Listen to The Roots come up with songs about random people on the fly

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The Roots showed off their improv skills on Tuesday's Tonight Show, coming up with theme songs for audience members who shared little more than their names and a few random personal details. While all of the ditties were impressive, the best one was for Chris, who, when asked by Jimmy Fallon what he needs to get rid of during spring cleaning, quickly answered, "My mother." Watch the clip below — and listen to Questlove crack up at Chris' response around 2:58. —Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.