It’s been a minute since we’ve seen Tom Cruise in action, but has he makes his promo rounds for the latest Mission: Impossible movie, he’s participating in the usual talk-show stunts, like Jimmy Fallon’s always hilarious Lip Sync Battle. And although we had our doubts, Tommy Boy absolutely killed it. No, really. Tell us you’re not dying as he starts with the opening notes of The Weekend’s Can’t Feel My Face. EPIC.
Cruise as Ellen Foley is really the best bit. Approved by Xenu.
Colin Farrell appeared on the Tonight Show on Thursday where he celebrated Ireland's marriage referendum and mocked the response of the Catholic Church. At the end of the clip below, he mentions the photo of Gerry Adams and Panti Bliss that was brought up in the JMG interview published today.
"Will you laugh if my jokes suck?" Madonna asked Thursday's Tonight Show audience, after Jimmy Fallon invited her to try her hand at stand-up comedy. The response suggested that Madonna could bomb and still feel good about herself, but she wasn't half bad, at least for a newbie. The setup was that Madonna said she wanted to try something simpler than the extravagant stage shows she carts around the world. Some people may have suggested an intimate acoustic tour; Fallon gave her a shot at stand-up. Watch a star being reborn (or not) below, especially if you like jokes about younger men and fine art.
After months of internet puzzling and dozens of YouTube cover versions of the single Goodbye, the mystery artist known as Who Is Fancy unveiled himself last night. As it turns out, Fancy is a somewhat fey bear.
Who is Fancy? Don’t worry, we all know who Fancy is now. Last night (April 7), the mysterious artist behind the track “Goodbye” revealed himself on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. It turns out Who is Fancy is actually 23-year-old Nashville-based singer/songwriter Jake Hagood, who is signed by Scooter Braun, manager to both Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen. The big reveal was done with a bit of theatrics though. Before Hagood took the stage, a group of different singers took turns singing lines from the first verse eventually ending with Hagood, who turned around and finally answered who the heck Fancy is.
Posted last night to the Tonight Show's YouTube channel: "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."
This is how you know you have reached true capital-”D” Diva Status: the “Tonight Show” clears its entire slate of guests just for you. Barbra Streisand will be Jimmy Fallon’s only guest on Sept. 15, when she appears to promote her new album, “Partners,” which comes out Sept. 16. The last time she was on the show, she was promoting her debut album with Johnny Carson in 1963. It will be interesting to see if and how “Tonight Show” set decorators accommodate Streisand’s “good side.” Streisand famously favors the left side of her face, so much so that she’s even unseated Oprah Winfrey — when Streisand did interviews with Oprah, she sat stage left and Oprah sat stage right, a complete reversal of Oprah’s normal guest-host arrangement. The Funny Girl’s a huge get, so NBC’s bound to make whatever concessions necessary to get Babs in the building
Streisand is expected to perform so it seems like there will have to be another guest since the new album is all duets.
Palin bantered with the Russian leader about Ukraine, March Madness, and President Obama, all while Putin called her “Captain Buzzkill” for trying to ruin his invasion plans. Palin had one of the best lines of the sketch when she had fun with her own children’s names, and she compared bear showdown styles with the in-your-face Putin. They even did a musical duet, with Palin bringing out a flute and accompanying Putin singing “Happy.” Putin floated the idea of invading Alaska, since it’s so close to Russia and all, but Palin warned him, “You may be able to take down a bear, but you’re no match for a mama grizzly.”
The Tea Party won't like this part: “People say to me, ‘Why didn’t you go to ABC, to Fox?’ I don’t know anybody over there. These are the only people I have ever known. I’m also proud to say, this is a union show. And I have never worked with a more professional group of people in my life. They get paid good money and they do a good job.”
Obama On Russia: I Have No Patience For Countries That Treat LGBT People Badly
Last night President Obama made a lengthy appearance on the Tonight Show, where Jay Leno brought up the subject of Russia's crackdown on LGBT people.
Jay Leno also brought up the recent crackdown on gays in Russia, comparing the country’s treatment of homosexuality to the way Nazi Germany persecuted Jews. President Obama said he has “no patience for countries that try to treat gays or lesbians or transgender persons in ways that intimidate them or are harmful to them.” “I think Putin and Russia have a big stake in making sure that the Olympics work, and I think that they understand that for most of the countries that participate in the Olympics we wouldn’t tolerate gays and lesbians being treated differently. They are athletes. They are there to compete.” Russia has said that the anti-gay laws will be enforced during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, which have sparked protests and demonstrations for boycotting the Sochi Olympics. “If Russia wants to uphold the Olympic spirit, then every judgment should be made on the track or in the swimming pool or on the balance beam and people’s sexual orientation shouldn’t have anything to do with it,” Obama said Tuesday evening.
NBC has posted the full appearance in several clips.
