1/13/2024 0 Comments Jimmy fallon monologueWhat’s it like coming back to the New England area when you perform? But when I was starting out it happened more frequently and it’s just a terrible feeling. For me, knock on wood, it only happens every few months. It’s pretty rare for me to have a goose egg. You’re on a deadline and you’re doing the best that you can, and it’s a terrible feeling when you don’t get jokes on the show. You pay attention more… I come across as grumpy or not in a good mood when I’m doing this, but really it’s because I’m focused. Also, you’re harder on your work when you’re that way. I think that’s when you’re more real, more honest. It’s whenever I’m in a cynical, kind of grouchy, cranky mood that they are a lot better. I’m not always the most fun person to be around when I’m writing jokes because whenever I’m in a great, happy mood, my jokes are terrible. I’ve been there a long time and, you don’t notice it, but it does. I think the longest anyone has gone except me was three or three-and-a-half years. I think that’s how, it’s just the pressure of it. I hope he’s doing OK.ĭoes it take a toll trying to write jokes pretty much every single night of the week? Are you constantly under pressure? I had a wedding to get to right after work that day so I didn’t get to check in or anything. I sent him and e-mail just saying I hope he’s doing well. Have you talked to Jimmy since his recent spill? He’s not going to see a joke and say, “That seems fine to me,’’ and not get it. So, we try but Jimmy is a really smart guy. We’ll try some things, and every now and then something will get through, and it’s a fun moment as a writer, like, “Oh I got that one by.’’ But you don’t want to tell something that throws the whole show off the rails. It’s like, is it fair to bring somebody in or is it just a cheap shot? Jimmy doesn’t really like cheap shots. But you can kind of tell if it’s a joke that’s just being dirty for the sake of being dirty. We’ll do some things that are pretty edgy or kind of hard jokes and stuff. It’s one thing if a stand-up comes on or a guest does something, but as far what Jimmy says, it’s not that he doesn’t try to be offensive, it just doesn’t fit the character. We push it, but I think at the same time, we don’t go too far because we all know we have a pretty good thing going. It’s usually not that it’s too offensive, it’s just too stupid. We’ve done it before with Jimmy’s stuff, but he’ll say when he does it, “I’m only doing this in rehearsal’’ or “I’’m only doing this for you guys.’’ Everyone will get a laugh but he won’t do it on air. Have you ever tried to push the envelope with the jokes you write for Fallon? once talked about how he tried to sneak in edgier jokes while writing for Conan O’Brien. It’s not autobiographical, just kind of genuine, the way I kind of see things. Whereas, I think for me for stand-up, it’s more personal. The difference is, one is very just observational. I don’t get why everyone thinks this is so good.’’ Not in a bad way, but kind of being that guy who says, “I don’t get it. For Jimmy, he can make fun of the situation, he can make fun of a story, whereas with me and stand-up, it’s just generally my story, trying to figure things out and not necessarily fitting in. I think that I’m more comfortable being the butt of the joke. His point of view is a very everyman point of view, and that’s why he’s so good at the job… Whereas with me, I’m a lot quirkier. He’s the guy that you want to hang out with, he’s the guy you want to be your neighbor. We’re very different personalities in that he’s everyman. I think that for Jimmy, it’s just that we’re different people.
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