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This show is in a real tailspin. The pilot was brilliant. It started to stall right after and now it is screaming towards the ground. The premise has huge potential, but it has been almost entirely squandered by poor writing and even worse casting. Forte can hold his own as the lead. Jones is resolutely terrible. An

True, but Carson had better comedic timing than just about anyone. He could tell a hack joke and make it funny through timing alone. Fallon couldn't tell a joke well if his life depended on it. The producers know this which is why they went the variety show route. It is funny now, but it won't be in a year or two.