>> Steve: FROM ROCKEFELLER
CENTER IN THE HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY, IT'S "THE
TONIGHT SHOW STARRING
JIMMY FALLON."
TONIGHT, JOIN JIMMY AND HIS
GUESTS -
RIZ AHMED,
ANGELA BASSETT
MUSICAL GUEST, JACOB COLLIER
FEATURING MAHALIA,
AND THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW
AND NOW HERE'S YOUR HOST,
JIMMY FALLON
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYBODY.
HEY.
♪
WELCOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
OH, THAT'S A CROWD RIGHT THERE
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO
"THE TONIGHT SHOW" EVERYBODY
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELL GUYS, OF COURSE, THE BIG
STORY TODAY IS THAT THE HOUSE
VOTED TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT
TRUMP FOR A SECOND TIME.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND LIKE ALWAYS, THE SEQUEL WAS
A LOT WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
WONDERING, "WILL I BE ABLE TO
FOLLOW THE SECOND IMPEACHMENT
IF I MISSED THE FIRST?
YEAH, SAME CHARACTER, DIFFERENT
PLOTS.
IT'S HONESTLY IMPRESSIVE
TRUMP GOT IMPEACHED DECEMBER
2019 AND JANUARY 2021, AND
BOTCHED COVID IN BETWEEN
DUDE BASICALLY MADE A PANDEMIC
SANDWICH WITH IMPEACHMENT
BREAD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
TRUMP DIDN'T EVEN CARE ABOUT
TODAY'S VOTE
HE'S JUST WONDERING HOW SOON HE
CAN START SELLING SECOND
IMPEACHMENT COMMEMORATIVE
COINS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
FROM THE FRANKLIN MINT
BUT TODAY'S VOTE REALLY TAKES
THE PRESSURE OFF BIDEN
I MEAN, IF HE ONLY GETS
IMPEACHED ONCE IN THE NET FOUR
YEARS THAT'LL BE A HUGE STEP
UP
[ LAUGHTER ]
I READ THAT SPEAKER PELOSI WORE
THE SAME OUTFIT TODAY AS SHE
DID FOR TRUMP'S OTHER
IMPEACHMENT VOTE
THAT'S HOW NUTS THIS PRESIDENCY
HAS BEEN
THE HOUSE SPEAKER HAS AN
IMPEACHMENT OUTFIT
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT WHAT MADE TODAY'S
IMPEACHMENT DIFFERENT THAN THE
FIRST ONE IS THAT IT HAD
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
WELL -
[ APPLAUSE ]
WELL, IT TOOK THEM FOUR YEARS,
BUT TRUMP FINALLY FIGURED OUT
A WAY TO UNITE REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS.
YEP, TEN REPUBLICANS FINALLY
BROKE AWAY FROM THE PRESIDENT.
TRUMP WAS SO MAD HE STARTED
TYPING ANGRY TWEETS ABOUT THEM
ON A CALCULATOR.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
WELL GUYS, IT SEEMS LIKE SO
MANY THINGS ARE GOING AGAINST
TRUMP.
AFTER ALMOST EVERY ONLINE
PLATFORM HAS BANNED HIM,
YOUTUBE FINALLY SUSPENDED HIM.
THAT'S RIGHT, HE CAN'T UPLOAD
YOUTUBE VIDEOS FOR AT LEAST
SEVEN DAYS
WHEN HE HEARD THAT, TRUMP WAS
LIKE -
[ SCREAMING
[ LAUGHTER ]
MEANWHILE, EVERYONE ELSE IN THE
COUNTRY WAS LIKE -
[ LAUGHTER ]
AND TRUMP WAS REALLY HURT BY
THAT
HE WAS LIKE --
[ SCREAMING
YEAH, YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, TRUMP
HAS REALLY FALLEN FROM GRACE,
SORT OF LIKE -
>> OH, SORRY
>> OH NO
>> OH, OW, OW, OW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: BUT WHEN HE HEARD HE
COULD GET BACK ON YOUTUBE IN
ONE WEEK, HE WAS LIKE --
♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
THEN TWITTER SENT HIM AN EMAIL
SAYING HE COULD ALSO TWEET
AGAIN, SO HE CLICKED ON THE
LINK AND SAW THIS.
♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪
KIND OF WEARING THE SAME
OUTFIT, THERE.
♪
♪ NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN
NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND
AND DESERT YOU ♪
THAT'S RIGHT
YOUTUBE FLAGGED ONE OF TRUMP'S
RECENT VIDEOS FOR INCITING
VIOLENCE, BUT THIS IS WEIRD,
THEY ACTUALLY LET HIM RE-UPLOAD
A VIDEO AFTER TAKING OUT ALL OF
THE OFFENSIVE PARTS.
CHECK OUT THIS NEW CUT
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> GOD BLESS AMERICA
[ HEAVY BREATHING
♪
>> Jimmy: MEANWHILE, TODAY
MAYOR BILL de BLASIO ANNOUNCED
THAT NEW YORK CITY IS
TERMINATING ALL BUSINESS
CONTRACTS WITH TRUMP, WHICH
INCLUDES THE CENTRAL PARK
CAROUSEL, TWO ICE RINKS, AND A
A GOLF COURSE IN THE BRONX
NEW YORKERS WERE LIKE, "WE
CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE SAYING
THIS, BUT WAY TO GO de BLASIO?
[ APPLAUSE ]
TRUMP'S GOT TO BE THE FIRST
PERSON TO LOSE THE WHITE HOUSE
AND A CAROUSEL IN THE SAME
MONTH.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
WELL HERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS
THIS YEAR, THE GIRL SCOUTS ARE
TEAMING UP WITH GRUBHUB FOR
CONTACTLESS COOKIE DELIVERY.
[ APPLAUSE ]
AND IN A RELATED STORY,
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ANA WATKINS JUST
PASSED ELON MUSK TO BECOME THE
RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT THIS RAISES AN INTERESTING
QUESTION -- CAN IT REALLY BE
CONSIDERED BUYING GIRL SCOUT
COOKIES IF A COWORKER ISN'T
GUILTING YOU INTO ORDERING MORE
BOXES?
[ LAUGHTER ]
"ONLY TEN?
SHE REALLY WANTS TO GO TO
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HAVE YOU TRIED FREEZING THEM
THEY'RE JUST AS GOOD
THEY'RE ALMOST BETTER.
I'LL PUT YOU DOWN FOR 20."
AND FINALLY, A WOMAN IN CANADA
WAS FINED FOR BREAKING -- THIS
IS INSANE.
THIS IS REAL
A WOMAN IN CANADA WAS FINED FOR
BREAKING COVID CURFEW WHEN SHE
WAS CAUGHT WALKING HER HUSBAND
ON A LEASH, AND TRIED TO CLAIM
HE WAS A DOG
[ LAUGHTER ]
EVEN WORSE, SHE WAS ALSO
CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG
I DON'T EVEN KNOW --
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS
EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
>> Jimmy: OH, WHAT A SHOW WE
HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT
HE STARS IN THE NEW MOVIE
"SOUND OF METAL" ON AMAZON
PRIME VIDEO.
RIZ AHMED IS HERE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
PLUS, FROM THE FOX SERIES,
"9-1-1," ANGELA BASSETT IS
HERE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YOUR CO-STAR
>> Questlove: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
>> Jimmy: AND WE GOT MUSIC,
GREAT MUSIC FROM JACOB COLLIER
FEATURING MAHALIA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YOU GUYS, WHENEVER I GET SOME
DOWNTIME HERE AT THE SHOW, I
LIKE TO GO ON INSTAGRAM AND
SCROLL THROUGH ALL THE PHOTOS,
AND ONE THING I'VE NOTICED IS
THAT A LOT OF TIMES, TWO PEOPLE
WILL WRITE THE EXACT SAME
CAPTION, BUT THE PICTURES THEY
POST WILL BE COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT I
MEAN IN THIS NEXT SEGMENT.
IT'S TIME FOR "PICTURE THIS.
♪ PICTURE THI
PICTURE THIS
YEAH PICTURE THIS ♪
♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: A LOT OF ENERGY IN
THAT SONG.
IT'S JUST NOTHING --
♪
♪ PICTURE THIS ♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT
THIS FIRST EXAMPLE
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND
JARED KUSHNER BOTH WROTE, "THIS
MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER POSTED A
A VIDEO OF THE CAPITOL RIOTS
JARED KUSHNER POSTER A PICTURE
OF GARLIC.
[ LAUGHTER ]
NEXT ONE IS FROM DISNEY PLUS
AND CBS.
THEY BOTH WROTE, "GET READY TO
ENTER A TRIPPY NEW WORLD."
DISNEY PLUS POSTED A PICTURE OF
THE NEW MARVEL SERIES,
"WANDAVISION."
CBAS POSTED A PICTURE OF
THERAFLU
OH YEAH, THAT'S REAL DEAL.
[ APPLAUSE ]
THAT STUFF IS REAL DEAL.
HERE'S ONE FROM TOM BRADY AND
ROB GRONKOWSKI
THEY BOTH WROTE, "YOU'RE MY
OTHER HALF."
TOM BRADY POSTER A PICTURE OF
GISELE
ROB GRONKOWSKI POSTED A PICTURE
OF HIS LEGS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, IT IS -- HE'S RIGHT.
IT IS HIS OTHER --
THE BEST ONE IS FROM BEN &
JERRY'S AND RUDY GIULIANI.
THEY BOTH WROTE, "DON'T TEMPT
ME."
BEN & JERRY'S POSTED A PICTURE
OF A DOG STARING AT THE NEW BEN
& JERRY'S DOG TREAT ICE CREAM.
RUDY GIULIANI POSTED A PICTURE
OF HIMSELF STARING AT THE NEW
BEN & JERRY'S DOG TREAT ICE
CREAM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
PICTURE THIS
DO IT ONE MORE TIME.
♪
♪ PICTURE THI
PICTURE THIS
YEAH PICTURE THIS ♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THIS NEXT ONE IS FROM
HBO AND GOVERNOR CUOMO
THEY BOTH WROTE, "THE CITY'S
ABOUT TO GET SEXY AGAIN.
HBO POSTED A PICTURE OF THE NEW
"SEX AND THE CITY" REBOOT.
CUOMO POSTED A PICTURE OF
HIMSELF GETTING VACCINATED IN
A MUSCLE TANK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OW
THIS NEXT ONE IS FROM
KYLE BUSCH AND UBER EATS
THEY BOTH WROTE, "LOVE THE
SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER.
KYLE BUSCH POSTED A PICTURE OF
HIM RACING
UBER EATS POSTED A PICTURE OF
A TOASTED SANDWICH FROM SUBWAY
[ AUDIENCE OOHS
[ APPLAUSE ]
THIS NEXT ONE IS FROM
NANCY PELOSI AND BETSY DeVOS
THEY BOTH WROTE, "PIECE OF
CAKE."
NANCY PELOSI POSTED A PICTURE
OF HER IMPEACHING TRUMP.
BETSY DeVOS POSTED A PICTURE OF
A PIECE OF CAKE.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
ALRIGHT, HERE'S THE LAST ONE
IT'S FROM BARACK OBAMA AND
DONALD TRUMP
THEY BOTH WROTE, "IF THERE'S
ONE THING THAT MATTERS TO ME,
THIS IS IT."
BARACK OBAMA POSTED A PICTURE
OF HIS FAMILY.
DONALD TRUMP POSTED A PICTURE
OF -- WAIT A SECOND.
NEVERMIND, HE COULDN'T POST
ANYTHING
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR
"PICTURE THIS.
STICK AROUND
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
"TONIGHT SHOW.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK
I ALWAYS SAY OUR SHOW IS LUCKY
TO HAVE THE GREATEST BAND IN
LATE NIGHT, THE ROOTS RIGHT
THERE FROM
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
BUT IT ISN'T ALWAYS FUN AND
GAMES.
FROM TIME TO TIME, WE PUT THE
ROOTS TO THE TEST.
SO WE WENT ONLINE AND ASKED
PEOPLE IF ANYONE WANTED THE
ROOTS TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT
THEM ON THE SPOT, AND WE PICKED
THREE RANDOM FANS WHO ARE HERE
WITH US TODAY.
IT IS TIME FOR VIRTUAL
"FREESTYLING WITH THE ROOTS.
♪ TIME TO FREESTYLE
WITH THE ROOTS ♪
♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU'LL GET THERE ONE
DAY, GUYS.
ROOTS, YOU GUYS READY TO DO
THIS
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET OUR FIRST FAN UP
HERE
HERE WE GO
HELLO, WHAT IS YOUR NAME
>> HEY, JIMMY.
IT'S GREAT TO TALK TO YOU.
MY NAME IS JOEL.
>> Jimmy: HEY, JOEL.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TONIGHT.
WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW, JOEL?
>> I AM IN
HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS.
>> Jimmy:
HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS.
WHERE IS THAT BY
DO I KNOW IT
>> IT'S ABOUT 45 MINUTES NORTH
OF CHICAGO, RIGHT ON
LAKE MICHIGAN.
>> Jimmy: THERE YOU GO
JOEL, IT'S JANUARY
THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING BACK TO
WORK
WHAT IS THE WORST JOB YOU EVER
HAD?
>> OH, I DID DOOR TO DOOR
SALES, SELLING ENERGY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: SELLING -- YOU SOLD
ENERGY
>> YEAH, LIKE ELECTRICITY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I DON'T QUITE
UNDERSTAND, BUT WAS IT
SUCCESSFUL
>> OH, NO.
I QUIT IMMEDIATELY
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS A
A PYRAMID SCHEME
>> Jimmy: IT'S LIKE, "HI, DO
YOU HAVE ELECTRICITY?"
"YEAH.
"ALL RIGHT, BYE.
TAKE CARE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHAT WAS YOUR WORST MEMORY FROM
THAT JOB
>> OH, I GOT YELLED AT ALL THE
TIME
PEOPLE CALLED ME ALL SORTS OF
NAMES, AND I HAD TO JUST GO TO
THEIR NEIGHBOR AND KNOCK ON THE
DOOR
>> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH.
WELL, THANK GOSH YOU DON'T HAVE
TO THAT NO MORE.
OH MY GOODNESS
I WOULD GO BACK -- LET'S FIND
THE ADDRESS AND GO BACK AND --
YOU KNOW WHAT, WE WON'T EVEN
YELL
WE'LL JUST GIVE THEM POSITIVE
ENERGY BACK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
GUYS, WE HAVE JOEL
HIS WORST JOB EVER, HE WAS A
A DOOR TO DOOR SALESMAN.
HE SOLD ENERGY
[ LAUGHTER ]
HIS WORST MEMORY FROM THAT JOB,
THESE LOSERS THAT WOULD YELL AT
HIM, AND THEN SLAM THE DOOR AND
HE HAD TO GO TO THE NEIGHBORS
AND TRY TO SELL ENERGY TO THEM
AS WELL.
ROOTS FOR THIS FIRST ONE, SINCE
BARRY GIBB IS THE MAN, WE LOVE
THAT GUY
HE HAS A NEW ALBUM AND THERE'S
A NEW BEE GEE'S DOCUMENTARY ON
HBO.
CAN WE DO SOMETHING WITH A BEE
GEES TYPE OF VIBE?
♪
♪ YEAH MY NAME IS JOE
AND I COME FRO
HIGHLAND PAR
IT'S IN ILLINOIS ♪
♪ BY CHICAG
DOOR TO DOOR
MAKING ENERGY SALE
WAS THE WORST JOB ♪
♪ THAT I EVER HAD
THEY YELLED AT M
ON THE JOB
IT DIDN'T EVEN TURN ♪
♪ THE KNO
AND THE MANAGER WAS
BIG OLD SNOB
AS I RECALL HIS ♪
♪ NAME WAS ROB ♪
♪
♪ BUT I HATED THE JOB
I HATED THE JOB ♪
♪ I WAS ON A BUDGET
AND NO I DIDN'T LOVE I
CAUSE I HATED THE JO
HATED THE JOB ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: DANG
DANG
YOU KNOW THAT'S THE BAR.
THAT'S THE SCREAM THEY WANT.
JOEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE, BUDDY.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
>> Jimmy: LET'S GET ANOTHER FAN
ON HERE.
HELLO.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME.
>> MY NAME IS CHARTISIA.
>> Jimmy: CHARTISIA, OH, WHAT
A NICE NAME.
CHARTISIA.
NEVER KNOW A CHARTISIA
>> THANK YOU
>> Jimmy: CHARTISIA, WHERE ARE
YOU RIGHT NOW?
>> I'M IN VENTURA, CALIFORNIA.
>> Jimmy: AH-HA, CALIFORNIA,
VERY GOOD.
CHARTISIA, "BRIDGERTON" AND
"THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT" ARE BOTH
HUGE ON NETFLIX.
EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THE
COSTUMES AND THE FASHION
IF YOU COULD BRING BACK ONE
FASHION TREND, WHAT WOULD IT
BE
>> PARACHUTE PANTS, BECAUSE
THEY LOOK COMFORTABLE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY THEM.
>> Jimmy: REALLY
PARACHUTE PANTS?
>> YEAH, WHY NOT
I MEAN, WE'RE IN OUR HOMES,
SO -
>> Jimmy: I MEAN, I WAS OLD
ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY WEAR THEM
>> OH, COOL.
>> Jimmy: YEAH
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WAIT, PARACHUTE
PANTS, THEY'RE LIKE HAMMER
PANTS OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
ZIPPER PANTS
>> Tariq: OH NO, PARACHUTE
PANTS, I'M THINKING LIKE THE
NYLON, YOU KNOW, SORT OF
LOOSELY-FITTING.
>> Jimmy: HAMMER -
>> YEAH.
>> Tariq: YEAH, WELL, HAMMER --
ARE WE TALKING HAMMER PANTS?
>> THAT'S WHAT I PICTURED.
>> Tariq: OH, OKAY, OKAY, COOL
WELL, I CALL HAMMER PANTS LIKE
A GENIE PANTALONES
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
HECK IS GOING ON
[ LAUGHTER ]
GENIE PANTALEONES.
CHARTISIA, WHAT'S THE MOST
EMBARRASSING PIECE OF CLOTHING
YOU'VE EVER OWNED?
>> A SHIRT THAT JUST SAYS,
"FASHION."
[ LAUGHTER ]
AND IT HAD LIKE POOFY SHOULDERS
TOO.
>> Jimmy: CALL IT LIKE IT IS,
MAN, WHY NOT
IT'S LIKE, HEY, FASHION, I LOVE
IT, MAN.
GUYS, WE HAVE CHARTISIA, AND A
A FASHION TREND SHE WISHES SHE
COULD BRING BACK IS THE
PARACHUTE PANTS, AND THE MOST
EMBARRASSING PIECE OF CLOTHING
SHE'S EVER OWNED IS AN ACTUAL
SHIRT THAT SAID "FASHION."
TELLS IT LIKE IT IS.
FOR THIS NEXT ONE, 24K GOLDEN
SONG MOOD IS STILL AT THE TOP
OF THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
CAN WE DO SOMETHING IN THAT
TYPE OF STYLE?
♪
♪ CHARTISIA IS BACK
THAT'S THE FIRST NAM
NOT THE LAST
CURRENTLY SHE'S CHILLING ♪
♪ IN THE PA
SHE'S NOT WITH HER
MOM AND DA
LIVES IN VENTURA ♪
♪ WITH HER CA
THAT'S THE
REASON SHE AIN'T IN A MASK
SHE COULD BRING IT BACK ♪
♪ PARACHUTE PANTS WAS
THE JAM SHE'D BE WEARING
THEM ALL ON THE GRAM ♪
♪ IF YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT'S WHACK ♪
♪ FASHION SHIRT
SO DON'T GIVE ME THA
SHE DON'T GIVE
FREE STYLING ♪
♪ WITH THE ROOT
THEM AND JIMMY FALLON IS THE
DUDES WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MOO
FOR A GROOVE ♪
♪ FREESTYLING WITH THE ROOT
THEM AND JIMMY FALLON IS THE
DUDES WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MOO
FOR A GROOVE ♪
>> Jimmy: HEY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
I WOULD BUY THAT
I LOVE THAT SONG
CHARTISIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH
I LOVE YOUR SHADES, BY THE WAY
>> THANKS, JIMMY
>> Jimmy: LET'S DO ONE MORE.
HERE WE GO
HELLO, WHAT IS YOUR NAME
>> HI, MY NAME IS MEGAN.
>> Jimmy: HI, MEGAN.
MEGAN, WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW
>> I'M IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
>> OH, MY GOSH
DUDE, YOU GOT TO CALL UP MY
FRIEND JOEL.
HE'S OVER IN HIGHLAND PARK
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> YEAH, YEAH.
HE'S LOOKS GREAT
>> Jimmy: IF YOU NEED ENERGY --
IF YOU ENERGY, HE'S YOUR GUY
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I NEED A LOT OF ENERGY,
ESPECIALLY DURING THIS
PANDEMIC
>> Jimmy: MEGAN, EVERYONE'S
TALKING ABOUT THE NEW SEASON OF
"THE BACHELOR.
WHAT IS A FUN FACT ABOUT
YOURSELF THAT YOU WOULD ADD TO
A DATING PROFILE
>> OOH, A FUN FACT THAT I WOULD
ADD ABOUT MYSELF, I HAVE A CAT
WHO DOESN'T LOVE CATS?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
[ LAUGHTER ]
FAMOUSLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WHO DOESN'T LOVE CATS?
>> FAMOUSLY?
>> Jimmy: I LOVE -
THAT'S SO FUNNY.
MEGAN, IF YOU COULD GO ON
A DATE WITH ANY CELEBRITY, WHO
WOULD IT BE?
>> OOH, HONESTLY, CHRIS FARLEY
DO THEY HAVE TO BE ALIVE
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: NO
I GUESS NOT.
>> WOULD YOU GO ON A DATE WITH
CHRIS FARLEY
>> Jimmy: NO, I LOVE THAT.
I LOVE THAT YOU WANT TO DATE
FARLEY
YEAH, YEAH
HE'S AWESOME
THAT IS SO FUNNY
THAT'S SO FUNNY.
I LOVE CHRIS FARLEY
GUYS, WE HAVE OUR PAL MEGAN AND
A FUN FACT THAT SHE WOULD ADD
TO A DATING PROFILE IS THAT SHE
LOVES CATS, WHO DOESN'T LOVE
CATS
[ LAUGHTER ]
EXCEPT PEOPLE WHO ARE ALLERGIC
TO CATS AND DON'T LIKE CATS,
BUT THAT'S SO FUNNY.
>> THEY'RE JUST JEALOUS.
>> Jimmy: IF SHE COULD DATE ANY
CELEBRITY, IT WOULD BE
CHRIS FARLEY, WHICH I LOVE
ROOTS, FOR THIS FINAL ONE,
SINCE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE NFL PLAYOFFS, CAN WE DO
SOMETHING LIKE QUEEN, LIKE "WE
WILL ROCK YOU" OR SOME TYPE
OF -
♪
♪ MEGAN IN THE ROOM Y'ALL
I BEEN ON A ZOOM CAL
BROADCASTING FROM CHICAG
LIKE JOEL ♪
♪ AND "THE BACHELOR'S
ON NOW
YOU KNOW SHE GOT STYLE
WHO DOESN'T LOVE CATS ♪
♪ THEY'RE ON HE
DATING PROFILE ♪
♪ SHE WANTS TO DATE CHRIS
FARLEY FARLE
SHE WANTS TO DATE CHRI
FARLEY FARLEY ♪
♪ SHE WANTS TO DATE CHRIS
FARLEY ♪
>> Jimmy: THAT WAS GREAT
THANKS TO OUR VIRTUAL AUDIENCE
THANK YOU TO THE ROOTS
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
RIZ AHMED.
COME ON, EVERYBODY
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
>>Jimmy: MY FIRST GUEST IS AN
EMMY-WINNING ACTOR
HE STARS IN THE NEW MOVIE,
"SOUND OF METAL," WHICH IS
STREAMING NOW ON AMAZON PRIME
VIDEO.
HERE IS RIZ AHMED.
RIZ, IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU, MAN.
YEAH, YOU TOO.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING ON THE SHOW AND COMING
BACK
I HAVE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S SOME OF THE BEST NEWS I
READ
YOU GOT MARRIED A FEW MONTHS
AGO.
>> I DID, YEAH
I GOT MARRIED RECENTLY
YEAH, THANK YOU.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S MAJOR
NOW, LOOK, THERE ARE STORIES
THAT SAID THAT THIS WAS
A SECRET WEDDING AND I KNOW YOU
WANTED TO CLEAR THIS UP.
WAS IT A SECRET WEDDING?
>> ARE YOU SAYING THAT CAUSE I
DIDN'T INVITE YOU?
IS THAT WHERE THIS IS GOING?
>> Jimmy: YES.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT
PLEASE TELL ME IT WAS A SECRET
WEDDING.
>> I SENT YOU TH INVITE MAN.
WITH COVID, FEDEX MESSED IT UP
I WANTED YOU THERE, BRO.
>> Jimmy: OKAY
>> YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS, UM,
IT'S A WEIRD ONE, ISN'T IT
I GUESS CAUSE WE LIVE IN A
A SOCIAL MEDIA AGE IF YOU
DON'T, LIKE, GET ON THE
MEGAPHONE ABOUT STUFF IT'S
LIKE, IT'S A SECRET --
>> Jimmy: TOTALLY.
>> BUT I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH IS
OVERSHARING.
LIKE, I'M INTO MATCHA LATTES,
BUT THAT'S JUST NEVER COME UP.
I'M NOT A SECRET MATCHA LATTE
DRINKER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YEAH, EXACTLY, YEAH.
IT WAS NOT A SECRET.
>> IT DOESN'T COME UP.
YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE
REALLY TO OFFER.
BUT IT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING,
YOU KNOW, DOING IT WITH COVID
AND EVERYTHING GOING ON.
OBVIOUSLY, KEPT IT SUPER
INTIMATE, AND SOCIALLY
DISTANCED.
THERE WAS JUST LIKE HARDLY
ANYONE THERE REALLY.
WE DID IT IN A BACKYARD, WHICH
IS NICE IN LOTS OF WAYS.
AND I THINK THE NICEST THING
ABOUT IT WAS YOU DIDN'T HAVE
500 AUNTIES HANGING AROUND YOU,
PINCHING YOUR CHEEKS
NO DISRESPECT TO THE AUNTIES,
BUT ASIAN WEDDINGS ARE BIG
YOU ALWAYS GOT THESE PEOPLE
CRAWLING OUT THE WOODWORKS, WHO
I THINK ARE KIND OF PROBABLY
IMPOSTERS.
THEY JUST SMELL THE KEBABS ON
THE STREET AND JUST WANDER IN.
>> Jimmy: THEY WANDER IN, YEAH
>> LIKE, "HEY, I KNEW YOU WHEN
YOU WERE A KID."
>> Jimmy: "DO I KNOW YOU?"
EXACTLY.
YEAH
>> EXACTLY
>> Jimmy: TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOUR WIFE, IF YOU CAN.
HOW'D YOU MEET
>> OH YEAH, YEAH
SURE, MAN.
YEAH, WELL, HER NAME'S
FATIMA FARHEEN MIRZA
SHE'S AN AMAZING NOVELIST.
AND WE MET SO RANDOMLY WHILE,
ACTUALLY I WAS PREPARING FOR
THIS ROLE, FOR "SOUND OF
METAL," WHEN I WAS IN NEW YORK
UM, WE JUST BOTH SAT DOWN AT
THE SAME TABLE IN A CAFE
WE BOTH TURNED UP TO WRITE
WE BOTH LIKED JOSTLING OVER THE
SAME LAPTOP PLUG POINTS, LIKE
A VERY MODERN WAY OF MEETING
AND WE STRUCK UP A FRIENDSHIP,
AND THEN WE RECONNECTED DOWN
THE LINE
BUT IT'S WEIRDLY LIKE ONE OF
THE MANY, UH, THINGS ABOUT
PREPARING FOR THIS ROLE THAT
WAS SO SPECIAL
IT JUST BROUGHT A LOT OF
GOODNESS INTO MY LIFE.
OBVIOUSLY, I MET FATIMA FOR THE
FIRST TIME
AND MET SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE
DEAF COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BECOME
FRIENDS.
AND THERE'S JUST SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS WHOLE PERIOD AROUND
THIS FILM THAT WAS KIND OF LIFE
CHANGING
>> Jimmy: YEAH
TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS.
"SOUND OF METAL" CAME OUT A FEW
WEEKS AGO.
AND YOU'VE BEEN GETTING
INCREDIBLE REVIEWS
UH, YOU WON A GOTHAM AWARD ON
MONDAY NIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MAN.
THANKS
>> Jimmy: WHAT'S IT LIKE TO
ATTEND AN AWARDS SHOW
VIRTUALLY?
>> SUPER WEIRD
>> Jimmy: IT IS, RIGHT
>> IT'S WEIRD BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, NO ONE'S REALLY SURE
EXACTLY WHEN THEY'RE ON CAMERA
SO YOU ACTUALLY GET A COUPLE OF
SECONDS OF PEOPLE'S
UNADULTERATED, YOU KNOW,
UNVARNISHED REACTIONS WHERE
THEY'RE, LIKE --
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH -
>> Jimmy: OH, I'M ON
THEY'RE TEXTING SOMEONE LIKE,
"WHAT?
I'M ON."
>> YEAH, SO IT'S KIND OF COOL
IN A WAY, CAUSE YOU SEE A VERY
INTIMATE REACTION.
>> Jimmy: DUDE, YOU CRUSHED
THIS ONE
IN THIS MOVIE, YOU PLAY
A DRUMMER WHO STARTS TO LOSE
HIS HEARING.
AND YOU SPENT MONTHS LEARNING
TO PLAY THE DRUMS, BUT YOU ALSO
LEARNED SOME SIGN LANGUAGE AS
WELL
WHAT WAS IT LIKE LEARNING BOTH
AT THE SAME TIME
>> IT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR SURE
IT WAS QUITE DAUNTING AT TIMES
I WAS PRETTY SURE I WOULDN'T
GET THERE.
OUR DIRECTOR DARIUS MARDER HAS
SUCH A UNIQUE KIND OF VISION
YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS IS HIS
FIRST FILM
HE SAID HE WANT IT'S ALL TO BE
FOR REAL AS POSSIBLE
SO WHEN I'M PLAYING THE DRUMS
ON SCREEN, HE WANTS ME TO
REALLY BE PLAYING THE DRUMS.
WHEN I'M SIGNING IN AMERICAN
SIGN LANGUAGE, I'M IMPROVISING
WITH DEAF ACTORS SO I HAVE TO
BE, YOU KNOW, SOME LEVEL OF
FLUENCY.
AND SO WE JUST SPENT THESE
SEVEN MONTHS EVERY DAY JUST
LEARNING SIGN LANGUAGE,
LEARNING THE DRUMS
AND LIKE I SAID, IT WAS
CHALLENGING, BUT I LEARNED A
A LOT FROM IT.
AND IN PARTICULAR I SAY THAT
THE DEAF COMMUNITY, AND MY SIGN
INSTRUCTOR, JEREMY LEE STONE,
WHO BECAME A GOOD FRIEND OF
MINE, HE KIND OF TAUGHT ME THE
TRUE MEANING OF LISTENING.
YOU KNOW, THE DEAF COMMUNITY
TAUGHT ME THE TRUE MEANING OF
LISTENING AND OF COMMUNICATION
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING YOU DO
WITH YOUR EARS
LISTENING IS SOMETHING YOU DO
WITH YOUR WHOLE BODY
IT'S ABOUT HOLDING SPACE FOR
SOMEONE ELSE'S ENERGY WITH YOUR
ATTENTION.
IN A WAY I FEEL LIKE JEREMY'S
THE BEST LISTENER I'VE EVER
MET.
YOU KNOW
>> Jimmy: WOW.
>> SO A LOT OF, KIND OF, THOSE
LESSONS REALLY STAYED WITH ME.
>> Jimmy: DID YOU THINK THE
DRUMS WERE, LIKE, "OH, THAT'S
GOING TO BE GOOD?"
BECAUSE YOU'RE ALSO A RAPPER
AND A MUSICIAN SO YOU'RE LIKE,
"OH, I CAN PROBABLY KEEP A
A COUPLE BEATS."
>> YEAH.
I ACTUALLY, REALLY STUPIDLY
WILL ADMIT, THOUGHT THAT THE
FIRST TIME I PICKED UP THE DRUM
STICKS, I WOULD BE LIKE, "THIS
WILL BE OKAY."
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT THIS.
SO BAD
UM, VERY DIFFERENT KEEPING
TIME, YOU KNOW, WITH WORDS AS
OPPOSED TO WITH YOUR BODY.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE I HAD
WITH PLAYING THE DRUMS WAS, I
ONLY REALIZED THE NIGHT BEFORE
WE WERE FILMING THAT SCENE, BIG
OPENING SCENE IN THE FILM WHERE
I'M DRUMMING, THAT I WAS DOING
THIS TO KEEP TIME.
>> Jimmy: WHAT
>> YEAH.
I WAS USING MY JAW AS
A METRONOME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: AS YOU'RE PLAYING?
>> AND NO ONE THOUGHT TO TELL
ME THIS IN SEVEN MONTHS OF
PREPARATION.
THEY GO, "WE THOUGHT YOU KNEW.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ACTING
CHOICE."
AND I'M LIKE, "NO.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
>> Jimmy: "NO, YOU HAVE TO TELL
ME."
>> SO, LITERALLY THE DAY WE
SHOT IT, I'M USING 90% OF MY
BANDWIDTH JUST TRYING TO KEEP
THIS GUY FROM NOT DOING WEIRD
STUFF.
IT WAS WEIRD
YOU KNOW
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH TO
WORRY ABOUT.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: BUT IT'S ALSO YOU'RE
PLAYING FAST, TOO.
UH, YOU KNOW, YOU DID SOMETHING
WITH THIS MOVIE THAT IS AN
INTERESTING MOVE, I'M SURE THE
DIRECTOR THOUGHT OF THIS, BUT
THE AUDIO.
SOMETIMES THE AUDIENCE CAN HEAR
EVERYTHING THROUGH YOUR
CHARACTER.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: HOW DID THEY DO THAT
>> YEAH.
AGAIN, OUR DIRECTOR
DARIUS MARDER, FIRST-TIME
DIRECTOR, BUT YOU WOULD NOT
BELIEVE IT WHEN YOU SEE HIS
FILM
SUCH A BOLD CHOICE
HE BASICALLY WANTED THE
AUDIENCE TO BE INSIDE MY
CHARACTER'S HEAD
SO, AS I'M LOSING MY HEARING,
THE AUDIENCE STARTS TO LOSE,
YOU KNOW, CLARITY ON WHAT OTHER
CHARACTERS ARE SAYING AND
WHAT'S HAPPENING
SO IT REALLY PUTS YOU RIGHT
THERE, AND MAKES IT QUITE
A PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE.
AND THE WAY THEY DID IT WAS
CRAZY ON SET
UM, AFTER EVERY SCENE, THE
SOUND RECORDIST WOULD RECORD
THE SOUND OF MY HEART.
SEE WHAT MY HEARTBEAT WAS LIKE
AFTER THAT SCENE
>> Jimmy: WHOA
>> WOULD ASK ME TO SWALLOW
LICK MY LIPS AND BLINK,
BREATHE, RECORD EVERYTHING
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE MY
BODY SO THAT THE SOUND DESIGN
LITERALLY PUTS YOU IN MY BODY,
AND YOU CAN -- YOU'RE ALMOST
INSIDE MY HEAD
>> Jimmy: IT'S AMAZING
FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T SEEN
THE MOVIE, CAN YOU TELL
EVERYONE WHAT IT'S ABOUT
>> YEAH.
I MEAN, IN SHORT, IT'S A STORY
OF MY CHARACTER RUBEN STONE AND
HIS GIRLFRIEND LU, PLAYED BY
THE AMAZING OLIVIA COOKE, AND
THEY LIVE TOGETHER IN THIS RV,
IN THIS TOURING BAND
THEY'RE A DUO IN THIS BAND
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN RUBEN LOSES
HIS HEARING, AND THAT THREATENS
HIS BAND, HIS RELATIONSHIP, HIS
IDEA OF WHO HE THINKS HE IS.
UM, BUT WHEN HE STARTS TO KIND
OF BE ACCEPTED, AND ALMOST
STEADIED BY THIS DEAF
COMMUNITY.
THIS COMMUNITY OF RECOVERING
ADDICTS, CAUSE HE HAS A HISTORY
OF ADDICTION
UM, HE FINDS THIS KIND OF PEACE
AND BALANCE, BUT IT WOULD MEAN
SAYING GOOD BYE TO HIS OLD
LIFE
SO HE HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
THIS NEW KIND OF EQUILIBRIUM
HE'S FOUND, OR GETTING HIS OLD
LIFE BACK.
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO SHOW
EVERYONE A CLIP.
HERE'S RIZ AHMED IN "SOUND OF
METAL.
TAKE A LOOK.
♪
>> Jimmy: RIZ AHMED, "SOUND OF
METAL" IS STREAMING NOW ON
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING ON
THE SHOW, AND BEST TO YOUR
WIFE
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, MAN
MUCH LOVE.
>> Jimmy: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH ANGELA BASSETT.
COME ON BACK, EVERYBODY.
♪
>> Jimmy: MY NEXT GUEST IS AN
OSCAR AND EMMY-NOMINATED
ACTRESS WHO STARS IN THE FOX
SERIES "9-1-1.
SEASON FOUR PREMIERES THIS
MONDAY AT 8:00 P.M
HERE IS THE ONE AND ONLY
ANGELA BASSETT
[ APPLAUSE ]
OH, COME ON, LOOK AT YOU
>> HEY
>> Jimmy: OH, IT'S SO GREAT TO
SEE YOU.
YOU LOOK GREAT
THANK YOU FOR COMING ON AGAIN.
I HOPE THE FAMILY'S ALL WELL
ARE YOU -- HOW OLD ARE THE KIDS
NOW?
ARE THEY -
>> THEY ARE SOON TO BE 15 IN
JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS, IN
ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEY WILL BE
15 YEARS OLD
>> Jimmy: WOW.
>> YEAH.
THEY'RE DOING GOOD
>> Jimmy: WHAT'S IT LIKE TO
QUARANTINE WITH TWO
14-YEAR-OLDS THE PAST FEW
MONTHS
>> YOU KNOW, THEY SPEND AN
EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF TIME IN
THEIR ROOMS.
THEY DID BEFORE QUARANTINE
BUT NOW WITH THAT IN-SCHOOL
ZOOMING, EVEN MORE SO.
>> Jimmy: YUP.
>> SO, I KIND OF HARDLY SEE
THEM EXCEPT AT DINNER OR MAKING
BREAKFAST.
>> Jimmy: YEAH
THEY GO, "YEAH, WE'RE GOOD,
MOM.
WE'RE GOOD."
>> YEAH, I THINK THEY'RE COOL
WITH THAT.
>> Jimmy: YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE
THIS COOL THING WHERE YOU START
EVERY POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA
ASKING, YOU SAY, "EVERYBODY
GOOD?"
AND THIS IS BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC, BEFORE COVID
AND DO YOU FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ARE
RESPONDING TO THAT NOW EVEN
MORE
>> YEAH.
I FIND THAT THEY ARE
I MEAN, THEY WERE BEFORE, BUT
EVEN SO NOW.
SOME FOLKS HAVE GONE THROUGH,
YOU KNOW, EXTRAORDINARY, HARD
TIMES.
SO THEY APPRECIATE JUST, YOU
KNOW, JUST THAT ASKING ABOUT
HOW EVERYTHING'S GOING
>> LAST YEAR WAS TOUGH FOR SO
MANY REASONS, BUT WE ALSO LOST
YOUR GOOD FRIEND,
CHADWICK BOSEMAN
BUT THERE'S A STORY HERE THAT
YOU ACTUALLY MET BEFORE "BLACK
PANTHER.
WOULD YOU MIND TELLING THE
STORY?
>> WE DID.
WE DID
YEAH, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO I
WAS -- I WAS SO HONORED TO
RECEIVE AN HONORARY DOCTORATE
FROM HOWARD UNIVERSITY
AND SO I'D GO THERE, IT WAS
A GREAT TIME, A GREAT
EXPERIENCE, WHATEVER
AND YOU KNOW, LIFE GOES ON, YOU
GO BACK TO DOING YOUR WORK
AND I GET THIS MOVIE, YOU KNOW,
"BLACK PANTHER."
I'M SITTING NEXT TO CHADWICK
EVERY MORNING WE SHARED THE
SAME MAKE-UP TRAILER, SAME HAIR
TRAILER.
SO WE SPEND HOURS AND HOURS,
YOU KNOW, PREPPING THE DAY,
GETTING READY.
I'M WATCHING HIM, YOU KNOW,
CALL SOUTH AFRICA, GET HIS
DIALECT RIGHT.
YOU KNOW
>> Jimmy: WOW.
>> AND SO THE NIGHT OF THE
PREMIERE, GLORIOUS PREMIERE.
YOU KNOW, PINNACLE OF JUST
EVERYTHING
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> CHERRY ON TOP, WHATEVER
AND I'M LOOKING -- YOU KNOW,
GETTING READY TO LEAVE, TAKE
THE KIDS
THE ONLY PREMIERE I'VE TAKEN
THEM -- ONE OF THE FEW
PREMIERES I'VE TAKEN THEM TO
WE'RE GETTING READY TO LEAVE
LET ME GO SAY HELLO, AND I FIND
HIM, AND GIVE HIM AN EMBRACE
IT'S JUST BEEN INCREDIBLE.
AND HE WHISPERS IN MY EAR, HE
SAID, "WHEN YOU GET YOUR
HONORARY DEGREE, I WAS THE
STUDENT THAT ESCORTED YOU
THROUGHOUT THAT DAY.
AND I WAS JUST SO BLOWN AWAY
I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT HE HELD
THAT BACK FROM ME --
>> Jimmy: WOW, FOR THE WHOLE
SHOOTING
>> UNTIL THIS VERY MOMENTN
WHILE WE WERE SHOOTING
YEAH, THE ENTIRE TIME.
BUT HE SHARED THAT
AND, YOU KNOW, SO MANY TIMES
YOU MEET YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND THEY SAY, "OH, I WANT TO
WORK WITH YOU ONE DAY.
AND YOU KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW,
YOU SAY, "YEAH, I HOPE SO TOO.
BUT DO YOU KNOW HOW RARE THAT
CAN BE
YOU KNOW
BUT WE ACTUALLY DID.
WE ACTUALLY DID WORK TOGETHER.
>> Jimmy: DO YOU REMEMBER YEARS
AGO, BY THE WAY, YOU GAVE ME A
A RIDE TO AN AWARDS SHOW
>> IT WAS AFTER THE OSCARS ONE
NIGHT.
>> Jimmy: YOU REMEMBER THAT?
>> YEAH.
I THINK WE SHARED THE SAME
MANAGER OR SOMETHING
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
>> AND WE WERE IN THE BACKSEAT
TOGETHER
>> Jimmy: I LOVED IT
I'LL NEVER FORGET IT
I WAS LIKE, "YOU ARE -- I CAN'T
BELIEVE I'M WITH
ANGELA BASSETT
SHE'S SO COOL.
>> I'VE NEVER FORGET IT TOO,
BECAUSE YOU WERE SO COOL
YOU WERE AS NICE THEN AS YOU
ARE NOW.
SO YEAH, I ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT
TOO.
>> Jimmy: WE WERE DOING SOME
RESEARCH ABOUT YOU, AND I SAW
THAT YOUR VERY FIRST TV GIG,
YOUR FIRST JOB, WAS EXACTLY
35 YEARS AGO ON A SOAP OPERA
CALLED, "SEARCH FOR TOMORROW."
>> YES, "SEARCH FOR TOMORROW,"
RIGHT OUT OF DRAMA SCHOOL.
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SUCH A BIG
DEAL
I THINK I HAD A LITTLE SMALL
ROLE
I THINK I WAS A NURSE AND
SOMEONE'S SISTER, BIG SISTER TO
SOMEONE.
>> Jimmy: YEAH
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW
IT
>> 35 YEARS AGO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
DEFINITELY
>> Jimmy: WELL, WE ACTUALLY
FOUND A CLIP OF YOU FROM A
A 1985 EPISODE OF "SEARCH FOR
TOMORROW."
WATCH THIS
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> WELL, WELL, LOOK WHAT THE
WIND BLEW IN
HMM.
>> YOU'RE MAD, RIGHT
>> ONLY DOGS GET MAD
>> OKAY, SO YOU'RE ANGRY
>> DO I LOOK ANGRY
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK
BY THE LOOK IN YOUR EYE, I'D
SAY IT'S NOT ONE OF YOUR BETTER
DAYS
>> OH, YOU READ ME RIGHT
[ LAUGHTER ]
MY VOICE IS SO HIGH.
>> Jimmy: OH
>> YOU READ ME RIGHT
>> Jimmy: AND LOOK AT YOU NOW.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT "9-1-1,"
SEASON FOUR PREMIERES ON
MONDAY
THIS SHOW IS ALL ABOUT FIRST
RESPONDERS
SO CAN YOU SET UP WHAT'S GOING
ON IN THIS SEASON?
'CAUSE IT WAS A CRAZY EPISODE
THE END OF LAST SEASON
>> YEAH.
YEAH, AT THE END OF LAST
SEASON, YOU KNOW, ATHENA WAS --
I MEAN, SHE WAS BRUTALLY
ATTACKED
AND OF COURSE SHE'S BEEN
HEALING.
AND THE PHYSICAL -- THE
PHYSICAL WOUNDS HAVE HEALED,
THE FACE, THE ARM, WHATEVER,
BUT WHAT ABOUT HER EMOTIONALLY,
MENTALLY
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.
BUT ALSO AS WE KNOW IN THIS
WORLD, YOU KNOW, TRAUMA AND
TRAGEDY IS AROUND EACH AND
EVERY CORNER
AND AS IT OPENS UP, THERE'S
BEEN THIS HUGE SORT OF, LIKE,
BREAK AT THE HOLLYWOOD
RESERVOIR, AND THERE'S SLUDGE
AND MUDSLIDES THAT'S TAKING
DOWN -- JUST TAKING DOWN
NEIGHBORHOODS AND ICONIC SIGNS
AND EVERYTHING
AND FIRST RESPONDERS, THERE'S
NEVER A DAY OFF.
SO EITHER SHE'S GOING TO RUN IN
AND HELP OR SHE'S GOING TO
RETREAT.
>> Jimmy: OF COURSE.
>> AND WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS
>> Jimmy: YOU DO A GREAT JOB
I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP
HERE'S ANGELA BASSETT IN THE
SEASON PREMIERE OF "9-1-1.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> THEY ARE NOT THINKING ON
THEIR FEET OUT THERE
IT'S MORE LIKE THEIR ELBOWS.
>> GOT AN ALARMING CALL FROM
THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
CENTER
THEY THINK THOSE MICRO QUAKES
MIGHT'VE DAMAGED MORE THAN JUST
THE DAM.
THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT
A LANDSLIDE EAST OF THE
RESERVOIR.
>> EAST OF THE RESERVOIR
WELL, THAT'S ALL RESIDENTIAL
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED MORE BOOTS
ON THE GROUND, PEOPLE TO KNOCK
ON DOORS
>> AND SOMEONE TO SUPERVISE THE
SCENE.
LOOK, I KNOW YOU SAID YOU
WANTED TO EASE IN, BUT I NEED
YOU BACK OUT THERE
♪
>> Jimmy: ANGELA BASSETT,
SEASON FOUR OF "9-1-1"
PREMIERES MONDAY AT 8:00 P.M.
ON FOX
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.
STICK AROUND
MORE "TONIGHT SHOW," EVERYBODY
COME ON BACK
♪
>> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS
NOMINATED FOR TWO GRAMMYS,
INCLUDING ALBUM OF THE YEAR.
PERFORMING "ALL I NEED" FROM
HIS ALBUM "DJESSE VOL. 3,"
HERE'S JACOB COLLIER FEATURING
MAHALIA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
♪ H
I LOVE THE WAY THAT I FEEL
WHEN YOU PUT YOUR ARMS
OVER ME ♪
♪ THERE MUST BE SOMETHING
I COULD SAY TO MAKE YOU STAY
BABY ♪
♪ OH HI HELLO
I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU GE
IN THE GROOVE WHEN YOU WAL
WITH ME ♪
♪ ONLY ME
'CAUSE EVERY TIME
THINK ABOUT IT CAN'T STO
THINKIN' 'BOUT IT ♪
♪ YOU ARE ALL I NEE
YOU ARE ALL I NEED
HI ♪
♪ I LOVE THINKIN' OF ALL TH
KISSES YOU COULD GIVE ME
IF I CAME AROUND
MWAH ♪
♪ THERE MUST BE SOMETHING
I COULD SAY TO MAKE YOU STAY
BABY ♪
♪ H
I LOVE THE ILLUMINATIO
YOU BRING TO ALL THE
ORDINARY THINGS I FOUND ♪
♪ OH BABY
'CAUSE EVERY TIME
THINK ABOUT IT CAN'T STO
THINKIN' 'BOUT IT ♪
♪ 'CAUSE YOU ARE ALL I NEED
YOU ARE ALL I NEED ♪
♪ SO I'LL B
SINGING IN THE STARBRIGH
UNDERNEATH THE MOONLIGHT
OH OH NO ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE YOUR SMIL
AND IT MAKES ME FEEL
ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ I WILL SING IT TO THE SUN
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THE ONE
FOR ME ♪
♪ LET YOUR LOVE SHINE DOW
LET YOUR LOVE SHINE DOWN ♪
♪
♪ 'CAUSE EVERY TIME I
THINK ABOUT IT CAN'T STO
THINKIN' 'BOUT IT ♪
♪ 'CAUSE YOU ARE ALL I NEED
YOU ARE ALL I NEED ♪
♪ SO I'LL B
SINGING IN THE STARBRIGH
UNDERNEATH THE MOONLIGHT
OH OH NO ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE YOUR SMIL
AND IT MAKES ME FEEL
ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ I WILL SING IT TO THE SUN
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE
THE ONE FOR ME ♪
♪ LET YOUR LOVE SHINE
LET YOUR LOVE SHINE DOWN
SO I'LL BE
SINGING IN THE STARBRIGHT ♪
♪ UNDERNEATH THE MOONLIGH
OH LET IT SHINE BABY
OH NO OH N
'CAUSE I LOVE YOUR SMILE ♪
♪ AND IT MAKES ME FEE
ALL RIGH
LET IT SHINE LET IT SHIN
LET IT SHINE ♪
♪ I WILL SING IT TO THE SUN
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THE ONE
FOR ME ♪
♪ LET YOUR LOVE SHINE DOW
LET YOUR LOVE SHINE DOWN
LET YOUR LOVE SHINE DOWN ♪
♪ DO YOU REALLY WANNA
CALL MY NAME
YEAH I REALLY WANN
CALL YOUR NAME ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU TO
JACOB COLLIER AND MAHALIA.
MORE "TONIGHT SHOW" WHEN WE
COME BACK, EVERYBODY
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU ALL FOR
WATCHING
STAY SAFE OUT THERE.
WASH YOUR HANDS.
DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE.
STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH
SETH MEYERS.
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.
♪