Jimmy Fallon Has Eyes Set On Passing Johnny Carson As Longest-Running Host On A Late-Night Show: “Let’s Do 30 Years!” — Contenders TV

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Jimmy Fallon Has Eyes Set On Passing Johnny Carson As Longest-Running Host On A Late-Night Show: “Let’s Do 30 Years!” — Contenders TV

Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, is about to celebrate his 10th anniversary fronting a franchise that first began with Steve Allen behind the desk in 1954, followed by Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien (and Jay Leno again) — and he’s keen to keep it going. Speaking about Carson’s record as the longest-running (and most-identifiable) host of this seminal late-night show, Fallon said during a…