http://hiremejimmyfallon.com Lex Friedman's quest to get a job writing for Late Night. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:40:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://hiremejimmyfallon.com/2009/04/jokes-for-show-24/ http://hiremejimmyfallon.com/2009/04/jokes-for-show-24/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:28:42 +0000 Lex Friedman http://hiremejimmyfallon.com/?p=105 It’s my last day in LA, which means that tomorrow I’ll be suggesting jokes for Jimmy from his own time zone. Mr. Fallon: Could I contribute to your monologue? If I could do this as my day job, I’d have more time to polish; are you seeing any potential here? Call me!

• CBS broadcaster Greg Gumbel is suing, saying he was tricked into taping introductions for infomercials. Gumbel is especially angry because he wanted to BUY the Sham-Wow, not appear in the ad.
• Police in North Carolina are investigating whether a funeral home fit a 6’5″ man into his coffin by cutting off his legs. The alleged victim had no comment. (Because he’s dead.) But jeez, burials these days are apparently costing MORE than an arm and a leg.
• A new study says that employees who spend time on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are happier, and thus actually more productive during the work day. The study will be published in this month’s Journal of Gigantic Lies.
• Jupiter’s big red spot is shrinking. Scientists think it’s probably related to Atkins.

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