Alas, Conan is gone and Jimmy Fallon steps in to fill his big, floppy shoes. Despite any reservations I’ve had about Fallon (and there have been many), he’s starting off well enough. Having The Roots as his house band and booking Robert DeNiro, Santigold, Tina Fey, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on his first week? Uh, pretty good, Jimmy. Pretty good. Let’s hope he can keep it up.
Elsewhere the lineups are pretty spectacular too, with Little Boots, Neko Case, and N.A.S.A. getting some love. And a little band by the name of U2 has a week-long residency with Letterman. It’s as if booking agents suddenly woke up and recognized good music. Let’s hope it lasts.
Here’s your Late Night Lobotomy.
Mon—New Kids on the Block
Tues—Robyn
Wed—Oren Lavie
Thurs–Raphael Saadiq
Fri—Crooked X*
Mon—Justin Timberlake, Van Morrison
Tues—Santigold
Wed—Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Thurs—Ludacris
Mon—The Fray
Tues—Bettye Lavette
Wed—Neko Case
Thurs—Tom Jones
Fri—Papa Roach
Mon—U2
Tues—U2
Wed—U2
Thurs—U2
Fri—U2
Mon—Melanie Fiona
Tues—Charles Hamilton
Wed—Little Boots
Thurs—Robert Francis
Fri—N.A.S.A.
Thurs—Andrew Bird
Fri—M. Ward
* = Repeat Episode
Stay tuned, folks!