Jimmy Fallon tempted to 'Experience Regina' as online campaign heats up

Talk show host Jimmy Fallon is teasing a trip to Saskatchewans capital city.

Saskatchewan gets multiple mentions on American late night television this week

CBC News Posted: Jun 23, 2018 3:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 23, 2018

Local social media personalities Justin Reves and Greg Moore made a video touring a cardboard Jimmy Fallon around the city of Regina after the late night host mentioned it on his show this week. (Facebook/Justin and Greg)

Talk show host Jimmy Fallon is teasing a trip to Saskatchewan's capital city.

Regina Mayor Michael Fougere and some other well known locals are reaching out in hopes that theTonight Show host will make the journey to the Queen City.

The push comes after Fallon played an old song featured in a faux-tourism advertisement called "Experience Regina."

Jimmy Fallon plays Experience Regina song on air, jokes about pronunciation

Fallon and members of his team broke out into laughter over the city's name.

Fougere took to Twitter,saying those on the show seemed excited to experience Regina.

"As Mayor (and a fan) I would love to invite you to Regina to experience it first-hand, or I could pay you a visit and tell you more. After all, in a way aren't we all from Regina?" Fougere said.

Fallon replied two days later, with a tweet to say, "Let's talk. Looks pretty."

Lets talk. Looks pretty. https://t.co/OSOyxQnYuT
—@jimmyfallon

Social media personalities Justin Reves and Greg Moore, of The Justin and Greg Show, made their own video about Fallon being in Regina.

In the clip, they take a cardboard cutout of the celebrity to a number of Regina hot spots including Mosaic Stadium and Milky Way Ice Cream.

It ends with a plea for the real Jimmy Fallon to visit.

Regina residents and Fallon fans seem to like the idea. Some have even suggested he host The Tonight Show in the city.

TONIGHT SHOW: LIVE FROM REGINA

1st Guest: DEADPOOL!!!

@VancityReynolds
—@rdu3_richard

As an American living here in #yqr, I can tell you...a visit here will leave a lasting imprint on your #FALLONTONIGHT #ReginaSask #Fallonwelcometoregina pic.twitter.com/HNXUUlU9xg
—@katmariefell

You should go to their Labour Day classic football game! I'm sure they have a watermelon that will fit you!#yesIspelledLabourcorrectly
—@HQuinnLocal37

I know everyone wants @jimmyfallon to come to Regina... but like...

If you just wanna send @theroots Im down with that too.
—@PoorNamelessBoy

In Jimmy Fallon thank-you notes voice: Thank you, @jimmyfallon, for getting Experience Regina stuck in my head. As a resident of said city, I encounter this song often and it always takes a solid year or so to get it out. *hangs head and weeps*
—@krausesuzy

The Tonight Show isn't the only talk show that mentioned Saskatchewan this week.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert had a segment on the legalization of recreational marijuana, which madea brief reference to the Prairie province.

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Jimmy Fallon tempted to 'Experience Regina' as online campaign heats up

Saskatchewan gets multiple mentions on American late night television this week

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