Again in 2015, Nicole Kidman informed a memorable anecdote on The Tonight Present a few previous date with host Jimmy Fallon. On the time, Fallon apparently believed they had been doing a chemistry check for a task within the 2005 film Bewitched. As they each recalled, Fallon thus made little effort with small discuss and as an alternative “placed on a online game,” prompting Kidman to go away.
Final evening, Isabela Merced, star of HBO’s The Final of Us, seized the chance to open up previous wounds whereas guesting on the present. After Fallon informed Merced that The Final of Us is the “scariest online game I’ve ever performed in my life,” she cleverly fired again, “Was that the sport you had been taking part in whenever you bombed your date with Nicole Kidman?”
After a collective gasp from the viewers and a rim-shot from The Tonight Present band, Fallon sheepishly admitted the sport in query was really Mario Kart. “Thanks for bringing it up,” he added, whereas Merced gleefully reminded him that Kidman’s viral interview in regards to the date has been watched by over 63 million individuals.
.@isabelamerced asks Jimmy if he was taking part in The Final of Us when he bombed his date with Nicole Kidman 😭 #TheLastOfUs #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/RFuLHI8MGs
— The Tonight Present (@FallonTonight) Might 21, 2025