7 Most Memorable Jimmy Fallon ‘Slow Jams the News’ Segments (Videos)
Barack Obama
President Barack Obama takes the cake for the best feature on Jimmy Fallon‘s “Slow Jam the News.” Obama reflected on his tenure at the White House, but wasted no time to throw in references about Beyonce’s “Lemonade,” the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry, and mock Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
“Orange is not the new black,” Obama says.
Obama also sealed the deal by dropping the mic — again — at the end of the segment.
Believe it or not though, this wasn’t the first time Obama came on the show for his creative take on the news. Back in 2012, Obama — referred to by Fallon as “Preezy of the United Steezy” — surprised viewers by joining Fallon to slow jam about the economy, student loans, and his agenda for the future direction of the country. The video has surprisingly been removed from Fallon’s official YouTube channel, but watch a short clip of it here.
MSNBC anchor Brian Williams has been a slow jamming regular on Fallon’s show, appearing at least twice to deliver the news of the past week.
In 2013, Williams joined Fallon to slow jam about the debt ceiling.
“Take it from my man, Brilly Willy. Ain’t nothing worse than a soft Boehner,” Fallon says, referencing former House Speaker John Boehner and his stance on raising the debt ceiling.
Williams returned again in 2014 to share news about immigration reform. He begins the segment by discussing Obama’s decision to sign a bill that allows temporary legal status to undocumented workers, even though he would have preferred a more permanent bill.
Fallon’s response?
“Obama’s been waiting for Congress to make the first move so he can whip out his John Hancock and sign a bill. But so far they’ve done nothing, so he’s just been sitting around the White House with his BIC in his hand,” Fallon says as he holds up a pen.
Mitt Romney
Romney took up the mic with Fallon back in 2014 to touch upon the NSA wiretapping scandal, the troubles surrounding Obamacare’s implementation, and the Netflix documentary about Romney’s two presidential campaigns, titled “Mitt.”
Romney also took time to clarify that he was not planning on making a third presidential run.
“I guess it’s true what they say. Once you go black,” Fallon begins, before Questlove takes over and finishes with, “You never go back.”
After Romney declares he will support the GOP nominee 100 percent, Fallon wastes no time to retort back, “Don’t you mean 47 percent?”
Jeb Bush
Bush appeared on the show the day after formally announcing he would begin his presidential campaign.
“After being a caucus tease, he finally quit beating around the bush,” Fallon says.
Bush spends the rest of the video explaining why he would make a good president, and even throws in a response entirely in Spanish to say he supports immigration to the U.S.
Chris Christie
Governor Chris Christie appeared on Fallon’s popular segment, but the video has since been removed from Fallon’s official YouTube channel. Guess they thought it was that bad?
In any case, Christie joined Fallon to defend his decision to fill a U.S. Senate seat previously held by the late Frank Lautenberg through special election.
