>> Steve: FROM STUDIO 6B IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER IN THE HEART
OF NEW YORK CITY, IT'S "THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON."
TONIGHT, JOIN JIMMY AND HIS GUESTS - KATIE HOLMES
DANIELLE DEADWYLER MUSICAL GUEST ANUEL AA AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY
ROOTS CREW >> Questlove: 1-7-7-9! >> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS,
JIMMY FALLON
* *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: OH, WOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELCOME. ENJOY YOURSELF, ENJOY YOURSELF WELCOME, EVERYBODY
WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW." YOU'RE HERE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YOU MADE IT. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AT HOME WELL GUYS, EVERYONE'S TALKING
ABOUT THIS LAST NIGHT THE DALLAS COWBOYS KNOCKED TOM BRADY AND THE
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YEAH, AND NOW FANS WANT TO KNOW, WILL TOM BRADY RETIRE, OR RETIRE, THEN IMMEDIATELY
UNRETIRE [ LAUGHTER ] YEP, AFTER THE GAME BRADY WAS
THINKING ABOUT RETIRING, BUT THEN HE SAW THE PRICE OF EGGS AND WAS LIKE, "I CAN'T RETIRE
NOW. [ LAUGHTER ] I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE BRADY
WANTS TO ACCOMPLISH, THOUGH. IT'S KIND OF LIKE JEFF BEZOS PLAYING MEGA MILLIONS.
IT'S LIKE, YOU ALREADY HAVE ALL THE MONEY. [ LAUGHTER ]
AFTER THE GAME, WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS FUTURE, BRADY SAID, "IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ONE DAY
AT A TIME, TRULY." [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] THAT WASN'T ALL.
HE WENT ON TO SAY, "I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT'S NEXT, MADLY. [ LAUGHTER ]
THEN HE ADDED, "I'LL BE DOING A WILL THE OF THINKING, DEEPLY."
[ LAUGHTER ] FINALLY, HE SAID - * I'LL BE YOUR DREA
I'LL BE YOUR WIS I'LL BE YOUR FANTASY * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* I'LL BE YOUR HOPE I'LL BE YOUR LOV BE EVERYTHIN
THAT YOU NEED * * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: SOUNDS FAMILIAR. YEP, NOBODY KNOWS WHAT BRADY WILL DO.
BUT NOW THAT HE'S A FREE AGENT I HEARD THAT HE COULD GO TO THE RAIDERS, 49ers, TITANS, OR EVEN
THE JETS [ AUDIENCE OOHS WHEN THEY HEARD, THE PATRIOTS
SAID, "THAT'S COOL TOTALLY COOL WITH US WE'RE DOING FINE
WE HAVE A GREAT NEW QUARTERBACK NOW. HIS NAME IS MIKE OR MACK OR
SOMETHING. WE'RE ALL-A-GOOD." [ LAUGHTER ]
THEN THEY SAID, "SERIOUSLY, WE'VE MOVED ON BUT HE DIDN'T, LIKE, SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT US, DID HE? JUST WONDERING NO REASON.
[ LAUGHTER ] THEN FINALLY, THEY SAID, "MAYBE HE CALLED US FROM A NEW NUMBER
THAT WE DON'T HAVE AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS SPAM? THAT'S PROBABLY EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED, YEAH, YEAH." [ APPLAUSE ] THEY'RE GOING THROUGH SOME
STUFF, THEY'RE GOING THROUGH SOME STUFF AND DID YOU GUYS SEE THIS?
DURING LAST NIGHT'S GAME, THE COWBOYS KICKER MISSED FOUR STRAIGHT EXTRA POINTS.
IT WAS AMAZING WATCH THIS
>> EXTRA POINT IS PUSHED WIDE
RIGHT. EXTRA POINT -- >> WOW
>> IS MISSED AGAIN AND NOW MAHER -- MISSES AGAIN! HE'S MISSED THREE TONIGHT, FOUR
IN A ROW AAAND -- HE HAS DONE IT AGAIN. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: GOD WAS LIKE, "COME ON, BRADY, I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN HERE."
[ LAUGHTER ] I HAVEN'T SEEN SOMEONE FAIL THAT MANY TIMES IN A ROW SINCE
KEVIN McCARTHY RAN FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
>> Steve: OH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE OH
>> Jimmy: COME ON. 15 >> Steve: HEY!
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: SWITCHING GEARS, I SAW THAT YOUTUBE MIGHT LAUNCH
ITS OWN HUB OF FREE, AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING CHANNELS
AND YOU CAN TELL OTHER STREAMERS ARE NERVOUS ABOUT THE COMPETITION.
THEY'RE KIND OF FREAKING OUT, LIKE - [ SCREAMING
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: BECAUSE YOUTUBE IS POWERFUL
THEY CAN FORCE COMPETITORS LIKE ROKU AND TUBI TO COME CRASHING DOWN, KIND OF LIKE -
[ AUDIENCE OHS ] OR EVEN LIKE - [ CRASHING ]
[ LAUGHTER ] >> HEY, RON. >> HEY, BILLY.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: AND IF YOUTUBE TAKES AWAY THEIR VIEWERS THEY DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO. KIND OF LIKE - *
[ LAUGHTER ] [ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: BECAUSE HEY, WHO KNOWS? YOUTUBE COULD LAUNCH THEIR
SERVICE AND IT COULD REALLY TAKE OFF KIND OF LIKE -
* * SAIL * [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: I GUESS WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS HEY, BILLY
>> Steve: HEY, RON [ LAUGHTER ] HE FALLS THROUGH THE CEILING
AND ALL THE GUY SAYS IS -- >> Jimmy: HEY, RON >> Steve: HEY, RON, HOW'S IT
GOING? [ LAUGHTER ] I GUESS IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: SOME BUSINESS NEWS TODAY, JURY SELECTION STARTED
FOR A TRIAL AGAINST ELON MUSK OVER HIS TWEET ABOUT TESLA, WHICH SHAREHOLDERS CLAIM COST
THEM BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IT'S KIND OF COMPLICATED, SINCE ELON OWNS TWITTER AND TESLA.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] HE'S BASICALLY SUING HIMSELF [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
SOME ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. THIS IS FUN. NETFLIX STREAMING JUST TURNED
16 YEARS OLD >> Audience: WOW >> Jimmy: AND YOU CAN TELL,
'CAUSE NOW WHEN YOU WATCH FOR TOO LONG, IT SAYS, "ARE YOU STILL WATCHING?"
[ LAUGHTER ] AND THEN, "UGH OF COURSE YOU ARE.
THEN, "I HATE YOU! I'LL NEVER BE LIKE YOU!" [ LAUGHTER ]
AND FINALLY, "CAN I HAVE SOME MONEY FOR THE MALL?" [ APPLAUSE ]
WELL, GET THIS I READ THAT TINDER IS TESTING A NEW VERSION OF THEIR APP THAT
COSTS $500 [ AUDIENCE OHS ] 500 BUCKS?
THAT'S NOT A DATING APP. THAT'S AN ESCORT SERVICE [ LAUGHTER ]
FINALLY, IT'S TUESDAY. IT IS TIME FOR "WETWEET," EVERYONE
HERE WE GO
* * WETWEET
WETWEET * >> Jimmy: WELCOME TO "WETWEET. THIS IS WHERE WE, AS A GROUP,
DECIDE SOMETHING WE SHOULD POST ON TWITTER I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU FIVE
DIFFERENT TWEETS WE'RE ALL GOING TO VOTE ON WHETHER WE LIKE EACH ONE OR
NOT. DO YOU ALL HAVE VOTING CLICKERS AT YOUR SEATS?
I CAN TELL BY THE MASS CONFUSION. [ LAUGHTER ]
YOU CAN VOTE FOR ALL OF THEM, YOU CAN VOTE FOR NONE OF THEM. WHATEVER YOU WANT.
AND WE'LL SEE THE RESULTS LIVE HIGGINS, ROOTS, YOU HAVE YOUR CLICKERS, TOO?
>> YES >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, WHATEVER TWEET GETS THE MOST LIKES, WE
WILL TWEET IT OUT LIVE ON THE SHOW SO YOU CAN ALL LIKE IT, AND "WETWEET" IT
>> Steve: OH [ AUDIENCE OOHS >> Jimmy: YEAH, IT'S A SHARED
EXPERIENCE OKAY THAT WASN'T ONE OF THEM, OKAY,
HERE WE GO YOU GUYS READY FOR THIS? THE FIRST TWEET IS, "THERE IS
LITTLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HOSTAGE SITUATION AND SPRINGING A THREE-HOUR BOARD
GAME ON SOMEONE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] *
IT'S LIKE, YOU'RE STUCK PLAYING. *
MONOPOLY >> Steve: RISK >> Jimmy: RISK
I FORGOT THE RULES OF RISK THAT'S THE WORST >> Steve: RISK IS --
>> Jimmy: I PLAYED RISK FOR LIKE TWO HOURS AND FORGOT THE RULES.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: LIKE, WHEN IT -- HALFWAY THROUGH OR JUST --
>> Jimmy: HALF -- LIKE, MAYBE 20 MINUTES IN, I GO, "I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT THE
RULES --" I GO, "I FORGET. LET'S JUST STOP PLAYING. YEAH, I GOTTA -- ANYWAYS
THE VOTES ARE IN LET'S SEE THE RESULTS. [ DRUM ROLL
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT YOU DIDN'T LIKE THAT ONE, THAT'S OKAY.
[ SAD TUBA ] >> Steve: WOW. >> Jimmy: YEAH
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AUDIENCE DID NOT LIKE THAT ONE >> Steve: I DID NOT CARE FOR
IT >> Jimmy: THAT'S OKAY, THERE'S OTHERS TO CHOOSE FROM.
HERE WE GO [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] THIS NEXT ONE SAYS, "I'VE NEVER
SEEN SOMEONE STRESSED WHILE DRINKING OUT OF A COCONUT. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Steve: WOW! >> Jimmy: YOU GOTTA VOTE -- YOU GOTTA VOTE FOR ONE OF THESE,
GUYS YOU GOTTA VOTE FOR ONE OF THEM *
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] NEVER SEEN SOMEONE STRESSED. AH, MAN.
>> Steve: MM, HOW'S IT GOING >> Jimmy: I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
>> Steve: WHAT ABOUT GILLIGAN? >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE THE RESULTS ON THIS ONE HERE
[ DRUM ROLL NO, EQUALLY BAD. ALL RIGHT.
[ APPLAUSE ] A LITTLE BIT BETTER. A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
>> Steve: 101. >> Jimmy: YEAH, 101. ALL RIGHT.
THIS NEXT ONE SAYS, "THE WAY I HANDLE MY FOOD BEING PASSED TO MY CAR AT A DRIVE-THRU IS THE
SAME WAY I HANDLE AND INFANT BEING PASSED TO ME ACROSS A 10,000-FOOT RAVINE."
[ LAUGHTER ] * BE CAREFUL
>> Steve: YEAH, GOT IT >> Jimmy: COME ON, THERE'S McMUFFINS IN THAT THING!
COME ON, THERE'S COFFEE! THERE'S COFFEE IN THERE. >> Steve: HEY, RON
>> Jimmy: LET'S SEE THE RESULTS ON THIS ONE HERE [ DRUM ROLL
THIS ONE FEELS -- OH, THERE YOU GO NOW WE'RE TALKING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * THAT COULD BE -- THAT FEELS
LIKE IT COULD BE SOMETHING THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THAT COULD BE
SOMETHING. NEXT UP, THIS ONE SAYS, "PRETTY CRAZY HOW PHONES USED TO RING
AND WE'D ANSWER THEM." [ LAUGHTER ] *
REMEMBER THAT? >> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: THE PHONES WOULD
RING, AND THEN YOU WOULD ACTUALLY ANSWER THE PHONE. >> Steve: HELLO?
>> Jimmy: YEAH YEAH *
OKAY, I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS LET'S SEE THE RESULTS ON THIS. [ DRUM ROLL
>> Steve: WHOA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: THIS ONE'S NOT BAD OH, YEAH THAT' WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
I SEE SOME FIST BUMPING HAPPENING. FIST PUMPING
>> Steve: YEAH, FISTS PUMPING UP AND DOWN. >> Jimmy: FISTS BUMPING AND
PUMPING. >> Steve: THROWING - [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: BUMPING AND PUMPING. >> Steve: BUMPING AND PUMPING, BABY
THAT WAS MY FIRST ALBUM. >> Jimmy: THAT WAS YOUR FIRST MOVIE, RIGHT
>> Steve: YEAH, YEAH >> Jimmy: YEAH >> Steve: GOT TAKEN OFF THE
AIR. * >> Steve: PUMPING.
[ AUDIENCE OHS ] [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: BUMPING AND PUMPING.
THAT WAS YOUR FIRST RAP ALBUM. >> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: YEAH, AND YOUR LAST.
>> Steve: AND MY LAST, YEAH. >> Jimmy: I LIKED -- I ENJOYED IT
>> Steve: I KNOW YOU LOVED IT. NO ONE ELSE DID. >> Jimmy: OH, YEAH
I LEFT IT SEALED I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE WORTH MONEY.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: YOU PUT A -- I PUT IT UP ON A SHELF.
VERY HIGH. >> Jimmy: I PUT IT UP -- I, OH MY GOD, I PUT IT IN THE KIDS'
ROOM >> Steve: DID YOU REALLY >> Jimmy: YES, I GO, "THAT'S
UNCLE STEVE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] ONE DAY THAT WILL BE WORTH A
A LOT OF MONEY >> Steve: A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE IS GOING
TO THROW THEM AWAY >> Jimmy: YES, THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE FEEL GOOD
ABOUT THAT ONE >> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD [ CHEERS ]
WE LIKE THAT ONE [ APPLAUSE ] ALL RIGHT.
I FEEL GOOD. >> Steve: THAT MIGHT BE THE ONE.
>> Jimmy: LAST ONE IS, "I WONDER IF BEARD TRIMMERS GET PICKED UP AND THINK, 'I HOPE
WE'RE ON FACE DUTY TONIGHT.'" [ AUDIENCE OHS ] [ LAUGHTER ]
* >> Steve: BUMPING AND PUMPING, BABY
>> Jimmy: NO, NO, NO, DIFFERENT THING. COME ON, DIFFERENT THING
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. [ LAUGHTER ] YOU'RE LAUGHING AT IT, THOUGH.
>> Tariq: I MEAN, YEAH, BUT NO IT'S - >> Jimmy: YEAH, NO
NO, THERE'S NO "YEAH, BUT NO." >> Tariq: IT'S A PITY LAUGH. >> Jimmy: THERE'S NO "YEAH, BUT
NO." >> Tariq: NO, NO >> Jimmy: HOPE WE'RE ON FACE
DUTY LET'S SEE THE RESULTS HERE [ AUDIENCE OHS ]
OH, THERE WE GO! THE WINNER IS NUMBER 4 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
[ BELL RINING * "PRETTY CRAZY HOW PHONES USED
TO RING AND WE'D ANSWER THEM." I'M GOING TO POST THIS DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAK
IF YOU SEE IT ON YOUR FEED, GIVE IT A LIKE, GIVE IT A "WETWEET," AND ENJOY
WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW TONIGHT KATIE HOLMES IS HERE TONIGHT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
DANIELLE DEADWYLER IS ON THE SHOW AND WE'VE GOT GREAT MUSIC FROM
ANUEL AA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE STICK AROUND
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH KATIE HOLMES COME ON BACK
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
SEE TAYLOR SWIFT HOP OFF A SKI
LIFT?" [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: OUR FIRST GUEST IS A A TALENTED ACTRESS, STARRING IN THE NEW PLAY "THE WANDERERS"
WITH PERFORMANCES BEGINNING JANUARY 26th AT THE ROUNDABOUT THEATER COMPANY'S LAURA PELS
THEATRE. PLEASE WELCOME KATIE HOLMES, EVERYBODY.
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT
COME ON, YOU GOTTA FEEL THE LOVE WE LOVE YOU.
>> AH, THANK YOU >> Jimmy: WE LOVE YOU. KATIE HOLMES
>> I FEEL THE LOVE WHEN I COME >> Jimmy: YOU FEEL GOOD, PLEASE
>> IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU >> Jimmy: I WANT TO SEE YOU -- I WANT YOU ON THE SHOW EVERY
NIGHT. SO PLEASE, JUST STAY HERE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK
>> DONE. >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, GOOD. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PLAY
"THE WANDERERS, BUT FIRST, I WANTED TO MENTION "THE ICE STORM," WHICH I BELIEVE WAS
YOUR FILM DEBUT. IT WAS 25 YEARS AGO. >> I KNOW.
>> Jimmy: CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT WHAT DO YOU -- WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THAT?
>> WELL, I WAS 17, AND I REMEMBER WE CAME TO NEW YORK, MY MOM AND I
AND WE SHOT IT, AND I THOUGHT, "OH, I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO, GREAT.
>> Jimmy: YOU KNEW IT. >> AND THEN I WENT HOME, AND I WAS PUTTING MYSELF ON TAPE FOR
DIFFERENT AUDITIONS, AND I WASN'T REALLY GETTING ANYTHING AND I THOUGHT, "OH, WELL, THAT
MIGHT BE IT. YOU KNOW, "THAT MIGHT BE ALL THERE IS."
>> Jimmy: MY DREAM >> BUT IT WAS OKAY, 'CAUSE I WAS LIKE, "YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT'S OKAY. LIKE, THAT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE."
>> Jimmy: IT'S A GOOD MOVIE. >> "AND I CAN, LIKE, TELL MY GRAND KIDS, AND I'LL BE FINE."
>> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH. >> NO, SERIOUSLY >> Jimmy: REALLY
>> I WAS LIKE, "THAT'S COOL. >> Jimmy: YOU WERE HAPPY WITH THAT
AND YOU GO, "YEAH, THAT WAS -- >> WELL, I MEAN, I WANTED MORE JOBS, BUT I WAS LIKE, "DON'T
BE -- YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW -- GREEDY." >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU DIDN'T
THINK, YOU WERE LIKE, "MAYBE IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN." NOW YOU'RE KATIE HOLMES.
I MEAN, DID YOU GO -- DO YOU REMEMBER THE AUDITION? >> FOR "THE ICE STORM?
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> YEAH, I MEAN, IT WAS -- MY MOM AND I WENT OUT FOR PILOT
SEASON, WE LANDED ON A SUNDAY. >> Jimmy: I LOVE YOUR MOM, BY THE WAY.
AND YOUR SISTERS, BY THE WAY >> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: BUT I LOVE YOUR MOM.
I ALWAYS GIVE YOU MOM A SHOUTOUT EVERY TIME I SEE YOU BECAUSE SHE IS THE NICEST.
SHE SENT ME A NICE CARE PACKAGE ONCE AND I'LL NEVER FORGET IT
>> SHE LOVES YOU >> Jimmy: SHE'S THE GREATEST I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO COOL THAT
SHE DID THAT BUT YOUR MOM'S VERY SUPPORTIVE >> VERY SUPPORTIVE
AND IT WAS MY SECOND DAY IN L.A. AND MY FIRST AUDITION I KNOW, I GOT -- I GOT LUCKY
>> Jimmy: WOW. WERE YOU INTIMIDATED AT ALL BY L.A.
>> YEAH, I REMEMBER WE GOT LOST A LOT BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, NO GOOGLE MAPS
IT WAS THE THOMAS GUIDE. >> Jimmy: THOMAS GUIDE >> AND WE WERE LOST EVERY
SINGLE DAY >> Jimmy: WOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE THE THOMAS GUIDE
>> YES >> Jimmy: THAT WAS THE MOST CONFUSING MAP I'VE EVER READ IN
MY ENTIRE LIFE AND YOU GET TO L.A., AND EVERYONE GOES, "YOU'VE GOT TO
GET A THOMAS GUIDE." AND THEN, IT'S ALL LIKE, WEIRD IT'S LIKE, "OKAY, WHERE ARE WE
NOW? I GO, "WE'RE AT A-4, OR G-6. >> I KNOW.
>> Jimmy: I'M, LIKE, DOING MATH IN MY HEAD I'M LIKE, "I'M SO LOST."
>> TO THIS DAY, WHEN I DRIVE IN L.A., I KNOW HOW TO GET AROUND BECAUSE OF ALL THE TIMES WE GOT
LOST WHEN I WAS A KID. >> Jimmy: THAT'S SO FUNNY. SO YOU GET LOST AND THEN YOU GO
TO THE AUDITION. YOU'RE ALREADY FRAZZLED. >> YES, EXACTLY.
>> Jimmy: BUT YOU'RE LIKE, "I'M SORRY IF I'M TERRIBLE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM.
>> I KNOW. ONE TIME, I WENT TO AN AUDITION BY MYSELF, I WAS OLDER THEN.
AND I WAS 45 MINUTES LATE, 'CAUSE I'D GOTTEN LOST -- WITH MY THOMAS GUIDE -- AND THE LADY
YELLED AT ME AND I -- I WAS LIKE, "I REALLY --"
>> Jimmy: "I TRIED." >> "I TRIED. YOU HAVE NO IDEA."
>> Jimmy: YEAH "I REALLY WANT THIS PART, YEAH, PLEASE."
>> EXACTLY >> Jimmy: LIKE, "THAT'S WHY I'M HERE."
YOU DO GET LOST. >> YOU GET LOST. >> Jimmy: BUT I HEARD YOU
STUMBLED INTO THE GOLDEN GLOBES, OR SOMETHING. >> YES, THAT WAS THE OTHER
THING. OUR FIRST DAY IN L.A., WE WERE DRIVING, IT WAS RAINING.
AND WE SAW A SIGN THAT SAID, "GOLDEN GLOBES THIS WAY. WE WERE LIKE, "GOLDEN GLOBES?"
SO WE TURNED AND WE SAT IN THE -- OR YEAH, WE SAT IN LIKE THE STADIUM
SEATS. THERE WERE LIKE THREE ROWS >> Jimmy: IT ACTUALLY WAS
HAPPENING AS YOU WERE THERE? >> IT WAS. AND SO WE WATCHED PEOPLE
GETTING IN AND OUT OF CARS, AND WAVING AND -- I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE
PATRICK SWAYZE >> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S SO FUN. >> AND IT WAS AMAZING.
>> Jimmy: AND DID YOU EVER THINK, "OH, I'M GOING TO BE WALKING THIS RED CARPET ONE
DAY? >> NO, BUT I DON'T -- I JUST DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT.
I WAS LIKE, "WOW, WE'RE -- HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? >> Jimmy: YEAH, IT'S MAGIC
IT'S KIND OF FUN >> YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY FUN >> Jimmy: I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
YOUR PLAY, BUT ALSO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR MOVIE THAT YOU CO-WROTE AND DIRECTED.
THIS IS YOUR THIRD, OR --? >> MY THIRD FILM THAT I DIRECTED
>> Jimmy: YOU GOT THE DIRECTOR BUG. >> YEAH, I'M GONNA BE CALLING
YOU. >> Jimmy: I LOVE IT. NO, YEAH, RIGHT.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY ACTING? >> YES, I HAVE [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WHEW, YOU DON'T WANT THAT >> I LOVE WORKING WITH YOU
>> Jimmy: NO >> WE HAD OUR MINUTE ON "SNL." >> Jimmy: YEAH, WE DID
OF COURSE, THAT'S -- I GAVE YOU YOUR BIG BREAK YEAH, OF COURSE.
>> YOU DID [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: IT'S CALLED "RARE
OBJECTS. >> IT'S CALLED "RARE OBJECTS." IT'S ABOUT FEMALE FRIENDSHIP,
AND HEALING. WE SHOT IT HERE IN NEW YORK CITY.
ALAN CUMMING IS IN IT AS WELL. >> Jimmy: I LOVE HIM >> YEAH, AND IT'S A --
AND JULIA MAYORGA, WHO'S AN UP-AND-COMING ACTRESS WHO'S WONDERFUL.
AND IT'S LIKE A LOVE LETTER TO NEW YORK >> Jimmy: THAT COMES OUT IN
APRIL. >> APRIL 14th. >> Jimmy: BUT I LOVE THAT
YOU -- I THINK YOU'D BE A GREAT DIRECTOR I THINK YOU HAVE A GREAT EYE
>> WELL, THANK YOU >> Jimmy: SO THIS IS LIKE -- SO YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING
THIS >> I AM. I LOVE WORKING -
>> Jimmy: DO BOTH? >> YEAH, I LOVE WORKING WITH ACTORS, AND THEN I LOVE THE
VISUAL ASPECT OF IT AS WELL, YEAH >> Jimmy: LET'S TALK ABOUT "THE
WANDERERS. YOU'RE IN REHEARSALS NOW >> YES
>> Jimmy: PERFORMANCES BEGIN IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. >> A WEEK FROM THURSDAY, TO BE
EXACT. >> Jimmy: YEAH, TO BE EXACT. SO, IT'S GETTING REAL.
>> IT'S REAL NOW >> Jimmy: IT'S REAL. YOU'RE LIKE, "OKAY, ARE WE
REALLY DOING THIS, GUYS? WE'RE PUTTING ON A SHOW. >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: I'VE SEEN YOU ON STAGE BEFORE YOU'RE FANTASTIC
DO YOU LOVE THE RISK OF THEATER, OR DOING IT LIVE? >> YEAH, I MEAN, I DO.
IT'S -- I'M -- SOME ACTORS, YOU KNOW, THEY GET INTO IT AND THEY GET USED TO IT.
AND THEY ROLL IN, AND THEY DO IT BUT I'M NOT THAT PERSON.
I HAVE TO READ THROUGH MY LINES EVERY DAY, AND I AM TERRIFIED UNTIL CLOSING NIGHT.
BECAUSE I JUST -- WHAT IF I -- YOU KNOW, ONE TIME I WENT BLANK, AND I FORGOT A LINE, AND
IT WAS SO SCARY. >> Jimmy: REALLY BUT -- BUT YOU HAVE THE WHOLE
CAST OF PEOPLE TOO SO OTHER PEOPLE CAN -- >> I KNOW, AND THEN I FEEL LIKE
I CAN'T LET THEM DOWN. >> Jimmy: NO, BUT ALSO, I FEEL LIKE THEY MIGHT LOSE ONE OF
THEIR LINES. AND THEN I'VE GOT TO PICK UP WHERE THEY -
>> EXACTLY >> Jimmy: AND I'M LIKE, "YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY, 'CLOSE THE
DOOR,' REMEMBER? >> EXACTLY "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO PICK THAT
UP!" >> Jimmy: "LET'S GO CLOSE THE DOOR."
YEAH, YEAH "AH! THE DOOR'S OPEN.
YEAH, I WOULD JUST BE TERRIBLE AT IT, LIKE, OH, MY GOSH >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: IT WOULD BE -- YEAH, SO, YEAH THERE'S SOME RISK OF THAT.
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: BUT IT'S A GREAT CAST
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL CAST EDDIE KAYE THOMAS, WHO I HAVEN'T SEEN IN 20 YEARS
>> Jimmy: WOW. >> AND WE'VE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME
AND I ACTUALLY -- WHEN I'M WORKING, I TEND TO BECOME VERY SUPERSTITIOUS, AND -
>> Jimmy: YOU DO >> I DO. SO, I HAVE THESE DIFFERENT
RITUALS. SO IF, LIKE, I EAT A CERTAIN MEAL, AND THE SHOW GOES WELL
THEN I ONLY EAT THAT MEAL FOR THE RUN OF THE SHOW, WHICH IS -
>> Jimmy: IS THAT RIGHT? >> -- DRIVES EVERYONE AROUND ME CRAZY.
>> Jimmy: 'CAUSE YOU GO, "WAIT, I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST HAD HALF A COKE AND A HOT DOG?"
YOU'RE LIKE, "I HAVE TO HAVE THAT EVERY DAY FOR THE WHOLE RUN"
[ LAUGHTER ] >> GREAT, I'VE GOT TO DO 30 MORE MINUTES ON THE BIKE FOR
THAT MEAL. >> Jimmy: WHAT'S YOUR GO-TO MEAL
>> WELL, IT'S KIND OF BORING I MEAN, IT'S USUALLY, LIKE, SOMETHING LIGHT LIKE A SALAD
WITH CHICKEN OR SOMETHING. BUT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE LIKE A
A PEPPERONI PIZZA WITH HOT HONEY, OR SOMETHING, I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT EVERY NIGHT AND SUSTAIN THE --
>> BUT I CAN'T DO IT EVERY NIGHT. BUT MAYBE AFTER THE SHOW
>> Jimmy: YEAH, AFTER THE SHOW WE CAN DO IT WHAT IS THE PLAY ABOUT
CAN WE TALK? >> THE PLAY IS ABOUT TWO COUPLES FROM BROOKLYN,
WILLIAMSBURG >> Jimmy: YEAH >> BUT IT'S TWO DIFFERENT TIME
PERIODS. AND THEY'RE RELATED. AND THE SHOW TOUCHES UPON
FAMILY, MARRIAGE, DEATH. AND IT'S ABOUT HUMAN DISCONTENT, AND
SELF-EXAMINATION IT'S FUNNY, IT'S HIGH DRAMA, AND IT'S DEFINITELY THAT
NEW YORK EXPERIENCE OF, "I'M GOING TO THE THEATER." >> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT. >> SO, YOU'RE GONNA TO COME. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: OF COURSE, I'M THERE >> YEAH, OKAY. >> Jimmy: I THOUGHT WE'D DO
A LITTLE CHAMPAGNE TOAST - >> OH! >> Jimmy: -- BEFORE THE PLAY
STARTS COME ON, ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW WE LOVE YOU.
>> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS. KATIE HOLMES, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "THE WANDERERS" BEGINS PERFORMANCES JANUARY 26th.
KATIE AND I ARE PLAYING A NEW FUN GAME WHEN WE COME BACK STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> I DID "BABY GOT BACK" FOR
HER. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AS GOLLUM.
[ LAUGHTER ] * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. WE'RE HANGING OUT WITH
KATIE HOLMES [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE SHE STARS IN THE NEW PLAY "THE
WANDERERS," WHICH BEGINS PREVIEWS JANUARY 26th. NOW KATIE, WHEN YOU'RE ACTING
IN A PLAY, THERE'S USUALLY BACKSTAGE BEFORE THE SHOW, YOU DO SOME VOCAL EXERCISES AND
PRACTICE >> YES >> Jimmy: SO I THOUGHT WE'D
HAVE A FUN GAME AND PUT YOUR SKILLS TO THE TEST IN A NEW GAME WE CALL "FAST TALKERS."
HERE WE GO
TALKING SO FAS FAST TALKERS *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: NOW, HERE'S HOW THIS WORKS.
WE'RE GOING TO DRAW A CARD FROM THIS PILE, OKAY. EACH ONE HAS A TONGUE TWISTER
ON IT. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SAY THE TONGUE TWISTER AS MANY
TIMES AS WE CAN, IN TEN SECONDS. WHOEVER SAYS IT THE MOST TIMES,
WINS YOU READY FOR THIS >> OKAY.
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT. >> WAIT, DO WE DO IT AT THE SAME TIME?
>> Jimmy: NO >> OKAY, GOT IT. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: DO YOU WANNA >> YOU GO FIRST. >> Jimmy: OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE TO SAY IT, BUT I'LL GO FIRST
I HAVE TO SAY "WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN HOOBASTANK?" [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
AS MANY TIMES AS I CAN IN TEN SECONDS. ALL RIGHT, TEN SECONDS ON THE
CLOCK. >> YOU GOT IT. >> Jimmy: I'M GOING TO GO FOR
IT >> DO IT >> Jimmy: READY?
WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN HOOBASTANK, WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN HOOBASTANK?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> WOW >> Jimmy: WHO DO YOU THINK IS
IN HOOBASTANK, WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN HOOBASTANK [ BUZZER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * [ LAUGHTER ]
>> YOU OKAY? >> Jimmy: THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU.
WOW. I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS GOING TO TAKE THAT MUCH OUT OF ME.
OKAY >> HOW MANY WAS THAT >> Jimmy: I DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY WAS THAT, FOR THE RECORD 12
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S AMAZING I CAN'T SAY THE WORD "AMAZING"
THAT MANY TIMES IN TEN SECONDS ALL RIGHT, KATIE HOLMES, HERE'S YOUR FIRST TONGUE TWISTER.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. >> GO? >> Jimmy: ONCE YOU START, WE'LL
START. >> OH, OKAY. WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN
HOOBASTANK, WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN HOOBASTANK? WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN
HOOBASTANK, WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN HOOBASTANK? [ LAUGHTER ]
WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN HOOBASTANK, WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN HOOBASTANK?
WHO DO YOU THINK IS IN HOOBASTANK [ BUZZER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WAS THAT WRONG >> Jimmy: NO
AT ONE POINT - I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS RIGHT IT WAS SO GOOD
BUT AT ONE POINT YOU'RE LIKE - [ SPEAKING INCOHERENTLY I WANTED TO BE LIKE, "WHO WAS
THERE EATING THE TUBA STEAK? [ LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT.
HOW MANY DID KATIE GET THERE 11 OH, MY GOSH.
OOH, IT'S A GAME IT'S A GAME. >> OH, MY, OKAY.
>> Jimmy: IT'S A GAME. >> OKAY. >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, NOW IT'S
A GAME HERE WE GO I'LL TAKE THE WIN ON THAT FIRST
ONE. ALL RIGHT, THE SECOND ONE IS NOW A LONGER TONGUE TWISTER.
AS WE CAN SEE HOW MANY TIMES WE CAN SAY THIS IN TEN SECONDS. >> YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT THIS.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS -- THANK YOU [ LAUGHTER ] CAN I TURN THIS INTO A TALENT?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT -- THERE'S GOT TO BE MONEY TO BE MADE
ALL RIGHT, THIS ONE IS, "DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SWIFT HOP OFF A A SKI LIFT?"
[ LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT, TEN SECONDS ON THE CLOCK.
HERE WE GO DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SWIFT HOP OFF A SKI LIFT
DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SWIFT HOP
OFF A SKI LIFT [ LAUGHTER ] DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SWIFT HOP
OFF A SKI LIFT DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SWIFT HOP OFF A SKI LIFT
DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SWIFT -
[ BUZZER ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I'M SAYING -- I STARTED
SOUNDING WEIRD LIKE, I STARTED SAYING "HAHPAHF."
"DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SWIFT HAHPAHF? >> "HAH HAH HAHPAHF.
"HAHPAHF." >> Jimmy: "DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SWIFT HAHPAHF?"
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] HOW MANY DID I GET >> I THOUGHT IT WAS A CHOICE
>> Jimmy: YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A A CHOICE NO, IT WASN'T.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE SIX? >> ALL RIGHT
>> Jimmy: THIS ONE'S A TOUGHIE ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU
>> Jimmy: YEAH YOU'RE WELCOME >> READY
>> Jimmy: MM-HM. >> DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SWIFT HOP OFF A SKI LIFT
DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SQUIF - [ LAUGHTER ] - - HOP OFF A SKI LIFT?
DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SWIFT HOP OFF A SKI LIFT DID YOU SEE TAYLOR SWIFT HOP
OFF A SKI LIFT
[ BUZZER ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FIVE
THAT WAS ONLY -- >> Jimmy: I THINK THAT WAS GOOD
WE -- ACTUALLY WE SHOULD GIVE HER ONE THERE TOO, 'CAUSE I THINK WE STARTED A LITTLE LATE
THERE. CAN WE GIVE -- I THINK WE GIVE A BONUS ONE TO -
YEAH, I THINK IT'S A TIE >> REALLY? >> Jimmy: I THINK.
JUDGES >> YEAH! [ BELL DINGS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> ALL RIGHT >> Jimmy: YEAH, WE STARTED A
A LITTLE EARLY THAT WAS GREAT >> YOU'RE INVITED TO
THANKSGIVING NOW >> Jimmy: BUT THIS NEXT ONE, THIS LAST ONE --
>> OKAY. >> Jimmy: IS WORTH 10,000 POINTS.
[ LAUGHTER ] WHOEVER GETS THIS -- >> ALL RIGHT, OKAY
>> Jimmy: -- HAS BRAGGING RIGHTS OF THE FASTEST TALKER >> ALL RIGHT, OKAY
>> Jimmy: WHEW, TEN SECONDS ON THE CLOCK. I HAVE TO SAY --
"MEGAN WON THE MEGA MILLIONS" -- [ LAUGHTER ]
"-- WHICH IS MAJOR CUZ IT MEANS SHE'S MAKIN' BACON." [ LAUGHTER ]
LET'S GET TEN SECONDS ON THE CLOCK. HERE WE GO
MEGAN WON THE MEGA MILLIONS WHICH IS MAJOR CUZ IT MEANS SHE'S MAKIN' BACON
[ BUZZER ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> WOW
>> Jimmy: I'M ACTING LIKE IT'S SOMETHING -- >> ARE YOU GOING TO DO A
A LITTLE - >> Jimmy: I KNOW, IT'S - I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.
WHY WOULD I BE SO IMPRESSED WITH MYSELF ON THAT? [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I MEAN, THAT WAS GOOD >> Jimmy: NOTHING TO BE BRAGGING ABOUT AT ALL.
>> YOU'RE GOOD >> Jimmy: HOW MANY DID I GET ON THAT ONE
[ CHEERS ] FIVE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
ALL RIGHT, SO THE PRESSURE'S ON DO YOU WANT TO PRACTICE ONE?
>> "MEGAN WON THE MEGA MILLIONS WHICH IS MAJOR CUZ IT MEANS SHE'S MAKIN' BACON."
>> Jimmy: OKAY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WHENEVER YOU START, WE'LL
START. >> MEGAN WON THE MEGA MILLIONS WHICH IS MAJOR CUZ IT MEANS
SHE'S MAKIN' BACON MEGAN WON THE MEGA MILLIONS WHICH IS MAJOR CUZ IT MEANS
SHE'S MAKIN' BACON [ BUZZER ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: JUDGES >> THAT'S A TIE. >> Jimmy: JUDGES
>> THAT'S A TIE! >> Jimmy: IT'S A TIE >> THAT'S A TIE.
>> Jimmy: I THINK IT'S A TIE * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
[ DINGING I'LL GIVE THE WIN TO KATIE HOLMES
COME ON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE KATIE HOLMES
"THE WANDERERS" BEGINS PREVIEWS JANUARY 26th AND OPENS FEBRUARY 16th.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE "TONIGHT SHOW," EVERYBODY. COME ON BACK
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST HAS
GOTTEN RAVE REVIEWS AND AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR HER ROLE IN THE FILM "TILL," WHICH IS ON
DIGITAL, ON DEMAND, AND NOW AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY PLEASE WELCOME
DANIELLE DEADWYLER, EVERYBODY!
* *
>> Jimmy: DANIELLE, WELCOME, PLEASE >> THANK YOU
>> Jimmy: YOU LOOK GORGEOUS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO THE SHOW
>> MY PLEASURE >> Jimmy: IT'S SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
I WAS DOING A LITTLE READING UP ABOUT YOU AND I -- >> WHAT WERE YOU READING
>> Jimmy: I WAS READING THE -- [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] NO, GREAT STUFF, GREAT STUFF
I READ THAT YOUR MOM KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO BE A STAR. >> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: AT A YOUNG AGE YOU WERE IN FRONT OF THE TV -- >> YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET ME IN
TROUBLE, JIMMY >> Jimmy: NO, NO, NO >> NO, YOU ARE, BECAUSE IT'S
BEEN A THING SHE SAW ME WATCHING TV, WATCHING "SOUL TRAIN" AND SHE
SAID I WAS DANCING THE CONTENTION IS WHETHER I WAS TWO OR FOUR.
I'VE BEEN SAYING FOUR, AND I GET HOME, AND SHE'S LIKE, "DANIELLE, YOU'RE ON THE TV AND
YOU'RE TELLING PEOPLE THE WRONG THING. IT'S TWO."
[ LAUGHTER ] AND I'M LIKE, "MY BAD. SORRY, MOM
>> Jimmy: SO YOU WERE TWO? >> SO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR
>> Jimmy: SO YOU'RE TWO YEARS OLD WATCHING DON CORNELIUS ON "SOUL TRAIN.
>> AND I WAS GROOVING AND GROOVING, AND SHE SAID, "THAT BABY NEEDS TO BE IN PERFORMING
ARTS." SO SHE PUT ME IN DANCE, AND IT WAS MY FIRST MEDIUM.
AND I STARTED DOING THEATER, AND JUST MOVING INTO ALL THE OTHER THINGS
EXPERIMENTAL STUFF, PERFORMING ARTS, YOU KNOW, JUST EVERYTHING
AND SO IT'S JUST BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE SINCE I WAS A KID. >> Jimmy: YEAH, AND SO I GO,
THAT'S AMAZING, I LOVE THAT. YOU WATCH "SOUL TRAIN" AND IT GETS YOU, AND YOU GO, "THAT'S
MY ACTING BUG. BUT THEN I HEARD THAT YOU WATCHED A FILM LIKE A HUNDRED
TIMES IN A ROW, 'CAUSE IT WAS -- >> IT'S NOT A HUNDRED, THAT IS
AN EXAGGERATION. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: MOM!
MOM! ARE YOU WATCHING, MOM! >> NO!
DON'T -- SHE DON'T KNOW! >> Jimmy: FOUR, TWO -- >> I WAS BY MYSELF
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU WATCH THIS FILM?
>> IT WAS AT LEAST LIKE 20 TO 30 TIMES, THE SUMMER IT CAME OUT.
IT WAS "LORD OF THE RINGS," ONE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
RIGHT? RIGHT? >> Jimmy: NOW, THAT'S THE ONE.
>> WHEN THE DVD CAME OUT >> Jimmy: AND THAT WAS THE ONE AND THAT -- YOU SAID, "THAT'S
IT RIGHT THERE THIS IS A FILM THIS IS A MASTERPIECE.
THIS IS WHAT I'VE GOT TO DO. >> SPECIFICALLY, GOLLUM. [ LAUGHTER ]
ANDY SERKIS AS GOLLUM, AND SMEAGOL IS JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S DIVINE
IT'S VOCALITY, IT'S PHYSICALITY, IT'S ALL OF THE THINGS, AND SO -
>> Jimmy: THAT PERFORMANCE CHANGED THE GAME IN YOUR HEAD. >> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: AND YOU MEMORIZED GOLLUM'S MOVES AND HOW GOLLUM -
CAN YOU TALK LIKE GOLLUM >> YES YES, I CAN
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY AS GOLLUM
>> WELL, AS GOLLUM, WHEN I WAS ON "FROM SCRATCH," WITH ZOE SALDANA, WE WOULD -- I DID
A SONG I DID "BABY GOT BACK" FOR HER. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
AS GOLLUM. [ LAUGHTER ] *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> "ARE YOU READY? BECAUSE, HERE WE GO.
[ LAUGHTER ] "ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO." *
* I LIKE BIG BUTT AND I CANNOT LIE YOU OTHER BROTHERS
CAN'T DENY * * THAT WHEN A GIRL WALKS IN WITH AN ITTY BITTY WAIST
AND A ROUND THIN IN YOUR FACE * * YOU GET SPRUN
WANT TO PULL UP TOUG 'CAUSE YOU NOTICED THAT BUTT WAS STUFFED *
* DEEP IN THE JEANS SHE'S WEARIN I'M HOOKED AND I
CAN'T STOP STARING * * OH BABY * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* I WANNA GET WIT'CHA AND TAKE YOUR PICTUR MY HOMEBOYS TRIE
TO WARN ME * * BUT THAT BUTT YOU GOT MAKES ME SO PRECIOUS *
OOH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: I WAS WONDERING HOW
YOU WERE GOING TO DO THAT. * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. COME ON. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT
>> "YOU'RE WELCOME." >> Jimmy: IT'S SO FUN. >> "IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY
HARD TO GET OUT OF THIS. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH.
NOW YOU'RE STUCK AS GOLLUM FOR THE REST OF -- >> "YES, FOR THE REST OF THE
SHOW." NO, I'M BACK >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH.
>> I'M BACK, I'M BACK. >> Jimmy: I ALSO HEARD -- I ALSO HEARD THAT BEFORE THE -
AS YOU WERE GETTING THE ACTING BUG, YOU GO, HEY - YOU -- YOU BECAME A TEACHER.
>> I DID I TAUGHT FOR FOUR -- NO, TWO YEARS.
FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE >> Jimmy: YOU'RE SO YOUNG LOOKING.
I FEEL LIKE IF YOU - >> THAT'S A HARD THING, JIMMY. YEAH
[ LAUGHTER ] BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO TEACH, AND THEY'RE LIKE, "SO WHAT --
DID YOU JUST GET OUT OF SCHOOL?" >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> AND I'M LIKE -- >> Jimmy: YEAH, "NO, I'M AN ADULT.
>> "GO SIT DOWN. >> Jimmy: YEAH, "GO SIT DOWN." YEAH, EXACTLY.
>> SO, YEAH, IT'S COOL >> Jimmy: YOU'VE BEEN IN SO MANY GREAT PROJECTS.
BUT INCLUDING "TILL," YOU'VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR ALMOST EVERY AWARD.
THE REVIEWS ARE UNBELIEVABLE AND I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO READ A COUPLE REVIEWS.
YOU CAN PLUG YOUR EARS >> I WILL. >> Jimmy: -- IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO HEAR ABOUT YOURSELF BUT, ALL RIGHT, HERE'S SOMETHING FROM "THE WRAP."
IT SAYS "THIS MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE ELEVATES DEADWYLER INTO THE RANKS OF THE GREAT
ACTORS OF OUR TIME." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> IT IS HOT, JIMMY.
>> Jimmy: IT IS HOT, RIGHT >> MY PITS ARE SWEATING. >> Jimmy: "THIS IS A
A CAREER-DEFINING PERFORMANCE THAT'LL LIKELY LEAD HER TO BECOME ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY
SOUGHT AFTER ACTRESSES IN THE BUSINESS." FROM "COLLIDER."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> JIMMY, YOU WROTE THAT >> Jimmy: NO, THAT'S FOR REAL,
FROM "COLLIDER." "HER PERFORMANCE HERE IS NOTHING SHORT OF MAGNIFICENT
AND POWERFUL." THAT'S FROM "SCREEN RANT." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THE LAST ONE >> OKAY, FINALLY >> Jimmy: WHOOPI GOLDBERG WAS
HERE ON THE SHOW, SITTING THERE AND TOLD ME "IT IS THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN FROM AN
ACTOR. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND I WATCHED IT, AND I WAS
BLOWN AWAY AND I GO, "I HAVE TO GET TO KNOW YOU."
YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE IN THIS THING. IT MUST HAVE BEEN TOUGH FILMING
THIS >> YEAH, IT'S A DIFFICULT THING.
BUT WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS MOVIE
WAS -- WAS ROOTED IN LOVE. CHINONYE, OUR DIRECTOR, ALL OF OUR PRODUCERS, THEY -- WE JUST
MADE SURE WE WERE TAKING GOOD CARE OF EACH OTHER >> Jimmy: YEAH, IT'S -- IT
ALMOST WAS NEVER MADE, THIS MOVIE. >> YEAH, IT'S TAKEN -- WELL,
TRUTHFULLY, 67 YEARSM, CONSIDERING IN 1955, MAMIE TILL WANTED THE FILM TO BE MADE
YOU KNOW, HAD TO DEAL WITH, YOU KNOW, CONTENTION, AND FOLKS TURNING AWAY FROM DOING IT
BUT THEN BARBARA BROCCOLI, WHOOPI, ALL OF THEM, AND KEITH BEAUCHAMP, WHO WAS HER
MENTEE, CAME ON AND WERE COMMITTED TO GETTING THE FILM MADE
AND FINALLY WE FILMED IT IN 2021, AND HERE IT CAME, IN '22, AND WE'RE STILL RIDING.
>> Jimmy: IT IS -- IT'S POWERFUL, IT'S DEFINITELY A STORY THAT NEEDS TO BE TOLD.
>> MOST DEFINITELY >> Jimmy: AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU WANT TO KEEP IT LIGHT ON
THE SET WHEN YOU WERE IN BETWEEN SCENES, AND I HEARD THAT YOU WOULD SING.
>> OH, JEEZ. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: I WAS JUST -- I JUST
HEARD THIS, AND SO I GO -- >> WHO WHO TOLD YOU
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: JALYN. >> JALYN
>> Jimmy: JALYN, WHOOPI. >> I'M COMING FOR YOU. WHOOPI
WHOOPI DOESN'T KNOW THIS >> Jimmy: YEAH, SHE DOES >> OH.
>> Jimmy: YEAH AND SO I SAID WHEN YOU COME ON THE SHOW I HAVE TO ASK YOU
ABOUT THIS HOW DO YOU DO -- WHAT'S YOUR SINGING?
>> WELL, I SING GOSPEL SONGS >> Jimmy: OKAY >> ONE SPECIFIC GOSPEL SONG.
>> Jimmy: WHICH ONE? >> "I WON'T COMPLAIN." >> Jimmy: "I WON'T COMPLAIN.
>> YEAH. [ CHEERS ] YOU KNOW IT?
SEE? YEAH BY REVEREND PAUL JONES
>> Jimmy: REALLY >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: SO -- NOW AND THEN
YOU'LL JUST -- >> AND I'M NOT A GOSPEL SINGER, JIMMY.
>> Jimmy: NO, BUT YOU DO IT FOR FUN. >> I DID IT FOR THEM, I DID IT
FOR DEE DEE AND DENISE, WHO WERE MY HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTISTS, YEP
A LOT. >> Jimmy: AND HOW WOULD YOU PERFORM, SAY, IF WE WERE THERE
* [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> IF WE WERE THERE?
>> Jimmy: YEAH, IF WE WERE ON SET AND IN BETWEEN TAKES *
>> YOU GOT A MIC OH, THERE. >> Jimmy: AND IT'S OLD SCHOOL.
>> I WOULD GO, OH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> YOU ALL GOING TO STOP GRIEVING ME UP *
* I'VE HAD SOME GOOD DAYS I'VE HAD SOM HILLS TO CLIMB *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * I'VE HAD SOME WEARY DAY AND SOME LONELY NIGHTS
BUT WHEN I WHEN I LOOK AROUND * [ CHEERS ]
* AND I THINK THINGS OVER YOU KNOW WHA ALL OF MY GOOD DAY
OUTWEIGH MY BAD DAYS [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] * I I WON'T COMPLAIN *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: FOREVER, I LOVE YOU
FOREVER. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT
>> I WOULD SING IT WITH THE THING. >> Jimmy: I LOVE YOU FOREVER
I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP HERE'S DANIELLE DEADWYLER IN "TILL.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
BACK HERE.
I CAN'T HAVE HIM BURIED IN MISSISSIPPI. >> MISSISSIPPI WON'T MAKE THAT
DEAL WITH YOU. >> THEN MAKE THEM. I'M SURE MR. HUFF CAN GET
MAYOR DALEY OR THE GOVERNOR TO TALK TO SOMEBODY THOSE PEOPLE IN MISSISSIPPI ARE
TRYING TO DUMP BEAU IN THE GROUND LIKE HE'S JUST ANOTHER BODY
HE IS MY BABY. I NEED TO SEE HIM. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: DANIELLE DEADWYLER "TILL" IS ON DIGITAL, ON DEMAND, AND AVAILABLE ON
BLU-RAY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE "TONIGHT SHOW," EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: PERFORMING "EL NENE"
AND "SUFRO" FROM HIS NEW ALBUM "LAS LEYENDAS NUNCA MUEREN DOS," HERE'S ANUEL AA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* [ SINGING NON-ENGLISH
*
[ SINGING NON-ENGLISH
* * [ SINGING NON-ENGLISH
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: ANUEL! COME ON BUDDY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT RIGHT THERE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ANUEL AA
>> Jimmy: MY THANKS TO KATIE HOLMES, DANIELLE DEADWYLER
ANNUEL AA RIGHT THERE! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE COME ON, BUD
AND THE ROOTS RIGHT THERE, FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *