Jimmy Fallon Pitches Hudson Williams to Host 'Saturday Night Live' After 'The Tonight Show' Appearance
Jimmy Fallon is gushing over Hudson Williams!
The 51-year-old comedian hosted the Heated Rivalry star on The Tonight Show last week and is now pitching him for another late night gig – hosting Saturday Night Live.
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“I mean, he’s Canadian, so there’s an advantage there,” Jimmy told EW, referring to both Hudson and Lorne Michaels being from Canada. “They look out for each other!”
Jimmy also recently recalled the fan frenzy over Hudson‘s appearance on The Tonight Show.
“The night before I came into work, someone called and said, ‘Hey, there’s a line outside 30 Rock that’s probably 150 people long,’” he said to EW. “I go, ‘For, for Hudson?’ They go, ‘For Hudson Williams!’ They were freaking out. [Fans] flew here! I’m like, ‘This is so fun.’”
“It’s so funny when you get to see these, kind of almost unknowns become household names almost overnight,” he added. “We booked Hudson probably six weeks ago when the show had some buzz, but it wasn’t the biggest thing on everyone’s minds, you know?”
Jimmy said that night was “one of the hottest audiences we’ve ever had,” and added he would “put it up there with BTS or Harry Styles. I mean, they went bonkers.”
Pictured in the gallery: Hudson arriving back at the Armani Hotel after another night out during Milan Fashion Week on Saturday (January 17), where he made his runway debut the day before.