“The producers felt this pressure, and that translated down to all of their employees. Then there’s “Wheel of Musical Impressions” where Fallon provides singers with prompts and asks them to do their best imitation of other musical artists, including Ariana Grande impersonating Celine Dion singing the Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face.” The video of Grande and Fallon’s impressions has been viewed 169 million times on YouTube. “Slow Jam the News” is a popular segment in which political and media figures like President Obama and Brian Williams join Fallon in breaking down current events while the Roots improvise slow jams, R&B music, and ad-libs. The show has had no shortage of successes and viral moments. For the duration of its premiere season, the show competed against other late-night shows, averaging between 3 million and 4 million episodic viewers. The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon debuted to a staggering 11.3 million viewers. It led to an abundance of excitement when it was announced he would take over as host of The Tonight Show from Jay Leno in 2014. For those watching at home, Fallon didn’t seem to take himself too seriously his charisma and talent onscreen brought people joy and made them laugh. Fallon’s goofy, affable, musically gifted, and middle-of-the-road approach to audiences and comedy made him easily likable and appealing to the masses. Seven former employees say their mental health was impacted - and add it was commonplace to hear people joking about “wanting to kill themselves.”ĪFTER WINNING OVER viewers on Saturday Night Live, Fallon cemented his reputation as one of television’s most beloved entertainers when he started hosting NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in 2009. As is always the case, we encourage employees who feel they have experienced or observed behavior inconsistent with our policies to report their concerns so that we may address them accordingly.”
“As in any workplace, we have had employees raise issues those have been investigated and action has been taken where appropriate. “We are incredibly proud of The Tonight Show, and providing a respectful working environment is a top priority,” the spokesperson said. In a statement, a spokesperson for NBC defended the program - but, notably, did not mention Fallon himself. “Sorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends… I feel so bad I can’t even tell you.” “It’s embarrassing and I feel so bad,” Fallon said, according to two people who were on the call. After this report published, however, Fallon apologized to staffers in an all-hands Zoom call. Representatives for Fallon would not comment on the record for this story. This could be awful - this could be the end of the show right here.’” Another staffer says they too witnessed the incident from a live studio feed inside their office. “He couldn’t remember he had just crossed it out himself,” the employee says.
They say Fallon seemed to be confused during rehearsal that day in 2017 when he crossed out jokes on the piece of paper he was holding, riffed with the audience for a bit, then quizzically looked back down at the same sheet of paper.
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Employees who spoke to Rolling Stone about their experiences working on The Tonight Show say it’s common knowledge behind the scenes that there are “good Jimmy days” - where Fallon’s wit and charm and creativity are on full display - and “bad Jimmy days.” This was a “bad Jimmy day,” according to the employee. Then he stumbled through rehearsal in front of a studio audience, who typically sit in on rehearsals for the late-night show. The host, known for his warm and congenial presence onscreen, was acting especially dismissive and irritable during production meetings, a former longtime employee tells Rolling Stone. It was a particularly tense day on the set of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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