Nervous But Excited, Jimmy Fallon Enters The Late-night Fray

By BILL CARTER, New York Times
Sat, 02/28/2009 - 8:35am

The comedian joins one of the most exclusive clubs in television on Monday night, when he becomes the third host of NBC’s “Late Night.”

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