Jimmy Fallon
š¤ PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I thought that was cool for me at the time. Probably sounds terrible to you. And I don't mean to be offensive. I go, we're looking for a star or celebrity to sponsor our new line of Troll dolls for our new line of commercials. First up, John Travolta.
I thought that was cool for me at the time. Probably sounds terrible to you. And I don't mean to be offensive. I go, we're looking for a star or celebrity to sponsor our new line of Troll dolls for our new line of commercials. First up, John Travolta.
You know, Sandy, you know, would do something like that. But this time I came out and I go, first up for the celebrities, Seinfeld.
You know, Sandy, you know, would do something like that. But this time I came out and I go, first up for the celebrities, Seinfeld.
And it worked. And I followed Jerry Seifel. And I was like, and that was cool. And then I went down the list and I finished my act and I pulled out a guitar and I played guitar with the troll doll. And that was my act for years.
And it worked. And I followed Jerry Seifel. And I was like, and that was cool. And then I went down the list and I finished my act and I pulled out a guitar and I played guitar with the troll doll. And that was my act for years.
I remember my grandfather and my parents being like, hey, don't be too full of yourself. They didn't like kids that were too full of themselves or cocky. I was pretty, but I was confident.
I remember my grandfather and my parents being like, hey, don't be too full of yourself. They didn't like kids that were too full of themselves or cocky. I was pretty, but I was confident.
I ended up doing that. I replaced David Letterman.
I ended up doing that. I replaced David Letterman.
Yeah, Saturday Night Live was my aim. I wanted to be a cast member on Saturday Night Live, which I ended up doing. But then Saturday Night Live is what got me Late Night, you know, which is Letterman's show. And then Late Night got me The Tonight Show.
Yeah, Saturday Night Live was my aim. I wanted to be a cast member on Saturday Night Live, which I ended up doing. But then Saturday Night Live is what got me Late Night, you know, which is Letterman's show. And then Late Night got me The Tonight Show.
I remember just being, I don't know what it is. I wasn't that well-read or anything like that, but I just knew that what I wanted to do I think from around 12 or 13. And maybe it's because people said I was good at it or I was making people laugh, you know. So I think when my peers and my friends said, like, you should do this.
I remember just being, I don't know what it is. I wasn't that well-read or anything like that, but I just knew that what I wanted to do I think from around 12 or 13. And maybe it's because people said I was good at it or I was making people laugh, you know. So I think when my peers and my friends said, like, you should do this.
Like, I think you're going to be famous one day or I think you're going to be a comedian. You know, I think you start believing it and you're like, oh, maybe I am good at this. Like, I don't even remember watching Late Night or David Letterman around that time. I knew Siren Live, and I probably did watch Letterman and Johnny Carson, the Tonight Show.
Like, I think you're going to be famous one day or I think you're going to be a comedian. You know, I think you start believing it and you're like, oh, maybe I am good at this. Like, I don't even remember watching Late Night or David Letterman around that time. I knew Siren Live, and I probably did watch Letterman and Johnny Carson, the Tonight Show.
But I think I started thinking, oh, yeah, Siren Live will be, that's what I want to do. That would be the ultimate dream, because that felt exciting and electric and show business, but also cool and edgy. And I was like, if that would be my goal, like, how would I do that? And I remember, like,
But I think I started thinking, oh, yeah, Siren Live will be, that's what I want to do. That would be the ultimate dream, because that felt exciting and electric and show business, but also cool and edgy. And I was like, if that would be my goal, like, how would I do that? And I remember, like,
secretly if i threw a coin in a fountain or if i made a wish on a birthday cake you know which i still do you know that's not my wish anymore but i remember i would blow out the candles and i'd say i want to be on saturday night live every year all my birthdays any wish that i could make that's what i wished that i could be on saturday night live and so maybe that
secretly if i threw a coin in a fountain or if i made a wish on a birthday cake you know which i still do you know that's not my wish anymore but i remember i would blow out the candles and i'd say i want to be on saturday night live every year all my birthdays any wish that i could make that's what i wished that i could be on saturday night live and so maybe that