Mike Birbiglia explains how he realized he’s not Indiana Jones
Comedian Mike Birbiglia’s always lived with a very big problem – he’s a chronic sleepwalker, as detailed in his hit 2012 film Sleepwalk With Me (which Fallon appears to now nothing about). It’s a condition that’s changed his life in almost every imaginable way, affecting relationships, his health, and, as a touring comic, his life […]
John Oliver and Jimmy Fallon merged their late night superpowers on “The Tonight Show”
In a merging of the late night minds, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show couch. Oliver unsurprisingly has Fallon in stitches from the start, insulting his child’s American accent and reminding us that planes are death traps that will kill us all. He’s also got some lighter stories, like the time he […]
The Lucas Brothers performed (wearing Nixon pins) on “The Tonight Show”
Keith and Kenny Lucas, The Lucas Brothers, visited Jimmy Fallon last night, to promote their new Netflix special, On Drugs, and perform some stand-up. Their latest hour was filmed in front of a retro backdrop emblazoned with Nixon and Goldwater’s faces, and accordingly, they came to The Tonight Show set repping their favorite 80s politicians. On Drugs is […]
Chris Rock recaps the Obamas’ final White House party
Chris Rock stopped by The Tonight Show to brag about getting an invite to the Obamas’ final party as tenants of the White House, and boy, does it sound like it was a good one. Rock regales Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon with stories from the evening, which felt like “black heaven” because absolutely everyone […]
Pete Lee got a standing ovation for his “The Tonight Show” stand-up set
Former Wisconsonite Pete Lee appeared on The Tonight Show, to do some stand-up / beg the audience to save him from his new life in New York City. Lee, with his charming self-effacement, lyric mid-American accent, and slightly too-large suit, completely wins the crowd over. He grins his way through stories about his recent break-up, […]
Study determines Trump is the most joked about President ever
A study conducted at George Mason University’s Center for Media and Public Affairs has found that Trump is officially the most joked about president of all time, according to their long-term tracking of late night shows. The CMPA, as its known, is one of the country’s most prestigious and well-known media study groups, and one […]
Aziz Ansari and Jimmy Fallon present another edition of dramatic Yelp readings
Actor, stand-up, writer, and creator of Netflix series Master of None Aziz Ansari is a real renaissance man – but his interests aren’t limited to the comedy world. Ansari is a huge foodie (but don’t call him that), and he’s got serious cred in the restaurant world; he’s a good bud of celebrity chef David […]
Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon take the best friends challenge (and cover Bruno Mars)
Former Saturday Night Live co-stars Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon reunited on The Tonight Show, and the pals were so glad to see each other they decided to celebrate with a game: the best friends challenge, where the two faced off to find out how well they really know each other. Tonight Show host Fallon […]
Mark Normand drops a killer set on “The Tonight Show” in advance of his new special
Tonight, Mark Norman is set to premiere his brand new stand-up special on Comedy Central called, Don’t Be Yourself in celebration of his new hour (presented by Amy Schumer), Normand dropped by The Tonight Show last night to give us all a tease of what we can expect. If you guessed killer material about relationships, […]
Al Madrigal tells “The Tonight Show” about the scariest set he’s ever had
Stand-up Al Madrigal stopped by The Tonight Show recently, and of course he sat down backstage to share his “Worst I Ever Bombed” story for the show’s YouTube channel. A touring comic for quite some time, Madrigal’s surely got no shortage of amazing road stories, but perhaps none as terrifying as this one – about […]