Mayor Pete Buttigieg 'Slow Jams The News' On The Tonight Show

Democratic presidential contender Mayor Pete Buttigieg dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night, and took part in one of the late night talker's recurring segments, 'Slow Jam the News.'

Mayor Pete mainly stuck to introductory campaign info with Fallon and Tariq Trotter of the Roots serving up the one-liners.

Although, in one exchange, Buttigieg shared his recent appearance on Fox News Sunday was meant as a gesture of inclusivity wanting “everyone to join this campaign, Democrats and Republicans.”

“Democrats and Republicans?" queried a honey-voice Fallon. "So what you’re saying is - you go both ways?”

“No, I’m just gay,” Buttigieg responded simply.

And the crowd goes wild...

Watch the clip below.

Breaking: Dr. Evil Fired From Trump Administration

One of my favorite creative processes that happen during political unrest is when comedy writers revisit and repurpose iconic characters of the past for present day hilarity.

And so it was last night when Mike Myers' "Dr. Evil" made a guest appearance on The Tonight Show for an interview with Jimmy Fallon as the latest Trumper to be fired.

Even Fallon was taken aback by the discovery Evil had been in the White House.

Fallon: “I’ve got to say, I had no idea that you were part of the Trump administration. What exactly did you do there?”

Evil: “Well naturally, I was going to be secretary of evil. But Steve Bannon got that job,” Said Dr. Evil, bringing his pinky to his mouth for punctuation.

Evil admitted he was more of an "ideas man" taking credit for the border wall. "It was all me. But I wanted it to be a moat with spiky blowfish."

According to Evil, his relationships in the White House were hit and miss.

"I got along swimmingly with Ben Carson. We were both evil doctors who didn't know why we were there."

Regarding Don Jr.: "That guy's creepy AF. He looks like he's missing a facial feature, you just don't know which one."

Great stuff. And great to see the evil Dr. Evil again :)

Watch below.

Jimmy Fallon Has "Regrets" About Donald Trump Interview

With The Late Show with Stephen Colbert often surpassing The Tonight Show in the late night ratings race, host Jimmy Fallon tells The New York Times his softball interview of Donald Trump during the 2016 election was a "setback."

In the aftermath of the interview, many folks felt the segment helped to "humanize" Trump.

The resurgent interest in left-leaning programming hasn’t helped Mr. Fallon, a former star of “Saturday Night Live” who has built his brand on his all-around entertainer’s skills and down-the-middle tastes.

And as Mr. Fallon is well aware, viewers haven’t seen him in quite the same light since an interview he conducted with Mr. Trump in September, which was widely criticized for its fawning, forgiving tone. In a gesture that has come to haunt the host, he concluded the segment by playfully running his fingers through Mr. Trump’s hair.

Mr. Fallon acknowledges now that the Trump interview was a setback, if not quite a mistake, and he has absorbed at least a portion of the anger that was directed at him by critics and online detractors.

“They have a right to be mad,” a chastened Mr. Fallon said in an interview this month. “If I let anyone down, it hurt my feelings that they didn’t like it. I got it.”

Mr. Fallon’s questions, however, were mostly innocuous; he asked Mr. Trump why children should want to grow up to be president and if his business background had helped him in the campaign. Their conversation concluded with Mr. Fallon fulfilling his longstanding wish of ruffling Mr. Trump’s hair.

“I didn’t do it to humanize him,” Mr. Fallon said, explaining this moment to me. “I almost did it to minimize him. I didn’t think that would be a compliment: ‘He did the thing that we all wanted to do.’”

But when the backlash did not subside, even after a few days, Mr. Fallon never addressed the controversy on air. “I didn’t talk about it, and I should have talked about it,” he said. “I regret that.”

You can watch the now infamous moment below:

Funny: Céline Dion Plays "Wheel of Musical Impressions" On The Tonight Show

Céline Dion, currently promoting her new French language album Encore un soir which drops August 26, showed that she's game for a good time as she took part in one of Jimmy Fallon's favorite Tonight Show games "Wheel of Musical Impressions."

As a "random generator" came up with famous singer/song combinations, Céline delivered her impressions of Cher, Rihanna, and Sia with abandon.

The best moment came as she pulled her hair over her face to deliver a Sia inspired "Hush Little Baby," and then thanked the audience with her back facing the audience.

The Canadian diva also dropped by The Today Show on Friday, belting out several of her hits. But this beautifully subdued version of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" was particularly artful.

(h/t NewNowNext)

President Obama Slow Jams The News On The Tonight Show

No - no - you have to stop, drop and roll through this!

This is fabulous.

President Obama: I'm "Worried" About The GOP

President Obama visited Jimmy Fallon last night on The Tonight Show where he chatted on the end of the primary season, Hillary Clinton's historic candidacy and some light moments about The Donald.

At one point, Fallon asks Obama if he thinks the Republicans are happy with their candidate. Obama responded, “We are … I don’t know how they’re feeling.”

Speaking a little more seriously, Obama opined that what has happened this year in the Republican Party “is not actually good for the country as a whole. It’s not something Democrats should wish for.”

“You want the Republican nominee to be somebody who could do the job if they win. And you want folks who understand the issues. And where you can sit across the table from them and you have a principled argument. And ultimately can still move the country forward.”

"At the end of the day, what you want is a healthy two-party system,” Obama said.

Ted Cruz Takes A Call From "Donald Trump" During Tonight Show Appearance

Sen. Ted Cruz, making an appearance on The Tonight Show last night, played along for a "phone call" from faux "Trumpster" played by Jimmy Fallon.

During the call, "The Donald" inquires how Cruz won all of Colorado's delegates without voting, and then offers Cruz advice on how to visit New York in advance of the GOP primary there next week.

I'm not sure comedy is Cruz's strong suit, but I give him props for trying.

Lin-Manuel Miranda of Broadway's HAMILTON Kills Freestyle Rap Challenge

Seriously quick-minded, uber-talent Lin-Manuel Miranda of the current smash Broadway hit Hamilton throws down off the cuff freestyle rap on The Tonight Show.

He kills this.

Wheel of Freestyle with Lin-Manuel Miranda (from "Hamilton")
Lin-Manuel Miranda (star of Broadway's 'Hamilton the Musical') and Black Thought from The Roots are given three random words they've never seen before and have to work them into a freestyle rap.
Posted by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday, November 6, 2015

Hillary Clinton Interviewed By Jimmy Fallon's "Fake Donald Trump"

Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton made her first late night talk show appearance on The Tonight Show last night, and showed good form doing a "pre-show interview" with Jimmy Fallon's "Fake Donald Trump.

From NBC News:

Hillary Clinton stopped by NBC's "Tonight Show" on Wednesday where she was interviewed by Jimmy Fallon twice — once as Donald Trump, and once as himself.

In what has become a trademark, Fallon donned the Donald's signature hairdo and "called" Clinton at home to discuss women, immigration and Bernie Sanders.

Fake Trump opened with, "I haven't seen you since my last wedding." Clinton fired back, "Well, I'm sure I'll see you at the next one."

When Clinton asked "Trump" what his stance is on women's issues, Fallon quipped, "I know a lot of women and they all have issues."

Hillary added a light-hearted touch during her 'actual' segment with Fallon when asked what she thought of Donald Trump's campaign: "I'm having a good time watching it."

Donald Trump Interviews "Donald Trump" On The Tonight Show

Current front runner for the GOP nomination for president, Donald Trump, does his own late night comedy bit with Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show, in an attempt to show his humorous side.

In the clip, Fallon (as "Trump") interviews himself in the mirror (Trump) to somewhat comedic effect. Trump is definitely Trump here, but the jokes run out of steam after a while.

Still, good on Trump for being game enough to do the bit.

"Me interviewing me? THAT's what I call a GREAT idea."

Tom Cruise Proves "Mission Possible" In Lip Sync Battle With Jimmy Fallon

Tom Cruise stopped by The Tonight Show to promote the new MISSION IMPOSSIBLE movie opening this weekend, and gave a committed performance in a Lip Sync Battle with Jimmy Fallon.

At one point, Tom threatens to pull out an Ace card, but it ends up just a tease.

I forget, with all the silly tabloid stories staring us in the face at the grocery store, how appealing and infectious Tom Cruise really is.

And may I say - still has fabulous hair. #RockThatHair

Channing Tatum & Jimmy Fallon Read Scenes From Kid-Written "Magic Mike" Movie

Last night on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon invites MAGIC MIKE XXL star Channing Tatum to a "fun challenge" wherein they would read scenes written by kids, whose only knowledge of the film was that it was titled "Magic Mike."

From the first scene, when Channing reads as "Magic Mike" promising to "pump up your bike tire using my 'magic bike pump,'" you see where the jokes are going.

Silly but funny.

Tonight Show: Colin Farrell Celebrates The Passage Of Marriage Equality In Ireland

Colin Farrell shares with Jimmy Fallon the spirit of the day when same-sex marriage was recently passed via public referendum by over 60% in Ireland ("It was just rainbows everywhere!").

(h/t JMG)

Broadway's Chita Rivera On The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

Chita Rivera dropped by The Tonight Show to chat on Jimmy Fallon about her Tony Award-nominated performance in THE VISIT  plus her love of The Walking Dead which she would LOVE to guest star on.

Chita charmingly asks Fallon if anyone had ever "eaten his face." And that's how we segue into Walking Dead.

Cute moment. Love seeing Chita get the attention she deserves.

Watch below:

And here, the divine Miss Rivera teaches Jimmy some Fosse moves:

Madonna Makes Her Debut As Stand Up Comedian On The Tonight Show

After lamenting that her world tour extravaganzas are a lot of work to do and cost mucho to create, Madonna admitted to being a "closet comedian."

So, Jimmy Fallon enticed her to make her debut as a stand up comedian.

She's not unfunny. Most of her routine revolved around jokes about her younger boyfriends.

All-Star "We Are The Champions" - Jimmy Fallon, Carrie Underwood, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith, Usher, One Direction, more

In honor of the Super Bowl, Jimmy and the Roots join Carrie Underwood, Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, Blake Shelton, Usher, Meghan Trainor, One Direction, and Christina Aguilera for an a cappella version of "We Are The Champions."

(h/t JMG)

A Water Cannon, Chris Hemsworth And A Very Wet, White Shirt

Do the math: Chris Hemsworth, a white shirt and water

It all starts with a "water war" between Jimmy Fallon and Thor star Chris Hemsworth.

The "loser" gets soaked by a water cannon.

WE are the winners :)

Daniel Radcliffe Can Rap - Who Knew?

On last night's Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Daniel Radcliffe revealed that he a big fan of rap music due to "an obsession with memorizing complicated, lyrically intricate and fast songs."

Fallon then threw down the gauntlet with a challenge to Radcliffe to attempt Blackalicious' "Alphabet Aerobics."

Radcliffe jumps right in - with an American accent no less.

(h/t Towleroad)

Monday Morning: Patti LuPone sings "Everything's Coming Up Roses" on The Tonight Show

Patti LuPone sings from her Tony Award winning performance in GYPSY

I didn't see this when it aired in August, but wow.

I love that Patti belts all the way through "And nothing's gonna stop us 'til we're through" at 2:07. Just full on belt, open vowel, fabulous.

The role of "Mama Rose" won Patti her second Tony Award, don't you know... :)

Wake up, Monday. Time to get it going.

(h/t Boy Culture)

Barbra Streisand sings with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show

Barbra Streisand joins Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show

Barbara Streisand appeared on The Tonight Show for the first time in over 50 years last night. A fact that seemed particularly scary for Jimmy Fallon as he explained to Babs that he really expected her to whirl into the studios as a difficult diva. Babs didn't seem to understand why.

I would guess there was a pre-arranged agreement that Babs would sit in the host's chair as she is known to favor her left side.

She did sing a medley from her new album Partners using Fallon as a stand-in for Elvis, Blake Shelton and Michael Buble, putting a spin on the rather historic appearance.

Babs last appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson - 50 years ago