FYI.

This story is over 5 years old.

Music

Why Did Miley Cyrus Impersonate Dolly Parton on 'Fallon'?

Moreover, why did Fallon impersonate Kenny Rogers, beard and all?
Lauren O'Neill
London, GB

Today in things that networks definitely want us to blog: during her week-long residency on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (why), Miley Cyrus has been taking part in various skits, like turning "Bodak Yellow" into a country song (why). Last night, she joined Fallon himself, an enormous ham, in a duet—they performed "Islands in the Stream," in character as Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (my longest 'why' ever).

Advertisement

OK here it is: Miley isn't even trying to do a decent Dolly impression, and Fallon's head/hairpiece combination unfortunately resembles a chicken which has not been all the way de-feathered. So, the joke here is basically that Fallon is doing a weird voice and Miley has on a big wig and it stops being even remotely amusing after 30 seconds. I just think we need to demand more from our entertainment—but hey, we still wrote about it, right?

Follow Noisey on Twitter.