>> 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 - MELISSA McCARTHY
HENRY WINKLER, IMAN VELLANI MUSICAL GUEST, MARCUS KING
AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW >> Questlove: 1665
>> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, JIMMY FALLON
* * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS. THAT'S A CROWD [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THANKS WELCOME. WELCOME, EVERYBODY
WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ENJOY YOURSELF
WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW," EVERYBODY. WHAT A SHOW TONIGHT.
THIS IS -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THIS IS THE SHOW TO BE AT
TONIGHT. OH, MY GOSH. WELL GUYS, HERE'S SOME BIG
NEWS ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, DOGS ARE MORE EFFECTIVE AT DETECTING
COVID THAN RAPID TESTS [ LAUGHTER ] I'M GLAD WE REACHED THE POINT
IN THE PANDEMIC WHERE THE CDC IS LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW, DOGS?" [ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH, KNOWING THE CDC, IN TWO DAYS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LIKE, "NEVERMIND, IT'S ACTUALLY
RABBITS. I'M SORRY. [ LAUGHTER ]
SERIOUSLY, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON. TODAY, I SAW SARAH McLACHLAN
SNUGGLING A PERSON WITH COVID ASKING PETS TO HELP. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THAT.
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT HERE'S HOW IT WORKS WITH DOGS
IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS, THEY SNIFF YOUR CROTCH. ONE HUMP --
[ LAUGHTER ] ONE HUMP MEANS YOU'RE NEGATIVE TWO HUMPS MEANS YOU'RE
POSITIVE [ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S FINE.
[ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING I --
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH APPARENTLY, DOGS ARE BETTER AT
DETECTING COVID THAN RAPID TESTS, WHICH EXPLAINS NOW WHEN YOU TAKE AN AT-HOME TEST, THE
INSTRUCTIONS LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT. YEAH, NOW THE STEPS ARE "ONE,
OPEN PACKAGE TWO, REMOVE AT-HOME COVID TEST THREE, WALK AND FEED AT-HOME
COVID TEST." [ LAUGHTER ] "FOUR, RECEIVE UNCONDITIONAL
LOVE FROM AT-HOME COVID TEST." "FIVE, NEUTER AT-HOME COVID TEST."
[ LAUGHTER ] "SIX, LET AT-HOME COVID TEST SLEEP IN YOUR BED.
MOVE TO COUCH. THAT IS YOUR BED NOW." [ LAUGHTER ]
"SEVEN, SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER AT-HOME COVID TESTS AT THE AT-HOME COVID TEST PARK.
MAKE SMALL TALK WITH OTHER AT-HOME COVID TEST OWNERS. [ LAUGHTER ]
"EIGHT, REPEAT STEP 7 FOR 16 YEARS. [ LAUGHTER ]
"NINE, TELL KIDS AT-HOME COVID TEST WENT TO LIVE ON A FARM UPSTATE.
[ LAUGHTER ] "TEN, TRY TO GET NEW AT-HOME COVID TEST
ELEVEN, DISCOVER YOUR WIFE IS ALLERGIC TWELVE, GET CAT.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE THAT'S THE INSTRUCTIONS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Steve: THAT'S A LOT >> Jimmy: SOME MORE NEWS, I SAW THAT GAS PRICES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY HAVE ONCE AGAIN SURGED TO A RECORD HIGH YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT, IT'S
WORTH FILLING YOUR CAR WITH MOUNTAIN DEW AND JUST SEEING WHAT HAPPENS
I MEAN, WHY NOT? [ LAUGHTER ] WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD
HAPPEN I'M WORRIED THERE'S NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT
TODAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS LIKE, "LET'S SEE IF THE COVID DOGS GOT ANYTHING ON THIS.
[ LAUGHTER ] WELL, GUYS, TODAY WAS THE BUSIEST ELECTION DAY BEFORE
NOVEMBER WITH PRIMARIES IN MANY STATES, INCLUDING NEW JERSEY, CALIFORNIA, AND IOWA
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF RACES AND A LOT OF CANDIDATES. SO WE THOUGHT WE'D GET YOU
CAUGHT UP ON WHAT THE BIGGEST ISSUES ARE TO SOME OF THE CANDIDATES RIGHT NOW
FIRST THERE'S DONALD PAYNE JR. OF NEW JERSEY. HE'S RUNNING ON "MAKING IT
LEGAL TO DRESS LIKE A VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY. [ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S -- HOW IS THAT -- HOW IS THAT AN ISSUE? >> Steve: I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
ILLEGAL. >> Jimmy: THESE ARE ISSUES THEY ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
>> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: HERE'S DUSTY JOHNSON OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
HE'S RUNNING ON "CHANGING HIS NAME TO NOT SOUND LIKE HE'S A '70s PORN STAR."
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: WOW, THAT'S HIS ISSUE?
>> Jimmy: DUSTY -- DUSTY JOHNSON. >> DUSTY JOHNSON
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: THIS ISN'T RIGHT >> Jimmy: IT'S A TERRIBLE NAME
>> Steve: YEAH, AWFUL NAME HE'S GOT A DUSTY JOHNSON [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THEN THERE'S MIKE CRISPI FROM NEW JERSEY. >> Steve: OH
>> Jimmy: HE'S RUNNING ON "JOINING THE REBOOTED CAST OF 'JERSEY SHORE' AS THEIR GYM TAN
LAWYER." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE *
"YOUR HONOR. >> Steve: "TAN." >> Jimmy: "YOUR HONOR.
YEAH FINALLY, THERE'S RICK CARUSO OF CALIFORNIA
HIGGINS, GUESS WHAT HE'S RUNNING ON >> Steve: WHAT
>> Jimmy: HE'S RUNNING ON "GETTING PEOPLE TO STOP SAYING HE LOOKS LIKE THE VILLAIN IN A
A '90s DISNEY MOVIE WHERE A MONKEY TAKES OVER HIS HOTEL. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
"GET THAT CHIMPANZEE OUT OF THE LAUNDRY ROOM!" >> Steve: "THERE IS NOTHING IN
THE RULE BOOK. >> Jimmy: SOME BUSINESS NEWS I READ THAT APPLE IS ROLLING
OUT THEIR OWN "BUY NOW, PAY LATER" SERVICE CALLED "APPLE PAY LATER.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] TRUST ME, YOU DON'T WANT TO OWE MONEY THE A COMPANY THAT KNOWS
YOUR LOCATION AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER SEARCHED FOR ONLINE
[ LAUGHTER ] AND IF YOU MISS A PAYMENT, THEY SEND OVER TWO SKINNY GOONS FROM
THE GENIUS BAR NAMED ETHAN AND ZACK [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
GUYS, LISTEN TO THIS, TOM BRADY JUST ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS LAUNCHING HIS OWN LINE OF BRADY
BRAND UNDERWEAR. >> Steve: OH >> Jimmy: YEP, IT'S THE ONLY
UNDERWEAR THAT SOMEHOW LOOKS BETTER AFTER 22 YEARS. [ LAUGHTER ]
MEANWHILE, BILL BELICHICK IS ASKING TOM FOR SOME UNDERWEAR OR OUTERWEAR
[ LAUGHTER ] HE'LL TAKE EITHER ONE. HE'LL TAKE EITHER ONE.
GET THIS I SAW THAT FOR THE SUMMER, PANERA -- I LOVE PANERA.
PANERA IS ADDING LOBSTER MAC AND CHEESE TO THEIR MENU [ AUDIENCE OOHS
YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF THE -- PANERA'S BROADER STRATEGY TO REVAMP THEIR BRAND
AND IT REALLY SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE MAKING SOME BIG CHANGES.
WATCH THIS COMMERCIAL I SAW.
PANERA BREAD
YOU'VE ALWAYS LOVED OUR SANDWICHES AND DELICIOUS SOUPS SERVED IN BREAD BOWLS.
WELL NOW, COME AND TRY OUR LOBSTER MAC AND CHEESE ALSO SERVED IN A BREAD BOWL.
OR COOL OFF WITH OUR REFRESHING LEMONADE, SERVED IN BREAD CUPS HEY, HOW ABOUT A BREAD SALAD OR
A BREAD COOKIE DUNKED IN AN ICE COLD GLASS OF BREAD. ENJOY IT WHILE YOU SIT IN OUR
BREAD BOOTH. AND WAVE TO OUR BREAD EMPLOYEES WITH YOUR BREAD WIFE AND YOUR
BREAD KIDS AND YOUR BREAD DOG -- [ BARK ]
AND WE'VE GOT FRESH BAGELS PANERA BREAD BREAD!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Steve: WOW! >> Jimmy: I HEARD THAT A -- I
HEARD THAT A MASSIVE LETTUCE SHORTAGE IN AUSTRALIA HAS FORCED THE KFC RESTAURANTS
THERE TO PUT CABBAGE ON THEIR BURGERS. [ AUDIENCE GROANS
>> Jimmy: YEAH MY QUESTION IS, "WHO IS GETTING BURGERS AT KFC?"
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: OH OH, SWITCH 'EM UP.
* SWITCH 'EM UP. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
DAMN >> Jimmy: THEY SAID -- THEY SAID THE BAD NEWS IS WE'RE OUT
OF LETTUCE AND THEN THE CUSTOMER SAID, "OKAY, THEN WHAT'S THE BAD
NEWS?" [ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: HEY!
>> Jimmy: HEY, FINALLY, GUYS, IT'S TUESDAY, OF COURSE. IT'S TIME FOR "WETWEET"!
HERE WE GO
*
* WETWEET WETWEET * >> Jimmy: WELCOME TO "WETWEET.
THIS IS WHERE WE AS A GROUP DECIDE SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD POST ON TWITTER.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU FIVE DIFFERENT TWEETS AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO VOTE ON WHETHER YOU
LIKE EACH ONE OR NOT YOU ALL HAVE VOTING CLICKERS IN YOUR SEATS
YOU CAN ALL VOTE FOR THEM. YOU CAN VOTE FOR ALL OF THEM, YOU CAN VOTE FOR NONE OF THEM.
YOU PICK WHICH ONE YOU -- YOU ENJOY -- >> Steve: YEP.
>> Jimmy: -- AND YOU PRESS THE GREEN ONE. THUMBS UP IF YOU LIKE IT
THUMBS DOWN IF YOU DO NOT LIKE IT THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD.
I THINK -- I THINK I KNOW WHICH ONE IS GOING TO GO >> Steve: REALLY
>> Jimmy: IT COULD BE THE FIRST ONE, I THINK >> Steve: OKAY
>> Jimmy: THAT'S WHY I WANT TO WARN YOU GUYS. BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE
FIRST ONE COULD BE THE ONE >> Steve: SO YOU'RE SAYING FIRST ONE AND THEN DOWNHILL.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: NO I'M JUST SAYING FIRST ONE
SHOULD BE -- JUST DON'T LET -- DON'T SLEEP ON IT. >> Steve: OKAY
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: ROOTS, YOU -- AND HIGGINS, YOU ALL HAVE CLICKERS,
RIGHT? >> Tariq: I'VE ALREADY CAST ALL MY VOTES
>> Jimmy: NO, NO WE DIDN'T EVEN READ -- NO, NO. WE DIDN'T EVEN READ THE TWEETS
YET. SO -- >> Steve: YOU ALREADY DID IT
>> Jimmy: WHATEVER -- NO DON'T, STOP, DUDE. STOP CLICKING ON IT.
IT DOESN'T WORK RIGHT NOW. WHATEVER -- WHATEVER TWEET GETS THE MOST LIKES, WE'RE GOING TO
TWEET IT OUT LIVE IN THE SHOW SO THAT YOU CAN ALL LIKE IT AND THEN "WETWEET" IT.
[ AUDIENCE OOHS >> SNAP. >> Jimmy: "OH, SNAP" IS ON
WEDNESDAYS >> Steve: YEAH [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THIS IS "WETWEET." HERE WE GO ARE YOU GUYS READY FOR THIS?
THE FIRST TWEET IS, "HOW COME I ALWAYS WAKE UP ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE MY FACE?"
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: OH *
>> Jimmy: NOW, SAYING IT - >> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: SAYING IT OUT LOUD
>> Steve: YOU DON'T OWN THAT ONE. YOU WANT TO --
>> Jimmy: SAYING IT OUT LOUD I DON'T KNOW I STILL GOT TO GET MY VOTE IN
THERE. >> Steve: YEAH YOU GOT TO VOTE "YES."
>> Jimmy: I ENJOYED IT YEAH, I LIKE THAT ONE. I COULD READ THAT AND ENJOY IT
AND GO, "THAT'S FUNNY. >> Steve: OH, I LIKE THAT TWEET.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU GOT THE, KIND OF, JUST WOKE UP FACE >> Steve: YEAH
>> Jimmy: YEAH, I LIKE IT. >> Steve: COOL >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, HERE WE
GO THE VOTES ARE IN LET'S SEE THE RESULTS FROM THIS
ONE. >> Steve: OH, MY GOD [ SAD TUBA ]
>> Jimmy: YOU KNOW, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO ME? >> Steve: WOW.
>> Jimmy: WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO ME AFTER I WARNED YOU THAT IT MIGHT BE --
>> Steve: THEY TURNED ON YOU FAST >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, THIS NEXT
ONE IS "WHAT IS THE FOOD WITH THE BEST 'SOUNDS TERRIBLE/TASTES GREAT' RATIO
MY PICK IS 'DUMPLINGS.'" [ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, NOW YOU HOPE -- NOW YOU
WISH YOU VOTED FOR THAT FIRST ONE. [ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE THE RESULTS. THERE YOU GO
THESE WERE ALL BAD >> Steve: WOW. >> Jimmy: THEY DIDN'T LIKE THAT
ONE EITHER "DUMPLINGS." >> Steve: "DUMPLINGS."
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, THIS NEXT ONE IS "THE BOOKMARK ISN'T WHERE I LEFT OFF -- IT'S WHERE
I LEFT." [ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: WHAT
SO THEY STOPPED READING THE BOOK >> Jimmy: THAT'S CORRECT
>> Steve: WAIT >> Jimmy: "THAT'S NOT WHERE I LEFT OFF
THAT'S WHERE I LEFT. >> Steve: "YEAH, I'M OUT OF HERE."
>> Jimmy: YEAH ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. LET'S SEE THE RESULTS ON THIS
ONE. ALL RIGHT. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
* A LOT OF READERS A LOT OF READERS OUT THERE
>> Steve: THAT'S THE WINNER WITH 115, RIGHT. >> Jimmy: 115 IS THE WINNER,
YEAH, YEAH WELL, WE GOT TWO MORE LEFT, RIGHT?
>> Steve: OKAY, THANK GOD. >> Jimmy: YEAH [ LAUGHTER ]
THAT COULD BE THE WINNER >> Steve: YEAH HECK, YEAH
THAT ONE'S FINE. >> Jimmy: THEY'RE ALL FUN. >> Steve: THEY'RE ALL FINE
>> Jimmy: YEAH THIS ONE IS, "A FUN GAME IS TO PAUSE 'STRANGER THINGS' AND
RANK ALL THE THINGS ON THE SCREEN IN ORDER OF STRANGENESS.
* YEAH ALL RIGHT, I'M KIND OF GOOD
WITH THAT VOTE THERE I DON'T KNOW I'M NOT FEELING GREAT ABOUT
THAT ONE LET'S SEE THE RESULTS. >> Steve: I SAY 116.
>> Jimmy: 110! [ SAD TUBA ] THAT'S A DEAD HEAT RIGHT THERE
WOW. >> Steve: WOW, THIS IS SPLIT UP
>> Jimmy: A VERY DIVIDED AUDIENCE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY WANT
>> Steve: YEAH, AND IT'S NOT THESE. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THEY'RE WAITING FOR NUMBER FIVE. >> Steve: NUMBER FIVE'S THE
WINNER >> Jimmy: ALL CHIPS ARE -- >> Steve: YES, ALL IN.
>> Jimmy: I THINK WE KNOW THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE THE ONE >> Steve: I'M GOING TO VOTE
NOW. >> Jimmy: NO, DON'T VOTE WAIT 'TIL I READ IT.
[ LAUGHTER ] LAST ONE IS "BETWEEN CHAIRS, COUCHES AND LOVESEATS, I THINK
I KNOW WHICH ONE THE INVENTER HOOKED UP ON." THERE YOU GO
[ LAUGHTER ] COME ON. >> Steve: OH, THAT'S SPICY
>> Jimmy: THAT'S SPICY, YEAH THAT'S A SPICY ONE, THERE. PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING.
THE ROOTS WERE PLAYING A LITTLE GROOVE TO IT EVERYONE'S KIND OF INTO THAT
ONE. I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ONE.
* >> Tariq: GET IT ON. >> Jimmy: WHAT'S YOUR GUESS?
>> Steve: I'M GOING TO SAY THIS IS NUMBER ONE. >> Jimmy: ARE YOU GOING TO SAY,
LIKE, WHAT LIKE, 188? >> Steve: I'M GOING TO SAY NO.
BECAUSE WITH THIS, I'M SAYING 126 >> Jimmy: I'M GOING TO SAY THIS
IS IN THE 150, 160 RANGE >> Steve: 160? >> Tariq: I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND SAY 220. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YOU'RE SAYING 100% OF
THE AUDIENCE VOTED FOR IT? >> Steve: YEAH >> Tariq: YEAH
>> Jimmy: OKAY [ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: 100%, EVERYBODY VOTED
FOR IT >> Jimmy: DO YOU KNOW WHO ALL IN THE AUDIENCE TONGIHT?
>> Steve: WHAT'S THAT? >> Jimmy: DUSTY JOHNSON. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Steve: REALLY >> Jimmy: HE'S HERE TONIGHT. >> Steve: HE'S THE ONE WHO
HOOKED UP ON THE LOVESEAT. >> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH NO, IT WAS THE COUCH
>> Steve: OH >> Jimmy: CAN WE SEE THE RESULTS?
[ DRUM ROLL * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
[ DING ] [ DING ] >> Steve: OH, SNAP
OH >> Jimmy: DUDE, YOU ALMOST GOT IT
202. THAT'S THE WINNER RIGHT THERE. I WILL POST THIS DURING THE
COMMERCIAL BREAK IF YOU SEE IT ON YOUR FEED, GIVE IT A LIKE
GIVE IT A WETWEET AND ENJOY. WHAT A SHOW TONIGHT. MELISSA McCARTHY IS HERE
TONIGHT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HENRY WINKLER IS ON THE SHOW
TONIGHT! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FROM THE NEW MARVEL SERIES,
"MS. MARVEL," IMAN VELLANI IS HERE TONIGHT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND WE GOT GREAT MUSIC FROM MARCUS KING THIS EVENING [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
STICK AROUND WHEN WE COME ON BACK, WE'RE PLAYING "WHAT'S BEHIND ME?"
WITH MELISSA McCARTHY. COME ON BACK *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT IS BEHIND YOU
IT'S TWO VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS THAT ARE VERY FAMOUS >> OH, MARIO AND HIS PAL
>> Jimmy: YEP. IN ENGLAND, IF YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM YOU GO TO THE -
>> LOO
WE'RE ABOUT TO PLAY A GAME CALLED "WHAT'S BEHIND ME?" MY PARTNER TONIGHT IS THE STAR
OF "GOD'S FAVORITE IDIOT" ON NETFLIX. AND HOST OF HGTV'S "THE GREAT
GIVEBACK." PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR THE ONE AND ONLY MELISSA McCARTHY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE OH YEAH. >> OH!
>> Jimmy: THEY LOVE YOU. COME ON NOW. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WE LOVE YOU. SO GOOD TO SEE YOU >> IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.
>> Jimmy: HERE'S HOW THE GAME WORKS. MELISSA AND I WILL TAKE TURNS
FACING OUR BACKS TO THE CURTAIN. BEHIND THE CURTAIN WILL BE
SOMETHING NEITHER OF US HAVE SEEN BEFORE. IT COULD BE PEOPLE, OBJECTS,
ANYTHING ONCE THE CURTAIN OPENS UP, YOU HAVE TO PICK UP YOUR CARD.
YOU HAVE 45 SECONDS TO TRY TO GET THE OTHER PERSON TO GUESS WHAT IS BEHIND THEM.
YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING YOU WANT, OR USE GESTURES, YOU JUST CAN'T SAY ANY OF THE WORDS ON YOUR
CARD OKAY, MELISSA, YOU WILL BE GUESSING FIRST
SO LET'S GET INTO POSITION >> OH! OH JESUS
[ LAUGHTER ] THEY DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT THAT PART
>> Jimmy: THIS IS ALL OF OUR BUDGET WENT TO THIS. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S OPEN THE CURTAIN, AND SEE WHAT IS BEHIND YOU HMM, OKAY.
>> OH, NO! NO [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: OKAY >> NO! THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN
>> IT'S -- THE UNDEAD. >> ZOMBIE. >> Jimmy: YES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND THEY ARE DOING -- THEY ARE DOING -- WOW
[ CHEERS ] THEY ARE DOING -- THEY'RE DOING, A SEXY TYPE OF THING
INVOLVING A POLE [ BUZZER ] >> Jimmy: OH GOSH.
I CAN'T SAY THAT OKAY, SORRY. IT'S A -
>> POLE DANCING? >> Jimmy: YES. AT A PLACE WHERE YOU SEE A LOT
OF FISH TANKS -- GIANT FISH TANKS. >> AQUARIUM.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S CORRECT IT A ZOMBIE POLE DANCING ON AN AQUARIUM
[ DINGS * >> I THOUGHT IT WAS A PICTURE.
>> Jimmy: I WAS SO DISTRACTED BY WHAT I SAW. I DIDN'T KNOW, WELL -- THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
PLEASE, CLOSE THE CURTAIN. CAN WE CLOSE THE CURTAIN, SO WE DON'T SEE THAT
NOW, THAT'S SOMETHING -- >> YOU DON'T SEE THAT EVERY DAY.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: AND YOU ALSO CAN'T UNSEE IT
[ LAUGHTER ] >> NO. >> Jimmy: OKAY, NOW IT'S MY
TURN TO GUESS. LET'S ROTATE *
NOW, YOU HAVE THE BLUE CARD. WHEN THE CURTAINS OPEN, THE TIME WILL START.
THEN YOU LOOK AT THE BLUE CARD YOU CAN START TALKING. BUT NOW, LET'S SEE WHAT IS
BEHIND ME. [ LAUGHTER ] >> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT MAD AT IT. IT'S A -- IT'S A -- ONE OF HIS
NAMES COULD BE FROSTY. >> Jimmy: A SNOWMAN. >> SURE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND HE IS PAR-TAKING IN A COULD BE A TOBACCO ORNATE KIND OF --
>> Jimmy: SMOKING A BONG >> NO. >> Jimmy: VAPING
>> NO. >> Jimmy: SMOKING A JOINT? >> NO.
YOU CAN ALL SHARE FROM THIS -- >> Jimmy: A HOOKAH >> SURE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE IT'S A CERTAIN - YOU DRESS UP IN COSTUMES ON
THIS DAY >> Jimmy: IT'S HALLOWEEN >> YES
>> Jimmy: IT'S A SNOWMAN SMOKING A HOOKAH ON HALLOWEEN. >> YES
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE [ DINGS *
>> Jimmy: THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE >> I LIKE HIM. >> Jimmy: THAT'S NOT BAD
THAT SHOULD BE A T-SHIRT MAYBE OR THE NEW MASCOT TO THE "TONIGHT SHOW.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> I FEEL LIKE I DATED THAT GUY.
LIKE FOR SURE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: OKAY, NOW, IT'S YOUR
TURN TO GUESS. >> OKAY. >> Jimmy: LET'S ROTATE
* IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE OH. *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT IS BEHIND YOU
LET'S SEE WHAT'S IS BEHIND YOU [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: OKAY
>> OKAY. >> Jimmy: IT'S TWO VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS THAT ARE VERY
FAMOUS THEY'RE ITALIAN PLUMBERS >> OH, MARIO AND HIS PAL
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> MARIO - >> Jimmy: HE HAS A GREEN HAT
IN ENGLAND IF YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM, YOU GO TO THE -- >> LOU
>> Jimmy: MARIO AND -- >> LOUIS LOUIE.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: THEY'RE AT AN EVENT WHERE TWO PEOPLE JOIN IN
MATRIMONY? >> A WEDDING >> Jimmy: YES, AND THEY'RE
PLAYING MUSIC. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THEY'RE PLAYING MUSIC
THEY'RE MUSICIANS? >> Jimmy: NO BUT THEY'RE CONNECTED TO
SPEAKERS >> DEEJAY? >> Jimmy: YES, THAT IS CORRECT
IT'S SUPER MARIO AND LUIGI [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> LUIGI
>> Jimmy: LUIGI, DEEJAYING AT A WEDDING. THERE THEY ARE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * OH YEAH.
>> THAT SEEMS -- >> Jimmy: THEY'RE REALLY INTO IT
I DON'T KNOW WHO IS INTO IT MORE MARIO OR LUIGI
THEY'RE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER THEY'RE LIKE BOTH SCRATCHING EACH OTHER'S -
I'VE HAD ENOUGH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK WE'VE HAD --
THAT WAS NOT BAD >> IN LIKE, FOUR HOURS AND MANY DRINKS LATER, I WOULD LOVE TO
OPEN UP AND BE LIKE, "OH GOD." [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: OKAY, IT IS THE FINAL
ROUND. LET'S ROTATE *
NOW, LET'S SEE WHAT IS BEHIND ME >> OKAY -- HE'S GOT A NEED FOR
SPEED. >> Jimmy: TOM CRUISE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
MAVERICK >> AND HE'S DOING, IT IS A A RELAXATION THING PEOPLE DO IN
THE PARK, AND IT IT'E SIMULTANEOUS TAI CHI, SURE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND HE'S DOING IT NOT ON EARTH, BUT UP -
>> Jimmy: ON THE MOON? >> WELL, WHERE IS THE MOON >> Jimmy: HE'S IN SPACE.
>> HE'S IN SPACE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
[ DINGS WOW! LOOK AT THREE TOM CRUISES IN
SPACE DOING TAI CHI. THAT IS MELISSA McCARTHY, EVERYBODY.
WE ARE TALKING TO MELISSA AFTER THE BREAK, STICK AROUND. COME ON BACK
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> SHE THOUGHT I WAS THE FONZ.
>> Jimmy: OF COURSE, WE ALL THOUGHT YOU WERE THE FONZ. >> YOU DID
>> WELL YOU ARE THE FONZ >> ALL RIGHT, THEN DON'T LOOK ME IN THE EYE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OSCAR-NOMINATED ACTRESS WHO STARS IN THE NEW NETFLIX SERIES "GOD'S FAVORITE IDIOT" WHICH
PREMIERES JUNE 15th. YOU CAN SEE HER NEW HGTV SHOW, "THE GREAT GIVEBACK" WHICH
PREMIERES JUNE 13th AT 9:00 P.M PLEASE WELCOME OUR PAL,
MELISSA McCARTHY
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: OH MELISSA, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU.
YOU LOOK FANTASTIC >> WHAT A DELIGHT. >> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK
>> LOOK AT US. >> Jimmy: LOOK AT US NOW >> FACE TO FACE, GUYS.
>> Jimmy: FACE TO FACE I FOLLOW YOU ON ALL THE SOCIALS.
YOU'RE VERY, VERY FUNNY. YOU DID A THING A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
I WANT TO SAY IT WAS DURING COVID WHERE YOU WERE KIND OF TALKING TO THE CREATORS OF
"THOR. THEY WERE DOING THE NEW -- THE NEXT "THOR" MOVIE.
>> SURE. >> Jimmy: AND YOU WERE LIKE, "HI.
YOU AND BEN, YOUR HUSBAND, WERE LIKE, "HEY, WE WOULD LOVE TO BE IN THE NEW 'THOR.'
WE COULD DO A MONOLOGUE, PREPARE SOMETHING FOR YOU. WE'D LOVE TO BE IN IT.
TAIKA OR CHRIS, IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS, WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW, MONOLOGUES IN CHARACTER.
IT WAS -- IT WAS FUNNY YOU WERE CALLING MARVEL MAR-VEL, BY THE WAY.
AND IT WAS MAKING ME LAUGH AND THEN, THERE'S A PHOTO THAT WENT AROUND ON THE INTERNET
JUST RECENTLY. AND I DON'T -- >> WHAT WAS IT
>> Jimmy: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS THIS.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ON THE SET OF "THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. [ LAUGHTER ]
AND MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT YOU? IS THIS PHOTO REAL
>> I DON'T KNOW ANY -- YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WAS THAT WAS ME GOING TO MY COUSIN
DAWN'S BRIDAL BOOK PARTY [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: DAWN IS HER NAME
>> YEAH, DAWN. >> Jimmy: YEAH, AND IT WAS HER BRIDAL BOOK PARTY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DRESS LIKE >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT YOU DRESS
LIKE - >> WELL THAT'S WHAT YOU DRESS TO GO TO A BRIDAL BOOK PARTY
>> Jimmy: YEAH SO YOU CANNOT CONFIRM NOR DENY THIS IS --
>> IF THAT IS EVEN ME. IF IT IS, THAT WAS AT DAWN'S HOUSE.
>> Jimmy: IF IT WAS, THAT WAS AT DAWN'S HOUSE. >> SHE HAD A GIRL!
>> Jimmy: OKAY [ LAUGHTER ] THAT, LIKE, IT MAKES IT MORE
BELIEVABLE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT - THE WEEK OF JUNE 13th, YOU HAVE
A VERY BUSY WEEK >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: YOU HAVE AN HGTV
SHOW THIS IS CALLED "THE GREAT GIVEBACK."
>> "THE GREAT GIVEBACK." >> Jimmy: IT'S YOU AND YOUR -- >> IT'S MYSELF AND MY WONDERFUL
COUSIN, JENNA PERUSICH AND WE ARE OBSESSED WITH ALL THINGS HOUSE
AND THEN, KIND OF AFTER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE THOUGHT SO MUCH NOISE GOES INTO
NEGATIVITY AND ALL THIS JUST HATE AND FIGHTING
AND WE KNOW THAT THERE IS MORE GOOD THAN BAD. SO, I'M LIKE I WANT TO DO
SOMETHING THAT GIVES THE MICROPHONE A CHANCE TO LAND ON ALL THE GOODNESS
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> SO WE FOUND ALL THESE AMAZING, AMAZING PEOPLE THAT
JUST GIVE AND GIVE AND GIVE. AND WE GIVE BACK TO THEM AND WE -- LIKE DO SOMETHING IN
THEIR HOUSE THAT WOULD REALLY KIND OF IMPROVE THEIR WORLD. >> Jimmy: THAT IS SO -
THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE DOING. JUST HELPING EACH OTHER AND
GIVING BACK. >> IT'S BEEN LOVELY TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT REMINDER THAT
THERE IS MORE GOOD IT'S JUST NOT AS LOUD. SO, WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT OUT
THERE. >> Jimmy: I LOVE THAT. >> SPREAD IT AROUND.
>> Jimmy: GOOD FOR YOU [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE SPEAKING OF MORE JOY AND MORE
GOOD, THIS THING IS FUNNY. THERE'S A NEW NETFLIX SERIES CALLED "GOD'S FAVORITE IDIOT."
THIS JUNE 15th >> THIS IS WHAT -- THIS IS WHAT IS GOING ON IN BEN'S HEAD.
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT >> Jimmy: YEAH, BUT THIS IS --
HE TOLD ME HAD THIS IDEA LIKE 20 YEARS AGO >> YEAH, HE WROTE A BOOK CALLED
"GOD'S FAVORITE IDIOT" IN 2004 LIKE, WHEN I FIRST MET HIM, HE'S LIKE, "YOU WANT TO READ MY
BOOK?" WHICH I -- I DIDN'T KNOW HE LITERALLY MEANT THAT
SO I WAS LIKE, "SURE." [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: WHATEVER YOU MEAN,
YEAH >> AND THEN HE HANDED ME A A BOOK
I WAS LIKE, "OH, OKAY" >> Jimmy: "OH, YOU REALLY WANT ME TO READ YOUR BOOK
WOW. >> AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS WEIRD AND FUNNY BUT REALLY SWEET
AND THEN HE JUST PUT IT AWAY LIKE, PUT IT IN A DRAWER AND THEN DID NOTHING WITH IT
AND ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, I ALWAYS LOVED THE CONCEPT OF IT SO WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT
AND IT KIND OF MORPHED INTO WHAT THIS LOVELY SHOW IS >> Jimmy: YEAH, AND IT'S
BASICALLY, IF GOD, THE CHOSEN ONE, GOD FINDS SOMEONE ON EARTH AND IS LIKE, "YEAH, YOU'RE THE
ONE -- >> PICKS A VERY UNDERSTATED, KIND OF AVERAGE, VERY SWEET GUY
TO, KIND OF, BE THE ONE TO GET THE WORD OUT AND TRY TO, KIND OF -- TRY TO SAVE THE WORLD.
AND THEN IT'S ALL THE KIND OF LOGISTICAL THINGS OF LIKE WHO'S GOING TO BELIEVE YOU
HOW DO YOU MENTION IT? WHAT'S YOUR PLATFORM LIKE, ALL THE THINGS THAT, LIKE
WHAT WOULD YOU REALLY DO IF YOUR NEIGHBOR PAUL WAS LIKE, "BY THE WAY, GOD'S CHOSEN ME TO
SAVE THE WORLD." YOU'D BE LIKE, "OKAY, PAUL." >> Jimmy: "OKAY, PAUL, LET'S
TALK TOMORROW. LET'S TALK TOMORROW. >> "ALL RIGHT, CLARK."
YOU KNOW, SO -- BUT IT'S SO WEIRD. IT'S THIS GROUP OF LIKE JUST
COMEDY ASSASSINS AND IT'S JUST BEEN A BLAST >> Jimmy: THE SHOW'S FUN
I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP HERE'S MELISSA McCARTHY IN "GOD'S FAVORITE IDIOT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
NIGHT.
AND I DO WANT TO JUST BE COMPLETELY OPEN AND HONEST I JUST WANT TO PREFACE THE
WHOLE THING BY SAYING, "YES, DID I COCAINE TWICE LAST WEEK. BUT I DID ZERO COCAINE
PRECEDING THE EVENT THAT I'M ABOUT TO DESCRIBE. >> JESUS
>> I ALSO ACCIDENTALLY ROOFIED MYSELF LAST NIGHT, TOO BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S
REALLY RELEVANT. >> HOW DO YOU ACCIDENTALLY ROOFIE YOURSELF?
>> IT'S A LOT EASIER THAN YOU THINK. I WAS AT A RESTAURANT, MINDING
MY OWN BUSINESS. I'M SITTING AT THE BAR I'M SCROLLING MY LIVE PANDA
FEED FROM CHINA THAT I LOVE. AND I SEE THIS GUY HE'S LOOKING AT ME
AND THEN I'M LIKE, "HE LIKES WHAT HE SEES." SO, I GO IN MY POCKET, PULL OUT
A MINT POP THE MINT IT'S NOT A MINT.
IT'S A BETA BLOCKER. SO, I WASH THAT DOWN WITH FOUR TO SIX TEQUILAS.
AND THEN I TRY TO ORDER SOME FOOD TO KIND OF RIGHT THE SHIP THIS RESTAURANT DOES NOT SERVE
FOOD >> WERE YOU AT A BAR >> I WAS AT A BAR.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: YEAH THAT'S WHERE I WAS
MELISSA McCARTHY, EVERYBODY. "GOD'S FAVORITE IDIOT" IS ON NETFLIX JUNE 15th.
HENRY WINKLER JOINS US AFTER THE BREAK. STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS AN
EMMY-WINNING ICON WHO STARS IN THE HIT SERIES "BARRY. THE SEASON THREE FINALE AIRS
THIS SUNDAY ON HBO, AND IT IS GOOD HE IS AMAZING IN THIS.
PLEASE WELCOME HENRY WINKLER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
* * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT RIGHT THERE. HENRY WINKLER, RIGHT THERE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OH, MY GOODNESS, I LOVE YOU. HENRY WINKLER.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT "BARRY. >> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS SEASON. >> JAMES FALLON, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN. >> Jimmy: I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW GOOD YOU ARE
NOT ONLY ARE YOU A PHENOMENAL ACTOR, AND JUST A GREAT PERSON >> THANK YOU
>> Jimmy: GOSH, I LOVE YOUR WIFE STACEY, TOO SO MUCH, BY THE WAY.
I'M -- REALLY, I'M IN LOVE WITH HER. SHE'S UNBELIEVABLE
>> YEAH. LIVE WITH HER. >> Jimmy: YOU'VE WRITTEN --
YOU'VE CRUSHED THE CHILDREN'S BOOK GAME. >> AND OUR NEWEST ONE IS COMING
OUT NEXT YEAR, ABOUT A LITTLE DUCKLING A BABY LITTLE DUCKLING, LIVES
ON A POND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND SHE DREAMS ABOUT BEING A A DETECTIVE.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: BUT NOW YOU'RE WRITING -- HENRY, YOU'RE
WRITING YOUR MEMOIR. >> BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SO NERVOUS ABOUT IT
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WRITE I THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WOULD BE A CHAPTER OF, SOMEONE WOULD
YELL OUT A CELEBRITY >> Jimmy: IF I NAME A NAME, COULD YOU HAVE A STORY
>> GO AHEAD. GIVE ME A NAME >> Jimmy: CHER
>> CHER. CHER CALLED ME ONCE AND INVITED ME -
>> Jimmy: THIS IS AMAZING. >> NO, TRULY >> Jimmy: THESE ARE REAL
STORIES? >> REAL STORIES. SHE INVITED ME -- SHE USED TO
HAVE GREAT SKATING PARTIES IN L.A. >> Jimmy: OKAY
>> SO, SHE CALLED ME UP AND SHE SAID, "CAN I TALK TO HENRY?" I SAID, "HI, THIS IS HENRY."
SHE SAID, "YOU DON'T SOUND LIKE HENRY. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
I SAID, "NO, NO, NO, IT IS HENRY. SHE THOUGHT I WAS THE FONZ
>> Jimmy: OF COURSE. WE ALL THOUGHT YOU WERE THE FONZ
>> YOU DID >> Jimmy: WELL, YOU ARE THE FONZ
>> ALL RIGHT, THEN DON'T LOOK ME IN THE EYE. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: HAHA, WOW! YES! *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT
SO CHER CALLS YOU, AND SAYS, "YOU DON'T SOUND LIKE -- >> YES
YES, SHE SOUNDED LIKE THAT [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: "YOU DON'T SOUND LIKE
HENRY. >> THAT'S TRUE * YOU DON'T SOUND LIK
YOU ARE THE FONZ * >> Jimmy: SHE SAID THAT? >> SHE SAID THAT
[ APPLAUSE ] >> Jimmy: YOU DO THE SHOW "BARRY," AND YOU WON AN EMMY
FOR IT AND WE ALL LOVED IT -- OH MY GOSH
YOU KNOW EVERYONE LOVES YOU. SO -- BUT THE ACTING WAS FANTASTIC.
YOU WERE GREAT, AND BILL HADER WAS GREAT. THIS SEASON --
>> HE'S GENIUS >> Jimmy: YOU TOOK A -- YOU TOOK IT TO A NEW LEVEL OF
ACTING >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IF IT AIN'T ON THE PAGE, IT AIN'T ON
THE STAGE. >> Jimmy: OKAY >> SO THE WRITING, ALEC BERG,
AND BILL, AND THE -- AND LIZ, AND DUFFY, AND ALL OF THE WRITERS ARE AMAZING.
>> Jimmy: AND WHAT YOU GOT TO DO WITH THIS CHARACTER >> OH, MY GOODNESS
AND I WANT TO SAY THIS SUNDAY IS THE FINAL, RIGHT? OF THIRD SEASON.
>> Jimmy: YEP. >> AND I'M -- I'M WILLING TO GO SO FAR TO SAY THERE IS A SCENE
THAT MIGHT BE THE MOST INTENSE WORK I HAVE EVER DONE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY CAREER IN 1970
>> Jimmy: REALLY >> YES >> Jimmy: AND HOW IS THAT --
>> AND BILL TOOK ME THERE. BECAUSE AT HOME, I REHEARSE THE SCENE.
I THINK I'VE GOT IT DOWN AND THEN I GET TO THE SET AND I REALIZE, I WAS IN PERU, AND HE
WOULD LIKE ME IN BANGLADESH. HE TAKES ME TO A PLACE I HAD NEVER THOUGHT OF
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: I LOVE HOW YOU PUT IT THAT WAY
THIS IS ALL GOING TO GO IN THE MEMOIR I CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS
THING. I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP >> DO YOU WANT TO WRITE IT
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YES, I DO. HERE IS HENRY WINKLER IN
"BARRY." TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL >> LIKE A GHOST. >> WRONG
HOW DO YOU FEEL? >> EMBARRASSED >> SHE'S RIGHT
OKAY, NOW DO THE SCENE >> DOCTOR, THE GENERATORS ARE DOWN
IF WE DON'T GET THE ELECTRICITY BACK IN THE PARK, THE DINOSAURS WILL ESCAPE.
>> LET'S SPLIT UP. >> STOP. ALL RIGHT, DO YOU SEE THE
DIFFERENCE HUH? IT IS ALL IN THE BODY.
IT'S MUCH MORE REAL. NOW I BELIEVE SHE'S GOT THE CODE
HE'S GOING TO RIDE THE DINOSAUR IT WILL ALL BE FINE.
YOU'VE TO EMBRACE YOUR EMBARRASSMENT. "I WANT A LOLLIPOP
I WANT IT TO BE PURPLE." DO I LOOK LIKE A FOOL? NOT MY PROBLEM
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT
HENRY WINKLER. CHECK OUT THE SEASON FINALE OF "BARRY" THIS SUNDAY ON HBO AND
HBO MAX. YOU SMELL GREAT, BY THE WAY. YOU'RE A STUD.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH IMAN VELLANI STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS THE
STAR OF THE NEW MARVEL SERIES, "MS. MARVEL. IT PREMIERES TOMORROW ON DISNEY
PLUS EVERYONE, PLEASE WELCOME, IMAN VELLANI
* *
>> Jimmy: WELCOME. WELCOME TO THE TONIGHT SHOW. IT IS GREAT TO MEET YOU.
>> YEAH. YEAH [ LAUGHTER ]
THIS IS WEIRD. >> Jimmy: I'M VERY -- I WANT TO KNOW YOUR STORY.
I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU NOW FROM
"MS. MARVEL. BUT THIS IS YOUR FIRST ACTING GIG STRAIGHT OUT OF HIGH
SCHOOL >> HELL YEAH [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: HOW DOES IT HAPPEN AND I LOVE THAT IT HAPPENED. AND I LOVE THAT IT HAPPENED TO
YOU. BUT EXPLAIN TO EVERYONE. YOU GOT A -- WAS IT --
>> WHAT'S APP. >> Jimmy: YOU GOT A WHAT'S APP >> WHAT'S APP.
I GOT A WHAT'S APP MY -- MY AUNT FORWARDED ME A A WHAT'S APP OF THE CASTING
CALL SUPER SKETCHY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CASTING CALLS
LOOK LIKE. BUT I'M LIKE OBSESSED WITH MARVEL
OBSESSED WITH MS. MARVEL I READ ALL THE COMICS IN HIGH SCHOOL
DRESSED UP AS HER ON HALLOWEEN >> Jimmy: THIS IS YOU ON HALLOWEEN, BY THE WAY.
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: THIS IS -- [ AUDIENCE AWWs
SO, I MEAN, THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY REAL AND HAPPENING
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I MEAN, IT'S CRAZY HOW COOL
AND I LOVE YOUR AUNT, BY THE WAY. AND SENT YOU THIS THING.
AND THIS IS IT CASTING SEARCH FOR "MS. MARVEL.
>> IS THAT NOT A SCAM? >> Jimmy: I MEAN, IT LOOKS -- YEAH
THAT KIND OF COULD BE EASILY BE FAKE >> TOTALLY
>> Jimmy: BUT IT WASN'T. >> NO. I SENT IN A VERY ACADEMIC
RESUME AND THE ONLY HEADSHOT I HAD WAS LIKE, "I DID 30 HOURS OF
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND -- BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT GETS YOU ROLES.
YEAH, AND I SENT THEM MY SELF-TAPE AT LIKE 3:00 AM. WASN'T GOING TO DO IT.
AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, I GET A A CALL THEY'RE LIKE, "DO YOU HAVE A
A LAWYER WE WANT TO FLY TO L.A. AND I WAS LIKE, "I HAVE A MATH
TEST BUT COULD WE LIKE -- WE'LL FIGURE THIS OUT.
OKAY." >> Jimmy AND NOW - NOW THAT YOU'RE IN THE MCU, DID
YOU KNOW SECRETS AND STUFF THAT YOU'RE NOT - THAT WE DON'T KNOW
OH, WOW. >> I KNOW SECRETS. >> Jimmy: YOU KNOW SECRETS
>> WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK I KNOW SECRETS I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THEY'RE
LIKE HUMORING ME BUT, I THINK I KNOW SECRETS. IT'S LIKE POWER, YOU KNOW?
THE FIRST TIME WITH PEOPLE, IT'S LIKE MONEY AND FAME FOR ME, IT'S LIKE MCU SECRETS.
>> Jimmy: REALLY SO, YOU KNOW - >> I'M SET
YEAH >> Jimmy: LIKE, CAN YOU TELL ME A SECRET THAT YOU KNEW, THAT IS
OUT NOW BUT YOU COULDN'T TELL? >> NO. BUT, LIKE TOM HOLLAND --
FIRST TIME I MET HIM, THAT WAS EMBARRASING. NO, WE WERE TRYING TO GET THIS
TO HAPPEN. BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE MY LAST DAY, YOU KNOW, FILMING IN THE
ATLANTA STAGES BEFORE WE MOVED ON TO LOCATION AND HE -- I WAS LIKE, HALF
DRESSED, ABOUT TO GET ON MY SUPER SUIT AND THEY WERE LIKE, "OH, WE
NEED YOU IN MAKE-UP. AND I WAS LIKE, "OKAY, OKAY. I'LL JUST THROW THIS GIANT
PUFFY JACKET." AND I'M IN MAKE-UP AND WE GET A KNOCK
AND THEY'RE LIKE, "SOMEONE WANTS TO MEET YOU. AND I'M LIKE, "NO!
AND LIKE OKAY. AND SO, TOM HOLLAND CAME IN AND I WAS LIKE THIS THE ENTIRE
TIME AND HE GOES, "SO -- ABOUT? AND I'M LIKE, "OH, WHAT'S
SPIDER-MAN ABOUT?" CAUSE I'M TRYING TO BE SMART WITH HIM
AND HE FULLY JUST LIKE SHOWS ME A PHOTO OF LIKE HIM WITH ANDREW GARFIELD AND
TOBY McGUIRE AND I WAS LIKE, "DUDE! [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THAT'S THE SPOILER RIGHT THERE. THAT IS THE SPOILER.
WOW! CAN WE TALK ABOUT "MS. MARVEL" AND WHAT THE SHOW IS ABOUT
I KNOW IT'S A COMING OF AGE STORY ABOUT A GIRL DEALING WITH GETTING --
>> I CAN DO MORE THAN THAT OKAY KAMALA KHAN, 16-YEAR-OLD KID
FROM JERSEY CITY AND SHE'S OBSESSED WITH THE AVENGERS
OBSESSED WITH THE -- THE SIMPLICITY OF A HERO'S LIFE. THEY FIGHT CRIME
THEY LOOK COOL DOING IT. AND, YOU KNOW, CAPTAIN MARVEL DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO DEAL
WITH BOYS OR RELIGION OR HIGH SCHOOL OR GROWING PAINS OR CULTURE OR FAMILY DRAMA.
THE LIST GOES ON >> Jimmy: OF COURSE NOT. >> NO.
SO, YEAH, SHE KIND OF PINES FOR THAT LIFE AND NOW SHE HAS SUPER POWERS
SO, THAT'S COOL AND -- >> Jimmy: DO WE GET TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS?
>> WE GET TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. AND SHE BECOMES THIS, LIKE, BADASS VERSION OF WHAT A HERO
CAN LOOK LIKE. >> Jimmy: WELL, I CAN'T -- IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO A BETTER
PERSON CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
>> Jimmy: I'M SO HAPPY FOR -- COME BACK. CONTINUE SUCCESS
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: HERE WE GO
I'M GOING TO SHOW EVERYONE A A CLIP HERE'S IMAN VELLANI AS
"MS. MARVEL. TAKE A LOOK.
* >> LET ME GO YOU HAVE TO LET ME GO.
* * YES.
>> Jimmy: WOAH, IS THAT NOT FUN? COME ON!
IMAN VELLANI, EVERYBODY! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "MS. MARVEL" PREMIERE'S
TOMORROW ON DISNEY PLUS. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A A PERFORMANCE FROM MARCUS KING
STICK AROUND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: AW, HE'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES. HIS NEW ALBUM, "YOUNG BLOOD,"
IS OUT AUGUST 26th PERFORMING "HARD WORKING MAN," PLEASE WELCOME MARCUS KING
I DON'T EVEN NEE
A REASON WHY YOUR LOVE IS SO RIGHT * * I CAN'T WAIT UNTI
THE MORNING LIGH TO GET BAC WHEN I'M THROUGH *
* AND BRING MY LOVING ON HOME TO YOU HEY HONE
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND * * I BEEN WORKING ALL DA DOIN' THE BEST I CAN
GOT THAT EASY LOVIN' IF YOU'D TAKE MY HAND * * I'M A HARD WORKING MA
I'M A HARD WORKING MAN YES I AM JUST WAIT PAYDAY *
* I'M GONNA TAKE YO SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY BAB US TWO SKY BLU
BUT FIRST I GOTS TO * * MAKE A RUN OR TWO BOSS MAN HE'S ON THE LIN
SAID HE'S GONN GIVE ME OVERTIME * * HERE HE IS BABY
HEY HONE DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND I BEEN WORKING ALL DAY *
* DOIN' THE BEST I CAN * * GOT THAT EASY LOVIN IF YOU'D TAKE MY HAN
I'M A HARD WORKING MAN * * I'M A HARD WORKING MA WITH YOU I'VE GO
BET YOUR LIFE I AM * * *
HEY HONE DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND
I BEEN WORKING ALL DAY * * DOIN' THE BEST I CA GOT THAT EASY LOVIN'
IF YOU'D TAKE MY HAN I'M A HARD WORKING MAN * * I'M A HARD WORKING MA
YEAH HEY HONE DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND *
* I BEEN WORKING ALL DA DOIN' THE BEST I CAN GOT THAT EASY LOVIN'
IF YOU'D TAKE MY HAND * * I'M A HARD WORKING MA I'M A HARD WORKING MAN
I'M A HARD WORKING MAN * * WHOA BABY
OH HARD WORKING DARLIN' * *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: YES! THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT.
THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT RIGHT THERE. MARCUS KING.
HIS US TOUR KICKS OFF IN SEPTEMBER. MY THANKS TO MELISSA McCARTHY,
HENRY WINKLER, IMAN VELLANI, MARCUS KING ONCE AGAIN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YEAH AND THE ROOTS RIGHT THERE FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS.
GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY THANK YOU. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE