Highlights
- Jimmy Fallon and Howard Stern discussed the pressure and humiliation of being a talk show host during a 2009 interview.
- Fallon admitted that he didn’t know how to be a talk show host when he first started.
- Stern pointed out the embarrassing aspect of having to personally call and beg guests to appear.
Years before Jimmy Fallon made his mark, Howard Stern was becoming famous and one of the richest radio show hosts of all time. No matter how successful Stern has been, however, he doesn’t know what it is like to be one of the top talk show hosts.
After Jimmy Fallon began hosting his first talk show, he appeared on Stern’s radio show. During the resulting interview, Fallon and Stern revealed the fascinating truth about one of the most humiliating parts of being a talk show host that nobody thinks about.
Jimmy Fallon And Howard Stern Hate Having To Beg For Talk Show Guests
Now that Jimmy Fallon has been hosting The Tonight Show for several years, it only seems natural for him to be a talk show host. What some people seem to forget, however, is that Fallon didn’t begin hosting a talk show until several years into his career.
In 2009, Jimmy Fallon began hosting Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Not long after that show premiered, Fallon made an appearance on The Howard Stern Show and discussed what goes on behind the scenes. In that context, Fallon and Stern discussed why being a host can be so humiliating.
What Shows Has Jimmy Fallon hosted according to Britannica?
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon |
2009 – 2014 |
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
2014 – Present |
At one point in Stern and Fallon’s 2009 interview, the radio host spoke about the kind of pressure the former SNL star was under. “So, now you’ve got your own show, and you’ve got to prove to the world, all of a sudden, that you’re the world’s greatest talk show host. It’s a lot of pressure.”
When Fallon responded to that suggestion, he seemed extremely sincere when he commented on his own perception of his abilities at that time. “Yeah, it’s weird. It’s just weird because I don’t know how to do it yet.”
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However, Stern had praise for Fallon during their 2009 interview even though the comedian was so new to the talk show gig. “You’re doing fine. I read a review today, said you were really good. You got a three or four-star review in The Daily News. Said you have a lot of promise.”
Instead of responding to Stern’s praise, Fallon opted to immediately change the subject. Fallon’s topic of choice was what it was like for him during his first week as a talk show host. Based on Fallon’s description, it is easy to imagine how unique that experience is.
Most notably, Fallon described how off-putting it was for him as he made his way towards the stage to host his first show. As Fallon described, getting advice from well-meaning people completely freaked him out.
“You can be as calm as you want. You’re like, ‘Alright, I’m ready. Let’s go do the monologue.’ And on the way from my office to the studio, four people stop you, and they grab your arm like ‘Hey, Jimmy. You know what I’d do? I breathe, I breathe, just breathe, hit the mark and then tell the next joke’ And then they’re great. And then you walk, and then another guy goes, ‘Hey Jimmy. You know what I’d do buddy? Don’t be nervous. Picture everyone naked.’ There you go, ‘Alright great.”
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After Jimmy Fallon’s remarks, Howard Stern stepped in to bring up what he believed was the worst part of being a new talk show host. What Stern brought up is the kind of thing that fans never think about, but it is easy to imagine how awkward it would be.
“So, when you talk about this new job being work. The hardest part for you, I think, is.. I mean, okay, the first night you got Robert De Niro and you got [Justin Timberlake] coming up. You have to, in order to get to make this first week dynamic, you had to call these people personally and say, ‘Please do my show’ Is that not the most embarrassing, horrible aspect of this?”
Without missing a beat, Fallon completely agreed with Stern’s assessment of how humiliating this part of the process can be. Fortunately for Fallon, he had a close friend like Tina Fey he could reach out to. However, Fallon described how embarrassing it was to even get a close friend like that involved in his first shows.
“It really, yeah. I don’t want to do it, and you go, but it’s like, ‘Do you mind?’ Tina Fey, which is, oh god, she is the coolest girl ever, and I said, I said to Tina, and she goes, ‘I’ll do anything for you.’ I said, ‘Will you do my second show?’ Because that’s the tough one.”
Who are Jimmy Fallon’s closest friends according to The Things?
- Jessica Biel
- Amy Poehler
- Dwayne Johnson
- Andy Samberg
- Blake Shelton
- The Roots
- Tina Fey
- Kevin Hart
- Demi Lovato
- Justin Timberlake
Following up on Fallon’s story, Stern interrupted to ask about the process of calling Fey to ask that favor. However, Fallon revealed that he was so embarrassed that he couldn’t even bring himself to actually call his close friend. “I sent her an email. I sent her an email so I don’t have to hear her roll her eyes over the phone.”
Howard Stern Made Jimmy Fallon Cry After What He Said About Him In His Book
During Howard Stern’s career, he has been known by his nickname, “The King of All Media”. While that nickname may seem grandiose, it is hard to argue against its veracity. After all, Stern is a radio legend, he starred in a successful movie, and he was a great judge on America’s Got Talent.
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On top of all those accomplishments, Stern is also a successful author. For example, in 2019, Stern released a successful book titled “Howard Stern Comes Again”. In that book, there is a portion in which Stern wrote about Jimmy Fallon.
When “Howard Stern Comes Again” was released, Fallon spoke about reading the book during an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. As Fallon described what Stern wrote about him, the Tonight Show host admitted being so touched that he was brought to tears.
“I’m reading the, the, the chapter. I was underlining that stuff and the plane takes off, and I’m reading what he writes, the intros to all these chapters and this is the nicest things about me. Like, and I got emotional, I so I, honestly, I teared up. You know, I got, I started crying a little bit because I was like, ‘This is nicest thing anyone’s said about me.’”
Unfortunately for Fallon, however, after he revealed how touched he was by what Stern wrote, he spoke about how things quickly went wrong.
“And as we took off, I look down and there was ink all over the seat. My pen exploded, as I exploded. So there’s ink blotches all over my chapter.”
Source: NewsFinale
