‘The Tonight Show’ Head Writer Rebecca Drysdale Exits
Peter White Television EditorRebecca Drysdale has exited as head writer of The Tonight Show.This comes just over six months after she was named head writer on the NBC late-night show and follows a busy week for the Jimmy Fallon-hosted show, which saw showrunner Gavin Purcell leave, replaced by Jamie Granet-Bederman and Fallon himself extend his contract with the network.Drysdale, in a private Facebook post first picked up by The Chicago Sun-Times, said that the decision to leave was mutual. “They made it clear that I was not a good fit for the show, and I did not disagree.