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Rolling Stone contacted more than 50 Tonight Show employees, past and present, during the reporting for this story. After reaching out to representatives for Fallon and NBC, Rolling Stone reached out to an additional 30 current and former staffers. While many of them praised Fallon’s immense talent and comedic gifts, not a single one agreed to speak on the record or had positive things to say about working on The Tonight Show. Nor would any of the program’s nine showrunners since 2014 comment about the program’s namesake on the record – they wouldn’t even give statements of support, as is common in the entertainment industry.

Holy shit. When they contact 89 of your employees and no one will say a single positive thing about working with you.

After requesting a formal meeting with HR over email, they say Granet-Bederman put them on a performance-improvement plan — a step before disciplinary action, including termination. They say they were surprised to learn Granet-Bederman wasn’t happy with their performance up until that point. The employee says they heard from HR afterward, and then in a subsequent meeting with HR reps for NBC, they shared their issues and concerns, including that they were experiencing suicidal ideation. They say they later saw an email exchange between HR and Granet-Bederman, which was reviewed by Rolling Stone, in which the HR rep denigrated the employee to Granet-Bederman.

NEVER TRUST HR

no one finds Jimmy Fallon more funny than Jimmy Fallon

This show is too boring to deserve this much drama behind the scenes.

This wouldn't have been an issue if NBC stuck with Conan

All of this to make such an inconsequential and uninteresting tv program.

I guess I'll continue my flawless streak of not watching his shows then.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

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.

They say the ugly environment behind the scenes starts at the top with Fallon’s erratic behavior, and has trickled down to its ever-changing leadership teams — nine showrunners in the past nine years — who seemingly don’t know how to say no to Jimmy.

While many of them praised Fallon’s immense talent and comedic gifts, not a single one agreed to speak on the record or had  positive things to say about working on The Tonight Show.

While Fallon publicly addressed the video, employees say there was an internal uproar because staff members weren’t happy the talk-show host didn’t directly acknowledge the incident with them.

In 2021,The Tonight Show, which is produced by Universal Television, Broadway Video, and Fallon’s production company Electric Hot Dog, was renewed by NBC until 2026.

They also say they want Fallon and NBC, who are well aware of The Tonight Show’s past issues, to be held accountable and take employees’ concerns seriously to change the environment for the better.

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Just checking, how many people here actually watches late night TV shows? Or do people watch them the next day on YouTube?

Is this the new Chevy Chase?

Based on the first paragraphs it looks like his past drug habit has caught up to him.

I don't know Jimmy Fallon, but back when I had the ability to watch his show I did occasionally. It was light and easy to fall asleep to, but interesting enough to entertain if I had trouble doing so. I think all the late night shows to some degree understand this is their audience, and Fallon's was especially good at keeping it inoffensive.

If I were watching it midday or in the evening, I'm sure I'd find it less valuable but as a late-night show, it foots the bill well. I don't know the truth of this matter, but I hate it for him if he's struggling personally and adversely affecting those who work for him.

Wasn't Jimmy's wallot suspect in some crypto bullshit during the collapse of the techbros sanctuary?