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 - MICHELLE OBAMA
KELVIN HARRISON JR., MUSICAL GUEST SAMPA, THE GREAT FEATURING ANGELIQUE KIDJO,
AND THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW Questlove: 1835
Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, JIMMY FALLON
♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: OH
COME ON, NOW WELCOME! THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ENJOY YOURSELF ENJOY YOURSELF WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO
"THE TONIGHT SHOW," EVERYBODY. YOU'RE HERE. YOU MADE IT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THIS IS SO EXCITING.
THE FORMER FIRST LADY, MICHELLE OBAMA, IS MY GUEST TONIGHT ON THE SHOW!
♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE OH, MY GOODNESS.
EARLIER TODAY I TEXTED MICHELLE, AND I GOT A MESSAGE THAT SAID, "WE'RE SORRY, THE
NUMBER YOU'VE REACHED IS TOTALLY MADE UP. [ LAUGHTER ]
IT MUST BE WEIRD FOR MICHELLE TO NOT BE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, HAVE NO INTEREST IN
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, BUT ALSO BE OUTPOLLING EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE SHE'S HERE TO PROMOTE HER NEW BOOK CALLED, "THE LIGHT WE
CARRY. IT'S ABOUT HOW WE ALL HAVE LIGHT WITHIN US, AND IT'S ALSO
ABOUT HOW JOE BIDEN SPENT EIGHT YEARS WALKING AROUND WITH HIS iPHONE FLASHLIGHT ON
[ LAUGHTER ] IT'S LIKE, "I CAN'T. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TURN IT
OFF. JILL, JILL-- HOW DO I?" WELL, LET'S GET TO SOME NEWS
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND THE FIRST LADY JUST RELEASED THEIR TAX RETURNS, WHICH SHOW THAT THEY
MADE LESS MONEY THAN THE YEAR BEFORE WHEN HE HEARD, BIDEN WAS LIKE,
"FREAKING BIDEN. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE BIDEN'S TAX RETURNS WERE PRETTY
INTERESTING. UNDER GIFT'S RECEIVED HE WROTE, "NOWHERE NEAR WHAT
CLARENCE THOMAS GOT. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE THEN UNDER DEPENDENTS, BIDEN
WROTE, "I ONLY WEAR THEM WHEN I KNOW I WON'T BE NEAR A BATHROOM FOR AWHILE."
Steve: OH Jimmy: THAT'S TOO MUCH INFORMATION.
THAT IS TOO-- THAT'S TOO MUCH INFORMATION. TMI.
SOME NEWS FROM OVERSEAS, KIM JONG UN SAID THAT NORTH KOREA'S FIRST MILITARY
SPY SATELLITE IS READY FOR LAUNCH KEEP IN MIND, A NORTH KOREAN
SPY SATELLITE IS JUST A GOPRO ON A TENNIS BALL [ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH, IT'LL BE LIKE THAT REMOTE CONTROL HELICOPTER YOU GOT FOR CHRISTMAS, YOU KNOW?
I'LL GIVE IT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT GETS STUCK IN A TREE YOU KNOW -
[ LAUGHTER ] SOME BUSINESS NEWS, I SAW THAT GOOGLE IS ABOUT TO RELEASE
THEIR FIRST EVER FOLDABLE PHONE. YEP, THE PHONE IS AMAZING, THEY
SAY IT FOLDS FASTER THAN FOX NEWS IN COURT. Steve: WHAT
OH HEY! [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
COME ON! CHA-CHING! Jimmy: YOU GUYS SEE THIS?
ACCORDING TO A LINKEDIN REPORT, AMAZON IS THE BEST COMPANY IN THE U.S. TO WORK FOR
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] EVERY AMAZON EMPLOYEE WAS LIKE, "I LOVE IT HERE," THEN BLINKED
THE MORSE CODE FOR "HELP." [ LAUGHTER ] AMAZON'S ACTUALLY A GREAT PLACE
TO WORK, WELL, UNLESS YOU'RE A A BOX. [ LAUGHTER ]
"HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] SOME ENTERTAINMENT NEWS,
NETFLIX ANNOUNCED THAT IN THE COMING MONTHS THEY WILL ROLL OUT PAID PASSWORD SHARING IN
THE U.S. PAID PASSWORD SHAR - [ AUDIENCE BOOS
YEAH BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE WANTS TO DO, PAY THEIR EX 12 BUCKS A MONTH, RIGHT
[ LAUGHTER ] SOME MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, I READ THAT HBO JUST STARTED
CASTING THEIR NEW TV SERIES REBOOT OF "HARRY POTTER. [ CHEERS ]
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE ACTUALLY GOT A SNEAK PEEK AT SOME OF THE CHOICES THAT
THEY'VE MADE CHECK THESE OUT. IN THE REBOOT, HARRY POTTER
WILL BE PLAYED BY GEORGE SANTOS. [ LAUGHTER ]
NEXT UP, LUCIUS MALFOY WILL BE PLAYED BY MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE HERE'S ANOTHER, VOLDEMORT WILL PLAYED BY JEFF BEZOS
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE MR. OLLIVANDER WILL BE PLAYED BY BERNIE SANDERS AND--
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE HERE'S ANOTHER, MAD EYE MOODY WILL BE PLAYED BY
RUDY GIULIANI. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE OF COURSE, PETER PETTIGREW WILL
BE PLAYED BY BORIS JOHNSON [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE HERE'S ANOTHER, MADAME MAXIME
WILL BE PLAYED BY LAS VEGAS RAIDERS OWNER MARK DAVIS [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
AND FINALLY-- DOBBY WILL BE PLAYED BY KING CHARLES
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE I'M EXCITED, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE--
Steve: WOW! Jimmy:-- GOOD. REAL GOOD.
SPEAKING OF KING CHARLES, THIS IS EXCITING, THE OFFICIAL DISH OF HIS CORONATION HAS BEEN
ANNOUNCED, AND IT IS CORONATION QUICHE Steve: OH
Jimmy: YEP, KING CHARLES ACTUALLY RELEASED HIS VERY OWN RECIPE
Steve: REALLY Jimmy: YEAH, HERE IT IS STEP ONE, TELL YOUR BUTLER TO
MAKE QUICHE. [ LAUGHTER ] STEP TWO, GAZE OUT THE WINDOW.
STEP THREE, SCROLL THROUGH CASTLES ON ZILLOW. [ LAUGHTER ]
STEP FOUR, CHAMPAGNE DON'T MIND IF I DO STEP FIVE, OH!
THE QUICHE IS DONE FINALLY, STEP SIX, EACH QUICHE [ CHEERS ]
THERE YOU GO, THAT'S-- THAT'S THE RECIPE, THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT
MWAH AND FINALLY, SCIENTISTS IN NEW YORK JUST DISCOVERED A
A METHOD TO PREVENT HAIR FROM TURNING GREY ONE GUY HEARD AND WAS LIKE,
"THAT METHOD IS DON'T BECOME PRESIDENT. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
THERE YOU GO, EVERYBODY! AS I SAID, FORMER FIRST LADY, MICHELLE OBAMA IS ON THE SHOW
TONIGHT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WE ARE VERY EXCITED!
I MEAN, THE BEST SHE'S THE BEST SHE'S ALWAYS DOWN TO DO
SOMETHING FUN WHEN SHE'S HERE, SO EARLIER TODAY, SHE AND I DECIDED TO HEAD OVER TO A LOCAL
BOOKSTORE AND SURPRISE SOME UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE.
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. CHECK IT OUT
Jimmy: HEY, GUYS, WE'RE HERE
AT McNALLY JACKSON BOOKSTORE IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN. WE'RE ABOUT TO SURPRISE SOME
PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT THEY'RE PART OF A PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR MICHELLE OBAMA'S NEW BOOK,
"THE LIGHT WE CARRY. THEY'RE GOING TO PRESS A BUTTON TO HEAR INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
FROM THE FORMER FIRST LADY, MICHELLE OBAMA, BUT WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW, IS THAT THE REAL
MICHELLE OBAMA WILL BE READING THEM THE QUOTES LIVE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THAT IS ME. Jimmy: YOU READY? LET'S DO THIS
♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: PLEASE PRESS THE BUTTON PLEASE PRESS THE BUTTON TO HEAR
AN INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FROM MICHELLE - OW
WE PRACTICE OUR FAITH IN THE SMALLEST OF WAYS WITH IT, WE ARE SAYING, "I
CAN. WE ARE SAYING, "I CARE." Jimmy: SIMON SAYS, "TOUCH
YOUR HEAD. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] SIMON SAYS, "TOUCH YOUR
SHOULDERS. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] PRESS THE BUTTON
SIMON DIDN'T SAY NOW POSE FOR A PICTURE THREE, TWO, ONE.
TURN AROUND. SMILE LADIES. Jimmy: TURN AROUND PLEASE
SIMON SAYS-- OH, MY GOD! MICHELLE -
OH, MY GOD Jimmy: HI, I'M JIMMY! IT'S SO -
Jimmy: PRESS THE BUTTON WE PRACTICE OUR FAITH IN THE SMALLEST OF WAYS
WITH IT, WE ARE SAYING, "I CAN. WE ARE SAYING, "I CARE."
Jimmy: SIMON SAYS, "TOUCH YOUR HEAD. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
SIMON SAYS, "SCREAM. [ SCREAM ] LOUDER.
[ SCREAM ] [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: SIMON DIDN'T SAY THAT
LAST ONE BUT MICHELLE OBAMA DID. [ LAUGHTER ]
YOU LOSE. BUT MAYBE YOU DIDN'T LOSE. [ SCREAM ]
OH, MY GOD! [ LAUGHTER ] OH, MY GOD
WOW! BECAUSE MY MOTHER HAD FAITH IN ME, I HAD FAITH IN ME TOO
Jimmy: MOTHER'S DAY IS COMING UP. WHAT ARE YOU GETTING YOUR
MOTHER YOU CAN PICK UP A FEW BOOKS RIGHT NOW.
PLEASE BUY MY BOOK. PRETTY PLEASE. WITH SUGAR ON TOP.
Jimmy: PLEASE GRAB A BOOK AND-- OH, MY GOD!
Jimmy: IT'S MICHELLE OBAMA. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE BUY MY BOOK
TOOLS EVOLVE OVER TIME AND SPEAKING OF TIME, IT'S TIME TO DANCE
SHOW US YOUR BEST MOVES. [ BEAT BOXING DROP IT LOW.
TO THE FLOOR DOWN LOWER GO, GO, GO
Jimmy: NOW POSE FOR A A PICTURE. THREE, TWO -
GO, GO-- OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YOU'VE GOT SOME GREAT MOVES THANK YOU, JUST FOR GOING
THROUGH THIS ENTIRE JOURNEY WITH GRACE THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.
AND TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT TO YOU, THANK YOU [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
OH, SWEETIE - IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ MY THANKS TO MICHELLE OBAMA! WHEN WE COME BACK, MORE
"TONIGHT SHOW" WITH MICHELLE OBAMA COME ON BACK
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪
IT WOULD BE THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE FIRST SECOND LADY, ALL THE KIDS AND
ALL OF OUR DETAILS [ LAUGHTER ] SO, YOU IMAGINE BEING THE POOR
KIDS ON THE OTHER TEAM WITH JOE YELLING, "MAZIE, PASS THE BALL."
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: WE ARE HONORED TO BE JOINED BY OUR FIRST GUEST, WHO
IS THE FORMER FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES. SHE IS ALSO THE AUTHOR OF THE
BEST-SELLING BOOK, "THE LIGHT WE CARRY: OVERCOMING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES.
AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO "MICHELLE OBAMA: THE LIGHT PODCAST," WHICH IS AVAILABLE
NOW ON AUDIBLE AND EVERYWHERE YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.
EVERYONE PLEASE WELCOME, MICHELLE OBAMA
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT HEY Jimmy: THEY'RE REFUSING TO
SIT DOWN THEY WANT TO STAND UP! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WELCOME. IT'S A PARTY. Jimmy: IT FEELS GOOD.
IT FEELS GOOD. IT'S A PARTY. Jimmy: THANK YOU.
WELCOME BACK AND THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY. AND THANK YOU FOR--
THANKS FOR HAVING ME. Jimmy: THANKS FOR PLAYING, YET AGAIN.
WE DID ANOTHER FUN - WE HAVE PLAYED SO MUCH. Jimmy: WE'VE HAD SO MANY FUN
BITS I GOTTA SAY, I LOVE HAVING YOU I LOVE TALKING TO YOU,
OBVIOUSLY. BUT TO SEE PEOPLE'S REACTION TO YOU, NEXT TO YOU, IS IT MAKES
ME FEEL SO GOOD. PEOPLE LOVE YOU. I MEAN, WE ALL LOVE YOU.
BUT REALLY - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE LOOK, I DON'T TAKE IT FOR
GRANTED. LOOK, WE DON'T GET OUT MUCH. Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
SO, IT'S JUST NICE TO HEAR WHAT IT ALL MEANT TO PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE.
SO, I DON'T TAKE ANY OF THAT FOR GRANTED. Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS ON
"THE LIGHT WE CARRY. THANK YOU [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: IT'S ANOTHER "NEW YORK TIMES" BEST-SELLER AND THE BOOK-- YOU DEDICATE
THE BOOK TO YOUR PARENTS OH, MY GOD, YES Jimmy: WHICH I DO LOVE.
YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT THE INFLUENCE YOUR THAT YOUR FATHER HAS HAD ON YOU
BUT ALSO, THERE'S A WHOLE CHAPTER HERE ABOUT YOUR MOM. MARIAN.
Jimmy: YES. SHE DESERVED A CHAPTER. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
SHE'S-- YOU KNOW, MY PARENTS ARE WHERE I GET ANY WISDOM THAT I HAVE
AND THE FACT THAT SHE ALLOWED ME TO EVEN SAY HER NAME IN THE BOOK IS A BIG DEAL
BECAUSE MARIAN ROBINSON ISN'T IMPRESSED WITH ANYTHING AT ANY TIME
SO, I HAD TO ASK PERMISSION. I WAS LIKE, MOM-- WE WERE TRYING TO GET HER TO WRITE A
A BOOK SHE WAS LIKE, "NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
I WAS LIKE, "NO, MOM, EVERYBODY WANTS TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
Jimmy: SHE DOES HAVE SOME GREAT TRIED AND TRUE PARENTING IN THE BOOK.
NUMBER FIVE IS, "COME HOME WE WILL ALWAYS LIKE YOU HERE." YEAH, YEAH.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THAT'S TRUE. I MEAN, LET ME TELL YOU HOW
GROUNDING THAT IS. AND FOR PARENTS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, BECAUSE SHE SAID
THAT BECAUSE SHE KNEW THAT AS KIDS OF COLOR, AS WOMEN, AS A WOMAN, YOUNG WOMAN, YOUNG
BLACK WOMAN IN THE WORLD, THAT I WOULD BE CONFRONTED WITH A A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD SET
MY BAR LOW FOR ME. YOU KNOW, SHE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO HEAR RACIAL INSULTS
SHE KNEW WHAT WE WERE GOING TO CONFRONT AND SHE NEVER WANTED US TO GET
OUR SELF-WORTH FROM OUTSIDE THE HOME BECAUSE WE COULDN'T COUNT ON IT.
SO, THAT MAXIM IS, DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. DON'T LOSE IT BECAUSE A TEACHER
DOESN'T LIKE YOU, BECAUSE SOMEBODY CALLED YOU A BAD WORD DON'T LET YOUR SELF-ESTEEM BE
BASED ON THAT. YOU KNOW, GET YOUR SELF-WORTH AT HOME.
AND SO, THAT'S A POWERFUL THING FOR ALL PARENTS TO REMEMBER. BUT IT'S AN IMPORTANT THING FOR
ADULTS TO REMEMBER, AS WE DEAL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. THAT OUR WORDS TO THEM MATTER,
YOU KNOW Jimmy: YEAH WHAT WE SAY, HOW WE TREAT
THEM, IT HAS AN IMPACT BECAUSE SOME KIDS DON'T HAVE A A HOME TO GO TO TO FEEL THAT
LOVE SO, I THINK ABOUT THAT EVERY TIME I INTERACT WITH A KID
THAT MY INTERACTION WITH THEM MAY BE THE TIME THEY FEEL SAFE AND THEY FEEL AT HOME.
SO, I WANT EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT THAT Jimmy: THAT GOES FAR.
SO, I GOT THAT AT HOME. Jimmy: THAT GOES SO FAR [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
I LOVE THAT. HOW ARE THE KIDS KIDS ARE GOOD
THOSE TWO, THEY'RE NOT KIDS. THEY ARE GROWN - Jimmy: THEY'RE SEVEN YEARS
OLD? HOW OLD ARE THEY [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S HOW THE WORLD SEES THEM 20-- THEY'LL BE 25 AND 22
Jimmy: WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN YEAH, YOU ALL ARE OLD [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN I KNOW. BEFORE OUR VERY EYES
ALL I CAN SAY IS, NO MORE BABIES, NO MORE TUITION. [ LAUGHTER ]
BYE. IT'S LIKE, HERE'S YOUR LIFE. Jimmy: THERE YOU GO
GOOD LUCK Jimmy: YEAH, LET ME KNOW HOW IT WORKS-- YEAH
BUT NOW THEY'RE LIVING TOGETHER, RIGHT? THEY'RE ROOMMATES?
RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE YEAH, YEAH Jimmy: DO YOU VISIT THEM?
WE VISITED THEM ONCE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] WHEN WE'RE YOUR PARENTS, YOU
DON'T REALLY WANT US AROUND THAT MUCH. [ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW Jimmy: REALLY SO, BUT WHAT WE DID GET
INVITED OVER FOR COCKTAILS BEFORE DINNER BECAUSE WE HAD TO TAKE THEM OUT TO DINNER.
AND THEY INVITED US OVER TO COCKTAILS. Jimmy: NO, NO, NO
OH, YEAH. Jimmy: NO, YOU DON'T DRINK A COCKTAIL
NOT ONLY DID THEY DRINK IT BUT THEY MADE ONE. Jimmy: NO
IT WAS A BAD MARTINI. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] IT WAS VERY WEAK IN A TUMBLING
GLASS. [ LAUGHTER ] YOU KNOW, THEY STUMBLED THROUGH
IT Jimmy: THEY TRIED IT WAS MOSTLY VERMOUTH AND
ICE. [ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: I STILL DO THE
SAME - WELL, MAYBE IT WASN'T EVEN VERMOUTH BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN
THINK THAT THEY KNEW VERMOUTH WENT IN A MARTINI. Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
THAT'S EXACTLY IT. BUT THEY TRIED TO IMPRESS YOU WITH A MARTINI
OH, YEAH, OH, YEAH. AND A CHARCUTERIE TRAY Jimmy: OOOH
WHICH THEY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PRICE OF CHEESE. [ LAUGHTER ]
MALIA IS LIKE, "DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I PAID FOR THAT CHEESE? [ LAUGHTER ]
AND I WAS LIKE, "YEAH, GIRL, YOU EAT MY CHEESE ALL THE TIME."
Jimmy: EXACTLY. [ LAUGHTER ] NEVER WORRIED ABOUT THE
PRICE WHEN YOU EATING MY CHARCUTERIE TRAY Jimmy: YOU'VE ALWAYS SAID
WHEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE KIDS THAT YOU WANTED TO GIVE THEM THE MOST NORMAL CHILDHOOD
THAT YOU POSSIBLY CAN WHILE YOU'RE LIVING IN THE WHITE HOUSE, WHICH HAS GOT TO BE
TOUGH. BUT I REMEMBER YOU WERE SAYING EVEN BARACK COACHED THEIR
BASKETBALL TEAM. YES, YEAH HE WAS-- HE WAS DAD IN THE
WHITE HOUSE. Jimmy: HOW DID YOU SNEAK OUT AND DO THAT?
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING. AND HE WASN'T ASSIGNED TO BE
THE COACH. THIS WAS FOURTH GRADE REC LEAGUE FOR LITTLE GIRLS, RIGHT
SASHA WAS PLAYING. AND HE AND REGGIE LOVE, WHO WAS HIS AIDE AT THE TIME, WHO WAS
A DIVISION 1 PLAYER FOR DUKE THEY WOULD SIT AND WATCH THESE GIRLS NOT HAVE THEIR SHOES
TIED THEY WEREN'T RUNNING PLAYS BECAUSE IT WAS A PARENT COACH
LEAGUE, RIGHT? Jimmy: YEAH, ALSO THEY'RE IN FOURTH GRADE
THEY'RE IN FOURTH GRADE BUT BARACK OBAMA FELT THAT THEY COULD DO BETTER.
[ LAUGHTER ] SO, EACH GAME, HE WAS LIKE, CLOSER DOWN TO THE PLAYERS'
BENCH AND WHISPERED TO THE PARENT COACHES, WHO I'M SURE WERE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, IT'S
THE PRESIDENT TELLING ME TO RUN A PLAY." [ LAUGHTER ]
EVENTUALLY HE TOOK OVER. HE HAD THEM PRACTICING HE TAUGHT THEM PLAYS
AND THE FUNNY THING IS, LIKE, IT WASN'T ONLY SASHA ON THE TEAM, BUT IT WAS MAISY BIDEN,
JOE'S YOUNGEST GRANDDAUGHTER THEY'RE VERY GOOD FRIENDS. SO, IMAGINE ON ANY GIVEN
SUNDAY, IN A REC GYM, IN CHEVY CHASE-- BECAUSE WE ALL CAME OUT, RIGHT
YOU'RE PLAYING AGAINST THE VIPERS THAT WAS THEIR NAME.
THEY WERE THE VIPERS Jimmy: YEAH IT WOULD BE THE PRESIDENT,
THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE FIRST, SECOND LADY, ALL THE KIDS, AND ALL OF OUR DETAILS
[ LAUGHTER ] SO, YOU IMAGINE BEING THE POOR KIDS ON THE OTHER TEAM WITH JOE
YELLING, "MAISY, PASS THE BALL BOX OUT! YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME, I WOULD
HAVE TO TELL HIM, "CHILL OUT," YOU KNOW THIS IS-- THESE KIDS-- I
THINK THAT LITTLE GIRL IS CRYING BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT IS YELLING AT HER
Jimmy: HOW DID THEY END UP DOING? THEY WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Jimmy: COME ON! THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
MORE WITH MICHELLE OBAMA WHEN WE COME BACK, MORE "TONIGHT SHOW."
COME ON BACK, EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪
WASN'T INVITED. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THE AH -
WHO'S SHE [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: WOW.
Jimmy: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. WE ARE HERE WITH THE ONE AND
ONLY MICHELLE OBAMA, NOW [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: WE'RE ALWAYS SO HAPPY
YOU COME ON THE SHOW THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I NOTICED THAT YOU WENT BACK -
YOU WENT BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE. RECENTLY
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BACK. NO. Jimmy: SINCE--
WASN'T INVITED. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THE AH -
WHO'S SHE [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: WOW.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WOW, I'M ADDING A CHAPTER RIGHT HERE
HOLD ON. SO, YOU RETURNED WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE TO GO
BACK AND YOU GO, "OH, YEAH, I LIVED A LOT OF TIME IN THIS PLACE.
YEAH, WE WERE-- WE WERE GOOD WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
IT WAS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE
TRADITION. YOU DO YOUR OFFICIAL PORTRAITS THE NEXT PRESIDENT IS SUPPOSED
TO INVITE YOU BACK TO HANG THEM WE WERE NEVER INVITED BACK
SO, THESE PICTURES HAVE BEEN DONE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME SO -
BUT IT'S ALSO A CHANCE FOR THE STAFF TO COME BACK AND REMINISCE.
AND TO BE TOGETHER IT'S A - IT'S A RITUAL.
SO, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE ALL OF THE
STAFF. I MEAN-- AS QUIET AS IT'S KEPT, MY GIRLS LIVED IN THE
WHITE HOUSE LONGER THAN THEY LIVED ANY HOUSE. Jimmy: YEAH
SO, THAT'S WHERE THEY GREW UP SO, TO GO BACK AND SEE ALL THE
STAFF THAT ARE STILL THERE TO SEE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT THEY GREW UP WITH, IT WAS REALLY--
WELL, THE GIRLS WEREN'T THERE AT THE TIME. BUT IT WAS GOOD FOR BARACK AND
I TO SEE EVERYONE. Jimmy: DO YOU - DO YOU EVER HAVE DREAMS THAT
YOU STILL LIVE THERE NO, NO. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY THAT LIKE THAT
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] IT'S LIKE-- NO, NO
I DON'T-- I DON'T-- I DON'T DREAM--
Jimmy: YOU DON'T EVER, GO LIKE "OH, YEAH, I'LL GO DOWN THE
STEPS HERE." "AND, I'LL - NO, NO.
FUNNY STORY. AT BIDEN'S INAUGURATION, ALL THE EX--FORMERS GATHERED, AND
THEY WERE DOING A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEN WE HAD TO LEAVE
AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BARACK ATTENDED-- I THINK HE WAS THERE WHEN
SOMEBODY ELSE'S PRESIDENTIAL MOTORCADE WAS OUT. SO, HE WALKS OUT, AND USUALLY
THE FIRST CAR UP IS THE PRESIDENT. RIGHT?
AND HE GOES WALKING TO THE FIRST CAR. AND IT'S -
SECURITY IS LIKE, "SIR, THAT'S NOT-- THAT'S NOT YOUR CAR.
Jimmy: OOPS [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] HE WAS LIKE, "OKAY, WELL,
WHERE DO I GO? [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] SO, WE HAD TO PASS THE
PRESIDENTIAL MOTORCADE AND THE VP AND THEN, WE WENT WAY BACK
AND THEN IT WAS OURS 'CAUSE YOU GO IN DESCENDING ORDER Jimmy: BUT I WAS JUST -
BUT THE THING WAS WE WERE SO GLAD TO GET IN THAT BACK MOTORCADE.
AND TO GO HOME Jimmy: YEAH TO OUR HOUSE.
Jimmy: TO YOUR ACTUAL HOUSE YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE PROGRESS OF DEMOCRACY.
YOU DO YOUR TIME, YOU PASS IT ON YOU LET THE NEXT PRESIDENT
LEAD Jimmy: YEAH SO, IT WAS--
IT'S KIND OF A RELIEF. Jimmy: ARE YOU-- IN THIS BOOK, THERE'S SO MANY GREAT
STORIES ABOUT YOUR LIFE. THERE'S ALSO TIPS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH WHAT WE'RE DEALING
WITH EVERYTHING, WITH WHAT WE ALL - WITH ISOLATION, WITH COVID
IT'S JUST EVERYTHING'S KIND OF TOUCHED IN THIS BOOK AND ONE THING I LOVED IS THE
POWER OF SMALL YEAH. THAT'S ONE OF THE EARLY
CHAPTERS BECAUSE I WROTE THIS CHAPTER PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
WHO ARE FEELING SO ANXIOUS ABOUT THE STATE OF THE WORLD I MEAN, NO WONDER.
CLIMATE CHANGE, RIOTS ON CAPITOL HILL, GUN VIOLENCE, ON AND ON
AND THESE YOUNG KIDS, YOUNG KIDS AS YOUNG AS 15, ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE
THESE PROBLEMS AND THEY'RE GETTING ALL TWISTED.
BECAUSE THEY DON'T YET HAVE THE POWER. BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO BITE
OFF TOO MUCH TOO SOON. SO, THE POWER OF SMALL IS TO FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN UNIQUELY
CONTROL. AND FOR A KID IN HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S GRADUATING FROM HIGH
SCHOOL YOU KNOW, GET YOUR EDUCATION BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO THAT, YOU
CAN'T END VIOLENCE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD UNLESS YOU FOCUS ON WHAT'S AT HAND.
SO, STARTING SMALL, EVEN FOR US AS ADULTS, IS ABOUT FOCUS ON YOUR OWN KNITTING.
BECAUSE THERE'S POWER IN THAT. IF EACH OF US JUST RAISED THE CHILDREN WE BRING INTO THE
WORLD, YOU KNOW, IF WE DID NOTHING ELSE BUT DO THAT OH, JUST IMAGINE WHERE WE WOULD
BE AS A NATION, AS A HUMAN RACE IF WE JUST TOOK CARE OF THAT
Jimmy: YEAH YOU KNOW, IF WE SHOWED THEM THE LOVE AND THE FOCUS
AND IF WE PUT OUR TIME AND ENERGY INTO THAT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO SOLVE ALL THE BIG
PROBLEMS SO, CHANGE HAPPENS IN SMALL BITES.
IT'S NOT JUST THE BIG STUFF. Jimmy: YEAH 'CAUSE IT STARTS SMALL, THEN IT
GOES TO A FAMILY THEN IT GOES TO A COMMUNITY. ABSOLUTELY.
Jimmy: AND IT'S GREAT THERE'S ALSO A CHAPTER DEDICATED TO, "WHEN THEY GO
LOW, WE GO HIGH. WELL, PEOPLE STILL KEEP ASKING ME.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] DO YOU STILL MEAN THAT Jimmy: YEAH
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] STILL Jimmy: BUT, THAT WAS--
THAT WAS AN EPIC LINE. THAT WAS JUST-- IT JUST - IT STUCK IN EVERYONE'S HEAD.
YEAH. Jimmy: DID YOU REALIZE HOW POWERFUL THAT WOULD BE YEARS
AFTER? NO, NO. I DIDN'T KNOW I WOULD BE KNOWN
FOR THAT LINE. BUT I'M PROUD OF THAT. PEOPLE ASK ME, DO I STILL--
DO I EVER GO LOW AND YEAH, I GO LOW [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
I GO LOW A LOT OF TIMES. BUT I THINK FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PLATFORM, WHO ARE BEING
LOOKED UP TO, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO STAY HIGH BECAUSE KIDS ARE WATCHING US
IF YOU NEED TO GO LOW, GO LOW AT HOME. DO IT WITH YOUR KITCHEN TABLE
WITH YOUR SPOUSE BUT WE SET THE EXAMPLE BECAUSE LEADERS SET THE TONE
AND WE FELT WHAT IT'S FELT LIKE TO BE LED WITH LOW AND IT DIDN'T FEEL GREAT
THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S A PRACTICE. IT'S A HABIT
IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOW THE NEXT GENERATION THAT WE DON'T-- THAT DOESN'T
MEAN WE SETTLE THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE COMPLACENT
IT MEANS WE THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK, BECAUSE WORDS MATTER. AND I STILL BELIEVE THAT
AND I TRY THE BEST THAT I CAN WHEN I'M IN THE PUBLIC EYE, WHEN I KNOW THAT KIDS ARE
WATCHING TO STAY HIGH BECAUSE HIGH BEGETS HIGH.
Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: NOW, AH-- YOU WENT
ON A BOOK TOUR AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND YOU HAD AMAZING CONVERSATIONS WITH AMAZING
PEOPLE OUR PAL, GAYLE KING, WE LOVE TYLER PERRY.
LOT'S OF GREAT PEOPLE HODA KOTB-- DAVID LETTERMAN
Jimmy: DAVID LETTERMAN. OH, SO MANY - Jimmy: SURE
CONAN O'BRIEN. YEAH, WELL, ALL RIGHT [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: I MEAN YOU WERE BUSY Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, IT'S
INTERESTING. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] BUT YOU KNOW-- THERE'S ALWAYS
TIME FOR ANOTHER BOOK. YOU KNOW - THE LIST IS AMAZING PEOPLE AND
YOU TURNED IT INTO A PODCAST YEAH. Jimmy: AND THIS IS GREAT.
IT'S A GREAT THING YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT IT'S SUCH GREAT CONVERSATION
"THE LIGHT PODCAST. SO FOR THOSE WHO MISSED THE BOOK TOUR, WE RECORDED EVERY
CONVERSATION EDITED IT DOWN TO THE BEST OF THE BEST
YOU KNOW, IT TOUCHES ON THE BOOK BUT WE ALSO EACH SHARE OUR OWN
STORY OF FINDING LIGHT AND DEVELOPING FRIENDSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS.
IT'S REALLY A FUN SET OF CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE NOW ON AUDIBLE.
Jimmy: AND THEN YOU HAVE ONE OF THE INTERVIEWS-- OR THE CONVERSATIONS-- WERE WITH
OPRAH WINFREY. THE ONE AND ONLY. Jimmy: YEAH
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: OPRAH WINFREY.
AND IT AIRS. THAT OPRAH. Jimmy: THAT OPRAH
AND IT'S AIRING ON APRIL 25th ON NETFLIX IT'S A SPECIAL
YEAH. THAT WILL BE TELEVISED BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE WITH OPRAH,
YOU JUST TELEVISE IT [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: I JUST FEEL LIKE--
YEAH, YOU HAVE TO TELEVISE IT. YEAH, BUT YOU HAVE ACTUALLY BECOME FRIENDS WITH
OPRAH WINFREY. YOU GUYS ARE REALLY-- I MEAN, OPRAH WAS ONE OF THE
VERY EARLY SUPPORTERS BEFORE BARACK WAS EVEN THINKING ABOUT RUNNING.
SHE SPOTTED HIM WHEN HE WAS A U.S. SENATOR AND SHE HAS SORT OF BEEN -
OPRAH IS THAT PERSON WHO NEVER ASKS FOR ANYTHING, BUT IS ALWAYS THERE WITH HER
GENEROSITY AND LOVE AND SUPPORT. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING YOU CAN'T
ASK HER TO DO, IF YOU'RE A A FRIEND, THAT SHE WON'T TRY TO DO
SO, SHE IS WHO SHE APPEARS TO BE Jimmy: YEAH
AND I AM LUCKY TO CALL HER FRIEND Jimmy: I WANT TO SHOW A CLIP
FROM YOUR SPECIAL. HERE'S A LOOK AT "THE LIGHT WE
CARRY: MICHELLE OBAMA AND OPRAH WINFREY.
HAWAII, YOU WERE LOOKING FOR -
AND I UNDERSTAND WHY, YOU'RE A A WORKING WOMAN AND HAD NEVER BEEN TO HAWAII
YEAH. SO, YOU WERE LOOKING FOR THE HAWAII IN "HAWAII FIVE-O."
YES THOSE OF YOU WHO REMEMBER THAT SHOW.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] MAI TAIS. MAI TAIS AND HONEYMOONS
SUNSETS ON THE BEACH. AND HONEYMOON SUITES. BUT, INSTEAD -
YEAH, INSTEAD IT WAS A TRIP HOME TO VISIT HIS FAMILY THAT'S WHERE HE WAS FROM
HE WASN'T GOING BACK TO SOME ISLAND VACATION. HE WAS GOING BACK TO BE WITH
HIS PEOPLE BUT I WAS YOUNG AND I WAS-- IT WAS COLD IN CHICAGO.
AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAWAII WITH MY MAN IT'S GONNA BE SO ROMANTIC.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND THEN WE LANDED AND WE WENT STRAIGHT TO TOOT AND GRAMP'S
APARTMENT. NO OCEAN IT WAS A HIGHRISE BUILDING
GO UP TO THE TENTH FLOOR, YOU KNOW WALK IN.
LOOKS LIKE MY GRANDPARENT'S HOUSE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
MIGHT AS WELL BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: ISN'T THAT REALITY I LOVE IT. MICHELLE OBAMA, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "THE LIGHT WE CARRY: MICHELLE OBAMA AND
OPRAH WINFREY," PREMIERES APRIL 25th ON NETFLIX. MORE "TONIGHT SHOW" AFTER THE
BREAK. STICK AROUND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS A VERY TALENTED ACTOR, WHO
STARS IN THE NEW MOVIE, "CHEVALIER," WHICH HITS THEATERS FRIDAY.
PLEASE WELCOME, KELVIN HARRISON JR [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THANK YOU Jimmy: MOVIE STAR, RIGHT THERE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. YEAH. I FELT A LITTLE CHALLENGED,
A LITTLE BIT, LIKE CHEVALIER AND I SAID, LET ME SPRUCE UP MY OUTFIT
Jimmy: YEAH YOU REALLY DID BY THE WAY, YOU CRUSHED IT IN
THIS MOVIE HERE. LOOK AT YOU IN "CHEVALIER. Jimmy: YEAH
YEAH NOW YOU ACTUALLY ARE A MUSICIAN IN REAL LIFE
YES Jimmy: YOU ARE. I'M FROM NEW ORLEANS.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE FROM-- A MUSICIAN WHEN YOU'RE FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Jimmy: SOME NEW ORLEANS' OUT THERE. NOLA SHOUTOUT
[ SCATTERED APPLAUSE ] Jimmy: YEAH EVERYONE IN NEW ORLEANS IS A
A MUSICIAN WELL, PRETTY MUCH Jimmy: I THOUGHT THIS WAS
KIND OF COOL THIS IS YOU IN THE MOVIE, AND THIS IS YOU AS A KID
GOT THAT BALD HEAD. [ AUDIENCE AWS ] Jimmy: COME ON.
YOU DID IT, RIGHT? [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] YOU DID IT, BUD.
AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH - [ APPLAUSE ] AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH-- I WAS
LUCKY ENOUGH TO MEET YOUR BEAUTIFUL MOM-- YES
Jimmy:-- BACKSTAGE AND SHE'S A SINGER SHE'S A SINGER.
MY DAD'S A MUSICIAN. HE'S A SAXOPHONIST WE USED TO, YOU KNOW, WE USED
TO PLAY IN THE CHURCH. Jimmy: YEAH SO, WE CALL IT--
WE HAVE A GROUP CHAT CALLED THE JACKSON FIVE [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
WE'RE REALLY THE HARRISON FAMILY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
SO, WE-- IT'S FIVE OF US. THERE'S OUR TWIN SISTERS THEY PLAY THE FLUTE.
I PLAY THE KEYBOARD. MY MOM SINGS MY DAD PLAYS THE SAX
YEAH, IT WAS A LITTLE-- IT'S A TRAVELING LITTLE CHRISTIAN BAND
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: WAS THE PLAN ALWAYS TO BE AN ACTOR OR BE A
A MUSICIAN I DIDN'T KNOW I WANTED TO BE AN ACTOR PER SE.
BUT I DID KNOW I KIND OF WANTED TO BE A MUSICIAN WHAT I WANTED--
OKAY SO, I NEVER TOLD ANYBODY THIS. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
BUT I DID WANT TO BE A A MUSICIAN, BUT I SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO BE A POP STAR.
SO - [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I KNOW, I KNOW
AND SO, I AUDITIONED FOR "AMERICAN IDOL." Jimmy: YOU DID?
AND THE FIRST TIME I DIDN'T TELL MY MOM, BECAUSE I DID THE ONLINE VERSION
YOU KNOW WHERE YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR LITTLE TAPES. I WENT IN MY SISTER'S ROOM, AND
I PUT ON MY NICE LITTLE OUTFIT, YOU KNOW AND I SANG A LITTLE SONG
AND THEY DIDN'T SEE IT AND I WAS LIKE, IT'S BECAUSE OF THE FACT IT'S ON THE INTERNET.
AND I NEED TO GO TO THEM IN PERSON [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
SO, THE NEXT TIME I WENT IN THE LINE, AND I WAITED FOR A FULL DAY, DID THE WHOLE THING
AND MY MOM WENT WITH ME. Jimmy: WAIT, I'M SORRY. YOU AUDITIONED FOR
"AMERICAN IDOL" TWICE? TWICE AND THEN I DID "THE X FACTOR,"
BECAUSE THEY WASN'T SEEING THE VISION [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: WAIT, WAIT, WHAT - [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] SO--
Jimmy: SO THEN YOU WENT TO "X FACTOR" AS WELL YEAH, BECAUSE
"AMERICAN IDOL," I WAS LIKE, "Y'ALL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING.
Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH "X FACTOR" IS GOING TO GET
IT Jimmy: YEAH DID "X FACTOR" GET IT?
WELL THEY - NO [ LAUGHTER ]
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT [ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: CAN WE TALK ABOUT
"CHEVALIER"? YOU'RE GETTING RAVE REVIEWS IF YOU WANT TO PLUG YOUR EARS FOR
A SECOND LET'S JUST READ A COUPLE OF THESE.
DEADLINE SAYS, "KELVIN HARRISON JR. IS A REVELATION."
SCREEN RANT SAYS "KELVIN HARRISON JR IS MAGNETIC, A MARVEL IN A ROLE
THAT SOLIDIFIES HIM AS A A LEADING MAN. VOGUE PUT YOUR MOVIE ON ITS
"TEN BIGGEST FILMS TO LOOK FOR IN 2023" LIST. AND THE ROOTS SAID THAT "YOU
MIGHT BE THE NEXT DENZEL WASHINGTON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WHAT HOW DOES THAT FEEL WHEN YOU HEAR THAT REVIEW
DO YOU GO, LIKE, "WOW-- WOW, I MIGHT BE THE NEXT DENZEL WASHINGTON.
I FEEL A LITTLE GIDDY, A LITTLE GIGGLY. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF - IT'S - IT'S -
IT'S SURREAL, I GUESS, IN SOME WAYS BUT AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE, I
TAKE IT AS A COMPLIMENT IN THE SENSE THAT, I GUESS, IT MEANS I'M CHOOSING THE RIGHT ROLES
Jimmy: YEAH YOU KNOW, DENZEL HAS ALWAYS CHOSEN ROLES THAT-- WHERE MEN
FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE PURPOSE, AND THEY FEEL DIGNIFIED, AND THEY FEEL DYNAMIC.
YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT, AS BLACK PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE NOT SAINTS NOR SINNERS
WE'RE ALL OF THE ABOVE AND OUR HUMANITY SHOULD FEEL FULL
AND THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF PROJECTS I CHOOSE. AND THE CHARACTERS I LIKE TO
PLAY AND IF THEY THINK THAT MAKES ME DENZEL-LIKE, THEN I'LL TAKE IT
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: AND I KNOW YOU SAID YOU'RE A MUSICIAN.
BUT, DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE VIOLIN DID YOU KNOW -
SO, VIOLIN WAS MY FIRST INSTRUMENT YOU SAW, YOU KNOW, BALD HEADED
ME AT 7, THAT WAS WHEN I STARTED. AND THEN HURRICANE KATRINA
HAPPENED, SO THE PROGRAM THAT I WAS IN WENT AWAY SO, I NEVER GOT BACK INTO IT
'CAUSE IT'S NOT THAT COOL TO PLAY THE VIOLIN. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING
BUT-- 'CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE NO JOSEPH BOLOGNE TO LOOK TOWARDS
BUT, I BASICALLY HAD TO START UP AGAIN I CALLED MY DAD, AND I WAS
LIKE, "YO, THEY TRYING TO GET ME TO PLAY THIS VIOLIN." 'CAUSE I ASKED
STEPHEN WILLIAMS, OUR DIRECTOR, I WAS LIKE, "CAN WE GET A DOUBLE?"
AND HE WAS LIKE, "NO." "WE'LL GET A NEW ACTOR." [ LAUGHTER ]
I SAID, "WELL-- Jimmy: THAT'S A GOOD ANSWER YEAH, WE'LL GET A DOUBLE
YEAH, WE'LL GET A NEW ACTOR. BYE. RIGHT, RIGHT.
SO, I SAID, SO LET'S GET A PLAN TOGETHER, DAD. AND, YOU KNOW, WE DID FIVE
MONTHS, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, SIX HOURS A DAY OF JUST VIOLIN TRAINING
AND I ONLY HAD TO PLAY THE SONGS IN THE MOVIE SO, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS MORE
IMPRESSIVE THAN IT ACTUALLY IS Jimmy: NO, NO THAT'S WHAT A MOVIE IS
YOU CRUSHED IT, BUDDY. THANK YOU Jimmy: YOU REALLY DID DO
A GREAT JOB. I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP HERE'S KELVIN HARRISON JR. IN
"CHEVALIER." TAKE A LOOK.
♪ ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: DAD, YOU WATCHING THAT, DAD? HEY, CONGRATULATIONS
THANK YOU Jimmy: KELVIN HARRISON JR., EVERYBODY.
"CHEVALIER" HITS THEATERS FRIDAY WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
"TONIGHT SHOW. STICK AROUND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ Jimmy: PERFORMING "LET ME BE GREAT," FROM HER ALBUM "AS
ABOVE, SO BELOW," PLEASE WELCOME SAMPA THE GREAT
FEATURING ANGELIQUE KIDJO! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
[ SINGING IN NON-ENGLISH ] ♪ ♪ YEA
AH-CHA AH-CHA AH-CHA AH-CH K-K-KING ♪ ♪ THESE CERTAINLY
ARE THE SIGNS ♪ MANY MEN LEF TO THEIR OWN DEVICES ♪
♪ TELL THE STOR LEAVING OUT THE CRIE IT'S SAY ME SAY ME ♪
♪ QUITE SUCKS TO BE THE BOS THE HUNTER SHOULD BE LICKING AT MY ♪
♪ I'M A LION I'M KING YES APPLAUSE I'M FEELIN' THIS ♪
♪ BUT OF COURSE WHAT IS THE COST I'M HEALING NOW ♪
♪ I'M DEALING WITH MY HEROE ALWAYS MESSING ON MY FLAWS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER
YOU WAS ON MY WALLS ♪ ♪ NOW IT'S REPLACE THIS THERE WILL NEVER B
ANOTHER MA SO I FIGURED I COULD CARVE MY OWN PATH ♪
♪ SOARING I'M AN EXHIBI OF MY NAME I'M SAMMY I'M TEMBO I'M EV
I'M SAMPA I'M GREAT ♪ ♪ REMEMBER WHEN THERE'S DOUBT FEAR
YOU WOULD HAVE MY VOIC IN THE SONG IN YOUR EAR ♪ ♪ YOU CAN TIME TRAVEL
ANY MONTH ANY YEAR ♪ ♪ YOU'RE THE GREATEST YEAH I TOLD YOU 'CAUSE
IT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO HEAR ♪ LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ANGELIQUE KIDJO.
♪ AHH YEA LET ME YEAH I'M GONNA B
LET ME ♪ ♪ YEAH I'M GONNA BE AHH YEAH
LET ME LET M AHH YEAH ♪ [ SINGING IN NON-ENGLISH ]
♪ LET ME LET ME AHH YEAH LET ME LET ME ♪
♪ FOREVER EVE AND EVER EVE AND EVER EVE
AND EVER ♪ ♪ ♪ I'MA BE GREAT
AND YOU CAN NEVER FAIL AND EVEN IF YOU FALL YOU PREVAIL ♪
♪ AND YOU CAN NEVER LESSEN WITH A LESSON AND I'VE BEEN PRESSING
♪ SON IT'S NO ABOUT IMPRESSING I'M EXPRESSING ♪
♪ AND EVERY PATH I PAVE STILL STRESSIN AND SIMON SAID
STAY IN YOUR LANE ♪ ♪ AND IF I STAYED I'D BE PLAYING WITH THEM
LITTLE RHYME BOOKS SINGING TUPAC HOOKS ♪ ♪ STILL IGNORING THE FACT
THAT A QUEEN NAMED LAURYN ♪ SAID THAT I COUL CONQUER ANY HILL ♪
♪ THAT'S HOW I FEEL THAT'S HOW I FEE MY VISION I'M IMPECCABLE ♪
♪ EVERY STRENGTH GAIN LIKE I SAID IMPECCABLE LOOKING TO THE FUTUR
FOR A VISION NO SPECTACLE ♪ ♪ IT'S LEGACY IT'S WHAT I SEE HU
REMEMBER WHE THERE'S DOUBT FEAR ♪ ♪ YOU WOULD HAVE A VOIC
IN THE SONG IN YOUR EAR ♪ YOU CAN TIME TRAVE ANY MONTH ANY YEAR ♪
♪ YOU'RE THE GREATEST YEAH I TOLD YOU 'CAUSE IT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO HEAR ♪
♪ AHH YEA LET ME LET M AHH YEAH
LET ME LET ME ♪ [ SINGING IN NON-ENGLISH ] ♪ LET ME LET ME
AHH YEAH LET ME LET ME ♪ [ SINGING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
♪ LET ME LET ME BE GREA LET ME, LET ME BE GREAT ♪ [ SINGING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
♪ LET ME LET ME BE GREA LET ME LET ME BE GREAT ♪ [ SINGING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
♪ THIS SONG SAY LET ME BE
GREAT ♪ ♪ LET ME LET ME BE GREA LET ME LET ME BE GREAT
NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK OF ME ♪ ♪ OR MY JOURNEY
LET ME LET ME LET ME BE GREAT LET ME LET ME BE GREAT ♪
♪ LET M LET ME LET ME BE GREAT LET ME ♪
♪ SAMPA THE GREAT SAMPA THE GREA SAMPA THE GREA
SAMPA ♪ ♪
SAMPA THE GREA SAMPA ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: YES! YES! "LET ME BE GREAT," YOU ARE
GREAT! COME ON, YOU KNOW. COME ON, BUD
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE SAMPA THE GREAT, ANGELIQUE KIDJO!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "AS ABOVE, SO BELOW" IS OUT NOW!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, EVERYBODY COME ON BACK ♪
Jimmy: MY THANKS TO MICHELLE OBAMA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
KELVIN HARRISON JR., SAMPA THE GREAT, ANGELIQUE KIDJO [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND THE ROOTS RIGHT THERE FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH
SETH MEYERS. GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE