Michael Shoemaker, SNL Veteran, To Produce "Late Night" With Jimmy Fallon

When Jimmy Fallon takes over "Late Night," a familiar face will run the show.

Emmy-winning "Saturday Night Live" producer Mike Shoemaker has been tapped to lead Fallon's edition of the late-night talk show. Shoemaker has been with "SNL" since 1986 and worked with Fallon during the comedian's eight-year tenure on the show.

"Mike is the perfect producer for 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,' " said Rick Ludwin, executive vp late-night and primetime series at NBC Entertainment. "His long experience at 'Saturday Night Live,' his ability to nurture talent, great working relationship with Jimmy and familiarity with the best comedy talent in the business are all invaluable."

Said Fallon: "I feel lucky to have Mike on my team. I've always admired his work ethic and his great relationship with writers and the whole creative process."

Shoemaker will transition from his duties on "SNL" to working with Fallon in the fall. First up is Fallon's online series, which Shoemaker said will upload at 12:30 a.m. each night to help habituate viewers to watching Fallon's show late at night. Each episode likely will run about four to five minutes.

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[We]

"I often try to reassure myself by saying, 'Well, at least it can´t get any worse.' But the truth is, it always can. And that´s what really terrifies me."
- Jimmy Fallon

[mredder4]

The Huffington Post demonstrates more and more examples of how it is willing to criticize big media for their tactics while using them just the same. I guess even progressive websites have bottom lines and advertising metrics to meet, right?

The story mentions Lorne Michaels all of zero times, yet he's in the picture with Fallon attached to the headline? Come on, HuffPo, that's FOXNews nonsense right there. Have some morals, or at least some standards, in how you post what you post. It speaks volumes that you're essentially endorsing a policy of "Do as our talking heads say, while they avoid pointing out that we do the same things that you do to".

Talk about the low road.

[AlmostLiberal]

Remember Chevy Chase's late night show?

Neither does anyone else - and this will be much, much worse.

[andvoodoo2]

I give it a month, tops. Fallon isn't funny - he's obnoxious.

[FaceYourFears]

Fallon will be Failing

[connorin]

Well, at least they got Jimmy Fallon to be on the show, because otherwise Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" starring Craig Ferguson would be confusing

[LiberalBuzz]

Yeah I was sort of surprised that Huffpost made such a dumb movie with a picture of a person NOT involved with the disaster that will be Late Night with the unfunniest person to ever appear on SNL, Jimmy Fallon.

[sf101]

I heard that Michaels is executive producing this just like he did with Conan's show. So no, it's not misleading. Is there anything that he's NOT executive producing for G.E.?

[suigeneris]

Great. This time instead of a misleading headline, it's a misleading photo WITH a misleading headline. "SNL Veteran to join Fallon show", with a picture of Fallon and Lorne...?

Way to go.