He’s Alive, He’s Alive!
Jimmy Fallon returned to the “Tonight Present” on Wednesday after it was rumored throughout Twitter he died the night time earlier than.
#RIPJIMMYFALLON was the second-highest trending hashtag on Twitter Tuesday night time, however Fallon, 48, made the tag look silly 24 hours later as he was dancing and singing in studio 6B.
After being launched on stage by announcer Steve Higgins, Fallon joined The Roots and a choir wearing white regalia for a church-like singalong of his revival.
The comic ended the singing by claiming he wouldn’t go away till his job on earth was completed.
Throughout his opening monologue, Fallon poked enjoyable at different trending subjects by including his “loss of life” into it.
“After they heard I died, Ticketmaster kicked me out of line for Taylor Swift tickets,” Fallon advised the viewers.
He additionally took the possibility to take a dig at Donald Trump’s White Home run saying, “After I heard Trump was working once more, I stated over my lifeless physique.”
Later in the show, Fallon took a couple of moments to debate how he discovered he “died,” whereas out to dinner together with his spouse Nancy Juvonen. He believed the development began primarily based on a joke with Twitter customers sharing photos of various late-night hosts.
“They didn’t suppose it was going to take off prefer it did,” Fallon stated. “However then it simply took off. Individuals began believing it. It’s simply odd.”
Although he has gone by way of a loss of life hoax earlier than, Fallon nonetheless doesn’t know easy methods to deal with them and joked he didn’t hear from involved household and associates.
“I didn’t hear something from (Justin) Timberlake, nothing, I count on flowers tomorrow,” Fallon advised Higgins.
Fallon later requested Twitter CEO Elon Musk to assist mitigate the harm the hashtag was creating. As a substitute, Musk took a jab at his company by questioning whether or not Fallon was actual or a “bot.”
“To begin with, I’m not going to die,” Fallon stated throughout his present. “I’m very wholesome, have quite a bit to dwell for, and have two little ladies. I’ll dwell for a very long time, so that you don’t have to fret about me.”