In this edition of Jimmy Fallon's ongoing "Famous Song Played with Classroom Instruments" series, British handsome man cabal with angel voices and regrettable tattoos One Direction joined The Roots and the goofy TV host to threaten you with holiday spirit. Santa Claus is coming to town—and he's bringing these scruffy…
Brian Williams and Jimmy Fallon have a thriving musical partnership, wherein Fallon has someone on his staff remix clips of Williams into hip-hop cover songs, and Williams good-naturedly plays along. Once a year or so, Honey Bri-Bri also makes an appearance on Fallon's "Slow Jam the News" segment, where he returned…
Jimmy Fallon apparently didn't feel like hosting his own show last night, so he turned it over to Steve Harvey for a nearly-full-length game of Family Feud, pitting Fallon and (a very quiet) Jason Segel against The Roots.
GOP senator and former presidential candidate John McCain unveiled his rendition of The Robot during a performance by The Roots and Jamie Foxx in the most awkward meeting of Republicans and hip-hop since MC Karl Rove.
With Jimmy Kimmel milking the ratings cow over his "feud" with Kanye West, the other Jimmy was forced to find a guest whose on-stage theatrics would match Yeezy's off-stage braggadocio.
In between the Lolita photoshoots, the weird tongue stuff, and the feuds with prolix divas, it's easy to forget that Miley Cyrus can also sing.
Sesame Street is starting its 44th year of raising children to be compassionate, compromising, and comprehensive adults with a permanent inner child brimming with wonder and imagination.
Former secretaries of state: They're just like us, right down to the emotional affairs with Romanian diplomats and the looking like dorks while dancing with your friends.
It's Friday, dammit, and you know what that means.
As happy as I was with the Big Brother outcome (which I feel like I can't reveal here since this post isn't explicitly labeled as a spoiler reveal and the first rule of the Internet is that you can't say anything about anything anyway) and as much as I enjoyed Honey Boo Boo's bodily functions, Maya Rudolph's…
Sorry, everyone, but you'll never escape this song this summer, so you might as well force yourself to watch every single goddamn daily cover released of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe," because at least it changes things up a bit.
NBC suits have restricted The Roots drummer Questlove's freedom to pick songs for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon after he selected "Lyin' Ass Bitch" to introduce Michele Bachmann. He must now "clear every song with three different NBC execs."
As the house band for dancing spider monkey Jimmy Fallon, The Roots are sometimes forced to express themselves via the intro music that they choose to play when various celebrities walk out onto Fallon's stage.
When Stephen Colbert donated $26,000 of Jimmy Fallon's money to charity without permission, Fallon one-upped him by challenging the public to come up with the cash. Our prize? Colbert would sing Rebecca Black's "Friday" on tonight's Late Night.
Last night on Late Night, Steven Tyler obliged Jimmy in performing his hit "Walk This Way." It's a pretty serious rendition, and they even busted out the classic white Adidas shoes!
As far as fake singers go, that Jimmy Fallon loves to sing! Here he is on the "Golden Eagle Express", performing a Christmas song with The Roots as they float through Herald Square in New York City.
When Late Night airs later on this evening, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon, and The Roots will perform a pretty fantastic medley of famous rappers. Catch the song (which features impersonations from Snoop Dogg to Eminem) early behind the cut!
After the Washington Post stated that he was a member of The Roots in a case of mistaken identity, Giovanni Ribisi got the chance to jam with the band—and his doppelganger, bassist Owen Biddle—last night on Late Night.
Last night on Jimmy Fallon, The Roots played their newest music video "Smiley Face, Apple Sauce," but despite the song's feel good lyrics the tell all making of video reveals the tumultuous creative process.
Brian Williams is officially the king of cameos. Tonight, Williams joined Jimmy Fallon to slow jam the news on Late Night, and what resulted was a hilariously inappropriate, dick joke-laden retelling of the health care reform bill's passing. Video inside.
