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 AN GUESTS - MICHAEL STRAHAN,
JUDY BLUME MUSICAL GUEST, BLACK THOUGHT AND EL MICHELS AFFAIR FEATURING
KIRBY, AND THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW Questlove: 1840
Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, JIMMY FALLON
♪ ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ENJOY YOURSELF, EVERYBODY. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME,
WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YOU'RE HERE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING WELL, GUYS, THIS IS NICE,
EARLIER TONIGHT, THE BIDEN'S HOSTED THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA AND HIS WIFE FOR A
A STATE DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE. YEAH
BIDEN WANTED TO MEET THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN SOUTH KOREA, BUT BTS WAS BUSY
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE SO - BUT THE-- BUT THE STATE DINNER
WAS FUN. THE SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT WAS NODDING OFF BECAUSE OF THE JET
LAG AND BIDEN WAS NODDING OFF BECAUSE IT WAS 6:00 P.M. [ LAUGHTER ]
IT'S LATE. IT'S LATE. I SAW THAT THE GUESTS WERE
SERVED MARYLAND CRAB CAKE, FENNEL, AND CUCUMBER SLAW, AND A YELLOW SQUASH SOUP
[ CHEERS ] THEN LIKE EVERY OTHER FANCY MEAL, EVERYONE HIT UP
A McDONALD'S IMMEDIATELY AFTER [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE "CAN I GET A QUARTER POUNDER
STARVING." WELL, PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS, TODAY, DISNEY FILED
A LAWSUIT AGAINST FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS FOR WAGING A, QUOTE, "RELENTLESS
CAMPAIGN TO WEAPONIZE GOVERNMENT POWER AGAINST THE COMPANY.
YEAH IN AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT, THE HEAD OF DISNEY'S LEGAL TEAM
SAID - [ DONALD DUCK VOICE WE WILL NOT GIVE IN TO THIS
OUTRAGEOUS GOVERNMENT OVERREACH. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: WOW-- THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DONALD [ DONALD DUCK VOICE
GO DUCK YOURSELF. Jimmy: OH - [ LAUGHTER ]
♪ Steve: DUCK, DUCK Jimmy: GO DUCK MY -
Steve: GO DUCK YOURSELF Jimmy: GO DUCK MYSELF THAT'S RIGHT, DeSANTIS WILL BE
REPRESENTED BY THE FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL, WHILE DISNEY WILL BE REPRESENTED BY
"SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW." [ LAUGHTER ] DISNEY HADN'T-- HASN'T TAKEN
A POLITICIAN TO COURT SINCE THEY SUED JOHN BOLTON FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE GEPPETTO SPEAKING OF FLORIDA,
GOVERNOR-- APPARENTLY FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IS LISTENING TO INSIDERS WHO ARE URGING HIM TO
MAKE DeSANTIS HIS RUNNING MATE [ AUDIENCE GROANS I HAVE A FEELING ADDING
DeSANTIS TO THE TICKET WILL BE LIKE ADDING MENTOS TO DIET COKE
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE MEANWHILE, I READ THAT TRUMP IS THREATENING TO SKIP THE
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. TRUMP WAS LIKE, "AS PEOPLE KEEP
TELLING ME, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME THAT." A REPUBLICAN DEBATE WITHOUT
TRUMP. EVEN C-SPAN2 WAS LIKE, "PASS." [ LAUGHTER ]
WELL RIGHT NOW TRUMP HAS A LOT GOING ON HE'S GOT A NEW BOOK, HE'S ON
THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, AND HE'S STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. SO, TO FIND OUT HOW TRUMP'S
FEELING ABOUT EVERYTHING, HE ACTUALLY AGREED TO JOIN US FOR AN INTERVIEW
SO, LET'S ASK HIM A FEW QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
MR. TRUMP, THANKS FOR DOING THIS JIMMY KIMMEL.
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: CLOSE ENOUGH NOW YOU-- YOU-- YOU'VE GOT A
A NEW BOOK OUT CALLED "LETTERS TO TRUMP," HOW MUCH OF YOUR BOOK DID YOU ACTUALLY READ
LIKE A PAGE OR TWO PAGES. Jimmy: OKAY, OKAY [ LAUGHTER ]
THE BOOK HAS A LOT OF LETTERS FROM FAMOUS PEOPLE, LIKE OPRAH AND KING CHARLES, WHAT WOULD
YOU SAY IS YOUR FAVORITE LETTER THE LETTER "C."
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: NOW YOUR-- YOUR RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN IS IN FULL
SWING. WHAT DO YOU THINK AMERICANS SAY WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT A REMATCH
BETWEEN YOU AND BIDEN? I WANT TO VAPE. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
Steve: WOW! Jimmy: OKAY, WELL BIDEN IS LEADING YOU AMONG WOMEN,
INDEPENDENTS AND SENIORS IS THERE ANYWHERE THAT YOU'VE BEEN LEADING BIDEN
ARRESTS [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: OKAY, INTERESTING.
NOW YOU'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT ALL OF YOUR SUCCESSES, CAN YOU GIVE US TWO EXAMPLES OF THINGS
THAT YOU COULD HAVE DONE BETTER DON JR.
[ LAUGHTER ] AND ERIC [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: BACK TO THE ELECTION, DO YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN BEAT DeSANTIS
OH, YES, YES, YES OH, YES. [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: DO YOU THINK YOU CAN SPELL DeSANTIS NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: AND FINALLY, BEFORE YOU GO, CAN YOU DO AN
IMPRESSION OF SOMEONE WHOSE DENTURES ARE FALLING OUT OF THEIR MOUTH?
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: THERE YOU GO
I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE PRESIDENT TRUMP, THANK YOU VERY -
NICE OF HIM. WELL, GET THIS, GUYS, TODAY A CONGRESSMAN FROM OKLAHOMA
BROUGHT RONALD McDONALD AND GRIMACE TO THE CAPITOL HERE'S-- HERE'S A PHOTO
Jimmy: YEAH WOW, QUITE A FALL FROM GRACE
FOR TUCKER CARLSON AND DON LEMON, BUT HEY, YOU KNOW I THINK A GIG'S A GIG.
A GIG'S A GIG. [ LAUGHTER ] WHEN TRUMP SAW RONALD McDONALD
WAS THERE, HE WAS LIKE, "I'M STORMING THE CAPITOL LET'S GO!"
[ LAUGHTER ] WELL, GUYS, LET'S SWITCH GEARS, I LOVE THE SPRINGTIME, ALL THE
NATURE - LET'S JUST GO AROUND AND SAY WHAT WE LOVE MOST ABOUT SPRING
I'LL START FOR ME, I LOVE THE - ♪ RAIN RAIN I LOVE THE SMEL
OF THE RAIN RAIN RAIN IN MY FACE AND I'M RUN RU RUNNING IN PLACE ♪
♪ AND I'M LOVING THE SMEL OF THE SUN SUN I LOVE TH WARMTH OF THE SUN SUN SU
ON MY NOSE ♪ ♪ AND THE SUN SUN SHINE O MY CLOTHES AND I'M LOVING TH
WARMTH OF THE WIND WIND LOVE THE RUSH OF THE WIND ♪ ♪ WIND WIND IN MY HAIR AS I
DANCE DANCE DANCING IN AIR AND I'M LOVING THE RUSH OF THE WIND ON MY FACE ♪
♪ SUN ON MY NOS WIND IN MY HAI SAND IN MY TOE
DANCE ON THE SAND ♪ ♪ FLYING SO FRE I LOVE THE WAY
OF THE RAIN ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: MOVING ON--
[ LAUGHTER ] WELL, THIS IS WILD, AHEAD OF HIS CORONATION, A LIFE SIZE
CHOCOLATE BUST OF KING CHARLES HAS BEEN UNVEILED. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS THING.
Steve: OH [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: YEP, THEY STOPPED AT THE SHOULDERS, BECAUSE THEY WERE LIKE, "I THINK THIS IS
CREEPY ENOUGH. HEY, GUYS, DID YOU SEE THIS? BEATS IS LAUNCHING NEW
TRANSPARENT EAR BUDS HERE'S MY ADVICE, IF YOU DROP ONE, MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE.
[ LAUGHTER ] NOT GOING TO FIND IT MOVE ON.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND FINALLY, THERE'S A NEW SMART DEVICE CALLED COMPANION
THAT BABYSITS YOUR DOG BY ENTERTAINING IT, FEEDING IT AND MONITORING ITS HEALTH.
YEP, THERE'S ALSO A CHEAPER OPTION, IT'S CALLED NOT HAVING A DOG.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS,
EVERYBODY. COME ON.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AW, WHAT A SHOW. WHAT A SHOW TONIGHT.
WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT. ONE OF OUR FAVORITES, HE IS THE
CO-ANCHOR OF "GOOD MORNING AMERICA" AND HIS SKINCARE LINE "MICHAEL STRAHAN SKIN AND SHAVE
ROUTINE" IS AVAILABLE NOW. MICHAEL STRAHAN IS HERE, TONIGHT.
Steve: COME ON! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: ONE OF THE ALL TIME
BEST I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR-- OUR SECOND GUEST AS WELL
SHE IS A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR WHOSE BOOKS HAVE SOLD OVER 90 MILLION COPIES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Steve: OH Jimmy: YEP.
THE MOVIE, BASED ON HER NOVEL, "ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET," IS IN THEATERS
FRIDAY JUDY BLUME IS JOINING US - Steve: COME ON!
Jimmy:-- TONIGHT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND WE GOT GREAT MUSIC FROM
BLACK THOUGHT AND EL MICHELS AFFAIR FEATURING KIRBY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD, BUD THANK-- GUYS, RIGHT NOW IT IS TIME FOR
"TONIGHT SHOW HASHTAGS." HERE WE GO
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ HASHTAG HASHTAGS ♪
Jimmy: NOW, THIS WEEK, I SENT OUT THE #IFIWASPRESIDENT, AND I ASKED YOU GUYS TO TWEET
OUT SOMETHING FUNNY OR WEIRD THINGS THAT YOU WOULD MAKE HAPPEN IF YOU WERE ELECTED
PRESIDENT. WITHIN MINUTES IT WAS A TRENDING TOPIC, SO THANK YOU
ALL FOR PLAYING ALONG. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE NOW I THOUGHT I'D SHARE SOME OF
MY FAVORITE IFIWASPRESIDENT TWEETS FROM YOU GUYS HERE WE GO, THIS ONE'S FROM
@NIKOSEATTLE HE SAYS, "I WOULD MAKE THE MONDAY AFTER THE SUPER BOWL
A NATIONAL HOLIDAY FOR CELEBRATION AND RECOVERY." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WE CAN GET BEHIND THAT Steve: COME ON. Jimmy: THIS ONE'S FROM
@JENNA2NYC SHE SAYS, "PEOPLE WHO DO CROSSFIT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
DISCUSS IT WITH ANYONE NOT IN CROSSFIT." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THIS ONE'S FROM @MOLLYSMOM THEY SAY, "I WOULD MAKE IT MANDATORY THAT ALL CEREAL TO
COME IN RESEALABLE, PLASTIC ZIPPER BAGS AS OPPOSED TO THE FOLDED WAX PAPER THAT THEY ARE
STILL USING. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Steve: YEAH
Jimmy: YES! EXACTLY RIGHT! THIS ONE'S FROM @RSTARE.
HE SAYS, "I'D MAKE ALL SENATORS WEAR WIGS, LIKE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, BUT THEY'D BE
MULLETS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S FUN
THIS ONE'S FROM-- SPEAKING OF MULLETS, THIS ONE'S FROM @LONGHAIREDGUY31
Steve: OH Jimmy: HE SAYS, "IF ANY McDONALD'S IN THE COUNTRY HAS
A BROKEN ICE CREAM MACHINE, THEY SHALL FLY THEIR FLAG AT HALF-MAST.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ DISGRACE
HOW DARE YOU Steve: FIX IT Jimmy: HOW DARE YOU, SIR!
[ SMACK Steve: ICE CREAM! Jimmy: ICE CREAM!
WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM! Steve: ICE CREAM. IT'S ICED CREAM.
Jimmy: I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
[ SMACK GOOD DAY TO YOU, SIR [ FLATULENCE ]
THIS ONE'S FROM @GEOFFJEFF - Steve: GEOFFJEFF. Jimmy: GEOFFJEFF55.
HE SAYS, "WEED WOULD BE LEGAL. I KNOW IT IS ALREADY, BUT IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE LEGAL."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE GEOFFJEFF! Steve: WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR
USERNAME TO BE GEOFF. Jimmy: GEOFFJEFF.
Steve: JUST GEOFF Jimmy: GEOFFJEFF SAYS IT. NAH, GEOFFJEFF SAYS IT, MAN, HE
MEANS IT "JUST MAKE IT MORE LEGAL." THIS ONE'S FROM @LACEYDAWES.
SHE SAYS, "I WOULD MAKE REFRIGERATORS BIGGER SO I CAN FIT THE PIZZA BOX IN IT.
Steve: YEAH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: YEAH
Steve: COME ON. Jimmy: WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THAT THING?
THIS ONE'S FROM @RUEXCITE. THEY SAY, "I'D TURN MOUNT RUSHMORE INTO THE TEENAGE
MUTANT NINJA TURTLES." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE SURE
Steve: SURE, WHY NOT? Jimmy: THIS ONE'S FROM @CVANRYSDAM.
HE SAYS, "HOT DOGS AND HOT DOG ROLLS WOULD BE PACKAGED WITH THE SAME NUMBER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Steve: SURE, WHY NOT. Jimmy: CLASSIC.
Steve: YEAH, CLASSIC. Jimmy: I'VE HEARD OF THAT JOKE, YEAH
Steve: YEAH, WHAT Jimmy: WELL, HOW MANY HOT DOGS YOU GET-- THE EIGHT HOT
DOGS, RIGHT? Steve: RIGHT-- Jimmy: AND HOW MANY ROLLS
YOU GET? Steve: SIX. Jimmy: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM
[ LAUGHTER ] Steve: I THINK IT'S TEN AND EIGHT, YEAH.
I THINK YOU GET-- Jimmy: TEN-- TEN ROLLS Steve: TEN HOT DOGS, EIGHT
ROLLS. YES Jimmy: TEN DOGS
Steve: YEAH Jimmy: OH YEAH, YEAH. Steve: SO, TEN HOT DOGS
Jimmy: TEN HOT DOGS AND-- YEAH Steve: EIGHT ROLLS.
Jimmy: SO, YOU GOTTA GET TWO NAKED DOGS Steve: SURE
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THROW TWO-- THROW TWO DOGS IN ONE BUN.
Steve: YEAH YEAH! Steve: HEY.
Jimmy: OH IT'S ALL RIGHT Steve: IT'S A FAMILY SHOW
TWO DOGS, ONE BUN, YEAH! ♪ Jimmy: IT'S A HOT-- THEY'RE
THE HOT DOG-- Steve: GEOFFJEFF55. Jimmy: COME ON.
[ DONALD DUCK VOICE GO DUCK YOURSELF. Jimmy: OKAY, DONALD, DONALD
THIS ONE'S FROM @JONCOOPER23 HE SAID, "I WOULD REGULATE CAR COMPANIES TO MAKE THE SUN
VISORS ACTUALLY COVER THAT ANNOYING CORNER SPOT YOU KNOW THE ONE I'M TALKING
ABOUT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH, I KNOW THAT ONE.
THAT ONE THERE LAST ONE'S FROM @LITERALLYHATGUY
HE SAYS, "AIR FORCE ONE'S GETTING' A HOT TUB, BAY-BAY! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THERE YOU HAVE IT. THOSE ARE "TONIGHT SHOW HASHTAGS."
TO CHECK OUT MORE OF OUR FAVORITES, GO TO TONIGHTSHOW.COM/HASHTAGS
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MICHAEL STRAHAN!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪
Jimmy: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
DOES A CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT AND WE WENT FOR IT-- YEAH AND IT WAS A BIG DEAL.
AND YOU CAME OUT AND THERE WAS A TON OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, ATHLETES PLAYING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING
AND-- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: OUR FIRST GUEST IS AN
NFL HALL OF FAMER AND CO-ANCHOR OF "GOOD MORNING AMERICA." HIS SKIN CARE LINE,
MICHAEL STRAHAN'S SKIN AND SHAVE ROUTINE IS AVAILABLE AT MICHAELSTRAHANSKIN.COM
PLEASE WELCOME OUR PAL, MICHAEL STRAHAN!
♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: COME ON, BUD
HELLO, HELLO, HELLO Jimmy: STRAY, IT IS APPEARANCE NUMBER 19 FOR YOU
I KNOW. Jimmy: IT'S A RECORD. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
MOST EVER. I MEAN, JIMMY I DON'T SHOW UP AT MY OTHER
REAL JOBS 19 TIMES - Jimmy: 19 TIMES THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING ON
THE SHOW AND ALWAYS BEING AWESOME. I CONSIDER THIS LIKE ANOTHER
JOB EXCEPT I DON'T GET PAID FOR THIS [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: YEAH, EXACTLY. BUT IT'S ALL GOOD I'M HAPPY TO SEE EVERYBODY
THAT'S WHY I KEEP COMING BACK. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE BEST AUDIENCE IN TELEVISION.
Jimmy: I GOT TO SEE-- I GOT TO SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND. THIS PAST WEEKEND WE GOT TO
SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER WE WERE IN VEGAS - YEAH.
Jimmy:-- FOR JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE DOES A A CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT.
AND WE WENT FOR IT-- YEAH AND IT WAS A BIG DEAL. AND YOU CAME OUT
IT WAS A TON OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, ATHLETES PLAYING. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE CAN ONLY
BE ONE WINNER, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING AND--
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH THERE YOU GO
THAT'S ME AND JUSTIN WE WON THE TOURNAMENT. JUSTIN -
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND JIMMY FALLON WON THE
TOURNAMENT OKAY. OKAY
CAN I SPEAK? CAN I SAY SOMETHING? Jimmy: MM-MM.
FIRST OF ALL, THE WIND-- THE WIND IS BEYOND SUSPECT THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY.
Jimmy: WHAT BEYOND. THERE'S A LOT I COULD SAY, WE
DON'T HAVE TIME. AND TWO, WE WERE IN VEGAS. Jimmy: YEAH
IT WAS 80, 90 DEGREES, AND YOU'RE DRESSING LIKE YOU'RE IN SCOTLAND
[ LAUGHTER ] AND I LITERALLY LOOKED AT HIM, AND I TOLD MY PARTNER,
MATTHEW STAFFORD, I SAID, "JIMMY LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE WHO'S DRESSED--
LIKE HE'S THE INVISIBLE MAN WHO WANTS TO BE SEEN." [ LAUGHTER ]
HE'S GOT-- HE'S GOT SO MUCH ON, MAN. [ LAUGHTER ]
WHY WERE YOU-- IT'S 90. WHY DO YOU HAVE A SWEATER ON [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: THAT'S A STYLISH MAN RIGHT THERE. THAT WAS A SWEATY MAN RIGHT
THERE. [ LAUGHTER ] WE HAD A GREAT TIME, MAN
WE HAD A GREAT TIME. Jimmy: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS--
'CAUSE I PACKED-- I FLEW FROM NEW YORK, AND I PICKED A COUPLE OF OUTFITS I THOUGHT WOULD BE
COOL AND FUN TO WEAR AND THEN WHEN I GET THERE, I GOT NO OTHER -
I DIDN'T BRING OPTIONS WELL, YOU KNOW THEY GOT AN APP CALLED WEATHER
[ LAUGHTER ] JUST LOOK ON THAT SUCKER AND YOU CAN PUT IN ANYWHERE IN THE
WORLD, AND IT TELLS YOU WHAT THE WEATHER'S GOING TO BE. Jimmy: NO ONE TELLS A CHAMP
HOW TO DRESS, MAN. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE COME ON, BUD
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING YOU-- YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF MAD GOLFERS OUT THERE FOR
NEXT YEAR. I WILL TELL YOU THAT Jimmy: RIGHT?
A LOT OF THEM Jimmy: I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME NFL NEWS, HERE.
'CAUSE THIS IS BIG NEWS IN NEW YORK AARON RODGERS IS COMING TO THE
NEW YORK JETS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YOU KNOW, EAGLE FANS OVER
THERE GOING, "AH, WHATEVER, WHATEVER." YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT-- I
THINK IT'S GREAT I MEAN, TO ME, IT SHOWS-- I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL GET HIM
FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR THAT'S THE THING BUT THEY GAVE UP A FIRST ROUND
PICK AND SOME OTHER STUFF. BUT IT SHOWS THAT THEY'RE ALL IN AND THEY THINK THEY'VE GOT
A TEAM WHO COULD MAKE A RUN AT IT Jimmy: WELL, THEY HAD A
A GOOD-- THEY HAVE A GOOD DEFENSE, RIGHT THEY HAVE A GREAT DEFENSE
THEY HAVE GREAT RECEIVERS. GREAT RUNNING BACK THEY JUST COULDN'T SCORE
I MEAN, THEIR QUARTERBACK LAST YEAR, I THINK HE NEEDS SOME TIME TO DEVELOP A LITTLE BIT
MORE Jimmy: YEP. AND I THINK THERE'S NO ONE
BETTER TO LEARN FROM THAN AARON RODGERS. SO, IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET HIM
FOR A YEAR OR TWO, I THINK THE JETS, THEY BROUGHT A LOT OF EXCITEMENT
IT'S GOING TO SELL A LOT OF SEASON TICKETS IF THEY'RE NOT ALREADY SOLD OUT
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET HIM FOR MORE THAN A YEAR OR TWO.
SO GOOD LUCK Jimmy: YEAH [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
DO YOU THINK HE'S GOING TO FIT IN IN NEW YORK I DON'T KNOW IF-- I DON'T
KNOW IF AARON ROGERS AND THE MEDIA-- THE MEDIA HERE IS KIND OF LIKE
"GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] LIKE, THEY-- THEY DON'T LIKE
YOU. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THEM LIKE YOU Jimmy: YEAH
AND I THINK HE COMES IN ALREADY OFF A DARKNESS RETREAT, SO, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LIKE,
"YOU KNOW, THIS GUY. Jimmy: THIS GUY DID THE DARKNESS RETREAT
AND THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM-- I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO PROBABLY TRY TO GIVE HIM A
A LITTLE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, BUT THEY'RE LOOKING. Jimmy: IT'S TOUGH
SO, IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW HE HANDLES THE MEDIA BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T-- THEY CAN'T BE TAMED HERE IN NEW YORK THEY'RE TOUGH.
Jimmy: NO, YOU CAN'T TELL THEM WHAT'S UP NO.
Jimmy: HOW ABOUT THE DRAFT COMING UP? ANY--
I'M INTERESTED IN THE QUARTERBACKS LIKE WHO GOES-- DOES YOUNG GO
FIRST FROM ALABAMA OR DOES STROUD FROM OHIO STATE LIKE, YOU KNOW, I JUST LIKE
WATCHING THE FIRST FEW BECAUSE EVERY TEAM KNOWS WHO THEY'RE GOING TO PICK PRETTY MUCH.
Jimmy: THEY DO. BUT THEN THEY RUN THE CLOCK OUT.
SO, THEY MAKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD TAKE 15 MINUTES TO GET 30 PICKS TAKE, LIKE, 4 HOURS
Jimmy: SO, THE DEALS ARE DONE THEY KNOW WHO IT IS.
YEAH, FOR THE MOST PART AND I'M LIKE," COME ON, MAN. YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE GOING TO
PICK HURRY UP I GOT STUFF TO DO.
Jimmy: YEAH BUT YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION
ARE YOU NERVOUS? I GET NERVOUS FOR THESE KIDS
I WAS NERVOUS. Jimmy: YOU WERE YEAH.
I WAS LIKE, "DO I GOT TO GET A A REAL JOB OR--" YOU KNOW.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: EXACTLY. "MOM, DAD
I'M HOME!" Jimmy: YEAH, "I'M STAYING I'M STAYING A WHILE.
"I'M STAYING. BUT, YEAH, YOU GET NERVOUS BECAUSE IT'S YOUR FUTURE
YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO END UP YOU DON'T KNOW-- YOU'RE HOPING
YOU GO SOMEWHERE THAT WORKS FOR YOU, AND YOU FIT IN. FOR ME, IT WAS, FORTUNATELY
ENOUGH, TO COME HERE TO NEW YORK BUT I WAS STILL SCARED TO
DEATH. 'CAUSE YOU HAD LAWRENCE TAYLOR AND I WAS FREAKING OUT ABOUT
THAT GOING, "YOU HAVE HIM. YOU DON'T NEED ME. PLUS IT'S COLD HERE.
AND I WAS COMING FROM HOUSTON. I DIDN'T WANT ANY PART OF THAT Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH
EXACTLY, YEAH. I MEAN, THE ONLY THING I LOOKED FORWARD TO WAS THAT WE
GOT TO PLAY THE EAGLES TWICE A A YEAR SO WE COULD KICK THEIR BUTTS.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: WHY-- WHY DO YOU START-- EVERY TIME YOU COME
HERE, YOU START WITH THE ROOTS BECAUSE I'M SITTING HERE TALKING TO YOU AND THEY'RE
STARING. I FEEL THE HATE. [ LAUGHTER ]
[ SAD TUBA ] I CAN FEEL IT! Jimmy: SEE, I LOVE THAT YOU
WALKED OUT TODAY, AND THEY PLAYED THE "ROCKY" THEME EXACTLY
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. Jimmy: PHILLY ALWAYS SOMETHING WITH
PHILLY BUT I LOVE YOU GUYS, MAN YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU WERE GOOD
FOR ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE SACKS A A YEAR Questlove: HEY!
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: BUT LOOK AT WHERE YOU'VE COME.
YOU STARTED OFF PLAYING FOOTBALL IT IS NOW BEYOND
YOU'RE MICHAEL STRAHAN NOW YOU'RE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS YOU HAVE YOUR OWN SKIN CARE
LINE YEAH, MAN Jimmy: CAN WE DISCUSS THIS?
WELL, YOU HAD A BEARD LAST TIME WE WERE HERE. Jimmy: THAT'S CORRECT
YOU KNOW. AND NOW IT'S GONE. Jimmy: NO, BUT THAT'S GOOD.
I LIKE YOU WITH IT. IT LOOKED GOOD Jimmy: YOU DID?
REALLY YEAH. Jimmy: YOU THINK I SHOULD
GROW IT BACK NO. Jimmy: OKAY
[ LAUGHTER ] I HAD A LITTLE PHASE I HAD A PHASE.
YEAH, IT LOOKED GOOD. Jimmy: BUT NOW I CAN USE MORE OF YOUR PRODUCT
YEAH, YOU CAN - Jimmy: 'CAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE A BEARD, IT'S LESS FACE.
WHEN YOU HAVE THE BEARD, YOU KNOW, YOU USE THE BEARD OIL. EVEN THOUGH YOU USE IT ON YOUR
CUTICLES IF YOUR CUTICLES ARE BAD. BUT NOW, I THINK NOW WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED - YOU'RE GOING TO NEED-- WHERE'S IT AT?
THE BEARD WASH, FACE AND BEARD WASH WITH THE FACE WASH. Jimmy: OKAY, I COULD USE
THAT YOU USE THAT. AND THEN, YOU NEED THE FACE AND
NECK MOISTURIZERS. KEEP YOUR SKIN SOFT AND SUPPLE BUT--
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] ANY OTHER TIME, SINCE YOU'RE SHAVING NOW, THIS SHAVE LOTION,
THIS WON THE, YOU KNOW, THE NEW BEAUTY AWARD 2023. THEY CHOSE THIS AS THE BEST
SHAVE GEL CREAM OUT OF OVER 10,000 PRODUCTS. Jimmy: COME ON,
MICHAEL STRAHAN. COME ON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YEAH, YEAH. Jimmy: WHY? YOU KNOW WHAT
HONESTLY, IT REALLY WORKS. AND I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT'S CLEAR.
SO, WHEN I PUT IT ON, I CAN SEE THE OUTLINE OF MY BEARD AND WHATEVER I'M GOING TO DO
AND I DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES AND MISS LINES AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT
THEN, FOR YOU NOW, SINCE YOU'RE GOING TO BE SHAVING IT CLEAN - POST-SHAVE BALM.
Jimmy: REALLY POST-SHAVE BALM? YEAH.
I MEAN, YOUR SKIN LOOKS GREAT ALREADY. Jimmy: YEAH, LET ME JUST--
DOES IT HAVE A SMELL TO IT NO, IT DOESN'T SEE, THAT'S THE THING
BECAUSE YOU GOT TO - Jimmy: OOH, I LIKE THAT I LEARNED ALL THESE
DIFFERENT THINGS WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THIS. BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT TOO
MANY SMELLS, BECAUSE SMELLS ARE SUBJECTIVE SOMEBODY LIKES IT OR NOT
SO, IF YOU KIND OF KEEP THINGS SOMEWHAT NEUTRAL, YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE YOURSELF A, YOU KNOW,
MORE PEOPLE WHO MAY LIKE IT. Jimmy: DUDE YOU'RE CRUSHING IT, BUD.
I'M TRYING IT, MAN. Jimmy: I KNOW YOU'RE AT TARGET NOW, TOO.
YEAH, WE'RE AT TARGET.COM WE'RE AT - Jimmy: THAT'S MASSIVE
AMAZON, CVS, RITE AID, AND MICHAELSTRAHANSKIN.COM Jimmy:
MICHAELSTRAHANSKIN.COM [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE TARGET.COM
MICHAEL STRAHAN, EVERYBODY MICHAEL AND I ARE DOING SOMETHING FUN AND SPORTY AFTER
THE BREAK. STICK AROUND ♪
I'M NOT USING THOSE GREEN, I'M GONNA HAVE BLUE BALLS. [ LAUGHTER AND CHEERS
Jimmy: TMI. TMI. Jimmy: I-- OH, MY GOSH, OH,
REALLY OOH, NO. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. I'M HERE WITH MICHAEL STRAHAN!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YO! Jimmy: AND WE'RE ABOUT TO GO
HEAD TO HEAD IN A GAME OF "STIC-TAC- TOE."
♪ STIC TAC TO STIC TAC TOE YEAH ♪
Jimmy: THIS IS JUST LIKE REGULAR TIC-TAC-TOE, BUT WITH AN ADDED CHALLENGE
EACH SQUARE CONTAINS A PRODUCT FROM THE MICHAEL STRAHAN SKIN AND SHAVE ROUTINE LINE
[ CHEERS ] YOU'VE GOT YOUR CLEAR SHAVING LOTION, YOUR FACE AND NECK
MOISTURIZER, AND YOUR CALMING POST-SHAVE BALM. INSTEAD OF DRAWING AN X OR AN
O, YOU HAVE TO BOUNCE A PING-PONG BALL AND GET IT TO STICK TO THE PRODUCT
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF ANOTHER PLAYER'S BALL IS ALREADY THERE WHOEVER GETS THREE IN A ROW
FIRST WINS OKAY. Jimmy: MICHAEL, YOU'RE MY
GUEST. ALL RIGHT WELL, I'M NOT USING THOSE
GREEN, I'M GONNA HAVE BLUE BALLS. [ RIM SHOT ]
[ LAUGHTER AND CHEERS Jimmy: TMI. TMI.
TMI Jimmy: OH, 'CAUSE YOU'RE-- 'CAUSE YOU'RE PLAYING FOR THE
GIANTS YEAH. YEAH, YEAH
Jimmy: OH, I UNDERSTAND I UNDERSTAND SEE-- SEE--
Jimmy: GIANTS, YEAH NOW I UNDERSTAND, SORRY. YEAH, TMI
Jimmy: I MISUNDERSTOOD. YOU DIDN'T MISUNDERSTAND, YOU GOT IT
Jimmy: I KNOW I DID [ AUDIENCE OHS ] [ AUDIENCE OHS ]
WELL, THIS IS GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME, I THINK. [ CHEERS ]
THERE WE GO ♪ BAM.
♪ [ SCATTERED CHEERS ] IS IT ONE BOUNCE OR, LIKE,
EIGHT BOUNCES? Jimmy: IT DOESN'T MATTER. ♪
OH! [ AUDIENCE OHS ] [ AUDIENCE OOHS
Jimmy: THAT SHOVED YOUR - YOU WERE ON ANOTHER LEVEL IN VEGAS.
MAYBE THAT'S AFFECTING YOUR-- YOUR TIC-TAC-TOE Jimmy: WAS I?
♪ [ AUDIENCE OHS ] OH, THAT WAS AWFUL.
THERE WE GO! [ CHEERS ] ♪
Jimmy: I THOUGHT-- OH, MY GOSH REALLY
OOH, NO. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] NOT BAD THOUGH
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO JUST TO LAND - OH, COME ON!
[ AUDIENCE OHS ] COME ON! OH, MY GOSH, BACKWARDS
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I CAN'T HIT ANYTHING - ALL RIGHT
LET'S END IT Y'ALL READY TO END IT? Audience: YEAH!
OH! [ AUDIENCE OHS ] ♪
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER AND CHEERS ♪ COME ON, JIMMY!
[ CHEERS ] ♪ [ CHEERS ]
♪ Jimmy: NO, NO, YOU GOTTA GET THAT
I GOT TO GET WHAT Jimmy: THREE IN A ROW OH, REALLY?
Jimmy: YEAH, TIC-TAC-TOE. OH, THAT'S HOW TIC-TAC-TOE IS PLAYED, OKAY.
Jimmy: YEAH THAT'S HOW YOU PLAY, OKAY ♪
Jimmy: YOU'RE UP. OH, IT'S ME Jimmy: YEAH
LET'S END IT. OOH! [ AUDIENCE OHS ]
♪ ♪ Jimmy: JUST WHAT AM I -
♪ [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] [ CHEERS ]
♪ [ CHEERS ] ♪
NOT ONE BALL - ♪ [ CHEERS ]
THERE YOU GO [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THE WINNER
JUST LIKE THE GOLF TOURNAMENT [ LAUGHTER ]
OH, YEAH Jimmy: MICHAEL STRAHAN, EVERYBODY.
YEAH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU.
MICHAEL STRAHAN SKIN AND SHAVE ROUTINE IS AVAILABLE NOW WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
JUDY BLUME GIVE ME THE WIN. JUST GIVE ME THE WIN
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS
A BELOVED BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, WHOSE BOOKS HAVE SOLD OVER 90 MILLION COPIES IN
39 LANGUAGES A FILM BASED ON HER BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL, "ARE YOU
THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET" OPENS IN THEATERS FRIDAY
EVERYONE, PLEASE WELCOME, JUDY BLUME
♪ Jimmy: I'M SO EXCITED TO HAVE THE JUDY BLUME HERE
YES! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I AM SUCH A FAN.
THANK YOU Jimmy: WHEN DID IT ALL START FOR YOU?
YOU WERE MAKING PICTURE BOOKS, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, I WAS WRITING PICTURE
BOOKS. YOU KNOW, I HAD LITTLE KIDS. I WAS CREATIVE
I NEEDED CREATIVE EXCITEMENT Jimmy: YEAH AND SO, WHAT KIND OF BOOKS
WHAT WOULD YOUR BOOKS BE, LIKE, CALLED, OR ABOUT THEY WERE TERRIBLE RHYMING
PICTURE BOOKS. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] REALLY BAD
IMITATION DR. SEUSS. Jimmy: REALLY BAD NO.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: OH CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF
A BOOK THAT YOU-- YOU-- A PICTURE BOOK THAT YOU WROTE? I COULD
Jimmy: YEAH WHAT - YOU PROMISE NOT TO FALL
DOWN Jimmy: YEAH NO
UNLESS YOU'RE LAUGHING. Jimmy: YEAH, NO I WOULD LOVE IT.
OKAY. OKAY SO, THIS WAS CALLED "YOU MOM
YOU. NOT PUBLISHED. I'VE TOLD MY KIDS, "IF YOU EVER
PUBLISH IT AFTER I'M GONE, I'LL HAUNT YOU. Jimmy: OH, MY GOD
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] NO HOW ARE-- IT'S CALLED-- "YOU
MOM-- "YOU MOM YOU. IT'S ABOUT A MOTHER WHO'S
TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO HER LITTLE KIDS THAT SHE WAS ONCE A KID SO, IT GOES LIKE THIS.
"YOU, MOM, YOU YOU WERE A KID TELL US, TELL US WHAT YOU DID.
"OKAY, OKAY I'LL TELL YOU ALL, THE THINGS I DID WHEN I WAS SMALL.
I THINK IT'S, "I SUCKED MY THUMB, I LOVED A BEAR, ONE TIME I CUT OFF ALL MY HAIR.
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: NO, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING-- WHY IS THAT -
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WHY ARE YOU EMBARRASSED? THAT'S AWESOME
IT WAS TERRIBLE Jimmy: "YOU MOM YOU"? AND NOT-- AND NOT ONLY
THAT, BUT I ILLUSTRATED THEM MYSELF AND I REALLY DO NOT HAVE ANY
TALENT Jimmy: AND, YEAH-- AND THEY ARE--
BUT SO - AND I PUT THEM TOGETHER WITH BRASS FASTENERS.
YOU KNOW, LIKE WE DID IN SCHOOL Jimmy: OF COURSE.
LITTLE BRASS FASTENERS. AND THEN I SENT THEM OFF TO PUBLISHING COMPANIES
Jimmy: AND WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE I GOT REJECTIONS.
Jimmy: YEAH [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] YEAH, YOU DID, YEAH.
MY FAVORITE REJECTION WAS, "DOES NOT WIN IN COMPETITION WITH OTHERS.
FROM "HIGHLIGHT" MAGAZINE. Jimmy: NO YES
Jimmy: "HIGHLIGHT" MAGAZINE I NEVER LET MY KIDS READ THAT MAGAZINE.
[ LAUGHTER ] NEVER. Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS, NO
WAY. YES YES.
Jimmy: BUT THEN LOOK AT YOU NOW. I MEAN, HOW MANY BOOKS HAVE YOU
DONE 29-- 29 BOOKS SO, I HEAR.
Jimmy: YEAH YEAH. Jimmy: "ARE YOU"-- "ARE YOU
THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET." "TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING"-- MY DAUGHTER'S
READING THAT NOW "BLUBBER," "FOREVER," "SUPERFUDGE.
THESE ARE LEGENDARY BOOKS. I REMEMBER GROWING UP, YOU WERE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.
YOU WERE, LIKE, YOU WERE BANNED, I THINK. WERE YOU GROWING UP IN THE
'80s Jimmy: YEAH YEAH.
Jimmy: YOU WERE BANNED-- I THINK-- YOU WERE BANNED IN MY HOUSE.
OOH, OOH. Jimmy: MY MOM DIDN'T LET MY SISTER READ YOU.
BUT SHE DID Jimmy: SHE DID. SHE DID
Jimmy: OH, YEAH 'COURSE SHE DID Jimmy: KIDS GET WHAT THEY
WANT I MEAN, THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO--
Jimmy: YEAH, I THINK SHE BORROWED IT FROM HER --- IS SAY -
Jimmy: "NO.-- "I DON'T WANT-- WELL, I TELL PARENTS, I SAY,
"DON'T TELL THEM THESE WERE THE FAVORITE BOOKS WHEN YOU WERE A A KID.
DON'T TELL THEM THAT THEY WILL NOT WANT TO READ THEM, BECAUSE MOM IS NOT COOL.
SO, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO. YOU PUT THEM ON TABLES AND, YOU KNOW, YOU LET THEM LOOK AND
SAY, "OH I DON'T THINK YOU'RE READY FOR THAT."
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: OH THAT'S PRETTY--
THERE YOU GO. Jimmy: SEE? GENIUS
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THERE'S A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT YOU CALLED, "JUDY BLUME FOREVER,"
THAT'S OUT RIGHT NOW ON PRIME VIDEO, AND I LOVED IT. AND I'LL TELL YOU THE PART THAT
I REALLY-- IT REALLY GOT ME NOT ONLY ARE-- YOU HAVE A A LEGENDARY CAREER, BUT YOU
WROTE BACK TO YOUR FAN MAIL, AND YOU SAVED YOUR FAN MAIL. I DID KEEP ALL OF MY FAN
MAIL, YES. AND I'M NOTORIOUSLY-- I THROW AWAY EVERYTHING.
Jimmy: YEAH EVERYBODY KNOWS I THROW AWAY EVERYTHING
BUT I KEPT EVERY ONE OF THOSE LETTERS. Jimmy: AND YOU-- IT'S
AMAZING TO WATCH YOU WROTE THEM BACK. [ APPLAUSE ]
BOXES AND BOXES Jimmy: YOU HAVE THEM. I MEAN, YOU WERE GETTING
2,000 A MONTH FAN LETTERS. AT ONE POINT, YEAH. I DIDN'T WRITE EVERYBODY BACK.
Jimmy: NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT BUT THE ONES WHO--
Jimmy: YOU KEPT THEM THOUGH THE ONES WHO NEEDED ME. THE ONES WHO NEEDED TO HEAR
FROM ME, I WROTE BACK. Jimmy: YEAH AND THEN-- AND THEN THERE ARE
TWO GIRLS WHO WROTE YOU, THAT ARE IN THE MOVIE NOW THEY'RE IN THEIR 50s
AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN KIDS, TEENAGE KIDS Jimmy: AND THEY HAVE THEIR
OWN KIDS IT'S-- IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT
IT'S JUST A GREAT DOCUMENTARY. BUT NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MAIN EVENT
OUT THIS FRIDAY, "ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET" IS FINALLY A MOVIE.
I KNOW, 53 YEARS LATER. BUT THAT'S MY FAULT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THAT'S MY FAULT. Jimmy: WHY-- WHY IS IT YOUR FAULT?
BECAUSE I WOULDN'T SELL IT. Jimmy: YOU DIDN'T WANT-- YOU DIDN'T WANT TO SELL IT
I DIDN'T WANT-- I DIDN'T THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE A MOVIE.
NOT EVERY BOOK SHOULD BE A A MOVIE. AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW
IT WOULD BE DONE FOR ALL THESE YEARS. AND THEN SUDDENLY, LIKE, FROM
THE SKY CAME THE PERFECT TEAM. Jimmy: YEAH AND I KNEW IT WAS, AND--
Jimmy: WHO WAS THE TEAM KELLY FREMON CRAIG, WHO WROTE THE LETTER TO ME, AND
SAID - AND BY THE WAY, SHE SAID, "I HAVE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED
A MOVIE CALLED 'THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN.'" AND I'M LIKE, "WHAT?
Jimmy: I LOVE THAT MOVIE. I LOVE THAT MOVIE I SAW THAT MOVIE
Jimmy: OH, YEAH THIS IS-- WHAT A A CREDENTIAL, RIGHT?
NOBODY EVER CAME TO ME BEFORE WITH SUCH A CREDENTIAL AND IF THAT WERE NOT ENOUGH,
SHE SAID, "AND MY MENTOR IS JAMES L. BROOKS. Jimmy: NO, NO,
JAMES L. BROOKS IS A LEGEND. [ APPLAUSE ] SO DID THEY-- DID THEY TRY TO
WOO YOU? DID THEY COME TO KEY WEST? THEY DID.
Jimmy: THEY DID THEY CAME TO KEY WEST VERY QUICKLY.
Jimmy: YEAH AND YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS MOST WORRIED ABOUT?
WHAT WOULD I GIVE THEM FOR LUNCH? [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: OH, MY GOD OF COURSE, JUDY BLUME WOULD WORRY ABOUT THAT
YOU ARE SO FUNNY YOU HAVE SUCH A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR.
AND BY THE WAY, YOU'VE GOTTA BE HAPPY, THE MOVIE TURNED OUT GREAT.
THE MOVIE IS-- IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE. Jimmy: YOU'RE GETTING GREAT
REVIEWS. PEOPLE ARE TALKING - I NEVER-- I NEVER THOUGHT
THAT WE COULD DO THIS, THAT IT COULD BE DONE, BUT - Jimmy: YEAH
BUT KELLY-- AND THE ACTORS ARE INCREDIBLE Jimmy: YEAH
YOU WERE TELLING ME BACKSTAGE. YOU WERE SAYING THAT-- YOU GO, "I THINK I'M THE ONLY AUTHOR
THAT WILL SAY THE MOVIE IS BETTER THAN THE BOOK." YEAH, I AM PROBABLY THAT,
BUT-- Jimmy: THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS IN THIS -
Jimmy: IN THIS CASE-- IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE IT'S ROUNDED OUT
Jimmy: YOU DID IT THE CHARACTERS ARE ALL THERE.
Jimmy: I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU IT'S SO GOOD. Jimmy: I WANT TO SHOW
EVERYONE A CLIP. HERE'S A SCENE FROM "ARE YOU
THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET." TAKE A LOOK.
THIS AND YOU SAY, "I MUST!
I MUST I MUST INCREASE MY BUST! DOES THAT REALLY WORK
I'M LIVING PROOF. NOW COME ON, GET UP. GET UP, GET UP, GET UP
YOU'LL SEE GET UP I MUST!
I MUST I MUST INCREASE MY BUST! Together: I MUST!
I MUST INCREASE MY BUST! CHIN UP Together: WE MUST
WE MUST! WE MUST INCREASE OUR BUST! WE MUST
WE MUST! WE MUST INCREASE - [ SCREAMING
SHUT UP WE MUST INCREASE OUR BUST YOU'RE SO STUPID, SHUT UP
I FEEL IT WORKING MOM [ LAUGHTER AND CHEERS
Jimmy: COME ON! JUDY BLUME, EVERYBODY. "ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME,
MARGARET" HITS THEATERS FRIDAY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE MORE "TONIGHT SHOW," AFTER THE
BREAK. STICK AROUND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
PLEASE COME BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪
Jimmy: PERFORMING THE TITLE TRACK FROM THEIR NEW ALBUM "GLORIOUS GAME," GIVE IT UP FOR
BLACK THOUGHT AND EL MICHELS AFFAIR FEATURING
KIRBY! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ YEA OKAY I'M TOO BLACK FOR Y'ALL TO ERASE ♪
♪ SHOOT TOO STRAIGH FOR Y'ALL TO RETRACE TOO ABSTRACT
FOR Y'ALL TO REPLACE ♪ ♪ YOU ALL WOULD BE SAFE BUT Y'ALL A DEEPFAKE
TOO FAKE FOR M TO WASTE TIME ♪ ♪ TOO TWO-FACED
FOR ME TO SAY FINE I'M THE ONE-MAN-ARMY ASON ♪ ♪ THE BASELINE IS
WE JUST SAYIN' THE SAME KIND ♪ ♪ LOVE'S A MASS OFF
TIME TO BLAST OF BATON OUR PASS OFF RHYME YOUR ASS OFF ♪
♪ IF WE CLASH OUR HAL OF TRASH OFF THEN HAUL OUR CASH OFF
AND BALL IN NASSAU ♪ ♪ THAT'S AL IT AIN'T TOO MUCH TALK
ALL Y'ALL CHUMPS IT AIN'T ENOUGH CHALK ♪ ♪ Y'ALL THOUGHT THE NAM
WAS JUST THOUGHT COME ON I'M TOO STRONG FOR YA'LL TO CUT SHORT ♪
♪ YOU SEE LIGHT LIKE MINE ONCE A LIFETIM WHEN SOME YOUNG GU
BECOMES AN ICON ♪ ♪ BUT SOMEHOW THEY'LL CUT DOWN
THE FLIGHT TIME ♪ ♪ UNLESS YOU PUSH THA HEAT DOWN THE PIPELINE ♪
♪ MY MIND IS HARD TO EXPLAI CALL YA'LL ALL ABOAR FOR THIS TRAIN ♪
♪ I FLOAT LIK A NAUTILUS MAN DAMN I LOV
THIS GLORIOUS GAME ♪ ♪ AH THEY THINK THEY DID IT BABY
BACK IN THEY DAY BABY ♪ ♪ I SWEAR THESE ARE THE GLORY DAYS
SWEAR TO GOD ♪ ♪ IF AND THEY DID IT BABY BACK IN THE DAY BABY
I SWEA THESE ARE THE GLORY DAYS ♪ ♪ I MIGHT TAKE MY FUR OFF
AND TALK LIKE THIS BAB I MIGHT PUT MY GAME ON AND TAKE YO CHICK BABY ♪
♪ I MIGHT PUT MY FUR ON AND TALK MY ISH BABY I MIGHT PUT MY GAME ON
AND TAKE YO CHICK BABY ♪ ♪ OKAY I'M PROOF THAT WE ALL SHOULD GET FREE
DIRECT FRO THE STREETS OF S.P. ♪ ♪ WHO ALONE TRYNA
BE THE NEXT THING ♪ FOR REAL I'M JUST TRYN BE THE BEST ME SO ♪
♪ NO GAS I'M HIGHER OCTAN WHICH ICON AM IF NOT FLAMES ♪
♪ GODDAMNIT GUESS WHO NOT LAME AND LOCKED THE BLOCK DOW
BEFORE THE BLOCK CHAINED ♪ ♪ STOP PLAYIN THE STAKES IS TOO HIGH
SOME SAY LIFE'S A BITC THEN YOU DIE ♪ ♪ PATIENCE BRINGS ALL
THINGS IN DUE TIME IF YOU'S A REAL ON WELL THAT'S A TRUE SIGN ♪
♪ MY TIME THE VALUABLE KIND TAKE THESE WORDS THE RENDEVOUS-BY ♪
♪ I DROP PSYCHOLOGICAL LINE Y'ALL STILL ON THE COMICAL SIDE ♪
♪ SEEKERS KEEP THIS CLOSE TO YOUR CHES WEAKNESS KILLED THIS CULTURE
MORE OR LESS ♪ ♪ YOUR PROJECTS IS SUCH A SNOREFES
NO PAYCHEC JUST EXIT STAGE LEFT ♪ ♪ MY MIND I
HARD TO EXPLAI I CONTAIN ON MARVELOUS BRAIN ♪
♪ CALL Y'ALL ABOARD FOR THIS TRAIN ♪ DAMN I LOVE THIS
GLORIOUS GAME ♪ ♪ AH THEY THINK THEY DID IT, BAB
BACK IN THEY DAY BABY ♪ ♪ I SWEAR THESE ARE THE GLORY DAYS
SWEAR TO GOD ♪ ♪ IF AND THEY DID IT BABY BACK IN THE DAY BABY
I SWEA THESE ARE THE GLORY DAYS ♪ ♪ I MIGHT PUT MY FUR ON
AND TALK MY ISH BABY I MIGHT PUT MY GAME ON AND TAKE YO CHICK BABY ♪
♪ I MIGHT PUT MY FUR ON AND TALK MY ISH BABY I MIGHT PUT MY GAME ON
AND TAKE YO CHICK ♪ ♪ HEY HEY-YEA HEY THESE ARE THE GLORY DAYS
THESE ARE THE GLORY DAYS THESE ARE THE GLORY DAYS ♪ ♪ I SWEAR
THESE ARE THE GLORY DAYS GET UP
♪ ♪ THESE ARE THE GLORY DAY THESE ARE THE GLOR
THESE ARE THE GLORY DAYS THESE ARE THE GLORY ♪ ♪ THESE ARE THE GLORY DAY
THESE ARE THE GLOR THESE ARE THE GLORY DAYS BABY ♪
♪ THESE ARE THE GLORY DAYS ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: THANK YOU, BUD THANK YOU, MAN Tariq: THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT,
YEAH, YEAH Jimmy: FANTASTIC. THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT, RIGHT
THERE. COME ON. BLACK THOUGHT,
EL MICHEL'S AFFAIR, KIRBY! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "GLORIOUS GAME" IS OUT NOW
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK EVERYBODY. THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT ♪
Jimmy: MY THANKS TO MICHAEL STRAHAN, JUDY BLUME, BLACK THOUGHT, EL MICHELS
AFFAIR, KIRBY! AND, OF COURSE, THE ROOTS, RIGHT THERE, FROM
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA THANK YOU FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH
SETH MEYERS. GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ ♪