>> 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 - AMANDA SEYFRIED.
JONATHAN GROFF COMEDIAN, EMIL WAKIM AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY
ROOTS CREW >> Questlove: 1630 AND NOW, HERE HE IS,
JIMMY FALLON
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: OH, WELCOME. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME, EVERYBODY.
ENJOY YOURSELF WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW.
YOU'RE HERE. YOU MADE IT. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WELL, GUYS, I WANT TO SAY
CONGRATS TO THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS WHO WON THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP -
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AFTER PULLING OFF ONE OF THE BIGGEST -- THE BIGGEST, IN
FACT, THE BIGGEST COMEBACK IN TOURNAMENT HISTORY THAT WAS AN AMAZING GAME
THE KANSAS PLAYERS WOKE UP TODAY LIKE, "IT FELT LIKE A DREAM.
YOU WERE THERE, AND YOU WERE THERE, THE TIN MAN, YOU WERE THERE.
[ LAUGHTER ] YEP, IT WAS THE BIGGEST COMEBACK SINCE THE "CAN YOU
HEAR ME NOW" GUY GOT THAT JOB WORKING AT SPRINT. [ LAUGHTER ]
GOOD GIG [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] SPEAKING OF COMEBACKS, TODAY,
TIGER WOODS, WHO'S STILL RECOVERING FROM AN INJURY THAT MANY THOUGHT WOULD END HIS
CAREER, SAID THAT HE PLANS TO PLAY THIS WEEK AT THE MASTERS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
GOLF ANNOUNCERS WERE SO PUMPED, THEY WERE LIKE, "THIS IS AMAZING.
[ LAUGHTER ] I'M SO FRIGGING EXCITED RIGHT NOW.
[ LAUGHTER ] I CAN BARELY CONTAIN MYSELF. JUST THE TINIEST AMOUNT OF
PEE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: WOW.
>> Jimmy: YEP. PEOPLE THOUGHT TIGER WAS DONE, AND NOW HE'S BACK.
WHEN HE HEARD, TOM BRADY WAS LIKE, "KIND OF MY THING BUT WHATEVS.
[ LAUGHTER ] OKAY LET'S GET TO SOME NEWS, TODAY,
FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA RETURNED TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE LEAVING
OFFICE AND EVERYONE THERE SEEMED REALLY HAPPY TO SEE HIM.
WATCH THIS
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: AFTER A FEW MINUTES, BIDEN WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT, THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH.
[ LAUGHTER ] LET'S REMEMBER WHO THE VICE PRESIDENT -- I MEAN THE
PRESIDENT IS [ LAUGHTER ] I'M THE PRESIDENT NOW.
YEP, OBAMA SAID HE WOULD HAVE VISITED SOONER, BUT GAS PRICES WERE TOO EXPENSIVE
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT IT WAS FUN TO SEE THE FORMER PRESIDENT AT THE WHITE
HOUSE. OBAMA FELT LIKE A GUY WHO WAS VISITING HIS OLD HIGH SCHOOL
AND BIDEN WAS LIKE THE OLD GYM TEACHER WHO NEVER LEFT [ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S RIGHT, OBAMA RETURNED TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND CSPAN WAS ALL OVER HIS BIG REUNION WITH
BIDEN. CHECK OUT THE SCHEDULE
12:59, BIDEN EXCITEDLY AWAITS FOR OBAMA BY THE FRONT DOOR WITH HIS FACE PRESSED AGAINST
THE GLASS. AT 1:01, BIDEN GOES IN FOR A A HUG, OBAMA GOES IN FOR A FIST
BUMP, AND IT'S ALREADY AWKWARD [ LAUGHTER ] AT 1:15, BIDEN ASKS OBAMA TO
STAND ON THE TRUMAN BALCONY TO RECREATE JACK AND ROSE'S MOMENT FROM THE "TITANIC.
[ LAUGHTER ] AND AT 1:16, OBAMA SAYS, "NO." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: THERE YOU GO THAT WAS VERY DOWN TO THE MINUTE
HEY, GET THIS, I READ THAT AFTER TAKING ON CRITICISM FOR THEIR HANDLING OF THE PANDEMIC,
THE CDC HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO REVAMP THE AGENCY. OH
YEAH, THIS FEELS LIKE WHEN DOMINO'S RAN THOSE ADS THAT SAID, "WE KNOW WE SUCK, AND
WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON IT. [ LAUGHTER ] REMEMBER THAT?
YEP, THE CDC WAS LIKE, "STEP ONE TO THE REVAMP, GET OBAMA TO COME VISIT."
[ LAUGHTER ] THE CDC WILL ANNOUNCE THEIR PLAN NEXT MONTH, AND THEN A NEW
PLAN THE MONTH AFTER, THEN GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN. [ LAUGHTER ]
SO FAR THEIR ONLY IDEA IS TO CHANGE THEIR NAME TO THE AMERICAN CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL, JUST SO THEY CAN GO BY ACDC [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WELL, OVER THE WEEKEND, THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS WERE DELAYED DUE TO BAD WEATHER, AND
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS HAD TO GET CREATIVE TO KEEP PASSENGERS ENTERTAINED.
THIS IS REAL WATCH THIS
* AND YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE HAPPY *
* AND YOU KNOW IT THEN YOU REALL OUGHT TO SHOW IT *
[ LAUGHTER ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: AFTER A FEW MINUTES
OF THAT, PASSENGERS WERE BEGGING THE AIR MARSHALS TO TASE THEM.
THEY'RE OKAY, "LET'S JUST GET IT OVER, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE."
[ LAUGHTER ] AND THAT WASN'T THE ONLY PLANE HAVING FUN DURING THE DELAY.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THEY DID TO PASS THE TIME IN ANOTHER FLIGHT
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: TOILET PAPER --
A TOILET PAPER RACE. [ LAUGHTER ] IT LOOKS BAD, BUT ON FRONTIER
AIRLINES, THAT'S THE HOT TOWEL IN FIRST CLASS [ APPLAUSE ]
SO, IT'S NOT BAD AND LASTLY, BEFORE WE GO, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK
SOME OF OUR SPONSORS FOR TONIGHT'S SHOW THEY DON'T ALWAYS FIT IN THE
COMMERCIAL BREAKS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MENTION ALL OF THEM.
SO IT'S TIME FOR "TONIGHT SHOW SPONSORS." HERE WE GO
* TONIGHT SHOW SPONSORS * "UBER.
ALLOW OUR DRIVER TO BREAK THE SILENCE WITH AN INSANELY INAPPROPRIATE POLITICAL
OPINION. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "PEEPS
THIS EASTER, GAG SLIGHTLY ON A A MARSHMALLOW. [ APPLAUSE ]
"CORONA. SURE ANY BEER WOULD BE GOOD ON A BEACH, BUT WE MADE THE
COMMERCIALS FIRST, SO -- [ APPLAUSE ] "LIDS.
THINGS TENSE AT HOME COME TRY ON HATS FOR FOUR HOURS.
[ APPLAUSE ] "BLUE APRON. HERE, YOU DO IT.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE "MARVEL. WE RAN OUT OF SUPERHEROES LIKE
SEVEN MOVIES AGO AND ARE TOTALLY JUST NAMING NEW ONES AFTER THINGS WE SEE IN THE
ROOM." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE "GUITAR CENTER
THANKS FOR COMING BY TO PRACTICE 'STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN' FOR THREE HOURS AND NOT BUY
ANYTHING." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
OKAY, SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW. "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT EDITION.
WE KNOW BIKINIS AREN'T SPORTS, BUT YOU TRY SELLING A MAGAZINE."
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE AND FINALLY, "BUDGET RENT-A-CAR, THE SPIRIT AIRLINES
OF THE OPEN ROAD." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S ALL "THE TONIGHT SHOW
SPONSORS," RIGHT THERE WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW AMANDA SEYFRIED IS HERE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE JONATHAN GROFF IS HERE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND WE HAVE STAND-UP FROM EMIL WAKIM WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE
PLAYING WETWEET WITH OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE STAY RIGHT HERE.
COME ON BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK, WHAT A A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT SHE STARS IN THE LIMITED SERIES
"THE DROPOUT" ON HULU, AMANDA SEYFRIED IS HERE, TONIGHT!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE GREAT REVIEWS. PLUS, HE PRODUCED AND STARS IN
THE NEW DOCUMENTARY "SPRING AWAKENING: THOSE YOU'VE KNOWN," WHICH COMES TO HBO AND HBO MAX
ON MAY 3rd "SPRING AWAKENING? PERFECT TIMING
JONATHAN GROFF IS HERE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE MAY 3rd HBO AND HBO MAX.
AND WE'VE GOT STAND-UP FROM EMIL WAKIM, EVERYBODY! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
VERY FUNNY GUYS, IT'S TUESDAY, IT'S TIME FOR "WETWEET."
HERE WE GO [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WETWEET * >> Jimmy: WELCOME TO "WETWEET. THIS IS WHERE WE, AS A GROUP,
DECIDE SOMETHING WE SHOULD POST ON TWITTER SO, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU FIVE
DIFFERENT TWEETS WE'RE ALL GOING TO VOTE ON WHETHER YOU LIKE EACH ONE OR
NOT. YOU ALL HAVE VOTING CLICKERS AT YOUR SEAT.
HIGGINS, ROOTS, YOU HAVE CLICKERS >> Steve: YEP, GOT MY CLICKER.
>> Jimmy: NOW LOOK, NOW, WHATEVER TWEET GETS THE MOST LIKES, WE WILL TWEET IT OUT
LIVE ON THE SHOW AND THEN YOU CAN ALL LIKE IT AND WETWEET IT
>> Steve: NICE [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: IT'S A SHARED
EXPERIENCE ALL RIGHT. HERE YOU GO.
YOU GOT THE GREEN AND RED ON THE CLICKER HERE AND VOTE FOR ALL OF THEM, JUST
SO YOU KNOW, CAUSE SOME PEOPLE WAIT TO SAVE THEIR VOTE. DOESN'T MATTER
YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] YOU CAN VOTE FOR ALL OF THEM IF
YOU WANT >> Steve: YEAH, IF YOU LOVE ALL OF THEM, GREAT
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO THIS FIRST ONE SAYS,
"UNDERPANTS IS NOT ONLY A PIECE OF CLOTHING, BUT ALSO THE INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO PUT THEM
ON." [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] SO CAST YOUR VOTES
THERE WE GO. EVERYONE, CAST -- VERY GOOD. I SEE.
ALL RIHGT, HERE WE GO. LET'S SEE THEIR VOTES ARE IN, LET'S SEE THE RESULTS.
>> Steve: OH >> Jimmy: OH, THAT GOT A NICE RESPONSE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE OKAY HERE WE GO
THAT'S NOT BAD >> Steve: PRETTY DARN GOOD UNDERPANTS
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU. YEAH, I LIKE THIS. NEXT ONE GOES, "THANKS TO THE
APPLE TV SCREENSAVERS, THE AMOUNT OF TIME I'VE SPENT STARING AT MANATEES HAS GONE UP
8,000%." [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] *
>> Steve: I LIKE THAT ONE. >> Jimmy: I LIKE THAT ONE, NO ONE'S GOING TO VOTE FOR IT
I THINK IT'S PRETTY GOOD NO, I ALREADY FEEL >> Steve: YOU HAVE A FEELING
IT'S NOT GOING TO GO GOOD. >> Jimmy: I CAN ALL READY FEEL NO ONE IS GOING TO VOTE FOR IT,
BUT LET'S SEE. LET'S SEE THE RESULTS. >> Steve: OH
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: NOT BAD. THAT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY. >> Steve: THE OTHER ONE STILL NO UNDERPANTS.
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, THIS IS TWEET NUMBER THREE IT SAYS, "MY FAVORITE PART
ABOUT WIRELESS HEADPHONES IS THE FUN LITTLE MYSTERY OF WHY THEY WON'T WORK EACH DAY."
[ LAUGHTER ] * IS THAT TOO REAL
>> Steve: YEAH YEAH, THAT'S MORE OF A FACT. >> Jimmy: MORE OF A FACT
>> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: YEAH ALL RIGHT, I LIKE IT
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE THE RESULTS. >> Steve: OH, WOW.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT'S A SLAM DUNK >> Steve: WOW.
>> Jimmy: AGAIN -- HOW COME YOU GUYS DIDN'T CLAP OR -- I WAS LIKE, "YOU FAKED ME
OUT THERE. YOU GOT POKER FACE." THEY ALMOST KEPT QUIET, LIKE,
ON PURPOSE THEY'RE LIKE, "NO, WE'RE NOT SURE IF WE LIKE IT."
THEN LOVED IT. [ LAUGHTER ] VERY, VERY INTERESTING
>> Steve: THAT'S STEALTH >> Jimmy: HERE WE GO, TWEET NUMBER FOUR.
"BUT 'HOW' DID THEY FIND OUT THAT YOU HEAL A JELLYFISH STING BY PEEING ON IT?
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE * I UNDERSTAND, BUT HOW DID YOU
FIGURE IT OUT? ALL RIGHT, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO DO PRETTY WELL.
LET'S SEE THE RESULTS ON THIS ONE. WHOA
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Steve: 189, COME ON >> Jimmy: THAT'S ALMOST
A PERFECT SCORE. >> WHAT'S THE HIGHEST ONE CAN GET?
>> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S IT. >> Steve: 189? >> Jimmy: THIS IS THE LAST ONE
HERE THEY SAY, "GRABBING YOUR FRIEND AT A PARTY AND SAYING, 'HERE,
TELL THESE GUYS WHAT YOU JUST TOLD ME, IS THE ORIGINAL RETWEET.'" ALL RIGHT, CAST YOUR
VOTES RIGHT THERE. I ALREADY KNOW WHICH ONE IT IS JUST BECAUSE I KNOW.
ALL RIGHT, READY AND LET'S SEE THE RESULTS. NO
[ AUDIENCE OHS ] DEAD HEAT. >> Steve: WOW.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S KIND OF RARE AS WELL. I LOVE IT.
>> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, LOOKS LIKE THE WINNER IS, "BUT HOW DID
THEY FIND OUT YOU HEAL A A JELLYFISH STING BY PEEING ON IT?"
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I'M GOING TO POST THIS DURING COMMERCIAL BREAK
THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUT. IF YOU SEE IT ON YOUR FEED, GIVE IT A LIKE, GIVE IT
A "WETWEET," AND ENJOY WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH AMANDA SEYFRIED!
STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY. COME ON BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: OUR FIRST GUEST IS AN OSCAR NOMINATED ACTOR WHO STARS
IN THE LIMITED SERIES "THE DROPOUT. THE SERIES FINALE AIRS THIS
THURSDAY ON HULU EVERYONE PLEASE WELCOME AMANDA SEYFRIED!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: WELCOME. WELCOME. DOESN'T THAT FEEL GREAT?
COME ON. >> I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO STAND THE WHOLE TIME
>> Jimmy: EXACTLY RIGHT. YEA, YEAH, YEAH. IT FEELS GREAT, RIGHT?
IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU IN PERSON >> YEAH.
REALLY GREAT TO BE HERE. >> Jimmy: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
>> NO PROBLEM. >> Jimmy: I WANT TO GET INTO EVERYTHING
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW SERIES, BUT I ALSO FOLLOW YOU ON THE SOCIALS, AND I LIKE TO
FOLLOW YOU ON THERE. YOU HAD A GOOD -- NOW AND THEN YOU THROWBACK THURSDAY PHOTO,
AND I GO, "WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THAT --" >> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH >> Jimmy: " --NEXT TIME YOUR ON
THE SHOW." AND YOU POSTED ONE ON INSTAGRAM OF "MEAN GIRLS" KARAOKE PARTY.
>> I KNOW. I THOUGHT THAT WOULD - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
-- I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ONE >> Jimmy: LACEY CHABERT, AMY POEHLER, LINDSAY LOHAN
I MEAN, THAT'S A CLASSIC THERE >> ALSO, IT'D NEVER BEEN SEEN. I FOUND GOLD IN MY CLOSET.
I WAS BACK IN L.A. SHOOTING "THE DROPOUT" AND I WAS GOING THROUGH ALL THESE PICTURES
TRYING TO THROW -- AWAY, AND I WAS JUST LIKE, "THIS IS GOLD." >> Jimmy: SOMEONE NEEDS TO SEE
THIS >> YEAH, THIS WAS MY FIRST WRAP PARTY, AND THERE WAS KARAOKE
WITH THESE FINE FOLKS. >> Jimmy: DO YOU DO KARAOKE A LOT?
>> I DON'T I DON'T LIKE IT. >> Jimmy: BUT YOU'RE A GOOD
SINGER I HEARD YOU SING IN MOVIES >> THANKS, I KNOW.
I WOULD DO IT FOR WORK I WOULDN'T WANT TO EVER FORCE PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO ME
LIKE, -- NOT ON MY WATCH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: BUT THAT'S THE FUN OF KARAOKE, WE'RE ALL KIND OF PAYING FOR ENTERTAINMENT FROM
YOU. EVERYBODY. >> BUT SOME PEOPLE TAKE IT
REALLY SERIOUSLY, AND THEN I FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT I'M TOO WORRIED ABOUT WHAT
PEOPLE THINK OF ME SO I WILL DO, LIKE, EMINEM, OR I'LL DO SOMETHING THAT'S FUN
>> Jimmy: YOU'LL DO SOMETHING THAT'S, KIND OF, LIKE, DON'T TAKE THIS SERIOUS.
>> I'M DEFINITELY NOT GOOD AT THIS, SO THERE FOR I'M GOING TO DO IT.
>> Jimmy: OH, I'M THE OPPOSITE, I'M REALLY TRYING TO GET MY ALBUM OUT.
[ LAUGHTER ] IF THERE'S PRODUCERS OUT THERE, CHECK THIS OUT
* DON'T STOP * >> YOU CAN CARRY A TUNE, SO IT'S NOT -- IT WOULDN'T BE
HARD >> Jimmy: DO YOU SING AROUND THE HOUSE?
>> YEAH, I ONLY SING THINGS THAT ARE STUCK IN MY HEAD. WHICH ARE LIKE -
* MIRA, MIRA, MIRA, MIR ROYAL DETECTIVE >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> OR UM - * HEY GABBY * DOES ANYBODY KNOW?
* WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUS >> Jimmy: "GABBY'S DOLLHOUSE" IS THE GREATEST.
>> NO, IT'S A GREAT SHOW, AND I LOVE WATCHING IT I REALLY DO.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: THAT IS SUCH FUNNY REACTION
"NO, I JUST LOVE IT SO MUCH! >> I WILL TELL YOU, I LISTENED TO "ENCANTO" ALBUM WHEN I WAS
IN BARCELONA -- AWAY FROM MY KIDS LAST WEEK >> Jimmy: JUST CAUSE YOU LOVE
IT >> I LOVE IT SO MUCH I DO
I LOVE IT. >> Jimmy: YOU'VE BEEN ACTING, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, OVER
20 YEARS DOES THAT SEEM POSSIBLE? NO
>> I DON'T - >> Jimmy: I DON'T BELIEVE THAT, YEAH
BUT I HEARD THERE WAS ONE JOB EARLY ON THAT YOU MISSED OUT ON GETTING.
AND I JUST WANT TO HEAR A LITTLE ABOUT THIS. >> OH, GOOD, THE TARGET --
YEAH, WHEN AUDITIONED FOR, LIKE, CLEAN AND CLEAR, NEUTROGENA, AND WHATEVER ELSE
IS THERE >> Jimmy: YOU WERE JUST MODELING FIRST
>> I REALLY WANTED TO BE PART OF THE TARGET COMMERCIALS, BECAUSE THEY WERE, LIKE,
NATIONAL COMMERCIALS, AND YOU GOT PAID A LOT OF MONEY. >> Jimmy: YEAH, TARGET, THEY
MAKE GREAT COMMERCIALS >> YEAH THEY DO. AND MAKE YOU DO WEIRD STUFF IN
THE AUDITIONS TOO. >> Jimmy: LIKE WHAT? >> LIKE WHAT'S YOUR SECRET
TALENT FOR INSTANCE, AND I WAS PROBABLY 15 OR YOUNGER, AND
THEY PUT ON TIMBERLAKE SONGS AND I WAS LIKE I'M NOT GOING TO DANCE, BUT I CAN DO THE ROBOT.
[ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S ANOTHER THING -- VERY RELATED TO MY FEAR OF, LIKE,
SINGING. I'LL JUST RAP FOR YOU. YOU WANT ME TO DANCE
I'M NOT GOING TO DANCE FOR YOU, BUT I'LL DO THE ROBOT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: SO YOU DON'T DANCE, YOU DON'T SING, BUT DO SING IN
REAL LIFE, I'VE HEARD YOU IN MOVIES AND THEN ROBOT COMES OUT WHEN
WHAT UNDER PRESSURE [ LAUGHTER ]
>> UH-HUH. >> Jimmy: LIKE, WEDDINGS OR SOMETHING?
YOU'RE LIKE, "DON'T MAKE ME -- I DON'T REALLY WANT TO --" LIKE, WHAT IF THE BEAT CAME ON
RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> UH --
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I GUESS I WOULD GET UP, AND TRY
TO DO THE ROBOT. * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: YOU COMMITTED TO THAT FIRST ONE. [ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT OH, MY GOSH. YOU REALLY COMMIT TO IT.
>> THANKS. >> Jimmy: I LOVE THAT YOU DID THAT
YOU REALLY COMMIT TO IT. BY THE WAY, YOU'RE GETTING AMAZING REVIEWS FOR YOUR ROLE
IN "THE DROPOUT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> YEAH.
IT'S GREAT >> Jimmy: AMANDA SEYFRIED IN "CAREER BEST PERFORMANCE,"
"CHICAGO SUN TIMES," NOT TOO SHABBY CAREER BEST, WOW
THAT'S FANTASTIC >> I GUESS I'M DONE. >> Jimmy: "SPELL-BINDING
PERFORMANCE," "SYDNEY MORNING HERALD." I MEAN, "TERRIFYINGLY
MESMERIZES," "HOLLYWOOD INSIDER. IT'S A BIG DEAL.
>> IT'S SO CRAZY >> Jimmy: DID YOU THINK THE VOICE WAS GOING TO BE THE
THING? DID YOU THINK, "OH, I COULD JUST DO HER?
DID YOU SEE THE DOCUMENTARY? HOW DID YOU GET INTO IT? >> I DID IT ALL.
I ALSO HAD DEPOSITION TAPES OF STATIC CAMERAS ON HER WHILE SHE'S BEING QUESTIONED FROM
THE -- >> Jimmy: FASCINATING CHARACTER.
>> YEAH, AND YOU A LOT YOU SEE EVERYTHING IN THOSE TAPES.
AND I ALSO DID A LOT OF WATCHING EVERY YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT WAS EVER RECORDED OF HER
ON STAGE AND, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, I WATCHED EVERYTHING AND LISTENED
TO EVERYTHING. AND CARRY THE BOOK ON AUDIBLE. AND "THE DROPOUT" PODCAST, OF
COURSE, IS WHICH WHAT THIS BASED ON MAN, I COULDN'T GET ENOUGH
IT WAS THE MOST FUN EVER A BUNCH OF MY ACTOR FRIENDS WERE LIKE, "YOU'RE A CHARACTER
ACTOR. AND I WAS LIKE, "I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY."
IT'S SO MUCH MORE FUN TO PLAY PEOPLE THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT SEPARATE FROM WHO YOU ARE.
I'M ALWAYS PLAYING A VERSION OF MYSELF, RIGHT? AND I LOVE IT.
AND I'M GOOD AT IT -- DEPENDING. AND THIS WAS JUST A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT BALL GAME, AND I REALLY LOVED IT. >> Jimmy: CAUSE I REMEMBER THE
DOCUMENTARY, WATCHING THAT, AND THEN GOING LIKE -- A LOT OF HER FRIENDS WERE LIKE, "YEAH, THAT
KIND OF NEVER WAS REALLY HER VOICE. AND THEN HER EYES JUST
STARTED -- SHE JUST STARTED NOT BLINKING SHE READ THAT IN SOME BOOK, IF
YOU BLINK IT'S SIGN OF WEAKNESS, OR SOMETHING >> YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT
LIKE, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING JUST REALLY I'M INVESTED IN YOU.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING >> Jimmy: SHE WOULD JUST NOT
BLINK, AND SHE WOULD COME AND STARE AND NOT BLINK. AND I WAS LIKE "OH, MY GOSH,
IT'S FASCINATING." THEN YOU KIND OF NAILED IT YOU REALLY DID A GREAT JOB
>> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT LISTEN, IT'S MY VERSION, I ALWAYS HAVE TO REMIND PEOPLE
IT'S MY VERSION OF IT. I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GO THAT LOW, BUT I'LL GO AS LOW AS I
CAN WITH THE AFFECT. >> Jimmy: PERFECT, DON'T CHANGE
I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP HERE'S AMANDA SEYFRIED IN THE SERIES FINALE OF "THE DROPOUT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
GIVE IT TO ME.
I THINK I'M VERY ANGRY AT YOU, I AM I'M VERY ANGRY
>> YOU TOLD ME THAT WHEN YOU VISITED ME AT SCHOOL, AFTER EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED, YOU
TOLD ME TO JUST PUT IT AWAY AND FORGET IT. IF YOU CHOOSE TO FORGET CERTAIN
THINGS, DO YOU THINK THAT'S LYING? >> Jimmy: COME ON!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AMANDA SEYFRIED, EVERYBODY THE SERIES FINALE OF "THE
DROPOUT" AIRS THIS THURSDAY ON HULU AMANDA AND I ARE DOING THE
WHISPER CHALLENGE WHEN WE COME BACK STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK
EVERYBODY. I'M HANGING OUT WITH AMANDA SEYFRIED, AND WE'RE
ABOUT TO PLAY -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THE WHISPER CHALLENGE.
HERE WE GO
>> WHISPER CHALLENGE
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, SO WE -- HERE'S HOW THE GAME WORKS, ALL RIGHT?
OTHER PERSON PUTS ON THESE HEADPHONES WITH LOUD MUSIC PLAYING.
THEN THE OTHER PERSON PICKS UP CARD, OKAY AND READS THE RANDOM PHRASE ON
THE CARD, AND THE PERSON WEARING THE HEADPHONES HAS TO TRY AND GUESS WHAT THEY JUST
SAID ALL RIGHT? AMANDA, YOU WILL PUT THE
HEADPHONES ON FIRST. I WILL START THE MUSIC LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU CAN'T
HEAR OKAY RIGHT?
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] OKAY, IT'S GOOD? ALL RIGHT, IT'S HAPPENING.
NO, YOU NEED IT MORE -- LOUDER NEED IT LOUDER WOW.
TOO LOUD NO, IT'S GOOD -- [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, GOOD. OKAY, ALL RIGHT, GOOD. HERE WE GO
OKAY APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY
FLOWERS. >> APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS!
>> Jimmy: WHAT * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YES! >> OH, WAS IT? >> Jimmy: YES!
>> OH, YEAH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Jimmy: WOW.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> WHEN YOU SAID, "APRIL SHOWERS," I WAS LIKE, "YOU'RE
SAYING 'APRIL -- OH, BRING ME -- YEAH, OKAY ALL RIGHT.
>> Jimmy: WOW. HOW DID YOU GET THAT YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON TO GET
IT THE FIRST TIME OUT, THAT WAS AMAZING. >> OH, COOL.
YEAH I DIDN'T KNOW. >> Jimmy: HERE WE GO, THIS IS
GOOD WE'RE GOOD PARTNERS. HERE, HOLD ON A SECOND
>> IT'S REALLY LOUD. OKAY [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
READY? [ CHEERS ] GOOD
I DON'T KNOW -- ONE OF THOSE >> Jimmy: YEAH >> CADBURY CREME EGG
>> Jimmy: DID YOU START? >> CADBURY CREAM EGG [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: ARE WE STARTING? >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: AND -- ACTION.
>> CADBURY CREME EGG >> Jimmy: CARAMEL WRAPPERS [ LAUGHTER ]
>> CADBURY CREME EGG >> Jimmy: CARAMEL ME, BABY [ LAUGHTER ]
>> CADBURY CREME EGG >> CAMERON BABY. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> CAD-BURY -- >> Jimmy: CAL-BERT - >> CREME EGGS.
>> Jimmy: AND HOBBES [ LAUGHTER ] >> CADBURY CREME -
>> Jimmy: CAL-BERT - >> CADBURY - >> Jimmy: COVER ME
ONE -- >> CADBURY - >> Jimmy: CAL-BURY -
>> CAD - >> Jimmy: CAL -- >> -- BURY
>> Jimmy: -- BERT. [ LAUGHTER ] CALBERT --
>> CREME - >> Jimmy: YOU AND ME
[ LAUGHTER ] >> CREME - >> Jimmy: YOU-M.
CALBERT HUME >> CREME - [ LAUGHTER ]
THE GREAT AUTHOR CALBERT HUME - >> CREME
>> Jimmy: EVERYBODY. >> CREME >> Jimmy: CREAM!
>> EGG >> Jimmy: OH, CADBURY CREME EGG!
>> YEAH! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: DID I SCREAM AT YOU? SORRY. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I SCREAMED AT YOU >> Jimmy: SORRY IF I SCREAMED -- OH, YOU SCREAMED AT
ME I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. VERY GOOD, ALL RIGHT, GOOD
SORRY ABOUT THAT ALL RIGHT, GOOD. WE GOT TWO
THIS IS GOOD WE'RE ALREADY ON -- ON A A RECORD
THIS IS BIG. ALL RIGHT, READY [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
W-2. [ LAUGHTER ] W-2.
>> JUMPING TO. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: W-2.
>> DOUBLE TRUE [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: W-2.
>> DOUBLE TRUE >> Jimmy: W-2. >> JUMP -- JUMPING TRUE.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: W-2. >> DOUBLE --
>> Jimmy: W -- >> W >> Jimmy: TWO.
>> W -- TRUE >> Jimmy: AH [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
W-2. >> "DUMBO 2. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: SO CLOSE W. >> W
>> Jimmy: TWO. >> TWO [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: YES! * TAXES.
W-2 FORM >> I'M SO STUPID [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU'RE LIKE, "I HAVEN'T DONE MY W-2 IN YEARS." [ LAUGHTER ]
>> W-2 >> Jimmy: "I PAY SOMEWHERE FOR THAT."
ALL RIGHT HERE WE GO >> THERE'S NO -- THERE - >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, HERE WE
GO, READY? >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, COME ON,
THIS IS IT FOR THE WIN. WE ALREADY GOT 50 -- 50/50,
THIS IS GOOD [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> I DIDN'T --
>> Jimmy: WE GOT THIS. WE GOT THIS, BUD >> OKAY.
TIMOTHEE CHALAMET. >> Jimmy: TIMOTHEE CHALAMET? *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> AH! YES!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE [ TALKING OVER EACH OTHER >> YOU GOT IT THE FIRST, AND I
GOT IT FIRST - >> Jimmy: I KNOW, I GOT IT THE FIRST TIME
[ INDISCERNIBLE WE'RE SUCH WINNERS >> Jimmy: "TIMOTHEE CHALAMET!"
AMANDA SEYFRIED EVERYBODY! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THE SERIES FINALE OF
"THE DROPOUT" AIRS THIS THURSDAY ON HULU I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT THAT.
MORE "TONIGHT SHOW," AFTER THE BREAK. STICK AROUND
I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT THAT! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS A TONY-NOMINATED AND GRAMMY-WINNING PERFORMER
GOSH, HE'S ONE OF THE BEST HE PRODUCED AND STARS IN THE NEW DOCUMENTARY "SPRING
AWAKENING: THOSE YOU'VE KNOWN," WHICH COMES TO HBO AND HBO MAX ON MAY 3rd
EVERYONE, PLEASE WELCOME JONATHAN GROFF
* * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: YES, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS YOUR RECHARGE YOU NEED AN AUDIENCE
THIS IS -- >> I KNOW, IT'S SO EXCITING. >> Jimmy: YOU'RE ONE OF THE
BEST PEOPLE I'VE EVER SEEN PERFORM LIVE, JONATHAN GROFF >> OH, WOW, COME ON.
>> Jimmy: REALLY >> COME ON, YOU SHOULD TALK. >> Jimmy: NO, NO, NO, BUT I --
WELL, YOU KNOW, WELL, I ALWAYS GUSH BUT LAST TIME YOU WERE ON, WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU BEING KRISTOFF IN "FROZEN," HELLO. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND I GO -- "WOW." [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I GO "THAT MUST BE AMAZING."
I GO, "OH, MY DAUGHTERS LOVE IT." I GO, "WOULD YOU MIND DOING
A LITTLE VOICE MEMO OR SOMETHING FOR THEM?" AND YOU WERE NICE ENOUGH TO DO
KRISTOFF SAYING HI TO WINNIE AND FRANNY, MY DAUGHTERS >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: AND I CAN'T EVEN THANK YOU ENOUGH I APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT THEN I THOUGHT, "DID WE AIR THAT?" BECAUSE NOW EVERYONE'S GOING TO
CALL YOU UP AND ASK YOU, "HEY, CAN YOU SAY IT FOR MY DAUGHTER -- MY SON --?" OR
WHATEVER DID THAT HAPPEN? >> I DID HAVE A -- YEAH, NO
REGRETS. >> Jimmy: OKAY, YEAH OF COURSE, OF COURSE
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] NO REGRETS, OF COURSE. >> YEAH, IT WAS AN AMAZING
EXPERIENCE, TO DO THAT FOR YOUR GIRLS -- [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: PROBABLY A HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU. >> IT WAS.
IT WAS >> Jimmy: IT REALLY WAS. >> IT REALLY, ACTUALLY WAS,
THOUGH >> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH >> THERE WAS AN UPTICK IN
REQUESTS AFTER DOING IT ON "THE TONIGHT SHOW" FOR SURE >> Jimmy: YEAH, THERE WAS
EVERYONE WAS JUST -- >> BUT IT'S THE BEST IT'S LIKE GIVING OUT FREE CANDY
TO KIDS. IT'S LIKE -- YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH, THEY LOVED IT.
>> YOU GET TO BE A DISNEY VOICE, IT'S AMAZING. >> Jimmy: I -- SPEAKING, WELL,
TALKING OF "FROZEN," I MEAN, I LOVE "FROZEN," I LOVE "FROZEN 2.
>> YEAH. "FROZEN 2. >> Jimmy: "FROZEN 2" WAS
ALMOST - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> RIGHT
PRETTY GOOD. >> Jimmy: I LOVE BOTH. WELL, AND I WANTED TO SAY
BUT -- WHAT'S MOST LIKELY TO -- ARE WE GONNA SEE POSSIBLE NEXT?
"FROZEN 3" OR A NEW SEASON OF "MINDHUNTER" [ LAUGHTER ]
WHICH MY KIDS -- WHICH MY KIDS ALSO LOVE. [ LAUGHTER ]
THEY LOVE DAVID FINCHER. MY KIDS LOVE DAVID FINCHER THEY LOVE "MINDHUNTER.
>> OH, MY GOD. I'M GONNA GET SOME SERIAL KILLERS TO MAKE VOICE MEMOS FOR
YOUR DAUGHTERS >> Jimmy: LOVE IT. THEY LOVE IT -
THEY CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE SERIAL KILLERS >> PERFECT
>> Jimmy: EVERYTHING BUT - IS ANY, EITHER ONE WHAT ARE THE CHANCES
>> I FEEL LIKE, EVEN THOUGH THOSE PROJECTS SEEM VERY DIFFERENT, "FROZEN" AND
"MINDHUNTER" - >> Jimmy: SEEM IT, YEAH. >> I FEEL LIKE A THIRD "FROZEN"
AND A THIRD SEASON OF "MINDHUNTER" ARE EQUALLY POSSIBLE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: WOW. I LOVE THAT.
I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DOCUMENTARY. "SPRING AWAKENING.
IT'S CALLED "SPRING AWAKENING: THOSE YOU'VE KNOWN." OKAY
YOU'VE GOT THE ORIGINAL CAST TOGETHER >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: ONE MORE TIME. >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: WHEN WAS THE FIRST
TIME I GOT A LITTLE GROFF SOFT >> YEAH, EXACTLY >> Jimmy: FIRST TIME I SAW
JONATHAN GROFF WAS "SPRING AWAKENING" 15 YEARS AGO? >> 15 YEARS AGO.
AND LAUREN PRITCHARD, WHO PLAYS ILSE IN "SPRING AWAKENING" - >> Jimmy: YEP.
>> -- CALLED ME JANUARY 2021, AND SAID "WE NEED TO DO A REUNION CONCERT.
IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS SINCE WE'VE ALL GOTTEN TOGETHER. AND OUR INDUSTRY HAS BEEN SHUT
DOWN FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS. LET'S RAISE MONEY FOR THE ACTORS FUND.
>> Jimmy: YES. >> WHICH GAVE OVER $24 MILLION IN SUPPORT TO EVERYBODY --
>> Jimmy: COME ON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> YES
>> Jimmy: ACTOR'S FUND UNBELIEVABLE - >> YES
>> Jimmy: -- AMAZING CHARITY >> YEAH. DURING THAT TIME, WHEN EVERYONE
IN THE THEATER LOST THEIR JOBS, THEY LITERALLY SAVED LIVES SO -
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> SO LAUREN HAD THIS IDEA TO DO THIS REUNION, AND TO RAISE
MONEY FOR THIS AMAZING ORGANIZATION AND THEN, IN NOVEMBER
OF 2021 -- THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL CAST, AND THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL BAND -
>> Jimmy: THIS IS CRAZY. >> IT WAS CRAZY. WE CAME TOGETHER AND WE
PERFORMED THE SHOW, AND IT WAS SO EMOTIONAL AND - >> Jimmy: I BET.
>> AND IT MEANT SO MUCH TO ALL OF US, AND TO THE AUDIENCE AS WELL
AND WE HAD RADICALMEDIA COME IN AND CREATE THIS DOCUMENTARY THAT'S NOW COMING OUT ON HBO
THAT'S ABOUT THE REUNION BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE LEGACY OF "SPRING AWAKENING," AND HOW
IT CHANGED ALL OF OUR LIVES. AND JUST, SORT OF THE WAY THAT THEATER CAN CHANGE PEOPLE'S
LIVES, PARTICULARLY THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE. AND ESPECIALLY, AFTER THEATER
BEING GONE FOR SO LONG, IT JUST -- WE FEEL SO LUCKY THAT WE HAVE THIS RECORD OF THE
SHOW >> Jimmy: DID YOU GO IN AND YOU LIKE, "LET'S JUST DO IT, IT'LL
BE FUN," AND THEN GET THERE AND YOU'RE LIKE -- [ LAUGHTER ]
"HI, OH, MY GOSH," I MEAN, JUST A MESS OR WERE YOU LIKE, "OH, I'M COOL
I GOT IT I'M --" YOU KNOW - "I'M JONATHAN GROFF NOW, I'M
GOOD." >> NO, I SAW THE DOCUMENTARY AND IT'S A LITTLE EMBARRASSING
HOW MUCH I'M CRYING THROUGH THE ENTIRE THING [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: NO, GOOD >> YES, LEA MICHELE STARTS SINGING IN REHEARSAL -- I MEAN,
WE REHEARSED FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE WE DID IT THE ONE NIGHT >> Jimmy: SHE'S AMAZING.
>> SHE'S INCREDIBLE. AND SHE STARTS SINGING "MAMA WHO BORE ME," AND I JUST -
>> Jimmy: LOST - >> -- LOST IT. AND WE ALL WERE JUST EMOTIONAL
WRECKS, AND IT WAS SO HEALING TO COME TOGETHER AFTER 15 YEARS OF BEING APART
WE ALL WEREN'T QUITE WHO WE WERE YET AND WHEN I WAS PITCHING THE
IDEA OF DOING A DOCUMENTARY TO RADICALMEDIA, I WAS EXPLAINING HOW I WAS NOT OUT OF THE CLOSET
WHEN I WAS DOING "SPRING AWAKENING. I WAS -- I WAS HAVING
A COMPARTMENTALIZED LIFE OF DOING THE SHOW AND THEN COMING HOME, AND I WASN'T FULLY WHO I
WAS. AND ALL OF US, NOT HAVE A COMING OUT STORY, BUT EVERY
SINGLE PERSON IN THE SHOW, AS WE ALL DO IT OUR LATE TEENS AND EARLY 20s, HAS THAT STORY OF
THING THAT MADE YOU BECOME WHO YOU ARE. AND FOR ALL OF US IN THE
COMPANY, IT WAS "SPRING AWAKENING. I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HERE'S A PEEK AT "SPRING AWAKENING: THOSE YOU'VE KNOWN.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
>> THE PLAN WAS, WE WALK IN AND
SIT DOWN, BUT WE WERE SO CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER, THAT WE KNEW TO STAND THERE AND
ENJOY THIS WAVE OF ENTHUSIASM. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND EVERYONE IS LIKE,
"HOLY -- --. LIKE, "THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: YOU COULD ALMOST FEEL THE --
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE -- FEEL THE ENERGY OF IT YOU JUST FEEL IT, RIGHT?
>> WHOO! >> Jimmy: YEAH, EXACTLY. >> WHEW-HOO.
>> Jimmy: WHEW YEAH, WEHN - >> WHEW.
>> Jimmy: ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE MOST ABOUT IT, IS HOW THE ACTORS GOT INTO YOUR SONGS
THERE WERE MICROPHONES HIDDEN IN EVERYONE'S WARDROBE - >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: AND IT'S LIKE THEY MAGICALLY JUST PULL THEM OUT - >> YES
>> Jimmy: -- BEFORE EVERY NUMBER >> YEAH.
LIKE - >> Jimmy: WHOA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> LIKE THIS >> YEAH. *
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THIS CAME FROM. *
* THERE'S A MOMEN YOU KNOW * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* YOU'RE -- * * NOT AN INCH MORE ROOM TO SELF-DESTRUCT *
* NO MORE MOVES OH YEA THE DEAD END ZONE *
* MAN YOU JUST CAN'T CALL YOUR SOUL YOUR OWN * * BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
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>> Jimmy: JONATHAN GROFF, EVERYBODY! "SPRING AWAKENING: THOSE YOU'VE
KNOWN" - COMES TO HBO AND HBO MAX ON MAY 3rd.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE "TONIGHT SHOW. * BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH *
* BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLA BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH *
>> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST WILL BE AT THE COMEDY ATTIC IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, AUGUST
12th AND 13th. MAKING HIS "TONIGHT SHOW" DEBUT, PLEASE WELCOME THE VERY
FUNNY EMIL WAKIM
*
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH HELLO. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS THANKS [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT? COOL [ LAUGHTER ]
SO, HERE'S WHAT I THINK ABOUT ISRAEL AND PALESTINE -- NO, I'M KIDDING.
[ LAUGHTER ] THAT WOULD BE A CRAZY WAY TO TAKE THE SHOW.
NO [ LAUGHTER ] NO
I DON'T KNOW I DON'T KNOW [ LAUGHTER ]
I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE I WOULD KNOW [ LAUGHTER ]
BUT I DO NOT KNOW. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] IT'S WEIRD NOT KNOWING,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK LIKE BOTH SIDES OF THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE. I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE DOING WELL
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND -- YEAH. YES.
AND BY GUYS, OBVIOUSLY I MEAN HALF NOT THAT. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
IT'S A WEIRD THING WE DO WE JUST SAY, "HEY GUYS," TO A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BETTER TERM IS EITHER LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, LIKE,
THE MORE ACCEPTING, ENCOMPASSING TERM IS LIKE, SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S
Y'ALL. [ LIGHT CHEERS ] BUT IT'S -- IT'S NOT
[ LAUGHTER ] NO, IT'S -- Y'ALL WITH THAT TWANG ON IT, LIKE NO MINORITY
HAS EVER HEARD, "WHERE Y'ALL FROM," AND THOUGHT, "THIS IS GOING TO TURN OUT WELL FOR ME.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE LIKE, OKAY, I SAW A LADY WEARING A SHIRT THAT SAID,
"Y'ALL MEANS ALL." [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND I WAS LIKE, "NO IT
DOESN'T. [ LAUGHTER ] IT DOES -- A SIGN THAT SAYS,
"Y'ALL ARE WELCOME HERE," DOES NOT MEAN ALL ARE WELCOME HERE. IT'S LESS.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] LIKE IT'S LESS IN THE WAY THAT -- LIKE YOU KNOW WHEN YOU
SEE SOMEONE HOLDING A SIGN THAT SAYS, "ALL LIVES MATTER," YEAH, THEY MEAN Y'ALL LIVES.
[ LAUGHTER ] LIKE THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
IT'S TENSE RACIALLY. YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE COUNTRY IT'S VERY TENSE.
I WORRY ALL THE TIME ABOUT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE. BECAUSE, LIKE, MY DAD IS AN
IMMIGRANT, SO I WORRY EVERY DAY THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO TREAT HIM POORLY BECAUSE OF THE COLOR
OF HIS SKIN. AND MY MOM IS A WHITE LADY FROM THE SUBURBS, SO I WORRY THAT
SHE'S GOING TO BE THE ONE TO DO IT [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
DUDE EVERY TIME MY MOM STARTS YELLING AT MY DAD FOR SOMETHING
NOW, I JUST START RECORDING HER ON MY CELL PHONE [ LAUGHTER ]
I'M LIKE, "YOU'RE GETTING CANCELED, OKAY?" [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
WE'RE TRYING TO BE BETTER NOW. WE'RE TRYING TO BE GOOD. IT'S GREAT
YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THIS MOVEMENT NOW WHERE, LIKE, PEOPLE, LIKE, LOVE DIVERSITY
AND, LIKE, EVERYONE LOVES CULTURE. IT'S AMAZING
IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL. IT'S JUST -- IT'S EXHAUSTING TO ME NOW TO ALWAYS HAVE TO BE,
LIKE, PROUD OF MY CULTURE. BECAUSE I NEVER LEARNED HOW TO GROWING UP
LIKE, ALL I LEARNED HOW TO DO GROWING UP, WAS HOW TO PUSH IT AWAY TO GET BY
SO NOW IT'S JUST FRUSTRATING, BECAUSE NOW I HAVE, LIKE, THESE, LIKE, WOKE FRIENDS THAT
ARE MAD AT ME FOR NOT BEING AS AUTHENTIC AS THEY WANT ME TO BE
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] THEY'RE LIKE, "WHY DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TO SPEAK ARABIC?"
AND I'M LIKE, "BECAUSE I WANTED TO COME TO YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY IN FIFTH GRADE, OKAY
THAT'S WHY." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH
NO ONE WANTED A KID SPEAKING ARABIC AT LASER TAG. LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
REMEMBER IT'S TENSE [ LAUGHTER ]
I HOPE IT'S GENUINE. THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY FOR THIS MOVEMENT
I HOPE IT'S GENUINE CHANGE I JUST DON'T THINK IT IS [ LAUGHTER ]
IT'S JUST, IT'S TOO RAPID OF A A SHIFT. YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO
GET USED TO. WE WENT REALLY POLAR OPPOSITES LIKE, I'M 24, AND I REMEMBER A
A DIFFERENT AMERICA. THAT'S HOW RECENTLY NO ONE CARED ABOUT THIS
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I REMEMBER AS A KID, LIKE, I STARTED SHAVING WHEN I WAS IN
FOURTH GRADE [ LAUGHTER ] WHEN I WOULD GO GET MY HAIR
CUT, I WOULD HAVE THEM THIN IT OUT WITH SHEARS, SO IT WOULDN'T BE CURLY
IF MY PARENTS PACKED ME LUNCH WITH HUMMUS IN IT, I WOULD THROW IT ALL AWAY, BECAUSE I
WOULD RATHER GO HUNGRY THAN BE PERSECUTED I HATED, LIKE, WHO I WAS
YOU KNOW THAT FEELING? I HAVE VIVID MEMORIES OF KIDS LOOKING ME IN MY EYES AND
SAYING, "DON'T THINK WE'LL EVER FORGET WHAT YOU DID TO OUR COUNTRY.
AND NOW, THINGS ARE DIFFERENT. I WAS AT THE GROCERY STORE, AND I SAW PUMPKIN SPICE FLAVORED
HUMMUS [ LAUGHTER ] AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD,
THEY FORGOT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE MY NAME'S EMIL WAKIM
THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: EMIL WAKIM THERE YOU GO NOT TOO BAD.
STANDING "O. EMIL WAKIM [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YOU LOOK SHARP, BUDDY. HE'LL BE AT THE COMEDY ATTIC IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, AUGUST
12th AND 13th! MY THANKS TO AMANDA SEYFRIED, JONATHAN GROFF, EMIL WAKIM,
ONCE AGAIN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND THE ROOTS, RIGHT THERE,
FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY!