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From the Red Wedding to Rapping with Brian Williams: 5 Best Things on the Internet (This Week)

Red Wedding, Rapping with Brian Williams and More of the Best Things on the Internet

Originally posted 06/07/2013 04:30PM

If you were too busy crying underneath your bed after Sunday night's Game of Thrones episode – or unable to look at anything on the Internet that wasn't this adorable cat hug – we've got your cheat sheet to what happened online.

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Seth Meyers Will Replace Jimmy Fallon as Host of Late Night | Seth Meyers

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Seth Meyers Will Replace Jimmy Fallon as Host of Late Night

Originally posted 05/12/2013 05:00PM

It's official!

Seth Meyers will replace Jimmy Fallon as the host of Late Night.

"We think Seth is one of the brightest, most insightful comedy writers and performers of his generation. His years at SNL's 'Weekend Update' desk, not to mention being head writer of the show for many seasons, helped him hone a topical brand of comedy that is perfect for the Late Night franchise," NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt said Sunday.

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Find the Right Mr. Rogers for the Big Screen

Mr. Rogers Headed for the Big Screen: Who Could Play Him?

Originally posted 05/05/2013 09:05PM

It won't be an easy sweater to fill.

"There's only one person in this whole world like you," Fred Rogers liked to say on his long-running children's TV show. But now the difficult task begins of finding someone just like Mr. Rogers – or who can at least capture his essence – for an upcoming biopic.

A film about Rogers, who died in 2003 at age 74, is in the works at Treehouse Pictures based on a script by Alexis Jolly, a staff writer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Deadline.com reports.

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The Daily Treat: Jimmy Fallon's Dog Is Weird – and He Knows It | Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Treat: Jimmy Fallon's Dog Is Weird – and He Knows It

Originally posted 04/09/2013 01:30PM

The words "cute," or if we're being punny, paw-dorable come to mind when we think of our pets.

But not for Jimmy Fallon.

"Gary likes to eat her bed," the soon-to-be Tonight Show host wrote on Instagram.

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It's Jimmy Fallon's Time, Says PEOPLE's TV Critic | Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon: It's His Time, Says PEOPLE's TV Critic

Originally posted 04/03/2013 06:00PM

Earlier this week, NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno and Late Night host Jimmy Fallon engaged in a charming little skit – a duet of "Tonight" from West Side Story, with novelty lyrics that reflected the growing media speculation (bordering on certainty) that Leno would soon be forced to give his spot to Fallon.

Tonight, Tonight, why do they say we fight?
I like you, you like me, we're okay!
Tonight, Tonight, who cares who hosts
Tonight?
People just watch online the next day

The unstated irony of this little song is that, at least in West Side Story, one of those singers ends up dead. Now we know which one.

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Jay Leno Retiring, Jimmy Fallon to Take Over Tonight Show in 2014

Jay Leno to Retire, Jimmy Fallon to Take Over Tonight Show in 2014

Originally posted 04/03/2013 01:00PM

This is no song and dance – like he did with Jimmy Fallon earlier this week.

Jay Leno, 62, is retiring from his 22-year job hosting NBC's Tonight Show, the network officially announced Wednesday.

NBC also said he will be succeeded, as expected, by Jimmy Fallon, 38, once Leno finishes out his contract in spring 2014. The show will also return to New York's 30 Rock. Johnny Carson had moved the show, which first premiered in 1954 (from Manhattan), west in 1972.

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Late Night Battle Royal: Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno Come Out Swinging – in Song (VIDEO)

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Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno Come Out Swinging – in Song

Originally posted 04/02/2013 08:15AM

It had to happen. Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon, the former reportedly about to be replaced as Tonight show host by the latter, have come to blows. Blowing out their lungs in song, that is.

In a terrific and remarkably good-natured spoof that is getting high-profile play – not bad for anybody's ratings – Fallon's Late Night show opened on Monday night with his getting a call from Leno, who had just wrapped up his Tonight show.

"Hey, kid. How you holding up?" Leno, in L.A., asks Fallon, whose desk in his New York office is strewn with newspapers reporting the NBC late-night-host succession.

Fallon, 38, said he's okay and inquired how Leno, 62, was. "Yeah," says the 20-year Tonight veteran. "I'll live. I've been through this before, y'know. Got to admit, I'm a little sick of this."

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VIDEO: A Cluckin' Good Time with Jimmy Fallon and Blake Shelton

Jimmy Fallon, Blake Shelton Spoof Lumineers Grammy Hit for Easter

Originally posted 03/29/2013 02:15PM

Meet the four new hot chicks on the music scene.

For Thursday's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the talk-show host and his editor Chris Tartaro teamed up with Blake Shelton and Parks & Recreation's Nick Offerman to perform the Lumineers' hit song "Ho Hey" – with a twist. (Watch below.)

Clad in yellow chicken suits and calling themselves "The Chickeneers," the big birds let the feathers fly as they clucked and squawked along. Before you try to roast them, keep in mind they performed in perfect harmony. Clearly they were cooped up beforehand to rehearse and didn't just wing it.

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Why Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show Would Rock in 5 Clicks

Why Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show Would Rock in 5 Clicks

Originally posted 04/03/2013 01:00PM

If the Late Night host takes Jay Leno's throne, here's why we know he'd rule

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Jimmy vs. Jay: Is Fallon's Tonight Takeover Set for Fall?

Jimmy Fallon to Replace Jay Leno on Tonight: Report

Originally posted 03/21/2013 07:15AM

Not only is NBC planning a new host for The Tonight Show, but a new home, too – though neither will be particularly unfamiliar to viewers of late night.

Despite his present high ratings, when the show's long-running host Jay Leno's contract expires in the fall of 2014, he will be succeeded by current Late Night host Jimmy Fallon, 38, reports Thursday's The New York Times.

Furthermore, according to the paper, once the shift takes place, the program will move back to New York – the original home to the show, starting in 1954, with Steve Allen, and then, Jack Paar, as host, until 1972, when Johnny Carson (who took over in 1962) moved the show west, where it has remained ever since.

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