Matt Damon and Ben Affleck turned a late-night promo stop into a Boston-accent masterclass, rattling off all 351 Massachusetts municipalities with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday’s “The Tonight Show.”
At a Glance
- The Cambridge natives breezed through every city and town name in their trademark accents
- Fallon, repping a Red Sox hoodie, stumbled over “Winchendon” three times
- The bit had to be sped to 1.5× speed to fit Instagram’s under-three-minute Reels limit
- Why it matters: Pure viral fodder that spotlights their hometown pride while hyping Netflix’s “The Rip”
The sketch opened with Damon firing the first round: “Abington, Acton, Acushnet, Adams, Agawam,” each “r” melting into the classic “ah.” Affleck jumped in, landing a Patriots joke when he reached “Foxborough, for your mutha.” Fallon, the lone New Yorker, kept pace until Winchendon tripped him up, forcing three takes before he nailed it.
Affleck closed the rapid-fire roster with an elongated “Yahmuth,” stretching the Cape Cod town’s name for maximum comic effect.
The trio’s full interview also covered:
- Their upcoming Netflix release “The Rip”
- Affleck dropping by Damon on the set of “The Odyssey”
Key Takeaways
- The segment clocked in under three minutes only after being accelerated
- All 351 names were pronounced, Boston-style, without skipping a beat
- The Instagram post confirmed the speed tweak, proving even late-night bits bow to social-media specs
