In a humorous video parody, ‘Late Night’ host Jimmy Fallon teamed up with ‘Tonight’ veteran Jay Leno to croon a song from the iconic Broadway musical ‘West Side Story.’
Adding more fuel to speculation that Leno will be replaced by Fallon next year, this spoof aired as a seamless transition between the two shows on Monday night.
The sketch started with Leno being hounded by reporters at his Burbank studio as Fallon is shown in his office minutes before he is due on stage.
Jay telephones Jimmy and before you know it they’re singing a dramatic rendition of the 1956 tune ‘Tonight’ written by Leonard Bernstein.
NBC has not yet announced their 2014 plan but this collaborative effort appears to be the first signal that the network wants this transition to go smoothly after the black eye they received during the 2010 Conan fiasco.
Check out the video below … good stuff:
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