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Jimmy Fallon replacing Jay Leno on `Tonight Show`

`Late Night` host Jimmy Fallon will succeed stand-up comedian Jay Leno on the ` Tonight Show` in the spring of 2014 when the show moves back to New York.

Washington: `Late Night` host Jimmy Fallon will succeed stand-up comedian Jay Leno on the ` Tonight Sho w` in the spring of 2014 when the show moves back to New York.
Leno has officially announced his retirement from NBC`s show, the New York Post reported. The channel is hoping to capture the younger viewers and compete with ABC`s Jimmy Kimmel, with Fallon. "Congratulations, Jimmy. I hope you`re as lucky as me and hold on to the job until you`re the old guy," Leno said in a statement. "If you need me, I`ll be at the garage," he added. ANI