Jimmy Fallon has found himself in hot water hours after a decades-old sketch from Saturday Night Live has surfaced online that features the comedian in blackface. In the sketch, the SNL alumnus is impersonating Chris Rock, and Twitter isn’t having it. The video started making its rounds online Monday night and in the overnight hours, #jimmyfallonisoverparty became a worldwide trending topic, where it remains late Tuesday afternoon.
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Fallon has since taken to his own Twitter account to issue an apology for the sketch, saying there’s no excuse for it. “In 2000, while on SNL, I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock while in blackface. There is no excuse for this,” Fallon tweeted Tuesday. “I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable.”
The sketch first aired in 2000 and features Fallon as Chris Rock and longtime SNL mainstay Darrell Hammond as Regis Philbin, the host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? at the time.
Keep scrolling to see what tweeters are saying:
It’s Only Tuesday
first lana, then doja, and now jimmy?! PLEASE LET US BREATHE ITโS LITERALLY ONLY TUESDAY #jimmyfallonisoverparty pic.twitter.com/uxSTrWJ1qM
โ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐คฉ (@_nyhhbailey) May 26, 2020
What About SNL?
So how are we gonna cancel jimmy fallon for doing blackface but not cancel Saturday night live for letting him do that and giving him a platform? #jimmyfallonisoverparty pic.twitter.com/ME49YCpydw
โ Mio_Mio (@beyoncesdick66) May 26, 2020
Where’s the Flavor?
Me seeing Jimmy Fallon getting canceled even though I didn’t really like him anyway#jimmyfallonisoverparty pic.twitter.com/AnycXrepOj
โ queen_of_weirdness (@AnnaB33886873) May 26, 2020
Ronald Is Tired
bruh itโs only tuesday chile let me breathe weโve had like three parties this week iโm tired #jimmyfallonisoverparty pic.twitter.com/CkP6tar6DU
โ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ป๐พ๐ ๐ด๐ ๐น๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ (@jacksgazeboes) May 26, 2020
Here We Go Again
Video of Jimmy Fallon’s SNL blackface sketch resurfaces from 20 years ago and #jimmyfallonisoverparty starts trending… he we go again… pic.twitter.com/vmzxCTJpT6
โ GoodNightHarlem๐ (@GoodNightHarlem) May 26, 2020
Hey Shrek
me coming on twitter & seeing that we are having our 3rd cancellation this week & it’s only tuesday #jimmyfallonisoverparty pic.twitter.com/1v8SuS8o6V
โ $AINT (@premes_) May 26, 2020
Here Come the Videos
Random stan accounts whenever they see a trend cancelling someone:#jimmyfallonisoverparty pic.twitter.com/Qc21OkJfuO
โ Epicrocker (@EpicrockerTT) May 26, 2020
Body-Shaming
Remember when Jimmy Fallon let his guests body-shame Taylor Swift on his show last year and he too joined in on the laughing and did the same?
โ Hana (@MissAmericHANA) May 26, 2020
Heโs is a racist and is finally being cancelled for doing a blackface.
Tayvoodoo came for him omg #JimmyFallonIsOverParty pic.twitter.com/TEMU3gMQ6U
Stressing
me finishing doja catโs live only to find out jimmy fallon is being cancelled now #jimmyfallonisoverparty pic.twitter.com/iWUMKBZ7fb
โ townes ๐ป (@cherryfilmm) May 26, 2020
Go, Go, Go!
*Another isoverparty hashtag gets started
โ ๐ซ stranger_new_life ๐ซ (@strangernewlife) May 26, 2020
Everyone:
#jimmyfallonisoverparty pic.twitter.com/cVsmN6ciL2
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