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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 16
Jimmy Fallon Mocks Biden's Nov. 17 Memoir, Joking It Runs 3 Pages
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 16

Jimmy Fallon Mocks Biden's Nov. 17 Memoir, Joking It Runs 3 Pages

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 16

Summary

  • Jimmy Fallon turned Joe Biden’s newly announced memoir into a late-night target, joking on Wednesday that “Promise Me, America” is only three pages long.
  • Nov. 17 is the book’s scheduled publication date, after Biden said the memoir would cover his time in office.
  • Fallon’s sharpest lines mocked Biden’s memory and authorship, including quips that the ghostwriter was “Joe Biden” and that Kamala Harris takes over near the end.
  • The jokes landed as Biden releases his second book, with the announcement itself driving the night’s comedy response.

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