Jimmy Fallon
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Jimmy Fallon

Who Jimmy Fallon is

Jimmy Fallon is a comedian and television host who has hosted NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in New York since 2014. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Saugerties, New York, he did stand-up at Carolines on Broadway and the Improv in Los Angeles before joining Saturday Night Live, where he was a cast member from 1998 to 2004 and co-anchored Weekend Update with Tina Fey from 2000. He hosted Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014, and his comedy album Blow Your Pants Off (2012) won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album.

At a glance

Born
1974
Based in
New York, NY
Came up through
Saturday Night Live
Albums
Blow Your Pants Off and The Bathroom Wall
Podcasts
Strike Force Five, I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life, Thank You Notes and 2 more
On screen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and 3 more

Specials, shows and podcasts

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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Career timeline

  1. 1974Born
  2. 1998Saturday Night Live (cast member, 1998–2004; Weekend Update co-anchor, 2000–2004; host, 2011–2017) On screen
  3. 1999I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life (book, 1999, with Gloria Fallon) Book
  4. 2002The Bathroom Wall (2002) Album
  5. 2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (host, 2009–2014) On screen
  6. 201062nd Primetime Emmy Awards (host, 2010) On screen
  7. 2011Thank You Notes (book, 2011) Book
  8. 2012Blow Your Pants Off (2012) Album
  9. 2012Thank You Notes 2 (book, 2012) Book
  10. 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (host, 2014–present) On screen
  11. 2015Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA (book, 2015) Book
  12. 201774th Golden Globe Awards (host, 2017) On screen
  13. 2025On Brand with Jimmy Fallon (co-host, 2025) On screen

Questions about Jimmy Fallon

What podcast does Jimmy Fallon host?

Strike Force Five, I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life, Thank You Notes, Thank You Notes 2 and Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, On Brand with Jimmy Fallon, 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards and 74th Golden Globe Awards.

Where did they get their start?

Saturday Night Live (cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor).

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1974.

Who are some comedians like them?

Colin Jost (also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), Seth Meyers (also on Strike Force Five), Keith Alberstadt (also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), Julian McCullough (also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) and Sean Patton (also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

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Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026