All this talk about Jay Leno shaking up Prime Time / Late Night television with his upcoming NBC show makes me wonder - who is the next generation of Late Night TV? Yeah, Jimmy Fallon is funny, but I haven't seen him prove himself as an interviewer. I'll tell you who has though...Damien Fahey.
Damien Fahey, longtime host of MTV's “TRL” who took over for Carson Daly in 2003, has interviewed TONS of A-list celebrities and musicians including Tom Cruise, Bono, Britney Spears, Fall Out Boy. WAY too many to list. Lately, major television networks have been vying for his attention as has Extra. He's regularly co-hosted “Live! With Regis & Kelly,” was tapped by David Letterman as one of four finalists to take over CBS' “The Late, Late Show,” and has done pop-culture commentary for major publications and television shows. He also holds the distinction of being the only VJ on MTV to ever host and write for the show.
HE NEEDS HIS OWN LATE NIGHT SHOW!!!
Also, somewhere along the way someone said Damien Fahey and John Norris were both casualties of the MTV / Viacom layoffs that took place this month. Wrongo! Fahey recently signed a contract with MTV to stay at the network in a number of different capacities (he just interviewed Britney for the specials that aired last week).
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I agree! Damien is amazing and definitely needs his own show!! I love him!
Damien is one of the best on-air talents around these days! I totally agree! I mean, Carson Daly got his own show and if it wasn't for dating celebrities and his weight ups and downs - he's not all that interesting! Damien is going places - can't wait to see what he's up to next!!
He really deserves his own show and has proved he can handle it. I saw him co-host on Regis and Kelly...awesome interviewer =)
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