Conan O’Brien, who may or may not become the new host of the Tonight Show, may or may not pass his gig on to former SNL cast member Jimmy Fallon. NBC has offered the gig to O’Brien, but may in fact pull their offer off the table in favor of keep Leno. Jon Stewart was reportedly also contacted by NBC about jumping to the network, but Stewart turned the gig down.

Jimmy Fallon would not survive in late night.  He barely survives movies, where you catch him maybe 1 to 3 times a year.  Couldn’t imagine be subjected to him nightly.

As far as Conan, being on at an earlier hour would be a huge benefit for him.

Oh, come on.  Jimmy could survive late-night!  He’s really great at turning those awkward silences into really stupid silences.  If he runs out of questions for his guest, he can just stare at the camera and giggle until the credits roll!  There’s gotta be someone better.