Wrong Jimmy.
Jimmy Fallon said he was out of pocket when the news of Jimmy Kimmel’s show being pulled off the air broke and turned his phone back on to dozens of frantic texts from his dad.
“This morning, I woke up to 100 text messages from my dad saying, ‘I’m sorry they canceled your show.’ I go, ‘That’s not me, that’s Jimmy Kimmel,'” Fallon told “The Tonight Show” audience Thursday night.
The typically happy-go-lucky talk show host began his monologue, addressing Kimmel’s abrupt yanking off the air. 6
“Well, guys, the big story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the FCC, leaving everyone thinking, ‘WTF?'” Fallon joked to a roaring reception.
Fallon, 51, then launched into a bit about how he won’t let any network censor his show, only to have his fol