Did Jimmy Kimmel send a plant to troll Roy Moore last night in Alabama? [Video]

Greg P. | 11:22 AM on November 30, 2017

During a campaign stop at a church last night, Roy Moore was briefly interrupted by a heckler and a pro-Moore supporter who shouted, “Moore is a man’s man!” but it’s not what it seems:

Roy Moore just heckled inside of church. Man interrupted his speech and asked if the whole town was lying. He was escorted out. A Moore supporter go up and yelled back "Moore is a man's man."

— Tom Llamas (@TomLlamasABC) November 30, 2017

The supporter appears to be a plant from Jimmy Kimmel:

Moore supporter mentioned below was an apparent plant from Jimmy Kimmel. https://t.co/Y34D7Lq0yE

— Tom Llamas (@TomLlamasABC) November 30, 2017

Here’s the video of the supporter, identified as comedian Tony Barbieri, in action:

Turns out tonight's Roy Moore superfan is a comedian named Tony Barbieri, part of Jimmy Kimmel's gang. pic.twitter.com/ykeGKVDdkS

— Ben H. Raines (@BenHRaines) November 30, 2017

Barbieri continued his act after he was kicked out of the church:

This enthusiastic Roy Moore 'supporter' is actually comedian Tony Barbieri, a writer and performer on Jimmy Kimmel Live! He was removed from the church for being too pro Moore. Later in the evening he told me I was freaking him out and asked if I'd read Misery. pic.twitter.com/sMlKvCIsFC

— Christopher Harress (@Charress) November 30, 2017

It’s not clear if he was working with Kimmel at last night’s event, but he has a history of this sort of thing:

Tony Barbieri is better known by his persona “Jake Byrd” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” He often plays the part of a zealous Trump supporter, but has also done pieces on Trump’s inauguration, Michael Jackson’s trial, Star Trek conventions and more. https://t.co/VlzWix1m51

— Drew Taylor (@MrDrew_Taylor) November 30, 2017