Skip to main content

Watch this: Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon show us what hashtag abuse really sounds like

Watch this: Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon show us what hashtag abuse really sounds like

Share this story

hashtag fallon timberlake
hashtag fallon timberlake

If you have any ironic millenial friends, you've probably heard someone say the word "hashtag" out loud, categorizing a statement as if it were a database entry. Jimmy Fallon and comedy sidekick Justin Timberlake took this oh-so-relevant joke to the extreme on Fallon's Late Night with an ordinary conversation converted into Twitterspeak. "Hey check it out, I brought you some cookies," Timberlake says. "Hashtag #homemade, hashtag #oatmealraisin, hashtag #showmethecookie."

The verbal hashtagging descends into a sendup of the increasingly common internet trope, which now litters Facebook posts, tweets, Instagrams, and even news headlines. Fallon does a regular segment called "Late Night Hashtags" that draws on tweets from topics like #ParentFail and #FakeJayZLyrics, and his familiarity with the genre makes for a realistic convo that blends elements of teen tweeting with mommy Facebooking. By the end of the volley, you'll at least be #smh if you're not all #fml.