Jimmy Fallon is back under his own studio lights.
The nightly host returned to the set “Tonight Show” on Monday at the NBC Rockefeller Center in New York City with his band, The Roots.
The show is filming without an audience, but Fallon said he hoped he could provide his audience at home a little more “normal” during the coronavirus pandemic.
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“I am here to show you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel if we stay safe,” Fallon said.
Fallon, along with other nightly hosts, have been working remotely in recent months. The coronavirus pandemic shut down TV and movie production in March for security reasons. New York has been slowly reopening as other parts of the country now feel the full effects of the epidemic.
He started his show with a filmed piece that showed him “walking” to work, taking off his mask to let a Rockefeller Center security guard know he was an employee.
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Members of the study team wore masks and masks. Everyone present tested negative for COVID-19, he said. Fallon was dressed more casually, in a sweater instead of a suit.
“Normality, any kind of normality, feels great,” he said. “So hopefully we can put a smile on your face for an hour every night and let you sit back and relax as we try to bring you a little bit of normalcy.”
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The guests, including New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Charlize Theron, were not in the studio as the celebrity interviews continued remotely.
Representatives for Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” and Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” with Trevor Noah said plans were being made to return to the studios, but did not set a schedule.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
