Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon Pointed Their Viewers to Jimmy Kimmel Last Night
If you’re wondering who wasn’t tuned in to Jimmy Kimmel’s triumphant return to ABC last night, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon had the same question.
On Tuesday evening, both Colbert and Fallon kicked off their respective shows by poking fun at their most loyal fans for watching them instead of the highly anticipated comeback of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“I want to say thanks to everybody in here and to everybody watching from home, who I think might be just my wife Evie,” Colbert kicked off his monologue before joking that “everybody else is probably watching ABC.”
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The Late Show host, however, didn’t seem too bothered by a potential dip in viewers. “I’m glad Kimmel’s back,” Colbert added, taking care to describe his colleague as “a wonderful fellow.”
Over on NBC, Fallon gave his fans the benefit of the doubt, chalking up their viewership to an instance of late-night Jimmy confusion. “Welcome, welcome, welcome to The Tonight Show!” Fallon began to a chorus of cheers. “If you’re tuning in to see what I’ll say about my suspension the last couple of days — again, you’re watching the wrong Jimmy,” he joked. “Dad, the other Jimmy, Dad!”
Though Fallon has remained largely tight-lipped on the Kimmel saga and quickly changed the subject to President Trump’s trip to the U.N. General Assembly, late-night fans still appreciated his and Colbert’s willingness to pay it forward.
“Really love how they’ve always had each other’s backs, especially now,” wrote one Twitter user, while another described their comments as “heartwarming.”
Still, per one fan’s very meta pitch, both Fallon and Colbert could have gone even a step further:
