Jimmy Fallon's First Late Night

Episode #1 of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon had its ups and downs. The intro, monologue, and "Slow Jammin' the News" were all pretty good (still can't believe they were able to get The Roots to be the house band). The "Lick It For Ten" and "Space Train" gags? Not so good. They were mostly dumb in an unfunny, and sometimes awkward, way. "Bob" DeNiro's interview came off sorta weird (and rehearsed), but the show rebounded nicely when Justin Timberlake hit the stage. Jimmy just seemed a little more relaxed with JT out there; plus his impressions were hilarious (especially the Michael McDonald one). All in all, Jimmy seemed pretty nervous, but I'm sure that'll wear off...

In case you missed it, here's the first episode in it's entirety. It's worth starting up for the bit with Conan at the very beginning, if nothing else: