The controversial host said Michaels 'went to bat' to get him his first hosting gig
), Fallon revealed that it was Michaels who “went to bat” to get him his first hosting gig, despite the fact that he didn’t really want it at first.SNLand presumably knew the perfect guffaw to fill the space. “He goes, ‘Would you ever want to do a talk show?’” Fallon said. “I go, ‘I don’t think so... In six years, ask me, and if I’m around I’ll think about it.’”
Michaels did just that, but it was Fallon’s wife who pushed him to take the offer. “‘You have to take this job. You’re one of three human beings to ever do this,’” Fallon recalls her saying.He continued: “So, I call Lorne, and I go, ‘I’m in. I’d love to do it.’ He goes, ‘Great. NBC doesn’t really want you. But we have to talk to them.
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