Okay, at 26 years old, I'm part of the newer "target audience" at which Tonight Show (TS) producers are aiming to appeal. Also, I grew up watching Leno as TS host, and Jimmy Fallon as one of the lamer players on Saturday Night Live.
With that being said, I think Jimmy Fallon is terrible as TS host. Even in his SNL days, he was not funny. He was always ruining the skits by breaking character, and giggling/laughing at himself and other participants. Even worse, he's trying to bring over too much of his SNL persona to TS, by reprising the same characters, skits, and punch lines. Yet, he has none of the gravitas, class, sophistication, presence, "master of ceremonies" qualities of Johnny Carson or Leno.
When all is said and done, he's just an SNL kid trying to fill the shoes of bigger men who came before. Hopefully, he grows into that role sooner rather than later...
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