>> 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 - BEN STILLER.
LAVERNE COX. MUSICAL GUEST, MUNI LONG AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY
ROOTS CREW >> Questlove: 1599 >> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS,
JIMMY FALLON
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU! THANK YOU! OH, HI
I MISSED YOU WELCOME! WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME,
WELCOME! PLEASE ENJOY YOURSELVES! GOSH, I MISSED YOU GUYS.
WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW," EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YOU GUYS, WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE BACK. MY HEART IS RACING SO FAST
I FEEL LIKE I TOOK PILLS FROM A RUSSIAN FIGURE SKATER. [ LAUGHTER ]
I REALLY DO. THAT'S RIGHT THE BEIJING OLYMPICS ARE
OFFICIALLY OVER, BUT THERE'S STILL A MOMENT EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT.
DURING A RACE ON SATURDAY, IN ESPECIALLY COLD TEMPERATURES, A SKIER SUFFERED FROM -- WELL,
JUST LISTEN.
FINLAND EXPERIENCED FROZEN
PENIS WHILE COMPETING. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: WHAT
WHAT >> Jimmy: HE USED IT TO HIS ADVANTAGE THOUGH
FOR TWO OF THE TURNS, HE DIDN'T EVEN USE A SKI POLE. >> Steve: REALLY
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH, IT WAS INTERESTING TO WATCH
PEOPLE COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHEN HE WAS DOING A HAND STAND UNDER THE HAND DRYERS IN
THE MEN'S ROOM OH MY -- THANK GOD HE'S AN OLYMPIAN, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T
HAVE THE HAND STRENGTH I FEEL FOR THE GUY, BUT HE TRAINED FOR YEARS AND NOW
THAT'S WHAT COMES UP WHEN YOU GOOGLE HIM YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING
[ LAUGHTER ] HE WENT BACK TO THE LOCKER ROOM, TOOK OFF HIS UNIFORM, AND
HEARD -- [ GLASS BREAKING ] [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Steve: OH >> Jimmy: CLEAN THAT UP. THAT'S RIGHT
THE BEIJING OLYMPICS ARE OVER, AND THE 2026 GAMES ARE IN ITALY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT WILL BE FUN THAT WILL PROBABLY BE FUN.
WHEN YOU WIN A GOLD THERE, THEY JUST KIND OF PALM THE MEDAL DURING A HANDSHAKE
THEY GO "HEY THIS IS FOR YOU "GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING. COME HERE, A LITTLE SOMETHING
FOR YOU. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] WELL GUYS, THE BIG STORY RIGHT
NOW IS THAT THE U.S. IS ALL BUT CERTAIN RUSSIA IS GOING TO INVADE UKRAINE
AS WE SPEAK, PUTIN IS FLIPPING A COIN LIKE, "HEADS, I INVADE. TAILS, I INVADE SHIRTLESS.
[ LAUGHTER ] PUTIN'S ABOUT AS UNDECIDED AS WHEN A SERVER ASKS, IF YOU WANT
A SIDE SALAD OR FRIES? YOU GO - [ LAUGHTER ]
"I THINK WE KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO GET." TO AVOID WAR, FRENCH PRESIDENT,
EMMANUEL MACRON, IS TRYING TO ARRANGE A SIT DOWN WITH BIDEN AND PUTIN.
YEP, LEAVE IT TO FRANCE TO SETTLE A PROBLEM WITH A THREE WAY.
[ LAUGHTER ] UKRAINIAN TROOPS HAVE BEEN STANDING OUT THERE FOR MONTHS
WAITING FOR THE INVASION SOLDIERS ARE LIKE, "WE'RE FREEZING OUT HERE.
AND THEN THE SKIER FROM FINLAND IS LIKE, "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT FREEZING IS.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE LET'S JUST BE HONEST YOU HAVE NO IDEA."
MEANWHILE, IN OTHER NEWS, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST LAUNCHED HIS NEW SOCIAL MEDIA
APP, TRUTH SOCIAL. AND IT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER LAUNCHING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I MEAN, I THINK IT CRASHED I'M NOT SURE
I READ IT ON THE TRUTH SOCIAL APP. SOME BUSINESS NEWS, I SAW THAT
FAMILY DOLLAR HAS HAD TO SHUT DOWN HUNDREDS OF STORES DUE TO A RAT INFESTATION AT ONE OF ITS
WAREHOUSES IT'S BAD THE RATS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED
DOLLARS IN DAMAGES [ LAUGHTER ] AND FINALLY A MAN IN FLORIDA
WAS ARRESTED FOR A DUI, AND IS MAKING HEADLINES FOR TELLING OFFICERS THAT HE WAS HIGH AND
HAPPY WHEN THEY PULLED HIM OVER [ LAUGHTER ]
AND THIS IS REAL CAN WE SEE A PHOTO OF HIM? [ LAUGHTER ]
HE LOOKS LIKE A GUY WHO LIVES ON THE BORDER BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.
[ LAUGHTER ] CAN WE SEE HIM AGAIN YEAH
[ LAUGHTER ] THEY FOUND OUT THE MAN'S IDENTITY, HE'S THE OLYMPIC
SKIER FROM FINLAND >> Steve: REALLY [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: YEAH WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
*
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: GREAT CROWD RIGHT
THERE. IT IS MONDAY WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE BACK
WE HAVE A GREAT WEEK OF SHOWS AHEAD. UMA THURMAN WILL BE ON THE
SHOW [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE GORDON RAMSAY,
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS, AND U.S. OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST NATHAN CHEN WILL BE JOINING US
THIS WEEK. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE BUT FIRST, WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE
FOR YOU TONIGHT. YOU CAN SEE HIS NEW SERIES "SEVERANCE" EVERY FRIDAY ON
APPLE TV PLUS. BEN STILLER IS HERE TONIGHT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
FUNNY, TALENTED. >> Steve: SWEET, NICE. >> Jimmy: I LOVE THAT DUDE
>> Steve: LOVELY MAN >> Jimmy: PLUS SHE STARS ON THE NUMBER ONE SHOW ON NETFLIX
RIGHT NOW "INVENTING ANNA. LAVERNE COX IS HERE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
A LITTLE LATER IN THE SHOW, BEN, LAVERNE, AND I WILL BE PLAYING "TRUE CONFESSIONS.
>> Steve: OH OH >> Jimmy: STICK AROUND FOR
THAT AND WE HAVE GREAT MUSIC FROM MUNI LONG.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FIRST, I WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IAN, BY THE WAY, FROM
THE ROOTS. IAN HENDRICKSON-SMITH! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUDDY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, BUD, WE
LOVE YOU CONTINUING THE LOVE THROUGHOUT THE ROOTS, OVER THE BREAK --
QUESTLOVE GOT NOMINATED -- "SUMMER OF SOUL" GOT NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST
DOCUMENTARY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Steve: WOW!
>> Jimmy: NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU FOUND
OUT? >> Questlove: I WAS UP -- ACTUALLY, I HAD GOTTEN UP AT
4:30 IN THE MORNING AND GOTTEN DRESSED, PREPARED, AND THEN REALIZED THAT IT WAS TWO DAYS
BEFOREHAND SO THAT WAS - >> Jimmy: DO YOU NEED TO DO ANYTHING IF YOU ARE NOMINATED?
>> Questlove: YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE READY FOR, LIKE, INTERVIEWS ON ZOOM AND
EVERYTHING SO, I HAD, LIKE, GOTTEN UP AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING.
WAS, LIKE, TOM CRUISE DANCING IN THE HOUSE THEN I LOOK AT MY CALENDAR, WAS
LIKE, "OH, IT'S SUNDAY." SO, I WAS JUST IN MY PAJAMAS >> Jimmy: SO, YOU'RE IN YOUR
PJs AND THEN YOU JUST GET THE THING, AND THEN YOUR PHONE STARTS GOING CRAZY
>> Questlove: YEAH, I DID, LIKE, INTERVIEWS FOR FOUR HOURS, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, OH MY GOSH >> Questlove: IT WAS EXCITING THOUGH
I WOKE MY NEIGHBORS UP SCREAMING. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS, BUDDY. >> Questlove: THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: WELL DONE. "SUMMER OF SOUL" -- "SUMMER OF
SOUL" IS THE MOVIE CHECK IT OUT HIGGINS, DID YOU GET NOMINATED
FOR AN OSCAR OR ANYTHING >> Steve: THIS WEEK? >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> Steve: NO, NOT THIS WEEK. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: NOT THIS WEEK.
GUYS, IT'S TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE STORIES MAKING HEADLINES TODAY WITH GOOD WITH THE BAD
IT'S TIME FOR "PROS AND CONS."
* PROS AND CONS
AND PROS AND CON AND PROS * >> Jimmy: TONIGHT, WE'LL BE
TAKING A LOOK AT THE PROS AND CONS OF RETURNING FROM THE OLYMPICS
THE WINTER OLYMPICS JUST WRAPPED UP IN BEIJING, AND ALL THE ATHLETES ARE HEADED HOME
SO, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROS AND CONS OF RETURNING HOME FROM THE OLYMPICS.
HERE WE GO FIRST ONE, PRO, EVERYONE IN YOUR HOMETOWN WILL WANT TO TALK
TO YOU CON, EVERYONE IN YOUR HOMETOWN WILL WANT TO TALK TO YOU
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE PRO, TELLING YOUR NEIGHBOR YOU'RE A CURLING GOLD MEDALIST
CON, GETTING A TEXT THE NEXT DAY ASKING YOU TO SWEEP THEIR DRIVEWAY
[ APPLAUSE ] PRO, YOU JUST FINISHED THE MOST GRUELING FEAT OF ATHLETICISM IN
THE WORLD. CON, SPEED EATING A CINNABON OVER A TRASH CAN IN THE BEIJING
AIRPORT. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE WE'VE ALL DONE IT.
CAN'T JUST THROW THAT OUT. >> Steve: NO
>> Jimmy: NO, NO, NO PRO, SEEING YOUR FACE ON THE NEWS
CON, WITH THE HEADLINE, "OLYMPIAN SUFFERS FROZEN PENIS.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Steve: COME ON. THE NORTH POLE
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: PRO, TELLING YOUR PARENTS THAT YOU'RE A GOLD
MEDALIST CON, HAVING YOUR MOM RESPOND BY SAYING, "WELL, YOUR BROTHER'S
A LAWYER." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE PRO, YOU WERE ABLE TO SKATE
THREE MILES IN SIX MINUTES CON, NOW YOU HAVE TO WATCH YOUR UBER EATS DRIVER TAKE AN HOUR
TO DRIVE THREE BLOCKS. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE YOU'RE LIKE, "I CAN SEE YOU.
JUST STAY THERE. PRO, TRAINING YOUR WHOLE LIFE, SACRIFICING SO MUCH, AND
REPRESENTING YOUR COUNTRY. CON, FINDING OUT EVERYONE WAS WATCHING "EUPHORIA" INSTEAD.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE THAT'S NOT - THAT'S A BIG HIT SHOW.
AND FINALLY, PRO, FEELING THE THRILL OF THE 360 DEGREE SPIN AND FLIPS THROUGH THE AIR ON
YOUR SNOWBOARD CON, FEELING THE SAME THING ON YOUR FLIGHT HOME ON SPIRIT
AIRLINES THERE YOU HAVE IT. THOSE ARE THE "PROS AND CONS."
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH "TRUE CONFESSIONS," EVERYBODY, WITH BEN STILLER, LAVERNE COX
COME ON BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: WE CALLED HIS PHONE AND LEFT A MESSAGE ON HIS PHONE AND I GO HOLA!
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND WHAT YOU HEAR ON THE RECORD
TONIGHT SHOW." IT IS TIME TO PLAY A GAME OF DECEPTION CALLED "TRUE
CONFESSIONS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: MY FIRST OPPONENT TONIGHT IS AN AWARD WINNING ACTRESS WHO STARS IN THE NEW
NETFLIX SERIES, "INVENTING ANNA." PLEASE WELCOME LAVERNE COX
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* WELCOME. KIND OF FLOATED IN
LAVERNE AND I WILL BE FACING OFF AGAINST A MULTI-TALENTED ACTOR AND DIRECTOR
HIS NEW SERIES, "SEVERANCE," CAN BE SEEN EVERY FRIDAY ON APPLE TV PLUS.
PLEASE WELCOME BEN STILLER
*
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: BEAUTIFULLY. WHAT AN ENTRANCE
EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL. GOOD TO SEE YOU, PAL >> NICE TO SEE YOU
>> Jimmy: GUYS, THIS IS HOW EACH OF THIS WORKS IN FRONT OF EACH OF US ARE TWO
ENVELOPES CONTAINING CONFESSIONS. ONE IS TRUE.
THE OTHER IS A LIE ONCE YOU READ YOUR CONFESSION, THE OTHER TWO PLAYERS GET TO
INTERROGATE YOU, THEN THEY HAVE TO COME UP TO A UNANIMOUS DECISION
IS IT A TRUTH? OR IS IT A LIE LAVERNE, YOU'RE GOING TO GO
FIRST. WHICH ENVELOPE SHOULD SHE OPEN WHAT DO YOU THINK, BEN
>> I'M HOLDING UP TWO ENVELOPES. >> Jimmy: TWO.
>> RIGHT >> OKAY. >> TWO
>> Jimmy: RIGHT? GOOD [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE DIDN'T DO GOOD, SO THAT WASN'T PREARRANGED >> Jimmy: NO, THAT WASN'T --
>> IS THIS HOW IT IS AT THE RESTAURANT WHEN YOU'RE ORDERING
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOD >> WHEN I GOT "ORANGE IS THE
NEW BLACK," I CELEBRATED WITH A NICE DINNER. BUT THEN MY CARD WAS DECLINED,
WHICH WAS IRONIC BECAUSE MY CHARACTER WAS IN JAIL FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> ALL RIGHT >> THAT'S IRONY, RIGHT
>> Jimmy: WHAT YEAR WAS THIS "ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK"? IT WAS WHAT?
>> SO WE SHOT THE FIRST SEASON IN 2012, SO THAT WAS TEN YEARS AGO.
AND THE FIRST SEASON PREMIERED IN 2013. BUT WHEN I BOOKED THE SHOW
IN 2012, IT WAS AN INTENSE YEAR FOR ME I'VE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THIS
BEFORE PUBLICLY. IT WAS THE YEAR I TURNED 40. I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO STOP
ACTING, BECAUSE I WAS IN -- IN FEBRUARY OF 2012 >> I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE TALKING
A LOT. >> Jimmy: YOU'RE TALKING TOO MUCH, YEAH, TOO MUCH DETAIL.
[ LAUGHTER ] I ASKED ONE QUESTION, RIGHT? >> DO YOU WANT TO ASK ME A
A QUESTION >> Jimmy: YEAH >> ASK ME A QUESTION
>> Jimmy: WHY WERE YOU DECLINED WHY WAS IT DECLINED?
>> WHY IS ANYBODY'S CREDIT CARD DECLINED [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THAT'S TRUE, I DON'T KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHY --
>> DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY >> WHAT YEAR WERE CREDIT CARDS INVENTED
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: HE THROWS YOU OFF -- HE THROWS YOU OFF WITH THOSE
QUESTIONS. >> SO MR. STILLER, I KNOW I'M A WOMAN OF A CERTAIN AGE, BUT
I'M NOT THAT OLD >> NO, YEAH, OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION.
SIMPLE QUESTION. WHAT WAS THE RESTAURANT? >> THE RESTAURANT IS THIS
RESTAURANT CALLED L'EXPRESS HERE IN NEW YORK CITY. I ORDERED THE GRILLED SALMON
THAT YOU PUT ON A SALAD, BUT WITHOUT THE SALAD BECAUSE IT WAS LIGHTER AND CHEAPER THAN
THE SALMON YOU WOULD GET AS AN ENTRéE, AND THEN THAT WOULD HAVE A LOT OF SHREDDED PARMESAN
CHEESE ON THE SALMON - >> Jimmy: DOESN'T SOUND LIKE SOMETHING THAT NO ONE WITH A
A CREDIT CARD WOULD ORDER NORMALLY [ LAUGHTER ]
>> LIKE THE -- SHE ORDERS THEIR FRENCH FRIES, BECAUSE THEY'RE MY FAVORITE FRENCH FRIES IN THE
CITY THEY'RE SO DELICIOUS DO YOU KNOW --
YOU KNOW THE FRENCH FRIES -- THEY'RE REALLY GOOD FRENCH FRIES.
>> Jimmy: I DO KNOW. THE FRITES >> FRENCH FRIES.
>> POMMES FRITES >> Jimmy: POMMES FRITES. I AM SAYING ABSOLUTELY THIS IS
A LIE. >> TOTAL LIE [ LAUGHTER ]
* >> Jimmy: LAVERNE COX. IS THIS THE TRUTH OR IS IT A
A LIE? >> IT'S A LIE. *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: OKAY IT IS MY TURN RIGHT NOW.
WHICH ENVELOPE SHOULD I OPEN ONE OR TWO [ AUDIENCE YELLING ]
ONE? >> ONE >> Jimmy: I WAS ONE OF THE
VOICES ON U2'S HIT SONG, "VERTIGO." [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WHAT YEAR WAS THE SONG RELEASED >> Jimmy: THE SONG -
[ LAUGHTER ] IT WAS RELEASED -- IT'S GOT TO BE 2005 OR SOMETHING
>> THAT SOUNDS, LIKE, RIGHT, YEAH >> Jimmy: THIS WAS -- YEAH
>> HOW DID IT HAPPEN >> Jimmy: I WAS AT A PARTY WITH BONO
[ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT'S BELIEVABLE >> Jimmy: MICHAEL STIPE WAS ONE
OF THE PEOPLE THERE. WE HAD A BUNCH OF FRIENDS HANGING OUT AND HE WAS TALKING
ABOUT RECORDING HIS NEW ALBUM. I SAID, "COOL. AND HE GOES, "LET ME PLAY YOU
A SONG," AND HE PLAYED ME, "VERTIGO" ON HIS PHONE [ LAUGHTER ]
>> AND SO, I WANT TO CROSS CHECK THIS WITH THE INVENTION OF THE iPHONE.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH, I DON'T KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN
iPHONE >> THERE WERE NO iPHONES IN 2004, OBVIOUSLY
>> ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY IT ON A BLACKBERRY >> Jimmy: I THINK IT WAS AN
MP3 PLAYER MAYBE NOT. IT WAS SOMETHING
>> AND NOW, OKAY SO I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED EVERYTHING IS CHANGING NOW
>> Jimmy: SO HE GOES, "BUT I WANT TO ADD SOME PART HERE AFTER 'HELLO HELLO.'
AND HE GOES, "I WANT TO SAY 'HELLO.' CAN WE GET ALL OF YOU TO SCREAM HELLO?
WE CALLED HIS PHONE AND LEFT THE MESSAGE ON HIS PHONE AND I GO "HOLA!"
[ LAUGHTER ] AND WHAT YOU HEAR ON THE RECORD IS ME ON BONO'S VOICEMAIL
SINGING "HOLA! [ LAUGHTER ] HOLA
HELLO, HELLO HOLA >> I THINK IT'S TRUE
>> I THINK IT'S TRUE AS WELL * >> Jimmy: IT IS A LIE.
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> WOW
NOT BAD. >> Jimmy: HERE WE GO RIGHT NOW BEN, IT IS YOUR --
I WILL SAY FOR, BEN STILLER, NUMBER ONE OR TWO? ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE DOING
NUMBER TWO >> ALL RIGHT, DO NUMBER TWO. >> HE'S A LEGEND
>> THANK YOU >> HE LAUGHS AS HE LOOKS AT IT >> I ALMOST MADE A MOVIE WITH
MICK JAGGER. [ LAUGHTER ] >> WHAT MOVIE DID YOU ALMOST
MAKE WITH MICK JAGGER? >> Jimmy: SIMILAR TO MY STORY. >> I ALMOST MADE A MOVIE WITH
MICK JAGGER THAT WAS A CONCERT FILM THAT I WAS GOING TO DIRECT AND ACT IN WITH MYSELF AND
BRAD PITT. BASED ON THE STORY THAT THESE TWO SUPER FANS WERE FOLLOWING
THE ROLLING STONES ALL AROUND, AND I WAS ONE AND BRAD PITT WAS THE OTHER ONE AND --
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR A A LONG TIME, AND I KNOW THAT
YOU -- >> WOW >> Jimmy: LOVE CRAZY STORIES
YOU HAVE SOME CRAZY STORIES. DIDN'T YOU -- YOU ONCE ALMOST FOUGHT BOOM BOOM MANCINI IN THE
RING >> YEAH, I DID [ LAUGHTER ]
I WAS GOING TO A BOXING GYM. >> BOOM BOOM MANCINI, WERE THEY ON THE -- WAS IT FLINTSTONES,
BOOM BOOM MANCINI? >> BOXING CHAMPION >> Jimmy: FAMOUS BOXER
[ LAUGHTER ] YOU'RE THINKING OF BAM BAM [ TALKING OVER EACH OTHER
>> Jimmy: NOT BOOM BOOM, BAM BAM. WAIT, SORRY.
[ LAUGHTER ] THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BOOM BOOM OR BAM BAM
>> SO, THIS DEFINITELY HAPPENED WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS FILM
WHERE WE FOLLOW THEM AROUND AND MICK, ACTUALLY -- IT WAS HIS IDEA AND HE WANTED TO DO THE
FILM AND - >> Jimmy: WHAT DID HE SAY TO YOU?
"LET'S GO. I GOT TO DO A MOVIE. >> RIGHT, YES, BUT I'VE GOT
CONVINCE -- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT TO SAY, YOU DO THE - >> Jimmy: HE SAYS WHAT
>> HE SAID I REALLY -- I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA FOR A A CONCERT FILM
>> Jimmy: I REALLY THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA FOR A CONCERT FILM
[ LAUGHTER ] >> BUT I'VE GOT TO CONVINCE THE REST OF THE BAND
>> Jimmy: BUT I'VE GOT TO CONVINCE THE REST OF THE BAND! [ LAUGHTER ]
'CAUSE KEITH REALLY ISN'T INTO IT [ JIMMY RAMBLING
NONSENSICALLY * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: I DON'T KNOW I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT YEAR WAS IT >> THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT HAPPENED
THIS WAS, LIKE, 1992, 3. >> Jimmy: THIS IS SO BELIEVABLE THAT I THINK IT'S NOT
BELIEVABLE >> I THINK HE'S LYING. >> Jimmy: WHAT DO YOU GUYS
THINK? >> WHAT DO YOU THINK [ AUDIENCE SAYS "LIE"
>> Jimmy: THEY THINK LIE -- WAIT, BUT -- ALL RIGHT, BEN STILLER, WE'RE ALL GOING TO
SAY IT'S A LIE >> IT'S A LIE? >> Jimmy: IS IT?
>> IT'S TRUE * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: HE'S THE BEST! THAT'S WHY HE'S THE GREATEST THAT IS WHY HE'S THE GREATEST.
THAT IS WHY BEN STILLER IS THE GREATEST, RIGHT THERE. >> TOLD YOU HE'S A LEGEND.
>> Jimmy: "TRUE CONFESSIONS" EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
MY THANKS TO LAVERNE COX AND BEN STILLER. "TRUE CONFESSIONS.
WE'RE TALKING TO BEN MORE AFTER THE BREAK. STICK AROUND
ALL TRUTH FROM NOW ON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: OUR FIRST GUEST IS A A VERY TALENTED ACTOR AND DIRECTOR WHOSE NEW SERIES,
"SEVERANCE," CAN BE SEEN EVERY FRIDAY ON APPLE TV PLUS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE
WELCOME BEN STILLER!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: OH, IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE YOU. >> GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> Jimmy: THANKS FOR BEING HERE IN PERSON. I MEAN, THIS IS --
>> YEAH, MAN THIS IS EXCITING I HAVEN'T DONE A TALK SHOW IN
PERSON FOR YEAR -- LITERALLY YEARS. >> Jimmy: IT'S BEEN YEARS.
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: YOU KNOW WHAT'S INTERESTING?
WE'RE PLAYING THE "TRUE CONFESSIONS" GAME AND THEN WE'RE -- WE'RE TELLING LIES AND
ALL THIS STUFF AND I JUST HAPPENED TO MENTION THAT YOU ONCE FOUGHT "BOOM
BOOM" MANCINI IN THE RING. AND -- >> I DIDN'T -- I DIDN'T FIGHT
HIM. >> Jimmy: WELL -- >> I JUST -- WE SPARRED FOR
A SECOND >> Jimmy: THAT COUNTS. [ LAUGHTER ]
DUDE, I -- >> I MEAN, WE WENT TO TOURISTS AND QUESTLOVE GOES, "COME HERE
FOR A SECOND." HE GOES, "DID HE FIGHT -- DID HE SAY HE FOUGHT 'BOOM BOOM'?"
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: I GO -- BUT LIKE, EXPLAIN IT
THIS IS REAL [ LAUGHTER ] >> THERE WAS THIS GYM IN
SANTA MONICA THAT A FRIEND OF MINE HAD >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> AND IT WAS ACTUALLY -- I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ALLOWED TO SAY, IT WAS OWNED BY BOB DYLAN
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU CAN SAY THAT >> AND IT WAS UNDERNEATH A
A SYNAGOGUE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: BOB -- SO
BOB DYLAN -- >> IT WAS A BOXING GYM UNDERNEATH THE SYNAGOGUE
>> Jimmy: IT WAS A TRUE STORY? >> AND -- AND A LOT OF ACTORS WENT THERE
DAVID DUCHOVNY WENT THERE. AND PETE BERG. AND GARRY SHANDLING.
>> Jimmy: GARRY SHANDLING. >> AND -- [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: AND -- BUT THEN, WOULD YOU -- WOULD YOU DO -- >> WHO WAS, LIKE, A REALLY GOOD
BOXER, BY THE WAY. >> Jimmy: DID YOU EVER SEE, LIKE, ANYONE FIGHT BOB DYLAN
>> I THINK -- I FEEL LIKE GARRY GOT IN THE RING TO GET GOING >> Jimmy: GARRY -- GARRY GOT
INTO THE RING TO FIGHT BOB DYLAN? [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I THINK HE DID. BUT -- >> Questlove: THIS WAS IN HIS
STORY. >> Jimmy: NO, THIS IS IN A -- THIS IS A MOVIE.
>> IT'S INSANE >> Jimmy: AND THEN YOU GET IN THE RING --
>> YEAH. AND I GET IN THE RING -- AND THEN ONE DAY --
>> Jimmy: YOU'RE HOPING TO FIGHT A COMEDIAN, MAYBE? >> YEAH.
RIGHT, RIGHT EXACTLY. >> Jimmy: AND "BOOM BOOM"
MANCINI WAS THERE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> AND HE SAYS, "HEY, COME ON.
GET IN THE RING. SO WE, LIKE, WENT A LITTLE BIT AND, YOU KNOW, HE WAS REALLY
VERY NICE. AND HE DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY HEAD SHOTS.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A A BOXER. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO, LIKE,
WORK OUT >> Jimmy: OF COURSE. >> BUT, YOU KNOW, THE SECOND
YOU GET, LIKE, A LITTLE TAP ON THE NOSE -- [ LAUGHTER ]
I JUST, LIKE, WANT TO CRY AND GO TO MY MOMMY [ LAUGHTER ]
AND GO HOME. >> Jimmy: YEAH, EXACTLY. YOU'RE -- I'M A COMEDIAN,
PLEASE I DON'T DO THIS. I'M JUST DOING THIS FOR FUN.
WORK OUT >> YEAH. BUT IT WAS -- YEAH, IT WAS
AMAZING. I MEAN, AN AMAZING PLACE >> Jimmy: WELL, YOU'RE A
A SPORT -- >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: YOU GO TO THE KNICK
GAMES. I SEE YOU AT THE KNICK GAMES >> YES
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH >> Jimmy: DID YOU LIKE THE OLYMPICS
>> I DID -- I DO YOU KNOW I DO LIKE THE OLYMPICS
I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A -- YOU KNOW, I RESIST THE OLYMPICS EVERY TIME THEY COME AROUND.
>> Jimmy: OH >> A LITTLE BIT, JUST BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH
IT'S SUCH A BIG DEAL >> Jimmy: YEAH >> AND THEN, YEAH, AND THEN IT
JUST, SORT OF, LIKE IT'S ALWAYS, LIKE, SO, LIKE I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO JUST LIVE MY
LIFE I'M NOT GOING TO GET -- GET INTO THIS BECAUSE I'VE GOT TOO
MUCH GOING ON. >> Jimmy: YEAH >> AND THEN, OF COURSE, IT'S
JUST UBIQUITOUS. AND YOU KNOW, INEVITABLY, I GET PULLED IN BECAUSE I'M, LIKE,
SITTING IN BED AT 11:30 AT NIGHT AND, YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M THERE.
AND FOR, YOU KNOW, IN 15 MINUTES I'M JUST, LIKE, OBSESSED WITH MEN'S SLOPESTYLE
SNOWBOARD. >> Jimmy: YEAH [ LAUGHTER ]
>> AND I -- AND I HAVE THIS WITH ME. DEEP INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE,
AND I'M EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED >> Jimmy: AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
>> YES, AND MY -- MY WIFE WILL COME IN AND SAY, LIKE, "WHAT'S GOING ON?"
I'M LIKE, "OH, MY GOD. RED GERARD JUST NAILED HIS 1620 SWITCH BACKSIDE."
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE AND THEN -- >> Jimmy: RED GERARD
>> YEAH. YEAH AND THEN THE JUDGE --
>> Jimmy: RED GERARD [ LAUGHTER ] >> AND THEN THE JUDGE --
McMORRIS DOES IT AGAIN HE DOES THE SAME TRICK, AND THE JUDGE GIVES McMORRIS A HIGHER
SCORE. [ LAUGHTER ] WHEN IS THE IOC GOING TO CLAMP
DOWN ON INTERNATIONAL SKATE FEDERATIONS AND POLICE THE JUDGING PROTOCOLS SO WE CAN
HAVE FAIR AND BALANCED JUDGING >> Jimmy: THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M --
[ LAUGHTER ] [ APPLAUSE ] FINALLY.
>> BUT 20 MINUTES EARLIER, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT RED GERARD
WAS. [ LAUGHTER ] I -- IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BEN
AND JERRY'S, LIKE, FLAVOR. AND I'M READY TO GO TO THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
AND, YOU KNOW, FIGHT FOR HIM >> Jimmy: YOU KNOW, FOR RED GERARD
>> YES >> Jimmy: BUT YOU ARE A SPORTY GUY.
>> I DO LIKE SPORTS. YEAH, I LOVE TENNIS. I'M A REALLY BIG TENNIS --
>> Jimmy: DO YOU PLAY? >> I PLAY A LITTLE BIT BUT I'M A HUGE RAFA NADAL FAN.
HE JUST WON THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN >> Jimmy: HE'S UNBELIEVABLE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> RAFA IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE --
>> Jimmy: NADAL IS UNBELIEVABLE >> HE JUST HAD THE MOST
INCREDIBLE COMEBACK OF ALL TIME -- >> Jimmy: YEAH, I WATCHED IT
>> AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN. IT AMAZING I GOT TO KNOW HIM A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT -- I DON'T KNOW, ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS AGO HE WAS -- WE WERE AT A
A TOURNAMENT AND WE WERE -- WE RAN INTO HIS PEOPLE, THEN GOT INTRODUCED
SO WE, SORT OF, STAYED IN TOUCH. AND HE INVITED ME A FEW YEARS
BACK TO SEE AN EXHIBITION MATCH AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, WHICH WAS REALLY EXCITING.
AND WE GOT TO SIT IN THE FRONT ROW. AND IT WAS HIM AND
JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO, WHO IS ANOTHER AMAZING ARGENTINIAN PLAYER
AND THEY'RE DOING THE MATCH. AND ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE MATCH, NADAL STOPS AND HE GOES,
"WAIT, SHOULD WE MAKE IT DOUBLES? [ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S MY NADAL IMPRESSION >> Jimmy: THAT'S NOT BAD [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. >> Jimmy: AND -- AND THEN HE TURNS -- THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
ANYONE'S DONE A RAFAEL NADAL >> YEAH, HE'S -- YEAH, AND HE SAYS "DOUBLES"
AND HE LOOKS AT ME AND HE GOES, "COME ON, BEN STILLER, BEN STILLER.
COME ON. [ LAUGHTER ] AND HE -- AND HE COMES UP TO ME
AND HE -- YEAH, AND HE PULLS ME OUT OF THE CROWD >> Jimmy: NO
>> SO, WHICH IS SIMULTANEOUSLY, LIKE, THE GREATEST -- YEAH, I'M HAVING LIKE -- IT'S LIKE A
A DREAM COME TRUE TO BE IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. AND PEOPLE START CHEERING.
AND ALSO, IT'S THIS NIGHTMARE THAT'S HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY
[ LAUGHTER ] BECAUSE I REALIZE I REALLY DON'T PLAY TENNIS.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS IF I DON'T HAVE TO >> AND I'M DRESSED IN STREET
CLOTHES. YOU KNOW, USUALLY, I WEAR TENNIS SHOES
IRONICALLY, I'M WEARING SHOE BOOTS. LIKE, LEATHER SHOE BOOTS
SO -- AND I GOT OUT THERE AND THEN DEL POTRO PULLS -- HE GOES, "WAIT A MINUTE
I MUST HAVE A PARTNER. AND HE PULLS AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL OUT OF THE CROWD
[ LAUGHTER ] LIKE THE CUTEST LITTLE 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT. >> AND, YOU KNOW -- AND IMMEDIATELY I JUST DIED INSIDE
BECAUSE I KNEW THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS THING ALIVE >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> BECAUSE I -- IF I HIT A A WINNER ON THE 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL, EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW,
HATES ME >> Jimmy: THEY HATE YOU. RIGHT.
>> AND THEN I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SKILLS TO, SORT OF, LIKE, YOU KNOW, TO HOLD IT BACK.
BECAUSE I'M LIKE, "THIS -- IT'S ALL OR NOTHING." >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> AND SO -- [ LAUGHTER ] YOU KNOW IT WOULD BE -- SO, YOU
KNOW, NADAL SERVES IT. THE 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL HITS IT BACK PERFECTLY ACROSS THE NET.
THE CROWD CHEERS, COMES TO ME, BOOM, RIGHT INTO THE NET [ LAUGHTER ]
IMMEDIATELY JUST LIKE -- JUST ALL OF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, UGH.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH >> AND BASICALLY WE PLAY FOUR
MORE POINTS EVERY TIME THE GIRL HITS IT, THEY CHEER EVERY TIME
IT WENT BACK INTO THE NET FOUR TIMES. AND DEL POTRO PUTS THE GIRL ON
HIS SHOULDERS AND THEY'RE CHEERING AND SHE WALKS OFF AND I WALK -- I DIDN'T MAKE EYE
CONTACT WITH NADAL, MY WIFE, ANYBODY. [ LAUGHTER ]
IT WAS -- >> Jimmy: ANYONE IN THE CROWD. >> BUT THE GOOD THING THAT CAME
OUT OF THIS WAS THAT I RESOLVED TO BECOME THE BEST TENNIS PLAYER IN THE WORLD.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
>> AND THE LITTLE GIRL, I WANT A REMATCH WITH HER [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WELL, I WILL SAY THAT I DO FEEL -- [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU YEAH I FEEL LIKE -- I DO FEEL LIKE
SHE WAS A RINGER >> Jimmy: YEAH >> SHE HAD -- SHE HAD ABILITIES
BEYOND HER, WHAT SHE HAD SEEN. >> Jimmy: YEAH, AND NOW YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING
>> YES, NOW I'M READY. NOW I'M READY. >> Jimmy: BUT IS SHE MORE
READY? >> SHE'S PROBABLY PLAYING ON THE PRO TEAM RIGHT NOW, FOR
SURE >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR SHOW, "SEVERANCE" WHEN WE COME
BACK >> OKAY. >> Jimmy: MORE BEN STILLER WHEN
WE COME BACK, EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> IN 2008, I DID A REALITY SHOW CALLED "I WANNA WORK FOR DIDDY.
>> Jimmy: I REMEMBER THIS SHOW >> IT WAS MY PHASE OF SAYING YES TO EVERYTHING.
>> Jimmy: YEAH DID YOU WANT TO WORK FOR DIDDY >> NO, GIRL.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME BACK BEN STILLER IS JOINING US RIGHT NOW.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AH, WE LOVE YOU. BEN, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
NEW SHOW YOUR NEW SERIES, "SEVERANCE" IS ON APPLE TV PLUS
I LOVE IT. IT'S GETTING GREAT REVIEWS CONGRATS, BY THE WAY
>> THANKS, MAN >> Jimmy: ADAM SCOTT, WHO I LOVE AS WELL -- IT'S A TRIPPY
CONCEPT. >> YEAH, IT'S -- I'M NOT IN IT I DIRECTED IT WITH ANOTHER
DIRECTOR, AOIFE McARDLE, A A GREAT DIRECTOR, AND PRODUCED BUT IT'S ADAM SCOTT STARRING
WITH TRISHA ARQUETTE, AND JOHN TURTURRO, CHRIS WALKEN, GREAT, GREAT CAST.
BUT HE PLAYS THE GUY WHO WORKS AT A COMPANY WHERE YOU GET A A CHIP IMPLANTED IN YOUR HEAD.
AND WHEN YOU GO TO WORK, YOU GO IN THE ELEVATOR, AND THE CHIP GETS TRIGGERED AND YOU DON'T
REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU GO DOWN TO WORK. AND THEN YOU DO YOUR WORK DAY
AND THEN AT WORK YOU LEAVE AND THE CHIP GETS TRIGGERED AGAIN AND YOU DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING
THAT HAPPENED AT WORK. [ AUDIENCE OHS] SO, IT'S - >> Jimmy: IT'S TRIPPY, YEAH.
SO IT'S A TRIPPY THING >> AND YEAH, SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A -- IT'S NOT REALLY
SCI-FI, BUT IT'S LIKE A WEIRD, LIKE, KIND OF ALTERNATE REALITY.
AND -- YEAH, WHICH WAS ALSO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WORKING ON IT IN OUR OWN ALTERNATE REALITY
WE'VE ALL BEEN LIVING IN - >> Jimmy: WITH COVID, YEAH >> THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> Jimmy: WHAT WAS -- IT MUST HAVE BEEN TRIPPY DOING THAT. >> YEAH, BECAUSE WE -- WELL, WE
ENDED UP SHOOTING FOR A LONG TIME AND IT HAS BEEN REALLY HARD TO
DO STUFF, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE PRODUCTIONS JUST IN TERMS OF ALL THE PROTOCOLS AND
EVERYTHING SO -- AND THE SHOW TAKE PLACE IN THIS SORT OF, LIKE, KIND OF
LIKE WEIRD, KIND OF MAZE-LIKE ENVIRONMENT OF THESE WHITE, NONDESCRIPT HALLS THAT ARE
BELOW THE BUILDING, THE MAIN BUILDINGS WHERE EVERYBODY WORKS.
SO WE WOULD GO TO WORK IN THE SOUND STAGE. AND YOU GET TO THE SOUND STAGE,
AND THEN YOU'D HAVE TO WALK DOWN THESE LONG, WHITE, MAZE-LIKE HALLS TO GET TO THE
SOUND STAGE THAT WAS LONG, WHITE, MAZE-LIKE HALLS [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> YEAH, AND THEN WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU GOT ALL THE WAY TO
THE END OF THE LONG MAZE HALL WAS JOHN TURTURRO AND CHRIS WALKEN WITH SURGICAL
GLOVES AND MASKS [ LAUGHTER ] WHICH WAS ACTUALLY A NIGHTMARE
I HAD AS A TEENAGER. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: A FEVER DREAM YOU
HAD. >> I MEAN, IT WAS DEFINITELY CHALLENGING, BUT IT WAS ALSO,
KIND OF, I THINK, CONTRIBUTED TO THE VIBE OF THE SHOW ALSO >> Jimmy: HOW MANY EPISODES ARE
THERE? >> NINE EPISODES FOR THE FIRST SEASON
>> Jimmy: THERE'S TWO OUT RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE BOTH AWESOME
I JUST FINISHED THE SECOND ONE YESTERDAY. EVERY FRIDAY THEY COME OUT,
RIGHT? >> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: ON APPLE TV PLUS
>> YES >> Jimmy: AND YOU'VE GOT TO CHECK IT OUT
IT IS -- >> CAN I JUST SAY, CONGRATS, MAN, ON THAT MOVIE
IT'S SO AMAZING. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: OF COURSE, OF COURSE
YOU HAVE TO. >> SO AMAZING. >> Jimmy: THANK YOU.
>> AS A -- YEAH. I WORSHIP YOU AS A DRUMMER AND A MUSICIAN AND BUT ALSO NOW AS
A FILMMAKER AND I GREW UP IN NEW YORK SO, LIKE, JUST TO HAVE THAT
EXPERIENCE OF SEEING THAT WHOLE EVENT THAT HAPPENED NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THE
EMOTIONALITY OF THAT MOVIE WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL SO CONGRATS, MAN
>> Jimmy: THAT'S AWESOME [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT RIGHT
THERE. I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FIRST
EPISODE OF "SEVERANCE. CHECK THIS OUT
>> YOU'LL LEAVE AT 5:00. WELL, ACTUALLY THEY STAGGER OUR EXITS, SO 5:15
BUT IT WON'T FEEL LIKE IT, NOT TO THIS VERSION OF YOU, ANYWAY >> DO I HAVE A FAMILY?
>> YOU'LL NEVER KNOW >> I HAVE NO CHOICE. >> WELL, EVERY TIME YOU FIND
YOURSELF HERE, IT'S BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO COME BACK >> Jimmy: BEN STILLER,
EVERYONE, RIGHT THERE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE NEW EPISODES OF "SEVERANCE" CAN
BE SEEN FRIDAYS ON APPLE TV PLUS LAVERNE COX JOINS US AFTER THE
BREAK. STICK AROUND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS AN AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS AND
PRODUCER WHO STARS IN THE NEW SERIES, "INVENTING ANNA," WHICH IS STREAMING RIGHT NOW ON
NETFLIX. PLEASE WELCOME LAVERNE COX EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: WOW. WOW.
THAT IS HOW YOU MAKE AN ENTRANCE >> NICE.
>> Jimmy: WELCOME. THANK YOU. >> YEAH, THAT IS ABOUT AN
AMAZING BAND THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO DANCE. >> Jimmy: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT
>> SHOUT OUT TO THE BAND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
YOU'VE RECENTLY BEEN NAMED "E's" RED CARPET HOST. >> YES
>> Jimmy: THIS IS -- THIS IS A A BIG DEAL [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> YES >> Jimmy: THIS IS A BIG DEAL >> WE -- IT'S SUCH AN HONOR AND
I -- I'M HAVING SUCH A GOOD TIME WE JUST DID THE "PEOPLE'S
CHOICE AWARDS" A FEW MONTHS AGO AND ON SUNDAY, WE'RE DOING THE "SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS.
THE S.A.G. AWARDS. AND I LOVE ARTISTS I LOVE ACTORS.
THE S.A.G. AWARDS ARE ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN AND IT IS STAR STUDDED
I -- WHEN I GOT THE LIST OF THE PEOPLE I'M POTENTIALLY INTERVIEWING, I WAS --
I REALLY HAD A GASP, BUT I WAS LIKE, "I NEED TO REALLY GET IT TOGETHER."
BECAUSE THERE ARE NAMES LIKE -- >> Jimmy: WHO -- WHO ARE YOU
EXCITED ABOUT? >> PEOPLE LIKE LEONARDO DiCAPRIO.
>> Jimmy: UH-HUH >> LIKE, IF YOU'RE AN ACTOR AND -- LEONARDO DiCAPRIO IS,
LIKE, AN ACTOR >> Jimmy: YEAH >> DENZEL WASHINGTON IS AN
ACTOR. >> Jimmy: YEAH, HE'S UNBELIEVABLE
YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] CATE BLANCHETT, "CATE THE
GREAT. >> Jimmy: NO "CATE THE GREAT," SHE'S
UNBELIEVABLE >> IT'S FUN, THOUGH, BECAUSE IT'S TWO HOURS
I -- I REALIZED THE DAY I WAS LIKE, "I CAN'T GO TO THE BATHROOM
I CAN'T LEAVE. I HAVE TO BE ON THE RED CARPET FOR TWO HOURS.
SO I STOPPED ALL LIQUIDS AT 2:00 P.M >> Jimmy: THAT'S SMART
>> BECAUSE THE RED CARPET STARTS AT 6:00 P.M AND YOU'RE THERE THE WHOLE
TIME AND THERE'S ALL THIS STUFF COMING AT YOU, BUT YOU HAVE TO
BE ON YOUR TOES AND BE ON -- THINK ON YOUR FEET AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
AND THAT'S, ACTUALLY, REALLY FUN AND EXCITING >> Jimmy: YOU'VE HAD A BUNCH OF
JOBS, BUT THIS ONE I READ ABOUT AND IT MADE ME LAUGH BECAUSE I GO, "I DON'T KNOW IF I REMEMBER
THIS." BUT I REMEMBER THE SHOW, KIND OF
WAS IT LIKE, "I WILL WORK FOR DIDDY," OR SOMETHING OR --
>> "I WANT TO WORK FOR DIDDY." I WAS ON -- I -- IN 2008, I DID A REALITY SHOW CALLED "I WANT
TO WORK FOR DIDDY. >> Jimmy: I REMEMBER THE SHOW. YEAH
>> IT WAS MY PHASE OF SAYING "YES" TO EVERYTHING. >> Jimmy: YEAH
DID YOU WANT TO WORK FOR DIDDY >> NO, GIRL. [ LAUGHTER ]
NO IT WAS AN -- [ LAUGHTER ]
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT'S IT. I DON'T KNOW
I CAN'T TAKE THAT. >> IT WAS AN -- IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON
TELEVISION THIS WAS 2008. SAY, LIKE, A TRANS-PERSON HAD
NEVER BEEN ON A COMPETITION REALITY SHOW IN 2008 >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> IT WAS ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE CASTING DIRECTOR
I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO DO IT, BUT THEY LOVED ME. AND I THINK I -- BECAUSE I
DIDN'T CARE, I WENT IN I WAS MYSELF AND THE INTERESTING OF THEM --
THERE ARE SO MANY INTERESTING THINGS THAT HAPPENED ON THAT SHOW
BECAUSE I WATCHED "MAKING THE BAND," I KNEW THAT DIDDY WOULD WAKE YOU UP IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE NIGHT TO DO STUFF. AND I WAS LIKE, "I DO NOT WANT TO BE ON NATIONAL TELEVISION
WITHOUT MY MAKEUP AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING. SO, AT NIGHT, I WOULD WASH ALL
MY MAKEUP OFF, REAPPLY IT, AND THEN GO TO SLEEP [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: SEE? THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT [ CHEERS ]
>> AND SURE ENOUGH -- >> Jimmy: GENIUS >> THE SECOND CHALLENGE, WE
WERE WAKENED AT, LIKE, 2:00 OR 3:00 IN THE MORNING, AND I WOKE UP
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: AND HERE YOU ARE NOW >> YES
>> Jimmy: HERE YOU ARE NOW I WANT TO TALK ABOUT "INVENTING ANNA" TOO.
>> OH, MY -- >> Jimmy: YOU'RE DOING IT GREAT, THOUGH.
EVERYONE IS CRUSHING ON THE SHOW IT'S -- CONGRATS
NUMBER ONE SHOW ON NETFLIX >> THANK YOU THANK YOU.
>> Jimmy: NOT TOO BAD. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE NUMBER ONE SHOW ON NETFLIX
BUT YOUR -- YOUR CHARACTER IS BASED ON A REAL PERSON >> YES
I PLAY -- SO "INVENTING ANNA" IS ABOUT THIS WOMAN NAMED ANNA DELVEY, AKA ANNA SOROKIN,
WHO IS A FAKE HEIRESS, WHO CONNED THE NEW YORK SOCIAL SCENE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
IT'S BASED ON A TRUE STORY AND I PLAY A WOMAN NAMED KACY DUKE, WHO IS OUR PERSONAL
TRAINER AND SHE'S A LIFE COACH AND I GOT TO MEET KACY SHE TRAINED ME
I HAD A FOUR HOUR LUNCH WITH HER WHERE SHE TOLD ME HER LIFE STORY.
LIFE SHE'S -- SPEAKING OF DENZEL WASHINGTON.
SHE TRAINED EVERYONE FROM DENZEL WASHINGTON TO LENNY KRAVITZ TO
JULIANNE MOORE AND SHE'S BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR, YOU KNOW, OVER 30 YEARS
SHE'S A LEGEND AND SHE'S THIS REALLY SPIRITUAL WOMAN WHO IS INCREDIBLE.
AND SHE GOT, SORT OF, ROPED INTO THIS CRAZY, CRAZY SCHEME WHERE SHE'S --
>> Jimmy: WHAT DID SHE THINK OF YOUR PERFORMANCE >> SHE HAS BEEN SO -- AND I WAS
SO NERVOUS I WAS, LIKE, REALLY -- I -- IN SO MUCH ANXIETY.
BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD. IF KACY HATES THIS, THIS IS
GOING TO BE TERRIBLE." BUT SHE SENT ME THE SWEETEST MESSAGE.
SHE SENT ME FLOWERS. SHE SAID, "CONGRATULATIONS LAVERNE IS KILLING IT.
>> Jimmy: AW >> SHE HAS BEEN SO SWEET AND A FRIEND OF HERS TWEETED
ME THEY SAID -- THEY WERE LIKE, "I'VE KNOWN KACY DUKE FOR 20
YEARS AND LAVERNE COX NAILED IT." AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
WELL, THAT'S -- >> Jimmy: THAT'S ALL YOU NEED. >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S ALL YOU NEED, RIGHT? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
IT'S -- IT'S A GREAT SHOW. I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP HERE'S LAVERNE COX IN
"INVENTING ANNA. TAKE A LOOK.
WHILE I AM HERE DODGING CALLS FROM MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY. >> I HEARD IF YOU LEGALLY
CHANGE YOUR NAME, THEY CAN'T MAKE YOU PAY THAT. BUT --
>> EASY FOR YOU TO CHILL SHE PAID YOU BACK. AND HOW ARE YOU SO CALM RIGHT
NOW? >> I'M JUST NOT LETTING ANNA TAKE ANYTHING MORE FROM ME
NO MORE OF MY TIME NO MORE OF MY ATTENTION. >> I WISH I HAD YOUR ZEN
YOU'RE NOT ANGRY AT ALL. >> HERE'S THE THING ABOUT ANGER.
WHEN YOU'RE ANGRY, YOU'RE JUST A CHARACTER IN SOMEONE ELSE'S STORY.
BUT WHEN YOU LET YOUR ANGER GO, YOU RECLAIM YOUR OWN STORY, BECOME YOUR OWN PROTAGONIST
AGAIN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: LAVERNE COX!
CHECK OUT "INVENTING ANNA," WHICH IS STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A A PERFORMANCE FROM MUNI LONG STICK AROUND
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: MAKING HER TV DEBUT,
PERFORMING HER HIT SONG "HRS AND HRS" FROM HER EP "PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION," GIVE IT
UP FOR MUNI LONG
*
* UH, OH, OOH, YEAH
BUT, UM CAN I SING TO YOU * * YEAH, YEA YOURS, MINE, OUR
I COULD DO THIS FOR HOURS * * SIT AND TALK TO YOU FOR HOUR
I WANNA GIVE YOU * * YOUR FLOWERS AND SOME CHAMPAGNE CHALICE ORDE
SHRIMP AND LOBSTER TOWERS * * BUT IT'S ME THA GETS DEVOURE
OOH WHEN YOU DO WHAT YOU * * DO I'M EMPOWERE YOU GIVE ME A SUPERPOWER
TOGETHER THE WORLD * * COULD BE OURS YOU SIT ME UP ON
THE COUNTER INSTANTLY * * IT'S THUNDER SHOWER STORMIN FOR A COUPLE HOURS
WHEN WE FINISHED TAKE A SHOWE I COULD DO THIS FOR HOUR
AND HOURS AND HOURS * * I COULD DO THIS FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOUR
I COULD DO THIS FOR HOURS * * AND HOURS AND HOURS I COULD DO THIS FOR HOUR
AND HOURS, HOURS * * USUALLY DON'T LIKE NOBODY AND WHEN I SAY NOBOD
I MEAN NOBOD I MEAN NOBODY * * EVERYBODY'S FULL OF I
YOU'RE JUST A HOMIE ONCE THEY HIT FELT LIKE * * GIVIN UP ON LOV
THEY ALMOST MADE ME QUIT THEN I MET YOU * * WHEN I MET YO
I KNEW THIS WAS IT I'VE NEVER BEEN IN * * LOVE LIKE THI
A LOVE LIKE OURS I PRAY FOR IT ON MY KNEES * * EVERY NIGHT FOR SOME HOUR
AND HOURS AND HOUR AND HOURS AND HOURS * * AND HOURS I COULD DO THIS
FOR HOURS AND HOUR AND HOURS I COULD DO THIS * * FOR HOURS AND HOURS
AND HOURS WHAT'S YOURS IS MINE AND OURS AND YOURS * * MINE AND OURS
OH, I COULD SIT AND TALK TO YOU FOR HOURS SIT AND * * LOOK AT YOU FOR HOURS
MAKIN LOVE TO YOU FO HOURS LAYIN ON YOUR CHEST * * FOR HOURS TELLIN YOU JOKE
FOR HOURS HOLDIN YOU CLOSE FOR HOURS AND HOURS * * AND HOURS
OH, OH, OH YEAH HEH * HOURS AND HOURS *
* YEAH, HEH HOURS AND HOUR * OH, O
HOURS AND HOUR HOURS AND HOURS * * WOAH, OH, HMM
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: MY THANKS TO BEN STILLER, LAVERNE COX,
MUNI LONG, ONCE AGAIN! AND THE ROOTS RIGHT THERE FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH
SETH MEYERS. GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY THANK YOU!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *