Are there any knocks on Fallons tonight show

Really the only people I see complain about or don't get a lot of his jokes are in the 50+ crowd.

I tried watching it and didn't think he was all that funny, more awkward really. But different tastes and all that.

eta: not in the 50+ crowd.

I don't watch any more, but from what I have seen..

Fallon is great when he's doing mashups and other creative stuff on stage with others. He has fun ideas.

He is a bit awkward in the sit down interviews IMO.. This is not his strength.. although I am sure he is getting better at it by now..

Not a fan of Fallon in general, never have been. I just don't think he's funny

I'm 25

I just don't find him funny.
I'm a CoCo loyalist.

Huh so some people generally don't care for him. didnt know

Like I said I dont tune in regularly. I doubt there's any way he can ever top Letterman's eye for musical guests. Its amazing how long Dave's been in front of good music on that show

I used to never watch any of these late night talk shows and for the most part I still don't watch them religiously. I will say that as I flip around I do stop on some of these shows and Fallon has a pretty solid show. I also think Kimmel has a good show and that every time I turn on Conan I usually get stuck on it for a while because his show is pretty good. I really can't figure out why Conan did not stick on NBC or hasn't landed a network gig and is stuck on cable because his show is pretty dang good.

Letterman just stinks anymore. He can't go away fast enough.

His interviews are so awkward that I cannot watch. I enjoy the bits that make it to viral status on Youtube, but those are few and far between. Conan is 1000 times better and more consistently funny.

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He's turned The Tonight Show into more of a variety show than a talk show.

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And that's what it sort of needs to be now. The days of Carson sitting down with a guest are over because these stars have exposure elsewhere. The Tonight Show used to be one of only a handful of ways for people to see celebrities discuss their lives, movies, and such. Jimmy has turned The Tonight Show into an event again. The audience and fans are having fun again just like they did with Johnny. The only downside is that people might not tune in because they know if something is funny, they'll see it on Facebook/Twitter in the morning.

I wasn't a huge Fallon fan when he took over and its not like I watch it all the time, but Fallon blows away Leno/Letterman. You really see how out of touch and bland Leno was. As for Letterman, he just looks old and bitter now.

I enjoy watching the highlights of the great bits he does the next day, but I don't go out of my way to watch his monologues or interviews.

He seems to be having fun and he and his writing staff put together some terrific skits, but Fallon just doesn't seem to have the comedic timing or quick wit that the great late night hosts do.