so after all the references about Conan being awkward and unwatchable in his first few years, i downloaded his first episode of Late Night ever to see how he compared to Fallon. while Conan was visibly nervous and tripping over his lines a bit, you could tell even back then that he was a funny guy and if he could find a way to bring it out, he'd have a great show (which he did). Fallon on the other hand is just not funny. in the few bits that i've watched of his show, he just comes across as trying way too hard and he's forcing the laughter, he has none of the natural comedy or quick wit that Conan does and it's just painful to watch him on TV
my guess is that Fallon doesn't last longer than a couple of seasons before he's turfed
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