Oh how I miss Conan O’Brien already.
Jimmy Fallon suffered a shaky start to his debut. The critics aren’t exactly holding faith that he has the chops to fill the spot of Conan. A set, not unlike SNL, was erected ad Jimmy was clearly nervous, which is understandable, but distracting. Despite his star studded show that included Robert De Niro, Tina Fey, Justin Timberlake and Drew Barrymore, he fell flat.
Here are some of the reviews….
Entertainment Weekly: “He still looked nervous, his eyes locked onto the cue cards more frequently than at us. He did an ultra-ordinary monologue — one liners about President Obama and the deficit that sounded like material Jay Leno’s writers had faxed over from L.A.
The Hollywood Reporter: “He tried too hard, stumbled over his punchlines and struggled to make Robert De Niro seem interesting.”
Washington Post – “He meant he’d been momentarily unplugged, but the whole show had an unfortunate aura of disconnect. It didn’t seem to have attitude, direction or an identifiable style — a newborn already suffering an identity crisis.”
Egads….lets hope he puts the big boy pants on soon!
