Céline Dion has always been quite a character. And so her “Wheel of Impressions” bit on Thursday night’s Tonight Show should fulfill all expectations for what a Céline Dion–sings-in-the-style-of-blank could be. Goofy mugging toward the audience: Check. Charmingly awkward body movement: Check. Sporadic ad-libs that are funny at first, then sort of weird, after they go on for a bit too long: Check, check, check.
While hitting that sweet spot between cute and bizarre, Dion does some pretty nice impressions of fellow diva Cher, Michael Jackson—even though it was technically Jimmy Fallon’s turn, she let loose quite a few “hee hees” herself—Rihanna, and Sia. In light of the personal tragedy she suffered earlier this year following the deaths of her husband René Angélil and brother Daniel within days of each other, it’s nice to see the singer in top comic form.
