Three of the biggest names in late night television joined forces on Tuesday to hit back at PresidentDonald Trump.
In a moment of harmony,Jimmy Fallon,Stephen ColbertandConan O’Brienput aside their own ratings wars for a biting skit that kicked off both NBC’sThe Tonight Showand CBS’The Late Show.
TheirAvengers-style team-up came after the president attacked both Fallon and Colbert during a political rally in South Carolina on Monday, where he called Fallon a “lost soul” and Colbert a “lowlife.”
“I mean, honestly — are these people funny?” Trump, 72, asked his loyal crowd of supporters. “And I can laugh at myself. Frankly, if I couldn’t, I’d be in big trouble. But there’s no talent. They’re not talented people. Johnny Carson was talented.”
In Tuesday’s skit, both repeated Trump’s insults as a badge of honor — Fallon greeting Colbert in a video call with an enthusiastic “Hey lowlife!” and the latter responding with his own “Hey lost soul!”
Soon O’Brien got in on the fun, with Colbert conferencing him in after joking that Trump must be thinking of the TBS host with his “lowlife, no talent, lost souls”-jab.
“Donald Trump? The real estate guy who sells steaks? He’s president?” O’Brien teased, learning from his pals that the gig wasn’t exactly going smoothly for Trump. “Give him time, okay? And remember — please be civil. If we’re not careful, this thing could get ugly.”
Wrapping up, Colbert and Fallon confirmed their plans to grab lunch at— where else? — the Red Hen,the Virginia eatery that made headlines when its owner asked White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave over the weekend.
While Colbert has long been an outspoken critic against some of Trump’s policies, Fallon only recently became the target his attacks after expressing regret about an infamously lighthearted interview he had with the then-presidential candidate in 2016 — a chat critics slammed for humanizing Trump after the hostplayfully toussled the businessman’s hair.
Trump fired back on Twitter Sunday,calling theSaturday Night Livealum “whimpering” and telling him to “be a man.”
Fallon responded in his own way hours later, making a donation toThe Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, a Texas-based nonprofit agency that provides free or low-cost legal aid to immigrants and refugees.
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“As you may have heard last night, the President of the United States went after me on Twitter,” Fallon said. “So Melania, if you’re watching, I don’t think your anti-bullying campaign is working.”
“That’s real. It’s crazy,” Fallon added. “The president went after me on Twitter. It’s pretty much the only thing I have in common with NFL players.”
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonairs weeknights (11:35 p.m. ET) on NBC.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbertairs weeknights (11:35 p.m. ET) on CBS.
source: people.com
