Tina Fey, Amy Poehler & Seth Meyers Crashed The Tonight Show for a Hilarious Joke-Off
It was a "Weekend Update" reunion when the late night legends interrupted Jimmy Fallon's opening monologue.
It was like a "Weekend Update" reunion when Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Seth Meyers crashed Jimmy Fallon's February 12 opening monologue on The Tonight Show.
Like a late night Justice League, the comedy legends joined forces for a "good old-fashioned" Tonight Show Joke Off. While Meyers obviously works in the building, Fey and Poehler are back in 30 Rock this week to work on the February 16 SNL50: The Anniversary Special — with both appearing and Fey contributing as a writer, as she confirmed during her sit-down later in the show.
"Finally, this is big news: President Trump just signed an executive order banning the use of paper straws in government and vowing to bring back plastic straws," Fallon told the audience "Yep. Sadly, just after he signed it, the order immediately started to disintegrate."
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Fallon's quip got a chuckle from the audience, but what happened next received a rapturous response.
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon compete in a Tonight Show Joke-Off
Suddenly, the curtain behind Fallon parted, revealing Fey and Poehler. The comedy queens walked out onto the stage to a royal welcome, with Fallon shocked, saying, "I can't believe this! What seems to be the problem here?"
"Trump is banning paper straws, and that's the best you got?" Fey asked him, disappointed.
"Well, what? You think you can do better?" Fallon replied.
"Yeah, we do!" said Poehler.
"Well, you know what that means: This is time for a good old-fashioned Tonight Show Joke-Off!" said Fallon.
As if Fey and Poehler's surprise interruption wasn't enough, it turns out there was one more Saturday Night Live alum waiting in the wings: Late Night Host Meyers, who also emerged from the curtain, asking, "Did somebody say Joke-Off?"
"I can't believe what it happening right now," said Fallon as Meyers hugged Fey and Poehler. "This is chaos!"
After the four friends greeted each other, it was time for them to face off as they poked fun at this week's current pop culture topics. They each tried their hand at Trump banning paper straws — Example: "It's all part of Trump's plan to make America suck again," quipped Fey.
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After Poehler "won" that round with a joke about Senator Mitch McConnell, the foursome moved onto other headlines including Domino's launching a pepperoni-inspired perfume, Kendrick Lamar's music streaming bump post-Super Bowl, and the cost of chocolate rising just in time for Valentine's Day.
"Those prices will have you saying, 'Sorry, babe, I could only afford the pepperoni perfume,'" joked Meyers, calling back to Domino's pizza perfume.
The final round had the four friends joking about a couple who was found in a compromising situation — ahem — in the parking lot of a Wendy's. Fey delivered the final punchline, prompting rapturous applause from the audience, with Meyers even getting one on knee, acknowledging the comedy's reigning queen.
Watch Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon's surprise Joke Off above.
