On last nightâs episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Jimmy Kimmel took a moment to explain his televised reaction to Fergieâs very bad rendition of the national anthem at last weekendâs NBA All-Star Game. This proved mostly unnecessary, since Kimmelâs face truly did say it all. Namely, that the performance sucked and it was very funny how much it sucked.
To Kimmelâs credit, he doesnât try to soft-sell the unavoidable truth: Fergieâs performance was terrible and he was laughing at her, same as the rest of us. And truly, it was awful, the aural equivalent of Will.I.Am. wearing his terrible smartwatch while driving his terrible car anywhere but off a cliff. Kimmel does say that he didnât realize he was on TV until his phone immediately started buzzing, though his smirk reads as a man trying his very best not to be too rude regardless.
Kimmel gets in a couple jokes before offering the usual caveats people feel the need to throw in after expressing how aggressively ass Fergieâs anthem was: sheâs apologized, she took a risk and it didnât work, she seems like a nice lady, singing is hard, etc. etc.
Kimmel closes with a solid piece of advice for Fergie or anyone else considering taking a âriskâ when attempting a performance of the national anthem: âDonât.â
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