<![CDATA[Hanukkah Night #Seis: Jewing it up on “Late Night’]]>Like many, I was hard on Jimmy Fallon when he first embarked on his new role as Late Night host back in March. And the criticism was well-earned. He seemed ill prepared, unfocused, giggly, and generally too impressed by his guests to offer up anything that resembled an acceptable interview. However, while his Q&A skills are still raw, he has proven to showcase some of the best, most off-beat sketches on the late night talkies (take a note, Mr. Leno). From Zack Morris‘ truly satisfying visit to the truly weird “Let us play with your look” to the truly pitch-perfect Hills knock-off series “7th Floor West,” Fallon has taken advantage of the freedom of the 12:35am slot, and has begun to put together a pretty unique, entertaining show (and the place where revered mid-90s indie-rock heroes come to reunite. See: Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbox). Which is all a long way of saying that Andy Samberg visited set the show last night under the guise of Jimmy’s cousin “Jewey Fallon” in order to spread a little Hanukkah cheer. And you know what? In comparison to Samberg I kind found myself liking Fallon as much as I have since 10th grade, when he was the new prince of SNL. Go figure.
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However, as usual, The Roots were the best part. Just. Killing. It.
And if that wet your whistle watch (or rewatch) Fallon and Kimbo Slice wreaking havoc in a commercial for breakaway furniture.
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