--- description: A dead-on spoof with a shocking twist ending title: Watch Jimmy Fallon's Hilarious 'House of Cards' Parody image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80ba387e39950ae7/69869f631eebf7efc63723ad/jimmy-fallon-house-of-cards.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Jimmy Fallon's Hilarious _House of Cards_ Parody by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 13, 2014 3:11 PM CUT  THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 0106 -- Pictured: "House of Cue Cards" key art -- (Photo by: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 0106 -- Pictured: "House of Cue Cards" key art -- (Photo by: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)NBC/Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 13, 2014 3:11 PM CUT Jimmy Fallon has already parodied popular TV shows like[ _Breaking Bad_ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duKL2dAJN6I "undefined")and [_Downton Abbey_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFEabHQWntg "undefined"), so it’s about time he crafted a spoof of _House of Cards_ too. He channels Frank Underwood by busting out his best southern accent, donning a pretty terrible wig and speaking slyly into the camera. Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to your new favorite show: _House of Cue Cards._ The spoof features Ellen Barkin as a spot-on Claire Underwood, and also includes an extended reference to Freddy’s Barbecue. Be sure to watch the second installment below, which, in true _House of Cards_ fashion, features a crazy twist ending: ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3107542/jimmy-fallon-house-of-cards-parody-on-tonight-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3107542/jimmy-fallon-house-of-cards-parody-on-tonight-show/"},"headline":"Watch Jimmy Fallon's Hilarious House of Cards Parody","datePublished":"2014-08-13T15:11:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:23.820Z","description":"A dead-on spoof with a shocking twist ending","url":"https://time.com/3107542/jimmy-fallon-house-of-cards-parody-on-tonight-show/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Netflix","house of cards","jimmy fallon","Kevin Spacey","The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80ba387e39950ae7/69869f631eebf7efc63723ad/jimmy-fallon-house-of-cards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80ba387e39950ae7/69869f631eebf7efc63723ad/jimmy-fallon-house-of-cards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 1","caption":"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 1","creditText":"NBC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3107542/jimmy-fallon-house-of-cards-parody-on-tonight-show/","name":"Watch Jimmy Fallon's Hilarious House of Cards Parody"}}]}] ```