Sacha Baron Cohen’s body transformation may be real, but his Tonight Show workout demo came with a decidedly late-night injury report.
The actor/comedian appeared on Wednesday’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where his newly shredded physique gave Fallon an opening to ask Cohen to demonstrate part of the workout routine behind his bulked-up physique. Cohen obliged, producing some weights and walking Fallon through his moves.
That’s when the interview took a turn from fitness segment to full-on slapstick.
As Fallon attempted to follow along, he “accidentally” dropped one of the weights on Cohen’s foot, sending Cohen into a screaming, expletive-filled reaction as fake blood began to appear. Rather than cut away—or, in the logic of the bit, call for medical assistance—the two attempted to keep the conversation going, with Cohen continuing to sell the pain while Fallon tried to salvage the interview.
The gag played off Cohen’s recent body-transformation for his role as the supervillain Mephisto in the Marvel miniseries Ironheart. Cohen appeared on the July 2025 cover of Men’s Fitness UK, where he discussed his transformation and the training regimen behind it.
Setsiders tell LateNighter that, Cohen, famous for his commitment to the bit, asked for assistance as he limped off set and through the Tonight Show‘s airlock doors after the segment ended, while Fallon picked up one of the heavier weights with one hand and called out to him, “Sacha, you forgot your weights!”
Fallon later told his audience the bit was Cohen’s idea.
Watch the full segment below:
