♪ ♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Announcer: HERE HE IS NOW,
ELLEN'S GUEST HOST, tWITCH!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> tWitch: WHAT'S UP,
EVERYBODY, HOW WE DOING?
WELCOME, I AM YOUR GUEST HOST,
tWITCH.
THIS IS ACTUALLY MY 11TH TIME
HOSTING THE SHOW, CAN YOU
BELIEVE THAT?
IT FEELS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY
WHEN I STARTED WORKING ON THE
SHOW.
[LAUGHTER]
♪ ♪
>> tWitch: SO YOUNG, SO NAIVE.
THAT'S KIND OF CRAZY, RIGHT?
WHEN YOU'RE A KID, ALL YOU WANT
TO DO IS GROW UP BECAUSE
GROWN-UPS GET TO DO WHATEVER
THEY WANT WHENEVER THEY WANT,
RIGHT?
THEY CAN DRIVE CARS, WE CAN STAY
UP LATE AND WATCH IT RATED R
MOVIES.
EVERY DAY.
I COULDN'T WAIT TO GROW UP.
IT'S LIKE THE GREAT POET SAID,
"I WISH I WAS A LITTLE BIT
TALLER, I WISH I WAS A BALLER, I
WISH I HAD A GIRL WHO LOOKS
GOOD, I WOULD CALL HER."
I AM A GROWN UP AND I HAVE ALL
OF THOSE THINGS PLUS THE
MORTGAGE AND BILLS AND A BUNCH
OF KIDS THAT NEED THINGS.
THIS IS NOT THE ADULT FANTASY I
WAS SOLD.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE A
KID, YOU THINK ADULTS DON'T HAVE
RULES BUT THEN YOU DO GROW UP
AND YOU REALIZE THAT ADULTS HAVE
A LOT OF ROLES AND A LOT OF
RESPONSIBILITIES AND IT SUCKS.
LIKE TAXES.
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT EVEN
THOUGH I DID 100% OF THE WORK, I
ONLY GET TO KEEP 60% OF THE
MONEY?
EVEN THE KID KNOWS THAT SOUNDS
CRAZY.
NO ONE PREPARED THIS FOR THAT IN
SCHOOL, THEY WERE TEACHING US
HOW TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS WHEN
THEY SHOULD'VE BEEN TEACHING US
ABOUT ITEMIZED INDUCTIONS.
I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU
ALL.
I'M STILL NOT SURE WHAT THAT
MEANS YET.
AND LOOK, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BILLS?
THERE ARE SO MANY.
ELECTRIC AND GAS, CABLE,
INTERNET, WATER?
I HAVE TO PAY FOR WATER?
LIKE, THAT STUFF SHOULD BE FREE,
IT COMES FROM THE SKY.
KIDS HAVE IT SO GOOD.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
ANYTHING.
THEY JUST GET TO HANG OUT ALL
DAY AND WATCH "FROZEN 2" FOR THE
100TH TIME.
THEY GET FREE RENT, THEY GET
FREE FOOD, FREE CLOSE, IN FACT,
WE ACTUALLY PAY THEM WITH
ALLOWANCE.
KIDS ARE THE BEST SCAMMERS THAT
THERE ARE, RIGHT?
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, BEING AN
ADULT IS NOT ALL BAD.
I CAN VOTE, I CAN RENT A CAR, I
CAN DRINK ALCOHOL, I COULD EAT
ICE CREAM FOR BREAKFAST IF I
WANTED TO AND ALSO I GET TO HOST
THE ELLEN DeGENERES SHOW, AND
AS A HOST AND WHEN TO ASK
SOMEONE ELSE TO DANCE, SO
PLEASE, GIVE IT UP FOR OUR
VIRTUAL AUDIENCE DANCER OF THE
DAY.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪ GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME. THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR AUDIENCE
DANCER OF THE DAY, WHAT'S YOUR
NAME?
>> MY GOSH, HELLO, I'M CLAUDIA!
I'M FROM RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
>> tWitch: I LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW ITS IMPRESSIVE CUSTOMER
IF YOU DID ALL THOSE MOVES FROM
A SEAT.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A CHAIR DANCE
AS AN AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW.
EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE,
FOLLOW ALONG IN THE
CABBAGE PATCH REALLY QUICK.
THIS IS A SHOW WIDE
CABBAGE PATCH, GIVE IT UP FOR
YOURSELVES, THAT'S GOOD.
NOW UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE
A SHORT VIDEO TO WATCH WHILE ALL
OF YOU ALL CATCH YOUR BREATH
BECAUSE YOU KNOW, ONLY I GET
THOSE, THOSE ARE EXCLUSIVE TO ME
SO YOU HAVE TO CATCH YOUR BREATH
WILL I GET INTO ONE OF OUR
FAVORITE SEGMENTS, THANKS GIF,
IT'S FRIDAY.
♪ ♪
ALL RIGHT.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.
"TRYING TO REMEMBER YOUR APPLE
PASSWORD LIKE."
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.
"WHEN YOU HAVE THE GOLDEN GLOBES
AT 5:00 BUT HAVE TO COACH
EIGHTH-GRADE SOCCER AT 6:00."
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
"WHEN YOUR BABYSITTER CANCELS SO
YOU LET YOUR CAT TO DO IT."
I MEAN, THAT'S KIND OF CUTE,
YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIT THAT.
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
"WHEN YOUR HYPE MAN IS MORE HYPE
THAN YOU."
GET THEM!
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S ONE MORE.
"WHEN YOU BEEN WORKING FROM HOME
FOR A YEAR."
I KNOW YOU ALL FEEL ME ON THAT
ONE.
NOW, IF YOU SEE A GIF IT THAT
YOU THINK ELLEN OR I SHOULD SEE,
SEND IT AND CC ME.
NOW, SINCE ELLEN ISN'T GOING TO
TALK ABOUT TWO TOPICS USUALLY
VOICE.
I THINK YOU'LL KNOW WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT, POLITICS AND
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING, TWO
THINGS THAT GO HAND-IN-HAND.
AND IF YOU HEARD THIS, BUT
APPARENTLY THE ROCK IS
CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT IN 2024.
NOW, HIS FORMER COLLEAGUE, THE
UNDERTAKER, HAS ALL READY AND
ENDORSED HIM THIS WEEK, AND IT
STILL FOUR YOURS AWAY BUT
SOMEHOW I GOT AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK
AT HIS FIRST OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN
AD.
DON'T ASK ME HOW I GOT THIS, BUT
TAKE A LOOK.
>> HI, I'M DWAYNE JOHNSON AND
I'M RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
MANY OF YOU KNOW ME AS THE ROCK
BUT SERIOUS TIMES CALL FOR MORE
SERIOUS NAME.
FROM NOW ON I WILL ONLY GO BY
DWAYNE JOHNSON.
RIGHT NOW, AMERICA IS CAUGHT
BETWEEN A DWAYNE JOHNSON AND A
HARD PLACE.
THERE'S TOO MUCH HYPOCRISY IN
WASHINGTON.
I WAS BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WHO
LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULDN'T
THROW SMALL DWAYNE JOHNSON'S.
I PROMISED TO RESTORE AMERICA'S
IMAGE AND FOSTER PEACEFUL
RELATIONSHIPS WITH
MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES LIKE
SAUDI ARABIA, IRAN, AND LETTER I
I-IT DWAYNE JOHNSON.
WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE BEAUTIFUL
FORMATIONS LIKE THIS ONE AND
THIS ONE AND KNEES.
REMEMBER TO GET OUT AND CAST
YOUR BALLOT FOR ME, AND TOGETHER
WE CAN DWAYNE JOHNSON THE BOAT.
>> tWitch: I MEAN, HE IS AS
SOLID AS A DWAYNE JOHNSON.
ALL RIGHT, NOW I'LL SHOW YOU
WHAT ELSE HAS BEEN GOING ON IN
THE NEWS IN OUR SEGMENT CALLED
"LOCAL FOCAL."
OKAY.
THESE ARE ALL REAL NEWS REPORTS
FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY IN THE
WORLD.
NOW THIS FIRST ONE IS A NEWS
REPORT FROM MISSISSIPPI.
>> THERE HAS BEEN SPOTTING'S OF
A COUGAR, THAT'S NOT IT.
WERE JUST FEET AWAY FROM WHERE A
LOCAL MAN TOOK A CELL PHONE
VIDEO OF WHAT SOME SAY IS A
COUGAR.
>> tWitch: THAT TURNED INTO A
CUTE CAT VIDEOS WHAT THAT WAS.
HERE'S A LOCAL MAN GETTING
INTERVIEWED.
>SPEAK OUT THE SIGN SAYS THAT
IT'S FOUR QUARTERS FOR AN HOUR
BUT A QUARTER ONLY GETS YOU
15 MINUTES SO IF MY MATH IS
CORRECT, THAT'S NOT AN HOUR.
>> BUT IT IS.
>> tWitch: I'VE NEVER SEEN
SOMEONE THAT SHOCKED BY MOUTH
BEFORE.
ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS ABOUT
THAT IS I STILL HAVE THE SAME
REACTION THAT I HAD THE FIRST
TIME I SAW THIS THAT WERE LIKE,
OH, MY GOD.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT,
TOO HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
SPEAK ABOUT THE MAN, ACTUALLY,
DEREK.
>> tWitch: COME ON, DEREK.
ALL RIGHT, WILL BE BACK.
>> THE DOC PERKED UP, LOOKED AT
ME, CAME RUNNING OVER TO ME, I
PICKED HER UP AND SHE STARTED
GROWLING AT THE PEOPLE FROM THE
SHELTER.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> tWitch: OR FIRST GOT ON
HBO'S "TRUE BLOOD" AND MORE
IMPORTANT YOU GOT TO WORK WITH
HIM ON "MAGIC MIKE XXL."
PLEASE WELCOME MY FRIEND JOE
MANGANIELLO.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M EXCELLENT!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> tWitch: HEY, I'M TRYING TO
BE LIKE YOU, MAN.
>> IS THIS GOOD?
>> WOW!
>> tWitch: WILL SAVE THAT FOR
THREE.
>> WE SIT IN CHAIRS, WE DON'T
DANCE ON THEM.
>> tWitch: HOW ARE YOU,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HE
HERE.
>> I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE, I'M
SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU HOSTING.
>> tWitch: LAST TIME WE SAW
EACH OTHER WE KIND OF RANDOMLY
RAN INTO EACH OTHER IN THE
STREETS OF NEW YORK.
AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE
SEEN PEOPLE IN PERSON OTHER THAN
THE PEOPLE I LIVE WITH AT HOME,
OBVIOUSLY.
BUT IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AND
WE ALWAYS POP UP WHEN WE KIND OF
BUMP INTO EACH OTHER IN PLACES.
>> tWitch: SPEAKING OF HOME
LIFE, ACTUALLY, OBVIOUSLY SOFIA
VERGARA IS A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF
THE SHOW, AND YOU BEEN MARRIED
TO HER FOR FIVE YEARS.
HOW IS LIFE ENDURING QUARANTINE?
BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT.
>> I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A
BETTER QUARANTINE PARTNER.
I AM LUCKY.
WE LAUGH ALL DAY LONG EVERY DAY.
WE HAVE A GREAT TIME.
SO YOU KNOW, AS FUNNY AS YOU
THINK SHE IS, SHE IS THAT WAY AT
HOME, TOO.
WE JUST HAVE A GREAT TIME.
IT'S BEEN TOLERABLE.
I WILL SAY, THOUGH, HER
KNOWLEDGE OF CLASSIC TV SHOWS
WAS REALLY LACKING.
SO QUARANTINE WAS A PERFECT
EXAMPLE OF A PERFECT TIME TO
START ROLLING THOSE OUT.
LIKE, SHE HADN'T SEEN
"THE SOPRANOS," SHE HADN'T SEEN
"MAD MEN."
AND SHE HAD NEVER SEEN "LOST."
SO WERE WATCHING THAT AS WELL.
>> tWitch: AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S
GOOD ABOUT THAT IS I HEAR STUFF
LIKE THAT AND I GET EXCITED FOR
PEOPLE BECAUSE IF YOU'VE SEEN
THE SHOW YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY, I
KNOW IT HAPPENS BUT SOMEBODY
JUST WATCHING IT KNEEL, I'M
LIKE, AND HANG ONTO THAT RIGHT,
ENJOY THAT.
>> tWitch: SHE'S YELLING AT
THE TV, SCREAMING AT ALL THE
PLACES I YELLED AT THE TV.
BUT SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS
COMING UP IN THE ENDING.
EVEN LIKE, "THE WIRE," IT'S FUN
TO WATCH HER GO THROUGH THAT AND
FOR ME, WATCHING IT THE THIRD OR
FOURTH TIME THROUGH, YOU REALIZE
HOW MUCH YOU MISSED.
>> tWitch: AND WITH THE TIME
YOU'VE BEEN SPENDING, OBVIOUSLY
YOU JUST CELEBRATED YOUR FIVE
YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
DID YOU SURPRISE HER WITH
ANYTHING?
>> I DID.
WELL, SHE SURPRISED ME, SHE PUT
TOGETHER A PICNIC OUTDOORS.
SHE PUT TOGETHER THESE GREAT
PICNIC BASKETS, THESE GOURMET
PICNIC BASKETS.
THAT WAS ME, I SHOWED UP WITH A
BLUE MOHAWK.
SORRY FOR RUINING OUR
ANNIVERSARY.
SO, OUR COURTSHIP WAS IN
NEW ORLEANS.
SHE WAS SHOOTING A MOVIE THERE
WITH REESE WITHERSPOON AND I WAS
UNIMPRESSED TO HER.
I FLEW INTO NEW ORLEANS, I SAID,
I'M TAKING YOU ON A DATE, AND
SET UP THIS ELABORATE DATE
THROUGH NEW ORLEANS AND THEN
FLEW BACK OUT.
I CAME BACK TWO WEEKS LATER AND
THEN GOT TO SPEND TIME, SO WE
SPENT ABOUT A WEEK TOGETHER AND
I TOOK HER TO ALL THE ROMANTIC
PLACES IN NEW ORLEANS, THERE'S A
BENNY A TRUCK IN L.A. THAT MAKES
THE CAFE DU MONDE BEIGNETS AND
CHICORY COFFEE SO I RENTED IT
AND I KNEW SHE HAD THE PICNIC,
SO THE TRUCK PULLED UP DURING
THE PICNIC FOR US TO GO GET
DESSERT.
>> tWitch: WE CAN CLAP FOR A
ROMANTIC, WE CAN DO THAT.
NOW SWITCHING GEARS, YOU ADOPTED
A REALLY CUTE DOG, TELL US ABOUT
THAT.
>> I ADOPTED A LITTLE DOG NAMED
BUBBLES.
BUBBLES IS A 4-POUND, 8-OUNCE
CHIHUAHUA POMERANIAN MIX AND SHE
WAS BLACK DUMB IT TO US BY DOGS
WITHOUT BORDERS, SUPPER PEOPLE
OUT THERE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR
COMPANIONSHIP DURING COVID ADOPT
A DOG, THERE ARE THESE LITTLE
DOGS THAT NEED HOMES AND SHE WAS
SICK WHEN THEY BROUGHT HER OVER.
SHOULD SOMETHING WRONG, AND THAT
TURNED OUT TO BE 11 STONES AND
SHE ALSO HAD A CYST THAT THEY
THOUGHT MIGHT BE CANCEROUS.
AND WHEN I WALKED INTO THE ROOM,
I'D FORGOTTEN THAT SOPHIA WAS
GOING TO HAVE THIS DOG OVER.
SO IF YOU WANTED THE DOG, I
DIDN'T WANT TO DOG, BUT I WALKED
INTO THE ROOM, THE DOCK PERKED
UP, LOOKED AT ME, CAME RUNNING
OVER TO MEET JUMPING UP LIKE,
PICK ME UP, I PICKED UP AND SHE
STARTED GROWLING AT THE PEOPLE
FROM THE SHELTER, LIKE, GO AWAY.
AND THAT'S HOW IT'S BEEN EVER
SINCE.
I SAID, JUST LEAVE HER WITH ME,
THE NEXT DAY I TOOK HER TO A
DOCTOR, A DOG SURGEON IN L.A.
AND I SAID, WHATEVER WE NEED TO
DO HERE, I DON'T CARE HOW THE
STONES GOT THERE, GET THEM OUT.
CUT AROUND THE CYST, MAKE SURE
YOU REMOVE ALL THE POTENTIALLY
CANCEROUS TISSUE.
I'M TO TAKE CARE OF THIS DOG AND
THEN I FILLED OUT THE ADOPTION
PAPERS WHILE SHE WAS IN SURGERY,
PICKED HER UP AFTERWARD, AND
SHE'S BEEN, LIKE, THE LIGHT OF
OUR LIFE EVER SINCE.
>> AND YOU TAKE HER TO WORK WITH
YOU AS WELL?
>> I SHOT A MOVIE IN DECEMBER IN
PORTLAND, OREGON, AND I HAD TO
BE QUARANTINED IN A HOTEL ONCE I
GOT THERE SO I WAS LATE, I'M TO
BE QUARANTINED.
SO I JUST TOOK HER AND I PACKED
LIKE A BABY PLAYPEN AND HALF OF
MY SUITCASE.
SO I HAD THIS PLAYPEN COME UP
FOR A WEEK IT WAS THE TWO OF US
IN HIS HOTEL ROOM IN PORTLAND
TOGETHER AND I WOULD WALK HER
AND I HAD THE BLUE MOHAWK WHILE
I WAS QUARANTINED, SO GUY WITH
BLUE MOHAWK TAKES OUT LITTLE
TINY CHIHUAHUA TO WALK.
SO, SOPHIA GOT HEARD THIS LITTLE
CAMOUFLAGED PUFFY JACKET,
LAKE STREET WHERE FOUR DOGS,
TOUGHEN HER UP, SO THE GUY WITH
THE MOHAWK WOULD WALK THIS
LITTLE CHIHUAHUA WITH THIS PUP
PUPPY.
>> tWitch: YOU CAN'T WRITE
THAT STORY, THAT'S AMAZING.
>> IT'S THE BUDDY COMEDY I
DIDN'T KNOW I'D WANT HER TO SEE.
I WOULD STICKER MY ROOM AND GO
OUT AND ACT AND THEN COME BACK
AND TAKE HER OUT AND WALK HER
AND EVERYBODY FROM THIS THAT
WOULD LEAN IN AND WANT TO SEE
THE LITTLE DOG.
>> tWitch: THAT'S AWESOME.
WE GOT SO MUCH MORE TO GET INTO,
WORKING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
MORE WITH JOE MANGANIELLO AFTER
THIS.
>> GET ACTIVE, GET HEALTHY, GET
SOME FRIENDS TO HELP YOU ALONG
THE WAY.
ALL RIGHT?
>> THE LOVE THAT THEY
>> ALL RIGHT MAESTRO, WHAT'S NEXT? >> YOU PICK.
>> OH, DJs CHOICE?
>> THIS ONE'S FOR YOU, KID.
HE MAY NOT BE SWEET, HE MAY NOT
BE TENDER BUT HE IS CERTAINLY A
HOOLIGAN.
GODS OF METAL, FORGIVE ME, IT'S
ANOTHER ONE BY THE SMITHS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> tWitch: WE ARE BACK WITH
JOE MANGANIELLO.
SOAK BUT THAT WAS A SCENE FROM
YOUR NEWEST MOVIE, TELL US ABOUT
IT.
>> "SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD,"
FOR THE SMITHS FANS OUT THERE,
YES, THERE ARE 20 SONGS BY THE
SMITHS IN THIS FILM MOST OF
WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN PLAYED IN
FILM AND TV BEFORE WHICH IS
AMAZING.
SO THINK YOU UP MORRISSEY AND
JOHNNY MOORE.
I PLAY A RADIO DJ NAMED FULL
METAL MICKEY AT KISS 101 DENVER.
AND I'M HELD UP AT GUNPOINT BY
ELLER COLE TRAIN, HE IS A
DISGRUNTLED SMITHS FAN WHO IS SO
DISTRAUGHT OVER THE BREAKUP OF
THE BAND THAT HE COMES AND HOLDS
ME UP AT GUNPOINT AND FORCES ME
TO PLAY NOTHING BUT SMITHS ALL
NIGHT LONG AND SET OF
DEF LEPPARD AND KISS AND OZZIE
ALL TO IMPRESS THIS GIRL THAT
HE'S IN LOVE WITH.
>> tWitch: I KNOW YOU PLAY A
DJ, IS THAT TRUE TO LIFE, YOU
BIG INTO MUSIC?
>> I LOVE MUSIC.
A LOT OF MY FRIENDS ARE DJs.
I USED TO DJ BACK IN COLLEGE A
LITTLE BIT, I HAVE A MIXER AND
THE TECHNIQUES, BACK IN THE
VINYL DEIST.
I STILL HAVE MOST OF MY VINYLS.
IN ALL RESPECTS.
>> tWitch: THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL
THING AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
THAT MOVIE.
AND I HAVE TO SAY THIS, BECAUSE
MY SON, MADDOX, IS OBSESSED WITH
SPIDER-MAN.
HE'S OBSESSED AND WE'VE GONE
BACK AND WATCHED ALL THE
SPIDER-MAN'S AND I DID NOT KNOW
THAT YOU WERE IN SPIDER-MAN.
LET COME OF THAT WAS A HUGE
SURPRISE FOR ME SO I GOT TO TELL
THEM TODAY THAT I TALKED TO
FLASH THOMPSON.
AMAZING.
>> YEAH, THAT WAS MY FIRST MOVIE
OUT OF SCHOOL, I AUDITIONED THE
WEEKEND I WAS VISITING L.A., I
HADN'T EVEN MOVED YET.
BUT ALL OF THE GUYS IN THE MOVIE
AUDITIONED FOR THE PART OF PETER
PARKER.
TOBY, JAMES FRANCO AUDITIONED
AND SCREEN TESTED FOR PETER
PARKER, ACTUALLY SCREEN TESTED
WITH JAMES FRANCO AT THAT TIME.
BY THAT TIME, I HAD ADDITIONALLY
AUDITIONED FOR PETER KNOWING I
WAS NEVER GOING TO GET IT, I
WORE GLASSES AND A BUTTON-DOWN
AND I WAS 6'5".
IT WAS LIKE, YOU'RE NEVER GOING
TO GET THIS ROLE BUT YOU'RE
REALLY GOOD, THERE'S THIS OTHER
PART THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU AND I
SAID YEAH, FLASH, AND SHE SAID,
RIGHT.
SO LET ME GO GET THE SIDES, ALL
OF YOU READ THEM AND I WAS LIKE
NO, I'M DEAD, I'M OFF BOOK.
I KNEW I WAS WRONG FOR PETER SO
I STUDIED, I STARTED UNBUTTONING
MY SHIRT, I TOOK THE GLASSES OFF
AND I SAID, LET'S GO.
>> tWitch: THAT'S COMMITMENT.
CLAP FOR THAT, THAT'S COMMITME
COMMITMENT.
YOU COME IN AND YOU'RE, THE
ROLES ACTUALLY MINE.
>> SO SOON AS I GOT DONE, SHE
LOOKED ME UP AND DOWN, SHE
LOOKED AT MY RESUME AND SHE SAID
OKAY, YOU DONE THEATER.
I WANT YOU TO MEET SAM RAIMI.
AND SHE BROUGHT ME BACK THE NEXT
WEEK AND I GOT PAID $500 TO WORK
ALL DAY, I SCREEN TESTED JAMES
FRANCO AND A COUPLE OTHER GUYS
THAT DIDN'T GET IT AND THEY ALL
KIND OF FIT US INTO THE MOVIE.
>> tWitch: YOU JUST GAVE ME
LIGHT, SO MANY COOL POINTS OF MY
SON.
LISTEN, "SHOPLIFTERS OF THE
WORLD" IS IN THEATERS, DIGITAL,
AND ON DEMAND.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOE
MANGANIELLO, WE APPRECIATE YOU,
WILL BE BACK.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> GET PHYSICAL, GET ACTIVE.
GET HAPPY.
GET SOME FRIENDS TO HELP YOU
ALONG
>> tWitch: I ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST TIME HERE ON THE SHOW BUT I'VE ALSO HAD A LOT OF GREAT
ADVENTURES ON SOME OF OUR
ORIGINAL SERIES ON YOUTUBE.
AND IF HE SPILLS ALONG THE WAY,
TAKE A LOOK.
>> tWitch: WE ARE EMBARKING ON
A TRIP ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
>> TWO WORDS, ARE YOU READY?
>> I LOVE IT!
>> WE WERE REALLY BAD AT IT.
>> tWitch: JUST CAN NEVER
REACH ONE ARM UP LIKE THIS.
LOVE IT.
THERE YOU GO.
>> LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.
>> I'M COOL. >> tWitch: WERE GOING TO PROM TOGETHER THIS WEEKEND.
>> FOR REAL?
>> I AM ABOUT TO FLY BOARD.
OH, NO!
>> tWitch: YOU CAN WATCH FULL
EPISODES AND MUCH MORE ON
ELLEN'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
IT WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> THE LOVE THAT THEY SHARE
TOGETHER ALLOW ME TO MATURE IN A
DIFFERENT WAY.
>> tWitch: I'M REALLY EXCITED, OUR NEXT GUEST HAS BEEN GETTING READ STOMACH RAVE REVIEWS FOR A
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE IN "JUDAS
AND THE BLACK MESSIAH," TAKE A
LOOK.
>> THE PUBLIC.
WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
>> I SAW YOUR AD IN THE PAPER
LOOKING FOR A NEW SPEECH WRITER,
FIGURED I'D BETTER COME LEND A
HAND.
>> I DON'T WRITE SPEECHES.
I JUST GET UP ON STAGE AND SPEAK
TRUTH TO THE PEOPLE.
>> SURE.
>> tWitch: PLEASE WELCOME THE
INCREDIBLE "JUDAS AND THE BLACK
MESSIAH."
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
IT IS SO INCREDIBLE TO HAVE YOU
HERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING
ABOUT YOUR INCREDIBLE
PERFORMANCE.
THERE'S A LOT OF BUZZ GOING ON.
HOW ARE YOU TAKING THAT IN RIGHT
NOW?
>> I'M GLAD I PICKED UP
MEDITATION, I'M SUPER EXCITED.
IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
IT'S THE CHERRY ON TOP.
>> tWitch: ON THE LIST OF
COSINES THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY.
JIMMIE FOXX EVEN SAID THAT WHEN
THEY WERE GOING TO SEE YOU
THANKING THE ACADEMY AND THAT'S
GOT TO FEEL GOOD, RIGHT?
>> ME AND MY MOM USED TO WATCH
IS SHOWN AS A KID.
I FOUND ONE WHERE I SAID, I JUST
WANT TO BE LIKE JAMIE FOXX IN
THE WAY HE GIVES BACK TO HIS
FAMILY.
I WROTE THAT IN A BOOK.
>> IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SETTING
GOALS AND HITTING THEM IS NOT
OUT OF YOUR WHEELHOUSE.
IN HIGH SCHOOL YOU WERE PROM
QUEEN AND CAPTAIN OF THE CAMP
BASKETBALL TEAM AND
VALEDICTORIAN.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO ACTING?
>> WELL, ACTUALLY, IF WE GO BACK
A LITTLE BIT, AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
I WAS ON THE COLORED FOOTBALL
TEAM.
I WAS PLAYING SAFETY AND SO IS
LIKE, I DEFINITELY STARTED MORE
AS AN ATHLETE BUT AROUND EIGHT
YEARS OLD THIS THEATER COMPANY
CAME TO MY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND
THEY ARE A MUSICAL FOR KIDS AND
I AUDITIONED FOR THREE YEARS AND
NEVER GOT ACCEPTED.
MY MOM SAID YOU'RE SO DRAMATIC,
I THINK YOU CAN REALLY DO IT.
SO WHEN I WAS 12 GOING INTO
HIGH SCHOOL I TRIED TO AUDITION
FOR LaGUARDIA AND I DIDN'T GET
AN EITHER.
SO I GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL AND
PLAYING BASKETBALL.
WHEN I WAS 15 I GOOGLED FREE
THEATER PROGRAMS FOR KIDS IN
NEW YORK CITY AND I FOUND A
YOUTH COMPANY AS I STARTED IN
THEATER, WRITING MY OWN SPOKEN
WORD, WRITING MONOLOGUES AND
SCENES.
>> tWitch: AND THAT'S A
BEAUTIFUL THING.
IT SEEMS LIKE ALL THAT WORK IS
PAID OFF.
WE JUST SAW A VIDEO THAT YOU
POSTED DURING THE PHOTO SHOOT,
TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
GIVE US SOME CONTEXT.
>> IT WAS FOR THIS AWESOME PIECE
IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES."
BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT FOR IT TO BE
SNOWING.
WE WERE PREPARED.
WE BRAVED IT OUT, I'M FROM
BROOKLYN, SO WHEN THE
PHOTOGRAPHER SAID, I HAVE THIS
SHEET I THINK YOU CAN LAY ON,
WE'RE JUST LIKE, I DON'T THINK
WE WANT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL
TODAY.
>> tWitch: LET'S TALK ABOUT
"JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH."
I LOVE THE FILM, IT'S BASED ON A
TRUE STORY, PLEASE TELL US ABOUT
WE PLAY.
>> I PLAYED DEBORAH JOHNSON,
FORMALLY KNOWN AS DEBORAH
JOHNSON, SHE'S THE MOTHER OF TIM
AND FRED JR. AND THE MOTHER OF
CHAIRMAN FRED AND CHAIRMAN FRED
WAS ASSASSINATED AT 21 YEARS OLD
BY AN INFORMANT FOR THE FBI.
>> tWitch: AND THE EXTENTS
THAT YOU PREPARED FOR THIS ROLE,
EVEN GOT TO READ HER, MORE FOR
PREPARATION, RIGHT?
>> SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THERE WAS NO PUNK IN ME.
WE WENT TO CHICAGO, SET HER ON
THE TABLE FOR OVER SEVERAL HOURS
A CHAIRMAN FOR JUNIORS THAT I
WANTED TO KNOW WHY EVERYTHING
THAT ONE OF YOU WANTS TO DO THIS
FILM AND THEN IT SHE PULLED
DANIEL AND I TO THE SIDE AND
ASKED HOW WE WERE IN APPROACH
THE CHARACTER AND HE SAID
SOMETHING ABOUT BEING A VESSEL
AND SHE SAID, WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN?
AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE WILL
ALLOW HIS SPIRIT TO FLOW THROUGH
YOU, AND I SAID WHAT MY SPIRIT
DON'T MESH WITH YOUR SPIRIT?
BUT AT THE END I GAVE HER A HUG
AND SHE SAID SHE GAVE ME A BIT
OF A HARD TIME.
I DIDN'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.
I KNEW MANY PEOPLE HAD COME TO
THE FAMILY TO TELL THE STORY.
I KNOW THERE ARE MANY FALSE
STORIES THAT WERE PUT OUT
AGAINST THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY
SO THEY HAD TO REALLY BE SURE
ABOUT WHO THEY ARE ALLOWING TO
ATTACH THEIR NAME AND IMAGE TWO.
>> tWitch: ABSOLUTELY.
AND WITH A ROW LIKE THIS, AS
IMPORTANT AS THIS IS, IN
PAINTING THE LEGACY OF THE
BLACK PANTHER PARTY AND EVERYONE
INVOLVED, I'VE GOT TO ASK, WHAT
DO YOU TAKE WITH YOU AFTER
HAVING A ROLE LIKE THIS THAT YOU
DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE?
HOW DOES THIS CHANGE YOU?
>> AS AN ACTOR YOU THINK, HOW IS
YOUR CHARACTER GOING TO BE
DIFFERENT FROM THE BEGINNING OF
THE FILM TO THE END OF THE FILM
BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE
CHARACTER WAS ASKING ME HOW I
WAS IN A BE DIFFERENT.
I KNOW THERE WAS A THRESHOLD OF
THE IDEA OF WOMANHOOD THAT I WAS
KIND OF TEETERING ON AND
WONDERING HOW I WAS GOING TO GET
IT.
THE LEFFERTS CHAIRMAN FRED, THE
LOVE THAT THEY SHARED TOGETHER
ALLOWED ME TO MATURE IN A
DIFFERENT WAY.
I'M DEFINITELY A BIT SOFTER NOW.
NOT IN TERMS OF ATTITUDE BUT IN
TERMS OF LIGHT, I FEEL LIKE WE
DEVELOP HARD SHELL SOMETIMES.
AND I WAS ABLE TO LET THAT GO A
LITTLE BIT.
>> AND I'M SAYING THIS RIGHT
NOW, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE GOING TO
SEE INCREDIBLE THINGS FROM YOU
IN THE FUTURE AND I'M SO EXCITED
SEE IT.
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO SEE THIS
FILM, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU CAN CATCH "JUDAS AND THE
BLACK MESSIAH" IN THEATERS NOW,
WILL BE BACK.
>> SUPER RELEVANT, LIKE, MENTAL
HEALTH KIND OF TOPIC.
YOUR LIGHT, THAT SOMETHING I GO
THROUGH, TOO
>> tWitch: LET'S BE REAL. IN THE LAST YEAR IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN EASY TO STAY
MOTIVATED.
BUT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE INCLUDING
MYSELF HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT
OF THAT MOTIVATION FROM THESE
DANCERS ON TIKTOK.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> DON'T FORGET TO CALL YOUR
PARENTS, OKAY CUSTOMER THAT
EVERYONE HAS THEM IN YOUR LIFE.
CALL THEM.
I'M DONE TALKING.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT!
DON'T FORGET.
LET THEM KNOW YOU LOVE THEM.
>> tWitch: FROM LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA, PLEASE WELCOME THE
MOTIVATIONAL WARRIORS, JASON,
WILL, AND REX!
>> tWitch: I CAN ROCK THAT,
LET'S GO.
I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, I'M SO
EXCITED THAT YOU ALL ARE HERE.
I'VE KNOWN YOU ALL FROM DANCE
WORLD AND JUST SEEING EVERYTHING
THAT YOU ALL UP AND PUTTING OUT
AS FAR AS MOTIVATIONAL CONTENT
AND ALL OF THAT, I'M SO PROUD
AND SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE.
>> JUST BEING EXCITED, JUST
BEING HERE IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU
HAVE BEEN AN INSANE INSPIRATION
TO US IN OUR CAREERS, COMING
FROM ONE DANCER TO ANOTHER,
YOU'RE THE MAN.
>> tWitch: HOW DID YOU COME UP
WITH THE IDEA TO DO THIS?
>> IS A LITTLE HARD TO GUESS BUT
LAST YEAR AROUND THIS TIME I
KIND OF WENT THROUGH MY OWN
LITTLE DEPRESSIVE SPELL.
IF THE QUARANTINE, YOU KNOW?
I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET
OUT OF IT.
I STARTED LOOKING A LOT ON THIS
APP CALLED TIKTOK AND THEN
DECIDED TO PUT MY CREATIVE
JUICES TO THE TEST.
I ENDED UP CREATING THIS
MOTIVATIONAL CHARACTER.
I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING
OF IT.
AND THEN IMMEDIATELY THE
RESPONSE IS CRAZY.
IT WAS SUPER POSITIVE, TOO, TO
GET THAT MANY OVERWHELMING
COMMENTS LIKE CONSISTENTLY, IT'S
BEEN CRAZY AND MIND-BLOWING.
>> tWitch: IT'S ALSO SUCH A
BEAUTIFUL THING BECAUSE
OBVIOUSLY, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, I
FOLLOWED ALL OF YOU ALL FOR A
WHILE AND YOU PUT OUT COMEDIC
CONTENT AND HAVE CHARACTERS IN
ALL THESE THINGS BUT I THINK
THIS, THIS HIT AT SUCH A TIME
WHERE YOU COULD APPRECIATE THE
HUMOR BUT YOU ARE ALSO SEEING
REAL THINGS AS WELL WITH IT.
AND YOU JUST HAPPEN TO PAIR IT
WITH DANCE AND ALL THAT KIND OF
STUFF SO IT REALLY DID HIT AND
IT'S REALLY TAKEN OFF AND I FEEL
LIKE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
NEEDED DURING THOSE TIMES, YOU
KNOW?
WE NEEDED THAT LATE.
>> THAT WAS THE COOL PART ABOUT
IT.
IT WAS MORE OF ROTE REFLECTION
OF ME AND THE WORLD, A SUPER
RELEVANT MENTAL HEALTH KIND OF
TOPIC.
EVEN SOME OF THE VIDEOS THAT YOU
WOULD SEE, I'M NOT LOOKING
ONLINE, WHAT TOPIC SHOULD WE
TALK ABOUT, I WAS JUST, THIS IS
SOMETHING I GO THROUGH AND THE
REST OF THE WORLD IS GOING
THROUGH AT THE SAME TIME.
IT WAS A PERFECT MOTIVATIONAL,
POSITIVE STORM.
>> tWitch: NOW, WELL, YOU ARE
NO STRANGER TO THE SHOW, YOU'VE
ACTUALLY BEEN HERE BEFORE.
>> I HAVE, IT'S CRAZY.
ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, ACTUALLY,
IN MARCH, WAS MY VERY FIRST
PROFESSIONAL JOB WITH MIRANDA
COSGROVE, I WAS DANCING RIGHT ON
THAT STAGE.
I WAS LIKE LITTLE BILL.
[LAUGHTER]
YEAH, A LITTLE NUGGET.
BUT I THINK IT'S ABSENTLY CRAZY
TO ME, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF
THESE YEARS I'VE BEEN WORKING SO
HARD TO GET TO WHERE I'M AT AND
TO BE THIS PROFESSIONAL DANCER
AND TO BE HERE ON "ELLEN" IS A
COMPLETE FULL CIRCLE TO ME.
I THINK MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT
IT IS BEING HERE WITH YOU JUST
BECAUSE I LOOKED UP TO YOU, YOU
KNOW?
I LOOKED UP TO YOU BEING A
DANCER, BEING A GREAT, HUMBLE
PERSON OVERALL AND I KIND OF SEE
THIS ALL THE TIME BUT, YOU ARE
SECOND-PLACE BUT FIRST PLACE IN
LIFE.
>> tWitch: THANK YOU, I
APPRECIATE THAT.
THE DANCE WORLD IS REALLY BEEN
AFFECTED BY THIS PANDEMIC BUT
THESE VIDEOS AND CONTENT HAVE
REALLY HELPED YOU ALL MAKE A
LIVING DURING ALL OF THIS.
TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW IN L.A.
SPECIFICALLY ALL DANCE STUDIOS
ARE CLOSED FOR LOCKDOWN.
ALL AWARD SHOWS AND OTHER THINGS
WE COULD GET BOOKED ON HIS SUPER
SMALL CROWDS THINGS TO COVID SO
TO HAVE OUR LIVELIHOOD TAKEN
AWAY WITH US OUT OF OUR CONTROL,
ME, ESPECIALLY, I WAS STRUGGLING
A LOT.
SO GETTING TOGETHER AND BEING
ABLE TO DO THIS HAS HELPED US
MAKE ENDS MEET AND ABOVE ALL,
ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, LIKE,
HUMAN CONNECTION IS A LITTLE BIT
ODD.
WE BEEN INSIDE FOR A LONG TIME
SO GETTING TO ALSO DEVELOP A
FRIENDSHIP WAS REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT.
>> I JUST WANT TO KEEP GIVING
YOU ALL THE ROSES, YOU'RE HERE,
I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOU ALL
PERFORM.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOU ALL
PERFORM AND WORKING TO DO THAT
RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK.
♪ ♪
>> GET PHYSICAL THIS YEAR, OKAY?
GET ACTIVE, GET HEALTHY, GET
SOME FRIENDS TO HELP YOU ALONG
THE WAY.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> tWitch: WE ARE BACK WITH
MOTIVATIONAL WARRIORS AND NOW
WE'LL SEE THEM DO WHAT THEY DO
BEST.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> WE ARE READY, COME ON, AN
INVITATION FOR MOTIVATION.
2021 IS GOING TO BE THE GREATEST
YEAR EVER.
I THINK.
DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT.
GUYS, DO NOT FORGET.
DO NOT FORGET TO TRY NEW THINGS.
JUST BECAUSE YOUR INEXPERIENCE
DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT
QUALIFIED.
YOU'RE QUALIFIED AND YOU ARE
AMAZING.
I'M DONE TALKING, DANCERS, LET'S
GO.
TRY NEW THINGS.
I JUST WANT TO TRY SOME NEW
THINGS.
YOU'LL HAVE AN AMAZING YEAR.
SPRING BREAK IS HERE WHICH MEANS
DON'T FORGET TO WEAR PROTECTION.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FACE MASK.
GUYS, LOOK.
IF THERE'S STILL PANDEMIC.
BE SAFE.
WRAP IT AROUND YOUR FACE.
ALSO, GUYS, GET PHYSICAL THIS
YEAR, OKAY?
GET ACTIVE, GET HEALTHY.
GET SOME FRIENDS TO HELP YOU
ALONG THE WAY.
FRIENDSHIP OVER EVERYTHING,
ALL RIGHT?
SOCIAL DISTANCE, COME ON, GUYS.
WE HAVE A FRIEND HELPING US
TODAY, THE MOTIVATIONAL MASTER,
THE POSITIVELY CARING, THERE HE
IS.
I JUST WANT TO PARTY WITH
TWITCH.
LET'S GO, WE ARE ALL FAMILY
TODAY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
>> YES!
NOW THAT I'M AN OFFICIAL
MOTIVATIONAL WARRIOR I HAVE
SOMETHING I WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL
FOR YOUR NEXT VIDEO.
I'VE GOT A GIFT FOR YOU ALL.
GET INTO IT, GET INTO IT!
YES.
OH, YES.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
I WANT TO THANK JOE MANGANIELLO,
I WANT TO THANK DOMINIQUE
FISHBACK, I WANT TO THANK MY
FRIEND ELLEN FOR LETTING ME HOST
AGAIN AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU FOR WATCHING.
HAVE A GREAT, WONDERFUL WEEKEND.
TO SPREAD LOVE.
GOOD-BYE!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> ANYWAY...