The Tonight Show host revealed that the British audience targeted him for being American, and welcomed him onstage to a flurry of boos.“It was 1995 and I was there for a week on holiday.
I went to the Comedy Store and asked to do a routine,” Fallon began telling The Graham Norton Show. “I turned up at midnight and I was so excited, but the crowd was a bit rough and when I was introduced, as being from America they just booed and booed before I had even said my name.”He went on to explain that he was able to get the crowd on his side with a successful stand-up routine. “I just thought, ‘Oh my gosh.’ I was so nervous and was shaking, but it was one of the best gigs of my life and I almost got a standing ovation!’ he told Norton via video call.
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