Music sensation Chappell Roan inadvertently got Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon to repeat “there are gay people” in the audience while appearing on his show Thursday.
During his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Chappell, 26, talked about the origins of his catchphrase, “your favorite artist’s favorite artist.”
—You said something at Coachella that I loved. You said, “I’m Chappell Roan and I’m your favorite artist’s favorite artist,” Jimmy began.
Chappell, who recently performed at the Kentuckiana Pride Festival, explained that the slogan was a nod to drag queen Sasha Colby. ‘That was a reference to Sasha Colby. And she says,’ she said, drawing applause from several fans in the audience. ‘There are gay people here!’ she added.
‘Yeah! Yes, there are gay people here,’ Jimmy repeated, laughing.
Music sensation Chappell Roan appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday.
‘Sasha Colby said, “I’m your favorite drag queen’s favorite drag queen.” And… it just pierced my heart. “So I thought, ‘I just hope Sasha Colby looks at me one day,’ and that’s why I said it,” Chappell explained.
Fallon also admitted that she Googled Chappell before her performance, prompting the singer to respond, “You didn’t know who I was before?”
‘I just wanted to see what turned up!’ she responded.
Fallon noted that when searching for Chappell, Google suggested, “Did you mean: your favorite artist’s favorite artist?”
‘I think it’s fun!’ Fallon said.
‘I didnot do that!’ Chappell said. “It’s this random young guy who works at Google… I know he’s just an assistant saying, ‘We love her!'” he said before mimicking a typing motion.
During his appearance, Chappell also performed his new hit song, Good Luck, Babe!
Her appearance on The Tonight Show comes after Chappell, born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, broke down in tears while performing on stage in Raleigh, North Carolina, last week.
She had tears streaming down her face as she told the audience, “I guess I just want to be honest with the crowd.” I feel a little bad today because I think my race is going too fast and it’s very difficult to keep up.
During his appearance, Chappell, 26, talked about the origins of his “your favorite artist’s favorite artist” catchphrase.
Chappell explained that the phrase was a nod to drag queen Sasha Colby.
The musical sensation recently performed at the Kentuckiana Pride Festival.
During his appearance, Chappell also performed his new hit song, Good Luck, Babe!
“So I’m being honest and saying I’m going through a tough time today.”
The rising star went on to explain that her sudden meteoric rise to fame is hard to take, even if it is her biggest dream come true.
‘I’m so sorry… I’m not trying to give you a small show. It’s just that there are many… Thank you for understanding. This is everything I’ve ever wanted. I think it’s heavy sometimes,” she explained.
Chappell, who says his aesthetic is heavily influenced by drag queens, has been performing music for more than half his life.
During his appearance, Chappell, 26, talked about the origins of his catchphrase, “your favorite artist’s favorite artist.”
Roan appeared on the show on Thursday.
At age 17, he uploaded an original song, titled Die Young, to YouTube and was quickly signed to Atlantic Records shortly after before releasing an EP and single and being released shortly after in 2020.
After a brief hiatus, Chappell released a series of songs independently in 2022.
The rising artist released his debut album, titled The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, in 2023 on Island Records.
In early 2024, she was the opening act for Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour and performed at the world-renowned Coachella festival and gained popularity.
