This weekend, Saturday Night Live celebrates its 50th anniversary. Yesterday, four of the show’s alums from the early 2000s had a Joke Off on The Tonight Show.
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon battled to see who is the funniest one of all by telling jokes about current events.
By doing this, we get to see if they are actually funny or if they have writers who make them seem that way.
So, what is the answer? They are all joke masters, which is why we are still talking about them. They left and continue to leave their marks on comedy history.
Jimmy Fallon got a big surprise on The Tonight Show yesterday, as did long time fans of NBC late night talk shows.
What was it? Paul Shaffer and the World’s Most Dangerous Band are filling in for The Roots this week. But that is not the surprise.
So, what is it? The band leader’s old boss, David Letterman, decided to stop by and say hi! And he did it by crashing Fallon’s monologue.
Was Fallon upset? Not at all. Well, maybe a little because Letterman slapped him in the face with a tortilla several times, and that actually hurts. Don’t worry, Jimmy got one in. And he is being sued by the original Late Night host.
It was nice to watch Letterman on TV again at 11:30p. Plus, it was wonderful to see the two hosts together because they have such different hosting styles. If they were to co-host a talk show, it would be like The Odd Couple.
Maybe we can get Letterman out of retirement to do it. Would you watch The Late Tonight Show?
UPDATE: If you are wondering where The Roots are (like I was), they are rehearsing for the SNL 50 Homecoming Concert Lineup on Friday.
Before Colin Jost was hosting the game show Pop Culture Jeopardy, he failed miserably on The Weakest Link. How cute was the 19-year-old in that 2001 episode?
To hear what he told Jimmy Fallon about that appearance, then click here!
Remember in 2016 when Jimmy Fallon rubbed Donald Trump’s hair to prove it was real? And the latter hated it.
Well, Brooke Shields did the same thing to The Tonight Show host to rub in her Instant Shampoo from Commence. Unlike that other guy, Fallon loved it. Because what man wouldn’t want to get his hair massaged by the never-aging beauty?
Yesterday was a tough day for me with the LA fires, and I just wanted something to make me laugh. Jimmy Fallon gave it to me.
The Tonight Show host recreated the workout scene with Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta from their 1985 movie Perfect.
If you are unfamiliar with the scene, Curtis is teaching an aerobics class Travolta is taking, and they flirt with each other during the exercise class.
Sounds boring? It isn’t because he wore loose-fitting short shorts that showed his bulge every time he moved his hips. And he did that a lot.
Well, yesterday, it was Fallon who donned those shorts, and his bulge showed as his teacher, who looks fucking incredible 40 years later, flirted with him.
It was so stupid but so funny because as soon as you saw the clip, you knew where this was going next. And you couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen.
So, thank you, Jimmy, for the laugh. Jamie, my heart breaks for you and your community. My community is helping those who are affected by the fires that wiped out whole neighborhoods.
Back to the movie. If you never saw that scene that doesn’t disappoint, then click here!
