Jimmy Fallon takes playful jab at Rep. Ryan

“Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon had a little fun during his opening monologue at the expense of U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan.

“Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan is making news by saying that if John McCain were president, we’d currently be in seven different wars [pause] as opposed to now when it’s only like [pause] six wars. Good point though, good point,” Fallon said Tuesday night.

The clip can be seen online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoRJp28GiQ8

The comment got a good laugh from the audience.

And while Ryan said he didn’t see it live, seconds after the joke, he started getting text messages from those who watched it.

“Pretty good, huh?” Ryan said today. “It was funny. I called my wife and said, ‘Man, I made it. It’s all downhill from here.’”

Ryan said he’s a fan of Fallon. “He’s as cool as it gets,” he said of the talk-show host.

The original statement from Ryan was part of an interview conducted by Jennifer Brindisi that aired Sunday morning on 21 WFMJ-TV.

It was first picked up nationally by BuzzFeed, a popular news and gossip website, and Ryan was on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show with Ed Schultz” on Tuesday to discuss it.

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