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 - VIOLA DAVIS,
KARAMO JANN WENNER, MUSICAL GUEST, LITTLE BIG TOWN
AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW Questlove: 1709
Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, JIMMY FALLON
*
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS.
COME ON, THAT'S -- WELCOME BACK, HIG-BO CONGRATULATIONS.
LOOK AT THAT, RIGHT THERE. WELCOME. THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME. ENJOY YOURSELF
WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW," EVERYBODY. YOU'RE ALL HERE.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AT HOME YOU MADE IT. YOU LOOK GOOD.
GUYS, THERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS -- TODAY, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAID THAT THE END
OF THE PANDEMIC IS IN SIGHT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH, IT WAS QUITE A SCENE AT
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT, ALL THE SCIENTISTS JUST STARTED MAKING
OUT WITH EACH OTHER. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE, YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ]
YEP, TODAY JOHNSON & JOHNSON WAS LIKE, "WE DID IT." AND PFIZER AND MODERNA WERE
LIKE, "YEAH, WE. [ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, THE END OF THE PANDEMIC
IS IN SIGHT, ALTHOUGH I THINK I'M GONNA NEED MORE DETAILS. I MEAN, TECHNICALLY, THE MOON
IS ALSO "IN SIGHT. SO, I MEAN - [ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, SOME POLITICAL NEWS HERE, I SAW THAT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS OFFICIALLY RULED OUT
MIKE PENCE AS A RUNNING MATE IN 2024 - [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
-- SAYING THAT PENCE WOULD BE TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE AFTER HE COMMITTED POLITICAL SUICIDE.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] BY THE WAY, I DON'T THINK PENCE WANTS TO RUN WITH TRUMP EITHER,
YOU KNOW THAT'S LIKE SIMON & GARFUNKEL REUNITING AFTER SIMON TRIED TO
KILL GARFUNKEL YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING [ LAUGHTER ]
HEY, PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS, APPARENTLY TRUMP ALLY MIKE LINDELL, ALSO KNOWN AS THE
MYPILLOW GUY, JUST HAD HIS PHONE CONFISCATED BY THE FBI HERE HE IS TELLING THE STORY
THIS IS REAL
TOOK MY PHONE, AND SURROUNDED ME AT A HARDEE'S, AND THEY TOLD
ME NOT TO TELL ANYBODY [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] HERE'S AN ORDER NOT TO --
"DON'T TELL ANYBODY. OKAY, I WON'T. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
WELL, I AM I'VE BEEN SAYING IT FOR A LONG TIME NOW
COME AND ARREST ME I WANT YOU TO TAKE ME IN I WANT YOU TO TAKE ME IN
THEY WEREN'T -- THEY WERE ACTUALLY NICE GUYS [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMEONE PAID $800 FOR THAT ON CAMEO.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] INTERESTING. THAT'S RIGHT
THE FBI SURROUNDED HIM AT A HARDEE'S YEP.
HE KNEW SOMETHING WAS UP WHEN THE INTERCOM WAS LIKE, "SO THAT'S ONE BURGER, ONE DRINK,
AND STEP OUT OF THE CAR PLEASE, SIR. [ LAUGHTER ]
GOOD LUCK TO MIKE LINDELL, I'M NOT SURE YOU WANT TO GO TO JAIL BEING KNOWN AS THE MYPILLOW
GUY. [ AUDIENCE OOHS *
Steve: PILLOW Jimmy: WHILE HE WAS GOING THROUGH A DRIVE-THROUGH AT
HARDEE'S I MEAN, I'M A FAN, I LIKE HARDEE'S
TARIQ, DO YOU LIKE HARDEE'S? Tariq: I PREFER ARBY'S. Jimmy: CINNABON
Tariq: NAH, SON Jimmy: KRISPY KREME Tariq: DAIRY QUEEN.
Jimmy: BEST FRIES Tariq: FIVE GUYS. Jimmy: KFC?
Tariq: TOO GREASY Jimmy: PIZZA HUT. *
Tariq: YOU NUTS Jimmy: MALL SBARRO? Tariq: AW, HELL NO.
Jimmy: BENIHANA Tariq: ALWAYS WANNA Jimmy: JIMMY JOHN'S
Tariq: NOM-NOM-NOM. Jimmy: OLIVE GARDEN Tariq: I BEG YOUR PARDON?
Jimmy: CHUCK E. CHEESE? Tariq: -- PLEASE! [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: WELL, WHAT ABOUT McDONALD'S Tariq: ALWAYS LIT
Jimmy: BA-DA-BA-BA-BA Tariq: I'M LOVIN' IT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* Jimmy: MOVING -- MOVING ON -
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] MEANWHILE TODAY, GUYS, PRESIDENT BIDEN VISITED THE
DETROIT AUTO SHOW. AND WHEN HE WAS DELIVERING REMARKS, HE MADE SURE TO KEEP
THE AUDIENCE ON THEIR TOES WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS
GUESS WHAT?
FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE WE REDUCED THE DEFICIT BY $350 BILLION. Jimmy: WOW, OKAY, ALL RIGHT,
YEAH YOU CAN TELL HE'S AT AN AUTO SHOW, BIDEN WENT FROM 0 TO
60 IN 5 SECONDS. YOU'RE LIKE -- [ LAUGHTER ]
[ WHISPERING ] -- $350 BILLION! OKAY, OKAY
SOME BUSINESS NEWS, YESTERDAY THE STOCK MARKET FELL NEARLY 1,300 POINTS, HAD IT'S WORST
DAY SINCE 2020 YEAH, YESTERDAY AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, INSTEAD OF THE
CLOSING BELL, THEY JUST PLAYED THIS [ SAD TUBA ]
[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, I READ THAT THE CEO OF DISNEY SAID THAT THEY ARE
WORKING VERY HARD ON A SPORTS BETTING APP. YEAH, AND THIS IS NICE, SINCE
IT'S DISNEY, THEY'LL SNAP A PHOTO OF YOU THE MOMENT YOU LOST EVERYTHING.
[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, DISNEY WANTS TO OWN ITS SPORTING BETTING APP
YEAH, IT SEEMS LIKE AN ODD PAIRING, BUT I GUESS IT EXPLAIN THIS I JUST SAW.
CHUM I BET 50 Gs ON THE COWBOYS, AND WHEN I COULDN'T PAY, THEY
TOOK MY THUMB. WELL, MAYBE NEXT TIME BET WITH YOUR HEAD AND NOT OVER IT
YEAH, THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP, YOU DUMB MOTHER -- *
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: JUST ODD ODD THING I JUST SAW
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS - Steve: WOW.
INAPPROPRIATE. Jimmy: SOME -- SOME MORE BUSINESS NEWS, FERRARI JUST
UNVEILED ITS FIRST EVER FOUR-DOOR CAR. YEAH, RIGHT NOW PEOPLE WHO OWN
FERRARIS ARE LIKE, "OH, IF ONLY I HAD THREE FRIENDS. [ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE OH - Steve: WOW.
Jimmy: THANK YOU. Steve: THAT HIT HOME. Jimmy: WELL, LISTEN TO THIS,
A JAPANESE TECH COMPANY CREATED A BLUETOOTH MOUTHPIECE THAT MUTES YOUR VOICE FROM PEOPLE
AROUND YOU AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, "IT'S PROBABLY SOME
CLUNKY, WEIRD PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT NO ONE WILL EVER WANT TO USE."
WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT [ LAUGHTER ] AND FINALLY, I SAW THAT
NEW YORK MIGHT START PUTTING WARNING LABELS ON SUGARY DRINKS, AND THERE'S ALSO A
A RUMOR THAT THEY MIGHT PUT WARNING LABELS ON PEOPLE I'LL GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES.
HERE'S WHAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING. FIRST THERE'S "WARNING, I JUST
RAN A MARATHON, AND I'M READY TO TALK ABOUT IT." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
"I'M READY." CHECK OUT THIS ONE IT SAYS, "WARNING, WE WENT TO
HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER, AND YOU DON'T REMEMBER." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
THEN THERE'S, "WARNING, EVERY TIME I MENTION A VIDEO IN CONVERSATION, I'M GOING TO PULL
OUT MY PHONE AND MAKE YOU WATCH IT." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
AND FINALLY, THERE'S "WARNING, I'LL SAY WE SHOULD GET COFFEE, THEN ACTUALLY FOLLOW UP.
THERE YOU GO [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* Jimmy: WHAT A SHOW. WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU,
TONIGHT. SHE STARS IN THE NEW FILM, "THE WOMAN KING," WHICH IS IN
THEATERS THIS FRIDAY VIOLA DAVIS IS HERE, TONIGHT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THE ONE AND ONLY "THE WOMAN KING," THIS WEEKEND BIG MOVIE.
YOU KNOW HIM FROM "QUEER EYE," HIS BRAND-NEW TALK SHOW CALLED "KARAMO" PREMIERES THIS MONDAY
KARAMO IS ON THE SHOW THIS EVENING. Steve: OH
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: PLUS, I LOVE THIS MAN.
HE'S A LEGEND. HE'S THE FOUNDER OF "ROLLING STONE" MAGAZINE, AND
A MEMBER OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME HIS NEW MEMOIR "LIKE A ROLLING
STONE" IS OUT NOW. JANN WENNER IS HERE, TONIGHT Steve: OH
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: CHANGED THE FACE OF MUSIC.
LOVE JANN WENNER AND WE'VE GOT GREAT MUSIC, AS ALWAYS
THEY JUST CRUSH IT EVERY TIME THEY'RE HERE LITTLE BIG TOWN IS IN THE
HOUSE, TONIGHT Steve: OH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: GUYS, IT IS TIME FOR "TONIGHT SHOW HASHTAGS." HERE WE GO
HASHTAGS * Jimmy: NOW, WE DO THIS THING EVERY WEEK WHERE I SEND OUT
A HASHTAG AND I ASK YOU GUYS TO RESPOND TO THAT TOPIC. SO, THIS WEEK, I SENT OUT THE
HASHTAG #MYROOMMATEISWEIRD [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I ASKED YOU TO TWEET OUT
SOMETHING FUNNY, WEIRD, OR EMBARRASSING ABOUT YOUR ROOMMATE
WITHIN MINUTES, IT WAS A A TRENDING TOPIC IN THE U.S., SO THANK YOU FOR PLAYING ALONG
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE NOW I THOUGHT I COULD SHARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE "MY
ROOMMATE IS WEIRD" TWEETS. THERE'S SOME WEIRD ROOMMATES OUT THERE, ALL RIGHT
THIS FIRST ONE IS FROM @ASGEIRSON HE SAYS, "MY ROOMMATE REFUSED
TO USE PLATES, AND ATE HIS DINNER STRAIGHT OFF THE TABLE. SAID IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO
GET PLATES DIRTY WHEN THE TABLE IS A GIANT PLATE." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Steve: HUH. GRAVY. Jimmy: THIS ONE IS FROM
@FALLONHOLIC Steve: OOH. Jimmy: THAT'S MY FAVORITE
ONE. THEY SAY, "MY ROOMMATE AT COLLEGE USED TO WIPE HIS
FINGERPRINTS AWAY AFTER TOUCHING SOMETHING, JUST IN CASE I WAS A SERIAL MURDERER,
AND HE WOULD BE BLAMED FOR IT. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Steve: "JUST IN CASE.
Jimmy: WEIRD. YEAH, BIZARRE. THIS ONE IS FROM @CAFIUSSJK.
HE SAYS, "I HAD A ROOMMATE WHO WOULD TALK IN HIS SLEEP. ONCE WHEN I WAS UP LATE
READING, HE SUDDENLY SAT UP IN HIS BED, POINTED AT ME AND YELLED, 'HA-HA, FOOLED YOU, I'M
NOT REALLY WEARING A COWBOY SHIRT.'" [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS NEXT ONE'S FROM @ITSMELLAMA. Steve: OKAY
WHO IS IT? Jimmy: SHE SAYS, "MY OLD ROOMMATE USED TO HAVE IMAGINARY
FIGHTS IN THE SHOWER, AND I WOULD HEAR HER GO, 'BRO, BACK THE EFF UP.'" [ LAUGHTER AND
APPLAUSE ] "BRO." Jimmy: THIS ONE'S FROM
@BRIANCRIDER HE SAYS, "MY FRESHMAN DORM HAD A SMALL ELECTRICAL SHORT ABOVE
THE SINK INSIDE THE MIRROR'S LIGHT. MY ROOMMATE WOULD HOLD THE
FAUCET AND THE MIRROR AT THE SAME TIME TO GENTLY SHOCK HIMSELF AWAKE FOR THE DAY.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Steve: YEAH "BRO
Jimmy: LET'S GO TO CLASS. Steve: BACK OFF, BRO. Jimmy: "BACK OFF, BRO
BACK THE EFF OFF." [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] THIS ONE'S FROM @SIMONPTOPPING
HE SAYS, "MY HOUSEMATE USED TO EXIT OUR BASEMENT KITCHEN BACKWARDS, WALK UP THE STAIRS
BACKWARDS, UNTIL HE REACHED THE GROUND FLOOR, EYE CONTACT FULLY MADE."
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Steve: OH, GOD. Jimmy: THAT'S KIND OF FUN,
MAN. THAT'S #MYFUNROOMMATE. Steve: OH, FUN ROOMMATE
Jimmy: THIS ONE'S FROM @CHOOREL HE SAYS, "CAME BACK TO MY DORM
AND FOUND MY ROOMMATE PASSED OUT ON THE FLOOR WITH HIS PANTS PULLED DOWN, LYING IN A PUDDLE
OF FRUITY PEBBLES. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE *
Steve: YABBA-DABBA-DOO. Jimmy: OH, THERE WE GO. [ LAUGHTER ]
LAST ONE IS FROM @CHRISCRANDELL83 HE SAYS, "MY OLD ROOMMATE USED
TO PUT ONE SQUARE OF TOILET PAPER IN THE TOILET, COVERING THE DRAIN HOLE, BECAUSE HE
THOUGHT IT WOULD STOP A SNAKE FROM GETTING HIM WHILE SITTING ON THE TOILET.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE THERE YOU HAVE IT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THOSE ARE "TONIGHT SHOW HASHTAGS." TO CHECK OUT MORE OF OUR
FAVORITES, GO TO TONIGHTSHOW.COM/HASHTAGS STICK AROUND
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH VIOLA DAVIS, EVERYBODY COME ON BACK
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * I MEAN, EVEN WHEN SHE SAID,
"MOM, YOU GOT A GOD COMPLEX," I SAID, "OH, MY GOD, GENESIS, I DO NOT HAVE A GOD COMPLEX.
SHE WAS LIKE, "ALEXA, DEFINE GOD COMPLEX. [ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH YOU ACTUALLY HAVE ONE, YEAH. Jimmy: OUR FIRST GUEST IS AN
OSCAR, TONY, EMMY, AND GOLDEN GLOBE- WINNING ACTRESS STARRING IN THE HIGHLY
ANTICIPATED NEW FILM "THE WOMAN KING," WHICH OPENS EXCLUSIVELY IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY.
EVERYONE, GO THIS WEEKEND. IT'S A BIG ONE THE ONE AND ONLY VIOLA DAVIS IS
HERE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: DO YOU FEEL THAT
THAT'S VIOLA DAVIS DO YOU FEEL THE LOVE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YOU FEEL THE LOVE! I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK ON
THE SHOW I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. Jimmy: HAPPY TO HAVE YOU IN
PERSON LAST TIME YOU WERE ON WE WERE ZOOMING.
OH, MY GOD. Jimmy: REMEMBER THAT? REMEMBER THE ZOOM DAYS
I WAS TRYING TO QUIET MY DOG IN THE BACK AND DO EVERYTHING. Jimmy: BY THE WAY, THE
PUPPY -- I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS 'CAUSE THIS IS YOUR PUPPY.
YOU JUST GOT THIS DURING THE -- LOOK AT HOW CUTE BAILEY
[ AUDIENCE AWS ] THAT WAS A PANDEMIC DOG Jimmy: I MEAN, COME ON.
WHICH ONE IS THE STUFFED ANIMAL YEAH, AND THEN LOOK.
BAILEY GROWN UP. [ AUDIENCE AWS ] AND HOW IS PUPPY
BAILEY HAS TAKEN OVER [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: JUST HAS, RIGHT?
BAILEY'S TAKEN OVER THE WHOLE HOUSE. HE KNOWS HOW TO OPEN DOORS
HE KNOWS HOW TO GO TO PANTRY AND SNEAK SNACKS AND THEN BAILY -- WE GOT HIM
DOG FOOD AND HE WAS LIKE, "I DON'T WANT THAT [ BLEEP ]. [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: HE GREW UP FAST. Y'ALL HAVE AN ORGANIC DIET. I WANT ORGANIC FOOD TOO.
NOW WE HAVE FARMER'S DOG Jimmy: OH, MY GOD WE GOT IT ON ROTATION
Jimmy: GOURMET DOG NOW. BAILEY GOES TO THE VET. Jimmy: OH, MY GOD
BAILEY DRIVES HIMSELF? NO, WE DRIVE HIM, BUT AT THIS POINT, I'M LOOKING AT
THOSE VET BILLS AND I'M LIKE, "WHEN I HAD A DOG WHEN I WAS A A KID, OUR DOG ATE ALPO.
Jimmy: YEAH, OF COURSE. IF THAT THERE WAS SOMETIMES WHEN I WAS
LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL MY DOG ATE. Jimmy: NOW THE DOG HAS UBER
EATS [ LAUGHTER ] EXACTLY
Jimmy: I WAS GIVING YOUR INTRO, AND WHAT WILL A GREAT INTRO.
I MEAN, YOU WON AN OSCAR, AN EMMY, A GOLDEN GLOBE, A TONY YOU'VE WON EVERYTHING, WELL
DESERVED [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE GIANT MOVIE THIS WEEKEND
BUT YOU'RE ALSO A NUMBER ONE "NEW YORK TIMES" BEST SELLING AUTHOR
CONGRATULATIONS, VIOLA DAVIS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
YOU KNOW WHAT THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK ABOUT WITH THIS BOOK IS, MY
DAUGHTER'S ALWAYS SAYING, "MOM, YOU'VE GOT A GOD COMPLEX." [ LAUGHTER ]
SO, I CAN'T -- BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF THE BOOK. THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY,
GENESIS. Jimmy: YES! [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
I LOVE THAT THIS HAS BEEN NUMBER ONE FOR WEEKS NOW, "NEW YORK TIMES" BEST SELLER
YES Jimmy: IS IT HARD TO WRITE A MEMOIR
IS IT THERAPEUTIC TO WRITE A A MEMOIR IT IS TERRIFYING, BECAUSE
YOU'RE OUTING PEOPLE Jimmy: YEAH AND I WANTED TO CALL PEOPLE
BY THEIR NAMES, BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO SAY, "LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO ME WHEN I WAS 6 YEARS OLD."
BUT I COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO BE SUED
Jimmy: YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] YOU KNOW, SO --
Jimmy: YEAH, SO YOU HAD TO CHANGE SOME OF THE NAMES, YEAH BUT IT IS INCREDIBLY
CATHARTIC, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I WROTE IT DURING THE PANDEMIC SO I WAS LIKE --
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, EXACTLY. AND YOU GOT IT ALL OUT
I LET IT ALL OUT. I LEFT IT ALL ON THE FLOOR Jimmy: WHAT A GREAT STORY
YES Jimmy: AND IT STARTS WITH -- BUT LOOK AT HOW -- LOOK AT THIS
CUTE LITTLE GIRL [ AUDIENCE AWS ] I MEAN, LOOK AT WHAT SHE'S
DONE YOU START LIKE -- THAT'S HER, LIKE A LITTLE KID.
NOW HERE YOU ARE "THE WOMAN KING." HERE YOU GO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THIS IS -- BIG DEAL
IT IS A BIG DEAL. Jimmy: THIS IS A BIG MOVIE. EVERYONE IS SAYING THIS IS THE
EVENT MOVIE WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. THIS IS THE EVENT MOVIE
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. I WAS 56 WHEN I TRAINED TO BE THIS WARRIOR NOW
FIVE HOURS A DAY, HOUR AND A A HALF OF WEIGHT TRAINING. THREE AND A HALF HOURS OF
MARTIAL ARTS PUNCHING, 10.0 ON THE TREADMILL.
THIS IS "THE GODFATHER." Jimmy: WOW! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 10.0 AND AS I WAS RUNNING ON THAT
TREADMILL, JIMMY, I SAID, "I'M GONNA HAVE A DAMN HEART ATTACK."
Jimmy: NO, NO, NO LOOK AT HOW GOOD YOU LOOK, THOUGH, IN THE MOVIE
I MEAN, COME ON. LOOK AT THIS LOOK AT THAT
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT ONE SHOT OF YOU FLYING IN THE AIR WITH THE MACHETE, IT'S
JUST ICONIC. IF YOU EVER NEED -- YOU KNOW, ANYBODY EVER BOTHERS YOU,
I MEAN, I CAN TAKE CARE OF IT. [ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: YEAH, VIOLA DAVIS,
I'LL CALL YOU FIRST. [ CHEERS ] BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE PROUD OF
THAT THAT'S AN ICONIC SCENE ALREADY BEFORE THE MOVIE IS EVEN OUT
I GO, "OH, YEAH, FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE." AND THEN I WAS TALKING TO YOU
BACKSTAGE, YOU SAID, IT TOOK YOU SEVEN YEARS TO MAKE THIS SEVEN YEARS
Jimmy: WOW. JUST FOUGHT FOR SEVEN -- BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT TAKES LONG TO MAKE ANY MOVIE IN HOLLYWOOD Jimmy: TRUE
IT REALLY, REALLY DOES. YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR ACTORS
YOU'RE FIGHTING -- AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE FINALLY ON THAT SOIL -
BECAUSE WE SHOT IN SOUTH AFRICA Jimmy: I MEAN, COME ON.
AND THERE IS NOTHING -- AND THE GIRLS, THE WOMEN IN THE AUDIENCE KNOWS -- THERE IS
NOTHING LIKE LOOKING AT A 250-POUND MAN WITH A MACHETE COMING AT YOU, AND YOU KNOW
THAT IN TWO SECONDS OR LESS, YOU GONE HAVE TO DEFEND YOURSELF
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK, I WOULD GO LIKE -
Jimmy: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I MEAN, IT'S TERRIFYING
AND THEN THEY YELL ACTION, AND THAT'S IT. Jimmy: YEAH
YOU ARE ON THAT MAN YOU HAVE YOUR SWORD, HE HAS HIS.
AND YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT. YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
Jimmy: YOU ARE A BADASS IN THIS MOVIE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
IT IS UNBELIEVABLE IT IS ICONIC RIGHT NOW, IT IS AT 100% ON
ROTTEN TOMATOES. 100% FRESH SO, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
GREAT REVIEWS. BUT YOU'VE GOT SEE IT, BECAUSE LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING. NOW, YOU CAN ATTEST TO IT. Jimmy: YEAH
FROM THE VERY MOMENT THE MOVIE OPENS, YOU ARE ON A RIDE Jimmy: YES.
IT IS A MOVIE FOR EVERYBODY YOU KNOW Jimmy: YEAH, PEOPLE
SCREAMING. WAS IT THE TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
WHERE WERE YOU JUST -- TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL, MY DAUGHTER SAW IT.
AND MY DAUGHTER WAS CRYING THIS WAS AFTER THE GOD COMPLEX, YOU KNOW
Jimmy: SHE WAS LIKE, "IT DOESN'T HELP YOUR GOD COMPLEX. MY DAUGHTER IS AT HER EYE
ROLLING STAGE, OKAY? SHE'S LIKE -- EVEN WHEN SHE SAID, "MOM, YOU GOT A GOD
COMPLEX. I SAID, "OH, MY GOD, GENESIS I DO NOT HAVE A GOD COMPLEX.
SHE WAS LIKE, "ALEXA, DEFINE GOD COMPLEX. [ LAUGHTER ]
AND THEN AFTER I HEARD IT, I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, I HAVE A GOD COMPLEX.
Jimmy: MAYBE I DO, YEAH, I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE, YEAH. BUT AFTER THE MOVIE, SHE
SAID, "MOMMY, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. [ AUDIENCE AWS ]
Jimmy: BUT THEY SAID THAT THE APPLAUSE WAS SO CRAZY FOR THE FIRST MINUTE IN THE MOVIE.
ONCE YOU CAME ON THE SCREEN, EVERYONE WENT NUTS AND IT'S LIKE -- THAT MUST HAVE
BEEN EXCITING, RIGHT IT -- I'M TELLING YOU, AND FIRST OF ALL, I MEAN, I KNOW I
SAY IT, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE SAID ABOUT BEING 56 AND RUNNING A 10.0 ON THE
TREADMILL. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I MEAN, LITERALLY EVERY DAY WAS
LIKE - [ GROANING ] Jimmy: BUT IT'S WORTH IT.
YOU DON'T SEE THAT TO SEE IT ON THE SCREEN, I'M LIKE, I DID THAT
Jimmy: YEAH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND IT WILL LIVE FOREVER
YES Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS. I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP
HERE'S VIOLA DAVIS IN "THE WOMAN KING." TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, OUR ANCESTORS PUSH US TO MARCH INTO BATTLE AGAINST THOSE WHO
ENSLAVE US * [ YELLING
WHEN IT THUNDERS, OUR ANCESTORS DEMAND WE RIP THE SHACKLES OF DOUBT FROM OUR
MINDS AND FIGHT WITH COURAGE WE FIGHT NOT JUST FOR TODAY, BUT FOR THE FUTURE
WE ARE THE SPEAR OF VICTORY. WE ARE THE BLADE OF FREEDOM. *
[ CROWD CHANTING ] Jimmy: YES! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
COME ON! YES! DO YOU FEEL IT
VIOLA DAVIS, EVERYBODY "THE WOMAN KING" OPENS IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY
KARAMO JOINS US AFTER THE BREAK. STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * * KEEP MY HEAD UP HIG
FEET ON THE GROUND AND LOVE THE ONES I' LIVING ROUND *
* LIFE IS JUST THAT SIMPL TO M YEAH I'M A RICH MAN *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: YOU KNOW OUR NEXT GUEST FROM THE EMMY-WINNING
SHOW "QUEER EYE. HE NOW HAS A BRAND-NEW TALK SHOW CALLED "KARAMO," WHICH
PREMIERES THIS MONDAY. PLEASE WELCOME KARAMO!
*
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: COME ON NOW.
HEY Jimmy: WELCOME BACK THANK YOU
VIOLA GOT ME PUMPED. Jimmy: YOU FEEL THAT, RIGHT I FELT IT
Jimmy: VIOLA, RIGHT MY GOSH Jimmy: I KNOW, "THE WOMAN
KING" IS GOING TO BE BIG LAST TIME YOU WERE ON THE SHOW, WE HUGGED GOODBYE THERE.
I SAID, "GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. AND YOU GO, "DUDE, I HAVEN'T
TOLD ANYBODY THIS YET, BUT --" YOU WERE THE FIRST PERSON I TOLD
Jimmy: I WAS, RIGHT YEAH. Jimmy: "I'M GETTING MY OWN
SHOW." I GO, "OH, MY GOD, DUDE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THAT WAS -- I MEAN, HOW LONG AGO? THAT WAS A YEAR AGO, RIGHT
A YEAR AGO. YEAH, A YEAR AGO I'M IN THE CLUB NOW.
Jimmy: NOW, WE'RE IN THE CLUB YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
[ CHEERS ] Jimmy: WE HAVE SECRET DINNERS.
WE HAVE SECRET MEETINGS. YEAH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE FUN I'M READY FOR THOSE PARTIES
Jimmy: THE TALK SHOW CLUB YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATS FIRST OF
ALL FOR WINNING ANOTHER EMMY FOR "QUEER EYE." THANK YOU
Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU
Jimmy: YOU KNOW WE LOVE YOU, LOVE THE SHOW. BUT THE SHOW BROKE A RECORD,
RIGHT? I THINK IT'S BEEN -- IT WON FIVE TIMES IN THAT CATEGORY.
FIVE TIMES, AND IT'S BEEN THE MOST IN THAT CATEGORY EVER TO HAPPEN.
AND TO HAVE A SHOW WHERE IT'S LIKE YOU'RE DOING GOOD, YOU'RE HELPING PEOPLE, AND YOU'RE
BREAKING RECORDS, IT'S LIKE, COME ON NOW! Jimmy: YEAH, WHAT MORE DO
YOU WANT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YOU KNOW?
SO, I'M PROUD OF IT. I'M PROUD OF IT. Jimmy: WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING
THE SHOW TOGETHER, DID YOU TALK TO ANY TALK SHOW HOSTS WHAT IS YOUR INSPIRATION BEHIND
IT YEAH, YOU WERE THE FIRST ONE.
THE FIRST THING JIMMY SAID TO ME WAS, LIKE, "HAVE FUN. AND SO LIKE, I'M THE -- YOU
KNOW, LIKE, EVERYONE KNOWS FROM "QUEER EYE," WE'RE SORT OF LIKE A BOY BAND
Jimmy: YEAH YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? Jimmy: BY THE WAY, WHAT IS
IT LIKE WHEN YOU ALL GO OUT TOGETHER OH, MY GOSH, UM -
Jimmy: CAN YOU DO THAT? YEAH, WE CAN. WE USUALLY GO OUT AT NIGHT WHEN
EVERYONE'S DRUNK BECAUSE THEN NOBODY CARES ABOUT US. [ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW SO LIKE -- BECAUSE DRUNK PEOPLE ARE LIKE, "WE DON'T GIVE A DAMN
IF YOU'RE ON TV OR NOT." BUT WHEN PEOPLE ARE SOBER, IT'S LIKE -- I GET THE CRIERS,
PEOPLE COME UP TO ME AND TELL ME THEIR EMOTIONAL ISSUES. WHICH I'M GOOD WITH.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN SO, COME TO ME COME ON THE "KARAMO" SHOW.
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT -- AND THEN ANTONI GETS, LIKE, THE PANTIES THROWN ALL
THE TIME Jimmy: YEAH JONATHAN GETS PEOPLE WANTING
TO LAUGH WITH HIM AND LIKE DO THEIR HAIR AND IT'S LIKE A LEGIT BOY BAND
Jimmy: YOU ARE A BOY BAND YEAH, WE ARE. Jimmy: AND NOW YOU BREAK
OFF, YOU DO SOME SOLO ALBUMS WE DO SOME SOLO ALBUMS. BUT LISTEN, I'M NOT LEAVING
THAT CHECK OKAY Jimmy: NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND
[ LAUGHTER ] I'M NOT LEAVING THAT CHECK. OKAY
Jimmy: I UNDERSTAND THAT. LET'S TALK ABOUT "KARAMO." YES
Jimmy: IT STARTS MONDAY YES Jimmy: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT
WHEN YOU WATCH THE SHOW? WHAT VIBE ARE YOU GOING TOWARD MORE
IS IT THE -- IS IT OPRAH IS IT PHIL DONAHUE IS IT KELLY CLARKSON
DREW WHAT ARE YOU DOING KARAMO.
I'M DOING KARAMO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Jimmy: AH, OF COURSE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S A GOOD -- THAT'S THE RIGHT ANSWER
THAT'S WHAT IT IS YOU KNOW FOR ME, MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE
AND MAKING PEOPLE BE BETTER. LIKE, THAT'S WHY I WENT INTO SOCIAL SERVICES.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS DONE D THAT'S WHAT I DID ON "QUEER EYE.
AND SO EVERYDAY, PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP CAN COME ON MY SHOW WITH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, WITH
WHOMEVER Y'ALL GOT CONFLICT, COME TO ME I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ADVICE
I'M GOING TO HELP YOU, AND THEN AFTERWARD WE'RE GOING TO TWERK IT OUT A LITTLE BIT.
HEY. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE WE'LL TWERK IT OUT A LITTLE
BIT. Jimmy: SO IT'S FUN, BUT IT'S ALSO -- DO YOU TACKLE SERIOUS
ISSUES YEAH, WE TACKLE THE SERIOUS ISSUES
IT'S ALL ABOUT, LIKE, WHATEVER IS GOING ON IN YOUR FAMILY LIFE, YOUR DRAMA
I CAN HELP YOU SOLVE IT. LIKE I'M GOOD AT THAT. LIKE, YOU WOULD IMAGINE,
LIKE -- I HAVE PEOPLE COME TO ME LIKE, "WE HAVEN'T TALKED IN 20 YEARS."
AND BY THE END OF MY SEGMENT, THEY'RE CRYING, THEY'RE KISSING, THEY'RE HUGGING
Jimmy: YEAH AND BECAUSE OF YOU, HONESTLY, YOU WERE LIKE, "HAVE
A LOT OF FUN." THAT LIKE, LITERALLY, I ADDED DANCE SEGMENTS
I'M DOING ALL THIS STUFF, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE MY PERSONALITY IS SHOWING
AND THAT WAS YOUR INFLUENCE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT. Jimmy: OH, COME ON, BUD
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YOU GOT TO HAVE FUN. YEAH, YEAH.
Jimmy: PEOPLE CAN TELL WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN. YEAH, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD
TIME WE ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME WHEN YOU'RE HERE.
BY THE WAY, I'M SORRY I KNOW YOU'RE INTERVIEWING ME, BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT HIS
BEARD? LIKE - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THIS IS DOPE YOU'RE IN YOUR SUPERMODEL MOMENT
SUPERMODEL STATUS. Jimmy: OH, STOP IT. YOUR SUPERMODEL STATUS!
Jimmy: DON'T EVEN, KARAMO COME ON. YEAH, NO, IT'S GOOD
IT'S GOOD. Jimmy: I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH THIS SHOW.
MONDAY, "KARAMO," EVERYBODY. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] ARE THEY RECURRING BITS ON THE
SHOW THAT YOU HAVE YEAH, SO, ONE OF THE THINGS I DID -- I LIKE TO HAVE TO HAVE
PROOF. I BELIEVE THAT'S THE WAY YOU REALLY HELP PEOPLE
BY SAYING, "THIS IS LEGITIMATELY WHAT YOU NEED TO SEE.
SO, I'M GOING TO BE THE FIRST SHOW THAT IF PEOPLE COME ON, THEY NEED PROOF.
I UNLOCK THEIR PHONES. SO, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT YOUR PARTNER AND YOU'RE
LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE CHEATING, OR IF SOMETHING IS GOING ON."
I WILL LITERALLY GRAB THEIR PHONE AND UNLOCK IT. I WILL GO BACK UP TO TEN YEARS
EVEN IF THEY THINK THEY DELETED IT TRUST ME, TRUST ME, IT'S A GOOD
TIME Jimmy: WAIT SO YOU FIND - I'M NOSY.
I'M NOSY [ LAUGHTER ] I AIN'T GOING TO LIE TO Y'ALL.
EVEN THOUGH I REALLY LIKE HELPING PEOPLE, I'M REALLY NOSY
Jimmy: SO, YOU GO THROUGH TEXTS AND EVERYTHING YEAH, I HAVE A TEAM AND WE
GO THROUGH EVERYTHING. LIKE, IF PEOPLE THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE SLICK AND DELETE IT
BEFORE THEY COME OUT, AND I'M LIKE, "NOPE, WE FOUND IT." AND LITERALLY, I DO IT BECAUSE
PEOPLE NEED THAT PROOF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ONE OF THE THINGS I HEAR ALL
THE TIME ON MY SHOW IS, "I'M STAYING BECAUSE I LOVE HIM." GIRL, IF YOU EVER SAY, "I'M
STAYING BECAUSE I LOVE HIM." THAT SHOULD BE YOUR FIRST SIGN TO GO.
[ LAUGHTER ] I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. RIGHT NOW GIRL, JUST GO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE BUT TO BE ABLE TO SAY, "I JUST TRACKED HIS LOCATIONS.
HERE'S WHAT HE'S DOING IN HIS APPS HERE'S WHAT'S GOING ON IN HIS
PHONE. THIS IS WHO HE'S BEEN TALKING TO
THIS IS WHO HE FACETIME. TRUST ME, YOU GET ANSWERS REAL QUICK.
Jimmy: WOAH YEAH. Jimmy: YOU KNOW WHAT'S
FUNNY? I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO SAY, "WHAT'S THE TOUGHEST PART?
BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK DOING A SHOW. YEAH.
Jimmy: YOU GOT A SHOW, THERE'S A LOT -- YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK IN
THERE'S A LOT OF TIME THAT GOES INTO A SHOW. AND YOU'RE LIKE, "YEAH, IT'S
TRICKY, BUT I LOVE IT. IT'S ALL GOOD. AND YOU GO, "WELL, YOU KNOW,
ONE OF THE THINGS WAS ROUGH, WAS I HAD TO CATCH THESE CARDS FOR A PROMO.
A COMMERCIAL YOU WERE DOING FOR THE SHOW I DON'T KNOW WHO THOUGHT TO
PUT MY GAY ASS IN A THING WHERE I'M CATCHING STUFF I'M LIKE, "WHAT'S GOING ON?"
[ LAUGHTER ] I'M LIKE, HELPING PEOPLE SOLVING PROBLEMS, HELPING HEAL
FAMILIES GOT IT CATCHING CARDS
BOOM, DEAD Jimmy: WE ASKED YOUR PRODUCTION TEAM IF YOU HAD ANY
VIDEO OF YOU TRYING TO CATCH THESE. HERE'S KARAMO TRYING TO FILM A
A PROMO FOR A SHOW WATCH THIS
*
I GOT THE ANSWERS WHERE ARE THEY? [ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: WHERE ARE THEY JIMMY, YOU DO IT WELL
Jimmy: TRY ME ARE YOU READY YOU GOT IT, YOU GOT IT
[ DRUMROLL ] Jimmy: I GOT IT AHH
HOLD ON. THAT WAS MY BAD. THAT WAS MY BAD, THE THROW
Jimmy: HERE WE GO, READY? KEEP DOING THE THIS WE GOT IT.
Jimmy: I GOT THE ANSWER [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
CRUMBLE LIKE THAT. DO YOU WANT TO TRY ONE COME ON
I'M WITH IT. Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, BUDDY YOU GOT THE ANSWERS?
[ LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT. YOU GOT THE ANSWERS?
I GOT THE ANSWERS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
Jimmy: COME ON! GOOD LUCK. BREAK A LEG WITH THE SHOW.
KARAMO, EVERYBODY! CHECK IT OUT EVERY WEEKDAY STARTING THIS MONDAY
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH JANN WENNER. STICK AROUND
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS THE
FOUNDER OF "ROLLING STONE" MAGAZINE AND A MEMBER OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
HE HAS A NEW MEMOIR CALLED "LIKE A ROLLING STONE," WHICH IS OUT NOW
EVERYONE PLEASE WELCOME JANN WENNER! COME ON, NOW
* THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE
THANK YOU Jimmy: JANN, I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.
I'M HONORED THAT YOU'RE HERE YOU CHANGED MUSIC FOR ALL OF US WITH YOUR MAGAZINE
WHAT YEAR WAS IT 1919 1967.
AND ROCK AND ROLL WAS A REALLY SMALL THING THEN THE BEATLES, OF COURSE, WERE
OUT. AND THE STONES WERE OUT. AND DYLAN WAS OUT.
BUT IT WASN'T ANYTHING LIKE TODAY. AND WE JUST KIND OF HELPED
BRING IT TO THE WORLD. LIKE, "HEY, THIS STUFF IS GREAT.
Jimmy: BUT NO ONE TOOK MUSIC SERIOUSLY. YEAH.
AND WE WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO COME ALONG AND REALLY WRITE ABOUT IT AS KIND OF A VERY
ARTISTIC, VERY MEANINGFUL, VERY IMPORTANT THING THAT COMMUNICATED WITH YOUNG PEOPLE,
AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE, YOU KNOW, SOUND HEARD AROUND THE WORLD.
Jimmy: YEAH AND WE SAW HOW MUCH SOCIAL MEANING IT HAD
AND HOW MUCH IT CONVEYED IDEAS, AND FEELINGS, AND THE WAY PEOPLE SHOULD TREAT EACH OTHER
IT HAD A REAL MESSAGE. Jimmy: THE FIRST COVER WAS JOHN LENNON.
IF I -- IF I -- NOW, BECAUSE I'M A FAN OF YOURS AND I'M KIND OF A STUDENT
BUT THE FIRST ONE WAS JOHN LENNON. WAS IT "HOW I WON THE WAR?
"HOW I WON THE WAR. THAT MOVIE Jimmy: HE WAS DRESSED IN
A -- YEAH. AND HE WAS DOING A MOVIE SO, THAT'S THE COVER -
YOU GOT JOHN LENNON FOR THE FIRST COVER. THIS MUST HAVE SOLD A MILLION
COPIES IT SOLD 7 -- WE SHIPPED 40,000 COPIES, THAT ISSUE.
Jimmy: WOW. WE GOT 35,000 BACK IN UNOPENED BOXES
BUT REALLY SMART - Jimmy: SO YOU SOLD 5,000 COPIES
IF YOU HAD BEEN THERE, YOU WOULD'VE SOLD A MILLION. [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH EXACTLY, YEAH. BUT THAT'S COOL TO GET
JOHN LENNON TO BE THE FIRST COVER. WELL, IT WAS, IN TRUTH, IT
WAS THE CHEAPEST -- IT WAS THE ONLY PUBLICITY STILL I COULD FIND
WE STARTED WITH NOTHING. SO, OUR CHOICES WERE LIMITED TO WHAT RECORD COMPANIES WOULD
GIVE US FREE OR MOVIES WOULD GIVE US FREE AND THAT WAS THE BEST OF THE
FREE ONES. Jimmy: YEAH NOW THEN, WE DID -- WENT ON,
AND HE DID MANY COVERS AFTER THAT Jimmy: YEAH, OF COURSE HE
DID, YES HERE'S YOU, HERE, IN 1967. MY WIFE, JANE
Jimmy: YEAH YOU WENT ON TO START WITH JOHN LENNON.
YOU WENT ON -- OBVIOUSLY EVERY MUSICIAN YOU WENT ON TO WORLD LEADERS
HERE'S YOU WITH OBAMA. OH YEAH Jimmy: YOU SAID THAT OBAMA
GAVE YOU A LITTLE -- [ CHEERS ] HE GAVE YOU A LITTLE GOSSIP
WHEN YOU WERE INTERVIEWING PRESIDENT OBAMA. WELL, I HAD JUST BEEN WITH
BONO THE NIGHT BEFORE. I SAID I WAS GOING DOWN THERE. HE SAID, "OH, I WAS JUST -- I
STAYED THE NIGHT TWO WEEKS AGO AT THE WHITE HOUSE, YOU KNOW." Jimmy: YEAH, BONO
BONO, AND -- WITH BARACK, FIRST NAMES. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
AND I DRANK HIM -- AND HE SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE WENT MONO A MONO WITH THE DRINKS UNTIL, LIKE,
2:00 OR 3:00 IN THE MORNING. Jimmy: NO I JUST STAYED WITH HIM.
AND I'M SEEING OBAMA THE NEXT DAY. SO, I SAID, "YOU KNOW, I SAW
BONO LAST NIGHT. HE SAID THAT THE -- HE DRANK YOU UNDER THE TABLE.
HE SAYS, "YOU'RE KIDDING HE -- I PUT HIM AWAY." Jimmy: WHAT
[ LAUGHTER ] "I HAD TO CARRY HIM TO THE LINCOLN BEDROOM.
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT'S THE TRUTH.
Jimmy: PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID THAT HE CARRIEIED BONO TO THE LINCOLN BEDROOM?
YEAH. NOW, THAT'S VER -- I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT
THAT'S TOTALLY DISCREET. Jimmy: YEAH, OF COURSE. YEAH
NO ONE'S WATCHING. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT NO ONE'S WATCHING.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH IT'S MY REPUTATION. Jimmy: YEAH
YOU KNOW, LAST NIGHT, YOU DID A COOL THING HERE IN NEW YORK. YOU GOT INTERVIEWED BY ONE OF
YOUR OLD PALS AND -- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. THAT WAS GREAT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, THOUGH, WHAT'S IT LIKE?
WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING INTERVIEWED -- EVEN LIKE RIGHT NOW.
BUT BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, YOU'VE INTERVIEWED HIM, AND YOUR MAGAZINE HAS -
HE'S NOT CLOSE TO AS GOOD AS YOU ARE, FIRSTLY Jimmy: THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT. DO YOU HEAR THAT, BRUCE? BUT HE DOES -
Jimmy: YOU CAN'T HOST A TALK SHOW BUT HE DOES -- AND ALSO
SINGS BETTER I MEAN, NO, YOU SING BETTER THAN HIM
LET'S FACE IT. [ LAUGHTER ] I'VE SEEN YOU PLAY GUITAR.
Jimmy: YEAH, WHAT WAS BRUCE -- BRUCE IS TERRIFIC
I MEAN, HE IS, FIRST OFF, ONE OF THE NICEST PEOPLE THAT I'VE EVER MET
Jimmy: HE IS. AND ONE OF THE MOST THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE YOU'VE EVER
MET. AND WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER YEARS AND YEARS.
WE'RE QUITE GOOD FRIENDS BY THIS TIME. AND SO, IT WAS LIKE
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN OLD FRIENDS IN WHICH THE AUDIENCE OF ABOUT 900 PEOPLE GOT TO,
KIND OF, WATCH AND PARTICIPATE IN AND BRUCE DID A GREAT JOB OF
INTERVIEWING Jimmy: CAN YOU TELL THE STORY THAT YOU WERE TELLING ME
ABOUT THE -- WELL, HE WAS ALL IN SHAPE AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE
FAT ELVIS. OH, GOD OH, YEAH
YEAH, WE WERE -- HE HAD, LIKE, WHIPPED HIMSELF AT SOME POINT. I GO INTO, LIKE, THIS BUFF,
KILLER SHAPE Jimmy: OH, HE'S JACKED. AND I SAID, "WELL, HOW'D YOU
GET -- HE SAYS, "YOU KNOW, I WAS ON CONCERT -- ON STAGE ONE NIGHT.
AND I LOOKED UP, AT THE SCREEN BEHIND ME. AND I LOOKED AT THAT GUY UP
THERE, AND SAID, 'THAT'S THE FAT ELVIS.'" [ LAUGHTER ]
SO, THEN HE GOT TOTALLY IN BUFF SHAPE. WELL THEN, ABOUT THREE OR FOUR
MONTHS LATER, WE ARE IN RIO DE JANEIRO TOGETHER. WE WAS PLAYING ROCK IN RIO
AND WE GO WITH OUR FRIENDS, AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND WE'RE WALKING ON THE BEACH
AND APPARENTLY, I DIDN'T SEE THEM, BUT HE SAW THESE PAPARAZZI, YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING
US SO, WE GET TO LUNCH. IMMEDIATELY ON THE PHONE,
THERE'S THESE PICTURES THAT APPEAR FROM SOME PHOTO AGENCY, YOU KNOW, WHERE HE IS LOOKING
GREAT -- Jimmy: YEAH AND I'M LOOKING LIKE MY GUT
IS HANGING OUT [ LAUGHTER ] I SAID, "THANKS, PAL."
I MEAN, THANKS FOR -- HE SAID, "I THEM THERE. I SAID, "WELL, THANKS FOR
ALERTING ME. Jimmy: THANKS FOR WARNING ME, YEAH
YOU'RE THE ONE WORRIED ABOUT - YEAH, YOU'RE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN YOU'RE JACKED.
BUT HE HAD A VERY FUNNY THING TO SAY ABOUT IT. HE SAYS, "BECAUSE OF THE
RAPIDITY OF WHICH THOSE PICTURES APPEARED, HE SAID, "YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE ANYMORE
AND THEN YOU'RE EVERYWHERE." Jimmy: YEAH, AND YOU'RE EVERYWHERE
YEAH -- THERE'S ALL SORTS OF FUN STORIES AND PHOTOS IN HERE I LIKE THIS PICTURE OF YOU --
YOUR FAMILY WITH PAUL McCARTNEY AND HIS FAMILY AND I LIKE THIS BECAUSE YOU
HAVE A FUNNY STORY THEO, YOUR SON, HIS NICKNAME IS BEETLE
BEETLE, RIGHT Jimmy: YEAH, BEETLE B-E-E-T-L-E.
RIGHT, SURE? AND YEAH, AND SO, IN THIS PICTURE, HE ACTUALLY WENT AND
FOUND AN ACTUAL BEETLE AND THERE'S THREE BEETLES Jimmy: YEAH, SO PAUL --
AND ACTUALLY, HE'S HOLDING AN ACTUAL BEETLE. [ LAUGHTER ]
THERE'S ONE OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT -- INTERESTING ABOUT THAT BESIDES THAT STORY,
IS THAT LINDA USED TO BE A A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR "ROLLING STONE" IN THE VERY EARLY DAYS,
1967 AND '68 AND I LOSE 60 OR SOMETHING, SHE ASKED ME IF SHE COULD GO TO
ENGLAND, SHOOT THE BEATLES AND I SAID, "WHY DO YOU WANT TO GO?"
"I WANT TO MEET PAUL." SO, WE SENT HER. Jimmy: WOW.
AND THE REST IS HISTORY. YEAH. Jimmy: YEAH, JUST SAYING, NO
BIG DEAL NO BIG DEAL Jimmy: YEAH, NO BIG DEAL.
ALSO - I NOW GET SO MANY ROYALTIES EVERY TIME THEY PLAY
"YESTERDAY." Jimmy: YOU'RE THE FIFTH BEETLE
YEAH, YEAH, OF COURSE. AND THIS IS NO BIG DEAL. JUST YOU SAILING WITH
MICK JAGGER. NO BIG DEAL. EVERYTHING'S COOL.
EVERYTHING'S FINE. YOU DON'T WANT MY LIFE. THAT'S TRUE.
Jimmy: YES, I DO. YES, WE ALL DO THIS IS A STRUGGLE.
Jimmy: BUT I WILL SAY, I DO LIKE -- I DO LIKE HANGING OUT WITH YOU
Jimmy: DO YOU REMEMBER WE HUNG OUT YEAH.
Jimmy: WE HUNG OUT WITH MICK WELL, I HAD A PARTY FOR HIM
AT OUR HOUSE ONE NIGHT AND YOU WERE AMONG THE GUESTS. Jimmy: YOU HAD ONE OF THE
BEST PARTIES I'VE EVER BEEN TO THAT WAS FUN. Jimmy: EVER
EPIC [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE IT'S A TERRIBLE LIFE I LIVE
I'M SORRY. Jimmy: JANN WENNER THROWS A A PARTY.
AND EVERYONE YOU CAN THINK OF IS THERE I REMEMBER -
SO, YOU AND MICK LEAVE THE PARTY. AND SUDDENLY, FOR SOME REASON
ON THE STOOP, YOU GUYS START DOING THE DANCE-OFF. YOU KNOW, OF WHO CAN DANCE
BETTER YOU, THIS ONE, AND MICK MAKES HIS MOVE
Jimmy: YEAH, MICK JAGGER CHALLENGED ME TO A DANCE CONTEST.
DANCING IN THE STREETS * CALLING OUT AROUND THE WORLD *
* ARE YOU READY YOU READ YOU READY *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: IT GOT LOUD. IT GOT LOUD IN THE STREETS
IN NEW YORK. SO, FOR EVERY MOVE HE'S MAKING, MICK IS TRYING TO TOP
HIM. THEN IT GOES BACK. HE'S DOING IT DOWN
THIS GOES ON FOR ABOUT FIVE -- MEANWHILE, THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERED AROUND
LOOKING AT THE - Jimmy: YEAH, IT WAS LIKE "WEST SIDE STORY."
IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. YEAH, WE HAD A DANCE-OFF IT WAS BRILLIANT.
I BECAME MAYOR OF THE STREET AFTER THAT THEY LOVED ME.
Jimmy: THERE'S SO MANY GREAT STORIES IN HERE. AND MAN, WHAT A LIFE
WELL-LIVED AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR MUSIC AND JUST
FOR BEING A GOOD FRIEND TO US. WE LOVE YOU. JANN WENNER, RIGHT THERE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "LIKE A ROLLING STONE" IS OUT NOW.
GO PICK IT UP. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A A PERFORMANCE FROM LITTLE BIG
TOWN STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* Jimmy: YEAH PERFORMING "RICH MAN" FROM
THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM "MR. SUN," GIVE IT UP FOR LITTLE BIG TOWN
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* * YEAH I'M A RICH MAN WITHOUT A LICK OF MONE
A BETTER THAN BLESSED MA HAD ALL I EVER WANTED * * 'CAUSE I GOT EVERYTHING
I NEED GOT LOVE AND A FAMILY * * I'M A HARDWORKIN' MAN
YOU PLANT A SEED AND SOW IT * * A SUNDAY GO TO CHURCH MAN
'CAUSE I NEED HELP I KNOW IT BUT GOD'S BEEN GOOD TO M BETTER THAN HE HAD TO BE *
* YEAH IN MY SOUL ONE THING I KNOW I AIN'T LOOKIN' FO
A POT OF GOLD * * THAT AIN'T WHAT THIS LIFE MEANS TO M
I KEEP MY HEAD UP HIGH FEET ON THE GROUND * * LOVE THE ONES
I'M LIVING 'ROUN LIFE IS JUST THAT SIMPLE TO M
* YEAH I'M A RICH MAN * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
* I'M GONNA TEL THE TRUTH MA JUST LIKE MY MAM
PREACHED IT * * I'M A RED WHITE AND BLUE MAN
MY DADDY FOUGHT TO FREE IT * * AND MAN I STILL BELIEVE I STILL BELIEV
IN THE LAND OF THE FREE * * YEAH IN MY SOUL ONE THING I KNOW
I AIN'T LOOKIN' FO A POT OF GOLD * * THAT AIN'T WHAT
THIS LIFE MEANS TO M I KEEP MY HEAD UP HIGH FEET ON THE GROUND *
* LOVE THE ONES I'M LIVIN' 'ROUN LIFE IS JUST
THAT SIMPLE TO ME * * YEAH I'M A RICH MAN * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* YEAH I'M A RICH MAN YEAH I'M A RICH MA WITHOUT A LICK OF MONEY *
* A BETTER THAN BLESSED MAN HAD ALL I EVER WANTE 'CAUSE I GOT EVERYTHIN
I NEED * * I GOT EVERYTHING I NEED GOT LOVE AND A FAMILY *
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: OH
THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT, BUDDY LOOKING GOOD COME ON.
THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH LITTLE BIG TOWN.
"MR. SUN" IS OUT THIS FRIDAY WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, EVERYBODY COME ON!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * Jimmy: MY THANKS TO
VIOLA DAVIS, KARAMO, JANN WENNER, LITTLE BIG TOWN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND THE ROOTS, RIGHT THERE, FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH
SETH MEYERS. GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE