Fallon is the head of 'Jimpire' who is looking for his potential replacement, pitting Questlove against Tariq 'Black Thought' Trotter with Steve Higgins chaneling Cookie.
- September 23, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Just in time for "Empire" season 2 premiere, Jimmy Fallon spoofed the hit drama series with the help of none other than Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson themselves. The "Tonight Show" host channeled his inner Lucious Lyon (Howard), playing Juicy Jim who's trying to groom his heirs to take over his Jimpire.
In a meeting, he picked Questlove, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Dion Flynn as his potential replacements, but Higgy (Steve Higgins) interrupted them. Dressing in a fur coat with leopard printed hat, he channeled Cookie (Henson) and believed that he's entitled to half of Jimpire.
Howard showed up in the video as he crossed path with Fallon, warning the comedian not to spoof "Empire", which was too late. Henson also appeared to confront the "fake Cookie", Higgy, knocking him down with some punches.
The parody didn't forget to include references to Andre's (Trai Byers) bipolar disorder and Jamal's (Jussie Smollett) big "secret." Toward the end of it, Donald Trump made a cameo as a person whom Fallon appointed as his successor.
"Empire" returns with the new season Wednesday, September 23 at 9 P.M. on FOX.
