A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

NEXT TIME, WITHOUT ?UESTION, GET THE NETWORK TO OBTAIN THE PUBLISHING RIGHTS YOU NEED: The Roots explain why they've signed up to be Jimmy Fallon's house band:

?uestlove has heard the warnings about the Roots becoming a late-show band. He says his friend saxophonist Branford Marsalis — who abruptly quit his gig as Jay Leno's musical foil in the early 1990s — cautioned against the move: "You'll be neutered!"

But ?uestlove says the band's new job has "enabled us to survive.

"This would basically match or surpass what we would make touring 200-plus days out of the year. And, two, this allows us to be home," he said.

It's a welcome respite from the road for a band that has always toured extensively. The band — most in their late 30s — are looking forward to living like "normal men," as ?uestlove says.

Meanwhile, Nathan Lane and Marc Shaiman pay musical tribute to Conan O'Brien.