Theo Von impersonating Jelly Roll has to be one of my favorite moments from the year.
It’s no secret by now that Jelly Roll‘s acceptance speeches are three minutes or less of a church sermon. Jelly knows how to get the people going during his speeches and has established himself as one of the best speechmakers of all time. I know that when I hear Jelly Roll’s name called out during an award show, it will be the highlight of the evening.
While Jelly Roll’s speeches are incredible, what might be better is hearing Theo Von impersonate him. Earlier this year, Von hosted Joey Diaz on his This Past Weekend Podcast and delivered one of the best impersonations I’ve ever heard. Von laid down a hilarious bit, giving a speech like Jelly Roll’s.
“Jelly Roll, every time he wins an award, he gets up out there, and he’s like, ‘I just wanna thank… right now there’s somebody stuck under a bridge. There’s somebody out there who’s got a size 11 foot in a size eight tennis shoe, and I just wanna say you can f**king live your dream!’
Every time Jelly gets an award, man. He just…he’s so full of feeling, bro. He gets up there and is just like, ‘I was a Maître D’ at a Macaroni Grill, and now I’m a Grammy Award-winning artist!’ Like sometimes it’s just f**king like…
Even at a Chipotle, if they just call his name to get his order, he goes out there, he picks it up, he’s like, ‘I wanna let every illegal alien in this motherf**ker know, with only 90 singing lessons, you can win a f**kin’ American Music Award!’”
That interview clip has to be one of my favorite things that came out of 2024, but Theo Von is giving his own moment a run for its money. During a recent podcast episode with Koe Wetzel, the two discussed Jelly Roll and his speeches.
Koe brought up the impression that Von did with Diaz, and he was giggling even thinking about it. But, since Von is the gift that keeps on giving, he gave Koe his own Jelly Roll-inspired speech.
“If you’ve ever fallen asleep in a UPS van. If you were raised in the back of an Oscar Meyer Weiner van. If you’ve ever gotten head lice from bad head…
If you’ve ever popped a pimple on the back of a long-haul trucker. If you’ve ever given head in the front seat of a Peterbilt. If you’ve had your legs fall asleep on the sh*tter of a Love’s gas station toilet… You can win an Emmy!”
Koe is giggling like a little kid while Von is saying all this, unable to catch his breath.
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While Koe is still trying to catch his breath after Von’s “speech,” he notes that he loves Jelly. While it’s fun to poke fun at his speech style, you know he leaves everyone amped up, and it all comes from the heart of a man who has indeed turned his life around.
Koe’s following statement is about Jelly’s second superpower- he’s an incredible hugger.
“If you’re having a sh*tty day, get a hug from Jelly Roll. Turns that motherf***er right around.”
All three of these men need to be protected at all costs.
Check out the entire episode while you’re here.