>> 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 - ELIZABETH OLSEN,
WILLIE GEIST MUSICAL GUEST NORAH JONES, AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY
ROOTS CREW >> Questlove: 1646 >> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS,
JIMMY FALLON
*
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS.
COME ON! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT
THAT'S A GREAT CROWD WELCOME, EVERYBODY WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO
"THE TONIGHT SHOW. YOU'RE HERE. YOU MADE IT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YOU'RE WATCHING AT HOME. THANK YOU.
GUYS, TODAY IS MAY THE 4th - [ CHEERS ] ALSO KNOWN AS "STAR WARS"
DAY -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AS IN, "MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH
YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S RIGHT
"STAR WARS" DAY, OR FOR GUYS IN THEIR 30s CELEBRATING IT, SOLO DE MAYO.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: WHOA [ RIM SHOT ]
SOLO >> Jimmy: AH BUT "STAR WARS" DAY IS
INTERESTING, 'CAUSE IT'S THE ONE TIME OF YEAR WHEN TINDER TRIES TO MATCH YOU WITH YOUR
SISTER YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING [ LAUGHTER ]
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE DON'T BLAME ME, BLAME GEORGE LUCAS, I DIDN'T WRITE
IT LET'S GET TO SOME NEWS OVER IN ITALY, THERE'S A
A $700 MILLION SUPER YACHT THAT EXPERTS THINK BELONGS TO VLADIMIR PUTIN
AND RIGHT NOW IT'S TRYING TO SET SAIL BEFORE IT'S SEIZED. YEAH
[ LAUGHTER ] TURNS OUT ESCAPING ON A YACHT IS THE LAST SQUARE PUTIN NEEDS
IN THE SUPER VILLAIN BINGO [ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, PUTIN'S YACHT IS KIND OF
LIKE A CARNIVAL CRUISE THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS YOU GET FOOD POISONING MINUS THE FOOD.
[ LAUGHTER ] "SORRY, YOU GET FOOD POISONING.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] BUT YOU CAN TELL IT'S PUTIN'S YACHT, 'CAUSE ALL THE LIFE
JACKETS HAVE WEIGHTS IN THEM [ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S THE JOKE.
[ RIM SHOT ] THAT'S THE ONE -- YOU NEED ONE JOKE
>> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: THAT'S THE JOKE, YOU TAKE -
>> Steve: THAT'S IT. [ TALKING OVER EACH OTHER >> Jimmy: THAT'S ALL YOU NEED.
>> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: THAT'S ALL YOU NEED RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S THE JOKE, YEAH. THAT'S A GOOD ONE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
MEANWHILE, I HEARD -- THIS IS VERY INTERESTING I HEARD THAT THE C.I.A. HAS
STARTED USING INSTAGRAM TO HELP RUSSIANS SHARE STATE SECRETS [ AUDIENCE OOHS
SPIES USED TO GATHER INTELLIGENCE THROUGH COVERT MISSIONS, NOW THEY JUST TALK TO
EACH OTHER THROUGH LATTE FOAM ART. [ LAUGHTER ]
"HOW DO THEY DO THAT?" SPEAKING OF SOCIAL MEDIA, TWITTER JUST ROLLED OUT A NEW
FEATURE CALLED "TWITTER CIRCLE," WHICH LETS USERS SHARE TWEETS WITH A SELECT GROUP OF
UP TO 150 PEOPLE THAT STORY AGAIN, TWITTER INVENTED THE GROUP CHAT.
[ LAUGHTER ] UH, BUT I LIKE THE IDEA. NOW YOU CAN SOFT LAUNCH THE
TWEET THAT GETS YOU FIRED, YEAH [ LAUGHTER ]
"NO, DON'T SAY THAT. "OKAY. GUYS, IT IS TEACHER
APPRECIATION WEEK, YEAH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY TEACHERS OUT
THERE WHO DESERVE OUR GRATITUDE, BUT THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF TEACHERS WHO WE TEND
TO OVERLOOK. AND I'D LIKE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THEM NOW
* SHOP TEACHERS -- [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
THIS IS YOUR WEEK TOO. THANKS TO YOU, I KNOW HOW TO BUILD A BIRDHOUSE.
SURE, THAT HASN'T BEEN USEFUL IN MY ADULT LIFE YET, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMEBODY'S
GOING TO ASK YOU TO BUILD A BIRDHOUSE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
AND REMEMBER, GUYS, YOU ONLY NEED ONE FINGER TO SAY YOU'RE NUMBER ONE
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE P.E. TEACHERS, YOU MAY NOT GET AN APPLE ON TEACHER
APPRECIATION WEEK, BUT AT LEAST EVERYBODY AT SCHOOL KNOWS WHAT YOUR KNEES LOOK LIKE
[ LAUGHTER ] THAT COUNTS FOR SOMETHING. PLUS YOU GET TO BLOW A WHISTLE
AT WORK. HOW COOL IS THAT [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
AND FINALLY, SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST. WHEN YOU WHEEL OUT THAT OLD TOSHIBA TV ON THE SQUEAKY
CART - [ CHEERS ] -- WE ALL KNOW WE'RE IN FOR THE
BEST DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. BECAUSE INSTEAD OF TEACHING US ABOUT THE ROMAN EMPIRE, YOU'RE
GONNA NURSE YOUR HANGOVER WHILE WE WATCH THE FIRST 45 MINUTES OF "OCTOBER SKY.
[ LAUGHTER ] SO KICK YOUR FEET ON YOUR DESK, PULL OUT YOUR PHONE, AND PLAY
FRUIT NINJA WHILE EVERYONE TAKES A TEST YOU'VE EARNED IT
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FOR ALL THE TEACHERS OUT THERE, HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION
WEEK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WELL SOME NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
TODAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE, PRESIDENT BIDEN HOSTED TEAM U.S.A. ATHLETES FROM BOTH THE
SUMMER AND WINTER OLYMPICS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH
AND WHY NOT? BECAUSE AFTER A FEW MORE YEARS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THEY'RE
GOING TO BE COMBINED ANYWAY. [ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S TWO GOOD --
>> Steve: YEAH, COME ON. >> Jimmy: THAT'S TWO GOOD JOKES RIGHT THERE.
>> Steve: THAT'S TWO RIGHT THERE, RIGHT >> Jimmy: TWO FOR THE PRICE OF
ONE. >> Steve: WOW. >> Jimmy: SOME BUSINESS NEWS, I
SAW THAT TURBOTAX IS GIVING $141 MILLION BACK TO ITS CUSTOMERS AFTER MAKING THEM PAY
TO FILE THEIR TAXES WHEN THEY COULD HAVE BEEN DONE FOR FREE. [ CHEERS ]
RIGHT NOW TURBOTAX IS TRYING TO SPIN IT LIKE, "SEE, WE GOT YOU A HUGE REFUND!
[ LAUGHTER ] "THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY BACK. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
LISTEN TO THIS -- DUE TO INFLATION, AT&T HAS DECIDED TO RAISE PRICES ON THEIR WIRELESS
PLANS. YEAH, WHEN THEY HEARD THAT, NETFLIX WAS LIKE, "YEAH, OKAY,
LET'S SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT." [ LAUGHTER ] WELL, THIS IS GOING VIRAL.
A MAN WAS CAUGHT ON A RING DOORBELL CAMERA CONFRONTING HIS NEIGHBOR ABOUT A LOUD PARTY THE
NIGHT BEFORE BUT HE WASN'T UPSET FOR THE REASON YOU'D THINK
WATCH THIS >> HEY, UH, YOU GUYS WERE DOING SOMETHING LAST NIGHT, RIGHT?
>> YEAH. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY YOU GUYS GOT -- LAST NIGHT, AND UH,
YOU KNOW, NORMALLY I WOULDN'T MAKE IT A PROBLEM, BUT NEXT TIME, INVITE YOUR -- NEIGHBOR,
DUDE, I WANT TO PARTY TOO. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT
"I WANT TO PARTY TOO, MAN. >> Steve: "COME ON, MAN. >> Jimmy: IT GOT EVEN MORE
AWKWARD WHEN THE PERSON INSIDE SAID, "OKAY THEN, NO MORE PARTIES.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] WELL FINALLY, IT IS TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE STORIES
MAKING HEADLINES TODAY AND WEIGH THE GOOD WITH THE BAD. IT'S TIME FOR "PROS AND CONS."
HERE WE GO
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* PROS AND CONS AND PROS AND CON AND PROS *
>> Jimmy: TONIGHT, WE'LL BE TAKING A LOOK AT THE PROS AND CONS OF MOTHER'S DAY
IT IS THIS SUNDAY. IT'S A DAY TO CELEBRATE MOM. BUT IT CAN BE A LITTLE
STRESSFUL, SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROS AND CONS OF MOTHER'S DAY
HERE WE GO PRO, IT'S THE ONE TIME OF YEAR TO TRULY APPRECIATE THE PERSON
WHO GAVE BIRTH TO YOU. CON, BY SENDING HER THE CHEAPEST OPTION FROM THE
EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS WEBSITE. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE PRO, VISITING YOUR MOM FOR THE
WEEKEND. CON, SPENDING THE ENTIRE TIME HELPING HER LOG INTO HER
NETFLIX ACCOUNT. [ APPLAUSE ] THE PASSWORD IS "PASSWORD.
PRO, GIVING MOM A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN CARD CON, GIVING DAD THE SAME CARD
FOR FATHER'S DAY AND SAYING, "THIS, BUT YOU," YEAH. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
"YOU GET THE IDEA, RIGHT YEAH, WE CARE ABOUT YOU TOO. PRO, MOTHER'S DAY WAS FIRST
CELEBRATED OVER 100 YEARS AGO. CON, THE FIRST PRESENT WAS A A GIFT CARD TO YE OLDE
ANN TAYLOR LOFT. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE PRO, LOVING YOUR MOM FOR BEING
EXACTLY WHO SHE IS CON, A PERSON WHO CALLS ZACH GALIFIANAKIS "JACK
GOLF-IN-THE -- [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE "GALFIMA -
YOU KNOW, JACK GOLF-IN-THE-GAL -- GALAPAGOS." [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
PRO, SPLURGING ON SOMETHING PRICEY CON, LIKE A FULL TANK OF GAS
HEY, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! >> Steve: HEY, OH!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: HEY, WATCH IT. THAT'S RIGHT
PRO, HEARING MOM SAY, "THE GREATEST GIFT I COULD EVER RECEIVE IS YOU."
[ AUDIENCE AWS ] CON, "ALTHOUGH MAUREEN'S SON GOT HER A TENNIS BRACELET.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE "JUST SAYING." PRO, TAKING YOUR MOM OUT TO THE
ONE PLACE SHE LOVES MOST CON, THE CORNER SLOT MACHINE AT THE GOLDEN NUGGET CASINO
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE THERE YOU GO, THAT WAS THE "PROS AND CONS."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WHAT WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW
SHE STARS IN THE NEW MARVEL MOVIE "DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ELIZABETH OLSEN IS HERE TONIGHT!
PLUS, MY MAN, HE HOSTS "SUNDAY TODAY WITH WILLIE GEIST. WILLIE GEIST IS HERE AS WELL
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND WE'VE GOT GREAT MUSIC. SHE'S CELEBRATING, BELIEVE IT
OR NOT, THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEBUT ALBUM "COME AWAY WITH ME."
HAS IT BEEN 20 YEARS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE SHE HAS A NEW SUPER-DELUXE
EDITION. SHE MADE HER TV DEBUT RIGHT HERE ON "THE TONIGHT SHOW"
20 YEARS AGO [ CHEERS ] THE ALBUM WENT ON TO WIN
8 GRAMMYS AND SELL OVER 30 MILLION COPIES. NORAH JONES IS HERE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I LOVE NORAH JONES SHE IS BACK TONIGHT, AND SHE'S
PERFORMING "DON'T KNOW WHY" TONIGHT, HERE, IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE STICK AROUND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
"BATTLE OF THE INSTANT SONGWRITERS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: THERE'S THEORIES ONLINE THAT SAY MAYBE YOUR
CHARACTER IN THIS FILM ENDS UP BEING THE VILLIAN. [ AUDIENCE OHS ]
>> YES, I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS. I LOVE MY CHARACTERS >> Jimmy: OH OKAY.
>> YOU KNOW I -- I'M THEIR ADVOCATE I DEFEND THEM.
>> Jimmy: OKAY >> I JUST PLAYED AN AX MURDERER
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND I LOVE HER AND I THINK SHE'S FABULOUS
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: WOW. >> Jimmy: OH, WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY. HERE AT "THE TONIGHT SHOW," WE LOVE SONGS
AND WE ESPECIALLY LOVE SONGS WRITTEN BY OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN -
IN AN UNDER AN HOUR. IT IS TIME FOR "BATTLE OF THE INSTANT SONGWRITERS.
HERE WE GO
* SOMETIMES I'M
SINGING A SONG * AND I'M WRITING A SON ABOUT ANOTHER SONG *
>> Jimmy: WELCOME TO "BATTLE OF THE INSTANT SONGWRITERS. BEFORE THE SHOW WE WENT THROUGH
OUR GREAT TALENTED AUDIENCE AND WE PICKED OUT TWO PEOPLE WHO SAID THEY WERE MUSICIANS
AND WE GAVE THEM EACH A MADE UP SONG TITLE THEN ASKED THEM -- WE GAVE THEM
AN HOUR TO WRITE AN ORIGINAL SONG BASED ON THAT TITLE THIS IS REAL
HERE'S A SHOT OF THEM OF THEM PRACTICING BACKSTAGE A MINUTE AGO.
YEAH I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY COME UP WITH
SO, LET'S MEET THEM RIGHT NOW. COME ON OVER GUYS. *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HI GOOD TO SEE YOU.
PLEASURE HI, NICE TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
WELCOME TO THE SHOW. LET'S START WITH CONTESTANT NUMBER ONE
WHAT IS YOUR NAME AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM >> I'M GEMMA LAURENCE AND I'M
FROM BRUNSWICK, MAINE. >> Jimmy: HEY, WE LOVE MAINE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
SHOUT OUT TO MAINE OH, I LOVE IT. NOW, WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF THE
SONG THAT YOU WERE GIVEN >> "IS IT LOVE OR IS IT CAKE?" >> Jimmy: WOW, VERY TOPICAL.
I LOVE THAT. AND WHAT INSTRUMENT WILL YOU BE PLAYING?
IS IT THE BANJO? >> I'LL BE PLAYING BANJO, YEAH >> Jimmy: I LOVE THAT.
>> YEAH? >> Jimmy: YEAH, I DO LOVE BANJO.
>> YEAH? >> Jimmy: IS THAT A BIG INSTRUMENT IN MAINE?
>> I THINK SO. PEOPLE TELL ME THAT. I COME TO NEW YORK AND THEY'RE
LIKE, "YOU'RE BANJO GIRL." AND I'M LIKE, "OKAY? >> Jimmy: SURE, YEAH
WHY NOT? I THINK IT'S GREAT I MISS -- I WANT TO HEAR MORE
BANJO. YEAH, PLEASE >> GREAT
>> Jimmy: WHENEVER -- GO GET SETTLED. >> PERFECT TIME?
>> Jimmy: YEAH, I LOVE IT. OH, THIS IS EXCITING [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WE GOT BANJOS NOW. OKAY AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
HERE TO PERFORM THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE SOON-TO-BE CLASSIC, "IS IT LOVE OR IS IT
CAKE," IT'S GEMMA LAURENCE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* * MET A GIR AT THE BAKERY TODAY *
* HER EYES INVITING M TO TAKE A PLATE * * AND I COULDN'T HELP
BUT COME BAC THE VERY NEXT DAY * * IS IT LOV
OR IS IT CAKE * * SAW IT FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH THE GLASS *
* OH, I COULD SEE SHE'D BE A TOTAL SNACK * * UNLIKE A KITKAT
SHE WON'T GIVE MY MIND A BREAK * * IS THIS LOV
OR IS IT JUST CAKE * * COULD I BE DISILLUSIONE WITHOUT HER I'M
SOGGY FIG NEWTON * * DO I WANT HER OR DO I JUST CRAVE GLUTEN *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: I LIKE THAT!
THAT CURVEBALL AT THE END, I LOVE THAT. GEMMA LAURENCE, EVERYBODY.
GIVE IT UP FOR GEMMA LAURENCE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE NICE CURVEBALL AT THE END.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MEET CONTESTANT NUMBER TWO.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM >> I'M FRANKLIN RANKIN FROM
LONG ISLAND. >> Jimmy: FRANKLIN RANKIN FROM LONG ISLAND.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FRANKLIN RANKIN. GREAT NAME
FRANKLIN, TELL EVERYONE, PLEASE, WHAT YOUR SONG TITLE IS
>> "CAN ELON MUSK BUY ME SOMETHING? [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: "CAN ELON MUSK BUY ME SOMETHING? YEAH, HE'S WATCHING THE SHOW
TONIGHT. SO, YEAH, IF IT'S GOOD, YEAH, ELON COULD PROBABLY GET -- TAKE
CARE OF SOMETHING. WHAT INSTRUMENT WILL YOU BE PLAYING TONIGHT?
>> GUITAR. >> Jimmy: GUITAR ALL RIGHT, PERFECT
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FANTASTIC, I LOVE GUITAR TOO FRANKLIN, WHENEVER YOU'RE --
GET READY. WHENEVER YOU GET SETTLED "CAN ELON MUSK BUY ME
SOMETHING? OKAY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GET READY
FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "CAN ELON MUSK BUY ME SOMETHING?" BY FRANKLIN RANKIN.
* * I KNOW HE JUS
BOUGHT TWITTER * * AND IT PROBABLY COST A LOT *
* BUT SUMMER'S COMING U AND MY ACCOUNT'S NOT LOOKING HOT *
* SO MAYBE JUST A TESLA OR A GLOSSY DIAMOND RING * * OH, COULD ELON MUSK
BUY ME SOMETHING * * I'D EVEN TAKE A ROCKE OR A LITTLE BIT OF DOGE *
* A TRIP TO TURKS AND CAICO OR A GIFT CARD TO LOWE'S * * A SPACE X TO THE MOON
MAYBE HE'LL TAKE M FOR A RIDE * * OH, CAN ELON MUSK
BUY ME SOMETHING * * WOULDN'T MIND A PELOTON BECAUSE I'M WORKIN
ON MY CORE * * HE CAN HIT ME UP ON VENMO AT FRANKLINRANKIN4 *
* IF YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF PESOS * * YOU CAN BORRO
FROM JEFF BEZOS * * OH, CAN ELON MUSK BUY ME *
* IF YOU'RE WATCHIN PLEASE BUY ME * * CAN ELON MUSK
BUY ME SOMETHING * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: NICE BEZOS LINE.
NICE BEZOS LINE, RIGHT THERE FRANKLIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FRANKLIN RANKIN.
NOW, IT IS TIME TO SEE WHO WON AND WE'RE GOING TO LET OUR GREAT AUDIENCE DECIDE THE
WINNER IS IT -- [ DRUMROLL ]
GEMMA LAURENCE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE OR IS IT FRANKLIN RANKIN
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE LOOKS LIKE THE WINNER IS GEMMA LAURENCE
GEMMA, CONGRATULATIONS [ DINGING YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE
"BATTLE OF THE INSTANT SONGWRITERS. YOU WILL BE GOING HOME WITH, OF
COURSE, A SWEATSHIRT THAT SAYS "I LOVE MUSIC. >> YES
>> Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS. YOU REALLY DESERVE IT, AND YOU EARNED IT.
YEAH OH, ALSO, YOU'RE GOING HOME WITH A SAMSUNG GALAXY 2 PRO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE A GALAXY BOOK 2 PRO TO WRITE AND RECORD SONGS ON.
THAT IS FOR YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH
>> Jimmy: FRANKLIN - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE SORRY.
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT I'M GLAD YOU CAME. NO, I'M KIDDING.
WE HAVE A SWEATSHIRT WE HAVE A SWEATSHIRT >> AW, SICK.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, IT SAYS "I LOVE MUSIC. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THAT'S GREAT THAT'S YOUR SIZE IT FITS PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL BE RIGHT -- I'M KIDDING. AND A SAMSUNG GALAXY PRO
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WRITE, RECORD. MAKE AN ALBUM, BUD
MAKE AN ALBUM, PAL GIVE IT UP FOR TWO NEW INSTANT SONGWRITERS.
STICK AROUND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ELIZABETH OLSEN.
COME ON BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
* I WAITED 'TIL I SAW THE SUN * * I DON'T KNOW WH
I DIDN'T COME * >> Jimmy: OUR FIRST GUEST IS AN EMMY-NOMINATED ACTRESS FOR HER
FANTASTIC WORK IN "WANDAVISION." SHE NOW STARS -- I KNOW, SHE
WAS GREAT. SHE NOW STARS ALONGSIDE BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH IN THE NEW
MARVEL MOVIE "DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. WHICH OPENS IN THEATERS AND
IMAX THIS FRIDAY EVERYONE, PLEASE WELCOME ELIZABETH OLSEN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THANK YOU. >> OH, HOW FUN
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW >> OH, MY GOSH, IN PERSON.
>> Jimmy: IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU IN PERSON. >> YES, IN THE FLESH
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR -- YOU HELPED US OUT ON ZOOM.
AND THEN, WE ACTUALLY DID -- >> WELL, I DIDN'T HELP YOU >> Jimmy: YOU DID, YOU -
>> I JUST WAS THERE ONCE >> Jimmy: NO -- WELL, THAT'S HELPING OUR SHOW
SO, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT
WE ALSO DID A GREAT BIT TOGETHER BASED OFF OF "WANDAVISION" AND THAT WAS ONE
OF THE BEST BITS THAT WE'VE EVER DONE ON THE SHOW. CONGRATS ON "WANDAVISION," BY
THE WAY. SINCE I TALKED TO YOU -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
IT WAS SO GREAT. >> IT'S SO FUNNY >> Jimmy: IT WAS FANTASTIC
IT GOT NOMINATED FOR, LIKE, 20 EMMY NOMINATIONS. AND I WAS LIKE, OH, MY GOSH.
AND, OF COURSE, IT WAS THE FIRST KIND OF EMMYS BACK WHERE EVERYONE JUST KIND OF CAME
BACK WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR YOU THAT EXPERIENCE OF HAVING AN
AWARD SHOW AND EVERYONE AROUND >> IT WAS -- I MEAN, IT WAS VERY SURPRISING.
NO ONE -- NO ONE DOES A MARVEL JOB AND THINKS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET NOMINATED FOR
SOMETHING. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH -- BUT YOU DID.
YOU CRUSHED IT >> BUT WE DID. AND THEN WE ACTUALLY GOT TO
CELEBRATE TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE EMMYS BECAUSE WE WRAPPED DURING COVID.
AND I WISH -- I WISH THAT EVERYONE WAS TOGETHER, LIKE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND
EVERYTHING BUT IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL GETTING TO BE THERE AND
CELEBRATE OUR SHOW AMONG, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE REALLY SERIOUS THINGS
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> WE JUST HAD A GOOD TIME >> Jimmy: WELL, IT WAS SO GOOD
AND DIFFERENT AND CREATIVE THAT YOU HAD TO BE APPLAUDED FOR THAT
IT WAS JUST SO FUN TO WATCH. AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL TALK ABOUT "DOCTOR STRANGE.
BUT, CONGRATS ON THAT. YOU NAILED IT. "WANDAVISION" WAS SO GOOD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> THANKS. >> Jimmy: I WAS HAPPY FOR YOU.
BUT YOU HAVE -- YOU HAVE A NEW PROJECT COMING OUT THAT I'M EXCITED FOR BECAUSE I HAVE
KIDS YOU'RE WRITING A CHILDREN'S BOOK
YOU WROTE ONE. >> YES, MY HUSBAND AND I WROTE A CHILDREN'S BOOK, WHICH I
DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, BUT HOW GREAT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT, YEAH I FIGURE, WHY NOT?
>> WHY NOT IT COMES OUT THE END OF JUNE, AND --
>> Jimmy: "HATTIE HARMONY. >> "HATTIE HARMONY." SHE'S A WORRY DETECTIVE.
[ AUDIENCE AWWs AND THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT WE CAME UP WITH DURING COVID AND
LOCKDOWN >> Jimmy: A LOT OF IDEAS CAME OUT OF THAT.
>> YEAH, AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT POSITIVE STUFF OUT IN THE WORLD AND HOW TO AFFECT
KIDS IN A POSITIVE WAY AND -- I LOVE TALKING ABOUT MY FEELINGS IN THERAPY.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: SO, YEAH - >> SO, SHE'S A WORRY DETECTIVE,
AND SHE HELPS HER FRIENDS AT SCHOOL IDENTIFY THEIR FEELINGS AND THEN SHE HAS A TOOL KIT.
AND SHE GIVES THEM TOOLS TO HELP DEAL WITH THEIR WORRIES AND THEIR ANXIETIES.
AND IT'S A BOOK SERIES I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT >> Jimmy: OH, SO YOU HAVE
A SECOND ONE >> WE WILL, YEAH >> Jimmy: OH, REALLY
>> NEXT YEAR >> Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS! I LOVE "HATTIE HARMONY."
IS A GREAT - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S A CUTE NAME >> ISN'T SHE CUTE? I KNOW
THAT'S MY HUSBAND, HE'S VERY CLEVER >> Jimmy: AND HATTIE AND CATTY
I LOVE IT, YEAH. YOU KNOW, I WAS READING UP ON YOU BEFORE THIS INTERVIEW JUST
TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT AND I SAW THAT YOU GOT YOUR
REAL ESTATE LICENSE BEFORE YOUR CAREER TOOK OFF. >> I DID
>> Jimmy: IN NEW YORK CITY >> WHILE I WAS IN COLLEGE. >> Jimmy: REALLY
>> YEAH, I JUST WANTED A SUMMER JOB THAT WASN'T AT A A RESTAURANT
>> Jimmy: YOU COULDN'T -- WHY? YOU COULDN'T WORK AT A A RESTAURANT
>> I JUST -- YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M REALLY PATIENT WITH PEOPLE BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I ACTUALLY
WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH THAT EVERY DAY. I FEEL LIKE "THE CUSTOMER'S
ALWAYS RIGHT" ISN'T THE MOST FAIR THING IN THE WORLD. >> Jimmy: YEAH, THERE ARE SOME
CUSTOMERS THAT AREN'T RIGHT. >> THEY'RE REALLY NOT, RIGHT [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YEAH -- THEY'RE NOT RIGHT. AND TREAT PEOPLE WITH RESPECT.
YEAH, CALM DOWN. >> SO, I FELT WITH REAL ESTATE -- I LIKED --
WHATEVER, I JUST -- IT WAS EASY I MEAN -- GETTING THE LICENSE
WASN'T EASY. THAT WAS ACTUALLY ANNOYING BUT --
>> Jimmy: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO FOR A REAL ESTATE LICENSE >> YOU JUST TAKE CLASSES
AND I DIDN'T, LIKE, SELL THINGS I WORKED FOR SOMEONE WHO DID
BUT -- >> Jimmy: DID YOU GO TO APARTMENT SHOWINGS
>> YES >> Jimmy: YOU GO LIKE, "WHY DON'T YOU COME TAKE A LOOK AT
THE KITCHEN? IT'S REALLY SPACIOUS." >> AND I, LIKE, WENT IN AND
LIKE TURNED LIGHTS ON. THAT'S LIKE A REALLY BIG PART OF MY JOB.
>> Jimmy: WOW, NAILED IT WOW. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: WOW, ISN'T THAT UNBELIEVABLE
>> BUT I WAS, LIKE, BOOKING THESE APPOINTMENTS AND I JUST MOVED TO NEW YORK.
I WAS 19 YEARS OLD AND I'D BE BOOKING PEOPLE'S APPOINTMENTS AND I'D COME UP
WITH STREET NAMES THAT I DIDN'T -- I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE.
AND THERE IS A STREET THAT IS VERY FAMILIAR TO ME NOW -- >> Jimmy: LIKE HOUSTON
OR - >> WELL, THAT ONE I MESS UP NOW AFTER LIVING IN NEW YORK FOR
EIGHT YEARS. >> Jimmy: YOU'RE LIKE, "OH, IT'S ON HOUSTON STREET."
NO, THAT'S HOUSTON >> NO, IT WAS STUYVESANT >> Jimmy: STUYVESANT
>> YEAH, SO, I WAS MAKING AN APPOINTMENT. I WAS LIKE, "OUR CLIENT WANTS
TO SEE, LIKE, 46 STUYVESANT STREET." [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WOW. >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: STUYVESANT YOU
MADE - >> STUYVESANT. >> Jimmy: STUYVESANT
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: STUY-TOWN? >> YEAH.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> I DIDN'T -- I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH IT
>> Jimmy: THAT'S SO PERFECT. THAT'S FANTASTIC >> BUT NO ONE TOLD ME WHEN I
WAS DOING IT THEY ALL WERE JUST SILENT WHILE I WAS ON THE PHONE
>> Jimmy: STUYVESANT >> AND THEY DIDN'T CORRECT ME. AND THEN THEY ALL JUST LAUGHED
>> Jimmy: YOU COULD JACK THE PRICES UP IF YOU LIVED - [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I KNOW. IN STUY-TOWN STUYVESANT TOWN.
>> Jimmy: STUYVESANT TOWN? [ LAUGHTER ] IT SOUNDS SO FRENCH.
IT'S SO COOL >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: WE MIGHT -- THEY
DIDN'T LIKE THAT AT ALL? IT DIDN'T TAKE OFF >> NO, IT'S JUST A VOICE MAIL
AND I WAS JUST MADE FUN OF AFTER. >> Jimmy: STUYVESANT, I LOVE
THAT I'M ALWAYS GOING TO CALL IT THAT FROM NOW ON
I REMEMBER LEARNING WHAT SOHO WAS. I WAS LIKE, "OH, SOHO, THAT'S
SO COOL. AND IT JUST MEANS -- >> SOUTH OF HOUSTON.
YEAH, EVERYTHING DUMBO, EVERY -- IT'S ALL - >> Jimmy: YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT ANY OF THAT STUFF MEANT >> WHICH IS COOL >> Jimmy: YES.
>> THERE IS A COOLNESS >> Jimmy: WE MADE IT COOL. >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: YEAH NOMAD. >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: NORTH OF MADISON >> SURE. >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> I THINK I JUST LEARNED THAT >> Jimmy: OH, IS THAT RIGHT? >> SURE.
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, STUYVESANT >> STUYVESANT, NOMAD
>> Jimmy: WE'RE LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER LET'S TALK ABOUT
"DOCTOR STRANGE. >> YES [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: "DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. OH, MY GOSH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE BIG, BIG, BIG MOVIE THIS WEEKEND.
GO SEE IT, IMAX IF YOU CAN I KNOW YOU JUST HAD THE BIG PREMIERE IN L.A.
>> YES >> Jimmy: HOW DID THAT GO? >> IT WAS REALLY AMAZING
IT WAS -- IT'S AMAZING TO BE IN FRONT OF PEOPLE CLAPPING AND SCREAMING.
IT'S - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: YOU MISS THAT RIGHT?
>> I'M REALLY SHALLOW. I REALLY NEED IT >> Jimmy: SO DO I.
PLEASE, I NEED IT MORE THAN YOU. >> BUT IT -- IT WAS AMAZING TO
HAVE A PREMIERE IN FRONT OF FANS I DON'T WATCH THE -- I DIDN'T
WATCH IT I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. >> Jimmy: YOU DON'T WATCH
YOURSELF >> NO, I DO WATCH MY STUFF I JUST DECIDED I CAN'T WATCH
THESE MARVEL MOVIES AT A A PREMIERE ANYMORE >> Jimmy: WHY?
>> WELL -- EVERY TIME I JUST WATCH IT AND I LOOK AROUND ME AND I'M LIKE, "WELL, IT'S OUR
FIRST FLOP." LIKE, EVERY TIME I JUST THINK, "IT'S OUR FIRST
FLOP." >> Jimmy: YOU THINK YOU -- >> I SAW "AVENGERS: ENDGAME"
AND I LOOKED AROUND ME, AND I SAID, "IS IT OUR FIRST FLOP? [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: "AVENGERS: ENDGAME" IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST MOVIES IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
>> YEAH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: AND YOU WERE LIKE, "HERE WE GO.
WE GOT OUR FIRST FLOP. >> I WAS LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ONE.
>> Jimmy: "NO ONE'S GONNA WATCH THIS 'AVENGERS' THING. >> AND SO, I JUST DECIDED I
DON'T WANT TO PUT MYSELF THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE AGAIN. >> Jimmy: OH, IT IS SO -
>> SO, I'LL SEE IT AT SOME POINT. >> Jimmy: IT IS SO NOT A FLOP.
AND YOU ARE GETTING AMAZING REVIEWS, BY THE WAY. YOU JUST POP
YOU'RE STUNNING IN THIS THING. >> I'M A POPPER. >> Jimmy: YOU DO
YOU POP. YOU COME OUT I MEAN -- DO YOU READ THE
REVIEWS OR YOU GO, "I CAN'T GET THAT INVOLVED" EITHER? >> I SEE THEM WHEN THEY'RE SENT
TO ME. MICHAEL WALDRON, WHO WROTE IT, SENT ME A CLIP OF -- JUST
A SEGMENT OF ONE AND IT WAS SUCH AN ABSURD QUOTE, THAT I JUST TOLD HIM
THAT, LIKE, "YOU'RE MEAN, AND YOU'RE LYING." AND THEN HE SENT ME THE
ARTICLE. AND I WENT TO THE ARTICLE AND THE GUY'S NAME WAS MICK.
AND I WAS LIKE, "MICHAEL, WHAT A BAD ALIAS. >> Jimmy: WHEN YOU PUT
MICHAEL -- HE WAS MICK >> YEAH, YEAH, OKAY, MICHAEL >> Jimmy: WHERE ARE YOU LIVING
STUYVESANT [ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, PLEASE
>> I CAN SEE YOU >> Jimmy: I CAN SEE YOU. YEAH, I KNOW NAMES, BUDDY.
NO, I SAY MICK IS A COOL NAME. THERE -- THERE'S A THEORY ONLINE -- OF COURSE NO
SPOILERS I DON'T WANT TO TELL ANYONE ANYTHING
NEVER. BUT, THERE'S SOME GOODIES IN THIS ONE
YEAH, THERE'S SOME CAMEOS, MAYBE? >> MAYBE
I WAS HARDLY THERE >> Jimmy: YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING, YEAH
>> I WAS JUST ME AND A GREEN SCREEN AND NO OTHER ACTORS >> Jimmy: JUST PLUG YOUR EARS
A LITTLE BIT AND CLOSE YOUR EYES >> SURE.
BUT DO YOU WANT TO TELL THEM >> Jimmy: NO, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT THERE ARE CAMEOS.
>> OH YES. SURE, SURE, SURE, SURE, SURE >> I WOULDN'T SAY WHO IT IS.
BUT THEN, THERE'S THEORIES ONLINE THAT SAY MAYBE YOUR CHARACTER IN THIS FILM ENDS UP
BEING THE VILLAIN. >> YES, I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS. >> Jimmy: I'VE SEEN THE FILM
I CAN'T -- THIS IS ME ACTING THIS IS MY POKER FACE. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T
THINK OF ANY CHARACTER I PLAY AS A VILLAIN, OR A BAD GUY, OR A GOOD GUY
>> Jimmy: OF COURSE NOT. WE LOVE ELIZABETH OLSEN. >> NO, WE JUST -- I LOVE MY
CHARACTERS >> Jimmy: OH, OKAY >> YOU KNOW, I WANT TO -- I'M
THEIR ADVOCATE I DEFEND THEM. >> Jimmy: OKAY
>> I JUST PLAYED AN AXE MURDERER [ LAUGHTER ]
AND I LOVE HER, AND I THINK SHE'S FABULOUS >> Jimmy: WOW, WOW
ALL RIGHT, SO -- >> COMING TO YOU IN FALL [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY NOT IN THIS ONE.
WELL, CONGRATS ON EVERYTHING I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP HERE'S ELIZABETH OLSEN AND
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH IN "DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
>> WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE
MULTIVERSE >> THE MULTIVERSE. VIS HAD HIS THEORIES
HE BELIEVED IT WAS REAL AND DANGEROUS. >> WELL, HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT
BOTH WE FOUND A GIRL WHO CAN SOMEHOW TRAVEL ACROSS IT
BUT SHE'S BEING PURSUED. >> PURSUED BY WHO? >> SOME KIND OF DEMON.
ONE THAT COVETS HER POWER FOR ITSELF WE'VE TAKEN HER TO KAMAR-TAJ,
AND WE'VE GOT OUR DEFENSES BUT, WE COULD USE AN AVENGER >> THERE ARE OTHER AVENGERS.
>> YEAH, BUT GIVEN THE CHOICE BETWEEN THE ARCHER WITH THE MOHAWK AND SEVERAL BUG-THEMED
CRIME FIGHTERS, OR ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL MAGIC WIELDERS ON THE PLANET, IT'S AN EASY CALL.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
ELIZABETH OLSEN, EVERYBODY "DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS" OPENS IN
THEATERS AND IMAX THIS FRIDAY. WILLIE GEIST JOINS US AFTER THE BREAK.
STICK AROUND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS AN EMMY-NOMINATED NEWS ANCHOR WHO HOSTS "SUNDAY TODAY WITH
WILLIE GEIST" WHICH AIRS EVERY SUNDAY AT 8:00 A.M. HERE ON NBC.
PLEASE WELCOME OUR PAL, WILLIE GEIST
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * *
>> Jimmy: THAT'S WILLIE GEIST RIGHT THERE. COME ON.
HEY, BUD IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE YOU >> GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> Jimmy: AND YESTERDAY, IT WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: I WATCHED YOU -- I WANT TO SAY, I WATCHED YOU ALL DAY TODAY.
I WATCHED YOU -- >> WELL -- >> Jimmy: RIGHT.
>> SO, THE DEAL IS I STARTED AT 6:00 A.M. ON "MORNING JOE," WENT TILL 10:00 A.M.
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> THEN I WENT ACROSS THE STREET CO-HOSTED WITH HODA FOR
HOUR FIVE. >> Jimmy: YES. >> AND NOW, I'M HERE TONIGHT
SHUTTING IT DOWN >> Jimmy: YEAH, EXACTLY. ALL DAY LONG
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THIS GUY IS A WORKHORSE. COME ON, NBC
>> BASICALLY, THE DEAL IS -- AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS. THERE'S A KEY UNDER THE MAT,
RIGHT ON 50TH STREET I OPEN UP IN THE MORNING >> Jimmy: AND YOU'RE GOING TO
LOCK UP TONIGHT. AND THEN, TONIGHT, I'LL SWEEP UP, PUT THE STOOLS BACK ON THE
BAR, AND WHEN WE'RE DONE, WE'LL ALL GO HOME. >> Jimmy: I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO
DO THAT. BUT YOU ACTUALLY JUST DID IT I MEAN, I WATCH "MORNING JOE"
EVERY MORNING, YOU'RE FANTASTIC. THE WHOLE CREW OVER THERE IS
GREAT. >> THANKS MAN. >> Jimmy: BUT THEN, "TODAY
SHOW" -- YOU KNOW, "TODAY SHOW" HAS BEEN ON -- I KEEP SEEING THIS -
70 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. 70 YEARS >> 70 YEARS.
THAT'S 70 YEARS. >> Jimmy: THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. THAT'S AMAZING
>> YEAH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Jimmy: A GREAT TEAM OVER
THERE AS WELL. >> I'VE BEEN THERE 10 YEARS. 10 YEARS, WHICH IS AN AMAZING
THING. YOU PROBABLY HAVE THIS A LITTLE BIT TOO.
WHERE YOU GREW UP WATCHING "SNL" OR JOHNNY CARSON AND YOU CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE SITTING IN
THIS SEAT. >> Jimmy: YEAH >> AND I HAD A LITTLE OF THAT
WITH "THE TODAY SHOW." IT'S LIKE YOU'RE A KID, AND THEN AT SOME POINT IN YOUR
LIFE, YOU STEPPED THROUGH THE TELEVISION, AND YOU'RE THE ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE THAT'S
HOSTING "THE TODAY SHOW. IT'S A WILD THING. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: YOU DO A GREAT JOB I WANT TO -- I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT SOMETHING, BECAUSE I SAW
YOU DO RECENTLY -- YOU RAN THE MARATHON >> YES
>> Jimmy: THIS WAS A MAJOR DEAL [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
DUDE, YOU WERE GREAT I GO, "ARE YOU A RUNNER? >> I'M NOT A RUNNER AT ALL
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS, LIKE, THE TURKEY TROT AT THANKSGIVING WAS AS FAR AS I
WOULD GO LIKE THAT 5K OR THE ONE-MILE EVEN
BUT DURING COVID, YOU NEED A A LITTLE PURPOSE, RIGHT. YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING
AND I DECIDED TO RUN FOR THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION. >> Jimmy: AH, THAT'S MY GUY.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> MY DAD HAS HAD PARKINSON'S DISEASE FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS
UNFORTUNATELY. SO, I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION.
I SAID LET'S GO RAISE SOME MONEY AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AND I SET OUT AND I TRAINED FOR
MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS AND I RAN IT UNDER FOUR HOURS AND RAISED ABOUT HALF A MILLION
BUCKS FOR RESEARCH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: $500,000, GOOD FOR
YOU. >> YEAH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: YOU KNOW, I LOVE
ABOUT THIS IS THAT -- I SAW A STORY ON YOU RUNNING THIS AND I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE RUNNING
THREE BLOCKS BUT I KNOW THAT YOU WROTE DAD ON YOUR ARM FOR ANY TIME THAT
YOU'RE LIKE, "I GOTTA QUIT THIS IS CRAZY. >> YEAH, I MEAN, 26 MILES,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE NOT A A RUNNER, IS NO JOKE AND THERE ARE POINTS -- THEY
TELL YOU ABOUT WALLS YOU'RE GOING TO HIT AND THOSE ARE VERY REAL.
SO YOU HIT LIKE 16 MILES IN THE BRONX. YOU SAY, "I CAN'T DO TEN MORE
MILES OR 20 MILES. I CAN'T DO FOUR MORE MILES." >> Jimmy: CAN'T DO IT.
>> SO YOU LOOK DOWN AND YOU REMEMBER WHY YOU'RE DOING IT AND IF IT'S NOT GOING TO SAVE
YOUR DAD, IT MIGHT SAVE THE NEXT GENERATION TO FIND A CURE AND GIVE MONEY TO RESEARCH
SO THAT WAS PURE MOTIVATION WAS MY DAD SWEPT ME ACROSS THE FINISH LINE WITHOUT QUESTION
>> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT WAS GREAT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT WAS PRETTY COOL
I LIKE THAT YOU HAD THAT YOU SAID THE TOUGHEST -- ONE OF THE TOUGHEST PARTS IS GOING --
IS IT FIFTH AVENUE >> FIFTH AVENUE, YEP >> Jimmy: BECAUSE, THAT'S --
>> PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, WHEN YOU'RE IN A TAXI, FIFTH AVENUE FEELS REAL FLAT.
IT'S NOT >> Jimmy: IT'S NOT FLAT. >> IT'S UPHILL
>> Jimmy: IT'S UPHILL. >> IT IS UPHILL, AND I WAS RUNNING UPHILL
I GUESS THAT'S MILE 24, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND YOU'RE REALLY -- YOU'VE HIT
THE WALL TOTALLY LIKE, I DON'T THINK I CAN EVEN GET INTO THE PARK.
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> AND I HAD THIS AMAZING MOMENT WHERE I LOOKED UP AND
MICHAEL J. FOX WAS STANDING OUTSIDE HIS APARTMENT BUILDING ON FIFTH AVENUE.
HE CAME OUT, HE HAD HIS CANE, HE WAS IN HIS LEATHER JACKET AND I NEEDED IT AND I BROKE
INTO A SPRINT AND WENT OVER AND GAVE HIM A BIG SWEATY HUG. [ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ] AND TRULY, THAT MADE THE - THAT TOOK ME HOME.
IT TOOK ME HOME. >> Jimmy: YEAH WE HAVE A VIDEO OF
MICHAEL J. FOX GIVING YOU A HUG MID-RACE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS RIGHT HERE
[ CHEERS ] >> THAT'S IT WILLIE!
[ CHEERS ] >> THAT WAS A TEAR, BY THE WAY THAT WAS A TEAR.
I WAS WIPING AWAY A TEAR >> Jimmy: THAT WASN'T SWEAT, NO
>> NO, THAT WAS A TEAR AND HE -- HE JUST MEANS SO MUCH TO SO MANY PEOPLE, TO OUR
FAMILY HE'S BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO A MILLION OF PEOPLE IN THIS
COUNTRY WHO HAVE PARKINSON'S DISEASE. HE'S THE GUY
HE'S THE REASON YOU KEEP GOING BECAUSE HE'S KEPT GOING, AND SO, THAT WAS A HUGE MOMENT
>> Jimmy: HE'S A LEGEND, YEAH. WE LOVE MICHAEL J. FOX HERE'S YOU CROSSING THE FINISH
LINE [ LAUGHTER ] AND I GO, "MAN, YOU LOOK
GREAT. I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, YOU LOOK FANTASTIC.
AND YOU TOLD ME, YOU GO, "YEAH, THANK YOU. BECAUSE I SHOWED YOU THE PHOTO
"WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS." YOU GO, "YEAH.
IT ACTUALLY ISN'T ME CROSSING THE FINISH LINE. AND I GO, "THAT'S INTERESTING,
BECAUSE IT IS. >> IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, SO THE CLOCK SAYS 4:10.
MY TIME WAS 3:58 I WANT THAT ON THE RECORD. THAT SHOULD NOT BE THE -
[ LAUGHTER ] PHOTOGRAPH OF RECORD >> Jimmy: SO YOU BROKE -- YOU
WERE UNDER FOUR HOURS? >> I WAS UNDER FOUR, SO HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED.
I FINISHED UNDER FOUR. I COULDN'T BELIEVE LIKE FOUR WAS A LOFTY GOAL AND
I DID IT I'M SITTING BACK IN THE TENT AFTER THE RACE, AND THIS GUY
COMES UP AND HE SAYS, "MR. GEIST --" I MEAN, I'M CRAPPED UP
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING. >> Jimmy: YEAH >> "DO YOU MIND COMING BACK OUT
TO THE FINISH LINE?" I SAID, "I DO ACTUALLY I CAN'T MOVE."
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND HE SAID, "WE NEED YOU TO REENACT THE FINISH."
AND I SAID, "WHY?" HE SAID, "WELL, I'M GOING TO BE REAL HONEST WITH YOU."
CHELSEA CLINTON WAS CROSSING RIGHT ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE. FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON,
FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON WERE WAITING AT THE FINISH LINE.
ALL OF THE CAMERAS WERE ON THAT, AND NO ONE TOOK YOUR PICTURE.
YEAH [ SAD TUBA ] [ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH NO ONE TOOK A PICTURE. SO, I LIMPED BACK OUT --
>> Jimmy: OH, MY GOD >> LIKE A SALMON GOING UPSTREAM -
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YES. >> WHILE EVERYONE'S FINISHING.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS -- WHOEVER RAN TWO MARATHONS AT ONCE, WILLIE GEIST, THE FIRST MAN
EVER TO RUN TWO MARATHONS IN ONE DAY. >> AND THEY'RE LIKE, "KEEP
GOING BACK FARTHER." AND THE ANNOUNCER IS LIKE, "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LOOK
WHO'S BACK?" [ LAUGHTER ] I'M LIKE, "OH, NO.
NO." >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH, THIS IS A DISASTER
>> SO, I CROSSED IT AGAIN, AND THAT'S THE PHOTO I HAVE, FRAMED WITH THE WRONG TIME.
BUT SHOUT OUT TO CHELSEA CLINTON, SHE DID GREAT >> Jimmy: THAT'S GOOD, YEAH.
I LOVED THAT YOU DID IT. HEY, YOU KNOW, I LOVED YOU ON "SUNDAY TODAY" AS WELL BECAUSE
I GET TO SEE MORE WILLIE GEIST AND YOU DO SOME GOOD LONG FORM INTERVIEWS ON THERE.
>> YEAH, IT'S FUN. YOU'VE BEEN ON THE SHOW -- >> Jimmy: I LOVED IT
>> FOR ONE OF YOUR MANY NUMBER ONE BEST SELLING CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
>> Jimmy: I'D WANT TO COME BACK - I WANT TO COME BACK FOR
ANYTHING, BUD. >> A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE HAD SIENNA MILLER ON, WHO WE LOVE.
SIENNA MILLER IS GREAT >> Jimmy: SHE'S JUST AN UNBELIEVABLE ACTOR
>> SHE'S SO COOL AND SMART AND FUNNY. AND SHE WAS -- WE WERE DOING IT
IN THE RESTAURANT OF A HOTEL, THE INTERVIEW, IT WAS JUST THE TWO OF US.
ALL THESE CAMERAS AND THE LIGHTS LIKE THIS AND THERE WAS A CONVENTION AT
THE HOTEL. SO GROUPS WERE COMING DOWN WITH THEIR LANYARDS ON.
AND THEY WOULD WALK IN TO THIS INTERVIEW AND THEY GO, "EXCUSE US, IS THIS THE BREAKFAST?
[ LAUGHTER ] WE'RE LIKE, "NO, THERE ARE SEVEN CAMERAS AND STUDIO
LIGHTING AND SIENNA MILLER." THEY'RE LIKE, "WE'RE SORRY." AND TWO MINUTES LATER, "HI, IS
THIS THE BREAKFAST?" [ LAUGHTER ] IT WOULD BE LIKE IF SOMEONE
WALKED IN HERE AND WAS LIKE, "IS THIS THE RAINBOW ROOM? >> Jimmy: NO, WE'RE IN THE
"TONIGHT SHOW. >> THIS IS "THE TONIGHT SHOW." >> Jimmy: YOU'RE ALWAYS THE
BEST >> GREAT TO SEE YOU BROTHER. >> Jimmy: WILLIE GEIST
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WILLIE GEIST, "SUNDAY TODAY WITH WILLIE GEIST" AIRS EVERY
SUNDAY AT 8:00 A.M. ON NBC NORAH JONES PERFORMS FOR US AFTER THE BREAK.
STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: PERFORMING HER HIT "DON'T KNOW WHY" FROM "COME AWAY WITH ME," 20th ANNIVERSARY
SUPER DELUXE EDITION, PLEASE WELCOME NORAH JONES!
* * I WAITED 'TIL I SAW THE SUN *
* I DON'T KNOW WH I DIDN'T COME * * LEFT YOU BY THE
HOUSE OF FUN * * I DON'T KNOW WH I DIDN'T COME *
* WHEN I SAW TH
BREAK OF DAY * * I WISHED THAT I COULD FLY AWAY *
* INSTEAD OF KNEELING IN THE SAND * * CATCHING TEARDROP
IN MY HAND * * MY HEART IS DRENCHED IN WINE *
* BUT YOU'LL BE ON MY MIND FOREVER * * OUT ACROSS THE ENDLESS SE
I WOULD DIE IN ECSTASY * * BUT I'LL BE A BAG OF BONE DRIVING DOWN *
* THE ROAD ALON MY HEART IS * * DRENCHED IN WIN
BUT YOU'LL BE ON * MY MIND FOREVER * *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * *
* SOMETHING HAS T MAKE YOU RUN * * I DON'T KNOW WH
I DIDN'T COME * * I FEEL AS EMPTY AS A DRUM *
* I DON'T KNOW WH I DIDN'T COME * * I DON'T KNOW WH
I DIDN'T COME *
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: COME ON!
I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU'RE THE BEST. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT
NORAH JONES! "COME AWAY WITH ME" 20th
ANNIVERSARY SUPER DELUXE EDITION IS OUT NOW WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT RIGHT THERE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: ELIZEBTH OLSEN, WILLIE GEIST, NORAH JONES, 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.
THANK YOU. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE