Jimmy Fallon will host Tonight Show through 2028 as he announces new deal with NBC… after ‘toxic’ workplace allegations

It looks like Jimmy Fallon will be working late for the next few years.

The 49-year-old host of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week extended his deal through 2028 with the NBC late-night talk show after recently celebrating his 10th anniversary in the coveted gig.

“For nearly thirty years, I have been bringing laughter to the homes of millions and enchanting audiences from the stages of 30 Rock,” he began in a cheeky tone. rack.

“It has been a privilege to be at the helm of The Tonight Show and I am thrilled to see what innovations I and the great staff will create at the network in the coming years,” Fallon added. ‘No, I’m not changing my quote. Tell Mark to change his.”

He was referring to NBCUniversal Media Group Chairman Mark Lazarus, who shared a nearly identical statement in the same press release.

The extension comes after Fallon was accused by 16 current and former employees in September of creating a “toxic work environment” on the show

“For nearly 30 years, Jimmy Fallon has been bringing laughs to the homes of millions and enchanting audiences from the stages of 30 Rock,” he said.

“It has been a privilege to see Jimmy at the helm of The Tonight Show and we are thrilled to see what innovations he and the great staff will bring to the network in the years to come,” Lazarus added.

The extension comes after Fallon was accused by 16 current and former employees in September of creating a “toxic work environment” at the show.

They claimed in a Rolling Stone article that Fallon is known for his “outbursts” and “hissy fits,” which left employees sobbing in “cry rooms,” causing several of them to have suicidal thoughts.

A source told DailyMail.com at the time: ‘The things reported in this article happened years ago and simply do not reflect the atmosphere of today.’

Fallon reportedly apologized to staffers in a Zoom call. “I feel so bad I can’t even tell you,” he told them in the call, which employees said “felt pretty serious.”

“It’s embarrassing and I feel so bad,” he reportedly said. ‘I’m sorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends… I feel so bad I can’t even tell you.

‘I want the show to be fun, [it] must be inclusive for all. It should be the best show,” Fallon added.

Last month, Fallon celebrated the tenth anniversary of his talk show with a two-hour primetime special.

They claimed in a Rolling Stone article that Fallon is known for his “outbursts” and “hissy fits,” forcing employees to sob in “cry rooms,” causing several of them to have suicidal thoughts.

A source told DailyMail.com at the time: ‘The things reported in this article happened years ago and simply do not reflect the atmosphere of today’

Fallon reportedly apologized to staffers in a Zoom call. “I feel so bad I can’t even tell you,” he told them during the phone call, which employees said “felt pretty serious.”

“Ten years,” Fallon said during the special. “It’s hard to believe that when I got the job, Joe Biden was just a fresh-faced 71-year-old.

“That’s right, we’ve been on the air for one pandemic, two presidential elections and 300 Fast and the Furious movies.”

He added, “Of course I want to thank my wife, my children and especially my attorney, Michael Cohen.”

The comedian won an Emmy Award in 2015 for the talk show, which is taped in front of a live studio audience at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Fallon previously got his start on Saturday Night Live as a cast member from 1998 to 2004 before hosting Late Night from 2009 to 2014.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon airs Monday through Friday from 11:35 PM to 12:35 PM ET/PT on NBC and streams the next day on Peacock.