Jimmy 's humor can be topical , but almost always with a softer touch : Peggy Drexler : Critics were waiting to see Fallon fall on his face , but he scored big . Fallon : Can Fallon 's ` ` nice guy '' humor compete with TV 's reality show nastiness ? She says TV shows mean - spiritedness , inability to empathize is seeping into culture . Fallon : Fallon ' n't reduce nasty ##ness , but his ` ` just plain funny '' style can succeed .
Peggy Drexler : Critics were waiting to see Fallon fall on his face , but he scored big . Fallon : Can Fallon 's ` ` nice guy '' humor compete with TV 's reality show nastiness ? She says TV shows mean - spiritedness , inability to empathize is seeping into culture . Fallon : Fallon ' n't reduce nasty ##ness , but his ` ` just plain funny '' style can succeed .