Fallon was a cast member on SNL from 1998-2004 prior to relocating to host NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. He ultimately ended up being host of The Tonight Show in 2014. All three shows are now executive produced by Lorne Michaels.
Rock left SNL in 1993 after three seasons.
In 2000, while on SNL, I made a horrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock while in blackface. There is no excuse for this.
I am extremely sorry for making this unquestionably offensive choice and thank all of you for holding me liable.
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) May 26, 2020 While the complete sketch is not readily available on NBC’s online platforms, a portion of it was published on YouTube in early February 2019, shortly after NBC News cancelled Megyn Kelly Today in the wake of the early morning host’s on-air Halloween blackface defense The video, which has now been detected Twitter, references Kelly’s dismissal. (you can enjoy it below.)Jimmy Fallon said sorry on Tuesday after a Saturday Night Live skit that aired 20 years ago resurfaced featuring him appearing in blackface to impersonate fellow previous SNL cast member Chris Rock. The video made the rounds on social networks over the Memorial Day vacation weekend, sending the hashtag #jimmyfallonisoverparty trending by Tuesday early morning. Fallon, now the host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, required to Twitter to say sorry for the act, calling his impersonation of Rock while in blackface “a horrible decision” and “certainly offensive choice.”
The video made the rounds on social media over the Memorial Day vacation weekend, sending the hashtag #jimmyfallonisoverparty trending by Tuesday early morning.
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