Jimmy Fallon only ever tried to make one person laugh in heartbreaking confession

Jimmy Fallon was once emotional talking about his ‘best audience’ and the only fan that he ever tried to make laugh.

The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon has never held back from sharing his love for his late mother Gloria Fallon, who passed away on November 5, 2017. The TV host once shared a moving tribute to his late mother on her third year following her death, talking about their playful relationship and how hard it has been losing her.

Jimmy Fallon only ever tried to make one person laugh

Jimmy Fallon’s heart-piercing tribute to his mother resonated with many fans, as one of America’s most loved comedians once shared how he only wanted to make his mother laugh. Gushing over their beautiful relationship, Fallon had confessed: “She was the best audience.

He added: “She was the one I was always trying to make laugh, and she was such a fan of the show and everything I did.”

Shortly after losing his mother, Fallon canceled shooting for The Tonight Show and wrote: “Today I lost my biggest fan.” Comedians like Stephen Colbert also wrote tributes for Fallon’s mother, sharing, “Mom is the first audience and the best.”

Fallon shared hilarious anecdotes about his mother

While sharing his grief with the fans, Fallon did not forget to include some of the funniest memories that he had with his mother. He even divulged one time how Gloria Fallon wanted him to keep his hair like Tom Cruise.

The celebrity recalled his mother fangirling over Cruise and saying, “‘His hair looks good, his long hair. And I go, ‘Yeah, I heard you the first eight times!’ And she goes, ‘What I’m saying is, your hair’s too short!’ and I go, ‘I don’t have Tom Cruise’s face!’”

Fallon’s message on grief also touched fans, as he never held back from sharing how hard it has been.

Fallon once admitted: “You think that maybe time will go by and you might forget about her, but you don’t,” adding, “not a day goes by, and you think about her when anything happens in the news, or anything that’s happening that you think she’d laugh about.”

Martina Birk

Update: 2024-04-22

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