Representatives for Fallon would not comment on the record for this story. This could be awful - this could be the end of the show right here.’” Another staffer says they too witnessed the incident from a live studio feed inside their office. “He couldn’t remember he had just crossed it out himself,” the employee says. They say Fallon seemed to be confused during rehearsal that day in 2017 when he crossed out jokes on the piece of paper he was holding, riffed with the audience for a bit, then quizzically looked back down at the same sheet of paper. Employees who spoke to Rolling Stone about their experiences working on The Tonight Show say it’s common knowledge behind the scenes that there are “good Jimmy days” - where Fallon’s wit and charm and creativity are on full display - and “bad Jimmy days.” This was a “bad Jimmy day,” according to the employee.
Then he stumbled through rehearsal in front of a studio audience, who typically sit in on rehearsals for the late-night show. The host, known for his warm and congenial presence onscreen, was acting especially dismissive and irritable during production meetings, a former longtime employee tells Rolling Stone. It was a particularly tense day on the set of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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