--- description: Drunk Ron Weasley returns to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for Harry Potters birthday title: Watch Jimmy Fallon Try to Sober Up a Drunk Ron Weasley on 'The Tonight Show' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Jimmy Fallon Try to Sober Up a Drunk Ron Weasley on _The Tonight Show_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 29, 2015 1:23 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 29, 2015 1:23 PM CUT On _The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,_ the comedian brought out a drunk version of Ron Weasley, the hapless redhead from J.K. Rowling’s _Harry Potter_ books, to gin up hype for the fictional hero’s birthday, which is July 31\. As expected, “Drunk Ron Weasley” acted like the worst birthday party attendee ever as he proceeded to chug a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, sob about how Hermione left him and make a lot of perverted jokes. Meanwhile, Fallon tried to keep him quiet (and clothed) so that the bad behavior did not ruin the magic of the series. ### Photos: David Letterman’s Early Career  One of David Letterman's earliest roles before he made it as a television host was as a guest star on Mork & Mindy. CBS/Getty Images  Before he received his own show, Letterman was a regular guest host for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Above, he is seen interviewing Betty White. Paul Drinkwater—NBC/Getty Images  In 1980, Letterman finally got his own morning comedy show, The David Letterman Show. Above, he is seen interviewing Truman Capote. Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  After the cancellation of his morning show, Letterman was given a new show and time slot, Late Night With David Letterman which immediately followed The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The first version of the Late Night franchise, debuted on February 1, 1982 and would eventually be succeeded by Conan O’Brien, seen above. Al Levine—NBC/Getty Images  Letterman left NBC for CBS to start the Late Show with David Letterman when NBC gave the reigns of The Tonight Show to Jay Leno instead of him after Johnny Carson's retirement. The first show debuted on August 30, 1993, with Letterman's retirement announced for 2015. New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3976531/jimmy-fallon-drunk-ron-weasley-harry-potter-birthday/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3976531/jimmy-fallon-drunk-ron-weasley-harry-potter-birthday/"},"headline":"Watch Jimmy Fallon Try to Sober Up a Drunk Ron Weasley on The Tonight Show","datePublished":"2015-07-29T13:23:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:12.512Z","description":"To celebrate Harry Potter's birthday","url":"https://time.com/3976531/jimmy-fallon-drunk-ron-weasley-harry-potter-birthday/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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/3976531/jimmy-fallon-drunk-ron-weasley-harry-potter-birthday/","name":"Watch Jimmy Fallon Try to Sober Up a Drunk Ron Weasley on The Tonight Show"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","description":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vgQtqA8c/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-22T13:42:30.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vgQtqA8c.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3976531/jimmy-fallon-drunk-ron-weasley-harry-potter-birthday/","duration":"PT1M31S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3976531/jimmy-fallon-drunk-ron-weasley-harry-potter-birthday/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```