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Must-see morning clip: Kristin Chenoweth sings Anthony Weiner "Popular" parody

The actress performed a variation of the famous "Wicked" song on the "Tonight Show"

By Prachi Gupta

Published July 31, 2013 1:15PM (EDT)

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Thanks to Carlos Danger, everyone is a comedian these days. Disgraced sexter and on-again-off-again politician Anthony Weiner has inspired a slew of parodies, and on last night's "Tonight Show," even actress Kristin Chenoweth got in on the joke. Chenoweth performed a parody of "Popular," the signature song from Broadway musical "Wicked," which she originally starred in.

"I'll teach you what tweets to tweet, something clean and sweet," she sang. "So let's start 'cause you've got an awfully long way to go / Long? Well…"

Watch below:


By Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com.

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