Meghan Markle has once again become the subject of late-night comedy, and this time, the joke comes from none other than Jimmy Fallon. The Tonight Show host has now joined the growing list of celebrities who find Meghan’s Netflix antics too absurd to ignore.
As for Meghan herself, she is definitely not amused. The moment unfolded on NBC’s The Tonight Show when Fallon’s sidekick, Steve Higgins, posed a question during their trivia night segment—a question that has apparently left even top scientists scratching their heads: Why does Meghan Markle make her own pretzel bags? Fallon, playing along, chuckled and responded, "That's interesting. She takes it from one bag and puts it in another bag, and that confuses people." The audience erupted in laughter, while Meghan was presumably at home, furiously hurling a monogrammed organic stress ball at her television.
This all traces back to a now-infamous scene in With Love, Meghan, where she is seen meticulously transferring prepackaged pretzels into a personalized plastic bag, securing it with a delicate string bow—as if she had just pioneered a groundbreaking innovation in snack storage. What’s more surprising is that Hollywood, which once remained silent or cautiously supportive, now seems to have fully embraced the trend of Meghan-related mockery. Some even speculate that this public ridicule is part of an industry-wide "humiliation ritual," a necessary initiation before she can reclaim her place among Hollywood’s elite. However, the entertainment gods appear to be enjoying her fall from grace far too much to grant her a comeback anytime soon.
Meghan was set to appear on Fallon’s show twice in 2022, but circumstances intervened. Her scheduled September appearance was canceled following the death of Queen Elizabeth. Then, NBC found itself in a chaotic mix-up when they mistakenly announced her for a December episode, only for her ever-loyal biographer, Omid Scobie, to swoop in and clarify that Meghan had no plans to grace Fallon’s stage. Meanwhile, Prince Harry has made an appearance on The Tonight Show, though not in the way many would expect. Rather than sitting down for a formal interview, he became the first-ever surprise guest to scream his way through Fallon’s haunted house maze—a spectacle that only added to the ongoing comedic narrative surrounding the Sussexes.
At this point, Meghan’s entire brand seems to have morphed into prime material for talk show hosts, social media users, and anyone with a decent sense of humor. One Twitter user summed it up perfectly: “Everyone profits from Markle’s brand—except Markle herself.” If nothing else, she has certainly been generous in providing content for comedians, YouTubers, and news outlets alike. The only question now is what’s next. Will Meghan double down on her meticulously curated hostess aesthetic and begin decanting bottled water into monogrammed glass flasks? Or perhaps she’ll send Fallon an artfully repackaged apology pretzel bag—complete with an extra flourish.
