Watch Ben Stiller and Jimmy Fallon awkwardly flirt, expertly improvise to emotional prompts

Jimmy Fallon and Ben Still improvise
(Image credit: The Tonight Show)

Jimmy Fallon's "Emotional Interview" game works like this: He and his guest, in this case Ben Stiller, have a normal conversation until a bell signals an emotion or situation they have to act out. It's Fallon's game, and he isn't bad at it, but Stiller is much better, shifting seamlessly between prompts. He's especially good at "A Little Too Nosy," but their "Extreme Sexual Tension" bit is too goofy to be "tension" and a little uncomfortable for everyone. Watch, probably laugh, below. —Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.