Jimmy Fallon marked the tenth anniversary of his gig as ‘Tonight Show’ host and called the experience ‘a dream come true’
The comedian, 49, celebrated his 10-year anniversary as host of The Tonight Show on Tuesday, May 14, and reflected back on his job during the episode’s opening monologue. “Ten years,” Fallon said. “It’s hard to believe, when I got the job, President Biden was just a fresh-faced 71-year-old.”
Fallon, who took on the job of Tonight Show host in 2014 as a successor to Jay Leno, celebrated his milestone by looking back on the past decade with Entertainment Tonight, telling the outlet that the gig has been “a dream come true.” Looking back on the many highlights of his hosting duties, Fallon pointed to a 2015 guest appearance from Tom Cruise, who entered into a lip-synch battle with the comedian. 'I mean, come on. Tom Cruise practiced this for five hours,' he recounted. 'I wasn't allowed to go into the studio 'cause he's such a perfectionist, and I didn't want to know.'
According to former employees, it was commonplace to hear colleagues joke about “wanting to kill themselves” due to the toxic workplace environment. The staffers also claimed that they referred to guests’ dressing rooms as “crying rooms” because that’s where they went to let out their emotions.
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