With less than two years left on Conan O'Brien's contract, the question everyone wants to know is: who will step in and fill the late night void once O'Brien moves onto The Tonight Show? Unfortunately, NBC execs have some disconcerting news: they're disproportionately fond of Jimmy Fallon.

“We know him from SNL and saw what he can do on-camera and off-camera, and I think he’d be terrific,” says NBC late night chief Rick Ludwin, who also confirmed rumors that Fallon was "at the top of [NBC's] short list."

And, indeed, everything about Fallon just screams "TERRIFIC!"

After all, what other word could be used to describe a non-versatile comedian whose only successful SNL characters were extensions of his own personality (i.e. Obnoxious Boston Guy and "Jarrett," the one-dimensional stoner who inexplicably has his own tv show) and whose film "career" consists of a hokey romantic comedy and a box office bomb co-starring Queen Latifah?

Then again, perhaps Ludwin is referring to Fallon's prior hosting experience, like the time he "bombed big-time" in his unpaid stint as emcee of Governor Spitzer's inaugural concert, leaving disgruntled concert-goers grumbling about how he "sucked the life right out of the day."

Either way, we've seen what Fallon can do on-camera and off-camera, too. And we're pretty sure we've seen enough.