Bowen Yang made a surprise appearance as Role Model’s “Sally” during the singer’s performance of “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night (April 28).
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Marking Role Model’s debut on the late-night talk show, the 27-year-old pop singer-songwriter, whose real name is Tucker Pillsbury, was joined by the Saturday Night Live star for a playful rendition of his viral fan-favorite, fully embracing the role and sending the audience into cheers.
Yang’s appearance on Monday night came just after he was spotted enjoying Charli XCX’s set at Coachella the previous weekend, in another fan-captured viral moment..
Role Model has made it a tradition throughout his “No Place Like Tour” to invite a fan or special guest onstage to portray “Sally” during live performances of the track. What started as a spontaneous idea has since seen celebrities like Dylan Minnette and Jake Shane (the very first “Sally” at a Dallas show on Feb. 28, 2025) take part in the fun.
The rising star recently told Triple J of the hit, “For me, dance-y songs are probably the hardest things to write. I can’t do it. And that was like my one goal. I was like, I have to do this, even if it takes me an extra year. And I think we did it.”
“We had no plans to do this whole ‘Sally’ thing,” Role Model also recently told Teen Vogue. “I knew right before the tour started that Jake Shane was going to be in Dallas at the same time doing the show, so we were like, ‘Oh, we should bring him out.’”
Earlier this month, Role Model surprised fans with a guest appearance from Reneé Rapp during a show in Los Angeles, during which the singer walked out and began dancing. “Aw, s—, here we go again, I’m falling headfirst/ Ankles hit the two-step, Sally makes my head hurt/ Heard through the grapevine, she can be a diva/ Cold like Minnesota, hotter than a fever,” the audience sang the bridge as the duo hugged it out and danced together.
Watch Role Model’s Tonight Show performance featuring Bowen Yang below.
