Jimmy Fallon Pays Tribute to Prince

Jimmy celebrates the life and music of Prince by sharing a memorable story of when the Purple One randomly challenged him to a game of ping-pong.
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Jimmy Fallon Pays Tribute to Prince
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[@robertriley7513]

"I gotta go, prince challenged me to ping pong." is a legitimate excuse from literally any life event.

[@emiliemanes5392]

It’s the ONLY good excuse to get out of something

[@MixingInActionStudios]

Absolutely. Prince says you must be there, you be there 😂😂

[@svengalisounds4471]

Including weddings and funerals, maybe even a childbirth

[@AndrewDavidWright]

Undoubtedly!

[@jessicadavenport2808]

NO ONE CAN SAY NO TO THAT!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 I mean really, what can you do. It sounds like the most absurd thing EVER. But here we are, listening to the real story. The man wanted to play ping pong with Jimmy Falon. So he did it. The man beat Charlie Murphy at a game of basketball. PRINCE WAS IN HEELS!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@elijahtalmud8281]

"Ask yo boy." -Prince Rogers Nelson, The man, The myth, The undefeated ping-pong champion.

[@you2449]

+Elijah Talmud ha-ha-ha

[@Badatitude21]

+Elijah Talmud Thats funny...undefeated....epic :)

[@08Stella]

+Elijah Talmud I had no idea that Prince was this cool!! Funny, spontanious and gifted beyond measure!! x

[@musicislife7282]

I think Zoey Dechanel beat him in Ping Pong on that episode of New Girl.

[@chaynes37683]

+Stella Johnson Me either and the more I hear the more sad it makes his passing.....only wish I could have known him. would love to see a compiling of stories like this

[@Metallute]

Jimmy Fallon is actually a good story teller when he's just being himself. Not to mention... It's a fucking Prince story.

[@adjoho1]

ANY Prince story will get my view and Like. ANY.

[@LoveOnTheInsidex3]

@@adjoho1 this is one of my favorites

[@melodyal3357]

This👏💯👌

[@melodyal3357]

@@adjoho1 Same here😄😎☺️💜

[@dorothydrake8838]

@@adjoho1 if you search ‘Prince stories’ there are so many on you tube now. It’s wonderful !

[@berniceanaya6709]

I loved how Jimmy and his drummer were wearing purple, Jimmy was wearing a purple tie and his drummer was wearing a purple handkerchief/heart to pay tribute to Prince's death.

[@gzo313]

His drummer…. tee hee.

[@KAMOYA17]

Did you just refer to Questlove from the Legandary Roots Crew as “Jimmy’s drummer!” 😢😢😩

[@TogetherAtLast]

"Ask your boy."

[@michaelmccarn7889]

I had the privilege of meeting Prince many years ago in Hampton, Va when I worked security for a Time/Vanity 6 autograph session at a record store in the mall. My buddy Dion and I worked the line of fans and had the opportunity to hang out in the back room with Morris Day, Jerome and Vanity. All very nice people, very bright and energetic and excited to be on tour with Prince. I had been told that one of his hobbies was playing electric football, and for those who remember, that was the game back in the 1970's way before Madden games. Anyway, I was listening to Morris Day talk about the Vikings as he was a huge fan and I was a Cowboys fan so we were jawing with one another about the 1975 championship game where Staubach throws the late TD pass to win it for the boys. He mentions that he and Prince were huge Vikings fans (maybe that's why Prince liked the color purple??) and somehow we got onto electric football. I told him my Cowboys team had never been beat since 1970 and had 316 wins in a row. He said that he and Prince used to play all the time as kids and even to that day, Prince still had his game. This is before cell phones, and after the autograph session ended, I went home and later that evening around 7pm, just as we were getting ready to leave for the Prince/Time?V6 concert, I get a call from the manager of the record store. She gives me a number to call and said it would be Morris Day. I call the hotel number, and a guy answers the phone and a few seconds later Morris is on the phone INVITING me to the show. I told him I had tickets but he says he wants Dion and I plus two to come backstage and meet Prince. After the concert, we went backstage and there are very few people other than band and stage people so it was not like a Motley Crue backstage party by no means. Morris walks us over to where Prince is standing with his body guard Chick. Prince is very small as we all know and he says to me "So, your Cowboys have never been beaten?" And I answered "Never, not one game!" So he says I want to play your team against my Vikings team. He was a trash talker but in a very quiet way. He had one of his managers talk to me and we swapped numbers. Fast forward to April 1982, I get a call from a guy named Steve who says that Prince wanted me to fly out to Los Angeles (that is where he lived back then) and he wants you to bring your Cowboys team with you. A few days later I get tickets in the mail for LAX and the following week I am flying out to hang with Prince. A limo picks me and my fiancee Amy up at LAX and we are driven out to where Prince lived. We go inside and are escorted to a room which was probably a dining room at one time and there is a small table with two chairs and an electric football game on the table. We are offered drinks and some sandwiches and after about 45 minutes Prince comes into the room. He was wearing a Vikings t-shirt and after some small talk we got down to the rules of the game because we both played it a bit different. So after we agreed in the rules, we started the game. At halftime, my boys were up 14 to 0 and Prince was aggravated by how well my defense was playing. Back then, we had bases that could be adjusted to make the players turn and I was shutting down his sweeps. In the second half I pretty much stomped him scoring four more TDs and winning the game 42-0. He was impressed and said that we would play again very soon now that he saw how good my team was he knew his team needed some work. Prince was very flamboyant in those days before Purple Rain but it was all show business. He was as normal as anyone. He did talk softly and was shy to some point, but I got to see him being competitive complete with yelling and cussing at his players. It was awesome. Over the next 35 years, Prince and I would meet for a game between his Vikings and my Cowboys in February after the real Super Bowl. In fact, I have been to only one Super Bowl game in my life and that was when he preformed at halftime in 2007 compliments of Prince. He was a very nice man, very giving and charitable and he looked out for his friends and that included me for many years. He knew my children as on several occasions we all were together over the years. Although, we only got together for one weekend out of the year to play that game I felt like we were friends. We are the same age and had many things in common, music, sports, and how we grew up in the 70;s with all the different influences. We last played our game on February 20th 2016. Prince was in great health, no-indications whatsoever that he was ill in any way shape of form. My Cowboys won that game 35-17 and over the course of our games, using the same teams/players/bases and the same game field all those years, the record was Cowboys 22 Vikings 13 in games one. At one time, Prince had won four years straight. And for the first 8 years, I had won each game. It was a fun but very competitive match between us. Some of you will question the story, and I would not blame you for doing so. Its an incredible story but true. Prince was a regular guy once off the stage and out of the limelight. He was very smart. One of the smartest people I have ever met. RIP my friend.

[@porkwoofles3909]

+Michael McCarn Wow. I believe! Thanks so much for sharing this story. I'm so sad about everyone's loss, I cry whenever I think about it, it feels like such a waste.

[@birdiedog5]

+Michael McCarn Awesome story. I can't help but to think if someone was with him maybe he wouldnt have died. Such a young age. If someone had been there when he passed out and got him medical attention immediately maybe he wouldnt have died. :(

[@michaelmccarn7889]

Something was going on. He was emotionally strained when I last w=saw him because Vanity (Denise Matthews) had just passed away a week or so before I flew out there, They were very close. If the stories are true about his pain medication addiction I will be shocked because I never saw him or heard of him taking any pills. He did not smoke or drink and in the last decade or so he wouldn't even cuss.

[@KelleyBroussardMackaig]

+Michael McCarn - Wow - Now THAT is an incredible story!! I'm so glad that you shared it! The times that you and Prince shared together must have felt so surreal and I'm sure every time was just an amazing experience. He was an extraordinarily special man - and he obviously saw something very special in you! Those are the types of friendships that never die, and your story honors him beautifully.

[@TheCaulfield1]

Great story...thanks for sharing it....love from the UK xxx

[@wudaddy]

"Ask your boy." It was so worth hearing this story just for the ending.

[@christophertracy6247]

wudaddy the baddest

[@BillKrayer12thMan]

That made me fall off the couch!!!

[@dennissimpson8074]

Prince 🎸🎤🎼🎵🎶♀️ the artist legend in the🌏💜

[@DR00L]

The best

[@OurFantasyLife]

6:55 "If you ever meet him, he's got...if you ever *met* him..." Ah man, that got me a little bit...

[@sammycoleman4192]

Listen to his kobe Bryant moment?????

[@gsolomonla]

Sammy Coleman Yeah, that Kobe moment and just pure emotion just kicks you in the gut......

[@AmieOlsonalo]

When Prince wants to play Ping Pong, you play fuckin' Ping Pong. 💜😂

[@briandanowski8493]

equipment 3 seated

[@ryanmeans5531]

This is the best story Jimmy Fallon has ever had on his show.

[@Weathermane79]

agreed

[@jennifernilsson3747]

+Ryan Means agreed yeah

[@terryspencer7697]

Ryan Means I was thinking exactly that

[@zodspeed]

It’s fakd

[@basspro373]

U are so right about that.

[@carbonking53]

Prince had the art of the "EXIT" perfected!!

[@holidaystylez1]

ha !

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

Well, we do know that he was a fan of Batman...

[@EchoBravo370]

yes....though is it just me or does it not make him sound like a...um...weirdo?

[@palcadaval1517]

His purple tie 💜

[@natedavies954]

That is a very Deep Purple.

[@alexsubscriptions960]

Q Who?? sis it’s a colour of a tie it’s not that deep

[@TheB0sss]

@@alexsubscriptions960 deep purple is a band kid

[@moosenation4002]

Purple Rain

[@4everinpanama]

Prince stories are the fucking best.

[@ricksolis3942]

agreed!

[@Lootroq]

Prince and DMX stories, could listen to those all day

[@4everinpanama]

+Canais Young Speak for yourself lol. I always want to believe these type of stories are real lol =)

[@merilinalu143]

Facts

[@zoostyle]

They are!

[@MissMusicForYou]

Their purple accessories (Jimmy's tie, Quest's heart pin etc.) are all nice touches.

[@NegroTarantino]

+MissMusicForYou Also kirk's jacket.

[@padistedor]

This 9 minute video is a shining moment for Jimmy Fallon. His ability to tell this story complete with such authentic vocal and physical impersonation is extraordinary.

[@thesilvershining]

Absolutely. It captivated me from start to finish!

[@njtomboy]

That shit was hilarious as fuck. Thanks for the memories Prince.

[@hanna4804]

That Prince impression is on point

[@lindaedwards3377]

A great tribute to focus not on the fact that Prince died, but that he lived!

[@mickavellian]

+Linda Edwards Standing ovation ...

[@trysometruth]

+Linda Edwards EXACTLY. Those are without question the *best* tributes... to anyone.

[@penny4penny594]

Well said. Poetic. Thanks

[@Nestor123057]

Linda Edwards: And, oh how he lived!

[@JJAVA-wt6eo]

X L ENT post

[@Karamelkissiz23]

This had me in tears! Prince, the King of Shade, will be missed.

[@yay-3012]

Tiana C I’m not he was a junky who overdosed 2x’s

[@johnniehenderson6787]

@@yay-3012 you probably smell like fig and onions ngl

[@artfull334]

#YAY# - Why YOU here then with your negativity

[@AC-mp7cx]

Prince of shade

[@marisolvaldez7173]

Great story. "You ready to do this?" I can picture the way he was standing. What a huge loss to the music world.

[@AC-mp7cx]

so short head was under the table

[@maggiealelew]

When he said: "If you ever meet him,uhh if you ever met him", it made it real. But you know what, we will still have him alive through his music. Lets go crazy!

[@DJMichaelAngelo]

+Magali Duran I noticed that too! very subtle flub but he quickly corrected himself

[@jesssullivan758]

his impression of prince was flawless

[@sshellhorn1]

It's one of those things where I listen to this and I think, Prince thought to himself, "Bucketlist, play pingpong with Jimmy Fallon"

[@GeloFellow1221]

Someone needs to animate this.

[@missvalariej1917]

Yes!!

[@meacomefeyou]

yea, that would be a funny animation.

[@hanskorn]

Angelo Bullo Up!

[@Wahaj_Qureshi]

someone tag famous animators here.... plzzz

[@joaquin8637]

Get dave chapelle to recreate it like charly murphy’s prince basketball story

[@EvelynRobinson22]

The stance Jimmy had, I can totally picture Prince having done that! what a great story and I love the way Jimmy tells it

[@konoko196]

Ask your boy ! WHAT A LEGEND!

[@adjoho1]

I've watched this so many times, and it NEVER gets old. Bless you Jimmy. AND GOD BLESS PRINCE.

[@MrErCojone]

Whatch the version told on Graham Norton's show

[@joannajamerson35]

Me too

[@joannajamerson35]

​@@MrErCojone omg, I will ❤❤❤❤

[@joannajamerson35]

​@@MrErCojone thank you

[@Gloqui05]

I just noticed they are all wearing something purple💜

[@SoapPyjamas]

The saddest moment is when JF says 'If you ever meet him' and quickly repeats 'If you ever met him.' Too much.

[@93RZ]

Jimmy did such a good impression of Prince!

[@KBizzy]

His Chris Rock impersonation was even better

[@melodyal3357]

This is by far the best story Jimmy has said. Daaaamn I was laughing hard here hard. When Prince tells you to come play pingpong even if you're having a baby at the same moment, you leave and go play the damn pingpong.😎💫💜

[@BethBurns68]

This was such a great story! I was laughing, too. lol

[@supercrossjunkie9237]

This segment is an instant classic period. RIP Prince.

[@AmTheBestDamnChick]

prince was a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma i could listen to celebrities tell there prince stories for hours :)

[@Ivobe2]

+KarlaTheRomanticOne Don't forget, he came out of Panora's box :D

[@almabrooks5177]

KarlaTheRomanticOne I loved your description of him! That was beautiful!

[@KenSherman]

Prince is one of those beings where his private life is as legendary as his public life.

[@AC-mp7cx]

both were pretty lame

[@luxekook]

@@AC-mp7cx Cooler than yours, for sure.

[@melodyal3357]

Your comment actually deserves a lot more likes. This is brilliant👌💯👌🙌

[@ryanmark2452]

Jimmy, please upload Prince's full performance on your show from 2013!

[@jy2334]

It's been 6 years crazy RIP TO THE GOAT 🐐

[@christianjohnsjohns8723]

Michael Jackson and Prince are some of the only artists that could make the world stop when they die they are both musical genius geniuses and both the greatest of all time rest in peace to the both of them P.S. I wish Jimmy had a totally separate show where him and his famous friends just told Prince stories that would be hilarious.

[@YESV15]

True, it's a shame that those two never got along and the media kept on encouraging that, they could have supported each other and would still be making music

[@mudwiser1391]

Now THAT'S a good storey!!! and told beautifully. Theatre of the mind.

[@V.L.R.]

Best Story………EVER. 😜😂😂😂😂🥺🥺😭😭😭💗

[@FNJ720]

I can't with these Prince stories!!! 😂😂😂😩😂😂😂they slay me every time!!!💜💜💜💜Prince was everything!!!

[@housepianist]

That's one of the best stories I've heard. It almost made me believe that I was actually there. Thanks for sharing, Jimmy.

[@LelaTomBoy]

The funny thing is that Prince played ping pong with Zoey Deschanel in the New Girl Episode too! Prince must have really liked ping pong!!!😊

[@friedaclaxton5950]

Honestly I was blown away to learn that Prince was such a big fan of New Girl!

[@CarriesNo1fan]

+Leilany Morales He loved it. He played for decades.. even played Michael Jackson.

[@joannajamerson35]

I'm going to watch that

[@4mydearlady]

Of all the Prince stories I've heard, that was the best one. I still can't believe he's gone . . . and his birthday is coming. Happy birthday, Prince. R.I.P. Prince.

[@barryallenflash1]

Cool story. Prince was VERY mysterious, but that's Prince!

[@fumiyonoda5168]

Brian Herron Nonedemo contentなんでも鑑定団

[@TheoneandonlyEETFUK]

I could sit here all day and listen to jimmy tell stories. That was great!

[@raschica]

Hot damn! That was a great story!

[@nchllltmr]

I think I've watched this close to 20 times and posted it on my Facebook. Yet I still crack up every time. I never had the honor of meeting him, but this is precisely how I envision Prince. The man that calls you up and tells you to drop what you're doing to play ping pong with him (which you promptly do), then you turn your back after he whoops your ass at said ping pong game and you turn back around and he's gone. That's Prince, dammit! Add to it Jimmys amazing story telling and this becomes one of my favorite KZbin videos ever. RIP to a true legend

[@shanaeburshia8599]

Same!! Lol

[@bucks614]

Greatest Story Ever.

[@pursuingancientpaths8131]

This was a great tribute to Prince. Its understandable why so many people are sad and crying during remembrances, but I think Prince would have loved this fun and funny tribute.

[@troublefollows9986]

Someone needs to put together all these stories in a book.............. #bestseller

[@andiman44]

Right! #hemustliveon

[@chaynes37683]

I AGREE!!

[@ericflorezghhhj2130]

+TBaby81.

[@brokenwing2005]

I'd buy it!

[@Memorex996]

GAME...BLOUSES

[@neonrays28]

I totally think Prince and Chris Rock were in on this joke of disappearing on Jimmy Fallon this whole time. Chris Rock and Prince were friends and they knew how to mess with him.

[@joliearanda6481]

No because other people have strange stories about prince

[@brokenwing2005]

OMG the prince stories are hilarious! What a personality he had.

[@ttucker10466]

Bambi Eyes😂😂😍😍😍 on point Jimmy!!

[@darka0795]

this is like the best-story-ever! lol gotta miss him! may his absolute majestic soul rest in peace!

[@MrEdwin57]

+Daria Yordanova Absolutely ! ! !

[@MsMas99]

+Daria Yordanova You need to listen to Kevin Smith's story about Prince. Great story and storyteller.

[@darka0795]

+MsMas99 totally agree! I have watched it and definitely he is a great storyteller! I think that whoever is telling a story about Prince is beyond amazing. He was such a legend that he left in each of them a little bit of his awesomeness!

[@MsMas99]

+Daria Yordanova Totally agree. I've been reading all of these stories about Prince from people who had the opportunity to meet him. I feel like we're learning more and more about Prince. We got to know him through his music and very few interviews he ever gave, but now we're learning more and more about his true persona.

[@Dmiche02]

The thing that hits me most is that he was so young. Yeah. I miss him, too.

[@bcr8tive2]

B4 my Mom died in March she said "Remember the Good Things" 👣 Thank u 4 this @jimmyfallon 💜 #RIPPrince

[@HEMI-MOMMA]

I was a Flight Attendant for Northwest Airlines out of MSP when Prince and his entourage booked the entire first class for a flight to L.A. on one of our 747's. We were told not to speak to him directly and to look at him as little as possible. Anything we had to ask had to go thru his Assist. who would ask Prince. Prince would whisper to him then the Assist. would relay it to us. This went on throughout the flight. He was a bit of a snob, but I was thrilled to have served him during his flight and will ALWAYS be a Prince fan. Most celebrities were just like normal people when on board. Prince just exuded something extraordinarily special. Otherworldly one could say.

[@kimyoho3254]

+denkidog I think he was introverted so his mysteriousness, his mystique, was just due to being a very private person. He could've felt awkward talking to people. We hold these people up as legends when they're just people. He was a great artist, but only those closest will know who he truly was, and why he was. On the outside it was sexy mystique on the inside it was a normal private man.

[@gymnast2890]

+denkidog I don't think he was a snob, he actually asked people at the Grammy's to not make eye contact with him (some were offended, & he wore that purple thing on his head. like he didn't want people to see him)....I think he was very very weird,eccentric to a different level, like Johnny Depp, some genius's are extremely eccentric. I think your story, Fallon's, & other's demonstrate that. I also think he was very shy at times, extroverted on stage.

[@tamaramcleod8827]

Johnny Depp talks to his fans,does not act like a snob.

[@mootbooxle]

I miss him. He left a huge void. No one can ever fill Prince's shoes. Heels. Of all the outrageous Prince stories out there, this is one of the funniest I've heard! Quest's story about him being replaced by Finding Nemo is pretty good too.

[@MoeMentos]

Probably Jimmy's best impression. He nailed that slight quiver Prince often had in his voice. Wow.

[@squiddlesmcdiddles3850]

This is probably the funniest story about PRINCE ever. The guy was a true legend in every way. Fallon does him to a tee! 😂😂😂

[@YoungRell]

fucking Prince! I wish I could've met him. haven't heard a bad story yet.

[@Fahadius]

+Rell Brooks Watch the video of Kevin Smith working with Prince :D

[@MsCanadianAngelxo]

+Joseph Lovell Just watched the entire 30 min video. Hilarious story! Quite the insight into the not-so-nice side of Prince. I love his music. Prince was a brilliant musician. However, as a person he was ungrateful, selfish, arrogant and delusional.

[@shadelings]

+CdnAngelXO Like everyone I'm sure Prince had his moments he wasn't proud of in retrospect. There are many more stories of Prince being an excellent friend and generous mentor to upcoming artists whom he admired. And if you notice, Kevin Smith's experience with Prince certainly doesn't seem to have soured him irreparably (unlike Adele and her unfortunate experience with David Albarn who USED to be one of her idols) if you watch the Prince Memoriam episode on Batman and the Fatman.

[@chancesareshewears]

you should do some research, the midget was a total jerk to everyone who had the misfortune to meet him

[@shadelings]

Take your own advice. Anyone making a blanket statement like you did where he was a jerk to EVERYONE needs to do their own research and lots of it. There are plenty of stories that show the opposite is true.

[@morenag.7769]

I still can't believe he's no longer here. Ugh....heart broken! & devastated!!! 😭😭😭💜🙏🏽💜😭😭😭

[@lexineil7217]

I feel u, haven't stopped crying

[@morenag.7769]

+Will Pack sooooo true. Very true. I really hope that whom ever does release his music does him the same justice as he wished upon himself. & do the right thing by him(if that makes any sense). & continue to honor him.

[@morenag.7769]

+Lexi Neil right!? Ugh....😭😫😑

[@joendes]

4

[@Kessemlibiou2ra]

Millions of syrians die and nobody bats an eye...

[@AdamAarts]

Charlie Murphy and Dave Chappelle need to make this recreation happen

[@wesvhs9529]

Very good idea

[@joannajamerson35]

😢😢😢😢😢😂😂😂😂😢😢😢😢

[@ciaranighswander4894]

Wish I could've known Prince.. I've heard numerous stories about his character these last few days and its truly set in what an amazing man we lost. He poured his talent out for so many years for the world to see, he used his gift from God to the fullest. What a blessing to have lived in the world when he did.

[@swamprat79]

He was an awesome person. So many crazy stories, and they're mostly true. His music was second to none. You're absolutely right.

[@giannaluva65]

Michael Anthony mj man... that was hard

[@AC-mp7cx]

he was extremely narcisstic

[@IScreamedWolf]

I cried my eyes out in April when Prince died.... it still hurts. I would have given anything to watch him live.

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

He was great live. A little more medleys than you might like, but that's only because of how many hit songs he had. I saw him before he had the ban on the bad language too which was nice. Everyone was singing along when he'd "play that m'f'n bass!"

[@martinsimensen9511]

Saw him twice. Still to this day I cry when I play his music. I miss him

[@landmeterbeuckx4779]

i saw him once, will never forget it

[@Yagirlnyesha]

I’m still hurting now!!

[@martinez1485]

"Ask your boy"...I could see Prince saying that

[@talaveraleonardo]

damn, Jimmy said "If you ever meet him. " probably still can't believe that it's real

[@Musicology1975]

+Leonardo Talavera Indeed it's surreal,.

[@mytube411]

+Leonardo Talavera He did immediately correct himself saying "If you ever met him". @6:55

[@talaveraleonardo]

+jleonard711 yeah I know but still

[@StrawberriKissxX]

So funny hearing both men and women comment on his bambi eyes! LOL

[@mylightshinesbright8665]

i know right!!LMAO

[@LWall-fv5ep]

StrawberriKissxX 💜HE did have the most Beautiful Eyes!!!

[@sarahkinsey5434]

Here in Minnesota it was a big Prince-style party. People were wearing all the purple they had, singing his songs, and at First Avenue, people partied all night. When they took down the flowers and things from the fence at Paisley Park, it all came back days later. RIP

[@craigsmith5630]

That was a good Chris Rock impression

[@Hellwyck]

+Craig Smith It was OK at best.

[@Invent2HelpAll]

A great Prince impression too! Jimmy is a master.

[@southerncali5351]

Meh

[@Raynenigh]

+Craig Smith HE NAILED CHRIS ROCK'S VOICE IMPRESSION! I MEAN NAILED IT! :)

[@rachelwagner4987]

+Craig Smith I mean the speech patterns were right but it was WAY too nasally

[@beardown2489]

That dude was always doin the walk off. Hilarious. That's like the 4th story I've heard about Prince walking off stage or away from a game like that. Reminded me of the Charlie Murphy basketball story when Prince wins and just goes "blouses" and offered them pancakes

[@salicemccool9268]

Did, or do you, go to college in AZ??

[@beardown2489]

+Salice McCool no. Beardown is for the Chicago Bears. And WTF does that have to do with anything?

[@charlenejames723]

One of my favorite PRINCE stories.

[@llamataboottaboot1080]

These stories of Prince are hilarious. One of a kind.

[@la1tee1da]

Prince was the puppet master of the celebrity world lol

[@Plague_Doc22]

One of the few artists i'd pay to see live. Him, Michael Jackson and Phil Collins...two of them are already gone. It's so sad. Still remember having a purple blazer and dancing to MJ and Prince when I was like 8 years old.

[@seanelmcmillian6617]

Thats what Angels do...touch lives....T.I.P. Prince

[@comedycat2]

I don't care who's telling the stories... I LOVE Prince stories. This was great. Two years today... Miss you legend 💜😭

[@HooLeeYo]

Aw man, that story had me dyin!!!! Will only be one Prince, already miss him. RIP.

[@catherinecampbell1215]

Jimmy leads such an exciting life.

[@bellavasquez481]

😂

[@trishastargirl]

I say that often. When I see clips of his show... What a charmed and fortunate life. Before folks start talking about how hard he worked to get there and the dues he has paid, no one is saying he hasn't earned it. The fact still remains that he lives a very charmed life and a lot of us have paid dues, but haven't been as fortunate. I like Jimmy. I think he's very entertaining and would have been an awesome best friend to have in high school.

[@daisy2210]

+Tricia Star I think he's just very lucky

[@trishastargirl]

+Justin22 That, too. He's very talented...entertaining...over-acts sometimes, but overall, I think he pretty entertaining.

[@sdavis1339]

Prince just created a way to meet a fan without the embarrassment of being star-struck, one on one interaction without pretense, and avoided the begging to take you back to Paisley Park. He gave Jimmy an awesome Prince story. Say hi to my mom, I introduced her to Purple Rain, she was 56 when she fell in love with you.

[@scotthansen6167]

As a Minnesotan, Prince is without question one of our greatest sources of pride. When I heard the terrible news in April, it broke my heart. I remember hearing the guitar solo from "Let's Go Crazy" on the school bus in 5th grade (even though it came out years before I was born) and thinking, 'this is the coolest thing I've ever heard'. When I got my first car in high school (a 1994 Honda Civic), I named it Prince because it was purple.

[@MrSnikreps]

Jimmy, Thank you so much for sharing that memory. The World grieves, but your story turns the hurt into laughter. Keep doing what you do.

[@anbanananna]

His impressions be on fuckin point, to a TEE! He's literally the only talk show host I watch for this reason. He's genuinely nice, he's entertaining and funny af 😂 *prince* U ready to do this???? I was like yep that's him. I was never into Prince but damn.

[@deniseinpeace1170]

anbanananna right

[@vernond.p.3017]

"Ask your boy"........and.....Fade. Hahaha Classic!

[@KeithFan06]

What a cool story, great memory for Jimmy to have. RIP Prince....you may be beloved across the country, but you are cherished here in MN.

[@MrOnTheCheap]

Best part of the story was seeing a couple of real laughs out of Jimmy.

[@ghettomist1575]

Trueeeee

[@ivanapocrnjic7510]

+MrOnTheCheap 6:18 true :)

[@ali-13392]

+MrOnTheCheap Do watch the full uncut clip of jimmy with bradley cooper, it's hilarious & has real laughs too!

[@ivanapocrnjic7510]

+Mr. Ali Agha yeeees haha air guitar my favorite :)

[@ghettomist1575]

***** It is fake though. It is only pointed out because it is blatantly obvious. Every late night host has one, but not all of them get flak for it.

[@israelpuru2444]

I always enjoy these intense stories jimmy tells

[@lanonas2000]

I was missing Prince and came across this. Thank you.

[@Lockdrumpfup]

Two years and I still miss Prince. Fan of his since I was in grade school. Lived a few blocks from Paisley Park Studio. I'm still in the denial stage of him not being here anymore. I love the ping pong story!!

[@viktorcheng2061]

Rest in Purple. Long live Prince!

[@muskylemon2310]

"He played 'Let's Go Crazy' and the crowd went - it was just so fun." JUST SAY IT JIMMY. (RIP Prince)

[@myfriendmoses]

+Nick Scott At the end of Lets Go Crazy at the SNL40 he also just leaves the stage and disappears

[@wtglb]

Charlie Murphy got the same ass-whooping in basketball. Too funny

[@khalilgriffin3994]

😂😂😭 my fav episode

[@vickigustaitis7149]

Love this story I could listen to people talking about him for hours

[@haircut]

I'd love to see Jimmy and Dave Chappelle reenact this story! 😂😂😂

[@simplediyr]

WHAAAAAT! That would be legendary!

[@zrevans4210]

That's all I was thinking about towards the end!!!

[@simplediyr]

+HAIRCUT we should all let Jimmy and Dave know on twitter and all the other places. If enough of us ask, they will do it ;-)

[@ambularkoolaid]

SUGGESTION BOX!!!

[@lennymutt]

+HAIRCUT Oh yes! This definitely needs to happen!

[@jonathanakagbosu2355]

He wants to speak with you 😂😂 Prince, you will definitely be missed

[@tesswonderful4194]

here is my Prince story. i never met him but his music got me through some tough times over the years. i could always count on him for that. thank you, Prince. 💜#4everinmylife

[@Thenewlife83]

Lol, that was a great story......R.I.P. Prince

[@TX59N]

Best story I've ever heard. LMAO....Prince always wins at everything.

[@mayflower7811]

+Greg M. Trust there are a lot more Prince stories not just from Jimmy Fallon

[@JPumpkinKing]

This story never gets old. LOVE IT! Rest in peace, Purple One!

[@charlenejames723]

One of my favorite PRINCE stories!!!!!

[@lindaavansino9106]

That's a GREAAAT clip! One of my favorites about Prince! Thanks!