Cher and Jimmy Fallon Dress Up as Turkeys to Sing a ‘Gobble Medley’ for Thanksgiving: ‘The Turkettes’

Mar. 15, 2025

Cher and Jimmy Fallon on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’.Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON – Episode 2060 – Pictured: (l-r) Singer Cher and host Jimmy Fallon during a “Gobble Medley” on Thursday, November 28, 2024

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Cher, 78, and Fallon, 50, gave a hilarious Thanksgiving performance in matching full-body turkey costumes. The set was the cold open of the Nov. 28 episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Complete with red, orange and yellow feathers, turkey head pieces, voluminous feather wings and talon slippers, the duo took to the stage as Thanksgiving turkeys.

The “Gobble Medley” started out to the tune of “I Got You Babe,” Cher’s 1965 breakout song withSonny Bono. Despite the new lyrics only containing two words — “gobble” and “bawk” — the tune was instantly recognizable to the audience.

The music then transitioned to the more upbeat “If I Could Turn Back Time” and “Believe,” the singer’s iconic 1989 and 1998 hits, respectively.

Cher and Jimmy Fallon on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON – Episode 2060 – Pictured: (l-r) Singer Cher and host Jimmy Fallon during a “Gobble Medley” on Thursday, November 28, 2024

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As the performance progressed, Fallon and Cher struggled to keep singing through laughter.

“Cher, ladies and gentemen!” Fallon announced at the end of the set. He waved a feathered arm at the audience, and added, “Happy Thanksgiving!”

Cher recently published thefirst volume of her memoir,simply entitledCher,which chronicled her life and career up until her move to New York. The book follows her family, her move to Los Angeles, meeting future husband and fellow performer Bono andThe Sonny and Cher Show.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonairs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC.

source: people.com