The 5 Best Jokes From Cardi B's Co-Hosting Gig On The Tonight Show

Jimmy Fallon's job may not be safe. Last night (April 9), Cardi B made history because the first co-host on The Tonight Show and she didn't disappoint. The Invasion of Privacy rapper upstaged a willing and in-awe Jimmy at every turn. She joked about Trump, confirmed she is going on the Bruno Mars tour (baby in tow), and filled the set with enough adlibs to prepare a Migos album blush.


In honor of this historic event, MTV News determined to feature the ideal moments from Cardi's co-hosting gig.

1. 
   
   Cold And Cardi Opens
   
   
   
   
   
   Best Joke: "I'm the initial late night co-host who isn't a white guy."
   
   
   Cardi has an innate sense of comedic timing. Even while she isn't attempting to be funny, she somehow punctuates the space between jokes with a statement that becomes a moment unto itself.
   
   
   
   
   



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   The Strength Of The Fetus
   
   
   
   
   
   Best Joke: "I don't know if its the strength of the fetus, however I have never feel so starved to succeed."
   
   
   Jimmy Fallon and Cardi B have undeniable chemistry. Hey answer to how she is juggling promoting her debut album and being pregnant has to be a Top 10 moment in the past of The Tonight Show.
   
   
   
   
   



3. 
   
   Depressed Cats
   
   
   
   
   
   Best Joke: "You know that's like almost like a sad cat sound."
   
   
   Leave it Cardi to prepare her already hilarious catchphrase — "Eeeeooowwww" — even funnier just by describing to Jimmy what the phrase sounds like to her.
   
   
   
   
   



4. 
   
   Drizzy Clones
   
   
   
   
   
   Best Joke: "You look like Drake!"
   
   
   Late night segments are like alley-oops. They are low-stakes, high-reward moments that highlight a visitors personality via absurdity of some task. The genius of Cardi is that she doesn't require a set-up. While in a segment where she agrees to record a crowd member's voicemail, she yells at the chosen guy, "You look like Drake!"
   
   
   To be fair, he did.
   
   
   
   
   



5. 
   
   Bardi Time Tea
   
   
   
   
   
   Best Joke: "Ok, I'm getting nervous right now. I'm getting close to the date. Oh my god! I'm gonna be a mom."
   
   
   The above quote is much less a joke and more of a sweet moment. Throughout a segment where Cardi reads the children's book, Go The Fuck To Sleep by Adam Mansbach, she pauses and reminds herself she is about to be a mom. It is an adorable few seconds that does the impossible, make Cardi more endearing.
   
   
   
   
   



6. 
   
   Cardi-gans
   
   
   
   
   
   Best Joke: "You look British, like the Pet Shop Boys."
   
   
   John Mulaney in a pretty gesture provides Cardi with a tiny cardigan for her new baby. First, the Bronx rapper can't believe that babies are so little, which same. Then she compares the comedian's look to English musicians the Pet Shop Boys.