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The COVID-19 outbreak has forced late-night-TV hosts into exile.
Virtually every show adheres to the same format that has existed since the genre was invented.
There has been disruption over the years, David Letterman being the chief disruptor.
But bits are still bits, and forced spontaneity can often feel, well, forced and not spontaneous.
Its the most charming he has been in years.
His monologues, which he reads directly from sheets of paper, could use some work.
That style works much better in a YouTube video.
Doing it via Skype, when both are confined to their homes, made it sweet and oddly comforting.
In keeping with his persona, Fallon has mostly avoided political humor.
But in keeping with theirs, Kimmel, Colbert, and Noah have not.
Those errors were often just as funny as the actual jokes he was telling.
I want one!)
Their kids have been creeping into the frame in ways that make work-from-home parents feel seen too.
Fallons daughters climb on him while hes telling jokes.
(Its adorable.)
Maybe the kid really was doing that and maybe he wasnt.
It was still funny.
