Jimmy Fallon loves to parody the latest TV show to dominate pop culture. In the past, he put his own hilarious spin on "Jersey Shore," "Downton Abbey" and "Breaking Bad." Fallon has done it again with possibly his most sinister parody yet.
Fallon put on his suit and receding hair line to spoof Frank Underwood, the protagonist of the Netflix drama "House of Cards." "House of Cue Cards" debuted on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in two lol-worthy installments. In the clips, we follow Fallon as he gets ready to tape "The Tonight Show," all in "House of Cards" style.
Fallon has the charming, South Carolina drawl down pat as he breaks the fourth wall like Frank in the series, explaining to viewers what cue cards, last looks and a phone call are. In case you didn't know, "A phone call is when someone calls you on the phone." Thanks for clearing that one up for us, Fallon.
In the clips, we also meet Fallon's wife Claire, played by the always-wonderful Ellen Barkin. She perfectly encapsulates the air of mystery that Claire in "House of Cards," played by Robin Wright, gives off, complete with the squinty eye and seemingly forever scrunched-up face. "House of Cue Cards" also comments on Claire's wardrobe, which really does seem to be full of one black dress after the other.
Other highlights of the clips include Fallon's head writer A.D. Miles making fun of the seemingly inaudible speech of Frank's Chief of Staff Doug Stamper. Jay Leno's cameo is so hilarious, we're not even going to ruin it for you by spilling the details here.
Even if you haven't seen "House of Cards" yet, you will still find yourself laughing at Fallon's parody of the drama. He really has a way of capturing the best and worst in a TV show and making it totally deliciously goofy.
