Jimmy Fallon’s appearance during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade left viewers confused and critical. Promoting his new Christmas album Holiday Seasoning, Fallon joined Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie for an early segment but raised eyebrows with his behavior and fashion choice—sunglasses despite the gloomy, rainy New York weather. He joked about the glasses, saying, “It’s so bright here,” before goofing around and singing “Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora).”
The segment took a chaotic turn when the ETSU marching band passed by, drowning out the conversation. Fallon struggled to hear questions, finally admitting, “I can’t even hear you,” before awkwardly ending the interview. Kotb and Guthrie smoothly transitioned, but the moment had already drawn mixed reactions online.
Viewers described the segment as “weird and awkward,” with some questioning Fallon’s sobriety—an unfounded claim—while others simply joked about his “big hangover energy.” One fan wrote, “Jimmy Fallon wearing sunglasses in the rain is the big hangover energy America can relate to today.”
Though Fallon later participated in the parade itself, his initial segment has become a talking point for fans debating whether it was all part of his comedic persona or simply a misstep on live TV.
