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Branson Receives a Pair of National TV Mentions

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM

By Scott McCaulley X @smcckc

Yakov Smirnoff takes the state Tuesday on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon." (Photo courtesy Yakov Smirnoff Facebook Page)

The Branson Region gets out in front of national television audiences on two different NBC Shows.

Tuesday, Yakov Smirnoff made an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” for around a seven-minute stand-up routine with mentions about Yakov’s regular performances in Branson.

Meanwhile, NBC’s “Today” show recently presented a feature on Summer Trends which included most searched vacation destinations in which Branson was the second most searched destination in America and fourth overall behind Puerto Rico, Curacao, and Yellowstone. 

The “Today” show clip was shown at Tuesday night's Branson Board of Aldermen Meeting and can be seen on the City of Branson Website while the video of Yakov's performance on "The Tonight Show" can be found on the Yakov Smirnoff Facebook Page.

and can be viewed along with the Yakov clip through the links at Legends 1063 Dot FM. 
 

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