Jimmy Fallon starts as host of the Tonight Show tonight. And I know how the first show is going to open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s dark. Someone reaches over and turns on a bedside light. It’s Jay Leno. He’s agitated. He says “Honey, wake up! You won’t believe the dream I just had!” There’s a groan from the other side of the bed. Leno: “Well, don’t you want to hear about it? I dreamed NBC replaced me as host, AGAIN!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An arm reaches out and turns on the light on the other side of the bed. IT’S JIMMY FALLON, who says, “There, there. It’s all right. It’s just a bad dream. NBC was boneheaded enough to do that once. They wouldn’t be stupid enough to do that again.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leno, reluctantly: “I guess you’re right. Good night, Jimmy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Good night, Jay,” Fallon replies, and they both turn out their bedside lights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jimmy Fallon starts as host of the Tonight Show tonight. And I know how the first show is going to open. It’s dark. Someone reaches over and turns on a bedside light. It’s Jay Leno. He’s agitated. He says “Honey, wake up! You won’t believe the dream I just had!” There’s a groan from the … <\/p>\n