Kenney: Speak like a Philadelphian, Jimmy Fallon.
Get out! Youse call that a Philly accent? No way. After Jimmy from Philly (as in, Hizzoner, Mayor Kenney) watched Jimmy from the Tonight Show (as in, Jimmy Fallon) struggle with the Philadelphia accent during a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, the mayor couldn't help but offer some advice on the local customs, on Twitter. Such as, where to get the best hewgie.
Get out! Youse call that a Philly accent? No way.
After Jimmy from Philly (as in, Hizzoner, Mayor Kenney) watched Jimmy from the Tonight Show (as in, Jimmy Fallon) struggle with the Philadelphia accent during a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, the mayor couldn't help but offer some advice on the local customs, on Twitter. Such as, where to get the best hewgie.
"Whereja buy the hoagies at?" Kenney tweeted at Fallon.
"I'll take suggestions," Fallon tweeted back.
"Eyetalian hoagies are best for Iggle's games!" responded Kenney, for whom the Philly accent comes naturally.
The Twitter exchange took place after Fallon and Tina Fey showed up as guests on Saturday Night Live, where they played two undecided female voters from Clifton Heights in the Philadelphia suburbs and debated the merits of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Fey's accent was impeccable; after all, she's from Upper Darby. Fallon's, not so much.
Fallon, cross-dressing and wearing an Eagles sweatshirt over a pink turtleneck, broke down laughing several times as he struggled with such phrases as: "Men are always going to be grewse."
"I apologize. I've been on vacation, so my accent . . ." Fallon said mid-skit.
The mayor wasn't the only one to comment on Fallon's efforts to summon the local dialect.
"Accent smaccent," wrote @johntarves. "Youse were funny as hell. Thanks for Delco shout out on SNL."
Fallon acknowledged on Twitter that he needs more practice: "I'm off to Philly to work on my accent. Or the South? Or England? It's tricky, man. Love ya Philadelphia! #hewgie"
