 "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" made its broadcast debut on March 2, 2009, as "Saturday Night Live" alum Jimmy Fallon became the third host of the NBC comedy-talk franchise. The show serves as a platform for comedy, music and A-list talent out of NBC's Rockefeller Center Studio 6B. Prior to his broadcast premiere, Fallon launched his "Late Night" video blogs on December 8, 2008 giving viewers behind-the-scenes access to his preparation for the show's official launch at www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com. The vlogs were posted each weeknight at 12:30 a.m. ET. In his first vlog, Fallon introduced his new house band ? the critically acclaimed Grammy winning hip-hop band The Roots. Named one of the 20 greatest live acts in the world by Rolling Stone, The Roots will bring their eclectic hip-hop sound to the new "Late Night." In later vlogs, Fallon introduced his studio announcer, showed scale models of the new "Late Night" set, took viewers backstage at some of his standup appearances, answered viewer questions in a weekly "Ask Jimmy" segment, and visited his family in upstate New York. In addition, the vlogs featured guest appearances from current "SNL" stars Fred Armisen (testing Fallon's interview skills while posing as a bad guest), Will Forte (who offered to compose the show's theme song), and the members of The Lonely Island. Fallon first garnered attention in 1998 when he joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" and quickly became an audience favorite for his impressions of actors and musicians as well as creating many memorable recurring characters. In 2000, he became co-anchor of the popular segment "Weekend Update" alongside Tina Fey. Fallon went on to appear in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries "Band of Brothers" and made his feature-film debut in "Almost Famous." He also had starring roles in "Taxi" and "Fever Pitch." Lorne Michaels, Emmy Award-winning creator of "Saturday Night Live," is "Late Night's" executive producer. Michael Shoemaker, also an Emmy Award winner, is the producer, bringing over 20 years of experience at "Saturday Night Live." Gavin Purcell, from G4's critically praised "Attack of the Show," serves as co-producer. "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" is a production of Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video Entertainment and will be taped before a live audience. | 
