Stephen Colbert Covers Friday with Taylor Hicks and Jimmy Fallon

I reckon it’s in reference to Jimmy challenging Colbert to sing “Friday” by Rebecca Black. Colbert is apparently breaking out the big guns with Taylor Hicks and cheerleaders.

Accck! I can’t stay up that late. I know I can count on MJs to have the vid tomorrow though :) Looks full of win! Jimmy Fallon should just dump the talk show bit and do nothing but musical skits- he is a genius!

Want to mention I’m looking forward to seeing Hicks too. I don’t care what anyone says about his record sales blah blah blah- he was always cool in my book. I would love to see him have the last laugh- sort of like Constantine is doing now.

Thanks for the thread on Taylor Hicks’ appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show with Steven Colbert tonight.

It’s wonderful that you publish the “tips” from your readers. Glad I forwarded these photos and comments to you.

BTW, Taylor’s Birmingham restaurant Ore is opening shortly!

http://twitpic.com/4fs774

This should be lots of fun to watch and I’m happy for Taylor he’s part of it! Thanks MJ for spoiling us with video!

SO excited! Thank you, MJ!! Holy cow, how wonderful :-D !!!

Again, thank you, thank you!

And cheerleaders too!! I bet Taylor had a blast.
Can’t wait.

Yes, thanks, MJ….I’ve always been a Taylor fan, too…Say what you will, he entertained us on AI5. I think he just might have the last laugh.

We should all be lucky enough to have the money he has now.

After all of these years of AI fandom, Taylor Hicks is still my favorite Idol! A versatile performer and genuine talent!

That was a great bit! Taylor’s entrance was hysterical :D

We should all be lucky enough to have the money he has now.

Taylor tweeted earlier this evening..

The shit that I enjoy doing everyday. Wow…what a life. Thanks everyone. 5 hours ago

Epic Taylor Hicks. I loved it. I love Taylor & his voice. His tweets were all clues leading up to this Epic performance. Love his sense of humor and great spirit, too.

haha that was funny

that was definitly fun fun fun :)
thanks mj

Fallon is fabulously funny! Colbert is a good sport! Taylor is adorable!

This is GREAT exposure for Taylor because this bit is going to be picked up by all the outlets. I already see it on EOnline

I love Jimmy Fallon and still love Taylor Hicks so that was so much fun to watch. Will watch it live in half an hour. Thanks for the sneak peek, MJ!

Jimmy’s sidekick was talking up Taylor on last night’s show. He told Jimmy that he had a Soul Patrol shirt for him to wear. They hinted about Taylor making an appearance, too. It was cute.

Jimmy Fallon should just dump the talk show bit and do nothing but musical skits- he is a genius!

Absolutely agree! He’s a great talk show host, too, though. He’s my favorite. He had Elton John on last night and they had a convo about American Idol. It was great!

That was fun to watch!! Love Fallon and Colbert and always love seeing Taylor! Glad he was invited to participate!

lol I was watching Fallon tonight and never expected that, it was a lot of fun to see

What a kick! Taylor is great and such a sport! For all the abuse, he is definitely having the last laff.

Awesome, simply awesome! Taylor is a true entertainer. The guy is having fun doing something he loves. What more can an Idol ask for? I love his energy and dance movs, too!

Two of my very favorite entertainers- Taylor and Stephen Colbert!!!! Who would have predicted that?? I think Taylor has SO many possibilities in show business, not just as a singer. He is infectious to watch(not even sure that makes sense except to me)
Thanks, MJ… this is great for Taylor. He needs to be reintroduced to America.

Never was a Taylor fan……makes me wonder if he even knew this was “comedy”, being he usual acts that way normally and when he sings “serious” with his “body moves”-it comes off like this musical skit!

I was ROFL for the whole number. Would it have been half as funny without Taylor? Fallon had been talking about his investment in Soul Patrol Sweatshirts for the past couple nights.

Say what you will about Taylor’s winning Idol, and whether he’s been a success since then.. what other Idol could have pulled off that performance as well?

Huge Taylor fan and I’m thrilled to see him enjoying himself like this. Great skit!

That was fun. I love Jimmy Fallon and the musical skits are always the best. Great job by them all. Nice to see Taylor again.

These guys actually made this gosh awful song seem like a real thing. They were fun to watch. Thanks for the smiles.

All kinds of fun — thanks for the recommendation and vid, MJ! :)

I hate all things NBC except for Community (best show on television) so I’m not interested in any of that. I’m just mad that Fallon seems to be getting the better guests than Conan ever did in that time slot.

Great gig for Taylor and lots of fun to watch.

Is it just me or is he much handsomer these days? Some men get better looking as they age and I think Taylor is one of them. Better hairdo too.

LOL. That was epic.

This is super hilarious to me because just yesterday I was watching all the Rebecca Black videos on Funny or Die for April Fools Day. You have to watch the ones where she explains the “deep” meaning of the lyrics to Friday and the one “Betwixt the Music.” (She was hilarious in all of them, and she’s only 13!)

I think Jimmy has really come a long way as a late night host – he just knows the joy of viral video moments and pop culture and makes these awesome events to be cherished.

Congratulations to Taylor for being part of such a fun bit – he did a great job:)

What an awesome way to wake up this morning and see Taylor having a fun time. Thanks for posting this mj.

I didn’t stay up to watch this, but what fun. Jimmy Fallon is the best late night host because he’s talented as a performer and very likable. Glad to see another favorite of mine, Taylor, part of this hilarious skit. Thanks MJ for posting this. Great way to start the day.

All just a big bucket of Win.

Loved this! This version would probably sell!Two of Taylor’s strengths, are his work ethic & that he can laugh at himself. He may not have the radio hits & huge sales (though, I still don’t believe they should discount shipping Platinum & selling over 700,000 of his debut as poor). Still, he’s kept himself in the game, done a lot for charity, had a ton of fun, & is branching out as a businessman.

Thanks, mj!

Loved this. So funny!!! Love that Jimmy was wearing a Soul Patrol sweatshirt, and Taylor’s intro was in true AI fashion.

Thanks, Mj, for letting us know this was coming on. I watched it last night….too funny. Always love to see Taylor!

That was great!! Go Taylor!! lol

OMG that is was craziest thing. LMAO!

That was fun!

Good for Taylor. He certainly had a great time, too.

Thanks mj for the heads up yesterday. I couldn’t stay awake to watch it last night. I’m so thankful that you posted the video today. This is just the best. It’s good to see Taylor having fun.
Such a fantastic voice and the harp is super.
I had never heard the song Friday before today. I like Stephens voice too. It’s all good. Loved the picture too. very funny.

I’ve been watching this BFF-for-6-months bit from the Colbert Report. This was great, and Taylor Hicks in that part was so smart. I wish I was funny like this.

And people are saying that the song itself is by a 13 year old girl? That’s even WAY funnier.

Thanks MJ for the video. Wow that was fun!!! Love the song!!! Love Jimmy’s soul patrol sweatshirt!!! :) WOOOOOOOO JIMMY SOUL PATROL!!! :)

juliegr says:

BTW, Taylor’s Birmingham restaurant Ore is opening shortly!

http://twitpic.com/4fs774

Thanks for the update. I want to go there my next visit to Bham.

The skit was excellent. lots of fun, loved it!

LOL! Pure awesomeness and WIN! <3

These guys actually made this gosh awful song seem like a real thing. They were fun to watch. Thanks for the smiles.

With those lyrics? Impossible. LOL! But they most certainly made it fun!!!!

This is super hilarious to me because just yesterday I was watching all the Rebecca Black videos on Funny or Die for April Fools Day. You have to watch the ones where she explains the “deep” meaning of the lyrics to Friday and the one “Betwixt the Music.” (She was hilarious in all of them, and she’s only 13!)

This is very funny too! She has a great sense of humor! Good for her!

I just saw the Rebecca Black video of this song on youtube, which for me makes this bit about a 100 times funnier (and it was already funny). Such a great slam. And Taylor–so awesomely funny as a choice to be in this thing (now that I’ve seen the original).

Thanks MJ! Loved it.

Fallon and Colbert are both musical and funny–always a good combination.

Glad to see Taylor getting some tv time.

Wonder when NBC will give Fallon the Tonight show and get rid of Leno once and for all.

This is GREAT exposure for Taylor because this bit is going to be picked up by all the outlets. I already see it on EOnline

Yeah, I watched it on Huffington Post and came over here to see if you had it (but of course! Haha!).

Well, Soul Paatttttrooolllll!!! That was all kinds of fun.

Awesome! (Kinda thrilled Taylor got to be a part of it. That dude has been so universally slammed.)

Yeah I’m, thrilled to see him in this bit too. The clip is all over the place today. Rarely does an Idol get asked to do something so hip, and Taylor is waaaay past due for his share. He always brings 100% to anything he does. Love the way he slid in on his knees. The crowd was saying “Oh, there he is” haha! Epic!

wow that was funny! was jimmy’s sweater lavender-y? wasn’t taylor in a lotta purple his season? purple beanie? purple shirt during “something”…was that my imagination?

I just listened to Rebecca Black sing it and she sings it so bland. But Jimmy Fallon and everyone didn’t!! :)

Jimmy Fallon is the best late night host because he’s talented as a performer and very likable.

He really is. I have been watching his show since the first night. One thing to watch for is the REPEAT episode. Warching it on the TV set was so much fun. I was dancing away and having a good time. Love, love, love Taylor! Colbert is cool, too.

Awesome. That song just begs to be parodied. Taylor was perfect for the over-the-top-i-ness of it. Who better than an idol to sell a cheese song as if it were good? They’ve got plenty of experience at it.

Still, the best part was Fallon’s visual aides to help clarify the deep lyrics for us.

Good for Taylor. Love Fallon’s musical spoofs and tributes. McCartney was awesome, but the Neil young one was best in my book!

How cool is this. I adore these guys, especially Taylor, now that fucking song won’t get out of my head. Ugh, lol.

EPIC!!! So much fun.

WOW! More than 750K views in 24 hours! This crazy video – Taylor Hicks, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert — went viral. ;D

The video has gone global in addition to “viral”! Musical spoof by Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Taylor Hicks on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

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Gives new meaning to Taylor Hicks’ location of “Global” on his Twitter profile!

Global, indeed!!!

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The stats can be found on YouTube (I learned something) in the place circled in red in the screencap above!

lol