Jimmy Fallon and Michelle Obama (Photograph from NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”/Lloyd Bishop) First Lady Michelle Obama worked with NBC late night host Jimmy Fallon last year on promoting her Let’s Move initiative. Last night, she visited New York and appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. To mark the occasion, Fallon dressed in drag and danced with FLOTUS to demonstrate the “Evolution of Mom Dancing”—they do the “Go Shopping, Get Groceries,” the…
Apr 25, 2012
Obama ‘Slow Jams’ Campaign Speech, Drops Mic
Appearing last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, President Obama popped on stage before his scheduled interview to take part in one of the show’s longrunning gags—”Slow Jam the News.”
President Obama told Jimmy Fallon in an interview that will air tonight that he finds the uproar over a dozen Secret Service officers accused of soliciting prostitutes earlier this month while on duty in Colombia to be “a little distracting.”
Jan 21, 2011
The Dismemberment Plan Performs On Fallon
You may have realized by now that we’re kind of excited about the Dismemberment Plan’s upcoming reunion tour, which begins tonight with a performance at the Black Cat, which they last played in 2007. We really couldn’t have timed our piece on “The City” any better, though — the band opted to play the Emergency & I classic during their appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night.
Jul 14, 2006
Troupe Often Reduced to Laughs and Gaffes
Written by DCist Theater Reviewer Missy Frederick. When doing a live show, performers inevitably have to contend with slip-ups and unforeseen circumstances. Sometimes, these mistakes can provide the opportunity for an epic recovery that outshines the original material: think of Gilbert Gottfried’s masterful telling of the infamous “Aristocrats” joke after his 9-11 humor was bombing at the Friar’s Club Roast of Hugh Hefner. Other actors aren’t quite as quick on their feet, and flubs devolve…