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• 1 bad joke that was relevant back when friends was actually still on nbc and your headline asks if fallon topped kimmel?

  Comment by steve — Thursday May 28, 2009 @ 4:03pm PST  Reply to this post

• Topping him in ratings, quality and by just about every other possible measure. I was at the ABC Uprfronts and Kimmel’s jag just wasn’t as funny or shocking as you’ve been reporting. Not to mention the fact I heard “How is this guy still on the air” more times than I could count. FROM HIS OWN FUCKING NETWORK!!!!

  Jimmy Kimmel Live is irrelevant and probably toast. Fallon isn’t great, but he’s Johnny Carson compared to Kimmel.

  Comment by ren — Thursday May 28, 2009 @ 5:39pm PST  Reply to this post

• Whatever Steve, I thought that was pretty funny. Outdated? Eh, maybe, but its still funny.

  Comment by Anonymous — Thursday May 28, 2009 @ 6:29pm PST  Reply to this post

• soooo lame. i like people making fun of that midget as much as the next guy, but jokes with the name “cox” is so elementary school.

  Comment by DB — Thursday May 28, 2009 @ 7:08pm PST  Reply to this post

• Random post, DHD — I’m surprised you’re not more on top of Leno’s final week/the Conan handover…Have top brass been spending more time on Leno’s set or at Conan’s offices?

  Has either of them brough in fresh writing blood for their new shows?

  What the hell was DAME EDNA doing on Jay’s third-to-last show??? Emo Phillips is more relevent!

  What exactly is Jay’s mood behind the scenes? How did HE react to Jimmy K’s “early bird special” jokes?

  What’s going on with Letterman these days — is he salivating at the prospect of trouncing Conan?

  Comment by INterested Observer — Thursday May 28, 2009 @ 7:30pm PST  Reply to this post

• kimmel is hilarious

  Comment by k — Thursday May 28, 2009 @ 9:17pm PST  Reply to this post

• Despite getting panned by critics, Fallon’s ratings were initially strong, likely due to the novelty of Late Nite New Guy. Since then, they’ve been steadily declining. Not hard to understand why. Watch the show once, if you can stand it. It’s beyond horrendous. Dane Cook meets Carrot Top w/ terrible writing.

  Comment by Kalp — Thursday May 28, 2009 @ 9:21pm PST  Reply to this post

• Ren seems to have some personal vendetta against Kimmel. Fact is, Kimmel’s rant was pretty funny. Fallon’s “joke”, like everything else at NBC, sucked.
  What sucks at NBC? Well, the ratings, losing Medium, canceling Earl, the affiliates sure seem anxious about Leno leading in to the news which is really gonna suck for them, oh, and the fact the network is a laughing stock. And Fallon’s show. There’s nothing more annoying than someone trying to be hip and funny, who’s neither.

  Did Craig Ferguson do upfronts this year? The dude is so funny on his show, love to see him in a free form format.

  Comment by David Chase — Thursday May 28, 2009 @ 9:39pm PST  Reply to this post

• No personal vendetta against kimmel at all, just reporting what i heard and saw. And i suppose i’m just tired of mediocrity being perpetuated for no other reason than to fill air time. Honestly, of all of the so-so talk shows out there, is there any earthly reason for Jimmy Kimmel Live to still be on the air? Let Conan and Letterman battle it out and I agree with you about Ferguson. But the rest can go, right?

  Comment by ren — Friday May 29, 2009 @ 12:38am PST  Reply to this post

• Kimmel rocks, all yous playa hatin foolios be trippin. Fallon gots no game.

  Comment by Ron — Friday May 29, 2009 @ 3:14am PST  Reply to this post

• Letterman rules the night.

  Comment by Slippery Pete — Friday May 29, 2009 @ 7:10am PST  Reply to this post

• Jimmy Fallon is a comedic genious….. he is so much more funnier and cooler than anything thats ever been on cbs or abc late night.

  Comment by Jamie — Friday May 29, 2009 @ 8:19am PST  Reply to this post

• I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show lamer than Fallon’s. Kimmel’s good. He needs to fire his uncle. C Furgy is a comic genius. His opening bit with the monkey puppet the other night, was beyond brilliant.

  Comment by Simon — Friday May 29, 2009 @ 10:55am PST  Reply to this post

• Jimmy Fallon’s show is uncomfortable to watch, honestly. I’d write him off, but I remember that Conan started off really, really badly and that went on for quite some time, so who knows.
  Perhaps Fallon is trying to be hip, but he’s extremely corny so it’s not working…and his guest list is awful every night.

  Jimmy Kimmel says and does a lot of surprisingly funny things, but I find it difficult to sit through more than three minutes or so of his show at a time. Don’t know what it is.

  Comment by paul — Friday May 29, 2009 @ 8:04pm PST  Reply to this post

• Fallon is a hack…. 3rd rate Adam Sandler rip off…. having a goofy laugh/smirk does not a good comedian make

  Comment by neutral3rdparty — Saturday May 30, 2009 @ 12:53pm PST  Reply to this post

• I agree with Paul. Everyone seems to forget just how horribly awkward and lame Conan was when he first started. It will take Fallon a little time to find out was does and doesn’t work.

  Comment by Will — Monday June 1, 2009 @ 2:23am PST  Reply to this post

• between late nite & prime time, next fall nbc will fill 4 out of 6 available daily hours w/talk shows.

  that’s not a television network, that’s a radio station!

  Comment by skippy — Wednesday June 3, 2009 @ 9:26pm PST  Reply to this post