While promoting the upcoming blockbuster Star Trek Beyond, which hits theaters this Friday, actor Idris Elba stopped by for a guest appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and to participate in some performance art in between joking around. He chose a microphone and performed “Panda” while sounding like a chipmunk. Fallon asked him about whether or not he gets challenged to dance-offs after appearing in Mackelmore’s “Dance Off” video, to which Elba answered with an immediate yes, saying fans don’t hesitate to ask him to show off his dance moves, even in nightclub restrooms. “She might have plagiarized some of it but you got to admit she did it harder, better, faster, stronger, and you can quote me on that”.
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But it was when their auto-tuned dulcet tones came together for Lionel Richie and Diana Ross’ Endless Love that a new genre-defying classic was born.
Idris Elba is known for his deep, rich voice, which has been featured in recent films including The Jungle Book and Zootopia.
“I know I wasn’t supposed to be on stage tonight, but our keynote speaker Alf canceled last minute”, Fallon’s Trump said.
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The game Box of Microphones gave each player a random song, and a random microphone with a unique voice distortion effect.
