As Heated Rivalry‘s global fandom continues to grow, the opportunities are endless for its stars, who just made their late-night debuts.
Following Hudson Williams‘ appearance on the NBC talk show last week, The Tonight Show host, Saturday Night Live alum and unofficial Lorne Michaels advisor, Jimmy Fallon recommended the actor to make his SNL hosting debut next.
“I mean, he’s Canadian, so there’s an advantage there,” he told Entertainment Weekly of Michaels and Williams. “They look out for each other!”
Fallon joked that “Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling are passing the hot Canadian celebrity torch to Hudson Williams,” following the actor’s appearance on the Jan. 7 episode of The Tonight Show, during which the audience “went bonkers.” He compared the passionate fans to the crowds that turned out for Harry Styles and BTS.
“The whole show was great,” said Fallon. “But Hudson was the reason everyone was in such a hype mood. I mean, people were going crazy. Even just mentioning his name, they went wild, and I said it’s almost deafening. It’s almost like seeing those black-and-white videos of the Beatles or something, and you go, ‘How could it be that loud in one room?’”
The SNL recommendation should have some weight as Fallon noted that tonight’s first-time host Finn Wolfhard “was my last recommendation. They have great taste in casting over there, and Lorne does too.”
Following his and Williams’ Golden Globes appearance, Heated Rivalry‘s Connor Storrie also made his late-night debut on the Jan. 12 episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers.
