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 - MATT DAMON
CECILY STRONG, MUSICAL GUEST, REMA, AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY
ROOTS CREW Questlove: 1830
Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, JIMMY FALLON
♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS.
THAT WAS A CROWD, RIGHT THERE. WELCOME, EVERYBODY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW. YOU'RE HERE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING WHAT A GREAT DAY IT WAS TODAY,
HUH? GUYS-- COMPARED TO YESTERDAY, DIDN'T NEW YORK CITY SEEM SO
QUIET TODAY? [ LAUGHTER ] FELT LIKE GOING FROM A
A T.J. MAXX TO A LIBRARY, YOU KNOW [ LAUGHTER ]
DIDN'T IT A LITTLE BIT YEP. YESTERDAY WAS CRAZY BECAUSE
FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP GOT ARRESTED HERE, IN NEW YORK CITY, AND -
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THE NEWS COVERED EVERY MOVE, HIS EVERY, EVERY MOVE.
BUT MOST OF IT WAS JUST HIM TRAVELING. DID YOU SEE-- I'M NOT SURE WE
NEEDED A PLAY BY PLAY OF A A GUY'S TRIP TO THE AIRPORT. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING
[ LAUGHTER ] IT WAS LIKE TRUMP CLICKED "SHARE MY UBER TRIP" WITH THE
ENTIRE COUNTRY [ LAUGHTER ] YEP, THE NEWS LITERALLY COVERED
TRUMP'S RIDES TO THE AIRPORT THE ONLY TIME I CARE ABOUT SOMEONE GETTING TO THE AIRPORT
IS MY UNCLE AFTER THANKSGIVING [ LAUGHTER ] "ALL RIGHT, HE'S ON THE PLANE,
GO THANK YOU! BYE!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! YEP, TRUMP IS FACING 34 FELONY COUNTS BECAUSE OF HUSH MONEY
PAYMENTS HE MADE TO PORN STAR, STORMY DANIELS, AND PLAYBOY MODEL, KAREN McDOUGAL.
BUT GET THIS, TRUMP ALSO REPORTEDLY PAID OFF A DOORMAN WHO CLAIMED TO KNOW ABOUT
A SECRET CHILD HE FATHERED [ AUDIENCE OOHS SO TRUMP PAID HUSH MONEY TO
A PORN STAR, A PLAYBOY MODEL, AND SECRETLY FATHERED A CHILD. HE SOUNDS LESS LIKE THE FORMER
PRESIDENT AND MORE LIKE A FORMER MEMBER OF MOTLEY CRUE I-- I -
[ LAUGHTER ] THE DOORMAN-- THE DOORMAN GOT SUSPICIOUS AT A TRUMP TOWER
BIRTHDAY PARTY WHEN THE KID FIRED THE MAGICIAN "YOU'RE FIRED!
AND YOU GO, "WAIT. YOU-- WHERE DO YOU LIVE?" [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
OF COURSE, TRUMP DENIES SECRETLY FATHERING A CHILD HE WAS LIKE, "TECHNICALLY, I'VE
NEVER FATHERED ANY CHILD [ LAUGHTER ] SEND THE BUTLER DOWN TO
DON JR.'S BASEBALL GAME. [ LAUGHTER ] WELL, THERE WEREN'T ANY VIDEO
CAMERAS IN THE COURTROOM DURING TRUMP'S ARRAIGNMENT, BUT THERE WERE SOME SKETCH ARTISTS
HERE'S ONE OF THEIR DRAWINGS HERE Jimmy: OH
[ LAUGHTER ] COURSE THE COURTROOM SKETCH IS SPONSORED BY VELVEETA.
[ LAUGHTER ] MEANWHILE TRUMP DIDN'T TAKE A MUGSHOT, BUT HIS CAMPAIGN IS
ALREADY SELLING T-SHIRTS WITH A FAKE MUGSHOT ON THEM AND THIS IS-- THIS IS REAL,
THEY ADDED TWO INCHES TO TRUMP'S HEIGHT TO MAKE HIM
6'5. CHECK THIS OUT
[ LAUGHTER ]
THEN STORMY DANIELS SAID, "WELL, YOU GOT THE TWO INCHES PART RIGHT."
UH, HEY! WHOA, WHOA - [ AUDIENCE OOHS
"YOU'RE FIRED! ALL RIGHT. HEY.
I HEARD THAT THE JUDGE OVERSEEING TRUMP'S CASE HAS SET THE NEXT IN PERSON HEARING FOR
DECEMBER, AND STORMY DANIELS MAY BE THERE Steve: OH
Jimmy: AND IN HONOR OF STORMY DANIELS BEING THERE, LEXUS IS ALREADY PLANNING THEIR
AWKWARD "DECEMBER TO REMEMBER" SALES EVENT. [ LAUGHTER ]
MEANWHILE, AFTER HIS ARRAIGNMENT, TRUMP FLEW BACK HOME TO FLORIDA AND HELD A
A RALLY IN MAR-A-LAGO. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE A A TRADITIONAL POST-ARREST
RECEPTION. [ LAUGHTER ] THE WHOLE STAFF LOOKED AT HIM
LIKE, "BACK SO SOON? [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] SWITCHING GEARS, LISTEN TO
THIS, IN A NEW DOCUMENTARY POPE FRANCIS SAID THAT SEX IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
THAT'S 'CAUSE HE'S ONLY SEEN IT IN RENAISSANCE OIL PAINTINGS [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
IT WAS EVEN WEIRDER, BECAUSE THE QUESTION WAS, "HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT RETIRING?"
IT WAS LIKE-- HAD NOTHING TO DO - [ LAUGHTER ]
SOME BIG MOVIE NEWS, TODAY, NINTENDO'S "SUPER MARIO BROS." MOVIE FINALLY HIT THEATERS
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND, OF COURSE, WITH THIS MOVIE, IF YOU'RE A YOUNGER
SIBLING, YOU HAVE TO WATCH YOUR BIG BROTHER WATCH IT FIRST [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THERE YOU GO FINALLY, IT IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS,
IT'S "TONIGHT SHOW AUDIENCE TRIVIA NIGHT."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ TONIGHT SHO AUDIENCE TRIVIA NIGHT ♪
Jimmy: NOW I'M GOING TO ASK RANDOM PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE A TRIVIA QUESTION, AND IF YOU
ANSWER CORRECTLY, YOU WIN A PRIZE. WHO WANTS TO PLAY?
ANYONE WANT TO PLAY? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE NO ONE ON THIS SIDE WANTS TO
PLAY THAT'S RIGHT-- OVER HERE-- COME HERE.
OH YEAH, HI, HERE YOU GO READY FOR-- WHAT IS YOUR NAME ELLA.
Jimmy: ELLA, WHERE YOU FROM CALIFORNIA. Jimmy: HEY, WELCOME ELLA,
FROM CALIFORNIA. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ALL RIGHT, HERE'S THE QUESTION
WHAT'S THE QUICKEST UNIT OF TIME SECONDS
♪ MILLISECONDS Jimmy: JUDGES
[ BUZZER ] OH, SORRY, THE ANSWER WAS, "TRUMP'S ENCOUNTER WITH
STORMY DANIELS." [ SAD TUBA ] SORRY, THANK YOU SO MUCH
[ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU FOR PLAYING. THANK YOU
Jimmy: WHO ELSE WANTS TO PLAY YEAH, RIGHT THERE, BUDDY, HEY,
THERE YOU GO HERE YOU GO-- WHAT'S YOUR NAME, AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM
MICHAEL FROM TEXAS. Jimmy: MICHAEL FROM TEXAS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
COME ON, TEXAS! Jimmy: TEXAS, ALL RIGHT HERE'S THE QUESTION.
WHAT SPECIAL BOOSTER MAKES SUPER MARIO SMALLER? ♪
I DON'T KNOW. THE ONE DOWN [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: "THE ONE DOWN. JUDGES [ BUZZER ]
OH, I'M SORRY, IT'S OZEMPIC. OZEMPIC. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
THANK YOU SO MUCH. HOW ABOUT-- WHO ELSE? ANYONE OVER-- YES, HEY, BUD
HOW YOU DOING? HOW ARE YOU Jimmy: WOW, THAT'S A GREAT
SHIRT. THANK YOU [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: WHAT'S YOUR NAME, AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM CORY-- DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Jimmy: YEAH, DETROIT! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO, WHAT IS
THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF INJURY IN THE WINTER? FROSTBITE
Jimmy: JUDGES [ BUZZER ] NO, "SKIING WITH
GWYNETH PALTROW. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT LET ME-- LET'S GO AROUND HERE, I'LL GO AROUND-- I'LL GO
AROUND THIS SIDE HEY, HOW YOU GUYS DOING? YOU'RE-- LOOKING GOOD
GOOD LOOKING AUDIENCE. HEY, BUD [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
GET UP, GET UP, STAND-- HEY WHAT'S YOUR NAME LOIC!
Jimmy: LOUIE? LOIC, FRENCH. FRENCH NAME.
Jimmy: OH, LOIC YEAH, YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: WOW, LOIC. YEAH. Jimmy: FROM FRANCE--
YEAH. Jimmy:-- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE
HERE YOU GO, YOU'RE GONNA HOLD THAT, I'LL GIVE YOU THE QUESTION HERE.
READY, LOIC? WHAT AGENCY MONITORS THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL AMERICANS?
WOW [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: WHAT AGENCY MONITORS
THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL AMERICANS? ♪
THE GOVERNMENT, YEAH? [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: "GOVERNMENT?
[ BUZZER ] AH, TIKTOK THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE. WE HAVE-- HER, RIGHT THERE, COME ON.
NICE TO SEE YOU. HI! Jimmy: WHAT IS YOUR NAME,
AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM VICTORIA-- FROM CALIFORNIA Jimmy: YEAH, VICTORIA FROM
CALIFORNIA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ALL RIGHT.
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT PROFESSION ALLOWS YOU TO DRINK ON THE JOB
A BARKEEPER [ BUZZER ] Jimmy: WE WERE LOOKING FOR
"SPIRIT AIRLINES PILOT." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE SORRY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE UNFORTUNATELY, NO ONE TOOK HOME THE PRIZE TONIGHT.
WE'LL TRY AGAIN NEXT WEEK ON "TONIGHT SHOW AUDIENCE TRIVIA NIGHT.
STICK AROUND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MATT DAMON, EVERYBODY!
COME ON BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪
[ WATER SPLASHING [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ ALL RIGHT Jimmy: MATT DAMON'S MOVIE,
Jimmy: OUR FIRST GUEST IS AN OSCAR AND GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER STARRING ALONGSIDE BEN AFFLECK
IN THE NEW FILM, "AIR," WHICH OPENS EXCLUSIVELY IN THEATERS
GLOBALLY TODAY PLEASE WELCOME MATT DAMON!
♪
Jimmy: THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT THAT'S A MOVIE STAR RIGHT THERE.
MATT DAMON WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW THANK YOU
Jimmy: LOOKING GOOD, BUD. THANKS FOR COMING ON I JUST SAW YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE
BACKSTAGE. AND TODAY IS THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF YOU GUYS
MEETING? YEAH. THIS IS THE DAY WE MET 20 YEARS
AGO. Jimmy: ISN'T THAT COOL? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THAT'S AWESOME, BUDDY. YEAH, IT'S REALLY WEIRD ACTUALLY, THE MOVIE "AIR" IS
OPENING TODAY, AND WE REALIZED MICHAEL JORDAN WORE TWO NUMBERS IN HIS CAREER, 45 AND 23
AND THE DATE IS 4/5/23 ISN'T THAT CRAZY Jimmy: YES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE COME ON, THAT'S FUN. I LOVE THAT.
BUT MUCH MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S 20 YEARS SINCE I MET LUCY Jimmy: OF COURSE, THAT'S
MUCH MORE IMPORTANT. HOW IS THE FAM LAST TIME WE TALKED, YOU WERE
MOVING EVERYBODY FROM L.A. TO NEW YORK RIGHT, YEAH
WE DID IT WAS THE SMARTEST THING WE EVER DID
Jimmy: YOU'RE HERE? YEAH, WE'RE IN BROOKLYN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
VERY, VERY, HAPPY. Jimmy: YOU'RE LOVING IT LOVING IT, LOVING IT.
YEAH Jimmy: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NEW MOVIE, "AIR.
I GOT TO SEE IT. THE REVIEWS ARE IN EVERYONE LOVES IT.
IT IS FANTASTIC, BUDDY THANK YOU Jimmy: YOU ARE SO GOOD IN
THIS EVERYONE IS GOOD IN IT, BY THE WAY.
EVERYBODY'S GREAT I MEAN, WE'VE GOT JUST A LIGHTS OUT CAST
Jimmy: YOU REALLY DO, BUT EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. THE SCRIPT WAS TIGHT
YOU AND BEN AFFLECK-- OBVIOUSLY, EVERYONE LOVES YOU GUYS TOGETHER.
YOU'RE GREAT THIS WAS 25 YEARS AGO. OH, YEAH.
Jimmy: LOOK AT THIS WHEN YOU WON THE OSCAR FOR "GOOD WILL HUNTING."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE LOOK AT HOW HAPPY. LOOK AT THAT
YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] WE DON'T LOOK TOO EXCITED
Jimmy: YOU'VE GOT TO BE WHAT'S GOING THROUGH-- DO YOU REMEMBER THIS?
I DO. WELL, WE DON'T-- THE WEIRD THING ABOUT THAT IS THAT WE--
LIKE, THE YEAR BEFORE, WE WERE WATCHING IT ON TV. IT WAS, LIKE-- WE HAD NO--
THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT PERIOD WHERE WE WENT-- LIKE, WE JUST SUDDENLY WERE KIND OF THERE IN
THE FRONT ROW. AND BILLY CRYSTAL SANG A SONG WITH OUR NAMES IN IT
WE WERE LIKE, "WHAT IS HAPPENING? Jimmy: "WHAT IS GOING ON
WITH OUR LIVES?" YEAH. AND WE HADN'T-- WE HADN'T
TALKED ABOUT A SPEECH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE I THINK AS KIND OF LIFE LONG RED
SOX FANS, YOU DON'T WANT TO JINX ANYTHING. Jimmy: YEAH
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] BECAUSE I THINK BOTH OF US, WITHOUT EVEN TALKING ABOUT IT,
WE WERE LIKE-- BECAUSE LATER WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND IT WAS LIKE, I HAD THIS
FEELING, IF I EVER SAID, "HEY, WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT A SPEECH," I WOULD JUST FLASH
FORWARD TO BEING 50 YEARS LATER IN A BAR WITH HIM GOING, "CAN YOU BELIEVE WE PRACTICED A
A SPEECH FOR THE OSCARS? [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: YEAH, "THAT'S WHY WE
LOST BECAUSE WE PRACTICED." "LIKE WE WOULD EVER WIN AN
OSCAR," YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN AND THEN SUDDENLY WE WERE UP THERE, AND I JUST PUSHED HIM
INTO THE MICROPHONE. AND HE JUST STARTED KIND OF BABBLING, AND THEN SAYING NAMES
OF PEOPLE WHO HAD HELPED US. AND THEN I WAS NEXT TO HIM, AND I WAS JUST SCREAMING THE NAMES
SO, HE WOULD SAY, "CHRIS MOORE." AND I WOULD GO, "CHRIS MOORE!"
[ LAUGHTER ] AND HE'D GO, "JON GORDON." I'D GO, "JON GORDON!
[ LAUGHTER ] I WAS JUST SO HAPPY. BUT THAT WAS MY CONTRIBUTION TO
THE SPEECH I WAS LIKE THE HYPE MAN IN THE CORNER
Jimmy: DO YOU STILL HAVE THAT PASSION AND THAT LOVE OF THE MOVIES AND THE INDUSTRY?
YEAH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE STARTED THIS
COMPANY. BEN AND I STARTED THIS KIND OF MINI STUDIO TOGETHER, AND THIS
WAS OUR FIRST MOVIE FOR THE STUDIO WHICH WAS REALLY COOL.
Jimmy: WHAT'S IT CALLED AGAIN? ARTISTS EQUITY.
Jimmy: ARTISTS EQUITY YEAH, BECAUSE WE'RE PULLING A LOT OF THE CREW MEMBERS,
WE'RE TRYING TO PULL THEM ABOVE THE LINE AND GET THEM PAID BETTER
AND WE KIND OF FEEL LIKE - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: YEAH
GOOD FOR YOU I READ ABOUT THAT. BUT IT'S DEFINITELY, LIKE,
A WHITE-KNUCKLE EXERCISE BECAUSE WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERAGES, YOU KNOW
SO IT'S LIKE - [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: DID YOU GO OVER
BUDGET IN THREE PLACES WE WENT OVER BUDGET
WE WENT OVER BUDGET-- BUT IN ALL REALLY GOOD PLACES WE WENT OVER BUDGET IN
CONSTRUCTION, BECAUSE WE WERE MOVING SO FAST THAT WE HAD THE CONSTRUCTION TEAMS WORKING
24 HOURS A DAY TO BUILD THE SETS OR ELSE WE WERE GOING TO RUN OUT OF STUFF TO SHOOT.
WE HAD BUDGETED 33 DAYS AND WE SHOT THIS IN 24. SO, WE WERE MOVING REALLY FAST
WITHOUT EVEN TRYING TO AND THEN WE WENT OVER WITH OUR-- WE HAD BUDGETED-- WE
HAD ALLOTTED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR CAST, AND THEN WE GOT THIS CAST.
SO, WE PAID MORE Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH AND WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO
PAY MORE AND THEN WE WENT OVER BUDGET ON FOOD TRUCKS.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] 'CAUSE WE HAD-- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: YOU'RE A SMART GUY YOU KNOW HOW TO THROW A PARTY. WELL, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE KNOW WHAT MATTERS PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT AND
THEY'RE LIKE, "THERE'S A KOREAN BARBECUE TRUCK." Jimmy: YES, EXACTLY
[ CHEERS ] IT MAKES EVERYONE HAPPY. YEAH, IT WAS REALLY,
REALLY-- IT WAS THE MOST FUN EITHER OF US HAVE EVER HAD MAKING A MOVIE, AND WE'VE HAD
A LOT OF FUN MAKING MOVIES Jimmy: I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, BUT I REALLY MEAN IT
YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST ACTORS TO DO IT AND I LOVE WATCHING YOU.
IT'S AMAZING YOU'RE GREAT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
I THINK THAT YOU, FOR ME, IF IT WAS A TEAM, YOU'RE MY GO-TO PLAYER
IF YOU'RE ON MY TEAM, I GO, JUST GIVE THE BALL TO MATT HE'LL NAIL THE LINE.
YOU GO, "HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?" OR "FORD VERSUS FERRARI," THE
STOPWATCH THING. YOU'RE LIKE, "YOU WANT ONE THEY'RE ITALIAN.
IT'S LIKE, "YES! YOU HAVE THE WAY OF DELIVERING THESE LINES THAT THE CROWD GOES
NUTS WHEN I WATCHED "AIR" YOU HAD A A COUPLE OF THEM
EVERYONE JUST CLAPS. DO YOU GO INTO A SCRIPT GOING, THAT LINE WILL BE MY-- THAT
WILL BE THE LINE I NAIL? NO. Jimmy: YOU JUST READ IT, AND
JUST DO IT YEAH, YEAH. AND I MEAN, I-- YOU KNOW, I
LOOK AT THE WHOLE SCRIPT AND USUALLY IF IT'S A GOOD SCRIPT, THEN IT WILL HAVE LINES
IN IT, BUT I WON'T KIND OF PLAN IT OUT LIKE THAT I MEAN, "HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM
APPLES" WAS KIND OF A VERY-- 'CAUSE I'M SLAMMING THE NUMBER AGAINST THE WINDOW AND ALL
THAT SO THAT DEFINITELY FELT LIKE A A BIGGER THING BECAUSE IT'S
A BIGGER THING IN THE MOVIE. I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD, LIKE, SUSTAIN.
Jimmy: IS THAT THE LINE THAT EVERYONE YELLS TO YOU WHEN THEY SEE YOU?
THAT OR THEY JUST SAY MY NAME LIKE THE PUPPET IN "TEAM AMERICA.
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S THE OTHER WAY TO DO IT
YEAH, THAT'S THE OTHER ONE I HEAR A LOT Jimmy: WHEN YOU GET THIS
IDEA, YOU GO, "OKAY, THIS IS A A FANTASTIC IDEA." THIS IS HOW THE INDUSTRY
CHANGED AND A SNEAKER COMPANY STARTED WORKING WITH ONE PERSON
YOU CREATED THE AIR JORDAN BRAND. YOU GO, OKAY, "FIRST STEPS, WE
HAVE TO TALK TO MICHAEL JORDAN." YEAH.
Jimmy: I'M ASSUMING YEAH. THAT WAS THE FIRST THING
BECAUSE THE SCRIPT WAS GREAT Jimmy: YOU CAN'T MAKE IT WITHOUT HIM.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] WELL, HE'S NOT IN THE MOVIE YOU DO REALIZE HE'S NOT IN THE
MOVIE? AND THAT'S ALL BY DESIGN BECAUSE IT'S REALLY ABOUT--
IT'S ABOUT THAT DEAL TO MAKE THIS SHOE, AND GOING BACK TO 1984 AND NIKE WAS NOT NIKE,
LIKE, THE NIKE WE KNOW THEY WERE, LIKE, THIS UNDERDOG THEY WERE IN THIRD PLACE IN THE
BASKETBALL DIVISION. Jimmy: THAT ALREADY BLEW ME AWAY
WHEN THAT CAME UP, I'M LIKE, "OH, YEAH, WAS IT CONVERSE?" CONVERSE AND ADIDAS AND THEN
NIKE I HAD-- I READ THE SCRIPT, AND I WAS, LIKE, BLOWN AWAY.
I WAS LIKE, THIS IS ALL TRUE Jimmy: YEAH SO, THAT'S, I THINK ALEX,
THE SCREENWRITER, DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF KIND OF SETTING WHAT THINGS LOOKED LIKE
IN 1984. AND IT JUST WAS REALLY SURPRISING
Jimmy: DID YOU HAVE A A MEETING WITH MICHAEL, OR DID YOU MAKE BEN DO THAT
I MADE BEN DO THAT. Jimmy: YEAH, SMART. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
YEAH, YEAH YOU GO, "BEN, CHARM HIM. NO.
BEN WENT DOWN TO TALK TO HIM, AND ACTUALLY THAT WAS THE KIND OF THE CRITICAL THING BECAUSE
WE-- OUT OF THAT MEETING, MICHAEL-- BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, WE SAID, "LOOK, WE'RE NOT
GOING TO DO IT-- IF YOU DON'T WANT US TO DO IT, WE'RE NOT HAD GOING TO DO IT."
AND HE WAS LIKE, "NO, NO, IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR A MOVIE. BUT BEN SAID, "WHAT'S MOST
IMPORTANT THAT WE GET RIGHT? WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU?" AND WHAT HE SPOKE ABOUT WERE
THREE THINGS THERE WAS HOWARD WHITE, WHO IS AN EXECUTIVE THAT CHRIS TUCKER
PLAYS IN THE MOVIE Jimmy: HE'S GREAT YEAH, HE'S AWESOME.
AND GEORGE RAVELING, WHO MARLON WAYANS PLAYS. GEORGE RAVELING WAS THE FIRST
PERSON TO TALK TO MICHAEL ABOUT NIKE AND THEN HE TALKED AT LENGTH
ABOUT HIS MOTHER AND THAT WAS KIND OF THE CRITICAL THING
IT WAS LIKE, "OH, WAIT A A MINUTE--" TO SEE MICHAEL, WHO IS A VERY
INTIMIDATING DUDE, YOU KNOW, SUDDENLY KIND OF BE AWE STRUCK AND TALK ABOUT HIS MOM
SO, THAT WAS-- SO, WHEN BEN SAID, LIKE, "LOOK, WHO DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD GET TO PLAY--
AND BEFORE HE FINISHED THE SENTENCE-- THE QUESTION, MICHAEL WAS LIKE,
"VIOLA DAVIS!" [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] SO -
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH, YEAH Jimmy: I MEAN, VIOLA DAVIS.
THAT'S WHO YOU GO TO TO HIT THE SHOT, BY THE WAY Jimmy: YEAH, YOU GIVE IT TO
VIOLA DAVIS. SO, HE CALLED ME. HE WAS LIKE, "I'VE GOT GREAT
NEWS AND BAD NEWS. AND I'M LIKE, "OKAY. HE'S LIKE, "THE GREAT NEWS IS I
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO FOR THE RE- WRITE. WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN
GEORGE RAVELING. WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN HOWARD WHITE
AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE HIS MOM CENTRAL TO THE WHOLE THING." I GO, "GREAT, WHAT'S THE BAD
NEWS HE GOES, "WE HAVE TO GET VIOLA DAVIS, OR WE CAN'T MAKE
THE MOVIE. Jimmy: EVERYONE WANTS VIOLA DAVIS IN THEIR MOVIE
THAT'S WHAT I SAID TO BEN I WAS, "THAT'S LIKE SAYING YOU WANT MICHAEL JORDAN ON YOUR
BASKETBALL TEAM. [ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO
PUT IT SO, WE WENT AND WE REWROTE, AND WE REALLY JUST KIND OF
DRILLED DOWN ON THAT CHARACTER AND THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN HER AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE MOVIE.
Jimmy: SHE WAS PHENOMENAL PHENOMENAL. Jimmy: SHE'S GREAT.
IT'S SO WELL-DONE, WELL-ACTED, WELL-WRITTEN EVERYTHING WAS GOOD.
IT'S FUNNY AS WELL, BY THE WAY YEAH, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A GREAT
MOVIE. IT'S LIKE, "IT'S ABOUT A SHOE DEAL?"
Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH TRUST ME, IT'S REALLY-- IT'S GREAT
IT'S A LOT OF FUN. Jimmy: YOU'RE CHEERING BY THE END.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT WE USED TO CALL A FEEL-GOOD MOVIE. Jimmy: A FEEL-GOOD MOVIE OF
THE YEAR AND AT THE END YOU'RE LIKE, STANDING OVATION, CLAPPING,
"YES, I'M SO HAPPY FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S WILD.
YOU'RE GETTING FANTASTIC REVIEWS. A LOT OF CRITICS ARE SAYING
THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR SO FAR. SO, CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S ONLY APRIL Jimmy: THAT'S TRUE. [ LAUGHTER ]
WE HAVEN'T SEEN "SUPER MARIO BROTHERS" YET. Jimmy: THAT'S TRUE.
[ LAUGHTER ] WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS WEEKEND.
I WANT TO SHOW A CLIP. HERE'S MATT DAMON AND
VIOLA DAVIS IN "AIR. TAKE A LOOK.
ARE YOU MR. JORDAN?
JAMES SONNY VACCARO I'M WITH NIKE.
OH, MAN HERE WE GO JAMES, WHO IS IT?
HELLO, MRS. JORDAN. MY NAME IS SONNY VACCARO I'M WITH NIKE.
I BELIEVE MR. FAULK MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE WEREN'T INTERESTED
YES, I WAS TOLD NOT TO CALL DO YOU TYPICALLY MAKE IT A HABIT OF SHOWING UP AT FRONT
PEOPLE'S DOORS UNANNOUNCED IT MAY BE THE WORST OF ALL MY FAULTS, AND BELIEVE ME,
THERE ARE MANY BUT I DON'T LIKE TO TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.
AND I ACTUALLY THINK YOUR SON SHOULD BE ENDORSED BY SOMEONE WITH THAT EXACT MINDSET.
OKAY, COME ON BACK. TAKE A SEAT. THANK YOU
Jimmy: YEAH COME ON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
MATT DAMON, EVERYBODY. "AIR" IS IN THEATERS NOW MATT AND I ARE PLAYING "BEER
PONG BASKETBALL" WHEN WE COME BACK STICK AROUND
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ Jimmy: I DIDN'T KNOW THAT
YOU WERE LEAVING "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE." THAT'S A BIG MOVE FOR YOU.
IT WAS HUGE BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT WAS-- YOU KNOW, I WAS 28 ONCE, IT TURNS
OUT. WHEN I STARTED THAT SHOW I'M 78 NOW
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: OH MY GOD, YOU LOOK FANTASTIC.
Jimmy: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. WE ARE HERE WITH MATT DAMON!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S RIGHT MATT, YOUR NEW MOVIE "AIR" IS
ALL ABOUT NIKE AND MICHAEL JORDAN, SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO PLAY A GAME OF
BASKETBALL WITH A TWIST. THIS IS "BEER PONG BASKETBALL. HERE WE GO, NOW--
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HERE'S HOW THIS WORKS. WE'RE GOING TO BE THROWING
THESE BASKETBALLS INTO THOSE GIANT RED CUPS IF YOU MAKE A SHOT, YOUR
OPPONENT CHUGS A BEER. FIRST ONE TO MAKE THREE SHOTS WINS
MATT, YOU'RE MY GUEST, SO WHY DON'T YOU GO FIRST DO I HAVE TO HIT
A PARTICULAR - [ CHEERS ] ♪
[ AUDIENCE OHS ] Jimmy: NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS.
LET ME SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS Jimmy: YEAH
WATCH THIS OH OH, YES!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ OFF THE BOARD.
OFF THE BOARD ON THAT ONE, YEAH [ CHEERS ]
THAT'S GOOD! WE CAN GO TO COMMERCIAL RIGHT NOW IF YOU WANT.
[ AUDIENCE OHS ] I WAS SURE THAT WAS IN. I WAS SURE THAT WAS IN
Jimmy: YEAH, ME TOO OH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ COME ON, BUD >> AM I ALLOWED TO GET IT IN THE SAME ONE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ Jimmy: ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. ♪ [ CHEERS ]
ALL RIGHT Jimmy: THIS ONE'S FOR THE WIN.
THIS IS FOR THE WIN OH, MAN. Jimmy: LOOK AT THAT
CAN I GET IT IN THE ONE-- EXACT ONE, YEAH. YOU CALLED THAT SHOT
ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO FOR THE WIN.
♪ MATT DAMON'S MOVIE, "AIR" IS OUT TONIGHT.
YOU CAN GO SEE IT IN THEATERS - YOU'RE SAYING THIS BECAUSE
YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HIT THE SHOT [ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I'M JUST KIDDING I'M JUST KIDDING
Jimmy: WHAT'S UP. BOING. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ Jimmy: THERE YOU GO ALL RIGHT -
Jimmy: COME ON NOW. MATT DAMON, EVERYBODY! "AIR" IS IN THEATERS
OH, HE'S A GOOD MAN. "AIR" IS IN THEATERS TODAY WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
"TONIGHT SHOW. STICK AROUND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS AN EMMY-NOMINATED ACTOR WHO STARS
IN THE SHOW, "SCHMIGADOON! SEASON TWO IS NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV PLUS, WITH NEW
EPISODES EVERY WEDNESDAY PLEASE WELCOME, CECILY STRONG!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ ♪
Jimmy: YES! WELCOME-- WOW
Jimmy: WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU
IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME BACK THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BACK IN THE BUILDING.
I'VE ONLY GOTTEN AS FAR AS THE WINE BAR CLOSE BY. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S REAL. Jimmy: WOW. YES
Jimmy: ARE YOU-- ARE YOU EMOTIONAL RIGHT NOW? YOU KNOW, I'M NOT-- BEING
ON THIS FLOOR IS OKAY. Jimmy: YEAH I'M SURE I'D BURST INTO
TEARS-- THERE'S JUST A LOT OF WEIRD EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE.
Jimmy: YEAH IT'S A LOT OF YEARS OF MY LIFE
Jimmy: I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU WERE LEAVING "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE."
I DIDN'T KNOW-- THAT EPISODE CAME ON, AND I WAS LIKE, "WAIT, IS CECILY LEAVING?
LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON? YES ALTHOUGH WE ALL KNEW
IT WASN'T, LIKE, A HUGE SHOCK. BUT I THINK NOBODY-- I THINK THERE WERE STILL PEOPLE THAT I
LOVE AT THE SHOW THAT WERE LIKE, "IF WE DON'T SAY IT, IT WON'T HAPPEN."
Jimmy: YEAH, NO THEN SHE'LL STAY. Jimmy: YEAH
'CAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D JUST STAY ON FOR ANOTHER - IT'S WORKED FOR NINE AND
A HALF OTHER YEARS YES. Jimmy: LORNE'S GOOD AT
GETTING PEOPLE TO JUST GO, "NO, JUST STAY FOR ANOTHER THING. BUT, WOW
YEAH. Jimmy: IT WAS-- THAT'S A A BIG MOVE FOR YOU
IT WAS-- IT WAS HUGE 'CAUSE AGAIN, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, I WAS 28 ONCE, TURNS OUT, WHEN
I STARTED THAT SHOW. I'M 78 NOW [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
YEAH Jimmy: OH MY GOD, YOU LOOK FANTASTIC.
OH, THANKS, A LOT OF SURGERY. Jimmy: I WANT YOUR DOCTORS
NUMBER A LOT OF DOCTORS. A COUPLE HAVE DIED
YEAH [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: BUT THEY WERE GOOD
PEOPLE THEY WERE GREAT PEOPLE. Jimmy: THEY WERE GREAT
DOCTORS. BUT YOU-- YOU'RE DOING THE SHOW, AND I GO, "OKAY, I WOULD
LOSE IT THERE. I WOULD LOSE IT IN THAT EPISODE.
I WOULD LOSE IT IN THAT THING. AND THEN, AUSTIN BUTLER IS THE HOST
WHO WAS-- WHO WAS PHENOMENAL AS ELVIS UNBELIEVABLE.
Jimmy: AND HE SERENADES YOU AS ELVIS I MEAN, THAT'S THE BEST LAST
GIFT ON EARTH. Jimmy: COME ON, BUD I THINK-- LORNE BROUGHT IT
UP IN AN ELEVATOR. I WAS, LIKE, DOING OKAY, AND THEN LORNE ON TUESDAY WAS LIKE,
"I THINK HE'S GOING TO DO "BLUE CHRISTMAS" IF YOU--" AND I WAS JUST LIKE, "MM-HM.
I THINK THAT I WOULD LOVE TO--" YEAH, AND I THINK THAT IS THE
ONE THING HE ASKED TO NOT DO, WAS TO JUST SING AS ELVIS, AND WE WERE LIKE, "AND CAN YOU SING
AS ELVIS FOR ME? Jimmy: YEAH AND HE DID IT.
AND IT WAS - AND HE DID IT Jimmy: IT WAS A CLASSIC
YES I DON'T THINK I'VE CRIED AND HUGGED A HOST SO MUCH, EVER.
[ AUDIENCE AWS ] Jimmy: DO YOU EVER-- THANK YOU FOR THAT REACTION
Jimmy: YEAH YEAH. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: VERY LOVING PERSON YOU WORKED WITH MATT DAMON BEFORE
DID HE HOST? YES, HE HOSTED A REALLY GREAT-- ANOTHER CHRISTMAS
SHOW AND BRYAN TUCKER AND I WROTE A A BARBRA STREISAND INSPIRED
CABARET SKETCH THAT-- IT WAS A LITTLE STRANGE TO PITCH TO MATT DAMON
Jimmy: YEAH, YOU-- WELL, I THINK OF MATT DAMON, I THINK OF SINGING AND DANCING.
YOU'RE GONNA BE MY SNARKY, SEXUALLY FLUID EX-HUSBAND AT THE FUNERAL.
BUT HE WAS AMAZING Jimmy: YEAH REALLY MADE -
Jimmy: HE'S GREAT AT EVERYTHING HE DOES YEAH.
Jimmy: YEAH, I GET TO SEE YOU EVERY NOW AND THEN ON THESE VERIZON COMMERCIALS THAT WILL
POP UP SURE, THEY PLAY SOMETIMES Jimmy: YEAH, SOMETIMES THEY
PLAY BUT IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU I WANT TO SEE MORE OF
CECILY STRONG. [ LAUGHTER ] I LOVE SEEING YOU.
IS THIS THE FIRST COMMERCIAL YOU EVER DID IT-- NO, NO, NO, I
ACTUALLY-- BUT MY FIRST COMMERCIAL NEVER AIRED Jimmy: OH
WHAT WAS IT FOR? I MEAN, IT WASN'T AN EXCITING REASON IT NEVER AIRED
BUT IT WAS A McDONALD'S COMMERCIAL I THINK I WAS TEN.
AND I WAS-- I JUST HAD TO LICK AN ICE CREAM-- I WENT IN FOR A DIFFERENT AUDITION, AND THE
CASTING DIRECTOR WAS LIKE, "HOLD ON ONE SECOND. Jimmy: "I SEE SOMETHING."
YEAH. AND THEN JUST HAD ME-- I DIDN'T HAVE ANY LINES.
I THINK I JUST LICKED THE CONE, AND THEN THEY SAID TO ME, LIKE, "WELL, 39 CENTS, MUST BE BAD
ICE CREAM. I'M PARAPHRASING AND THEN I WENT.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: WOW. AND THEN THEY SAID, "LET ME
REPHRASE THAT. AND I WENT - [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: THAT'S A GOOD-- THAT'S A BIG - WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW GOOD
IT WAS IT NEVER AIRED Jimmy: NEVER AIRED, NO.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I THINK McDONALD'S - THEY STOPPED SERVING ICE
CREAM AFTER THAT [ LAUGHTER ] YEAH
Jimmy: THAT'S WHY-- THAT'S WHY IT'S ALWAYS BROKEN AT McDONALD'S
[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, EXACTLY RIGHT. GET CECILY IN THE SPOTS, AND
FIX THAT THING [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I SAW A NICE ARTICLE THEY DID
ABOUT YOU IN "ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST." AH.
Jimmy: AND A VERY BEAUTIFUL-- YOU READ THAT OFTEN
YOU'RE ALWAYS-- Jimmy: ALWAYS READING THAT AND "CIGAR AFICIONADO.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. Jimmy: THE ONLY TWO MAGAZINES I READ
[ LAUGHTER ] DO THEY STILL MAKE THAT? YOU'VE GOTTEN VERY CLASSY
Jimmy: THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, OF COURSE THEY DO Jimmy: YEAH, OF COURSE THEY
DO BUT LOOK AT THIS THIS IS-- THIS IS YOUR-- THIS
IS YOUR PLACE, RIGHT HERE. YEAH. [ SCATTERED CHEERS ]
Jimmy: IF YOU CAN SEE THIS-- THESE ARE ALL JUST WIGS
YES [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: SEE NOW-- SO, I HAD
A QUESTION ABOUT THIS. THIS IS-- ARE THESE-- WELL, WHAT ARE THESE
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I HAVE A QUESTION - Jimmy: YEAH, THAT IS MY
QUESTION SO, I'VE ALWAYS HAD WIGS AT HOME
BUT I LIVE WITH MY FRIEND KEVIN, WHO JUST STARTED PUTTING THE WIGS ON THE THINGS, ON THE
WALLS. I HAVE A LOT OF ANIMAL BUSTS, IT TURNS OUT
Jimmy: YEAH AND SO, WE WOULD PUT THE WIGS ON THE ANIMAL BUSTS
AND THEN, IT JUST, SORT OF, BECAME THE WAY OF SHOWCASING THE WIGS
Jimmy: NOW DO PEOPLE-- DO PEOPLE - PUT THEM ON
YES, OF COURSE Jimmy: OF COURSE? WHAT A SILLY QUESTION
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
IF YOU HAVE WIGS AROUND, YOU WEAR - Jimmy: SO IF I CAME OVER THE
HOUSE, I JUST GRAB A WIG OFF THE WALL - YEAH, YEAH, IT JUST MAKES
EVERYTHING - LIKE IF YOU'RE PLAYING GAMES, THE GAMES ARE MORE FUN
Jimmy: YEAH YEAH, EVERYONE - I LIKE TO CHOOSE THE WIGS
FOR-- YOU KNOW, LIKE, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE TONIGHT. YOU ARE THIS SASSY BUSINESS
LADY YEAH Jimmy: OH, SASSY BUSINESS
LADY THOSE ARE THE SHORT ONES. Jimmy: BUT THEN I ALSO
NOTICED THIS AS WELL THIS IS A BOOKCASE OF COURSE, BOOKS
AND THEN DOWN HERE'S JUST-- SPARE BOOTS? OH YES.
SO, AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY-- RuPAUL SUGGESTED, IF YOU'VE GOT WIGS, YOU SHOULD GET HEELS IN
EVERY SIZE TOO BECAUSE IT ALSO-- IT JUST CHANGES-- CHANGES UP THE
ATMOSPHERE - [ LAUGHTER ] - - WHEN YOU CAN PUT ON A WIG
AND A THIGH-HIGH PAIR OF BOOTS, AND EVERYONE CAN WEAR THEM I HAVE THEM IN ALL SIZES
Jimmy: SO, I CANNOT WAIT TO BE INVITED OVER THE HOUSE BECAUSE--
THE ONES THAT ARE MY SIZE, THEY'RE IN MY ROOM THEY HAVE-- ALL SIZES ARE IN
THE-- Jimmy: THESE AREN'T LIKE BOWLING SHOES--
WHOEVER GETS THIS, THIS IS THEIR OWN SHOE YES
I HAVE MY OWN WIG IN MY ROOM, I DISCOVERED, TOO. I WAS LIKE, "OH, I HAVE THIS
LITTLE BLONDE BOB IN MY DRAWER." I WAS LIKE, "THAT WAS A FUNNY
CHOICE I MADE. Jimmy: YEAH [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
I GUESS FOR - Jimmy: FOR EMERGENCIES.-- AN INTRUSION
I DON'T KNOW YEAH Jimmy: SO IF AN INTRUDER
COMES IN - SHE SAT HERE. I DON'T KNOW-- YEAH
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: YOU PUT ON THE WIG, AND YOU'RE LIKE, "WHERE'S
CECILY I DON'T KNOW WHERE - YOU'RE IN THE WRONG HOUSE
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] [ ACCENT ] Jimmy: "SHE'S LIVES IN
A DIFFERENT HOUSE. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. Jimmy: "SHE DOES NOT LIVE
HERE." "I'M JUST A BLONDE FRENCH WOMAN.
Jimmy: "I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. "I PUT ON A WIG.
I GET TO WEAR THOSE HEELS. " >> Jimmy: "PUT-- WEAR SOME BOOTS.
TAKE THEM WITH YOU YEAH, PLEASE." YES
Jimmy: I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, ALSO, YOU DID A ONE-WOMAN SHOW THAT GOT GREAT REVIEWS, AND
IT'S ACTUALLY BASED ON A SEARCH FOR THE SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
LILY TOMLIN-- YES Jimmy:-- WHO ORIGINATED IT
LEGENDARY. WRITTEN BY JANE WAGNER. YEAH
Jimmy: LEGENDARY. COOCOO THAT I WOULD DO THAT, BUT--
Jimmy: BUT YOU CRUSHED IT, BUDDY. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
IT WAS ONE OF, LIKE-- ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE
AND LILY TOMLIN WAS AT THE OPENING IN L.A BUT THEY DIDN'T TELL ME UNTIL
THAT AFTERNOON Jimmy: LOOK AT THIS I WOULD HAVE -
I MEAN-- Jimmy: SO - THERE ARE A LOT OF TEARS IN
MY EYES. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: LILY TOMLIN IS THE
GREATEST THE GREATEST. Jimmy: SHE'S THE GREATEST -
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN SO NERVOUS AND I GOT TO-- DURING CURTAIN
CALL, I GOT TO-- AND MY DIRECTOR WAS LIKE, "IF YOU CAN'T DO IT, I CAN COME HELP
YOU OUT, LIKE, IF YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH IT." Jimmy: REALLY
AND I WAS LIKE, "AND THE ORIGINAL TRUDY IS-- Jimmy: YEAH
AND I GOT TO GET APPLAUSE FOR LILY TOMLIN. IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
Jimmy: I MEAN, DID THE PLAY, IN SOME WAY, MAKE YOU REALLY RETHINK EVERYTHING
OR THINK - THAT'S WHY I LEFT "SNL. NO, NO, NO, IT ISN'T REALLY.
Jimmy: I THOUGHT I GOT-- I THOUGHT I GOT A GOOD SCOOP IT WAS-- IT WAS A GOOD-- I
THINK, THOUGH, IT'S PROBABLY-- I NEEDED SOMETHING ELSE AFTER-- SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I
WOULD JUMP INTO ANOTHER ONE-WOMAN SHOW PERFORMED BY AN ICON FOR YEARS ANYMORE
I DON'T NEED IT AS MUCH NOW THAT I'M NOT DOING "SNL," IF THAT MAKES SENSE
Jimmy: I MEAN, YOU DID THAT I KNOW YOU CAN SING, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN YOU ON "SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE." I'VE DONE SKETCHES WITH YOU WHERE YOU SANG
I THINK WE HAVE SUNG TOGETHER Jimmy: WE SUNG A COUPLE
DUETS. YEAH. Jimmy: YES, SOME OF MY
FAVORITE SKETCHES. HERE, EVEN. YES.
Jimmy: HERE, EVEN YES. BUT YOU CAN REALLY SING.
WELL, I WOULD SAY, I FELT LIKE I COULD REALLY SING ON "SNL."
IT'S VERY DIFFERENT WHEN YOU'RE SITTING NEXT TO KRISTIN CHENOWETH.
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THAT'S WHY WE DON'T HANG OUT
THERE'S ONE - Jimmy: 'CAUSE I GO, "YEAH, NO, I DON'T WANT -
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T Jimmy: YEAH, BECAUSE SHE'S
TOO TALENTED SHE WAS ASKING ABOUT THAT Jimmy: YEAH
I'LL TELL HER Jimmy: YEAH SHE'S TOO TALENTED
BUT, I MEAN, I-- THERE WAS ONE NUMBER, I WAS, LIKE, LITERALLY I'M CHAINED TO
ARIANA DeBOSE AND DOVE CAMERON TRYING TO DANCE-- LIKE, AND IF I TAKE ONE BAD STEP, I'M GOING
TO BRING DOWN ARIANA DeBOSE AND DOVE CAMERON Jimmy: NO, THEY'RE ROYALTY.
YOU CAN'T TAKE DOWN ARIANA DeBOSE. NO, NOT AT ALL
RIGHT Jimmy: BUT YOU HOLD YOUR OWN.
MORE THAN HOLD YOUR OWN. WELL, I STAYED STANDING Jimmy: YOU'RE FANTASTIC
AND SO-- [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: NO
YOU ARE PHENOMENAL CAN WE SAY WHAT'S GOING ON IN SEASON TWO OF "SCHMIGADOON."
YEAH. SO, SEASON TWO, JOSH AND MELISSA HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF
SCHMIGADOON. THEY'RE MARRIED, THEY'RE HAPPY THE DOLDRUMS OF REGULAR LIFE
STARTS TO SET IN Jimmy: YEAH SO THEY DECIDE THEY'RE GONNA
HEAD BACK TO SCHMIGADOON, BUT THEY GET THERE, AND THEY LEARN, YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK TO
SCHMIGADOON. Jimmy: NO AND THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN
SCHMICAGO. Jimmy: SCHICAGO [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
OF COURSE Jimmy: WHO IS THE CREATOR OF THE SHOW
NATURALLY CINCO. CINCO PAUL, YEAH
Jimmy: MAN, TALENTED. OH, HE'S A GENIUS. GENIUS.
GENIUS Jimmy: BUT THIS-- THESE MUSICALS IN THIS LIFE IS A
A LITTLE BIT DARKER. OH, IT'S DARKER Jimmy: GRITTIER
EVERYBODY HAS MUCH LESS CLOTHING ON. NOT US
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: YEAH BUT IT'S LIKE THOSE PLAYS,
LIKE, "HAIR," "SWEENEY TODD" - "CABARET" - Jimmy: "CABARET."
"SWEENEY TODD." Jimmy: JUST DARKER-- DARKER STUFF.
YES Jimmy: BUT IT'S SO FUNNY. AND KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY IS
UNBELIEVABLE AS WELL YOU GUYS ARE GREAT TOGETHER. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.
I'M SO-- THIS SEASON I GOT TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIM AND, I MEAN, WE JUST MADE EACH
OTHER LAUGH EVERY DAY. IF THEY DIDN'T YELL CUT, WE WERE JUST GOING TO KEEP GOING,
YOU KNOW Jimmy: YOU'RE TWO OF THE FUNNIEST PEOPLE EVER
I ALSO HEARD-- IS MARTY SHORT IN THIS SEASON AS WELL YES
I DIDN'T GET TO, LIKE-- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: OH, PLEASE IT'S
NOT-- OH, YOU KNOW OF HIM Jimmy: NO, DON'T CLAP
OH, YOU'VE HEARD OF HIM? YOU SHOULD CHECK HIM OUT. HE'S PRETTY GOOD
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: I DON'T WANT HIM GETTING THAT MUCH APPLAUSE
YEAH. Jimmy: HE'S NOT HERE. YEAH
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. Jimmy: I WANT TO SHOW A A CLIP
HERE'S CECILY STRONG IN THE NEW SEASON OF "SCHMIGADOON!. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS AROUND WHERE WE SAW THE BRIDGE?
OH, YES, I THINK I REMEMBER THIS TREE. YOU REMEMBER THIS TREE FROM
TWO YEARS AGO? I JUST REALLY WANT TO FIND IT
DON'T WORRY WE WILL FIND IT. ♪
OH, I GOT A REALLY GOOD FEELING-- ABOUT THIS DIRECTION
♪ TOTALLY, YES. YEAH.
ME TOO. YEP. ♪
MAYBE WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO FIND IT AGAIN. MAYBE IT'S ONE OF THOSE PLACES
THAT YOU ONLY GO ONCE AND NEVER RETURN OH, LIKE SOULCYCLE.
Jimmy: YEAH, EXACTLY. LIKE SOULCYCLE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
CECILY STRONG! SEASON TWO OF "SCHMIGADOON!" IS NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV PLUS,
AND SHE IS PHENOMENAL IN IT. NEW EPISODES AIR EVERY WEDNESDAY.
MORE "TONIGHT SHOW," AFTER THE BREAK, EVERYONE. STICK AROUND
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ Jimmy: PERFORMING HIS GLOBAL
HIT "CALM DOWN" AND "HOLIDAY" FROM HIS ALBUM "RAVE AND
ROSES," GIVE IT UP FOR REMA. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ BABY CALM DOWN CALM DOW GIRL THIS YOUR BODY PUT MY HEART FOR LOCKDOWN
FOR LOCKDOWN ♪ ♪ OH LOCKDOWN GIRL YOU SWEE LIKE FANTA, FANTA IF I TEL
YOU SAY I LOVE YOU NO DEY ♪ ♪ FORM YANGA OH YANGA N TELL ME NO NO NO N
WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH ♪ ♪ OH OH OH OH, OH OH OH O OH OH OH BABY COME GIMME
YOUR LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO ♪ ♪ LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LOVE YOU GOT ME LIKE WOAH WOAH WOAH
WOAH, WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH ♪ ♪ WOAH SHAWTY COME GIMME YOU
LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-L LO-LO-LO-LO-LOVE ♪ ♪ I SEE THIS FINE GIRL FO
MY PARTY SHE WEAR YELLOW EVERY OTHER GIRL THEY DEY ♪ ♪ DO TOO MUCH BUT THI
GIRL MELLOW NAIM I DEY FIND SITUATION I GO USE ♪ ♪ TAKE TELL AM HELLO FINALL
I FIND WAY TO TALK TO TH GIRL BUT SHE NO WAN FOLLOW ♪ ♪ WHO YOU COME DEY FROM FOR
WHY YOU NO WAN COMFORM THEN I START TO FEEL HER ♪ ♪ BUM, BUM, WARM BUT SHE DE
GIMME SMALL, SMALL, WOAH I KNOW SAY SHE SABI PASS ♪ ♪ THAT ONE, ONE BUT SHE
FEELING INSECURE, WOAH CAUSE HER FRIENDS GO ♪ ♪ DEY GUM HER LIKE CHEWIN
GUM GO DEY GUM HER LIK CHEWING GUM, WOAH ♪ ♪ BABY CALM DOW
CALM DOWN GIRL THIS YOUR BODY PUT MY HEART FOR ♪ ♪ LOCKDOWN FOR LOCKDOWN
OH LOCKDOWN GIRL YOU SWEET LIKE FANTA FANTA IF I TELL ♪
♪ YOU SAY I LOVE YOU NO DEY FORM YANGA, OH YANGA N TELL ME NO NO NO NO ♪
♪ WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH OH OH OH OH, OH OH OH OH OH OH OH BABY COME GIMME ♪
♪ YOUR LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO LO-LO-LO-LO-LOVE YOU GOT ME LIKE WOAH WOAH WOAH ♪
♪ WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOA WOAH SHAWTY COME GIMME YOU LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-L
♪ LO-LO-LO-LO-LOVE ♪ ♪ ♪ I WILL NEVER FORGET THE
TIME WEY BAD BELLE DEM ♪ ♪ CAST US AWAY FAST FORWARD TO TODAY EVERYDAY A HOLIDA
EVERYDAY SAY A HOLIDAY ♪ ♪ OYA DAY, OYA DEY DEY DE DEY FIRST YOU GO BE TH
BAD GUY THEN YOU GO BE ♪ ♪ THE ACTOR BECAUSE I WAN FEED MY FAMILY NA IM MAK
ME THIEF MY OWN GUY LAPTOP ♪ ♪ CAME OUT ALIVE OMO ME I THANK GOD NOW MY MONEY BIG
YOU GO NEED TRACTOR IF BE ♪ ♪ SAY YOU WAN CARRY M WEIGHT YOU GO NEED
NEW GYM INSTRUCTOR ♪ ♪ STRAIGHT OUT OF BENIN I DROP REMA E.P. 201
THEY THINK SAY THE GBEDU ♪ ♪ GO FINISH MY MUSIC IS TRAVELING FROM INDIA T
ASIA TO BERLIN THE THING WEY BIN PAIN ME BE SAY UNA ♪ ♪ NO WAN BE BELIEVE I WIL
NEVER FORGET THE TIME WE BAD BELLE DEM CAST US ♪ ♪ AWAY FAST FORWARD TO TODA
EVERYDAY NA HOLIDA EVERYDAY SAY NA HOLIDAY ♪ ♪ OYA DAY OYA DEY DEY
DEY DEY OWEY I WILL NEVER FORGET THE ♪ ♪ TIME WEY BAD BELLE DE
CAST US AWAY FAST FORWAR TO TODAY EVERYDAY NA ♪ ♪ HOLIDAY EVERYDAY SAY NA
HOLIDAY OYA DAY, OYA DEY DEY DEY DEY OWEY ♪ ♪ I WILL NEVER FORGET THE
TIME WEY BAD BELLE DEM CAST US AWAY FAST FORWARD ♪ ♪ TO TODAY EVERYDAY N
HOLIDAY EVERYDAY SAY NA ♪ ♪ HOLIDAY OYA DAY OYA DEY DEY DEY DEY OWEY ♪
♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: COME ON NOW.
THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT REMA "RAVE AND ROSES" IS OUT NOW.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪
Jimmy: MY THANKS TO MATT DAMON, CECILY STRONG, REMA, ONCE AGAIN
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND THE ROOTS, RIGHT THERE, FROM
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA THANK YOU FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH
SETH MEYERS. GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY THANK YOU!