By Lisa DiCarlucci, Entertainment Editor
WRHU: You’ve just come off a big performance at the Emmys, a big ‘Born to Run’ spectacular, what was it like dancing with Kate Gosselin?
Jimmy Fallon: She was a good sport, you know, it was one of the first ideas. I was like we gotta get Kate Gosselin ‘cause she was just so awful on ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ But she was a good sport. She was like ‘I know I’m not an Dancer,’ but she was totally game and we ended up having a good time. It was great. It was so stupid but like, that’s the whole idea of it. When you’re the host of that big show you gotta set the tone and it was like everyone just be silly and enjoy it.
WRHU: So I know you’re doing beer pong with celebrities. How do you think you’ll do against the students at Hofstra?
JF: Well I’m a little worried about that to be honest. I’ve heard there’s some skilled players out there. I was walking by Sha Na Na and Fountains of Wayne and Trey Songz and I was scoping out the competition. I’m just hoping that they get it in the head start so that I can just let them drink and play and then I can come in full on sober and just destroy them.
The Chronicle: Since we’re on a college campus, what was your favorite part about being a college student?
JF: I liked my little fridge. It’s like you got your tiny little fridge but you’re not quite ready for a real fridge yet. You got this tiny little thing that barely fits anything and the freezer compartment which is awful. It’s just gross frost; it doesn’t do anything else. It’s also got that little ice cube tray that comes with it which is fantastic. It’s like chiclet ice cubes and you can’t even fit a Ben and Jerry’s in there.
The Chronicle: We actually have a microwave/fridge combo at Hofstra.
JF: Times they are a’ changing. If Bob Dylan was writing songs about college that’s what he was talking about. We used to smuggle in Hot Plates. We had people making grilled cheese on irons. I mean, we tried to do whatever we could do. I mean do you still stack your beds on bricks?
The Chronicle: We actually got all new beds this year that stack themselves.
JF: See, smart kids. Someone invented it. See I went to a college where we had wolves as professors and you know we would just go to the caves with candlelight, lanterns and stuff like that. We would drink blood from a chalice and that was just college when I was a kid.
WRHU: What’s easier stand up or sketch comedy?
JF: I guess it depends. Either one can be awful but they can both be really good. They both have good and bad points. I think tonight would be super fun because of the young energy. There’s just nothing like a college crowd. It’s the greatest because you’ve got nothing to lose. This is it right? Then you go out to party. Oh my gosh so there’s just going to be a bunch of drunk fools out there and it’s just going to be fantastic. I’m just psyched to put on the best show that I can put on and I hope everyone has a great time.
WRHU: Now I know that you’re married. Would your wife say that you were an ‘idiot boyfriend?’
JF: Yeah, yeah, I was pretty silly. But yeah, I met my wife doing the move ‘Fever Pitch’ and um, she knows I’m an idiot. I don’t know if you can tell but I kind of have a little rash around my mustache area. I had to shave really close because I was Justin Bieber yesterday. I can’t do Justin Bieber with a 5 o’clock shadow. I shaved upside down, like backwards, with the razor to get really close and I got razor burn so now I have a permanent red zit beard which is kind of embarrassing but there’s nothing I can do about it.
The Chronicle: I know that you’re big into Twitter. Do you think it helps you connect with your fans better?
JF: Yeah, completely. Twitter is like the new thing, it’s amazing. It gives you a window into whats going on. You can connect with anyone.
