Jimmy Fallon News

The Directors Guild of America  today announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2018.

The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced that Mickey Thomas, the lead singer of Starship (formerly Jefferson Starship), will star as Dennis in its sensational new production of Rock of Ages. Rock of Ages is the '80s rock ballad blast that features the music of Styx, Joan Jett, Twisted Sister, and more. With Mickey Thomas as lead vocalist, Starship produced hits including "We Built This City" (which appears in the production), "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now," and "Sara."

Encore telecasts of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” have won the late-night ratings week of Dec. 24-28 versus rebroadcasts of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in adults 18-49, total viewers and most other key measures, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

According to Billboard, Paul McCartney has released a new song today called GET ENOUGH. The single comes just four months after his latest album release, EGYPT STATION. The new song was co-produced by Paul McCartney, Ryan Tedder and Zach Skelton. Read more about the single from Billboard here!

TONIGHT SHOW Takes The Late-Night Ratings Week Of 12/17-12/21 In 18-49

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, kicks off 2019 with its talented line-up for the month of January, highlighted by headliners Sinbad, from FOX's Rel, January 3 - 5; Jaboukie Young-White, from Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, December 10 - 12; Lil Rel Howery, star of FOX's Rel, Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend, December 18 -20; DeRay Davis, from FOX's Empire, January 24 - 27; and Nick Thune, as seen on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, January 31 - February 2.

Check Out Quotables From Last Week's TONIGHT SHOW

ABC (5.872 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) was the network to beat on Christmas Day with its telecast of 'NBA on ABC: Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors' (6.391 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1) and a repeat 'Black-ish' (3.281 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2).

Miley Cyrus changes some questionable lyrics to the holiday classic 'Santa Baby' to better represent 2018, while Jimmy and Mark Ronson try to keep up.

CBS (7.196 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) was the network to beat on Wednesday thanks to the finale to 'Survivor: David vs. Goliath' (7.616 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) and the 'Survivor: David vs. Goliath Reunion' (5.095 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2).

Keith and Kenny Lucas, together known as The Lucas Bros, will jump out of TV and onto The Second City's UP Comedy Club stage for three nights of stand-up performances January 4 - 6, 2019.

Jimmy Fallon reunites with Horatio Sanz, Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan to perform their SNL holiday classic 'I Wish It Was Christmas Today,' with special guest Ariana Grande.

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Broadway walks the red carpet at the premiere of Mary Poppins Returns, and more!

Following the success of his 2017 Netflix special, Jo Koy: Live from Seattle, Koy embarked on his "Break the Mold Tour," a nod to the DIY ethos of one of the country's most successful Asian-American comedians. The tour, which made stops in Bakersfield, California, Midland, Texas and Bellingham, Washington, has added dates including a stop in St. Louis at Stifel Theatre on Saturday, March 2 at 8 p.m.

Check out quotables from last weeks TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON.

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has won the late-night ratings week of Dec. 10-14 versus “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in adults 18-49 and most other key demographics, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

SOFI TUKKER--the Los Angeles-based duo of Tucker Halpern (vocals, bass, percussion, production) and Sophie Hawley-Weld (vocals, guitar, percussion)--have been nominated for a 'Best Dance/Electronic Album' GRAMMY® Award for their debut album TREEHOUSE (Ultra Music). This marks their second nomination following a 'Best Dance Recording' nomination for their debut single 'Drinkee' in 2017. TREEHOUSE received great acclaim for its genre-defying sound, vibrant melodies and themes of inclusivity and self-empowerment. 

Lin-Manuel Miranda stopped by The Tonight Show last night, December 17, to chat with Jimmy Fallon about his upcoming role in Mary Poppins Returns.

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Catherine McCormack joins the cast of The Ferryman, and more!

It was revealed tonight that in conjunction with Tony, Grammy, Emmy and Pulitzer Prize winner Lin-Manuel Miranda's 24 performances of “Hamilton” in Puerto Rico, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” will air a special episode from the island on Jan. 15.