Chris Christie Delivers Icy Glare to Jimmy Fallon Over Jersey Joke

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by Mark Joyella | 8:42 am, November 24th, 2010

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Twitter pals Jimmy Fallon and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie met IRL on Late Night Tuesday, but their bromance couldn’t begin until they cleared the air over a Jersey joke Fallon recently included in his monologue:

FALLON: I made a joke about New Jersey. It wasn’t an evil joke.

CHRISTIE: An awful, evil joke.

FALLON: Well here it is. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has cancelled a train tunnel between New York and New Jersey. As a result, New Yorkers will have to get to New Jersey as always–by accident.

Fallon apologized profusely as Christie channeled his inner Tony Soprano, delivering a pitch-perfect icy glare, and showing without words why many see this guy as a potential national candidate. (Though Christie–again–ruled out a White House run on Fallon’s show) When the applause subsided, Christie let Fallon know he was on notice. “You think it’s funny, Jimmy? Know what we do to people like that in New Jersey, Jimmy? I’ll be watching.”

Gov. Christie also explained his repetitive name, telling Fallon a family feud led to the Christopher Christie, but it wasn’t until his parents brought him home that his grandmother picked him up and said “look at little Chris Christie,” and they realized–in Fallon’s words–that the name “was cruel.”

Watch the video, from NBC:

Chris Christie, Jimmy Fallon, joke, late night, New Jersey

Just4thefax

Fact: Chris Christie Delivers Icy Glare to Jimmy Fallon Over Jersey Joke. Jimmy pulls an Ozero and bows and apologizes. Even without telepropter help.
Some_Dude

Fallon though Christie was going to unhinge his jaw and swallow him whole.

Get it, because he’s fatter than Rush Limbaugh?
Jackie_Treehorn

Jesus I hate the Sopranos. Makes everyone in that garbage state think they’re mobsters……
mathenjp

haha fat bastard contemplating eating jimmy fallon!
murf

You know you’re doing a hell of a job when leftists resort to fat jokes , keep kicking ass and taking names gov !
http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

Just4thefax said:
Jimmy pulls an Ozero and bows and apologizes. Even without telepropter help.

HahahahAHAHAHahahAHAHahahaha YES!!!!!111 The Obamessiah is always BOWING instead of HOLDING HANDS like a REAL President should!!!!!111 And also he uses a TELEPROMPTER HahahAHAHAhahahAHAH!!!!!111 Why can’t he be more like every other President and MEMORIZE his speeches?!?!?!1111 Oh MAN Fact Dude you RULE!!!!!111
Big_F-ing_Deal

I LOVED Christie’s putdown of Sarah Palin’s presidential chances.

Let’s see how the teabloggers admire his brutal candor now!!! hahaha
skyfet

I like Christie, even he see the absurdness of a Palin Presidency. What a crazy world. But I won’t be surprised, from a country that elected W once.
jooce81

I might not agree with all his policies but the dude does have a great personality. Bet he would be a blast to have a few drinks with
david r

murf said:
fat

Isn’t that the truth ? When Al Bore lost the election (because he could not carry his home state) and ballooned up like a tick, the left was always whining about the fat jokes. They are as deplorable now as they were then.
dummy123

What about the Conan ratings collapse??
possibly

Fat…Nasty.
RichS

Big_F-ing_Deal said:
I LOVED Christie’s putdown of Sarah Palin’s presidential chances. Let’s see how the teabloggers admire his brutal candor now!!! hahaha

The one thing that doesn’t work when it comes to putting the tea party members down for not towing the party line is, as long as you are for smaller government, there is not party line to tow.

Can you understand that?
Penguin60

murf said:
You know you’re doing a hell of a job when leftists resort to fat jokes , keep kicking ass and taking names gov !

Deserves to be seen again. Worked great for Corzine.
felixw

We need more political leaders like Christie. In this department, New Jersey outclasses New York by a large, large margin.
bealzebubba

Chris Christie takes things way too seriously. People have been making jokes about Jersey since King Soloman. He probably defends to the foolishness of the Jersey Shore cast because “they’re kids….and kids do stuff like that. To fault them for that behavior it to take away their friggin’ childhood.”
bealzebubba

mathenjp said:
haha fat bastard contemplating eating jimmy fallon!

GIT ENNN MAAH BELLEH!!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Nobles/579420727 Joseph Nobles

Oh, come on. Watch the clip, folks. Christie is participating in a bit. I disagree completely with what he did to the tunnel project as well as most of his politics, but the man is just doing a comedy piece.
http://none pyrope

Fallon–Liberal Hack #847
fallenchicken

I love Chris Christie. If he runs for president, he might have my vote.
http://none pyrope

fallenchicken said:
I love Chris Christie. If he runs for president, he might have my vote.

Don’t think he wants it.
fallenchicken

pyrope said:
Don’t think he wants it.

Nope, he clearly does not.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Helen-Nordo/100000884291530 Helen Nordo

This Chris Christie is a walking “computer”, his wit & intelligence are so deeply entwined that it makes me proud be be half Italian, no seriously, I am sure this was “all prepared” but you must admit, it was funny. I like Jimmy Fallon because he didn’t take any cheap shots at this man “who would be President”..all the other comedians, some turning gray or losing what little they have of it, use insulting dialogue to gain ratings. We see it, we know it, so we’re not fooled. If this gutsy man keeps up the good work in New Jersey, I would be pleased to see him run for the Presidency..remember, Reagan cleaned up California..had a quick wit & sharp dialogue..sound familiar? I enjoyed that Jimmy, keep up the good work, you have a great show and you’re so…young!
Kspraydad

Dear Mediaite…can you not put some filter in for all these spam messages (aeooe)…it is happening in every post now.
beavoux

Helen Nordo said:
Reagan cleaned up California

Oh Yeah?