Jimmy Fallon Reveals Secrets Behind the Best 'Late Night' Sketches

An entire evening was devoted to former Saturday Night Live regular and current late-night host Jimmy Fallon at PaleyFest and it was, to date, the most entertaining session of the festival.

Moderator Chris Hardwick (host of Web Soup), set the tone early when he joked that it was his duty to "steer this ship into Awesometown." It's that type of geekiness (which Fallon wholly embraces) that would run through the night.

It is easy to see why people clamor on to Fallon's fun-loving humor. More than two years after he took the reins from Conan O'Brien, who was preparing for what would turn out to be a brief run as the Tonight Show host, Fallon has carved out an hour of late-night TV that David Letterman or Jay Leno aren't doing: beer pong with Betty White, spoofing vampires with Suckers, singing the "History of Rap" with Justin Timberlake and parodying Lost with Late. Who else can pull that stuff off -- and make them viral hits?

"History of Rap" with Justin Timberlake: While Timberlake was in France promoting The Social Network, he sent Fallon an email, saying, "'History of Rap' is on the cover of a French newspaper," Fallon told the audience. "Dude, they know me in France? .. [And Timberlake responded,] 'No!'"

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I hope I can watch the videos from this event. I heart Fallon!