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 - PETE DAVIDSON,
QUESTLOVE AND S.A. COSBY MUSICAL GUEST PESO PLUMA AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY
ROOTS CREW Questlove: 1842 Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS,
JIMMY FALLON
♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: OH
THAT SOUNDS GOOD I LOVE YOU WELCOME, EVERYBODY
WELCOME, ENJOY YOURSELF. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW.
YOU'RE HERE. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YEAH WELL, GUYS, THIS WEEKEND IS THE ANNUAL WHITE HOUSE
CORRESPONDENCE DINNER. IT'S THE BLACK TIE EVENT ATTENDED BY THE PRESIDENT,
CELEBRITIES AND JOURNALISTS. AND I'M HEARING THAT TUCKER CARLSON AND DON LEMON
ARE EXPECTED TO BE THERE [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AS WAITERS -
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT STILL-- THEY'RE-- THEY'RE-- THEY'RE GONNA -
YEAH, PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL GET UP AND TELL JOKES. IT'S FUN BECAUSE IT'S THE ONE
NIGHT A YEAR BIDEN GETS LAUGHS ON PURPOSE [ LAUGHTER ]
AND UH-- YOU KNOW WHAT, BIDEN'S AGE, THE HARDEST PART OF DOING STAND-UP IS THE
STANDING UP. [ LAUGHTER ] PRESIDENTS ALWAYS TELL JOKES AT
THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENCE DINNER, BUT WE'RE NOT THE ONLY COUNTRY WITH THAT TRADITION.
YEP, JUST LAST WEEKEND VLADIMIR PUTIN APPEARED AT THE
KREMLIN CORRESPONDENCE DINNER. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] HERE'S HOW IT WENT -
LEGO STORE [ LAUGHTER ] PEOPLE ARE LINING UP FOR
BLOCKS [ LAUGHTER ] [ MICROPHONE FEEDBACK
LAUGH! [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: OH, YEAH
WELL, LAST NIGHT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP HELD A RALLY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE HE UNVEILED
HIS NEW NICKNAME FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN.
NOW HE'S HAD OVER TWO YEARS TO THINK ABOUT THIS LET'S SEE WHAT HE CAME UP WITH
ANNOUNCEMENT ARE YOU READY? I WILL BE RETIRING THE NAME
"CROOKED" FROM HILLARY CLINTON I'M GOING TO RETIRE THE NAME "CROOKED" SO THAT WE CAN USE
THE NAME FOR JOE BIDEN HE'LL BE KNOWN FROM NOW ON AS "CROOKED JOE BIDEN."
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: A LITTLE LAZY. I DON'T KNOW, RIGHT?
PRETTY LAZY WITH THE NAMES, I'M STARTING TO UNDERSTAND HOW HE CAME UP WITH DON JR.
YOU KNOW [ LAUGHTER ] I WAS HOPING FOR SOMETHING
BETTER THAN THAT EVEN BIDEN WAS LIKE, "HOW'D YOU MISS SLOPPY JOE?
[ LAUGHTER ] BIDEN ACTUALLY WANTS TO GIVE TRUMP A NICKNAME, BUT NOTHING'S
FUNNIER THAN "ONE TERM." [ AUDIENCE OOHS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Steve: COME ON! Jimmy: OH Steve: YEAH, COME ON!
Jimmy: USE THAT THIS WEEKEND. USE THAT AT THE DINNER, YEAH
TRUMP WASN'T JUST COMING UP WITH NICKNAMES, HE ALSO SAID THAT HE AND BIDEN HAVE SOME
UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO SETTLE. Steve: OOH. Jimmy: TRUMP WAS LIKE, "I
KNOW HOW TO FINISH BUSINESS. THAT'S WHY ALL MY BUSINESSES ARE FINISHED."
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE AND GET THIS, DESPITE TRUMP'S BEST EFFORTS TO BLOCK IT,
MIKE PENCE TESTIFIED FOR OVER FIVE HOURS IN FRONT OF THE GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING
JANUARY 6th. WOW, FIVE HOURS WITH MIKE PENCE TESTIMONY.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] THE GRAND JURY WAS LIKE, "HEY, TRUMP DID THE CRIME, WHY ARE WE
BEING PUNISHED I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING.
[ LAUGHTER ] JUST TO KEEP EVERYONE AWAKE THEY PUMPED OXYGEN INTO THE
ROOM LIKE IT WAS CAESAR'S PALACE. [ LAUGHTER ]
THEY GO-- SOME MORE POLITICAL NEWS, NEXT MONTH REPUBLICAN SENATOR
TIM SCOTT IS EXPECTED TO LAUNCH HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. THE ONLY THING IS, A LOT OF
PEOPLE AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH TIM SCOTT OR WITH OTHER
SENATORS FOR THAT MATTER, SO I THOUGHT I'D HELP YOU OUT REALLY QUICK.
RICK SCOTT TIM SCOT RICK SCOTT ♪
[ LAUGHTER ] ♪ THIS IS TIM THIS IS RICK
THIS IS TI BUT ISN'T HIM ♪ [ LAUGHTER ]
♪ TIM SCOTT TIM KAIN TWO TIMS DIFF NAMES ♪
[ LAUGHTER ] ♪ TIM RICK TIM TOM TOM JI RICK SCOTT JIM TIM TOM'S
THEIR NAME ALSO TOM BU WITH AN H ♪ [ LAUGHTER ]
♪ MARK BOB MARK BOB RIC RICK MARKWAYNE BOB MARK BO TODD ED MARKEY
BACK TO KAINE ♪ [ LAUGHTER ] ♪ JOHN AND JOHN AND JOHN AN
JOHN AND JOHN AND JOHN AND JOHN OKAY ALSO JOHN ALSO JOH BUT THOSE LAST TWO ♪
♪ DON'T HAVE AN H ♪ ♪ TIM TOM JIM BOB MARKWAYNE RICK SCOTT TIM TOM JIM RISCH
RICK ROLL TIM SCOTT ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪
Jimmy: I HOPE THAT WAS HELPFUL. I HOPE THAT WAS HELPFUL.
Steve: OH, GOOD, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH Jimmy: HEY, LISTEN TO THIS,
TODAY OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THAT AHEAD OF KING CHARLES' CORONATION, THE HISTORIC STONE
CALLED THE STONE OF SCONE HAS LEFT SCOTLAND AND IT'S ON ITS WAY TO LONDON.
YEAH, THE STONE OF SCONE THAT'S NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE SCONE OF STONE THAT'S IN
EVERY STARBUCKS DISPLAY CASE [ LAUGHTER ] "HOW OLD IS THAT SUCKER?
WHAT YEAR IS IT? [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] SOME ENTERTAINMENT NEWS,
THERE'S A NEW "SMURFS" MOVIE IN THE WORKS AND-- [ CHEERS ]
- RIHANNA HAS SIGNED ON TO DO THE VOICE OF SMURFETTE Steve: OOH!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: THEY ALREADY-- THEY ALREADY RELEASED AN EARLY CLIP
AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE BIG. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
SORRY, SMURFETTE, I DON'T HAVE THE GOLD COINS TO PAY YOU BACK
CAN YOU FORGIVE ME ♪ BITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: YEAH, INTERESTING, DIFFERENT TAKE
Steve: WOW! Jimmy: DIFFERENT TAKE ON IT, BUT LOOKS GOOD
KIDS ARE GOING TO LOVE IT. Steve: KIDS ARE GOING TO LOVE IT.
Jimmy: GUYS, I SAW A NEW MERMAID STATUE IN ITALY IS CAUSING CONTROVERSY BECAUSE
SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S TOO PROVOCATIVE.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU A PICTURE. TAKE-- TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
Jimmy: WOW. Steve: OH Jimmy: IT WAS MADE BY THE
ARTIST LEONARDO DE MIX-A-LOT [ LAUGHTER ] ♪
FINALLY YOU GUYS, IT'S THE LAST WEEKEND OF APRIL, SO I THOUGHT
IT'D BE NICE TO GIVE A LITTLE RECAP OF THE ENTIRE MONTH. HERE WE GO
♪ THE MONTH OF APRIL'S COME AND GONE NOT A GREAT ONE FOR THE DON ♪
♪ TRUMP THINKS HE CAN TAK ON BIDEN EVEN THOUGH HE WA INDICTED ♪
[ LAUGHTER ] ♪ DeSANTIS EYEING THE WHITE HOUSE BUT FIRST ATTACKIN
MICKEY MOUSE ♪ ♪ IT'S BEEN SUCH A WEIR ENCOUNTER NOT AS WEIRD A
THE NEW FLOUNDER ♪ [ LAUGHTER ] ♪ GOODBYE BED BATH & BEYOND
BEDSHEETS SWIFFERS TOILE WANDS WHAT A SAD DEVELOPMENT YOUR COUPONS ARE ♪
♪ COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT ♪ [ LAUGHTER ] ♪ FOX NEWS AND CN
TUCKER CARLSON DON LEMON NEITHER OF THEM WERE PROMOTE THEY HAD A JOB ♪
♪ THEN IT EXPLODED ♪ [ LAUGHTER ] ♪ SUCCESSION BOMBSHELL HB
EVERYONE SAW MARIO TWITTER CHECKMARKS COST EIGHT BUCK BUT NO ONE REAL ♪
♪ GIVES A [ BLEEP ] ♪ [ LAUGHTER ] ♪ APRIL'S DONE AND MAY'S ON
DECK THEY'RE BOTH SPONSORE BY ZYRTEC ♪ ♪ ON 420 WE GOT HIGH OH
SO LET'S GET LIT O CINCO DE MAYO ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW
LET'S GO WRITE SOME "THANK YOU NOTES. COME ON NOW.
Jimmy: TODAY IS FRIDAY! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE TODAY IS FRIDAY!
Steve: FRIDAY Jimmy: SAID FRIDAY! FRIDAY!
Jimmy: FRIED EGG! FRIED EGG Jimmy: FRIDAY
FRIDAY! Jimmy: FRIDAY, FRIED EGG, FRI-- NO, I'M JUST, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. IT'S ALL RIGHT CAN'T STOP RAPPING
Steve: YEAH Jimmy: IT IS FRIDAY I'M FEELING THE WEEKEND VIBES,
RIGHT? I NEED THE WEEKEND Steve: OH, MY -
Jimmy: COME ON, WE'RE WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
I'M-- USUALLY THIS IS WHEN I CATCH UP ON SOME PERSONAL STUFF.
I CHECK MY INBOX AND I RETURN SOME EMAILS. OF COURSE I SEND OUT THANK YOU
NOTES AND I WAS JUST RUNNING A A BIT-- DO YOU GUYS MIND IF I--
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE JAMES, CAN I GET SOME THANK YOU NOTE WRITING MUSIC PLEASE?
♪ [ LAUGHTER ] Steve: WOW.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] ♪ Jimmy: THANK YOU, MIAMI HEAT
AND PHOENIX SUNS LOGOS, FOR SHOWING US THAT EVEN BASKETBALLS COME IN FLAMIN'
HOT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FLAMIN' HOT.
♪ [ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU, ORIGINAL FLOUNDER
AND NEW FLOUNDER, FOR LOOKING LIKE HOW SOMEONE LOOKS ON TINDER VERSUS WHO ACTUALLY
SHOWS UP FOR THE DATE. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE "YOU'RE FLOUNDER?"
Steve: WOW. Jimmy: WOW. Steve: I GUESS I SEE IT IN
THE EYES Jimmy: OH, I GUESS SO, YEAH SAYS HERE--
Steve: I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT Jimmy:-- FLOUNDER'S SIX
FOOT TWO APPARENTLY. Steve: DO YOU HAVE ANY ID ♪
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THANK YOU, JAMES CORDEN, FOR BEING THE
ONLY TV HOST WHO LEFT THEIR JOB THIS WEEK BY CHOICE. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
LOVE YOU, BUD. GOOD JOB, BUDDY. GOING TO MISS YOU.
HE'S A GOOD DUDE ♪ THANK YOU, ROMAN SOLDIERS, FOR
BEING THE TOUGHEST PEOPLE IN HISTORY TO WEAR A BROOM. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
♪ [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU, ENGLISH BULLDOGS,
FOR BEING JACKED BEAGLES [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE YOTE
Steve: SLOBBERY Jimmy: YOTE ♪
THANK YOU, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENCE DINNER, FOR BEING NICKNAMED "NERD PROM" OR
AS-- OR AS I CALL THAT IN HIGH SCHOOL, "PROM. LOVE YOU, LIDEE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HI LIDEE, I LOVE YOU THERE YOU HAVE IT.
THOSE ARE MY "THANK YOU NOTES. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH PETE DAVIDSON.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ Jimmy: THIS IS THE
PETE DAVIDSON ACTION FIGURE. HERE WE GO [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
[ AUDIENCE OOHS
CO-CREATED AND STARS IN THE NEW SHOW, "BUPKIS. ALL EPISODES OF THE SHOW WILL
PREMIERE ON PEACOCK ON MAY 4th EVERYONE PLEASE WELCOME, PETE DAVIDSON!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ THANK YOU
WOW. Jimmy: COME ON, BUD THANK YOU
Jimmy: YOU GOT SOME LOVE OUT THERE FOR PETE DAVIDSON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YES. VERY COOL THANK YOU.
Jimmy: DUDE, WELCOME BACK YOU LOOK GREAT, BUD. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANKS, YOU TOO Jimmy: CONGRATS ON "BUPKIS. I CAN'T WAIT TO TALK ABOUT
THIS, ON PEACOCK IT'S BEEN A YEAR AND A HALF SINCE I'VE SEEN YOU.
IT'S BEEN A BIT Jimmy: IT'S BEEN A BIT. I'M HAPPY YOU'RE BACK.
ME TOO, MAN [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP
TO WELL, WE'VE GOT THE SHOW COMING OUT
I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITED. I'VE BEEN WATCHING, LIKE, RYAN REYNOLDS OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS. LIKE, EVERY SIX MONTHS HE'S JUST MAKING LIKE A TRILLION
DOLLARS ON SOMETHING [ LAUGHTER ] SO, I WAS LIKE, I'VE GOT TO DO
THAT Jimmy: YEAH SO, I HAD, LIKE, A-- I JUST
GREW UP WITH MY MOM MOSTLY, AND I HAD TROUBLE, YOU KNOW, SHAVING MY BALLS
[ LAUGHTER ] LIKE, I'D ALWAYS CUT THEM BECAUSE NOBODY EVER TAUGHT ME.
I DON'T KNOW, LIKE, IF YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO-- I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEONE'S SUPPOSED TO LITERALLY
BE LIKE, "LET ME SHOW YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] BUT, I NEVER HAD A FATHER
FIGURE TO BE LIKE, "THIS IS HOW YOU SHAVE YOUR BALLS." SO, I WOULD ALWAYS CUT MY
STUFF. AND MY MOM KNEW BECAUSE I USED TO LIVE WITH HER, AND SHE DID
MY LAUNDRY SHE WOULD JUST SEE BLOODY UNDERWEAR.
[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH AND IT WASN'T MY SISTER'S.
IT WAS MINE. [ LAUGHTER ] HEY.
Jimmy: WOW. HEY, OH, JIMMY. HEY.
THAT'S RODNEY DANGERFIELD FOR ANYONE IN MY DEMO. [ LAUGHTER ]
SO, THERE'S THIS COMPANY-- MY MOM, ONE CHRISTMAS GOT ME THIS THING, IT'S CALLED MANSCAPE.
IT'S LIKE A-- SHE PUT IT IN MY STOCKING, AND SHE DID IT LIKE THE WAY THAT IN "A CHRISTMAS
STORY" WHEN THEY'RE LIKE, "I THINK THERE'S ONE MORE PRESENT OVER THERE."
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE AND I OPENED IT, AND IT WAS THESE BALL TRIMMERS, AND
THEY'RE MAGNIFICENT. I HAVEN'T TRIMMED MY BALLS SINCE PANDEMIC
AND I CALLED THE COMPANY AND THEY WERE LIKE, YOU CAN DO-- WE'LL DO STUFF
SO I BROUGHT YOU ONE [ LAUGHTER ] IT'S A MANSCAPE-- THIS IS
WHAT - Jimmy: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU CAN USE IT FOR YOUR
FACE I FULLY CHARGED IT IT HAS A FLASHLIGHT.
Jimmy: IT'S GOT A LIGHT ON IT IT HAS A LIGHT SO YOU CAN
SEE HOW AWFUL YOUR PENIS IS. [ LAUGHTER ] NOT YOURS.
JUST PENISES IN GENERAL, TERRIBLE BUT YEAH, I THOUGHT-- YOU
KNOW, I JUST WANTED YOU TO HAVE IT IT'S GREAT
Jimmy: THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING ME
GIFTS. I GOT YOU ONE ORDERED FOR YOU, BUT IT DIDN'T COME IN
TIME, SO THAT ONE'S MINE BUT I WASHED IT. [ LAUGHTER ]
I WENT TO THIS BARBERSHOP, AND I JUST DIPPED IT IN THAT BLUE [ BLEEP ].
AND THEN I - Jimmy: OH, I KNOW THAT BLUE STUFF.
I PUT IT IN THE BLUE STUFF. NEXT TO THE CLUB MEN GEL Jimmy: THAT CLEANS
EVERYTHING YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, CLEANS EVERYTHING
Jimmy: THAT CLEANS EVERYTHING GOSH, I FORGOT WHAT QUESTION I
ASKED YOU, BUT WELCOME TO THE SHOW [ LAUGHTER ]
THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. Jimmy: I MISSED YOU, BUD.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I LOVE TALKING TO YOU YOU'RE HOSTING "SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE" NEXT WEEKEND YES Jimmy: THIS IS WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FULL CIRCLE, BUDDY
I'M VERY EXCITED. YEAH I MEAN, IT'S REALLY FUNNY.
LORNE TOLD ME A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, BUT THEN THIS WEEK THEY'RE LIKE, AS YOU KNOW, THE WRITER'S
STRIKE MIGHT HAPPEN. SO I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR TWO, THREE MONTHS.
AND THEY'RE LIKE, "YEAH, WE'LL KNOW MONDAY IF IT'S HAPPENING OR NOT."
Jimmy: IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN. IT MIGHT NOT. Jimmy: PLEASE, TAKE CARE OF
THE WRITERS. IT SUCKS BECAUSE IT JUST FEEDS MY, LIKE, WEIRD STORY I
HAVE IN MY HEAD LIKE, "OF COURSE THAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME."
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: "THEY DID THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO HOST.
"THEY DIDN'T WANT ME. IT'S ALL ABOUT ME. SO, WE DON'T KNOW.
BUT IF IT HAPPENS, I'M SUPER EXCITED. LIL UZI VERT IS THE MUSICAL
GUEST. IT WILL BE REALLY COOL Jimmy: WHO?
LIL UZI VERT. Jimmy: LIL UZI VERT, HE'S FANTASTIC.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH, IT'S COOL Jimmy: ARE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT
HOSTING? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY AGAIN, THE
CREW I'M TERRIFIED 'CAUSE I WENT THERE TO HANG OUT, JUST TO SAY,
"HI. THERE'S A LOT OF NEW GUYS AND GALS
EVERYONE IS VERY EXCITED REMEMBER WHEN YOU FIRST GET IT AND YOU'RE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD,
THAT'S JIM CARREY. AND THEN TWO YEARS INTO IT, YOU'RE LIKE, "[ BLEEP ], THAT'S
JIM CARREY." [ LAUGHTER ] NO, HE'S THE BEST.
I'M JUST SAYING, LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LIKE, "I HAVE TO BE ON MY 'A' GAME.
BUT YOU LOSE THE WHOLE, "OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD. YOU'RE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, I'VE
GOT TO COME UP WITH A SKETCH WHERE I'M DRESSED AS A CUCUMBER OR SOMETHING."
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: I'VE DONE THAT SKETCH BEFORE
BUT I WENT THERE, I STAYED THE WHOLE SHOW THAT SHOW IS-- IT'S HARD.
Jimmy: RIGHT? I HAD A WEIRD LITTLE GIG THERE BECAUSE I WOULD JUST DO
MY THING ONCE IN A WHILE, AND THEY WOULD LET ME DO WHATEVER. BUT I WAS LIKE-- THIS SHOW,
YOU GUYS WORK REALLY HARD. [ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THIS IS A LOT OF
WORK I WAS LIKE, I'M GOING TO BE IN MORE THAN ONE SKETCH, THAT'S
CRAZY. Jimmy: WHEN YOU'RE IN THERE THOUGH -
YEAH, EXACTLY-- WHEN YOU'RE IN THERE, IF YOU GET ONE SKETCH DONE, YOU GO, "WHEW, THAT WAS
A LOT. BUT WHEN YOU'RE THE HOST - IMMEDIATELY YOU GOT NERVOUS
THOUGH THIS IS CRAZY. Jimmy: DID LORNE CALL YOU TO
OFFER YOU-- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. I GOT THE LORNE CALL
IT WAS REALLY COOL [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: HOW DOES THAT DIFFER
THAN THE CALL TELLING YOU THAT YOU'RE ON THE CAST IT WAS EXACTLY THE SAME AS
IT WAS TEN YEARS AGO I SWEAR, HE CALLED ME AND HE WAS LIKE-- I REMEMBER, HE WAS
VERY SWEET HE WAS LIKE, "I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT TO DO WITH YOU, BUT I
BELIEVE IN YOU, AND LET'S FIGURE IT OUT. [ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW Jimmy: YEAH THAT WAS MY GET ASKED-- MY
BIG CALL EVER. Jimmy: "WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.
HE'S LIKE, "WE'RE NOT SURE BUT I BELIEVE IN YOU AND WE'LL SEE.
AND I WAS LIKE, "ALL RIGHT." [ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: AT LEAST HE'S HONEST
HONEST. AND HE WAS RIGHT, YOU KNOW AND THEN, THE SAME KIND OF
CALL HE WAS LIKE, "I WANT YOU BACK TO HOST.
AND YOU KNOW, YOU'VE DONE IT BEFORE, AND THE CAST WILL HELP, SO."
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THAT SOUNDS SO REAL BY THE WAY
HE'S THE BEST Jimmy: THAT'S NOT A JOKE. HE'S THE BEST
Jimmy: THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE WOULD SAY LORNE IS-- LORNE HAS BARS.
LORNE SAYS, LIKE, THE COOLEST STUFF EVER Jimmy: OH, I KNOW
I ALMOST WANTED TO JUST-- I HAVE TO BRING A PEN AND PAPER EVERY TIME I GO BACK
ONE TIME ME AND LORNE AND JUDAH MILLER, WHO CREATED "BUPKIS" WITH ME AND DAVE SIRUS
AND JASON ORLEY. GREAT WRITERS AND DIRECTOR WE WERE ALL ON A PLANE GOING TO
MEET PESCI AND HE JUST TURNS OVER TO JUDAH AND GOES, "HERE'S SOME NOTES
ABOUT "BUPKIS" FROM 30,000 FEET ABOVE THE SKY. [ LAUGHTER ]
AND YOU'RE JUST LIKE, THAT'S THE COOLEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE
Jimmy: YEAH, HOW DO YOU JUST SAY STUFF LIKE THAT. HE JUST HAS GEMS ALL THE
TIME Jimmy: I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I HEARD ABOUT "BUPKIS" STARTING.
I LOVE THE TITLE, BY THE WAY 'CAUSE YOU GO, "THIS IS BUPKIS."
IT'S WHATEVER THAT'S WHAT MY GRANDPA WOULD SAY GROWING UP
HE WOULD JUST SAY, "YOU KNOW BUPKIS." IT MEANS "NOTHING" IN, LIKE,
YIDDISH OR WHATEVER. Jimmy: YOUR CO-STARS ARE EDIE FALCO AND JOE PESCI
HOW ABOUT THAT? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: COME ON!
PRETTY COOL Jimmy: IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER
IT'S LIKE A FEVER DREAM I'M STOKED Jimmy: IT DOESN'T GET MUCH
BETTER THAN THAT HOW DID YOU GET THEM TO DO THIS
I HAVE NO IDEA. EDIE WAS SHOCKINGLY JUST SO ON BOARD FROM THE BEGINNING
WE WERE SO NERVOUS TO TALK TO HER. Jimmy: JOE KIND OF RETIRED
FROM ACTING. YEAH. WE WERE TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE
AND LORNE CALLED AND HE WAS LIKE, "WHAT ABOUT PESCI? HE SAID IT SO CASUALLY LIKE THE
GUY WORKS ALL THE TIME, AND FAMOUSLY HAS ONLY DONE "THE IRISHMAN" IN THE LAST 20 YEARS
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T NEED TO ACT ANYMORE. AND LORNE DROPS ONE OF HIS
BARS, AND HE'S LIKE, "ALL AN ACTOR NEEDS IS A GOOD PART." [ LAUGHTER ]
AND YOU'RE LIKE-- HANGING OUT WITH LORNE IS LIKE BEING IN AN A24 MOVIE ALL DAY.
[ LAUGHTER ] WHERE IT WAS JUST LIKE STINGS, AND JOLTS, AND THEN YOU'RE IN
AN OUTFIT, AND YOU'RE GETTING SHOT OUT OF CANNONS. HE'S A CRAZY, COOL MAN
Jimmy: WHAT WERE THEY LIKE TO BE AROUND DID IT UP YOUR ACTING GAME
I HOPE SO I MEAN, THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE-- YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN
INTERESTING CAST YOU KNOW, IT'S A SPECIFIC SHOW IT'S ABOUT ME.
SO, IF YOU DON'T LIKE ME, THAT ALIENATES, LIKE, A LOT OF THE AUDIENCE
[ LAUGHTER ] SO, I LITERALLY CASTED PEOPLE THAT EVERYBODY LOVES
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THAT'S GENIUS. SO, YOU HATE ME, YOU'RE
LIKE, "OH, THERE'S JOE PESCI IT'S FINE. Jimmy: I THINK WE LOVE YOU.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE OH, THANK YOU, GUYS. I'M STOKED
Jimmy: CAN I RUN THROUGH SOME OTHER GUEST STARS THAT'S IN "BUPKIS" THAT YOU CAN CHECK
OUT. THERE'S RAY ROMANO, JON STEWART, JOHN MULANEY,
STEVE BUSCEMI, BOBBY CANNAVALE, CHARLIE DAY, BRAD GARRETT, SEBASTIAN STAN, METHOD MAN
HOW DID YOU-- HOW'D YOU PULL OFF ALL THESE? I JUST CALLED EVERYONE.
[ LAUGHTER ] I JUST-- IT'S REALLY WEIRD. LIKE, A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST
DON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER LIKE, REMEMBER WE DID THE-- JIMMY WAS NICE ENOUGH TO DO
THIS GARDEN BENEFIT WE DID AND THEY WERE TRYING TO GET A LIST OF PEOPLE
I WAS LIKE, WHAT ABOUT JIMMY FALLON THEY'RE LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW HOW
I CAN POSSIBLY--" I WAS LIKE, "HIS OFFICE IS NEXT TO MINE.
I CAN ASK. HE WAS NICE ENOUGH AND CAME OUT.
SO, I THINK PEOPLE DON'T DO THAT MUCH, AND THEY SHOULD BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO WORK
WITH PEOPLE. SO, I JUST CALL PEOPLE THAT I THOUGHT WERE COOL, AND ALWAYS
WERE NICE TO ME. Jimmy: RAY ROMANO AND BRAD GARRETT
IT'S LIKE AN "EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND" REUNION [ CHEERS ]
HE'S THE BEST HE HAD A BLAST, AND WE HAD RAY IN ONE OF THEM
AND AT THE END OF IT, HE HAD A A REALLY GOOD TIME HE WAS LIKE, "YOU KNOW, I NEVER
WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, EVER--" IT'S A HORRIBLE IMPRESSION Jimmy: NO, NO, NO
[ LAUGHTER ] IT'S NOT FAIR IT'S LIKE DOING A WALKEN OR
WHATEVER, EVERYBODY HAS A RAY. HE WAS SO SWEET. HE HAD A GOOD TIME
AND HE WAS LIKE, "I LOVE THIS EPISODE. I LOVE BEING IN ONE.
HE GOES, "IT WOULD BE PRETTY CRAZY IF I SHOWED UP IN ANOTHER.
[ LAUGHTER ] AND I WAS LIKE - Jimmy: "DO YOU WANT ME TO
WRITE. I WAS LIKE, I'LL DO IT RIGHT NOW.
HE'S LIKE, "IT'S NOT MY SHOW I'M JUST SAYING. [ LAUGHTER ]
AND THEN HE GAVE ME THREE OF THEM HE'S THE MAN
HE'S THE COOLEST GUY ALSO CHECK OUT HIS MOVIE, "SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS."
IT JUST CAME OUT IT'S MURDERING IT'S SO GOOD
Jimmy: IT'S ACTUALLY FANTASTIC. IT'S GREAT
IT'S SO INCREDIBLE. I HAVE ONE FUNNY PESH STORY FOR YOU THOUGH
I'M VERY PRIVATE ABOUT HIM, BECAUSE HE'S A SWEET PRIVATE MAN.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW HERE SO, YOU KNOW, HE'S VERY NICE
IF YOU'RE NICE, HE'S NICE. BUT, YOU KNOW, HE TRIES TO KEEP TO HIMSELF, UNLESS YOU'RE
A KID, AND YOU RECOGNIZE HIM FROM "HOME ALONE." AND THIS IS SOMETHING HE DID--
AND OBVIOUSLY I'M A BIG "HOME ALONE" GUY TOO, SO I GOT TO SEE THIS
IF THERE WAS EVER A KID THAT NOTICED HIM AS HIS CHARACTER, HE WOULD GO UP TO THEM AND HE
WOULD GO, "LISTEN, KID." HE GOES, "YOU BETTER BE GOOD TO YOUR PARENTS THIS CHRISTMAS,
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, ME AND MY PAL, MARV, ARE GOING TO COME FIND YOU."
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: LOVE YOU, JOE PESCI! AND THEN-- AND THEN THE
KID-- THE KID WOULD BE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD. AND THEN HE WOULD LOOK BACK AT
ME AND GO-- [ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S PESH.
Jimmy: THAT'S PESH RIGHT THERE. I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP
HERE'S PETE DAVIDSON AND JOE PESCI IN "BUPKIS." TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT
BUT WHO THE [ BLEEP ] WOULD WANT TO DO IT? BUT JUST DO IT, WE'RE HERE
YOU WANT TO RUIN BOYS NIGHT NOW? BOYS NIGHT IS OVER.
I TOOK YOU GUYS OUT TO DINNER, WE HAD NICE TIME ROY GOT HALF LAID, IT'S OVER
IT'S TIME TO GO HOME THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO REALLY DO SOMETHING FOR
SOMEBODY MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE [ BLEEP ] HAPPY, INSTEAD OF YOURSELF ALL
THE TIME I MEANT LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, WATCHING THE GAME TOGETHER, NOT
HELPING YOUR FRIEND [ BLEEP ] A PROSTITUTE YOU CAN DO IT, PETER.
DO IT. ROY, ARE YOU SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT?
YOU'D BE DOING ME A MITZVAH THERE'S YOUR ANSWER I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT,
BUT JUST [ BLEEP ] DO IT ALL RIGHT COME ON.
LET'S GO [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: THERE YOU GO
LET'S DO IT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE PETE DAVIDSON!
ALL EPISODES OF "BUPKIS" WILL PREMIERE ON PEACOCK MAY 4th. MORE WITH PETE AFTER THE BREAK
COME BACK, COME BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY. I'M HERE WITH PETE DAVIDSON! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YEAH THANK YOU Jimmy: WE ARE BOTH FANS OF
THE NEW YORK KNICKS. AND BECAUSE THEY JUST WON THEIR FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF SERIES, I
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN-- THAT'S RIGHT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO CHALLENGE YOU TO A RANDOM OBJECT SHOOTOUT
OKAY YEAH. Jimmy: NOW, HERE'S HOW THIS
WORKS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TURNS TRYING TO SHOOT RANDOM OBJECTS
INTO THAT HOOP IF YOU MAKE IT IN, YOU GET A A POINT.
THE OBJECTS THAT WE'RE SHOOTING TONIGHT ARE A PETE DAVIDSON ACTION FIGURE.
[ LAUGHTER AND CHEERS THAT'S WHAT-- THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK--
Jimmy: YEAH, WE INVENTED THAT FOR YOU THANK YOU
Jimmy: YOU REALLY WORE THIS OUTFIT ONCE. I DID
Jimmy: YES, YOU DID THIS IS A YANKEES BATTING HELMET FILLED WITH ICE CREAM
SUNDAE IT'S A GIANT VERSION [ CHEERS ]
YES. VERY GOOD Jimmy: THIS IS
A NEW YORK RANGERS HOCKEY STICK. [ SCATTERED CHEERS ]
ALL RIGHT Jimmy: THIS IS A NEW YORK PIZZA PIE, IN THE BOX.
[ SCATTERED CHEERS ] AND LAST, WORTH FIVE POINTS, A A BOWL OF NEW YORK LOTTERY
BALLS. ALL RIGHT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: PETE, SINCE I'M THE HOST, I WILL GO FIRST. I JUST SAW THIS FOR THE FIRST
TIME IT WAS WRITTEN OUT OH, YEAH.
Jimmy: I WAS GONNA SAY, USUALLY THE GUEST-- NO, YOU CAN GO FIRST, BUD
Jimmy: WOW. YEAH. Jimmy: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT-- [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I'LL GO FIRST.
YEAH. Jimmy: ALL RIGHT. WE CAN BOTH STAY HERE, AND
WE'LL SHOOT FROM HERE. BOTH STAY HERE, OKAY. Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, READY
YEAH, I DIDN'T COME TO REHEARSAL, SO. Jimmy: NO, I UNDERSTAND
YEAH. Jimmy: ME NEITHER ♪
YEAH. Jimmy: ALL RIGHT. OKAY, HERE WE GO
MAYBE I WANT TO DO UNDERHAND YEAH, SURE. Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, THIS IS--
THIS IS THE PETE DAVIDSON ACTION FIGURE. HERE WE GO
♪ BY MATTEL. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
OH. Jimmy: SORRY. NOPE
[ RIM CLANGING ] [ AUDIENCE OOHS WAIT, OH, NO, PETE, YOU
CAN'T-- [ RIM CLANGING ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YO WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
DUDE, THAT WAS SOME STUFF. YOU-- NO, LEAVE HIM THERE
LEAVE HIM THERE. THAT HURT Jimmy: LEAVE HIM THERE.
THAT HURTS THAT-- YEAH. Jimmy: THAT HURT.
THAT HURT A LITTLE BIT THAT WASN'T-- THAT WASN'T-- YEAH
Jimmy: WOW, THAT WAS A GOOD DUNK ALL RIGHT, COOL
Jimmy: ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO THIS ONE, THE ICE CREAM SUNDAE
OKAY. [ BACKBOARD CLANGING ] Jimmy: SORRY, SIR
YEAH, UNDERHAND MIGHT BE THE WAY TO GO. [ BACKBOARD CLANGING ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ DUDE
HOW ARE YOU GOOD AT THIS HOW ARE YOU GOOD AT THIS YOU CAN'T PRACTICE THIS.
OH, MY GOD ALL RIGHT, BUD, HERE WE GO ♪
[ BACKBOARD CLANGING ] I THINK THAT'S THE CLOSEST YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT.
I MEAN-- Jimmy: YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW MY-- YEAH
IT WAS LIKE THAT TO THE-- I MEAN, DOES IT GOT TO-- Jimmy: HAVE TO HAVE A VIBE.
[ AUDIENCE OOHS ALL RIGHT, FINE. ALL RIGHT.
SO EASY YOU CAN DO IT. ALL RIGHT, THIS IS-- THIS IS PIZZA.
YOU CAN DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANT OKAY. Jimmy: OH, IT LOOKS GOOD
THOUGH YEAH. YEAH
Jimmy: ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN HERE A WHILE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: YEAH IT'S A COUPLE DAYS OLD YEAH.
Jimmy: YEAH DO YOU THROW LIKE THIS DO YOU DISCUS IT
DO YOU SPIN IT AROUND AND TOSS I THINK IT'S LIKE A - Jimmy: IS IT TOSS UP, LIKE
THAT I THINK IT'S LIKE THAT. Jimmy: SHOULD I TAKE IT OUT
OF THE BOX YEAH. [ CHEERS ]
Jimmy: IN NEW YORK CITY, YOU FOLD THE PIZZA YEAH.
[ CHEERS ] Jimmy: PRETTY GOOD ACTUALLY IT'S REALLY GOOD
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT. NOT BAD ♪
Jimmy: I ALMOST DON'T WANT TO CHUCK THIS. ♪
[ BACKBOARD CLANGING ] [ AUDIENCE OOHS OH
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HOW ARE YOU REMOTELY THIS IS INSANE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪ ALL RIGHT.
[ PETE CHANTS PETE, PETE, PETE I KNOW
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ THEY'RE YELLING, "PETE, PETE,
PETE." ALL RIGHT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I'M
TRYING THIS. THIS IS, LIKE, A WEIRD WET DREAM I'M HAVING
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: IT'S TIME FOR THE MONEY BALL, THE BOWL OF
NEW YORK LOTTERY BALLS REMEMBER, THIS IS WORTH FIVE POINTS
[ LAUGHTER ] WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? THAT'S BEEN-- THIS HAS BEEN
AMAZING. THANK YOU-- WHAT AN APPEARANCE
OH, MY GOSH. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO COME ON. FIVE POINTS.
[ GOLF BALLS SCATTERING [ AUDIENCE OOHS IT JUST LOOKS GOOD
JUST DO IT FOR FUN HERE HE GOES, RIGHT THERE. STAR OF "BUPKIS,"
PETE DAVIDSON, RIGHT HERE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YEAH, THAT'S IT. YOU DID IT THE WINNER
THE CHAMPION [ BELL DINGING ] PETE DAVIDSON.
"BUPKIS" PREMIERES NEXT THURSDAY ON PEACOCK. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
"TONIGHT SHOW," EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, GUYS
Jimmy: HOW ARE YOU-- DUDE, HOW ARE YOU DOING-- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
BOTH "NEW YORK TIMES" BEST SELLING AUTHORS WHO HAVE WRITTEN A NEW BOOK TOGETHER
CALLED "THE RHYTHM OF TIME," WHICH IS OUT NOW EVERYONE, PLEASE WELCOME,
QUESTLOVE AND S.A. COSBY
♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: QUEST, IT'S ALWAYS
GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN THE GUEST CHAIR. AND SHAWN--
YES Jimmy:-- WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW."
I'M HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE YOU WROTE "THE RHYTHM OF TIME" TOGETHER, RIGHT HERE
CONGRAT-- IT IS OFFICIALLY A "NEW YORK TIMES" BEST SELLER [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Questlove: WHOO, WHOO, WHOO, WHOO, WHOO Jimmy: CONGRATS
Questlove: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
Jimmy: CONGRATS ON THAT APPRECIATE IT Jimmy: SHAWN, YOUR OTHER
BEST SELLING BOOK, "RAZORBLADE TEARS,"-- YEAH.
Jimmy: BY THE WAY, WAS ALSO FEATURED ON OUR SHOW IT WAS ON THE FALLON SUMMER
READ LIST, BUT ALSO BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST
YEAH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: AND IT'S BEING MADE
INTO A MOVIE - YEAH. Jimmy:-- PRODUCED BY
JERRY BRUCKHEIMER. YEAH, WHICH IS TERRIFYING Jimmy: I MEAN -
[ LAUGHTER ] HAVE YOU PROCESSED ALL THIS? NOT AT ALL.
NOT A BIT. NO Jimmy: NO
IT'S LIKE, FIVE YEARS AGO I WAS WORKING AT A HARDWARE STORE CLEANING UP SPILLS
AND NOW THE PRESIDENT KNOWS MY NAME Jimmy: YEAH
EXACTLY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Questlove: THAT'S WHAT'S UP
Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. WHICH IS CRAZY, 'CAUSE THE
BOOK, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, HAVING HIM READ IT, IS SORT OF LIKE YOUR MOM READING IT TOO
'CAUSE IT'S LIKE, "JUST PASS OVER THE CURSE WORDS THIS TERRIBLE STUFF THAT--"
Jimmy: NO, I'M MUCH MORE POLITE THAN THIS, MR. PRESIDENT.
YEAH YEAH, YEAH, EXACTLY Jimmy: YOU CRUSH IT
AND DID YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER BEFORE DOING WORK? Questlove: ACTUALLY, YOU
KNOW WHAT, I BECAME AWARE OF HIM WHEN - 'CAUSE I'D FOLLOW YOUR SUMMER
READING LIST ASSUMING THAT YOU'RE GOING DO ONE THIS YEAR.
BUT-- Jimmy: YEAH, I'M GOING TO DO ONE THIS YEAR, ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH MAYBE WE'LL HAVE "THE RHYTHM OF TIME" ON THE -
Questlove: HEY. I MEAN, I'M JUST SAYING. Jimmy: JUST SAYING.
JUST SAYING. [ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: YOU GUYS HAVE--
YOU'VE BOTH WRITTEN BOOKS TOGETHER-- NOT TOGETHER, BUT SEPARATELY
BUT NEVER A KIDS' BOOK YEAH. Jimmy: HOW DID THIS ALL
START? Questlove: BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, DURING THE PANDEMIC, I
WAS QUARANTINING ON A FARM Jimmy: YEAH, I KNOW [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
Questlove: WITHOUT-- A FARM WITHOUT CABLE. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS NOTHING
TO DO, ONLY ONLINE DEEJAYING LIKE, WE HAD WIFI, BUT I WAS BASICALLY OUT OF MY COMFORT
ZONE AND ONCE I REALIZED LIKE - Jimmy: 'CAUSE YOU NEED
SOMETHING TO DO. Questlove: YEAH, JUST NEED SOMETHING TO DO.
AND I HAD TO DO SOMETHING CREATIVE AND, SO, I GUESS, AT THE TIME,
WHEN I WAS ONLINE DEEJAYING AND WORKING ON "SUMMER OF SOUL" AND THEN DOING THE OTHER BOOK,
"MUSIC IS HISTORY," THE PEOPLE I WAS STAYING WITH, THEY'RE A BUNCH OF LIFE COACHES.
AND THEY WERE LIKE, "YO, YOU'RE WRITING ANOTHER BORING HISTORY BOOK ABOUT MUSIC
LIKE, DO SOMETHING ELSE. AND, SO, THEY, KIND OF, CHALLENGED ME.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE A TIME TRAVEL BOOK, BUT I'M A NERD THAT REALLY DOESN'T KNOW MUCH,
LIKE, SCIENCE FICTION JARGON, SO I ALWAYS TALKED MYSELF OUT OF IT.
AND I GUESS, LIKE, MY PUBLISHER MADE A PLAY DATE WITH US YEAH.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Questlove: AND SO - Jimmy: THAT KIND OF WORKED.
WHAT TIME TRAVEL STUFF ARE YOU INTO WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE INTO
TIME TRAVEL? Questlove: I LOVE TIME TRAVEL
REMEMBER I TOLD YOU I WATCHED, LIKE, "PALM SPRINGS" LIKE AT LEAST TEN TIMES OVER THE
PANDEMIC Jimmy: OH, YEAH Questlove: AND, YOU KNOW,
"BACK TO THE--" Jimmy: "BACK TO THE FUTURE. YEAH.
Questlove: YEAH Jimmy: YEAH, WE'VE HAD "BACK TO THE FUTURE" TALK.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH Jimmy: SO, YOU'RE LIKE, "OKAY, I'M GOING TO WRITE THIS
BOOK I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET S.A. COSBY TO WORK-- DO YOU
WANT TO WORK IN THIS?" DID YOU THINK ABOUT IT AND GO LIKE, "EH.
WELL, IT WAS FUNNY, 'CAUSE WHEN THEY CONTACTED ME, IT WAS LIKE, "YOU SURE YOU WANT ME TO
WRITE A KIDS' BOOK, 'CAUSE I WRITE CRIME NOVELS USUALLY, PEOPLE GETTING SHOT IN
THE FACE IN MY BOOKS." [ LAUGHTER ] AND SO, I--
Jimmy: CRAZIER STUFF THAN THAT YEAH
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M THE PERFECT PERSON TO WRITE A KIDS' NOVEL.
Jimmy: I WOULDN'T SAY YOU'RE MY FIRST CHOICE. YEAH.
Jimmy: YOU'RE NOT DR. SEUSS NO, NO, NO. Jimmy: YEAH, NO
UNLESS DR. SEUSS HITTING PEOPLE WITH SHOVELS. [ LAUGHTER ]
BUT-- BUT ONCE WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT, IT WAS LIKE, "WOW, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GETTING
AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH QUESTLOVE. FIRST OF ALL, I'M AN OLD HIP
HOP HEAD FROM BACK IN THE DAY. SO, GET TO WORK WITH THE OOTS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YOU KNOW, "THINGS FALL APART" AND "DO YOU WANT MORE?." AND IT'S LIKE, SO, WHEN THEY
CALL YOU, IT'S LIKE, "YEAH, QUESTLOVE WANTS TO WRITE A BOOK WITH YOU."
AND I'M LIKE, "YEAH, ALL RIGHT, WHATEVER WHAT DO I GOT TO DO?
WHERE I GOTTA SHOW UP? Jimmy: WHATEVER I GOTTA DO. YEAH.
YOU KNOW Jimmy: AND HOW DID YOU CHOOSE FOR IT TO BE FOR MIDDLE
SCHOOL KIDS? Questlove: ALL RIGHT. SO, WHEN OUR FOURTH ALBUM CAME
OUT, "THINGS FALL APART. Jimmy: YEAH Questlove: A FRIEND OF MINE
WHO WAS A TEACHER, LIKE, CONVINCED ME, LIKE, "YOU KNOW, COME AND TALK TO THE KIDS.
AND I WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ENOUGH NOTORIETY LIKE, I'LL COME TO THE SCHOOL,
LIKE, "HEY, KIDS, HOW YOU DOING. AND, BASICALLY, THE FIRST
QUESTION THE KIDS ASKED, LIKE, DURING Q&A TIME, LIKE, "ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS."
THEY WERE LIKE-- ONE KID STOOD UP AND WAS LIKE, "YEAH, DO YOU KNOW, LIKE, A REAL CELEBRITY
LIKE ANDRE 3000? [ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: LIKE YOU'RE NOT
A REAL CEL-- YEAH Questlove: YEAH Jimmy: "DO YOU KNOW A REAL
CELEBRITY? [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Questlove: YEAH
AND SO, INSIDE I WAS JUST LIKE, "THEM KIDS." [ LAUGHTER ]
SO - Jimmy: KIDS-- KIDS ARE HARSH, MAN
Questlove: YEAH SO, I WAS JUST LIKE, ALL RIGHT, LET ME JUST STAY AWAY KIDS
LIKE, SO, THAT KIND OF DISCOURAGED ME FROM-- THAT WAS, LIKE, SUCH A HUMILIATING
MOMENT, THAT I LET THAT SIT WITH ME FOREVER. Jimmy: YEAH
Questlove: YOU KNOW, I THINK THE PANDEMIC IS ABOUT-- YOU KNOW, WE'RE EITHER GOING TO
PIVOT OR WE'RE GOING TO PANIC. AND, SO, PRETTY MUCH I DECIDED, LIKE, TO MAKE A LIST OF
EVERYTHING THAT I HAD A FEAR OF AND JUST ONE BY ONE, JUST
REWRITE THE-- Jimmy: CHECK THEM OFF THE LIST
Questlove: YEAH, REWRITE THE NARRATIVE. SO, I ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE A
A KIDS' BOOK SO - Jimmy: YEAH
Questlove: AND PLUS, I GOT TIRED OF YOU WRITING ALL THE KIDS' BOOKS.
[ LAUGHTER ] EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, YOU'RE IN THE "NEW YORK TIMES"
BEST SELLER, SO. Jimmy: SO NOW YOU GOTTA BE ON THE LIST.
Questlove: EVERY TIME YOU DO LIKE THAT, I WAS LIKE, AH! Jimmy: I GOT TO-- UP TO
YOU. COME ON. Questlove: RIGHT.
Jimmy: BUT IT'S A GREAT STORY. AND IT'S WELL WRITTEN.
THANK YOU Jimmy: AND YOU ARE ON "THE NEW YORK TIMES" BEST SELLER
LIST CONGRATULATIONS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Questlove: THANK YOU. THANK YOU WHICH IS WILD.
IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE ON "THE NEW YORK TIMES" BEST SELLER LIST AT ALL
AND THEN TO BE ON IT TWICE, IT'S LIKE, SOMEBODY GOT TO PINCH ME, WAKE ME UP
Jimmy: YEAH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE COME ON, BUD
BUT I MEAN, IT'S ALSO-- IT'S A WHOLE NEW GENERATION OF-- NOW YOU GOT, REALLY, THIS IS
THE TOUGHEST AUDIENCE. YOU GOT-- THEY ARE.
THEY ARE Jimmy: YOU GOT-- THEY'RE HONEST WITH YOU.
IF THEY DON'T LIKE IT, THEY DON'T LIKE IT. I WENT TO TALK TO SOME KIDS
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND IT WAS LIKE, THE FIRST FIVE, TEN MINUTES, IT'S
TERRIFYING IT'S JUST LIKE, YOU'RE STARING AT THEM, THEY'RE STARING AT
YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] IT'S LIKE, SOMEBODY BLINK
FIRST. Questlove: YES. [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING. YEAH, EXACTLY.
Questlove: YEAH Jimmy: WELL, I THINK WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN NOW, IS YOU HAVE
TO WRITE A SEQUEL. Questlove: WELL, THERE ALREADY--
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Y'ALL WANT ONE. Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL Questlove: SEE, I THOUGHT IN THE PANDEMIC IT WAS GOING TO BE
A ONE AND DONE THING [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THIS
BOOK BORROWS HEAVY FROM MY LIFE SO -
REMEMBER WHEN YOU TOLD ME THE FIRST WEEK OF THE SHOW, LIKE, EVERYTHING THAT WE EVER-- YOU
SAID LETTERMAN TOLD YOU, LIKE, EVERYTHING THAT WAS EVER IN YOUR LIFE, YOU'RE GOING TO USE
FOR THIS SHOW. Jimmy: YEAH Questlove: LIKE, I GAVE
EVERYTHING FOR THIS ONE BOOK [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE
LIKE, YOU GOT TO WRITE TWO MORE [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: NOW-- NOW - Questlove: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SECOND BOOK RIGHT
NOW. Jimmy: NOW YOU'VE GOT TO GET REAL CREATIVE.
YEAH Questlove: RIGHT. WE'RE WORKING ON THE BOOK
WE'RE GOING TO DIG UP SOME STUFF. Jimmy: IT'S SO FUN, AND IT'S
VERY-- IT'S VERY YOU, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU Questlove: YEAH
Jimmy: AND IT'S VERY WELL DONE CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU
Questlove: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Jimmy: QUESTLOVE,
S.A. COSBY, EVERYBODY. "THE RHYTHM OF TIME" IS OUT NOW.
MORE "TONIGHT SHOW," AFTER THE BREAK.
STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪
DEBUT, PERFORMING THE NUMBER ONE LATIN SONG IN THE COUNTRY,
"ELLA BAILA SOLA," GIVE IT UP FOR PESO PLUMA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ [ SINGING IN SPANISH ] [ SINGING IN SPANISH ]
♪ ♪ ♪
[ SINGING IN SPANISH ] [ SINGING IN SPANISH ]
♪ ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: OH, COME ON! THANK YOU, BUDDY THANK YOU
Jimmy: THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT RIGHT THERE. PESO PLUMA
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "ELLA BAILA SOLA" IS OUT NOW
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, EVERYBODY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪
PETE DAVIDSON, QUESTLOVE, AND S.A. COSBY PESO PLUMA
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND THE ROOTS RIGHT THERE FROM PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH
SETH MEYERS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ♪