Aziz Ansari reprises his Bobby Jindal act to tell Jimmy Fallon why he quit presidential race

Aziz Ansari reprises his Bobby Jindal impersonation — (Image credit: The Tonight Show)

"Wow," Aziz Ansari said on Thursday's Tonight Show, in character as Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R). "This is crazy! I've never been invited back to a TV show before." Jimmy Fallon asked his Jindal impersonator why he dropped out of the race, and Ansari noted, accurately, that Jindal had only suspended his campaign. When Fallon asked what the difference is, Ansari's Jindal said that his campaign is like Han Solo in Return of the Jedi, and he will "thaw it out in 2020." The real Bobby Jindal says that, post-campaign, he will dedicate himself to his think tank, but Ansari's Jindal plans to host a Fox News show with an unintentionally off-color name. Also, he picked up a hobby from George W. Bush. Watch below. Peter Weber

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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.