When the world tuned in to watch Oprah interview Lance Armstrong last year, talkshow host Jimmy Fallon landed the scoop everyone had been waiting for: the testimony of Armstrong's closest accomplice – his bike. "I did notice he was riding me really fast … especially uphill," the racing cycle confessed when asked the crucial question on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, "did he know his rider was taking performance enhancing drugs?". The audience cackled; Fallon barely kept a straight face, and the producers of his popular talk show probably knew they weren't going to be able to keep hold of his silliness and charm for much longer.
And so, to plenty of noise in the US last week, 38-year-old Fallon was announced as the replacement for Jay Leno, the talk show veteran who will step down next year after 22 years on the frontline of late night US television. It's a huge gig for Fallon, one-time SNLer, minor film star and former boyfriend of Drew Barrymore. Has he got the chops? Not sure who he is? Get yourself up to speed, as we've compiled his best moments of the last 12 months.
Slow jamming with Obama
When Barack Obama joined Fallon to "slowjam the news" we knew it was an unashamed policy promotion, but it was such a crowd-pleaser, we didn't care.
"Ew" with Channing Tatum
More drag dressing with Hollywood beefcake Tatum and one of the best smile-offs I've seen.
Mariah Christmas
In a festive special the Roots, Fallon and Mariah Carey put on their best christmas jumpers and pulled out the cutest kids to sing Carey's classic All I Want for Christmas.
Evolution of Mom Dancing
Dressing in drag and doing the doogie with Michelle Obama. Need more be said?
Lena Dunham's got a crush on you
The Girls star's admission she was obsessed with Fallon was met with red-faced awkward laughs that's just so seat-squirmingly enjoyable.
Water War with Jon Hamm
What happens when you get two grown men (one Mad Men's unfathomably charismatic Don Draper), a card game and 10 cups of water? A maturity regression of 30 years.
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