Jimmy Fallon Says He Initially Wasn’t on NBC’s List to Host ‘Late Night,’ But Lorne Michaels “Went to Bat” for Him

Jimmy Fallon Says He Initially Wasn’t on NBC’s List to Host ‘Late Night,’ But Lorne Michaels “Went to Bat” for Him

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Though it’s hard to imagine late night television without Jimmy Fallon now, there was a time when neither he nor NBC saw him in a hosting role. During the latest episode of the Strike Force Five podcast with Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver, the comedian revealed…

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