by Jimmy Fallon It’s my jam was basically made for Jay Pharoah. The comedian and former Saturday Night Live The actor appears on the January 24 episode of the new game show alongside fellow celebrity guests Nikki Glaser, Terry Crews and Dan Finnerty, taking on the “Wheel of Musical Impressions” challenge like no one before.
After spinning a wheel of various possible combinations of artists and songs, Pharoah has to impersonate JAY-Z by rapping “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, which he nails, spitting out the lyrics to a nursery rhyme. voice eerily similar to that of the rapper. Still in character as JAY-Z, Pharaoh says, “Jimmy, I haven’t felt like this since I was in Madison Square [Garden] for the first time” as he received a well-deserved standing ovation from the studio audience.
The impressions don’t end there, though: Pharoah also invites a back-up vocalist, Jade Novah, to join him on stage and share his Beyoncé impersonation, turning the entire performance into an unforgettable ode to the power couple. Close your eyes after pressing play on the clip above, and you might think you’re actually listening to the real Jay and Bey because Pharoah and Novah are this talented.