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NBC’s late night host Jimmy Fallon made a fool of himself on Thursday while singing a song about the newest COVID variant sweeping across America.
The Tonight Show host encouraged mask-wearing while singing about XBB.1.5, the newest strain of COVID the establishment wants you to be scared of.
“There was Alpha, then Delta, then Omicron next, but this latest variant might be the best. It’s XBB.1.5, another brand of Covid-19 has arrived. It’s a new strain, but it isn’t the same. Sounds more like Elon Musk’s kid’s name. It’s XBB.1.5, not UB40, who sings ‘Red, Red Wine,’” he sang.
Jimmy Fallon singing about how XBB.1.5 is the best Covid variant yet.. This is 5th Gen Warfare.. You are under attack pic.twitter.com/NIapNFiOPY
— Matthew Miller Skow (@SkowMatthew) January 7, 2023
“Put on your mask when you’re inside a facility. It could be a robot from a “Star Wars” trilogy. It’s XBB.1.5, not OMG or MP3 or [inaudible] or an eye chart made by a really high guy. Sounds like the password of your parent’s wi-fi. It’s XBB.1.5. XBB.1.5,” Fallon continues.
Rather than drawing praise, Fallon’s bit elicited disgust and mockery on social media.
Jimmy has no friends. A friend would have stopped him from doing this.
— Michael Sanchez (@MickSanchezAU) January 7, 2023
Oh my hell. I’m old enough to remember when the tonight show was, you know, funny.
What happened?
— Buckley (@kylebuckley) January 7, 2023
They’re trying really really hard to push Covid still lol I bet Joe and his team asked him to do this
— John Holena (@HolenaJohn) January 8, 2023
Money? The main advertisers on the US networks are pharma firms. So the anchors are like performing monkeys.
— Jeffrey Peel (@JeffreyPeel) January 8, 2023
His dance moves suggest a side effect.
— Lee Hurst #VoteAnyoneButLibLabConGreen (@LeeHurstComic) January 8, 2023
One user suggested Fallon’s cringeworthy stunt is part of why Fox News’ show “Gutfeld!” is topping the late-night ratings.
This helps explain why @greggutfeld of all people is dominating late night TV.
This is … awful.
Nice ratio btw. pic.twitter.com/CP90skFvm9
— IT Guy (@ITGuy1959) January 8, 2023
Perhaps this is why NBC regrets paying Fallon a 5-year $80 million contract extension.
“A source said NBC regrets the funnyman’s pricey long-term deal and added, ‘The network knows the days are gone when tens of millions of people would tune in for The Tonight Show — but they were counting on Jimmy to do better than this!’” Radar Online reported.