appeared briefly on the showSpin City in the second season as a man selling photographs.[21]
He remained fixated on joiningSaturday Night Live. After two years of working with the Groundlings,[22] he auditioned for the program in 1997 but was unsuccessful.[16] When he was cast in apilot presentation forThe WB, Fallon made sure to include a clause in his contract specifying that if he were to joinSNL he would be released from his contract.[9] His manager sent videotapes to Marci Klein and Ayala Cohen, producers forSNL.[23]
This was my ultimate goal. If I ever cut into a birthday cake and made a wish, I would wish to be onSNL. If I threw a coin into a fountain, I would wish to be onSNL. If I saw a shooting star, I would wish to be onSNL.[23] ... I remember saying to myself, 'If I don't make it on [the show] before I'm 25, I'm going to kill myself.' It's crazy. I had no other plan. I didn't have friends, I didn't have a girlfriend, I didn't have anything going on. I had my career, that was it.[9]
Fallon landed his second audition at the age of 23. At the "notoriously difficult audition",[24] he was told by several people that creatorLorne Michaels almost never laughed during auditions. He feared being outshined by the comic before him, who came armed with an arsenal of props. Despite this, Fallon went onstage and did well,[23] performing a "celebrity walk-a-thon" with impressions ofJerry Seinfeld,Chris Rock,Bill Cosby, andAdam Sandler, anSNL alumnus who had recently left the show.[25] Michaels and others laughed.[26]
Head writerTina Fey, who was in the room, later said, "He's one of two people I've ever seen who was completely ready to be on the show.Kristen Wiig is the other one.... And Jimmy was ready—like, if there had been a show to do that night."[24] He rushed through his original characters in order to arrive at his musical impressions, which he felt were stronger. Three weeks passed, and despite his feeling that he had not gotten the position, he was asked to meet with Michaels at theParamount lot in Los Angeles. Michaels informed him that they wanted him for the show, and Fallon characterized the moment as being in "slow motion", remarking to Michaels before he left, "I'm going to make you proud."[23]
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Fallon debuted onSaturday Night Live as a featured player at the beginning of the show'stwenty-fourth season in September 1998.[27] He became a star by his fourth episode, when he performedHalloween-themed versions of songs by popular artists, as well as his Sandler impression.[9] Fallon became a celebrity, considered charming by his largely female fan-base, receiving numerous letters from fans, and becoming the subject of numerous fan-sites.[6] He became the program's most featured mimic, doing popular impressions ofRobert De Niro, Jerry Seinfeld, andHoward Stern. He also starred as many original characters, includingNick Burns, anIT support nerd, Pat "Sully" Sullivan, one of theBoston Teens withRachel Dratch, and inJarret's Room, a fictionalwebcast hosted bystoner college students Jarret (Fallon) and Gobi (Horatio Sanz). He was promoted to repertory player in his second season.[6]
In his off-time, Fallon released a book comprising e-mail exchanges with his sister Gloria, titledI Hate This Place: A Pessimist's Guide to Life (1999), and played a minor role in the filmAlmost Famous (2000).[6] During their time atSNL, Fallon and Horatio Sanz often drank together. Sanz has described himself and Fallon as "super-functioning alcoholics", and said, "They say that kind of goes hand-in-hand withSNL, some kind of substance-abuse issues, because it's so stressful you easily find yourself blowing off steam a lot."[17] On one occasion, they spent a Friday night watchingThe Strokes perform a midnight show, staying up drinking until the early morning, despite having to doSNL that night.[28] "We actually took what we thought being onSNL was, what people think is awesome about it, and we made it happen," said Sanz,[28] who said that he and Fallon got in more than a few bar fights.[17]
Fallon initially planned to spend three years atSNL, likeJohn Belushi, but he was persuaded to stay on for three more when given the reins toWeekend Update.[17][29] His co-hosting ofWeekend Update with writerTina Fey further increased his profile.[10] During this tenure, he formed a close relationship with Michaels, whom he'd consult on dating, career advice, and more.[24] Fallon called a December 2001 sketch, in which he imitatesRolling Stones frontmanMick Jagger in a mirror opposite Jagger, his favorite thing he had done up to that point.[10]
In his later years onSNL, Fallon co-starred in a skit, "The Barry Gibb Talk Show", in which he and musicianJustin Timberlake portrayedBee Gees brothersBarry andRobin Gibb. It marked the beginning of a long-running friendship and collaboration with Timberlake.[30]
Fallon became known for his tendency tobreak character in sketches, an attribute he, as well as Michaels, disliked.[31] It began in the famous "More Cowbell" sketch, whenWill Ferrell wore a tighter shirt than expected, causing Fallon to crack up. After this, other cast members would try to get Fallon to break.[9] Some cast members believed he was attempting to steal the moment, to make the sketch about himself. The joke became near-constant during Fallon's final year on the show.[9] During this time, Fallon parlayed hisSNL success into co-hosting the2001 MTV Movie Awards[32] and2002 MTV Video Music Awards,[33] and recording his debut comedy album,The Bathroom Wall (2002), which was nominated for theGrammy Award for Best Comedy Album. He also modeled forCalvin Klein.[22] Fallon was named one ofPeople magazine's50 Most Beautiful People in 2002, an honor Fallon found embarrassing.[34]
Fallon appeared inblackface in a 2000 episode ofSaturday Night Live, impersonating Chris Rock.[35][36] After the sketch resurfaced online 20 years later, Fallon issued atweet apologizing for an "unquestionably offensive decision".[37]
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Fallon began to pursue a film career in 2004. He had spurned most major roles due to lack of time and disinterest in the dozens of scripts he read.[16] He signed on for his first lead role inTaxi, a remake of a French film, after co-starQueen Latifah became attached to the project. He was also attracted to the film'saction comedy tone, seeing comparisons withSNL alumnusEddie Murphy's first big film,48 Hrs. (1982).[38]
In the fall of 2003, he split his time between shooting the film in Los Angeles and returning to New York City forSNL.[16] With his contract ending, his sixth season atSNL was his last; Fallon signed off at the conclusion of the show'stwenty-ninth season in May 2004.[39]
With big expectations from the studio,Taxi premiered in the fall of 2004. A flop with critics and audiences, it was Fallon's first failure.[9]20th Century Fox had already signed him for his second major role, starring oppositeDrew Barrymore in the 2005romantic comedyFever Pitch.[16]Fever Pitch fared little better thanTaxi, receiving mild reviews and tepid box office returns.[40] He met his wife, producer Nancy Juvonen, during production of the film, and the two wed in December 2007.
Fallon began receiving fewer film offers. He had entered what he has called a "lost period", drinking more alcohol and beset by confusion over his next career moves.[8] Fallon moved back east to New York, spending "a couple of years aimlessly knocking around".[17] He wrote a screenplay during this time "about a guy in a goth band who has to pretend to be a country-music star".[9]
Before leavingSNL, Michaels had told Fallon that he would be a good fit to take over NBC'sLate Night franchise when then-hostConan O'Brien left forThe Tonight Show. Michaels urged NBC to give Fallon a holding deal in February 2007 so that he could not be lured elsewhere.[40]
To prepare for the role of a late-night host, Fallon toured college campuses and comedy clubs for eight months, where he tested out a new 50-minute routine.[41] He also began watching the comedy ofChevy Chase,Dick Cavett, andJohnny Carson, as well asThe Larry Sanders Show.[9] In May 2008, Fallon was announced as the successor to O'Brien'sLate Night.[42][43][44]
Fallon was considered an odd choice for the job, both by executives at NBC (who "hated" the idea and predicted it to be a failure) and among the general public. This was alluded to in an early promo for the series: "You loved him onSNL! You hated him in the movies! Now you're ambivalent."[31][45]
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon premiered in March 2009 to mixed reviews. Producer Michael Shoemaker felt that the show's style solidified when it usedSusan Boyle as a joke. While other late-night programs had centered on her appearance, Fallon'sLate Night debuted a sketch in which Boyle's emotional performances could "salve any affliction".[45] It was this style of humor, that Adam Sternbergh ofNew York dubbed "the comedy of unabashed celebration", that led to the program's success.[45]
Fallon proved himself different from other late-night hosts, with more of a reliance on music, dancing, impersonations, and games.[9] Between his own musical sensibilities and the recruitment of hishouse band, hip-hop collectiveThe Roots, Fallon's incarnation ofLate Night "evolved into the most deeply musical of TV's musical-comedy variety programs", with sketches in which he parodiesNeil Young andBruce Springsteen going viral online.
Fallon's show found its footing in 2010, duringThe Tonight Show debacle.[8] The program embracedsocial media and the Internet, and online interaction and its presence on the show became crucial to its success.[46] In 2010, the show scored its first viral clip: Fallon and Timberlake performing a "History of Rap".[45]
Fallon also hosted the62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2010.[47][48] In 2012, Fallon released his second comedy album,Blow Your Pants Off, which compiles many of his musical performances onLate Night.[49] The album won a Grammy in 2013 forBest Comedy Album.[50] Discussions for Fallon to take overThe Tonight Show began in early 2013.[51]
As of August 2013[update], Fallon was earning a salary of $11 million a year for his work onLate Night.[52]
On April 3, 2013, following a period of speculation, NBC announced that Fallon would succeedJay Leno, following the2014 Winter Olympics, to become the sixth permanent host ofThe Tonight Show.[53][54] Fallon and Leno sang a parody of the song "Tonight" aboutThe Tonight Show together. Fallon'sTonight Show debut on February 17, 2014, on NBC's network engaged 11.3 million viewers.[55]
Fallon's third book,Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada, a children's book, was released in June 2015.[56][57]
On September 15, 2016, Fallon hostedDonald Trump onThe Tonight Show during theUnited States presidential election.[58][59] Following the appearance, Fallon was criticized by some media critics and viewers on social media for the uncontroversial questions he asked of Trump.[60][61] In response to the criticism, Fallon said toTMZ: "Have you seen my show? I'm never too hard on anyone. We'll have Hillary [Clinton] on tomorrow, and we'll do something fun with her too."[62] Fallon apologized in March 2017 for the interview, saying "I didn't do it to humanize him. I almost did it to minimize him. I didn't think that would be a compliment ... After this happened, I was devastated. I didn't mean anything by it. I was just trying to have fun."[63] He again apologized for the interview in June 2018 on a podcast withThe Hollywood Reporter, saying that he "made a mistake" and added "I did not do it to 'normalize' him or to say I believe in his political beliefs or any of that stuff."[64]
In 2020, Fallon and pacifier company WubbaNub created limited-edition pacifiers based on the penguin and cow characters from his children's books.[65][66]
In January 2022, Fallon was criticized for discussingNFTs (and promoting one of his own) on his show during an interview withParis Hilton, which may have breachedconflict-of-interest policies set byNBCUniversal's parent companyComcast; his own NFT was deduced to have most likely been purchased in November 2021 for about $216,000, and his promotion of it on the show could have boosted its asking price.[67] NBC responded to the criticism by stating that it did not believe Fallon had broken its conflict-of-interest rules.[68]
On November 16, 2022, a Twitter hoax spread with the hashtag#RIPJimmyFallon, which started trending nationwide. Fallon asked Twitter ownerElon Musk for help, who joked "Say something that only the real Jimmy would say..." On his show the following day, Fallon made fun of the rumors in a skit described byVulture as "tent revival-esque".[69]
In September 2023,Rolling Stone published an article about Fallon andThe Tonight Show workplace culture titled "Chaos, Comedy, and 'Crying Rooms': Inside Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show'", based on interviews with 16 former and then-active employees. It alleged that Fallon mistreated his staff, acted erratically, was prone to outbursts, and contributed to a toxic workplace culture. According to former employees, Fallon's behavior on a given day seemed to be related to whether he was allegedly hungover from the previous night. The abuse led to many employees referring to the special guests' dressing rooms as thecrying rooms because that is where the employees would go to let out their emotions.NBC released a statement, defending the program, but they did not address the allegations against Fallon.[70] The day of the article's publication, he apologized to his staff on a Zoom call, saying: "It's embarrassing and I feel so bad. Sorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends."[71]
On November 29, 2021, Fallon debuted a new NBC game show calledThat's My Jam, composed of musical games of the style featured onThe Tonight Show. It was renewed for a second season in 2022 and a third season in 2023.
On August 30, 2023, Fallon began hosting the comedy podcastStrike Force Five withStephen Colbert,Seth Meyers,Jimmy Kimmel, andJohn Oliver to support their staff members out of work due to the2023 Writers Guild of America strike.[72][73][74]
On September 30, 2025, Fallon and cohostBozoma Saint John debutedOn Brand, an NBC reality show where contestants create advertising campaigns for brands likePillsbury andSouthwest Airlines.
Fallon toldDavid Steinberg on theShowtime seriesInside Comedy that as a child he and his sister would imitateSteve Martin andDan Aykroyd's "Wild and Crazy Guys" routines fromSaturday Night Live, and that he listened to comedy records, learning to imitateRodney Dangerfield from them.[75] In 2009 he spoke on the influence ofMonty Python when he appeared in the television documentary,Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut).[76]
Fallon married film producerNancy Juvonen on December 22, 2007.[77] They initially met on the set ofSaturday Night Live,[78] but they did not become friends until later on the set ofFever Pitch. Fallon proposed in August 2007 with a bespoke engagement ring on the dock of Juvonen's family home inWolfeboro, New Hampshire. They were married four months later. Their daughters were born viasurrogate in 2013 and 2014.[79][80][81][82] They own a house inSagaponack, New York,[83][84] and previously lived inGramercy Park, Manhattan,[85] they also have a female English creamGolden Retriever named Gary Frick that has appeared onLate Night with Jimmy Fallon.[86][87][88]
On November 4, 2017, Fallon's mother Gloria died from undisclosed causes at the age of 68 atNYU Langone Medical Center.[89] Scheduled tapings of the following week'sTonight Show episodes were canceled.[90] One week later, Fallon paid tribute to his mother following that night's monologue, becoming emotional and calling her "the best audience".[91]
Fallon was raisedRoman Catholic. In a 2011 interview withNPR, he expressed his fondness for theLatin Mass, but he stated he was no longer a regular churchgoer.[92][93][94]
On June 26, 2015, Fallon suffered aring avulsion injury when he tripped over a rug in his home and tried to break his fall by holding onto a countertop, causing his finger to nearly get torn off by his wedding ring. He was taken to the emergency room and then sent to a surgeon who performedmicrosurgery on his finger. He spent 10 days in theICU before going home. He discussed this on the July 13 episode ofThe Tonight Show and thanked the doctors and nurses who helped him. A month later, he was still expecting to spend another eight weeks without any feeling in his finger.[95] In an interview withBillboard magazine in September 2015, he explained that his finger still had limited mobility and that another surgery would be required.[96] He reiterated this point at the67th Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015, when he appeared in public without his finger bandaged for the first time since the accident.[97]
On January 4, 2022, Fallon announced that he had tested positive forCOVID-19 over the holiday season. He thanked medical professionals and credited theCOVID-19 vaccine with making him "lucky enough to only have mild symptoms".[98]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Dennis Hope | |
| 2002 | The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | Reporter | |
| 2003 | Anything Else | Bob | |
| 2003 | The Scheme | Ray | Filmed in 1998 |
| 2004 | Taxi | Det. Andrew "Andy" Washburn | |
| 2005 | Fever Pitch | Ben Wrightman | |
| 2006 | Doogal | Dylan (voice) | |
| 2006 | Arthur and the Invisibles | Prince Betameche (voice) | |
| 2006 | Factory Girl | Chuck Wein | |
| 2008 | The Year of Getting to Know Us | Christopher Rocket | |
| 2009 | Whip It | Johnny Rocket | |
| 2009 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | Prince Betameche (voice) | |
| 2010 | Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds | ||
| 2011 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Himself | Cameo |
| 2015 | Get Hard | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2015 | Ted 2 | ||
| 2015 | Jurassic World | Cameo | |
| 2015 | Jem and the Holograms | ||
| 2015 | Misery Loves Comedy | Documentary film | |
| 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Cameo | |
| 2019 | Dads | Documentary film | |
| 2020 | Siempre, Luis | Documentary film; archive footage fromEpisode 994 ofThe Tonight Show | |
| 2020 | The Stand In | ||
| 2022 | Marry Me | ||
| 2022 | Spirited |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–2004 | Saturday Night Live | Himself / Various | 120 episodes |
| 1998 | Spin City | Photographer | Episode: "The Marrying Men" |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | 2nd Lt. George C. Rice | Episode: "Crossroads" |
| 2001 MTV Movie Awards | Himself (host) | Television special | |
| 2002 | 2002 MTV Video Music Awards | ||
| 2003 | Late Show with David Letterman | Episode: "June 27, 2003"[99] | |
| 2005 | 2005 MTV Movie Awards | Television special | |
| 2009–2012 | 30 Rock | Himself / Young Jack | 4 episodes |
| 2009–2014 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself (host) | 969 episodes; also writer |
| 2009–2010 | The Electric Company | Himself | 8 episodes |
| 2009–2020 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | Himself (performer) | AlongsideThe Roots, 7 episodes |
| 2009 | Sesame Street | Wild Nature Survivor Guy | Episode: "Wild Nature Survivor Guy" |
| Family Guy | Himself | Episode: "We Love You, Conrad" | |
| Gossip Girl | Episode: "The Grandfather: Part II" | ||
| 2010 | 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| Delocated | Himself | Episode: "Kim's Krafts" | |
| 2011–2017 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Silent Library | Himself | Episode: "Jimmy Fallon/The Roots" |
| 2012 | iCarly | Episode: "iShock America" | |
| 2012–2013 | Guys with Kids | — | 17 episodes; also co-creator, writer, and executive producer |
| 2014–present | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Himself (host) | Also writer and producer |
| 2015–2019 | Lip Sync Battle | Himself | Episode: "Dwayne Johnson vs. Jimmy Fallon"; also executive producer |
| 2015 | Louie | Episode: "A La Carte" | |
| The Spoils Before Dying | Detective Kenneth Bluntley | Episode: "The Trip Trap" | |
| The Jim Gaffigan Show | Himself | Episode: "My Friend the Priest" | |
| 2016 | Maya & Marty | Todd | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | 74th Golden Globe Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | George Washington | Episode: "4.2" | |
| 2019 | The Boys | Himself | Episode: "The Name of the Game" |
| 2021 | Girls5eva | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Only Murders in the Building | Episode: "To Protect and Serve" | ||
| 5 More Sleeps 'Til Christmas | Narrator | Television special | |
| 2022 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself (guest host) | April Fools' Day |
| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lego Jurassic World | Himself |
| 2018 | The Jackbox Party Pack 5 | Himself (inYou Don't Know Jack: Full Stream) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All In: Comedy About Love | Performer | Broadway |
| Title | Album details | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [100] | US Com. [101] | ||
| The Bathroom Wall |
| 47 | — |
| Blow Your Pants Off |
| 25 | 1 |
| Holiday Seasoning | 84 | 1 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [103] | US AC [104] | US Hol. Dig. [105] | US Rap [106] | CAN [107] | |||
| "Idiot Boyfriend" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | The Bathroom Wall |
| "Car Wash for Peace"[108] | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Drunk on Christmas"[109] (solo or live version featuringJohn Rich) | 2009 | — | — | 20 | — | — | |
| "Ew!"[110] (featuringwill.i.am) | 2014 | 26 | — | — | 5 | 14 | |
| "It Was a... (Masked Christmas)" (featuringAriana Grande andMegan Thee Stallion) | 2021 | — | — | 37 | — | — | Holiday Seasoning |
| "Almost Too Early for Christmas"[111] (withDolly Parton) | 2022 | — | 30 | 32 | — | — | |
| "Wrap Me Up"[112] (withMeghan Trainor) | 2023 | —[A] | 2 | 2 | — | 92 | |
| "Holiday" (withJonas Brothers) | 2024 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "(Do It on My) Twin Bed"[114] (Saturday Night Live cast featuring Jimmy Fallon) | 2014 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Hol. Dig. [105] | |||
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (withDolly Parton) | 2020 | 4 | A Holly Dolly Christmas |
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "You'll Be Back" | 2016 | The Roots | The Hamilton Mixtape |
| "Wonderful Christmastime"[115] | 2017 | Paul McCartney, The Roots | Holidays Rule (Vol. 2) |
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | 2020 | Dolly Parton | A Holly Dolly Christmas |
Notes
there are videos out there of Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, both of whom work for major networks, doing exactly that. Fallon, in fact, works for NBC now, and the videos show him doing so originally aired on that network
Fallon also appeared in blackface during his days on "Saturday Night Live," impersonating Chris Rock in a sketch.
Gary, you must have not heard the story about Romney tying his dog to the roof ... Gary, we'll have you back when we do the re-count.
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| Preceded by | Weekend Update anchor 2000–2004 Served alongside:Tina Fey | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | MTV Movie Awards host 2001 Served alongside:Kirsten Dunst | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | MTV Video Music Awards host 2002 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | MTV Movie Awards host 2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Host ofLate Night 2009–2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Host ofThe Tonight Show 2014–present | Incumbent |
