My friends have super mixed opinions of Jimmy Fallon. They either seem to like him a lot or don't think he's funny at all. I wasn't a huge fan of his on SNL, because he could never keep from breaking during skits. Before he joined the cast, the moments that the cast or guests broke were few and far between, and so when it happened it felt like a special gift, like you were seeing some rare joyous moment when even professionals couldn't keep it together. Jimmy Fallon made that not a rarity. It became a weekly occurrence, and I didn't like it.
But now that I'm older and Jimmy Fallon has moved on to Late Night and now the Tonight Show, I'm a huge fan. I think the talk shows are a better fit for him--but mostly because it seems like those outlets allow him to be fully him. He's a joyous dude and maybe he always broke on SNL because he's so filled with laughter. Isn't that a nice thought? I don't know him, obviously, but I adore his gleeful child-like approach to humor and entertainment. It's as if his whole professional career is about not taking himself too seriously and convincing all of his guests to do the same.
He's a breath of fresh air.
And so here's his newest gift:
And how convenient for me that the song he picked for this week's Dressing Room Recording Session is Idina Menzel singing Oscar-winning Song "Let it Go"?
I'm trying to take myself less seriously. I'm trying to take just about everything less seriously--except for loving people. Opinions outside of myself shouldn't matter. And my inner opinions should be gentler and more compassionate.
Let it go, people. Let it go.
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