If you thinking to yourself, "Whoa. Deja vu.": (1) thank you for following me! (2) yes, you're right. This post appeared before. I'm revisiting it though to add some thoughts.
This podcast is Chris Hardwick (of Nerdist fame) interviewing his good friend, Jimmy Fallon. Now, the last time this post appeared, my feelings for Jimmy Fallon were like my feelings for the latest art exhibit at the MFA. Yeah, I wouldn't mind going to see what's up, but I don't really feel *compelled* to go. After listening to this podcast however, I believe I might actually start watching Mr. Fallon's TV show. The chemistry between Hardwick and Fallon is very real (not to the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn level, but maybe like a more verbose version of Paul Newman-Robert Redford chemistry). I always feel that the best conversations occur when there's no agenda to be had, when it's just two friends letting their attention-deficit minds wander from one lily pad to the next. And that's exactly what happens in this podcast.
Jimmy Fallon is also one funny dude. On the podcast, he performs a handful of impressions. He does an impression of Jerry Seinfeld that is hilarious, but he tops it with his impression of Jerry Seinfeld doing an impression of himself (Confused? Listen to the podcast to figure out this reference!).
Let me see if I can describe the appeal of Jimmy Fallon. On the podcast, he described a bit on his show called 'Wax on/wax off." Two friends are invited onto the show to compete with the host in a trivia competition. For every question that is answered incorrectly by Friend A, Friend B will receive a painful chest wax strip removal. Now, if I were to actually tune in and watch this, I'm positive that I would not find this entertaining in any way. But, when Jimmy Fallon was describing the setup (yes, his description is much more entertaining than mine), he had me in a giggling fit! His enthusiasm for comedy (even if his definition of comedy may differ from my own) is so unadulterated that I actually considered watching that clip and enjoying it (if only to recall Fallon's hilarious side notes about the show).
Like Tina Fey did in her book Bossypants, Jimmy Fallon referred to his obligation to the crew on his show. His days of boozy weekends are over because other people and their families financially depend on him! Hearing this sentiment (and more than once!) makes me happy.
So check out the podcast here! I think it has to be one of my favorite Nerdist podcasts.
http://www.nerdist.com/2011/04/nerdist-podcast-82-jimmy-fallon/
Here's Jimmy on the Colbert report.
Jon Stewart's cameo gave me a good laugh.
