>> Dicky: FROM HOLLYWOOD, IT'S "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE."
TONIGHT, VIOLA DAVIS, DAVEED DIGGS, AND MUSIC FROM THE BIRD
AND THE BEE FEATURING DAVE GROHL. AND NOW JIMMY KIMMEL!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: THANKS. HI, I'M JIMMY, THE HOST OF THE
SHOW. THANKS FOR WATCHING. THANKS FOR BUNDLING UP WITH US
GUILLERMO AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR WARMEST REGARDS TO
THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE SNOWED IN BY WHAT THE WEATHER CHANNEL HAS
DUBBED, "WINTER STORM GAIL." IT'S A STORM NAMED AFTER YOUR
MOM'S BEST FRIEND FROM COLLEGE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IN SOME PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST, THEY GOT MORE SNOW THIS WEEK
THAN ALL OF LAST WINTER. PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO STAY
INDOORS. THEY COULDN'T TRAVEL OR GO TO
SCHOOL. IT WAS LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY
SINCE MARCH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
A BLIZZARD ON TOP OF COVID IS LIKE A HAT ON ANOTHER HAT.
SPEAKING OF COLD, WHITE STUFF.
MIKE PENCE IS EXPECTED ‐‐
[ LAUGHTER ]
‐‐ TO GET HIS FIRST OF TWO PFIZER SHOTS TOMORROW.
HE AND HIS WIFE KAREN ARE DOING IT ON TELEVISION TO SHOW THAT
THE VACCINE IS SAFE. I GUESS THE THINKING IS, IF IT'S
GOOD ENOUGH FOR AMERICA'S FIRST KAREN, IT SHOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH
FOR THE REST OF THEM TOO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
BUT THIS IS EXCITING FOR MIKE PENCE.
GETTING VACCINATED IS THE ONLY TIME MOTHER EVER DOES SHOTS WITH
HIM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT'S WORTH MENTIONING THAT MIKE PENCE, WHO IS THE HEAD OF
THE COVID TASK FORCE, WROTE AN OP‐ED IN "THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL" SIX MONTHS AGO SAYING THERE WOULD BE NO SECOND WAVE OF
THE VIRUS, THIS IS NOTHING BUT HYSTERIA FROM THE MEDIA.
SO MAYBE SAVE THAT DOSE FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
THE ONLY CURE MIKE PENCE SHOULD GET IS A BOTTLE OF CLOROX AND A
HEAT LAMP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
THE VICE POODLE WAS IN COLUMBUS, GEORGIA TODAY TO GIVE
A SHOT IN THE ARM TO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES IN THE SENATE RUNOFF,
AND AS HE IS KNOWN TO DO, HE MADE ONE H‐E DOUBLE HOCKEY
STICKS OF AN ENTRANCE.
>> VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE!
>> Jimmy: OH, THERE HE IS. WHITE LIGHTNING ON THE WAY.
THAT'S AS CLOSE AS HE'S ALLOWED TO BE TO ANOTHER WOMAN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
EVEN THOUGH HE'S ONLY GOT ABOUT A MONTH LEFT BEFORE WE NEVER,
EVER THINK ABOUT HIM AGAIN, MIKE PENCE IS STILL SMOOCHING THE
BOSS BABY'S CARROT‐COLORED BEHIND.
>> WE'RE GOING TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR EVERY LEGAL VOTE IN AMERICA.
>> Jimmy: WHY DO I HAVE THE FEELING HE'LL BE SAYING THAT ALL
SUMMER?
[ LAUGHTER ]
ONLY 34 MORE DAYS TO GO. WE'RE NOW ON WHAT FEELS LIKE 200
DAYS OF SQUATTERGATE. TRUMP HAS BEEN FLOATING THE IDEA
THAT HE WILL REFUSE TO LEAVE OFFICE, AS IF THAT IS EVEN AN
OPTION. AS IF THIS WAS LIKE A BAD ROOMMATE SITUATION.
THE BIG QUESTION IS NOT WHETHER HE WILL STAY IN THE WHITE HOUSE,
HE WON'T. IT'S WHERE WILL HE GO NEXT?
HE'S THE TARGET OF MULTIPLE INVESTIGATIONS, TO THE POINT
WHERE VLADIMIR PUTIN IS BEING ASKED IF TRUMP WILL PULL AN
EDWARD SNOWDEN AND FLEE TO MOTHER RUSSIA.
>> I DON'T THINK THAT THERE IS ANY NEED FOR ANY TRUMP TO COME
SEEK ASYLUM WITH RUSSIA, BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN ‐‐ HAS SUPPORT OF
50% OF AMERICAN POPULATION, HAS A HUGE BASE OF SUPPORT, HE'S NOT
GOING TO EXIT AMERICA'S POLITICAL LIFE.
>> Jimmy: IN OTHER WORDS, YOU AIN'T GOT TO GO HOME BUT YOU
CAN'T STAY HERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
I DON'T KNOW, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE LINGO, BUT I THINK
TRUMP JUST GOT FRIEND‐ZONED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HEARSE A FUN THING FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR A HOLIDAY
GIFT. THE MAYOR OF ATLANTIC CITY IS
AUCTIONING OFF THE CHANCE TO BLOW UP ONE OF DONALD TRUMP'S
FORMER CASINOS, FOR REAL. THE MONEY WILL GO TO CHARITY.
THE CLOSED PLAZA CASINO IS SCHEDULED TO GET DEMOLISHED.
WHOEVER DONATES THE MOST MONEY GETS TO POLICE THE BUTTON.
WE SHOULD CHIP IN AND GET THIS FOR HILLARY CLINTON, RIGHT?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
OF COURSE, THE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE A TRUMP CASINO IMPLODE IS
TO JUST PUT TRUMP BACK IN CHARGE OF RUNNING IT AGAIN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
GUILLERMO, I HAVE A PERSONAL QUESTION FOR YOU.
HAVE YOU AND YOUR WIFE BEEN MAKING LOVE MORE OR LESS DURING
THE PANDEMIC?
>> Guillermo: UH ‐‐ AT THE BEGINNING, MORE. NOW IT'S LESS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: NOW LESS.
>> Guillermo: YES.
>> Jimmy: A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO TRACK THIS SORT OF THING THOUGHT
THERE WOULD BE A BABY BOOM WHEN THIS ALL STARTED.
BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. IN FACT, THE PANDEMIC HAS LED TO
A BABY BUST. THEY SAY 300,000 TO 500,000
FEWER BIRTHS ARE EXPECTED NEXT YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE ALL TOO
DISGUSTING TO HAVE SEX WITH EACH OTHER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ONE OF THE BIG DOWNSIDES TO THIS IS ALL THE COVID‐THEMED BABY
NAMES WE WERE EXPECTING WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY.
WE COULD HAVE HAD A WHOLE NEW GENERATION OF KIDS WITH NAMES
LIKE QUARANTINA, WUHANATHAN, REGENERONALD, CONTACT TRACY,
PURELLEN, PFIZER MINELLI, PANDEMILY, SWABERT, JEN‐95, AND
JOE EXOTIC.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SETTLE FOR MORE KIDS NAMED RIVER.
THIS IS OUR LAST NEW SHOW OF THE YEAR.
IT HASN'T BEEN A GREAT YEAR. IT HASN'T BEEN EVEN A GOOD YEAR,
REALLY. WE APPRECIATE YOU STICKING WITH
US AND I WISH YOU THE BEST. I STRONGLY BELIEVE WE ARE TEED
UP FOR WHAT COULD BE THE BEST SUMMER EVER NEXT YEAR.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BEFORE WE WRAP THIS UP, I HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU.
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE YULE LOG THAT RUNS ON TV, LOCAL TV,
AT CHRISTMAS TIME? THIS IS SOMETHING STARTED BACK
IN NEW YORK IN THE '60s, I THINK. IT'S A SHOT OF A LOG BURNING IN
A FIREPLACE. IT RUNS UNINTERRUPTED FOR HOURS.
THE IDEA IS THAT IF YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR OWN FIRE AT HOME, YOU
CAN WATCH THE T VLOG. WE CAME UP WITH A 2020 VERSION
OF THAT. WE ASKED EACH OTHER WHAT HAVE
PEOPLE BEEN MISSING, WHAT ARE THEY YEARNING FOR?
THE ANSWER IS, PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH OTHER HUMAN BEINGS.
THAT'S WHAT WE MADE, A VIDEO OF PEOPLE TOUCHING EACH OTHER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE MADE CLIP AFTER CLIP. THIS IS NOT A PORNO THING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
CLIPS OF HUMAN BEINGS HUGGING, KISSING, EMBRACING.
DOING ALL THE SORTS OF THINGS WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO.
THIS VIDEO IS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. IT'S 10 HOURS LONG.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS IS JUST A TASTE OF WHAT YOU WILL SEE.
♪
>> Jimmy: SO THAT'S SOME HOT STOCK FOOTAGE MODEL ON STOCK
FOOTAGE MOD ACTION THERE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
SO IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THAT, INSTEAD OF A LOG THIS YEAR, GO
TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. LOOK FOR THE VIDEO CALLED "TEN
HOURS OF PEOPLE TOUCHING EACH OTHER."
YOU CAN REMINISCE ABOUT THE OLDEN DAYS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MAKING THE SHOW DURING THIS PANDEMIC HAS BEEN STRANGE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE HAD TO DO FOR SAFETY WHEN IS WE TALK TO
PEOPLE ON THE STREET, MAKE SURE THOSE PEOPLE ARE WEARING MASKS.
WE REALIZED IT PRESENTED A FUN OPPORTUNITY TO SWAP PEOPLE'S
VOICES FROM ONE TO THE OTHER, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE THEIR LIPS.
WITH THAT SAID, IT'S TIME FOR A NEW SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION OF
"MASKING QUESTIONS."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT CHRISTMAS?
>> OH, WOW.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I LOVE THE ENERGY THAT IS AROUND
US. IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> DAMON, WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT CHRISTMAS?
>> WHEN MY ELF ON THE SHELF COMES.
>> MELISSA, WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO GET FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR?
>> AN XBOX CONTROLLER.
>> DARRELL, WHAT DID YOU ASK SANTA FOR?
>> PEACE OF MIND, YOU KNOW? JUST SOME RELAXATION AND ALL
THIS STRESS THAT'S HAPPENING WITH COVID IS JUST TOO MUCH.
>> LET ME HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF JINGLE BELLS.
♪ JINGLE BELLS JINGLE BELLS
JINGLE ALL THE WAY ♪
♪ OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE ON A
ONE‐HORSE OPEN SLEIGH ♪
>> CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE DREIDEL SONG?
♪ DREIDEL DREIDEL DREIDEL I MADE
IT OUT OF CLAY ♪
♪ WHEN IT'S DRY AND READY WITH
DREIDEL I WILL PLAY ♪
>> BOBBY?
♪ DREIDEL DREIDEL DREIDEL I MADE
IT OUT OF ANTS ♪
♪ WHEN IT'S DRIED AND READY IT
GOES INTO MY PANTS ♪
>> ASHLEY, WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU LOVE TO DRINK DURING THE
HOLIDAYS?
>> I LIKE TO DRINK HOT CHOCOLATE.
>> WHAT DO YOU DRINK ON CHRISTMAS?
>> ALCOHOL, COCKTAILS, MARGARITA, MARTINA.
>> LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO GET FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR?
>> YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME FREE TIME, AND MAYBE A
DATE ONE DAY WITH MY WIFE WOULD BE NICE.
MAYBE A VACATION TO MEXICO.
>> WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR CHRISTMAS?
>> WELL ‐‐ ALASKA. I LIKE BLOCKS.
I LIKE DOLLS. PRETTY MUCH I ALSO LIKE
SUNGLASSES AND CLOTHES. ALSO, I THINK I ALSO LIKE FUZZY
KITTENS. AND I THINK THAT'S IT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU KNOW ‐‐ IT'S DUMB BUT
IT'S FUN. SO LAST NIGHT, MY FRIEND JOE
McHALE TWEETED A VIDEO. I WATCHED IT, I DON'T KNOW, 30
TIMES LAST NIGHT. IT'S OF A KID THAT IS APPARENTLY
TAKING SAFETY DURING THE PANDEMIC VERY SERIOUSLY.
>> NEXT WEEKEND IT'S GOING TO BE SO NICE, LIKE 60, 65, LIKE THAT.
WE COULD SIT OUTSIDE ON THE PORCH.
>> NO, THE LOCKDOWN!
>> OH ‐‐
>> A LOCKDOWN WHEN IS YOU STAY THE [ BLEEP ] INSIDE, NOT THE
[ BLEEP ] OUTSIDE.
YOU KNOW WHAT A LOCKDOWN IS? STAY THE [ BLEEP ] INSIDE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> YOU PLAN ON STAYING IN THE HOUSE TILL, LIKE, JUNE?
>> WHAT THE [ BLEEP ]? LOCKDOWN.
[ BLEEP ] INSIDE.
NOT THE [ BLEEP ] OUTSIDE. WHAT THE [ BLEEP ]?
DO YOU HEAR THE NEWS?
[ BLEEP ] LOCKDOWN INSIDE, THE
[ BLEEP ] INSIDE.
NOT THE [ BLEEP ] GOING OUT TO PARTIES IN THE CASINO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: RIGHT. OBVIOUSLY I HAD TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT, AND POTENTIALLY ADOPT THIS CHILD.
SO WE TRACKED HIM DOWN. HE'S FROM BROOKLYN, WHICH IS A
SHOCKER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
LET'S SAY HELLO TO DANIEL AND MOM DANIELLE. HI, GUYS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> HI!
>> Jimmy: MERRY CHRISTMAS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> Jimmy: DANIEL, I LOVED YOUR VIDEO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU MADE THAT BACK IN THE SUMMERTIME, HUH?
>> YEAH, LIKE IN ‐‐
>> MARCH.
>> APRIL, MARCH.
>> Jimmy: WHEN I SAW IT, I WENT ONLINE TO MAKE SURE JOE PESCI
HADN'T PASSED AWAY, BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE HE'D BEEN
REINCARNATED IN YOU. DO YOU KNOW WHO JOE PESCI IS?
>> NOT REALLY.
>> Jimmy: NO.
>> HE'S AN ACTOR, FUNNY.
>> Jimmy: HE'S AN ACTOR, VERY FUNNY GUY.
HE TALKS A LITTLE BIT LIKE YOU. DANIELLE, WHAT WAS DANIEL'S
FIRST WORD? DID IT START WITH THE LETTER F?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> STARTED WITH THE LETTER M, MOM.
>> Jimmy: MOM. DANIEL, WHO TAUGHT YOU THAT WORD
AND TO SPEAK LIKE THAT? WHERE DID YOU LEARN THAT?
>> UM ‐‐ PRETTY MUCH LIKE FROM TV.
>> Jimmy: FROM TV?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE.
>> MOM AND DAD.
>> MOMMY, DAD, MY HALF‐SIBLINGS.
>> Jimmy: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP?
>> I WANT TO BE, LIKE, SOMETHING WITH TECHNOLOGY.
BECAUSE I'M VERY GOOD AT TECHNOLOGY.
SO I WANT TO BE LIKE SOMETHING THAT MAKES A LOT OF MONEY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YEAH, RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A SWEAR JAR IN THE
HOUSE? I THINK YOU COULD MAKE A LOT OF
MONEY THERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> NO. HE DOESN'T TALK LIKE THAT ON A
REGULAR BASIS. I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE HE DOES.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT.
>> CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, HONESTLY, HE DOESN'T TALK LIKE
THAT.
>> Jimmy: DANIEL, DO YOU TALK LIKE THAT WITH YOUR FRIENDS?
>> NOT MUCH.
>> Jimmy: NOT MUCH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
DANIEL, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE
WHO ARE GOING TO PARTIES IN CASINOS RIGHT NOW?
>> YOU GOT TO WEAR A [ BLEEP ] MASK!
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ BLEEP ] FOLLOW THE RULES!
>> Jimmy: DANIEL, WE HAVE A NEW ADMINISTRATION.
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO LEAD THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU WORKING WITH DR. FAUCI, I REALLY THINK
YOU'D BE QUITE A TEAM. WELL, DANIEL, WHAT DO YOU WANT
FOR CHRISTMAS?
>> I DON'T REALLY KNOW BECAUSE I HAVE EVERYTHING.
>> YOU DO?
>> YEAH, PRETTY MUCH. ONE OF MY THINGS IS AN XBOX.
>> Jimmy: OH, YEAH.
>> THE NEW XBOX. AND ANOTHER ONE IS MONEY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: UH‐HUH.
>> AND A PUNCHING BAG.
>> Jimmy: A PUNCHING BAG?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I HOPE SANTA HASN'T BEEN HEARING
THAT LANGUAGE YOU'VE BEEN USING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, THANK YOU, GUYS. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING TIME TO TALK TO US.
DANIEL, DO ME A FAVOR BEFORE WE GO. JUST SAY "GOBBLE GHOUL."
>> GOBBLE GHOUL.
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU, NOW GO TO YOUR ROOM!
>> BYE!
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU, DANIELLE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ONE MORE END OF THE YEAR THING. GOOGLE JUST RELEASED THEIR
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED YEAR IN SEARCH FILM FOR 2020.
THEY MAKE ONE EVERY DECEMBER BASED ON THE TOP QUESTIONS AND
MOMENTS THE WORLD SEARCHED FOR THROUGH THIS YEAR.
IT'S FUN TO GO THROUGH. BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE REST
OF THE MAN NET IS CURIOUS ABOUT IS, WELL, DISHEARTENING, MOSTLY.
IT'S ALSO FASCINATING, A WINDOW INTO OUR COLLECTIVE MINDS DURING
THIS RIDICULOUS YEAR. AND GOOGLE DID SOME SPECIAL
RESEARCH FOR US. WE ASKED THEM TO LOOK UP THE TOP
SEARCHES WORLDWIDE THIS YEAR FOR THE PHRASE "IS IT NORMAL TO"
BLANK. NUMBER ONE, IS IT NORMAL TO TALK
TO YOURSELF? VERY 2020. NUMBER TWO, IS IT NORMAL TO CRY
EVERY DAY? EVEN MORE 2020.
[ LAUGHTER ]
NUMBER SEVEN WAS, IS IT NORMAL TO HAVE ONE BREAST BIGGER THAN
THE OTHER? I'M GLAD TO SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY
ONE GRAPPLING WITH THAT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
NUMBER TEN WAS, IS IT NORMAL TO HAVE HAIR ON YOUR BUTT?
FOR REAL, THIS WAS THE TENTH MOST SEARCHED "IS IT NORMAL"
THIS YEAR. THE ANSWER IS, YES, IT IS.
NOT ONLY NORMAL, I'M TOLD IT'S VERY HOT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SEARCHES FOR THE PHRASE "HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN TOILET PAPER"
DOUBLED THIS YEAR. I WANT TO KNOW WHO WAS MAKING
TOILET PAPER LAST YEAR.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SEARCHES FOR WHY DO I HAVE A DOUBLE CHIN UP 70%.
THANKS TO A CRUEL MISTRESS CALLED THE WEB CAM.
THE TOP FOOD ITEM SEARCH WITH MY
NAME WAS CANNOLINI BEAN PASTA RECIPE GO VIRAL, IT WAS BIG IN
THE BEAN COMMUNITY. THE NAME JIMMY KIMMEL WAS
SEARCHED MORE THAN THE NAME MATT DAMON THIS YEAR.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND SORRY, WHOEVER YOU WERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I WOULDN'T SEARCH "MATT DAMON" IF HE WAS MISSING IN THE WOODS.
ANYWAY, WE HAVE MANY WONDERFUL THINGS TONIGHT.
DAVEED DIGGS IS WITH US. MUSIC FROM THE BIRDS AND THE BEE
WITH DAVE GROHL. VIOLA DAVIS. FIRST, ENJOY GOOGLE'S "YEAR IN
SEARCH FOR 2020."
>> THE MOST HUMAN TRAIT IS TO WANT TO KNOW WHY.
AND IN A YEAR THAT TESTED EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD, "WHY"
WAS SEARCHED MORE THAN EVER.
>> THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS HAS PASSED A SIGNIFICANT
MILESTONE.
>> WHILE WE DIDN'T FIND ALL THE ANSWERS, WE KEPT ASKING.
SOME QUESTIONS INSPIRE D. OTHERS, EXCITEMENT.
>> LIFE IN THE BUBBLE, WHOO!
>> IS THAT ME?
>> YES.
>> IS THAT ME?
>> YES.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT AN IMPROPER FRACTION IS.
>> KEEP DISTRACTIONS OUT OF THE WAY.
>> PUT IT ON THERE, START IT UP FOR ME.
>> WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING? IT'S STILL MARCH.
HOW MANY DAYS IN MARCH?
>> SOME QUESTIONS MADE US CRY.
>> YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH OUR UPS AND BEEN THROUGH OUR
DOWNS. I THINK THE MOST PART OF IMPORTANT PART IS WE ALL STAYED
TOGETHER THROUGHOUT. I LOVE YOU GUYS!
>> SOME MADE US WORRY ABOUT THIS SPINNING ROCK WE CALL HOME.
>> FIRES WERE DETECTED IN THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST ‐‐
>> WHY WERE SO MANY LIVES LOST?
>> ALMOST 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF COVID‐19 WORLDWIDE.
>> WHY ARE WE STILL ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS?
>> GEORGE FLOYD.
>> GEORGE FLOYD REPEATEDLY TOLD OFFICERS HE COULD NOT BREATHE.
>> WHY DO WE STILL HAVE STRENGTH TO CONTINUE?
♪ TOGETHER
>> I BELIEVE IN YOUR POWER!
I BELIEVE IN OUR POWER!
>> CHANTS OF "BLACK LIVES MATTER" ECHOED FROM THOUSANDS OF
PROTESTERS IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
>> WHY ARE WE NOT DEFEATED?
>> WE ARE NOT GOING BACK, WE ARE GOING FORWARD!
>> PLANES ARE STARTING TO ARRIVE IN BEIRUT FOR INTERNATIONAL AID.
>> FIREFIGHTERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE ARRIVING IN CALIFORNIA.
>> THERE ARE OVER 100 CORONAVIRUS VACCINES IN
DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES WHEN PEOPLE LOOK OUT FOR ONE
ANOTHER, HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACKS.
>> WE KEPT GOING WITH THOSE WHO SHOWED US THE WAY.
>> THINK ABOUT HOW YOU WOULD LIKE THE WORLD TO BE FOR YOUR
DAUGHTERS AND GRANDDAUGHTERS.
>> REMEMBER THE STRUGGLES ALONG THE WAY ARE ONLY MEANT TO SHAPE
YOU FOR YOUR PURPOSE. PRESS ON WITH PRIDE, AND PRESS
ON WITH PURPOSE.
>> WHY IS IT THAT THIS YEAR SHOWED US ITS WORST, AND WE
STILL FOUND WAYS TO TRIUMPH?
>> INCREDIBLE PEOPLE.
>> NAOMI OSAKA, U. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP!
>> CAN'T LET CORONAVIRUS STOP YOU, CAN'T LET QUARANTINE STOP
YOU.
>> SO UNTIL WE GET TO EVERY ANSWER ‐‐
♪ GET IT TOGETHER WE'RE GOING TO
GET IT TOGETHER SOMEHOW ♪
>> WE'RE STILL SEARCHING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK. TONIGHT, FROM THE NEW DISNEY
PIXAR FILM "SOUL," DAVEED DIGGS IS WITH US.
THEIR ALBUM IS CALLED "PUT UP THE LIGHTS."
WITH HELP FROM DAVE GROHL, MUSIC FROM THE BIRD AND THE BEE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THE LAST TIME OUR FIRST GUEST STARRED IN A MOVIE ADAPTATION IN
A PLAY BY AUGUST WILSON, SHE WON A GOLDEN GLOBE AND OSCAR.
WHY NOT DO IT AGAIN?
"MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM" IS IN
THEATERS AND NETFLIX IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
PLEASE SAY HELLO TO VIOLA DAVIS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOU LOOK GREAT, YOU LOOK FESTIVE. IS CHRISTMAS IN FULL SWING BY
YOU?
>> CHRISTMAS IS IN FULL SWING. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TREE.
YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR MUSIC GOING ON IN THE BACK.
THE ONLY THING WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW IS THE LIQUOR.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. GUILLERMO, GET VIOLA SOME
LIQUOR!
>> Guillermo: SURE, COMING RIGHT UP!
>> Jimmy: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG?
NUMBER ONE ALL TIME?
>> "LITTLE DRUMMER BOY."
>> Jimmy: OH, CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
>> YEAH, YOU CAN TELL ME SOMETHING.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S THE SONG THAT DAVE GROHL AND THE BIRD AND THE
BEE ARE GOING TO PLAY ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HOW ABOUT THAT? FOR YOU. WE SET THAT UP FOR YOU, EVEN
THOUGH WE DIDN'T KNOW.
>> SEE?
>> Jimmy: YOU GREW UP IN RHODE ISLAND.
I ASSUME YOU HAD SNOW DAYS WHEN YOU WERE A KID?
>> ABSOLUTELY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE BLIZZARD OF '78, I'LL NEVER
FORGET IT, ABSOLUTELY. I LOVED SNOW DAYS, ABSOLUTELY.
>> Jimmy: IT'S SO FUNNY. MY DAUGHTER'S 6 YEARS OLD.
NOW WITH ZOOM SCHOOL, THEY WENT TO SCHOOL, THEN THEY CANCELED,
THEY SENT THEM BACK HOME. SHE WAS SO BUMMED WHEN THEY SENT
THEM HOME. I WAS THINKING, OH, WE LOVED
NOTHING MORE THAN TO BE SENT HOME. THAT WAS OUR GOAL WAS TO GO
HOME.
>> WE LOVED IT. YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE WE LOVED?
I ALWAYS DID THIS, BECAUSE I WAS SORT OF A BAD KID.
I LOVED PUTTING MY TONGUE RIGHT ONTO THOSE COLD POLES.
THEN YOUR TONGUE WOULD STICK ON IT IN THE COLD.
>> Jimmy: YEAH.
>> YOU COULDN'T GET IT OFF OF IT. IT'S IN THAT MOVIE "THE
CHRISTMAS STORY."
>> Jimmy: RIGHT.
>> MY DAMN TONGUE ON A COLD POLE TO SEE IF IT STUCK.
THEN I COULDN'T GET IT OFF. I COULDN'T GET IT OFF THE POLE
UNLESS I SPIT ON IT. AND I USED TO LOVE THAT.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: YOU DID THAT MORE THAN ONCE?
>> I DID THAT MORE THAN ONCE. I TOLD YOU I WAS A CRAZY KID.
THAT AND SLEDDING INTO TREES, INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET,
LOVED IT.
>> Jimmy: YEAH. I REMEMBER IN BROOKLYN BEFORE
THE FAMILY MOVED TO LAS VEGAS, I REMEMBER US MAKING IGLOOS OUT OF
GARBAGE CANS. WE WOULD BE IN THE GARBAGE CAN,
COVER IT WITH SNOW. I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS OBVIOUSLY
FILTHY AND NOT HYGIENIC, BUT ‐‐
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHAT THE HELL, WE DID IT. THAT'S WHAT WE DID.
>> KIDS TODAY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE MISSING.
>> Jimmy: GO PLAY IN THE GARBAGE CANS, YOU CHILDREN!
>> PUT THAT DAMN TONGUE ON THOSE POLES!
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: HOW OLD IS YOUR DAUGHTER ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD NOW?
>> MY DAUGHTER IS 10 GOING ON 30, YEP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WE PASSED THE SANTA AGE AND THAT SORT OF THING?
>> OH, SHE SAYS, MOMMY, I KNOW SANTA IS THE GUY THEY HIRE AT
THE MALL EVERY YEAR WHO HAS A BIG STOMACH AND A WHITE BEARD,
DON'T EVEN PLAY THAT WITH ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: DOES SHE STILL MAKE A LIST? IS THERE STILL ‐‐
>> SHE MADE A LIST. AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR SHE'S
MADE A LIST. SHE HAD THINGS ON THAT LIST
WHERE I HAD TO SAY, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, OKAY, GENESIS?
I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH MONEY YOU THINK MOMMY HAS.
98% OF THE STUFF ON THIS LIST, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I DON'T CARE HOW NICE YOU ARE, YOU'RE NOT GETTING THAT iPHONE,
YOU'RE NOT GETTING THAT CAMERA WITH THE TRIPOD ON IT, YOU'RE
NOT GETTING HALF THE STUFF ON THIS LIST. SO THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S THE KIND OF MOMMY I AM.
>> Jimmy: WELL, LISTEN. I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
WAYS. OTHERWISE THEY DON'T APPRECIATE
IF YOU GIVE THEM TOO MUCH STUFF, RIGHT?
>> EXACTLY. I SAID, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
THAT iPHONE COSTS? $365. YOU HAVE $365?
BECAUSE I'M NOT SPENDING THAT ON A PHONE. THERE YOU GO.
>> Jimmy: THEN SHE GOES DOWN TO THE MALL, SHE FINDS SANTA, SHE
APOLOGIZES. THAT'S ALL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU REALIZED THAT IT WASN'T ‐‐
ACTING WASN'T JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS FUN FOR YOU, BUT IT WAS
SOMETHING THAT YOU WERE GOOD AT, LIKE MAYBE EVEN GOOD ENOUGH TO
DO IT FOR A LIVING?
>> WHEN I WAS 14 AND MR. YATES, HE ACTUALLY WAS OUR ENGLISH
TEACHER, BUT ALSO OUR DRAMA COACH.
AND I WAS DOING A PLAY THAT WAS GOING TO BE IN A COMPETITION.
AND HE WAS GIVING ME A DIRECTION IN THIS PLAY.
AND HE WAS LIKE, VIOLA, YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF YOU'D REALLY DO THIS AND GET THIS RIGHT, YOU CAN ACTUALLY
MAKE A LIFE OUT OF THIS. AND I WAS LIKE, OH, REALLY?
AND THAT WAS IT. I SAID, I'M GOING TO BE AN
ACTRESS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: GOOD OLD MR. YATES.
>> IT WAS MY EGO, THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.
>> Jimmy: IS MR. YATES SOMEONE YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH?
>> MR. YATES IS SOMEONE I KEEP IN TOUCH WITH.
HE WAS AT MY WEDDING.
>> Jimmy: OH, REALLY, WOW.
>> HE AND HIS WIFE WERE AT MY WEDDING.
WE HAD 85 PEOPLE THAT I INVITED TO THE WEDDING.
BUT 125 CAME, BECAUSE MY MOM INVITED 40 PEOPLE TO THE WEDDING.
>> Jimmy: WHAT?
>> SHE WAS GOING TO THE CASINO. WHEN SHE WOULD GET ON THE BUS,
SHE WOULD SEE A FRIEND OF MINE THAT I HADN'T SEEN SINCE I WAS 7
YEARS OLD. YOU KNOW, VIOLA, SHE GETTING
MARRIED, YOU WANT TO COME TO THE WEDDING?
COME ON, THERE'S GOING TO BE LOTS OF FOOD!
THERE WERE 40 PEOPLE THERE, LORI, RAQUEL, ALL THESE PEOPLE I
HADN'T SEEN SINCE I WAS 8 YEARS OLD, MR. YATES WAS ONE OF THEM.
MR. YATES CAME TO THE WEDDING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: DID YOU INVITE MR. YATES OR DID YOUR MOM RUN INTO
MR. YATES?
>> I INVITED MR. YATES. BUT I THINK MY MOM COULD HAVE
PUSHED ME TO INVITE MR. YATES' WIFE.
>> Jimmy: I SEE.
>> AND MY OTHER SCIENCE TEACHER, MR. ASSIS.
I THINK SHE MAY HAVE INVITED HIM, SHE SAW HIM AT STOP & SHOP
GROCERY STORE.
>> Jimmy: YOUR MOTHER COST YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT WEEK.
>> SURE DID.
>> Jimmy: WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL SEE A CLIP FROM VIOLA'S GREAT NEW
MOVIE "MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM."
VIOLA DAVIS IS WITH US, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Dicky: PORTIONS OF "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" ARE BROUGHT TO YOU
BY PANDORA. PANDORA.COM/HOLIDAY.
>>> BLUES HELP YOU GET OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING.
YOU GET UP, YOU AIN'T ALONE. SOMETHING ELSE IN THE WORLD.
SOMETHING BEEN ADDED BY THAT SONG.
♪
IT WOULD BE THE END OF THE WORLD WITHOUT THE BLUES.
>> Jimmy: THAT IS VIOLA DAVIS AS MA RAINEY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
MR. YATES WAS TOTALLY RIGHT, HE WAS ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU ARE A HELL OF AN ACTOR. I MEAN, YOU BARELY ARE
RECOGNIZABLE IN THE MOVIE. AND YOU ARE SO GOOD AND THE
MOVIE IS SO GOOD. WAS IT FUN TO PLAY A CHARACTER
LIKE THAT? A BIG, REAL‐LIFE CHARACTER?
>> I LOVED THE PADDING. THE PADDING HAD THE OPPOSITE
EFFECT ON ME, JIMMY.
>> Jimmy: YEAH?
>> AS SOON AS I PUT THE PADDING ON, I FELT MORE SEXUAL.
I FELT LIKE I OWNED MY BODY. I FELT LIKE MY AUNT JOYCE.
I KEEP MENTIONING MY AUNT JOYCE. MY AUNT JOYCE WAS PROBABLY 300
POUNDS. EVERY TIME SHE CAME TO THE
HOUSE, WE WOULD BE READY FOR HER BECAUSE SHE HAD THE LATEST
CLOTHES. YOU COULDN'T TELL HER SHE COULD
NOT FIT INTO THE LATEST FASHIONS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
AND SHE COULD GET ANY MAN SHE WANTED.
SO I WAS LIKE, SHOOT, I'M AUNT JOYCE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: YOU'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF ACCOLADES FOR THIS
PERFORMANCE. MOST NOTABLY FROM OPRAH HERSELF,
WHO SENT YOU ‐‐ YOU POSTED THIS BEAUTIFUL FLOWER ARRANGEMENT.
AND THE LOVELY NOTE FROM OPRAH, REALLY JUST RAVING ABOUT YOUR
PERFORMANCE. AND CHAMPAGNE AS WELL.
WAS IT GOOD CHAMPAGNE? IT WOULD BE FUNNY IN OPRAH SENT
OUT SOME KIND OF A SPARKLING WINE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> IT WAS DOM PERIGNON SPARKLING ROSE. IT WAS EXCELLENT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
I HAVEN'T TAPPED INTO IT YET, I'M TRYING TO PACE MYSELF, JIMMY.
DURING THIS TIME I'VE KNOCKED A LOT BACK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'VE KNOCKED A LOT BACK. A LOT OF WINE, A LOT OF
EVERYTHING. YEAH, DOM PERIGNON FOR HER.
SHE'S AN AWESOME GIFT GIVER, AWESOME HUMAN BEING.
>> Jimmy: SHE'S OPRAH. SHE MIGHT NOT BE A HUMAN BEING,
SHE MAY BE AN ENTITY THAT IS ABOVE, WATCHING US AND BLESSING
US FROM HEAVEN, I GUESS, OR SANTA BARBARA, ONE OF THOSE.
>> I GET THE OVERFLOW TO HER BEAUTIFUL GENEROSITY.
SHE WAS AT MY WEDDING, ACTUALLY, MY LAST ONE.
I HAD THREE, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SORT OF THING.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE THE FAVORITE TO WIN THE OSCAR FOR BEST ACTRESS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND THE LATE, GREAT CHADWICK BOSEMAN, WHO'S UNBELIEVABLY
GREAT IN THIS FILM, IS THE FAVORITE TO WIN BEST ACTOR IN
THIS MOVIE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BOY IS HE SOMETHING ELSE. HE REALLY ‐‐ I MEAN, IT IS JUST
A WONDERFUL THING TO WATCH YOU GUYS IN THIS ONE.
ON CHRISTMAS, WILL YOU OPEN GIFTS ON CHRISTMAS EVE?
OR DO YOU DO IT IN THE MORNING?
>> JIMMY, I HAVE TO OPEN IT THE MORNING OF CHRISTMAS.
MY HUSBAND'S BIRTHDAY IS DECEMBER 24th.
HE TOLD ME WHEN HE MET ME, NOT ONLY WAS HE BOWLED AWAY BY ME
AND HE LOVED ME, HE WAS LIKE, I LOVE YOU, BUT.
DON'T MIX UP MY BIRTHDAY WITH CHRISTMAS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE RULE, WE CAN'T DO THAT.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH, OKAY, OKAY. I WANT TO KEEP THIS MAN, I'VE
ALREADY TOLD HIM I HAVE BAD CREDIT SO HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S
GOTTEN HIMSELF INTO, I CANNOT MIX HIS BIRTHDAY WITH CHRISTMAS.
SO CHRISTMAS MORNING VERY EARLY.
>> Jimmy: WOW. YOU MAKE SURE TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY
CAKE AND TO HAVE PRESENTS WRAPPED IN BIRTHDAY PAPER?
>> I DON'T DO ALL THAT, THE CAKE AND ALL THAT.
>> Jimmy: NO?
>> I DON'T DO ANY OF THAT, I JUST ‐‐ YOU KNOW, I JUST SAY
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEETHEART, AND I LOVE YOU."
>> Jimmy: THAT'S IT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I'VE BEEN WITH MY HUSBAND 21 YEARS. I'VE RUN OUT OF IDEAS.
I'M NOT GOING TO LIE. I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT
COMES UP WITH SOMETHING NEW EVERY YEAR.
I MEAN, I GET HIM A LITTLE SOMETHING AND TELL HIM I LOVE
HIM, AND HE'S GOOD WITH THAT. HE'S ABOUT TO BE 67, HE'S COOL.
>> Jimmy: VIOLA, MAY I JUST SAY, AND YOU TAKE THIS HOWEVER YOU
LIKE. A CAKE IS NOT AN IDEA. IT'S A CAKE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> YEAH, BUT YOU GOT TO ORDER THAT CAKE.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT.
>> THAT'S SOME WORK.
>> Jimmy: "MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM" IS IN THEATERS AND ON
NETFLIX RIGHT NOW. VIOLA DAVIS, THANK YOU.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JULIUS. BE RIGHT BACK WITH DAVEED DIGGS!
>> Dicky: NEXT WEEK ON "JIMMY
KIMMEL LIVE" ‐‐
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW.
MUSIC FROM THE BIRD & THE BEE IS ON THE WAY.
OUR NEXT GUEST EARNED A GRAMMY AND TONY AWARD FOR HIS RUN ON
THE HUMBLE, EQUITY‐WAIVER MUSICAL, "HAMILTON."
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT'S GOOD, GOOGLE IT. NEXT, HE GIVES VOICE ALONGSIDE
JAMIE FOXX TO THE DISNEY‐PIXAR MOVIE, "SOUL."
IT PREMIERES ON DISNEY PLUS ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
PLEASE SAY HELLO TO DAVEED DIGGS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HOW ARE YOU?
>> HOW ARE YOU, JIMMY?
>> Jimmy: IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, HOW ARE THINGS?
>> IT'S GOOD. IT'S L. A. IN A COVID CRISIS.
IT'S AS GOOD AS IT GETS.
>> Jimmy: IT'S WEIRD. PEOPLE ASK HOW IT'S GOING, YOU
FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO GO, HM, UH ‐‐
>> I WEAR THIS. THIS IS MY DAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS IS WHAT GO.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S A STYLISH ONE. THAT'S LIKE A PERMANENT ONE.
WE HAVE ‐‐
>> I'M IN IT FOR 13 HOURS A DAY. IT'S GOT TO BE COMFORTABLE.
>> Jimmy: REALLY, 13 HOURS A DAY YOU'RE WEARING THAT THING?
FOR FUN OR FOR WORK?
>> ON SET. NO, THAT'S MY FASHION FASHION
ONE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON NOW?
>> WE'RE SHOOTING THIS BLIND SPOT TV SHOW.
>> Jimmy: MAKING A TV SERIES OUT OF THE MOVIE YOU MADE?
>> UH‐HUH.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S FUN, EXCEPT FOR THE HELMET.
>> IT WOULD BE WAY MORE FUN IF IT WASN'T 2020.
>> Jimmy: YES. YOU'RE OUR LAST GUEST OF 2020.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY TO THIS YEAR?
>> I DON'T KNOW, I THINK, JUST RECYCLE THE CLIP OF THAT
WONDERFUL KID FROM EARLIER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HE SAID EVERYTHING WE ALL HAVE TO SAY.
>> Jimmy: MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE A PART FOR HIM IN THE TV SHOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I JUST WANT HIM NEXT TO ME.
>> Jimmy: IT WOULD BE FUNNY IF YOU HAD A SIDEKICK IN REAL LIFE.
>> I WANT IT TO BE HIM JUST TELLING PEOPLE, GET THE
[ BLEEP ] BACK!
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: WHAT WERE THE HOLIDAYS LIKE FOR YOU GROWING UP?
>> YOU KNOW, I WAS RAISED JEWISH.
BUT LIKE BERKELEY ‐‐ I CALLED IT LAISSEZ FAIRE JUDAISM.
WE SORT OF REMEMBERED WHEN THE HOLIDAYS HAPPENED.
AND MY ‐‐ THEN ‐‐ WE OPENED PRESENTS ON CHRISTMAS, BUT IT
WAS ALWAYS A THING, BECAUSE MY POPS DROVE A BUS.
AND OFTEN DIDN'T HAVE CHRISTMAS OFF.
AND WE ALSO DIDN'T HAVE MONEY FOR PRESENTS.
SO EVENTUALLY WE INVENTED ‐‐ WE STOPPED CELEBRATING ANY
TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYS, WE INVENTED A NEW HOLIDAY CALLED
"MEAT FEST."
>> Jimmy: MEAT FEST? OKAY.
>> YEAH, YEAH. IT WAS LIKE A POTLUCK WHERE
EVERYBODY HAD TO BRING A DISH MADE OF MEAT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT WAS BASICALLY LIKE A FEAST WITH NO SIDES.
>> Jimmy: I SEE. COULD IT BE ANY KIND OF MEAT?
OR WAS IT BEEF EXCLUSIVELY? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
>> NO, WHATEVER, AS LONG AS IT USED TO BE ALIVE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT WAS FAIR GAME.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: BOY, I LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS.
I HOPE YOUR FAMILY IS CARRYING ON THIS TRADITION.
>> WE HAVEN'T DONE IT IN YEARS, YOU KNOW.
WE'RE SEPARATED BY GREAT DISTANCES AND DON'T OFTEN GET TO
GET TOGETHER DURING THE HOLIDAYS. WE TALK ABOUT BRINGING IT BACK.
BUT ALSO, SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS ARE VEGAN NOW.
>> Jimmy: OH.
>> SO THE RULES WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE.
MAYBE YOU CAN IMITATE IT OR SOMETHING. YEAH IT GOT WILD.
IT GOT PRETTY COMPETITIVE. WE WOULD INVITE LOTS OF PEOPLE.
IT BECAME LIKE A THING AMONG MY FRIENDS.
WE ALWAYS HAD IT WHATEVER DAY MY POPS HAD OFF BETWEEN CHRISTMAS
AND NEW YEAR'S. AND SO PEOPLE WEREN'T DOING
ANYTHING. THEY WEREN'T WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
A LOT OF FRIENDS WOULD COME. PEOPLE WOULD TRY TO OUTDO EACH
OTHER. A BOSS OF MINE MADE BEEF WELLINGTON AT ONE TIME, PEOPLE
WERE BRINGING QUAIL AND STUFF.
>> Jimmy: REALLY? WHAT WAS THE BEST MEAT ITEM EVER
SERVED AT MEAT FEST IN ALL YOUR YEARS?
>> OH, MAN. THE WELLINGTON WAS TOUGH TO BEAT.
IT WAS HUGE, TABLE SIZED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I ALSO DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SUCH A THING WAS.
BUT HONESTLY, LIKE MY MOM, WHO HASN'T EATEN MEAT IN YEARS, EVEN
WHILE WE WERE DOING IT DIDN'T REALLY EAT MEAT, SHE JUST DID
THIS FOR US. SHE USED TO MAKE A MEAN TRI TIP,
AND STILL COULD, THOUGH SHE REFUSES TO NOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: VERY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SHE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, THE TRI TIP.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: YOU RELEASED A HANUKKAH SONG THIS YEAR.
AND THERE AREN'T MANY HANUKKAH SONGS.
DID YOU FEEL ONE WAS NEEDED? IS THAT WHY YOU DID THIS?
>> NAH, I DID IT BECAUSE THE DISNEY CHANNEL ASKED.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
>> ASKED MY BAND IF I WOULD WRITE A HANUKKAH SONG. I SAID NO.
THEY SAID, BUT WHY NOT? WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.
I'M IN A BAND CALLED CLIPPING. WE'RE GOOD WITH RESTRAINTS, WE
LIKE SETTING UP RULES FOR OURSELVES. OVER THE COURSE OF THE
CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS SONG WE WERE LIKE, WELL, BECAUSE IT
WOULD HAVE TO BE LIKE A KLESMER RAP SONG THAT'S AGE APPROPRIATE
FOR KIDS ‐‐ OH, YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA, WE SHOULD PROBABLY
MAKE THIS SONG.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THE SONG IS CALLED "PUPPY FOR HANUKKAH."
WHICH IS NICE. JEWISH PARENTS WILL SAY, THERE
AREN'T HANUKKAH SONGS OR JUST THE ADAM SANDLER SONG, THE
DREIDEL SONG. NOW YOU'VE RELEASED THIS SONG
THAT REQUIRES THEM TO GET THEIR CHILD A PUPPY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> YEAH. A FRIEND OF MINE TEXTED ME AND S
SAID, THOUSANDS OF JEWISH PARENTS ARE CURSING YOU UNDER
THEIR BREATH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, RIGHT?
>> HAPPY HANUKKAH.
>> Jimmy: IT WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN
THIS LIVE‐ACTION FILM OF "THE LITTLE MERMAID" PLAYING
SEBASTIAN THE CRAB.
>> YEAH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: WHICH IS NOT KOSHER. BUT EXCITING, YES?
>> IT IS. IT IS.
>> Jimmy: HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN THAT MOVIE CAME OUT?
>> I MUST HAVE ‐‐ WHAT WAS THAT, '91? '92? SO I WAS LIKE 9?
8, 9, 10 YEARS OLD? SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I REMEMBER GOING TO SEE IT IN THE THEATERS.
I REMEMBER LINING UP AT THE GRAND LAKE THEATER TO SEE IT.
IN LIKE A LINE FULL OF KIDS. I STILL HAVE THIS MEMORY.
SO IT'S WILD FOR ME, BECAUSE WE ALSO PREMIERED "BLIND SPOTTING"
AT THE GRAND LAKE, WHICH WAS THE NEXT TIME I EVER STOOD IN A LINE
THERE. A NICE FULL‐CIRCLE MOMENT FOR ME.
>> Jimmy: YOU HAD TO STAND IN LINE AT YOUR OWN MOVIE?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> YEAH, YEAH, NOBODY KNEW WHO I WAS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: LIN‐MANUEL MIRANDA WAS ON OUR SHOW, TOLD US AT ONE TIME
HE NAMED HIS SON SEBASTIAN BECAUSE OF "THE LITTLE MERMAID."
>> HE REALLY LIKES THAT MOVIE A LOT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YEAH. HE'S A PRODUCER ON THIS MOVIE,
RIGHT?
>> HE IS. HE'S WRITTEN SOME LYRICS FOR IT.
THERE'S SOME NEW SONGS IN IT. YEAH.
WATCHING LIN AND ALAN MAIN KIN TOGETHER IS LIKE A REALLY
SPECIAL KIND OF NERD CANDY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU'RE ALSO IN THIS ‐‐ IN THE MOVIE "SOUL" WHICH IS A
DISNEY PIXAR MOVIE. I WATCHED THIS WITH MY KIDS,
THEY REALLY ENJOYED IT. WITH JAMIE FOXX.
WERE YOU ‐‐ I DON'T WANT TO SAY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I
THINK A LITTLE BIT WOULD GET RUINED IF WE DO.
WERE YOU IN THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND AS A KID?
>> I WAS. YEAH. I PLAYED SAXOPHONE.
I PLAY ED ALTO SACK FOR A NUMBE OF YEARS.
I PLAYED IN THE JAZZ ENSEMBLE AT BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL.
YEAH, WHICH WAS FULL OF REALLY GREAT PLAYERS.
LIKE IF YOU KNOW YOUR JAZZ ‐‐ I PLAYED WITH AMBROSE AKAMUSRI,
JONATHAN FINLAYSON, PEOPLE WHO HAD MONSTROUS CAREERS IN JAZZ,
THEN ME, HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE, IN THIRD CHAIR ALTO.
>> Jimmy: THIRD CHAIR? IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE THIRD
CHAIR, MIGHT AS WELL BE BEHIND GUYS LIKE THAT, I GUESS.
>> YEAH, YEAH. I WAS THE FLASHY DRESSER OF THE
BUNCH. I ALSO RUINED THE PICTURES.
I RUINED THE SONGS AND THE PHOTOS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: IT'S VERY GOOD TO SEE. THE MOVIE IS CALLED "SOUL"
COMING TO DISNEY PLUS ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
GATHER THE CHILDREN AROUND AND WATCH IT.
DAVEED DIGGS, EVERYBODY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE BIRD AND THE BEE WITH DAVE GROHL!
>> Dicky: THE "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" CONCERT SERIES IS
PRESENTED BY MERCEDES‐BENZ. THE BEST OR NOTHING.
>> Dicky: THE "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" CONCERT SERIES IS
PRESENTED BY MERCEDES‐BENZ. THE BEST OR NOTHING.
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO THANK VIOLA DAVIS AND DAVEED DIGGS,
APOLOGIES TO MATT DAMON. "NIGHTLINE" IS NEXT BUT FIRST,
THEIR ALBUM IS CALLED "PUT UP THE LIGHTS" WITH THE
CLASSIC "LITTLE DRUMMER BOY," AND A DRUMMER BOY NAMED
DAVE GROHL, THE BIRD AND THE BEE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
♪ COME THEY TOLD ME
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM A NEWBORN KING TO SEE
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM ♪
♪ OUR FINEST GIFTS WE BRING
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM TO LAY BEFORE THE KING
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM ♪
♪ RUM PUM PUM PUM
RUM PUM PUM PUM SO TO HONOR HIM
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM ♪
♪ WHEN WE COME
♪ RUM PUM PUM PUM
RUM PUM PUM PUM RUM PUM PUM PUM
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM ♪
♪ LITTLE BABY
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM I AM A POOR BOY TOO ♪
♪ PA RUM PUM PUM PUM
I HAVE NO GIFT TO BRING PA RUM PUM PUM PUM
THAT'S FIT TO ♪
♪ GIVE A KING
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM RUM PUM PUM PUM RUM PUM PUM PUM ♪
♪ SHALL I PLAY FOR YOU
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM
ME AND MY DRUM ♪
♪ RUM PUM PUM PUM
RUM PUM PUM PUM PA RUM PUM PUM PUM
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM ♪
♪ MARY NODDED
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM THE OX AND LAMB KEPT TIME
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM ♪
♪ I PLAYED MY DRUM FOR HIM
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM I PLAYED MY BEST FOR HIM
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM ♪
♪ RUM PUM PUM PUM
RUM PUM PUM PUM THEN HE SMILED AT ME ♪
♪ PA RUM PUM PUM PUM
ME AND MY DRUM ♪
♪ RUM PUM PUM PUM
RUM PUM PUM PUM RUM PUM PUM PUM
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM ♪
♪