From not recognizing political figures to getting surprised by her celebrity crush, Keke Palmer has given us countless memorable interview moments! Join us as we look at the hilarious, relatable, and completely unexpected moments that turned this talented actress into a meme queen and social media sensation.
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00:00Not everybody can do that. You'll be like, so good.
00:04Welcome to Ms. Mojo. And today, we're counting down our picks for the most hilarious moments
00:09from Keke Palmer interviews that unintentionally became meme gold.
00:14If you could sit back and watch movies on call with me, like we can go movie,
00:17movie, movie, movie, movie. TV show, TV show, TV show. Honey, at that point, it's I do.
00:24Number 10. Her celebrity crush surprises her. Just Keke.
00:28In the very first episode of her BET talk show, Just Keke,
00:32Keke Palmer experienced both peak embarrassment and the surprise of a lifetime,
00:37all in the same moment. Honestly, Michael Ealy is so fun, I have to just take a nap on him
00:42sometimes. Whenever I see a picture of him, I just immediately knock out because he's too fun.
00:47It's no secret that Palmer had long harbored a crush on fellow actor Michael Ealy,
00:51whom she once worked with as a child.
00:53I worked with my celebrity crush on a movie, Michael Ealy. But the gag is, I was only nine
00:59years old. I'll never ever forgive myself for being born that year.
01:04While interviewing her guests, she couldn't help but gush about Ealy,
01:07listing all the ways that he had stolen her heart. But just as she admitted how
01:11flustered she gets around him, in walks Ealy holding a bouquet of flowers.
01:16Blue-eyed baby.
01:18Her embarrassed reaction was the most relatable thing ever. Luckily,
01:22she pulled it together long enough to score a hug from him.
01:26Number 9. Her secret talent, Entertainment Tonight. The only thing funnier than Keke
01:31Palmer's performance in the 2025 buddy comedy, One of Them Days,
01:34might just be the interviews she gave during the film's press tour.
01:38What in the Medusa girl, I almost heard a song. I feel bad for even looking back.
01:43Medusa girl, I almost heard a song. I feel bad for even looking back. My apologies,
01:48but it's all making sense.
01:51In an appearance on Entertainment Tonight, Palmer and producer Issa Rae took turns
01:55quizzing each other about various topics. When asked about her secret talent, Palmer pushed
02:00Rae into uncomfortable territory by revealing the many special abilities that her feet possess.
02:06They can do some things. I can pick up stuff with my feet. I can say hey with my feet.
02:11I do have big feet, about a size 10, and my height doesn't even make sense of it.
02:15From picking up objects to waving hello and even busting a move,
02:19her feet can do things that most people's hands can't. At this point,
02:22Palmer's feet might deserve their own daytime show. We just have to keep the host anonymous, though.
02:27You gotta be like, these feet are crazy, y'all.
02:31I have no idea whose feet these are, but you must see them immediately.
02:35Number 8. Her mom interacts with internet trolls, Jimmy Kimmel Live.
02:40You know, the thing about my mom is she's so fun and funny, so it's like,
02:43even an embarrassing moment ends up becoming, like, just, like, a great classic legendary
02:47Sharon moment. No matter how beloved a celebrity is, there will always be online trolls trying to
02:53bring them down. Knowing how to handle them without getting dragged into the mud requires
02:57a certain level of tact, but Keke Palmer's mom had no patience for that.
03:02You know, she ran my Twitter, my website, you know, because I started out so young,
03:06and I had, like, a private page that I would be on with my personal friends.
03:10In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live with guest host Sean Hayes, Palmer shared that her mother
03:15was previously responsible for managing her social media accounts. But while she successfully grew
03:20her following to an impressive number, she also made a habit of clapping back at trolls,
03:24giving them a taste of their own medicine.
03:27I'm like, Mom, you cannot cuss the fans and the trolls out. She said,
03:31but you're my daughter, and they called you a b****. Said, Mom, you can't do this.
03:37You might not agree with her methods, but there's no denying that sometimes,
03:41tit-for-tat gets results.
03:43Number seven, her family feud disaster, The Late Late Show with James Corden.
03:48Nothing ruins a fun family night quite like a competitive game,
03:51and the same is true even for celebrities.
03:54My family and I, we actually gotta stay away from that game. It's like, it's like,
03:57no Monopoly, please. Because when we bring that out, it turns into the real world real fast.
04:01During a 2017 appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden,
04:05Keke Palmer shared the story of a family night that turned sour due to a game of family feud.
04:10According to Palmer, she and her parents went home in silence after her dad cost them the game,
04:15by giving a ridiculous response to the question,
04:17what's something you can put on your body that the opposite sex would love?
04:21He talking about some ice cream. Ice cream day. And my mom said he's never even done it before,
04:27so he didn't even let me try.
04:29Corden and fellow guest Drew Carey made the moment even more hilarious,
04:33chiming in with their own answers, bacon and a good suit, respectively.
04:37Uh, a good suit?
04:39Okay!
04:40No, but you mean, you mean-
04:41He went stylish with it.
04:42But you mean during sexy times, no?
04:44Yes, I mean sexy times.
04:45I would love one day to conceive a child wrapped in bacon.
04:50Number six, her unforgettable butterfly encounter, On Demand Entertainment.
04:55For you, when was the last time that something left you feeling like, nah, not doing that?
05:00Man, it probably was a situation where I'm like, nah, I'm not doing that again.
05:04Raise your hand if you had no clue that butterflies could pee.
05:07All right, you can all put your hands down now, you're in good company.
05:10It turns out Kiki Palmer was just as clueless that these delicate insects produce urine like
05:15us humans, but she found out the hard way when she signed up for a butterfly-themed photo shoot.
05:20I had no idea that butterflies pee.
05:23What?
05:24And they were pissing all over me.
05:27Palmer apparently walked into the shoot excited, only to walk out shocked,
05:31covered in pee, and quite literally pissed off.
05:34Needless to say, it was not the magical experience she had envisioned.
05:38I'm like, what?
05:39Butterflies, like, who would ever have thought that they would have did that to me?
05:43I'll never forget it.
05:44Wow.
05:46Horrible.
05:47Until this interview, we had never even considered the idea of butterflies peeing,
05:51but now, it's the only thing we can think about.
05:54Number 5.
05:55Her impression of Angela Bassett.
05:57Vanity Fair.
05:58Doing an impression of someone right in front of them is always a gamble.
06:01You never know if they'll love it or absolutely loathe it.
06:04Thankfully, that was not an issue here.
06:06I've seen you online.
06:10Imitating me.
06:11Yes!
06:12You do a great job.
06:13Thank you so much.
06:14Thank you is one of my most notable impressions.
06:16Kiki Palmer and Angela Bassett go way back.
06:19Having shared the screen as mother and daughter in Palmer's breakout film,
06:22Akilah and the Bee.
06:24Sixteen years later, they reunited for a Vanity Fair interview,
06:27chatting about everything from their latest projects to personal achievements.
06:31We both, like, just hot.
06:32And we're like, yeah, mother and daughter duo.
06:34Oh, I taught you everything you know.
06:36You taught me everything I knew.
06:37But then you upped the game because, you know, you're so digital and stuff.
06:41But of course, there was no way Bassett was leaving without seeing Palmer's famous
06:45impression of her.
06:46The younger actress happily obliged.
06:48And to top it off, Bassett joined in at the end,
06:51giving the internet everything they dreamed of.
06:53And then some.
06:54Okay, here we go.
06:55You will laugh thinking you achieved.
06:58And I don't want you.
07:00I don't want you.
07:00I don't want you no more.
07:02Yeah!
07:04I'm telling you.
07:05Number four.
07:06Being a rock.
07:07Chicken shop date.
07:09Ugh.
07:10If I was a president or something like that,
07:11I would be telling the people too much.
07:13I'd be like, look, y'all, this what's going on.
07:16They're trying to kill you.
07:17Life can be exhausting.
07:18So wouldn't it be nice to just be an inanimate object for a day?
07:22While this might not be an ideal question for a first date,
07:25it's the kind that thrives on Chicken Shop Date,
07:27the YouTube show hosted by Emilia de Moldenberg.
07:30In August 2022, Kiki Palmer appeared on the show,
07:33where she discussed everything from her love for chicken nuggets
07:36to Drake's apparent obsession with her.
07:39If he said that to you, what would you say?
07:40Kiki, do you love me?
07:42Yeah.
07:45Sure.
07:45Yeah.
07:46Love ya.
07:48Why not?
07:49But the moment that truly stole the internet
07:51was when de Moldenberg asked Palmer what inanimate object she'd want to be.
07:55I'd be a rock.
07:57They seem like they've got it easy, you know?
08:00Even if somebody steps on them, they win,
08:01because it hurts that person.
08:03Solid.
08:04I'm solid.
08:05Solid as a rock.
08:06And if you mess with me, you're gonna get scraped up.
08:09Her response couldn't have been more perfect because, after all,
08:12no one ever thinks to mess with a rock.
08:15Number 3.
08:16Her clapback at Wendy Williams.
08:18The Wendy Williams Show.
08:20Kiki Palmer has built a career largely free of controversy,
08:23until 2017, when she unintentionally landed in the middle of one.
08:27Let's talk about you and Trey Songz.
08:30Yeah, you know, all right.
08:31Ooh, the audience.
08:34By the way, we tried to call Trey.
08:36He's a friend to our show.
08:37He wasn't answering his phone.
08:38That year, she accused singer Trey Songz of, quote,
08:41sexual intimidation after he allegedly filmed her without her consent,
08:45and included the footage in his pick-up-the-phone music video.
08:48When Palmer appeared on The Wendy Williams Show,
08:50the host wasted no time in bringing the incident up.
08:54Though she didn't seem eager to revisit the issue,
08:56Palmer seized the opportunity to call out Williams for her apparent lack of empathy,
09:01while effortlessly creating yet another viral moment.
09:04But I will say, Wendy, I would have loved to turn on your show
09:07and saw you be a little bit more compassionate and less accusatory and ridiculous.
09:10I couldn't.
09:11I couldn't.
09:11Why, girl?
09:12Because the gag is you wasn't there.
09:14Well...
09:15Jokes aside, she also delivered a powerful reminder of why public figures like Williams
09:20must be mindful of how they discuss sensitive topics.
09:23The thing is, is we're then telling girls that it's okay for them to be in weird and awkward and,
09:28you know, potentially sexually harassing environments.
09:32Right.
09:32And they should endure it and not say nothing about it.
09:34Number two, her reaction to Megan Thee Stallion at the Met Gala.
09:38Vogue.
09:39At her first Met Gala red carpet hosting gig in 2021,
09:42Keke Palmer gifted the internet a meme for the ages.
09:46When she spotted rapper Megan Thee Stallion, Palmer lit up with the kind of pure excitement
09:50anyone would feel when seeing a friend for the first time in a long time.
09:55I know it ain't, I know it ain't Thee Stallion, you know it's your girl.
10:00It took all of two seconds for the clip to take over social media.
10:04One TikToker even remixed the soundbite with a jazzy piano track that's now so iconic.
10:09Most people can't hear the original clip without the tune playing in their heads.
10:15I know it ain't, I know it ain't Thee Stallion, you know it's your girl.
10:20Now girl, did you come alone or did we get my boy party too?
10:23We are still in awe of how effortlessly she drops meme-worthy moments.
10:28But baby, this is Keke Palmer.
10:30Are we really surprised?
10:31No, that's what I told them too.
10:32They don't want to hear it though.
10:33Yeah, they didn't want to hear me, so I'm about to go inside because...
10:36Okay, go ahead, go inside girl.
10:37Okay, they got the food in there too.
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10:55Number 1.
10:56When she couldn't recognize Dick Cheney
10:59Vanity Fair
11:00Dick Cheney is often called the most powerful Vice President in US history,
11:04but that doesn't mean everyone knows who he is.
11:06This became hilariously evident in 2019,
11:09when Keke Palmer took a lie detector test for Vanity Fair.
11:13Is that true?
11:14She's being deceptive.
11:18Well, I ain't lying.
11:19Palmer was asked if the titular character she played on the Nickelodeon show
11:23True Jackson VP was a better Vice President than Cheney.
11:26But when she was presented with a picture of him, she drew a complete blank.
11:31I hate to say it, I hope I don't sound ridiculous,
11:33I don't know who this man is.
11:35I mean, he could be walking down the street, I wouldn't, I wouldn't know a thing.
11:39Sorry to this man.
11:41Palmer's reaction, having no clue who Cheney was and gently pushing his picture away,
11:45took the internet by storm.
11:47Soon, many were sharing the clip,
11:49captioning it with tales about their ex-lovers and other figures they'd rather forget.
11:54Yes.
11:54In that moment, I just knew I probably shouldn't know him,
11:56and I don't know him, I'm sorry to this man, you know.
11:59And it's so strange, I mean, it's the most,
12:01I would have never expected that to become like this viral thing.
12:04What is your favorite Keke Palmer moment?
12:07Let us know in the comments below.
12:09Look, I don't read the press.
12:11I don't know everything that's going on.
12:13But I just want to tell you, nobody knows what it's like when we turn off the lights
12:16and we gotta be with ourselves.
12:18So you do whatever you need to do to be good with you.
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