>> 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 - ZAC EFRON,
DEBBIE HARRY LEA MICHELE, AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY
ROOTS CREW >> Questlove: 1721-1-1-1 >> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS,
JIMMY FALLON
* *
>> Jimmy: OH, THAT FEELS GOOD. RIGHT BACK AT YOU. THANK YOU.
ENJOY YOURSELF, EVERYBODY. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW," LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING WELL, THIS IS NICE TODAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN HOSTED
THE WHITE HOUSE'S FIRST EVER ROSH HASHANAH PARTY TO CELEBRATE THE JEWISH NEW YEAR.
YEAH, I THINK -- I THINK BIDEN WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE HE ENDED HIS SPEECH BY SAYING, "NOW
LET'S WATCH RYAN SEACREST DO THE COUNTDOWN. AND YOU GO --
[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, THEY CELEBRATED TODAY, EVEN THOUGH ROSH HASHANAH WAS
MONDAY [ LAUGHTER ] IT'S LIKE SETTING OFF FIREWORKS
ON THE NINTH OF JULY YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING [ LAUGHTER ]
IT'S FUN, BUT IS IT? BUT IT WAS A NICE PARTY, ALTHOUGH IT GOT AWKWARD WHEN
BIDEN WAS OFFERED CHALLAH AND SAID, "YOU WANT ME TO SPEAK LOUDER?"
[ LAUGHTER ] "I WANT THAT BREAD YOU'RE HOLDING.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] "CHALLAH AT YOUR BOY, JACK." [ LAUGHTER ]
THEN A FEW HOURS LATER, THE PRESIDENT HOSTED A RECEPTION FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
BIDEN'S STAFF WAS LIKE, "HEY, MIGHT AS WELL KNOCK OUT ALL THE CRINGEY GAFFES IN ONE DAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING [ LAUGHTER ] BIDEN HELD EVENTS FOR THE
JEWISH NEW YEAR AND HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH HIS STAFF HAS WATCHED BIDEN THE
WAY AARON JUDGE'S MOM NERVOUSLY WATCHES HIS AT-BATS. LIKE, "COME ON, BUDDY.
YOU CAN DO THIS. YOU CAN DO THIS. DON'T MESS --
WELL, GET THIS, IN A TELEVISED ADDRESS, VLADIMIR PUTIN ADMITTED THAT RUSSIA MADE
MISTAKES IN HOW THEY DRAFTED TROOPS FOR THE WAR AND THEN PUTIN BROKE INTO THE
MOST DEPRESSING VERSION OF "MY WAY" YOU'VE EVER HEARD HE'S LIKE --
* REGRETS I HAVE A FE BUT THEN AGAIN TOO FEW TO MENTION *
[ LAUGHTER ] MEANWHILE, TODAY, PUTIN ILLEGALLY CLAIMED FOUR REGIONS
OF UKRAINE AS PART OF RUSSIA AND TO CELEBRATE, PUTIN AND A FEW OTHER LEADERS HAD
A PRETTY INTERESTING HANDSHAKE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHOA >> Jimmy: REST EASY, RUSSIA. THAT GUY'S COORDINATING YOUR
WAR. [ LAUGHTER ] THAT HANDSHAKE LOOKED LIKE A
A SANDWICH MADE UP OF TINY WHITE SAUSAGES, DIDN'T IT? [ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, THIS IS BIG. EARLIER TONIGHT, ELON MUSK HOSTED TESLA'S ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE DAY AND HE WAS EXPECTED TO UNVEIL TESLA BOT, A HUMANOID ROBOT
DESIGNED TO HELP WITH BORING REPETITIVE TASKS STUFF THAT HUMANS DON'T WANT TO
DO ANYMORE FOR EXAMPLE, TESLA BOT CAN DO THE LAUNDRY.
[ CHEERS ] OR IT CAN CLEAN THE KITCHEN. [ CHEERS ]
IT CAN GO TO YOUR SON'S PIANO RECITAL. [ LAUGHTER ]
THEN IT CAN EXPLAIN TO YOUR CRYING SON WHY YOU SKIPPED HIS RECITAL AND SENT A HUMANOID
ROBOT INSTEAD. [ LAUGHTER ] GET UNINVITED FROM
THANKSGIVING GET UNINVITED FROM YOUR MARRIAGE
[ LAUGHTER ] LIVE IN YOUR CAR FOR 40 YEARS. [ LAUGHTER ]
ONE DAY YOU DRIVE BY A LITTLE WHITE CHURCH WHAT'S THAT BEAUTIFUL MUSIC?
YOU HEAD INSIDE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] IT'S A PIANO RECITAL
[ LAUGHTER ] BREAK DOWN CRYING. REALIZE TESLA BOT TOOK
EVERYTHING FROM YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] PLOT TO MURDER TESLA BOT
OH, NO, HE'S TOO STRONG! HE'S GOT YOU PINNED! THIS IS IT
YOU WALK TOWARDS THE LIGHT - BUT WAIT, WHO'S THAT MYSTERIOUS FIGURE PULLING TESLA BOT OFF OF
YOU? IT'S YOUR SON. HE'S A MAN NOW AND HE FORGIVES
YOU. YOU KILL TESLA BOT TOGETHER. [ LAUGHTER ]
HUG YOUR SON TELL HIM YOU'RE SO PROUD OF HIM.
HE SMILES, BUT SOMETHING'S OFF [ LAUGHTER ] OH, GOD.
YOUR SON IS A TESLA BOT. [ LAUGHTER ] [ CYMBAL CRASH ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Steve: WOW. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: SOME MOVIE NEWS, TODAY, 29 YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL, "HOCUS POCUS 2"
PREMIERED ON DISNEY PLUS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THE MOVIE LOOKS GREAT.
IT'S ABOUT THREE WITCHES WHO COME BACK TO LIFE AFTER LIZZO STARTS PLAYING A 200-YEAR-OLD
FLUTE. [ LAUGHTER ] HEY, DID YOU GUYS SEE THIS
TOMORROW IS FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER'S 98th BIRTHDAY YEAH, AND THIS IS EXCITING
HE'S ALSO GOING TO RUN FOR A A SECOND TERM. >> Steve: OH
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HEAR ABOUT A FAMOUS JIMMY WHO
DOESN'T HOST A LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW, ISN'T IT [ LAUGHTER ]
AND FINALLY, I READ THAT A A GROUP OF PALEONTOLOGISTS HAS FOUND FISH TEETH THAT ARE
14 MILLION YEARS OLDER THAN ANY TEETH FOUND FROM ANY OTHER SPECIES.
ALL RIGHT, WE ACTUALLY GOT IN CONTACT WITH THE PALEONTOLOGIST RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIND
HERE'S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. THE FIRST ONE SAID, "THIS WAS A COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED
DISCOVERY. THIS NEXT ONE SAID, "YEAH, WE'D ACTUALLY BEEN DIGGING FOR WEEKS
AND COME UP WITH ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING, AND THEN ALL OF A A SUDDEN OUR OTHER PARTNER
FOUND THE TEETH OUT OF NOWHERE. AND FINALLY, THE LAST SCIENTIST
SAID, "YETH, IT WATH THE CRATHIETHT THING." [ LAUGHTER ]
"ALL OF A THUDDEN, BOOM, ANCIENT FITH TEETH UNRELATED QUETHTION, DOETH
ANYONE HAVE THE NUMBER FOR AN EMERGENTHY DENTITH?" [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR THOSE GUYS WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
*
>> Jimmy: OH, WHAT A SHOW, WHAT A SHOW, WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT.
HE STARS IN THE NEW MOVIE, "THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER," WHICH IS IN THEATERS AND STREAMING
NOW ON APPLE TV PLUS ZAC EFRON IS HERE. >> Steve: WHOA
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: HE'S A STUD. LOVE THAT GUY.
VERY GOOD LOOKING SHOW TONIGHT SHE IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE LEGENDARY BAND, BLONDIE.
THEY HAVE A NEW BOX SET OUT RIGHT NOW. LOOK AT THIS THING
>> Steve: WHOA >> Jimmy: LOOK AT THIS YEAH
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. DEBBIE HARRY IS ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.
>> Steve: YEAH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF
FAMER. LOOK AT THAT THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
AND SHE IS GETTING RAVE REVIEWS FOR HER STARRING ROLE IN "FUNNY GIRL" ON BROADWAY.
LEA MICHELE IS HERE TONIGHT. >> Steve: WHOA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: WE ARE -- WE'LL BE TALKING WITH HER, AND SHE'S PERFORMING A SONG FROM "FUNNY
GIRL" TO CLOSE OUT THE SHOW TONIGHT. >> Steve: WHOA
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THE HOTTEST TICKET ON BROADWAY IS HERE TONIGHT
[ APPLAUSE ] AND, GUYS, BE SURE TO TUNE IN TO NBC SUNDAY NIGHT.
THEY'VE GOT A GIANT FOOTBALL GAME, TOM BRADY AND THE BUCCANEERS ARE GOING UP AGAINST
PATRICK MAHOMES AND THE CHIEFS IT IS A BIG GAME YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THAT
THIS SUNDAY ON NBC [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND OTHER -- IS SOMETHING
ELSE -- >> Steve: WHAT IS THAT >> Jimmy: -- THAT'S VERY BIG
AND EXCITING >> Steve: WHAT'S THAT? >> Jimmy: I CO-AUTHORED A BOOK
WITH JENNIFER LOPEZ. >> Steve: WHAT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: IT'S CALLED "CON POLLO.
>> Steve: RIGHT. >> Jimmy: YEAH, I -- AND IT'S -- YOU DON'T EAT THE
CHICKEN. >> Steve: WHAT >> Jimmy: IT'S THINGS THAT YOU
DO WITH THE CHICKEN. >> Steve: OH >> Jimmy: AND -- AND YOU GET TO
LEARN SPANISH. >> Steve: OH, GOOD >> Jimmy: SO, LIKE, YOU -- SO,
IT'S LIKE A THIS OR THAT BOOK. SO, YOU CAN GO, DO YOU WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL OR GO TO --
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >> Steve: OH [ CHEERS ]
>> Jimmy: LOOK HOW CUTE. COME ON, HOW CUTE THIS THING - YEAH, PRETTY CUTE.
ANYWAY, I WAS -- I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING WITH JENNIFER AND IT WAS SO COOL AND I SAID, "MAYBE
LET'S DO A SONG. >> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: AND SHE SAID, "NO.
>> Steve: OOH. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: AND SO, I SAID, WELL,
LET'S -- SO WE SETTLED ON A BOOK >> Steve: OH
>> Jimmy: SO, THIS IS IT IT'S OUT OCTOBER 11th. SO, PRE-ORDER IT NOW
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "CON POLLO"! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
GUYS, TODAY IS FRIDAY, AND THAT'S USUALLY WHEN I CATCH UP WITH SOME PERSONAL STUFF
I CHECK MY INBOX, RETURN SOME EMAILS, AND, OF COURSE, I SEND OUT THANK YOU NOTES.
AND I WAS RUNNING A BIT BEHIND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'D LIKE TO WRITE OUT A FEW THANK YOU NOTES RIGHT NOW IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND.
JAMES, CAN I GET SOME THANK YOU NOTE WRITING MUSIC, PLEASE *
OH, THERE HE IS. BIG "HOUSE OF THE DRAGON" FAN. >> Steve: WOW.
>> Jimmy: LOVES -- >> Steve: LOVES HIGH VALYRIAN. >> Jimmy: LOVES IT
[ LAUGHTER ] * THANK YOU, FALL WREATHS, FOR
BEING THE INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL FOR, "SOMEONE'S GOT A GLUE GUN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "OH. >> Steve: "OH, I BURNED MY
HAND." [ LAUGHTER ] *
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU, BUCCANEERS VS. THE CHIEFS, OR AS IT'S ALWAYS KNOWN, THE
G.O.A.T. VERSUS THE GOATEE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Steve: IS IT A GOOD ONE
THAT'S A GOOD ONE YOU JUST THOUGHT OF [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I'M JUST THINKING OF ALL THESE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD
>> Steve: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH YEAH >> Jimmy: I PROBABLY HAVE THREE
OR FOUR MORE THOUGHTS. >> Steve: YES. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY IT. >> Steve: YEAH
THIS -- YEAH *
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU, NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR OFFERING MORE PLANT-BASED
MEALS. SOON THE BULLIES WILL BE LIKE, "HEY, NERD, TAKE MY LUNCH
MONEY. [ LAUGHTER ] [ CYMBAL CRASH ]
>> Steve: HEY-O! >> Jimmy: THAT'S A GOOD ONE. YEAH, THAT'S GREAT
[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, I DON'T WANT IT. YEAH, JUST TAKE IT
YEAH, TAKE IT. * >> Steve: OH, WOW, YOUR PEN
BROKE. >> Jimmy: I GUESS -- >> Steve: WE'LL GET YOU A NEW
PEN. ONE. I GOT --
>> Steve: THAT WAS -- THAT WAS OUT OF INK >> Jimmy: YEAH
* THANK YOU, CHALLAH, FOR BEING BREAD WITH ABS
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Steve: CUTE CUTE
[ LAUGHTER ] * >> Jimmy: THANK YOU, HOTEL
CEREAL DISPENSERS, FOR BEING BIRD FEEDERS FOR BUSINESSMEN [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
[ BIRD WHISTLING ] [ LAUGHTER ] *
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU, CORN MAZE, FOR BEING THE MOST FUN WAY TO GET TRAPPED IN A VEGETABLE
THERE YOU HAVE IT, EVERYBODY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THOSE ARE THE THANK YOU NOTES.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ZAC EFRON! COME ON.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> HE'S RUSSELL CROWE.
HE'S, LIKE, THE BEST ACTOR THAT'S EVER LIVED. SO, I, KIND OF, LOOKED AT HIM
LIKE, "ANYTHING YOU CAN FIX? AND HE'S LIKE, "NO, NO IT'S GOOD.
DID ONE MORE AND I WENT, "COME ON, GIVE ME -- AND HE GOES, "OKAY
STOP MOVING YOUR [ BLEEP ] HANDS. >> Jimmy: OUR FIRST GUEST STARS
IN THE NEW MOVIE "THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER," WHICH IS IN SELECT THEATERS AND STREAMING
NOW ON APPLE TV PLUS IT'S A TRUE STORY. WAIT 'TIL YOU HEAR THE STORY
PLEASE WELCOME, ZAC EFRON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
*
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: OH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE
YOU, BUDDY IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE YOU'VE BEEN BY THE SHOW.
I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU >> YEAH. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU TOO.
I LOVE YOUR BEARD. >> Jimmy: DO YOU LIKE IT >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: IT SOMETHING -- I DON'T -- >> I THINK IT REALLY SUITS YOU
AND I DIG IT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: DUDE, COMING FROM
YOU, I APPRECIATE, BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR -- YOU HAVE A GREAT MUSTACHE IN THIS
MOVIE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> YES
>> Jimmy: LOOK AT THIS TALK ABOUT FACIAL HAIR I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT
THAT'S A REAL ONE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> IT WAS ACTUALLY FUN TO GROW
THE DIRECTOR LOOKED AT ME ON THE FIRST DAY, HE GOES, "THAT'S REAL?"
I'M LIKE, "YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, EXACTLY. >> HE WAS EVEN -- HE WAS
SURPRISED. >> Jimmy: THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S GOOD, WHEN SOMEONE GOES,
"THAT'S NOT REAL, RIGHT? YOU GO, "YEAH. >> PEOPLE WITH REAL BEARDS LOOK
AT ME, AND THEY GO, "NICE TRY, JIMMY. [ LAUGHTER ]
YOU'RE GOING FOR IT. >> Jimmy: I CONGRATULATE YOU, BY THE WAY
LAST TIME -- SINCE LAST TIME I SAW YOU, YOU WON AN EMMY FOR "DOWN TO EARTH," YOUR SHOW ON
NETFLIX. >> RIGHT, RIGHT. THANKS, MAN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU. >> Jimmy: THEY LOVE IT
HERE'S WHY -- ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I LOVE YOU YOU'RE VERY TALENTED
YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING. BUT YOU'RE VERY ADVENTUROUS. WHEN YOU DO THESE THINGS, YOU
DO STUFF THAT I WOULDN'T FIND FUN AT ALL BUT I LIKE WATCHING YOU DO IT,
BECAUSE IT'S EXCITING. LIKE YOU LIKE SWIMMING WITH CROCODILES AND STUFF LIKE THAT
AND BUNGEE JUMPING >> YEP >> Jimmy: AND STUFF THAT -- I
COULDN'T DO ANY OF THIS. >> YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S ALL KIND OF MAKES YOU NERVOUS
BEFORE YOU DO IT SURE >> Jimmy: IS THERE ANYTHING YOU
WOULDN'T DO? >> YOU KNOW, I GUESS SWIMMING WITH SHARKS.
I DID SWIM WITH TIGER SHARKS OUT IN HAWAII, AND I LOVED THE PEOPLE THAT I WENT WITH.
BUT THEY INVITED ME TO GO FREE DIVING WITH GREAT WHITE SHARKS AND I JUST -- I WAS LIKE, "WHY
ON EARTH WOULD I DO THAT?" THAT'S JUST -- I'M ASKING FOR IT AT THAT POINT
>> Jimmy: OH, GOOD I'M SO HAPPY YOU DREW THE LINE >> SO, I DREW THE LINE RIGHT
THERE. >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU'RE LIKE, "HEY, I'M AN AMERICAN TREASURE
I'M ZAC EFRON. I'M NOT DOING THIS." YEAH
>> YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ] THERE'S A BIG DOWNSIDE
I DIDN'T WANT TO - >> Jimmy: NO >> THAT WOULD BE A
A DISAPPOINTING WAY TO GO. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: CAN I ASK YOU
ABOUT -- THERE'S A RUMOR -- THERE'S SOME CASTING CALLS ON THE INTERNET
MARVEL IS LOOKING FOR A ZAC EFRON-TYPE >> REALLY?
WOW, THEY COULD JUST CALL ME [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH, I KNOW
I WAS GOING TO SAY, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT -- AND THEN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY,
SETH ROGEN, WHO WE LOVE, TWEETED OUT, "CRAP, I WAS GONNA SUBMIT MYSELF FOR THE ZAC EFRON
TYPE." [ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT'S HILARIOUS.
>> Jimmy: ISN'T THAT FUNNY THAT HE WOULD DO IT >> THAT'S REALLY FUNNY
>> Jimmy: COULD SETH PLAY A ZAC EFRON-TYPE YOU THINK?
>> SETH, I THINK -- YEAH, SETH COULD DO IT, IF ANYBODY COULD. I WOULD CAST SETH IN ANYTHING
OVER ME. SO - >> Jimmy: ANYTHING, YEAH
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: HAVE YOU BEEN EVER APPROACHED BY MARVEL
IT WAS JUST THAT THAT WAS FUNNY THEY WERE SAYING A A ZAC EFRON-TYPE
BUT YOU -- THERE WAS A RUMOR THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE WOLVERINE AT ONE POINT
>> REALLY? >> Jimmy: YES. THE INTERNET -- PEOPLE WANT
THIS >> I DON'T KNOW. I THINK HUGH IS STILL DOING
THAT PRETTY WELL I GOT TO GIVE IT TO HUGH >> Jimmy: YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW
HUGH YOU WERE IN "THE GREATEST SHOWMAN.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. BUT THAT WAS A DIFFERENT MOVIE -- MUSICAL
>> Jimmy: HE'LL LET YOU DO IT. >> OKAY, YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU KNOW HIM,
HE'S A GOOD GUY. >> YEAH, I GUESS I HAVE MY FOOT IN THE DOOR ON THAT ONE.
I SHOULD JUST GO TALK TO HIM >> Jimmy: WHY NOT BE WOLVERINE >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU AS WOLVERINE I COULD SEE IT
>> YEAH. AND I'LL GET A BEARD LIKE YOURS.
>> Jimmy: YES. I'LL GIVE YOU MY BEARD I'LL SHAVE IT OFF.
AND YOU CAN HAVE MY CLIPPINGS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> ALL RIGHT, IF IT HAPPENS --
>> Jimmy: LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. >> YEAH, RIGHT >> Jimmy: LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR
MOVIE, "THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER." THIS IS A TRUE STORY, AND I
ALMOST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT IS A TRUE STORY >> YEAH, IT'S REALLY WILD, MAN
SO, IT ALL REALLY HAPPENS -- CHICKIE DONOHUE IS THIS GUY WHO LIVED IN A SMALL TOWN IN
INWOOD, NEW YORK, WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER. AND ALL OF HIS FRIENDS WERE OFF
FIGHTING IN VIETNAM. AND HE WAS JUST SORT OF STUCK AT HOME, AND HE FELT REALLY
POWERLESS TO HELP THEM AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, THERE WAS A LOT OF BAD PRESS COMING
THROUGH ABOUT VIETNAM AND SORT OF THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT >> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT
>> AND HE JUST WANTED TO SHOW SOME SUPPORT FOR HIS FRIENDS SO, HE DECIDED TO GET A DUFFEL
BAG FULL OF BEER, AND ACTUALLY GO TO THE VIETNAM FRONT LINE AND DELIVER EACH OF HIS
ENLISTED FRIENDS A BEER, JUST TO SAY THANK YOU >> Jimmy: THAT'S THE CRAZIEST
THING EVER AND IT'S A REAL STORY, AND HE'S A REAL PERSON.
>> YES >> Jimmy: HERE HE IS >> IT REALLY HAPPENED.
>> Jimmy: HERE'S YOU AND CHICKIE, RIGHT HERE. >> YEAH, AND IT GETS A LOT
CRAZIER THAN THAT. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, HE GETS INTO SOME HIJINKS.
>> Jimmy: AND IT'S DIRECTED BY THE GREAT PETER FARRELLY >> YEP, PETE FARRELLY IS IN IT
I MEAN, WAR IS A PRETTY SENSITIVE SUBJECT MATTER YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, WE TOOK IT
REALLY SERIOUSLY AND PETE HAS THIS AMAZING WAY OF GOING THROUGH REALLY KIND OF
TOUGH SITUATIONS AND SORT OF SERIOUS SUBJECT MATTER WITH THIS AMAZING UNDERLYING HUMOR.
>> Jimmy: IT'S KIND OF UNBELIEVABLE WHEN YOU WATCH IT YOU GO LIKE, "WAIT, SOMEONE
ACTUALLY DID THIS. HE WENT TO VIETNAM AND HE'S GIVING BEERS TO HIS BUDDIES.
YOU'RE LIKE, "THIS IS -- THIS CAN'T BE REAL. >> I KNOW.
I KEPT, LIKE, I WAS READING THE SCRIPT, I WAS LIKE WHAT THE [ BLEEP
>> Jimmy: IT'S BILL MURRAY AND RUSSELL -- AND RUSSELL CROWE >> YES
>> Jimmy: I MEAN, DOING A MOVIE WITH BILL MURRAY AND RUSSELL CROWE, HOW FUN WAS
THAT >> IT DOESN'T REALLY GET BETTER THAN THAT, MAN
>> Jimmy: IT REALLY DOESN'T, RIGHT? >> YEAH, LIKE, BOTH OF THOSE
GUYS, FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, ARE HUGE HEROES OF MINE. BUT BILL MURRAY, WHEN HE WAS ON
SET, I JUST -- I REMEMBER JUST THINKING TO MYSELF, I WAS LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BETTER
THAN THIS. >> Jimmy: HOW ABOUT RUSSELL? >> AND RUSSELL'S VERY, VERY
SIMILAR EXPERIENCE RUSSELL CAME INTO THE MOVIE, SORT OF, TOWARD THE END OF THE
VIETNAM SECTION, WHICH WE WERE SHOOTING IN THAILAND AND HE HAS A PRETTY IMPORTANT
ROLE HE PLAYS THIS, LIKE, WAR PHOTOGRAPHER THAT LOOKS AFTER
CHICKIE WHILE HE'S THERE ON THIS REALLY DUMB MISSION AND SO, A LOT OF THE SCENES
THAT HE'S IN ARE, SORT OF, ACTION WE'RE RUNNING THROUGH THAILAND,
EXPLOSIONS, JUST HEAVY DRAMA, A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, DESTRUCTION AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND HE CAME IN JUST SO PREPARED HE KNOWS SO MUCH ABOUT THIS
CRAFT THAT, LIKE, HE COULD BE DIRECTING IT HE DIRECTS A LOT OF STUFF.
>> Jimmy: OF COURSE. >> BUT HE ALSO KNOWS ACTING SO WELL
YOU JUST WANT TO BE NEXT TO HIM. >> Jimmy: I KNOW YOU'RE GOOD,
BUT DO YOU ASK HIM FOR ADVICE WHEN YOU'RE DOING A SCENE? YOU GO LIKE, "HEY, WHY WOULD
YOU DO THIS? >> YES, A LOT. YOU CAN'T HELP IT.
I MEAN, HE'S RUSSELL CROWE HE'S LIKE THE BEST ACTOR THAT'S EVER LIVED
SO, I'M CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT HIM LIKE - >> Jimmy: "WAS THAT GOOD?"
>> -- "IS THAT ALL RIGHT? HOW WAS THAT THERE WAS ONE SCENE THAT WE
HAD. IT WAS KIND OF A MONOLOGUE THAT MY CHARACTER HAS
JUST LIKE A MEMORY, AND HE'S KIND OF GOING INTO, YOU KNOW, THESE OLD THOUGHTS
AND THIS WAS, LIKE, FOUR DAYS INTO THE SHOOT SO I HAD GOTTEN TO KNOW RUSSELL
PRETTY WELL. >> Jimmy: YEAH >> WE WERE -- WE WERE FRIENDS
AT THIS POINT. AND I DID IT ONCE, AND I KIND OF LOOKED AT HIM, "ANYTHING YOU
CAN FIX? AND HE'S LIKE, "NO, NO, IT'S GOOD."
DID ANOTHER TAKE AND I WAS LIKE, "ANYTHING, LIKE, YOU CAN TELL ME?
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND HE'S LIKE, "NO, NO, IT'S GOOD."
DID ONE MORE AND I WENT, "COME ON, GIVE ME SOMETHING.
HE GOES, "OKAY, STOP MOVING YOUR [ BLEEP ] HANDS." [ LAUGHTER ]
AND I WAS LIKE, "REALLY? AND I THOUGHT BACK TO THE PAST TAKES, AND I WAS GOING LIKE --
I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PART OF MY NEW YORK CHARACTER I WAS JUST GOING, LIKE -- YEAH,
LIKE THIS IS HOW I FEEL AND ALL THESE THINGS, LIKE THAT. >> Jimmy: STOP MOVING YOUR
HANDS. >> AND HE SAID THAT, AND I WAS LIKE -- I TOOK IT.
>> Jimmy: WOW. >> AND I WAS CRACKING UP IT WAS THE BEST NOTE EVER.
THE NEXT ONE, I LITERALLY JUST LOCKED MY HANDS IN MY WAIST, JUST RIGHT HERE, JUST WOULDN'T
LET THEM GO. AND WE DID ONE MORE TAKE AND AFTER THAT, EVERYBODY WAS
LIKE, "YES, WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT. >> Jimmy: AND HE'S LIKE, "YOU
GOT IT, KID. >> YEAH. RUSS WAS JUST LIKE, "THERE YOU
GO, KID. >> Jimmy: "YEAH, HERE YOU GO, KID.
>> YEAH. SO THAT'S THE KIND OF GUY -- IT'S A FANTASTIC FILM.
AND, OF COURSE, PETER FARRELLY JUST COMING OFF HIS OSCAR WIN. >> YEP
>> Jimmy: THIS IS IT YOU GOT TO CHECK OUT THIS MOVIE.
>> AND YOU WORKED BACK ON -- >> Jimmy: "FEVER PITCH" WITH THE FARRELLY BROTHERS.
>> YEAH. UNREAL, HE TOLD ME TO SAY, "HELLO," TO YOU, MAN
>> Jimmy: HE'S THE GREATEST. GREATEST I LOVE BOTH THOSE GUYS
>> HE IS THE BEST. YOU GUYS GOT TO CHECK THIS OUT HERE'S A CLIP.
HERE'S ZAC EFRON IN "THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER." TAKE A LOOK.
[ HEAVY BREATHING >> YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, SARGE >> NO.
>> TADA! >> CHICKIE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> I BROUGHT YOU BEER. [ LAUGHTER ] >> WHO ARE YOU WITH?
>> I'M WITH YOU. >> SERIOUSLY, CHICKIE, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?
REALLY >> ME AND ALL THE FELLAS WERE SITTING AROUND TALKING ABOUT
WHAT WE COULD DO TO BRING YOUR SPIRITS UP AND THEN, BANG, IT HIT US.
BRING YOU A BEER SO I BROUGHT YOU A BEER. >> YOU DUMB --
>> WHAT? >> YOU ALMOST GOT ME KILLED OUT THERE.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. COME ON, BUD
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ZAC EFRON, EVERYBODY "THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER" IS
STREAMING NOW ON APPLE TV PLUS AND IN SELECT THEATERS WE'LL BE BACK WITH
DEBBIE HARRY STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* * PEOPLE * * PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPL
ARE THE LUCKIEST >> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS A GRAMMY-NOMINATED MEMBER OF
THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE BAND, BLONDIE.
THEIR NEW BOX SET "AGAINST THE ODDS: 1974-1982" IS AVAILABLE NOW.
PLEASE WELCOME THE LEGENDARY DEBBIE HARRY
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT
YOU BROUGHT ME A GIFT? >> YES, I DID. >> Jimmy: BUT YOU ARE THE GIFT
[ LAUGHTER ] >> WELL -- NOW YOU'VE GOT -- >> Jimmy: YOU WANT ME TO OPEN
IT >> YES YES, I DO.
>> Jimmy: I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OH, WHAT COULD IT BE
IT'S HEAVY IS THIS -- HONEY?
>> IT'S HONEY. >> Jimmy: HONEY FROM DEBBIE HARRY, HONEY?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR THIS >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS GOING TO BE SPECIAL HONEY FOR ME >> IT'S FROM MY OWN BEEHIVES
[ AUDIENCE OOHS THAT'S EVEN BETTER, RIGHT? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: ARE YOU KIDDING ME >> NO. >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH.
GUYS, CHECK OUT MY EBAY ACCOUNT RIGHT NOW. YOU WON'T EVEN -
[ LAUGHTER ] NO, NOT FOR THIS >> OKAY.
>> Jimmy: I WOULD NEVER. I WOULD NEVER. I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE SAW EACH OTHER? >> YES
>> Jimmy: BECAUSE, WHY THE PRODUCERS TOLD YOU BACKSTAGE?
[ LAUGHTER ] >> NO. >> Jimmy: WE SAW EACH OTHER.
YOU HELPED ME OUT. >> OH, NO. >> Jimmy: YES, YOU REALLY
HELPED ME OUT OF A PICKLE. I WAS AT THE "SNL" AFTER-PARTY FOR THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE." AND WE WERE AT THE AFTER-PARTY AT THE PLAZA HOTEL
AND I WAS ON STAGE SINGING WITH THE BAND AND I SANG WITH PAUL McCARTNEY,
TAYLOR SWIFT, MILEY CYRUS, ARIANA GRANDE. AND I GO, "DO YOU WANNA SING?"
AND I SAW YOU IN THE CROWD AND I GO, "DO YOU WANT TO SING 'TIDE IS HIGH?'"
AND YOU'RE LIKE, "I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IDIOT IS ASKING ME TO SING.
AND I WAS LIKE -- I WAS LIKE, "SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. BUT YOU CAME UP AND YOU CRUSHED
IT, "TIDE IS HIGH" WITH ARIANA GRANDE. >> IT'S FUNNY HOW PEOPLE
REMEMBER THINGS DIFFERENTLY. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: WAIT, WAS THAT NOT
WHAT HAPPENED? >> NOT FOR ME. >> Jimmy: OKAY
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I APOLOGIZE FOR PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT.
BUT YOU CRUSHED IT THAT NIGHT. AND IT WAS MEMORABLE FOR ME. >> IT WAS TOTALLY MEMORABLE AND
IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT AND AN INCREDIBLE PARTY AND A GREAT SHOW
>> Jimmy: ENDED WITH US JAMMING OUT WITH PRINCE AT THE END >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: THE WHOLE THING WAS CRAZY. IT WAS JUST --
BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT 'CAUSE I WAS LIKE -- I NEEDED HELP AND YOU SAW THE
DESPERATION IN MY EYES I'M LIKE, PLEASE GET UP AND HELP ME.
YOU WERE LIKE, "ALL RIGHT, JIMMY, LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT.
HOW WAS THE TOUR YOU'RE WORKING ON A NEW ALBUM. BLONDIE HAS A NEW ALBUM COMING
OUT. YOU HAD A TOUR THIS SUMMER HOW WAS IT
FUN? >> WELL, WE STARTED, I THINK, IN THE SPRING IN THE U.K
AND THEN WE MOVED OVER TO, YOU KNOW, TO THIS COUNTRY. >> Jimmy: DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN
YOU -- WHEN BLONDIE FIRST CAME OUT AND YOUR FIRST TOUR -- ON YOUR FIRST BIG TOUR, AND YOU
WERE LIKE, "OH, THIS IS IT THIS IS THE BIG TIME." WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THEN AND NOW >> BIGGER AUDIENCES, I GUESS >> Jimmy: YEAH, OF COURSE.
WERE YOU PLAYING BARS BACK IN THE -- >> EVERYTHING.
>> Jimmy: CLUBS? >> WE WOULD PLAY ANYTHING, REALLY
>> Jimmy: ANYTHING AND WHO WOULD HIRE YOU I LOVE THIS BOX SET, BY THE
WAY. YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH IT. THERE'S BOOKS IN HERE.
THERE'S EVERY VINYL. THERE'S 10 INCH VINYLS THERE'S EVERY ALBUM.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ALBUM THAT'S TOUGH TO ASK. >> MAYBE "AUTOAMERICAN."
>> Jimmy: OH YEAH. >> I DON'T KNOW. >> Jimmy: LOOK HOW COOL.
>> IT'S HARD BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY SONGS THAT WE NEVER PLAY. >> Jimmy: BUT HOW DO YOU JUST
BE THIS COOL [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I MEAN, YOU WERE UNBELIEVABLE.
WERE YOU ALWAYS -- DID YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE BUG -- "I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE COOL?"
DID YOU ALWAYS HAVE -- AS A LITTLE KID >> NO.
NO, NO I WAS VERY SHY >> Jimmy: YOU WERE
>> YES, I STILL AM >> Jimmy: OH, NO [ LAUGHTER ]
OH, HONEY, DON'T BE SHY. [ LAUGHTER ] I WANT TO ASK YOU BECAUSE
OBVIOUSLY YOU BECAME THE FACE OF PUNK. YOU'RE THE FACE OF FASHION
ALWAYS FASHION FORWARD HERE'S YOU IN A -- BUT THIS -- HERE'S WHY I LIKE
THIS A FUNNY STORY TO THIS. 'CAUSE YOU LOOK GORGEOUS,
RIGHT, BUT WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND THE DRESS >> THE DRESS WAS A PILLOWCASE.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: THIS IS HOW YOU END UP BEING DEBBIE HARRY.
I MEAN, THIS IS -- >> WELL, I WAS MUCH SMALLER. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: HOW DID YOU END UP MAKING A PILLOWCASE INTO A A DRESS?
>> MY LANDLORD FOUND IT IN THE STREET AND HE SAID, "OH, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD DRESS.
AND HE SORT OF, YOU KNOW, HELD IT -- HE HELD IT UP. AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, "JUST
CUT HERE AND LOOK, IT'S ALREADY THERE." >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOD
HE FOUND IT IN THE STREET AND GAVE YOU A PILLOWCASE. AND YOU GO, "YEAH, I'LL MAKE
THIS INTO AN ICONIC DRESS. WOW. >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT ANOTHER PHOTO THAT YOU DID.
YOU'VE DONE TON OF PHOTO SHOOTS AND YOU LOOK GORGEOUS. BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME THAT
YOU WERE ON THE COVER OF -- "WRESTLING MAGAZINE. [ LAUGHTER ]
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? AND WHAT WAS GOING ON HERE
>> WELL, WE -- I MET THIS WOMAN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WE WERE LIVING ON 21st STREET.
AND WE ALWAYS SAID HELLO HER NAME WAS NANCY MOON. >> Jimmy: COOL NAME.
>> AND WE GOT TO BE TALKING AND SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS THE PRESS PERSON, I GUESS, FOR -- I DON'T
KNOW IF IT WAS FOR THE GARDEN OR WAS FOR VINCE McMAHON SO, SHE SAID, "ANY TIME YOU
WANT TO GO." AND OF COURSE, CHRIS SAID, "YOU KNOW, LET'S GO."
SO, WE WENT ALL THE TIME >> Jimmy: YOU WERE GIANT WRESTLING FANS
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: AND SHOW UP TO ALL THE THINGS
>> YEAH, WE WENT TO HUNDREDS OF THEM >> Jimmy: JUST BECAUSE YOU
COULD GET IN >> YEAH. WELL, NO BECAUSE WE WATCHED IT
ON TV. AND IT'S MUCH BETTER LIVE, YOU KNOW
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: I JUST LOVE THAT YOU'RE A GIANT WRESTLING FAN
IT'S SO FUN. HOW WAS ANDRE THE GIANT? >> ANDRE WAS VERY NICE, VERY
NICE VERY TALL, AS YOU CAN SEE. AND HE SHOOK MY HAND AND MY
HAND DISAPPEARED [ LAUGHTER ] I FELT SO SHORT, I STOOD ON MY
TOES AND IT DIDN'T HELP. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: IT DIDN'T HELP AT
ALL, NOT EVEN ON YOUR TOES >> NO. >> Jimmy: BUT THIS LED YOU TO
WORKING WITH ANDY KAUFMAN. >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: HOW?
HE JUST -- BECAUSE HE WAS DOING HIS WHOLE WRESTLING THING. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, I GUESS
COINCIDENTLY, I DON'T KNOW THE PLAY CAME OVER FROM THE U.K.
IT WAS CALLED "TRAFFORD TANZI. AND TRAFFORD, I THINK, IS OUTSIDE OF MANCHESTER.
>> Jimmy: SO, WAIT, IT WAS A A BROADWAY SHOW? >> YEAH.
AND IT OPENED AND CLOSED IN ONE NIGHT, SO -- >> Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS.
[ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S A RECORD. >> ONE OF THOSE, ONE OF THOSE.
>> Jimmy: WHAT A GREAT -- I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS PHOTO OF YOU AND ANDY KAUFMAN
>> YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ] OH, HE WAS A SWEETHEART.
>> Jimmy: HE WAS >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH, HE WAS REALLY
FUNNY. >> HE WAS LOVELY >> Jimmy: UNBELIEVABLE
I -- READING THROUGH THE BOOKS, AND LOOKING THROUGH ALL THIS, THERE'S SO MANY FUN COOL THINGS
IN HERE. LITTLE TIDBITS, BUT ONE THING, "HEART OF GLASS," IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE SONGS, ORIGINALLY, WASN'T TITLED "HEART OF GLASS. >> NO, IT WAS, ONE THING I LOVE
AND IT WAS A GAS, SOON TURNED OUT TO BE A PAIN IN THE ASS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A PAIN
IN THE ASS SONG. >> Jimmy: IT WAS GOING TO BE CALLED "PAIN IN THE ASS.
>> AND -- WHEN WE -- I GUESS IT WAS WHEN WE STARTED HAVING A A RECORD CONTRACT, THEY SAID -
>> Jimmy: PLEASE DON'T DO THAT [ LAUGHTER ] PLEASE CHANGE THAT LYRIC
PLEASE >> CAN'T HAVE THAT >> Jimmy: YEAH
AND SO THEN WHO CAME UP WITH "HEART OF GLASS? >> I THINK IT WAS CHRIS.
AND I THINK IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, HIS WISDOM OR HIS, YOU KNOW, BRILLIANCE
AND HE JUST SAID, WELL, IT'S "HEART OF GLASS," WE'LL SAY HEART OF GLASS
AND THEN WE FOUND OUT LATER THAT THERE WAS A FILM NAMED "HEART OF GLASS.
>> Jimmy: IT'S INTERESTING TALKING TO YOU BECAUSE NOW I'VE KNOWN YOU AND I'VE RUN INTO YOU
AT DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT YOU COME OFF SO COOL LIKE, "YEAH.
BUT YOU'RE BLONDIE YOU'RE DEBBIE HARRY. YOU'RE AN ICON
>> IT'S ALL A MISTAKE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: IT'S ALL A MISTAKE
AND WHO MADE THE MISTAKE US [ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH, WE TRUMPED IT RIGHT NOW. I LOVE YOU I'M HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE
PLEASE COME BACK WHENEVER YOU -- EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOTHING.
JUST COME WITH MORE HONEY. THAT'S ALL I ASK [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
DEBBIE HARRY, EVERYBODY. BLONDIE, THE NEW BOX SET RIGHT HERE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "AGAINST THE ODDS 1974-1982" AVAILABLE NOW
DEBBIE HARRY WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH LEA MICHELE.
STICK AROUND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * Jake from State Far
>> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS A TALENTED ACTRESS AND SINGER WHO YOU CAN SEE STARRING ON
BROADWAY IN "FUNNY GIRL," WHICH IS PLAYING NOW AT THE AUGUST WILSON THEATER.
PLEASE WELCOME, LEA MICHELE.
* >> THANK YOU SO MUCH
>> Jimmy: YOU LOOK FANTASTIC >> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: CONGRATS ON
EVERYTHING I WANT TO GET INTO EVERYTHING. "FUNNY GIRL.
>> LET'S GO. >> Jimmy: I WANT TO GET INTO EVERYTHING, BUT FIRST, THIS IS
SUCH A COOL STORY FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: BUT THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE WAS WITH JONATHAN GROFF
>> RIGHT >> Jimmy: AND YOU SANG A SONG. >> YEP
>> Jimmy: AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT I APPRECIATE IT.
ALWAYS SEEING YOU THROUGH THE YEARS, YOU'VE BEEN GREAT TO US >> THANK YOU
I WAS HERE IN 2019 -- DECEMBER 2019. AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU, IT
WAS SO FUNNY BECAUSE I WAS SINGING A SONG FROM MY CHRISTMAS ALBUM, AND WE WERE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THIS LITTLE PRESS TOUR RUN THAT I WAS DOING. AND I TURNED TO JONATHAN AND I
WAS LIKE, "I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GO ON TO PERFORM WITH JIMMY.
I WAS LIKE, "I DON'T FEEL GOOD." WE WERE WALKING TO THE STAGE,
AND THE FLOOR KEPT FEELING LIKE IT WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY FEET
HE'S LIKE, "YOU'RE PROBABLY JUST NERVOUS." WE DID A LITTLE CHAMPAGNE
TOAST. WE WENT OUT THAT NIGHT WE HAD SO MUCH FUN
AND I WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING, I SAID TO MY HUSBND, I WAS LIKE, "I FEEL SO HUNGOVER.
AND HE WAS LIKE, "YOU DIDN'T DRINK. I WAS LIKE, "I KNOW, I JUST
DON'T FEEL GOOD. HE WAS LIKE, "DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE PREGNANT.
I WAS LIKE, "NO. IT DIDN'T REALLY SEEM LIKE IT WAS IN THE CARDS FOR US.
HE WAS LIKE, "YOU SHOULD JUST CHECK. AND I WAS, HERE AT THE SHOW.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: YOU WERE PREGNANT ON
OUR SHOW >> AND I HAD NO IDEA >> Jimmy: AND HOW OLD IS HE?
>> HE'S TWO. HE JUST TURNED TWO IN AUGUST I HAVE TO SAY "HI.
HI, EVER MOMMY'S AT WORK. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
[ AUDIENCE AWS ] >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOD THAT'S AMAZING
>> YEAH, IT'S BEEN WILD. >> Jimmy: DOES HE LOVE WHEN YOU SING TO HIM?
>> THAT'S A FUN QUESTION YEAH [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I'M SORRY, HE DOESN'T. >> NO, I MEAN -- SO, THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME I'VE GONE BACK TO WORK. I'VE BEEN HOME WITH HIM FOR THE
PAST TWO YEARS, 100% AND NOW I'M BACK TO WORK SO, MY SINGING COACH WAS LIKE,
"YOU KNOW, TRY TO INCORPORATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. TRY TO INCORPORATE HIM INTO IT
SO, HE CAN BE A PART OF IT, AND YOU CAN BE NOT AWAY FROM HIM AS MUCH."
SO, I WAS WARMING UP THE OTHER DAY, AND MY HUSBAND WAS LIKE, "SHOULD WE COME IN?"
I WAS LIKE, "YES, COME IN. WATCH ME DO MY WARMUP. AND I HIT SOME, LIKE, HIGH
NOTE, AND HE STARTED HYSTERICALLY CRYING. [ LAUGHTER ]
I'M LIKE, OKAY >> Jimmy: THAT ONE'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
WELL, WE TRIED >> I TELL HIM ALL THE TIME I'M LIKE, MOMMY GOES, "WHAT DO
YOU WANT TO HEAR TONIGHT ANYTHING DO YOU WANT CELINE
DO YOU WANT BARBRA WHAT DO YOU WANT?" >> Jimmy: YEAH, TAKING
REQUESTS >> BAH, BAH. BAH, BAH GREEN GRASS
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD "THE GREEN GRASS GROWS," BUT THAT ONE IS JUST A REAL
A TOUGH ONE FOR PARENTS. [ LAUGHTER ] JUST THE SAME THING OVER AND
OVER >> Jimmy: NO, NO, NO I'M OVER THAT PHASE OF THOSE
SONGS. I'M SERIOUS, IF I HEARD "THE BACKPACK SONG" ONE MORE TIME
FROM "DORA," I WAS GOING TO FIND THE PERSON AND MURDER THEM
[ LAUGHTER ] I KNOW THEY'RE BRINGING JOY TO PEOPLE, BUT I HAD ENOUGH
>> I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND THE FIRST THING I HEAR IS -- * PEPPA PIG, PEPPA PIG *
YOU'RE LIKE -- >> Jimmy: * PEPPA PIG, PEPPA PIG *
>> YEP, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. >> Jimmy: I KNOW EVERY SINGLE THEME SONG
>> I KNOW EVERY SONG - >> Jimmy: "PAW PATROL. >> "DANIEL TIGER."
I KNOW IT ALL. >> Jimmy: YEAH, I LOVED IT, AND I'M SO HAPPY I'M DONE WITH THAT
PHASE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> WE ARE IN THE THICK OF IT
>> Jimmy: YOU ARE IN THE THICK OF IT. GET READY.
CAN I JUST READ YOU SOME NICE REVIEWS HERE >> OH, MY GOODNESS
>> Jimmy: FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE IN "FUNNY GIRL." "LEA MICHELE IS A REVELATION AS
FANNY BRICE," SAYS "THE CUT. "LEA MICHELE IS STUPENDOUS." "'FUNNY GIRL' HAS A MISSILE,
HER PERFORMER FROM HER FIRST WORDS 'HELLO, GORGEOUS' SHOOTS STRAIGHT TO HER TARGET AND HITS
IT." "THE NEW YORK TIMES" SAID THAT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
HOW ABOUT THIS "THE WASHINGTON POST" SAID, "LEA MICHELE DOESN'T JUST BRING
DOWN THE HOUSE, SHE BRINGS DOWN THE WHOLE DARN BLOCK." "WASHINGTON POST."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT
AND MY FRIEND WENT TO GO SEE YOU OPENING NIGHT, AND I WANT TO SAY SIX OR SEVEN STANDING
OVATIONS DURING THE PLAY -- DURING THE SONG. MID-SONG STANDING OVATION.
BUDDY, YOU HIT A HOME RUN ON THIS >> THANK YOU
IT'S BEEN SO AWESOME [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE IT'S BEEN GREAT.
>> Jimmy: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE BACK ON BROADWAY? >> OH, MY GOD, THAT IN AND OF
ITSELF IS JUST SO UNBELIEVABLE I'VE BEEN WANTING TO COME BACK TO BROADWAY FOR SO MANY YEARS.
I WAS GONE FOR 15 YEARS. "SPRING AWAKENING" WAS THE LAST SHOW THAT I DID.
BUT TO BE BACK, YAY. [ APPLAUSE ] BUT TO BE BACK AND TO BE IN THE
SHOW THAT I'VE LOVED FOR SO MANY YEARS, BUT I'M SUCH A FAN OF THIS PRODUCTION
INCREDIBLE CAST, THIS INCREDIBLE SCORE >> Jimmy: CAN WE EVEN JUST TALK
ABOUT THE GLEE OF IT ALL [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE I MEAN, I'M GETTING GOOSEBUMPS
I LOVED YOU, OBVIOUSLY, ON "GLEE. WE'VE DONE BITS.
I'VE KNOWN YOU SINCE THEN, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN GREAT -- AND I GO -- WHEN YOU -- I'VE
WATCHED IT PROBABLY 100 TIMES. YOU SINGING "RAIN ON MY PARADE."
AND I WOULD CRY. I SHOW EVERYONE. "YOU WANT TO SEE THE BEST THING
YOU'VE EVER SEEN ON TELEVISION WATCH LEA MICHELE SING THIS. AND I GO, OH, MY GOSH.
NOW YOU'RE DOING IT ON BROADWAY >> NOW I'M DOING IT.
I KNOW, IT'S REALLY AWESOME. IT'S SO FANTASTIC. BUT, YOU KNOW, LOOK, I'M
36 NOW AND THE STORY OF "FUNNY GIRL" SPANS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF,
YOU KNOW, MANY YEARS AND YOU SEE HER -- HER LOVE, AND HER LOSS, AND HER FAILURES,
AND HER SUCCESSES -- AND BECOMING A MOM, AND A WIFE, AND I FEEL LIKE AT THIS POINT BEING
WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST PERFECT. TIMING IS EVERYTHING AND I'M SO
GRATEFUL [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: IT COULDN'T HAPPEN TO
A BETTER PERSON. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH >> Jimmy: WE LOVE YOU.
>> ME, TOO >> Jimmy: AND YOU'RE PERFORMING FOR US
>> I AM.
OF "FUNNY GIRL," PLEASE WELCOME LEA MICHELE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* WE TRAVEL SINGLE-OH MAYBE WE'RE LUCK BUT I DON'T KNOW *
* WITH THEM JUST LE ONE KID FALL DOW AND SEVEN MOTHERS FAINT *
* I GUESS WE'RE BOTH HAPP BUT MAYBE WE AIN'T * * PEOPL
PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPLE * * ARE THE LUCKIES PEOPLE IN THE WORLD *
* WE'RE CHILDRE NEEDING OTHER CHILDREN * * AND YET LETTING
A GROWN-UP PRIDE * * HIDE ALL TH NEED INSIDE *
* ACTING MORE LIK CHILDREN THAN CHILDREN * * LOVER
ARE VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE * * THEY'RE THE LUCKIES PEOPLE IN THE WORLD *
* WITH ONE PERSON ONE VERY SPECIAL PERSON * * A FEELING DEE
IN YOUR SOUL * * SAYS YOU WERE HAL NOW YOU'RE WHOLE *
* NO MORE HUNGE AND THIRST * * BUT FIRST BE A PERSON
WHO NEEDS PEOPLE * * PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPL ARE THE LUCKIEST PEOPL
IN THE WORLD * * A FEELING DEE IN YOUR SOUL *
* SAYS YOU WERE HAL NOW YOU'RE WHOLE * * NO MORE HUNGE
AND THIRST * * BUT FIRST BE A PERSON WHO NEEDS PEOPLE *
* PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPL ARE THE LUCKIEST PEOPL IN THE WORLD *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT, RIGHT THERE!
OH, MY GOD OH, MY GOODNESS. OH, MY GOODNESS.
THERE YOU GO ANOTHER -- ANOTHER -- A BONUS STANDING OVATION
LEA MICHELE! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> THANK YOU
>> Jimmy: WELL DONE. GO SEE "FUNNY GIRL" AT THE AUGUST WILSON THEATRE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, EVERYBODY WOW! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: MY THANKS TO ZAC EFRON, DEBBIE HARRY, LEA MICHELE.
LEA MICHELE! AND THE ROOTS, RIGHT THERE, FROM
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA THANK YOU FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH
SETH MEYERS. GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY THANK YOU.