Jimmy: HEY, MIKE.
HEY, JIMMY. Jimmy: THANKS FOR BEING ON
THE SHOW. APPRECIATE IT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] OH, MY PLEASURE.
Jimmy: SEE YOU OUT THERE. I'LL SEE YOU OUT THERE.
WELL, OKAY, I -- NO, I -- SORRY.
I'LL GO TO MY RIGHT. Jimmy: NO, I'LL GO TO MY
RIGHT. YOUR RIGHT.
Jimmy: OKAY, I'LL GO TO MY RIGHT.
YEP. SORRY.
YOU GO THIS WAY? OR THAT WAY?
** [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** Jimmy: ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU OUT THERE. ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU
THERE. I'LL GO THIS WAY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] **
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 -- MIKE MYERS.
SUTTON FOSTER. KILLER MIKE.
AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW.
Questlove: 1726. Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS,
JIMMY FALLON! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Jimmy: OH, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH! WELCOME, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THAT'S A GREAT CROWD.
WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW." THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. WELL, GUYS, TODAY
PRESIDENT BIDEN DELIVERED A SPEECH AT A FACTORY IN MARYLAND,
AND HE REALLY KICKED IT OFF STRONG.
WATCH THIS. LET ME START OFF WITH TWO
WORDS. MADE IN AMERICA.
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: SOUNDS LIKE BIDEN IS
CELEBRATING LEGAL WEED A LITTLE TOO EARLY.
[ LAUGHTER ] IT'S AMAZING, IT'S THE SHORTEST
SENTENCE HE'S EVER SAID AND SOMEHOW HE STILL MANAGED TO
RAMBLE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
SO, I GUESS BIDEN AND TRUMP ARE MORE ALIKE THAN THEY SEEM.
WITH THOSE FOUR BEAUTIFUL WORDS.
MADE IN AMERICA. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
[ SAD TROMBONE ] Jimmy: YEAH.
WELL, EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THIS.
AMID RISING TENSIONS WITH RUSSIA, PRESIDENT BIDEN SAID THE
WORLD IS AT RISK OF NUCLEAR ARMAGEDDON.
ANYWAY, ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND, EVERYONE.
[ LAUGHTER ] **
BIDEN IS LIKE, "I HAVE TWO WORDS, ARMAGEDDON."
[ LAUGHTER ] WELL, GUYS, EVERYONE IS PUMPED
ABOUT THIS. TAYLOR SWIFT JUST REVEALED THE
FULL TRACK LIST FOR HER UPCOMING ALBUM.
SO -- YEAH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'M EXCITED ABOUT JUST THE SONG NAMES.
SO, WITH THAT IN MIND, IT IS TIME TO PLAY "GUESS THE
TAYLOR SWIFT SONG." HERE WE GO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] **
* GUESS THE SONG THE TAYLOR SWIFT SONG
GUESS THE SONG * Jimmy: NOW, HERE'S HOW THIS
WORKS. I'M GOING TO GIVE SOMEONE IN OUR
AUDIENCE THREE DIFFERENT SONG TITLES.
ONE IS A REAL TAYLOR SWIFT SONG. THE OTHER TWO ARE MADE UP.
YOU HAVE TO GUESS WHICH ONE IS REAL.
IF YOU GET IT RIGHT, YOU GET A PRIZE.
IF YOU GET IT WRONG -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IF YOU GET IT WRONG, YOU STILL GET A PRIZE.
OKAY. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WANT TO
PLAY THIS GAME HERE? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
RIGHT THERE IN FRONT. RIGHT THERE.
YEAH, NO, RIGHT THERE. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, BLACK SHIRT.
YEAH. SECOND ROW, YES.
OKAY, COOL. Jimmy: PERFECT, YEAH.
HELLO. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
KATELYN. Jimmy: HI, KATELYN.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? ORIGINALLY WISCONSIN, LIVE
HERE NOW FOR WORK. Jimmy: FANTASTIC.
WISCONSIN, I'LL SAY THAT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IT'S A GREAT TIME. Jimmy: NOW YOU'RE A NEW
YORKER. YEAH.
Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, NOW WHICH ONE OF THESE IS THE REAL
TAYLOR SWIFT SONG? READY, IS IT, A, "PERIWINKLE
FOG"? IS IT B, "LAVENDER HAZE"?
OR C, "THUNDERING PRODUCE SECTION MIST."
C. OH, WAIT, YOU SAID REAL.
SO THAT'S -- I'M GOING TO GO WITH B.
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: CORRECT!
YOU GOT IT RIGHT. [ DING ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THERE YOU GO, CONGRATULATIONS.
SHE GETS A "PERIWINKLE FOG" SWEATSHIRT.
THAT IS FOR YOU. YOU GET IT.
CONGRATULATIONS. LET'S GET ANOTHER PERSON.
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WANT TO PLAY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] I PICK THAT MAN, RIGHT THERE.
THAT GENTLEMAN RIGHT THERE. YES, VERY NICE.
YES, PERFECT. STAND UP.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW. [ APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
JASON. Jimmy: JASON, WHERE ARE YOU
FROM? OKLAHOMA.
Jimmy: OKLAHOMA. WELCOME, BUDDY.
JASON, WHICH ONE OF THESE IS THE TAYLOR SWIFT SONG?
IS IT A, "MORNING DUSK." IS IT B, "AFTERNOON DRIPS."
OR IS IT C, "MIDNIGHT RAIN"? DON'T -- NO HELP, NO HELP.
IT'S ALL YOU. C.
Jimmy: YOU THINK IT'S "MIDNIGHT RAIN."
HOW WOULD THAT GO IF TAYLOR WOULD SING "MIDNIGHT RAIN"?
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] * MIDNIGHT RAIN *
[ APPLAUSE ] THAT'S ALL I GOT.
* MIDNIGHT RAIN MIDNIGHT RAIN
OH NO OH MY BRAIN *
Jimmy: THAT IS CORRECT! [ DING ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] YOU WON.
AND YOU JUST WON AN "AFTERNOON DRIPS" SWEATSHIRT RIGHT THERE.
CONGRATULATIONS, BUDDY. LET'S DO ONE MORE.
PUT YOUR HAND UP. RIGHT THERE BEHIND YOU WITH THE
WHITE HAT. THE WHITE HAT RIGHT THERE, NEXT
TO -- I LOVE THAT FALLON SWEATSHIRT,
BY THE WAY. WHAT'S GOING ON?
YEAH! Jimmy: HOW YOU DOING, BUDDY.
NICE TO SEE YOU. THAT'S RIGHT.
Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT. [ LAUGHTER ]
WHAT IS YOUR NAME? I'M -- THE MAGICIAN.
NO, LEE MARTINEZ. Jimmy: YOU GOT ME, YOU GOT
ME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, BUT YOU GOT
ME. YEAH, I LOVE IT.
ARE YOU A TAYLOR SWIFT FAN? YES.
[ LAUGHTER ] Steve: WHY NOT?
Jimmy: OKAY. READY TO PLAY THIS?
WHICH ONE OF THESE IS A REAL TAYLOR SWIFT SONG?
IS IT A, "QUESTION"? IS IT B, "ANSWER"?
OR IS IT, C, "UM, SO, THAT JUST HAPPENED."
"THAT JUST HAPPENED." Jimmy: OH.
AND HOW WOULD THAT GO? HOW WOULD TAYLOR SING IT, YOU
THINK? IF TAYLOR SANG IT.
* YO THAT JUST HAPPENED WHERE YOU AT *
* GIVE ME SOME BEAT HIT IT *
* I'M TAYLOR SWIFT TO THE BEAT *
* DROP THE BEAT AND TAP IT *
* THAT JUST HAPPENED HAD TO SAY *
* DON'T REMEMBER HERE TODAY HEY, HEY, HEY *
* HEY, HEY WOO *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Jimmy: THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT!
YES! THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT, BUDDY!
THAT'S RIGHT! Jimmy: YOU ARE CORRECT!
TAKE IT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE ALL THINKING.
LET ME SEE IT. HEY, YO, LET ME SEE THE SHIRT.
LET ME SEE THE SHIRT. LET ME SEE IT.
YEAH. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL -- THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE ALL THINKING RIGHT NOW.
[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] **
* TAYLOR SWIFT GIVE ME THE BEAT
TAYLOR SWIFT * Jimmy: FANTASTIC!
[ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING
THAT. THAT WAS FUN.
Steve: WOO! Jimmy: IT'S FRIDAY, GUYS!
COME ON! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S FANTASTIC. SOME BUSINESS NEWS.
RITE AID SAID THAT DUE TO SHOPLIFTING, THEY'RE CONSIDERING
LOCKING UP LITERALLY EVERY ITEM AT THEIR NEW YORK CITY STORES.
SO, IT WILL FEEL LESS LIKE SHOPPING AND MORE LIKE GOING TO
A DEODORANT MUSEUM. [ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, THIS IS COOL. A FAN ONLINE REEDITED
TIM BURTON'S "BATMAN" -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THIS -- INTO A
SILENT MOVIE. AND PEOPLE REALLY LIKE IT.
AND SO, IT ACTUALLY INSPIRED US TO TRY SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON
OUR SHOW. LET'S DO IT.
CHECK IT OUT. **
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] **
[ LAUGHTER ] **
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
** [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Jimmy: I THINK WE BETTER STICK TO USING SOUND.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, HIGGINS. Steve: IT'S ALL RIGHT.
Jimmy: GET THIS. I READ THAT McDONALD'S HAS BEEN
RUNNING OUT OF BOXES FOR TOYS FOR THEIR NEW ADULT HAPPY MEALS,
AND EMPLOYEES ARE BEGGING CUSTOMERS TO STOP ORDERING THEM.
[ LAUGHTER ] AND THAT WAS BEFORE BIDEN
LEGALIZED WEED. [ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, THIS IS WEIRD, BOSTON DYNAMICS, THE COMPANY KNOWN FOR
THOSE ROBOTIC DOGS, PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE VOWING THEY WON'T
DEVELOP A WEAPONIZED ROBOT ARMY. [ LAUGHTER ]
BUT THEY WENT ON TO SAY, "AND EVEN IF WE DID MAKE A WEAPONIZED
ARMY OF DOG ROBOTS, THEY DEFINITELY WOULDN'T LEARN TO
READ AND WRITE. [ LAUGHTER ]
AND THEN START PUTTING OUT PRESS RELEASES SAYING THE OPPOSITE,
LURING YOU INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY.
SO, WE CAN STEAL THE BIGGEST STICK OF ALL, THE WASHINGTON
MONUMENT. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
YEP, THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
NOW WE HAVE THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT, AND WE WON'T GIVE IT
BACK UNTIL OUR DEMANDS ARE MET. BELLY RUBS, TABLE SCRAPS, ALL
THE GOOD BOYS WE CAN HANDLE. HERE YOU GO.
NOW THROW THE MONUMENT. THROW IT, THROW IT, THROW IT.
YES! WHERE IS IT?
OH, I SEE, YOU JUST PRETENDED TO
THROW IT AND NOW YOU'RE HIDING IT BEHIND YOUR BACK.
HAHA, THAT'S SO FUNNY. I'M GOING TO BITE YOUR FACE
OFF." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
AND FINALLY, AN AMERICAN CHESS GRAND MASTER HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF
CHEATING. AND THERE WAS EVEN A THEORY THAT
DURING MATCHES, HE WAS HIDING A VIBRATING DEVICE IN HIS RECTUM.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] ANYWAY, BEFORE ENTERING THIS
WEEK'S U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, HE GOT A THOROUGH INSPECTION.
LOOK AT THIS PHOTO. [ LAUGHTER ]
Steve: OH! Jimmy: PEOPLE GOT SUSPICIOUS
WHEN HE WAS LIKE PAWN TO E-4! [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
QUEEN TO A-5! CHECKMATE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW.
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Jimmy: THAT WAS GREAT, BUDDY. WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU
TODAY. WE STARS IN THE NEW FILM
"AMSTERDAM," WHICH IS IN THEATERS TODAY.
THE ONE AND ONLY MIKE MYERS IS HERE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] MY FAVE, I LOVE MIKE MYERS.
PLUS, SHE STARS IN THE HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL, "THE MUSIC
MAN," WHICH YOU CAN SEE NOW THROUGH JANUARY 1st AT THE
WINTER GARDEN THEATER. SUTTON FOSTER IS HERE TONIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AMAZING.
HIS NEW SINGLE, "RUN" IS OUT NOW.
KILLER MIKE IS HERE! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
"RUN" IS THE SONG. HE'S GOING TO -- WE'RE GOING TO
TALK WITH KILLER MIKE, THEN HE'S PERFORMING LATER IN THE SHOW.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND BE SURE TO TUNE IN ALL NEXT WEEK.
I HAVE SOME BIG SHOWS COMING UP. DWAYNE JOHNSON WILL BE HERE.
CAMILA CABELLO WILL BE HERE. CHARLIE PUTH.
TREVOR NOAH WILL ALL BE HERE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
GOOD WEEK. ALSO HAPPENING NEXT WEEK, I HAVE
A NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK COMING OUT ON TUESDAY CALLED "CON POLLO."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] **
I WROTE IT WITH JENNIFER LOPEZ. IT'S A FUN THIS OR THAT BOOK
THAT HELPS YOU TEACH YOUR KIDS HOW TO SPEAK SPANISH.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Jimmy: OH, MY -- ROSITA?
ROSITA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WHY ARE YOU NOT ON
"SESAME STREET"? OH, JIMMY, YOU HAVE A NEW
LOOK? Jimmy: YEAH, I DO.
YEAH, YOU'RE STARTING TO LOOK LIKE YOU'RE PONCHO.
[ LAUGHTER ] THE MONSTER IN YOU IS COMING
OUT. Jimmy: IT'S COMING OUT.
I'M GETTING FUR, YES. YOU KNOW WHAT, I HEARD ABOUT
YOUR NEW BOOK AND HABLO ESPANOL, I SPEAK SPANISH.
I'M SO EXCITED. AND I'M LEARNING HOW TO READ,
JIMMY. AND MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT
READING, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS? Jimmy: NO.
FINDING OUT WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE BOOK.
SO, TELL ME, WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF YOUR BOOK.
Jimmy: WELL, IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THE END OF THE BOOK.
YES PLEASE. POR FAVOR.
Jimmy: BUT IT'S MORE ABOUT THE JOURNEY THAT YOU TAKE.
SURE, SURE, SURE. OKAY, YEAH.
Jimmy: DO YOU WANT TO GO TO THE BEACH OR DO YOU WANT TO GO
TO LA PLAYA? OH, LA PLAYA, YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH. BUT HOW DOES IT END?
TELL ME. HOW DOES IT END?
YEAH. SO EXCITING.
JIMMY, COME ON. Jimmy: DO YOU WANT TO PLAY
SOCCER OR PLAY FUTBOL. [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ]
Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. BUT HOW DOES IT END?
HOW DOES IT END? DO YOU WANT TO -- DO YOU WANT TO
GO TO SCHOOL OR DO YOU WANT TO GO TO LA ESCUELA.
LA ESCUELA. JIMMY, JIMMY.
LOOK AT THE ESCUELA WITH THE CABANA.
Jimmy: YEAH. WITH THE BACKPACK.
JIMMY. Jimmy: YES.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE I REALLY WANT TO GO RIGHT NOW?
Jimmy: WHERE? TO THE END OF THE BOOK, POR
FAVOR. [ LAUGHTER ]
I'M SO EXCITED. Jimmy: THE END OF THE BOOK
SAYS, LET'S SAY GOOD NIGHT. TOMORROW'S ANOTHER DAY.
YOU CAN READ THIS AGAIN. THIS TIME POLLITO WILL PLAY.
[ AUDIENCE AWWs ] POLLITO'S.
IT'S CUTE. SO CUTE.
Jimmy: AND THAT'S THE END. THEN YOU CAN FINALLY SAY THE END
IS -- LET ME SEE.
AH, THE END.
Jimmy: FIN. THE END.
THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE, YEAH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AH, JIMMY. Jimmy: THANK YOU FOR HELPING
ME, ROSITA. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
CAN I TAKE IT HOME? Jimmy: YEAH, OF COURSE YOU
CAN TAKE IT HOME. AND CAN YOU PLEASE READ IT TO
ME LATER ON, AGAIN? THE WHOLE THING?
Jimmy: I WILL FACETIME YOU TONIGHT AND READ YOU A BOOK.
A GOODNIGHT -- OKAY, AT WHAT TIME?
BECAUSE, I HAVE TO GO TO BED AT 8:00.
Jimmy: I KNOW. ALREADY IT'S PAST YOUR BEDTIME.
I KNOW. WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
Jimmy: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
OH, MY GOODNESS. Jimmy: YOU HAVE TO GET BACK
TO "SESAME STREET." YES, I HAVE TO -- YOU KNOW
WHAT? THE COUNT SAYS HELLO.
IT TOOK HIM FOREVER TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
I MEAN, TO SAY HELLO AND GOODBYE.
SO, I JUST RUN OUT. SO, I'M GOING TO GO NOW.
Jimmy: YOU'RE GOING TO GO? ROSITA, SO GREAT TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU. YOU CAN COME BY WHENEVER YOU
LIKE. OH, THANK YOU.
CAN I TAKE YOUR MARKERS? LET ME PUT MY BOOK DOWN HERE.
I NEED SOME MARKERS. Jimmy: YOU WANT THESE
MARKERS? YEAH, AND I THINK I NEED A
NEW MICROPHONE. BUT I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT THERE
BECAUSE I DON'T HVE ANYMORE HANDS.
SO, CAN I COME BACK LATER FOR THE MICROPHONE?
Jimmy: YES. AND ELMITO WANT'S SOME GEAR.
[ LAUGHTER ] DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THERE?
Jimmy: MY MUG? YEAH, BUT IT HAS WATER.
NO, NEVER MIND. I'M GOING TO GO.
Jimmy: YOU CAN TAKE THIS. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO GIVE YOU.
I'M GOING TO GO DOWN THE STAIRS NOW.
SO, I'LL SEE YOU LATER. Jimmy: YOU'RE GOING TO GO
DOWN THE STAIRS. BYE.
I LOVE YOU. Jimmy: I LOVE YOU TOO.
BYE. ADIOS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] **
Jimmy: I GOT A CUTE KISS FROM ROSITA, COME ON.
GUYS, "SESAME STREET" 53rd SEASON DEBUTS NOVEMBER 3rd ON
CARTOONITO ON HBO MAX. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BYE, ROSITA! ADIOS!
Jimmy: GUYS, STAY TUNED. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
MIKE MYERS. MORE "TONIGHT SHOW."
COME ON BACK. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** BYE.
Jimmy: DID HE TALK MUCH WITH De NIRO?
I DEVELOPED THIS LAUGH, TOO. SO HE'D BE LIKE, "ON NIGHT
SHOOTS, DO YOU DRINK COFFEE?" I GO, "YEAH, I DO."
[ LAUGHTER ] I DON'T HAVE THAT LAUGH.
I'VE NEVER HAD THAT LAUGH. BUT I WAS JUST SO --
Jimmy: KEPT DOING IT. OH MY GOD.
"YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT." Jimmy: "I LIKE COFFEE."
** Jimmy: OUR FIRST GUEST IS A
VERY TALENTED ACTOR AND WRITER STARRING IN THE NEW FILM,
"AMSTERDAM," WHICH OPENED IN THEATERS TODAY.
PLEASE WELCOME, THE ALWAYS ENTERTAINING, MIKE MYERS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS. MIKE MYERS.
WELCOME BACK. WE LOVE HAVING YOU ON THE SHOW.
THANK YOU. Jimmy: THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
SO LOVELY TO BE HERE. Jimmy: I'M SO -- WE HAVE A
LOT OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO GET INTO AND TALK ABOUT.
SURE. Jimmy: BUT BACKSTAGE, YOU
JUST TOLD ME SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING.
I KNOW YOU'RE A BIG FAN OF THE QUEEN.
I -- I WAS, IN FACT, YES. Jimmy: YEAH.
I AM CANADIAN, YOU SEE. Jimmy: YES.
CAN YOU TELL EVERYONE WHAT YOU TOLD ME ABOUT YOU WENT
BUCKINGHAM PALACE. I WENT TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE
WITH STEVE HIGGINS, ACTUALLY. Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT.
WE -- NOT RECENTLY. BUT A COUPL OF YEARS AGO.
AND I -- A FRIEND OF MINE ARRANGED FOR STEVE AND I TO
WATCH THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD FROM INSIDE BUCKINGHAM PALACE'S
GATES. Jimmy: THE GATES.
WOW! AND WE WENT THROUGH A
RIGOROUS SECURITY BACKGROUND CHECK AND ALL THIS STUFF.
AND IT'S JUST A BEING OF -- YOU KNOW, MY PARENTS ARE FROM
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND. SO, IT'S LIKE, A HUGE, HUGE
DEAL. Jimmy: OF COURSE.
AND WE -- WE GOT LET IN. AND THEN THE BAND COMES OUT, AND
THEY'RE PLAYING THAT, YOU KNOW --
[ MIMICKING MUSIC ] Jimmy: YEAH.
YOU KNOW, ALL THAT -- [ MIMICKING MUSIC ]
AND I'M LIKE, "AH, THIS IS SO AMAZING."
AND THEN THEY BREAK INTO THE "AUSTIN POWERS" THEME.
[ LAUGHTER ] AND THEY STARTED PLAYING "SOUL
BOSSA NOVA." AND IT'S LIKE --
** **
THERE YOU GO. YES.
[ CHEERS ] YES.
** YOU KNOW?
Jimmy: I MEAN -- AND I JUST -- I COULDN'T
BELIEVE IT. AND THEN ONE OF THE GUARDS
WALKED BY HOLDING A FLAG, AND THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK.
Jimmy: OF COURSE NOT. AND HE GOES, "OH, I'VE BET
YOU'VE HEARD THIS SONG BEFORE, MR. MYERS."
[ LAUGHTER ] AND I'M LIKE, "DON'T TALK TO
ME." Jimmy: "YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO
TALK." "DON'T TALK."
Jimmy: "YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK."
"I'M CANADIAN. I'M GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE."
Jimmy: HOW COOL IS THAT? THAT'S AMAZING.
YEAH. Jimmy: SPEAKING OF "AUSTIN
POWERS," THOUGH, YOU'VE ACTUALLY -- WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
IT ON THE SHOW A BUNCH OF TIMES. WOULD YOU EVER DO ANOTHER
"AUSTIN POWERS"? WOULD YOU EVER DO ANOTHER
"WAYNE'S WORLD"? WOULD YOU EVER -- THESE ARE
RUMORS THAT I'M STARTING. AND --
YES. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Jimmy: WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLAUSE SIGN.
THEY'RE DOING THAT BECAUSE THEY LOVE THIS.
Jimmy: WOULD YOU DO ANOTHER "AUSTIN POWERS"?
WOULD YOU? [ DRUM ROLL ]
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ANNOUNCE?
NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE.
[ DRUM ROLL ] I -- I CAN NEITHER CONFIRM NOR
DENY THE EXISTENCE OR NON-EXISTENCE OF SUCH A PROJECT.
Jimmy: YEAH. YEAH, I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT.
OF COURSE. IT'S FUN.
Jimmy: YEAH. BUT --
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Jimmy: WHAT DO WE NEED -- HOW
DO WE MAKE THIS HAPPEN? WHAT WOULD IT BE -- WELL, HOW
CAN I INSPIRE YOU? WHAT CAN WE DO?
WOULD A "DR. EVIL" SPINOFF? I JUST -- YOU KNOW, I HAVE
THREE KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 11. I'VE BEEN SUPER, SUPER BUSY --
Jimmy: I KNOW, BUT -- -- BEING A DAD.
Jimmy: I KNOW, BUT COME ON. WE WANT MORE.
WE WANT MORE FROM YOU, MIKE MYERS.
ALL RIGHT. Jimmy: WE NEED IT, YEAH.
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO, JIMMY FALLON.
Jimmy: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE MYERS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] VERY GOOD.
Jimmy: I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT "AMSTERDAM."
SURE. Jimmy: I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THIS. WE HAD ROBERT DE NIRO ON THE
SHOW. BUT WHAT A CAST.
OH, MY GOD, YEAH. Jimmy: MARGOT ROBBIE,
CHRISTIAN BALE. IT WAS LIKE DOING A MOVIE AT
MADAME TUSSAUDS. [ LAUGHTER ]
IT WAS LIKE -- I WAS SO INTIMIDATED.
IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW -- Jimmy: YEAH.
CHRIS ROCK AND I WERE JUST WATCHING THE REST OF THE CAST,
AND WE'RE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD. ACTORS ARE AWESOME, AREN'T
THEY?" [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: NO, PLEASE. AND THEY'RE JUST -- IT WAS
JUST ABSOLUTELY INTIMIDATING. Jimmy: HOW IS
DAVID O. RUSSELL? DAVID O. RUSSELL IS A GENIUS.
I -- IT WAS THE GREATEST. Jimmy: HE'S ONE OF THE BEST
DIRECTORS. OH, MY GOD, HE'S AN AMERICAN
OUTRE. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE,
FANTASTIC EXPERIENCES. I WAS SUPER SAD WHEN IT WAS
OVER. Jimmy: YEAH.
AND IT WAS JUST, EVERYBODY PULLED TOGETHER.
IT WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE -- Jimmy: DID YOU -- DID YOU
TALK MUCH WITH DE NIRO? I DID, BUT I WAS TOO
INTIMIDATED, YOU KNOW? Jimmy: YEAH.
BECAUSE IT'S, SORT OF, LIKE BEING IN A SCENE WITH THE
EIFFEL TOWER, YOU KNOW? [ LAUGHTER ]
IT'S LIKE, "OH, MY GOD. THOSE ARE THE MOLECULES THAT
MAKE UP ROBERT DE NIRO. HOLY CRAP."
Jimmy: YEAH. YEAH, HE'S THE REAL DEAL.
AND -- BUT HE WAS SUPER LOVELY.
HE'S VERY INTROVERTED AND VERY, VERY NICE.
AND -- AND I JUST -- AND I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE UP ANY OF
HIS TIME, YOU KNOW? SO HE'D BE LIKE, "DO YOU LIVE IN
NEW YORK?" AND I'D BE LIKE, "YEAH, I LIVE
IN NEW YORK. I LOVE IT.
GREAT." [ LAUGHTER ]
WHICH IS, SORT OF, LIKE, "DON'T TALK -- DON'T TAKE UP ANYMORE OF
YOUR TIME." "AREN'T YOU FROM TORONTO?"
"I'M FROM TORONTO. I LIVE IN NEW YORK.
I LOVE NEW YORK." DONE.
[ LAUGHTER ] BECAUSE I DID -- I DIDN'T WANT
TO TAKE -- Jimmy: HE'S LIKE, "MIKE MYERS
IS WEIRD." "THIS -- YEAH, THIS GUY IS
BIZARRE." Jimmy: YEAH.
BUT THEN I DEVELOPED THIS LAUGH TOO.
SO HE'D BE LIKE -- "ON NIGHT SHOOTS, DO YOU DRINK COFFEE?"
I GO, "YEAH, I DO." [ LAUGHTER ]
I DON'T HAVE THAT LAUGH. I'VE NEVER HAD THAT LAUGH.
BUT I WAS JUST SO -- Jimmy: YOU KEPT DOING IT?
OH, MY GOD. "YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT."
Jimmy: "YEAH, I LIKE COFFEE." "YEAH, I LOVE COFFEE.
WHO DOESN'T?" [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: "I PUT MILK SOMETIMES. AND CREAM IN THESE COFFEES TOO."
"YEAH, SOMETIMES SUGAR." [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: YEAH, WHAT AM I DOING? WHAT AM I DOING?
WHAT AN IDIOT? Jimmy: DO YOU STAY IN
CHARACTER WHEN YOU'RE IN THAT CHARACTER?
I'VE ALWAYS DONE -- I'VE ALWAYS STAYED IN CHARACTER.
AND NOW IT'S JUST SUPERSTITION AT THIS POINT.
AND I THOUGHT, "IS THIS WEIRD." AND THEN CHRISTIAN BALE ALSO
STAYS IN CHARACTER ALL DAY. AND BECAUSE OF THE
IMPROVISATIONAL NATURE OF THE MOVIE, I WAS NEVER SURE WHEN THE
DAY WAS DONE AND I COULD TALK IN MY NORMAL ACCENT AGAIN.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND SO, NEITHER DID
CHRISTIAN BALE. SO, I RAN INTO HIM IN FRONT OF
HIS TRAILER AND HE'S ENGLISH, RIGHT?
HE'S FROM WALES, BUT HE HAS AN ENGLISH ACCENT.
Jimmy: YEAH. BUT HE'S PLAYING AN AMERICAN.
AND I'M NORTH AMERICAN PLAYING AN ENGLISH PERSON, AND SO, HE'S,
SORT OF, LIKE, "WHERE ARE YOU FROM, MIKE?"
AND I'M LIKE, "WELL, ACTUALLY, I'M FROM TORONTO."
[ LAUGHTER ] AND I THOUGHT --
Jimmy: WHAT A BRAIN WORKOUT. AND I'M LIKE, "I'M NOT GOING
TO BREAK. ARE YOU GOING TO BREAK?"
[ LAUGHTER ] I'M -- I'M COMMITTED.
I'M COMMITTED? Jimmy: THAT'S REALLY FUN.
AND HE'S GOING, "I KNOW. I'M FROM A SMALL TOWN IN WALES."
AND I'M LIKE, "SEE, I'M FROM THE SUBURBS OF TORONTO."
[ LAUGHTER ] "TERRIBLY ENGLISH."
Jimmy: "I LOVE HOCKEY AND -- "YEAH, I LOVE HOCKEY AND
MAPLE SYRUP AND -- [ LAUGHTER ]
AND ALL THAT." Jimmy: CAN WE TELL EVERYONE
WHAT "AMSTERDAM" IS ABOUT? IT'S A -- IT'S A COMEDIC
THRILLER. IT IS.
"AMSTERDAM" IS -- IS ABOUT THREE FRIENDS FROM -- IT TAKES PLACE
IN THE '30s. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFULLY
MADE MOVIE. I'M SO THRILLED TO BE PART OF
IT. Jimmy: YEAH.
IT'S ABOUT FRIENDSHIP, AND IT'S -- BASICALLY ASKS THE
QUESTION ABOUT, "WHAT IS YOUR AMSTERDAM?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TIME IN YOUR LIFE?"
AND WE SEE THEIR FAVORITE TIME SET AGAINST AN UNBELIEVABLY AND
HISTORICALLY ACCURATE AND FASCINATING INTRIGUE.
Jimmy: I LIKE "WHAT IS YOUR AMSTERDAM" IS PRETTY GREAT.
YEAH. Jimmy: IT, KIND OF, SUMS IT
ALL UP. IT'S PERFECT.
I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP. YES, PLEASE.
Jimmy: HERE'S MIKE MYERS IN "AMSTERDAM."
TAKE A LOOK. PAUL CANTERBURY -- CANTERBURY
GLASS, LONDON, ENGLAND. WE MAKE THE FINEST PROSTHETIC
GLASS. INDUSTRIAL GLASS, TOP SECRET
GLASS, MILITARY GLASS, EVERY KIND OF GLASS, EXCEPT WINDOW
GLASS, UNLESS OF COURSE IT'S BULLETPROOF.
HAVE NO FEAR, A FRIEND OF MS. VALERIE IS A FRIEND OF
PAUL CANTERBURY WHO OFFERS YOU A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF CANTERBURY
GLASS EYES. NOT TOO BAD.
AS YOU CAN SEE, I'VE GOT THE SAME INJURY AS YOU, OR PERHAPS
YOU CAN'T SEE DUE TO THE FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF CANTERBURY
GLASS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Jimmy: WHO ELSE CAN DO THAT? WHO ELSE CAN DO THAT.
MIKE MYERS, EVERYBODY! "AMSTERDAM" IS IN THEATERS NOW.
SUTTON FOSTER JOINS US AFTER THE BREAK.
STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** THAT'S A NIGHTMARE.
AUDITIONS ARE THE WORST. Jimmy: HAVE YOU HAD A BAD
AUDITION? UM --
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: OH, MY GOD.
NEVERMIND. OH, MY GOD.
YOU'RE SUTTON FOSTER.
Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS A TWO-TIME TONY AWARD-WINNING
ACTRESS WHO STARS IN THE HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL, "THE MUSIC
MAN," WHICH IS RUNNING AT THE WINTER GARDEN THEATER UNTIL
JANUARY 1ST. PLEASE WELCOME SUTTON FOSTER!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] **
Jimmy: WELCOME. HEY.
Jimmy: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
OH, MY GOSH, THANK YOU! Jimmy: SUTTON, YOU KNOW, WE
WERE ALMOST BROADWAY STARS TOGETHER.
REALLY? Jimmy: NOT REALLY.
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?
I HAD AN -- I GOT AN AUDITION FOR "YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN," AND
YOU WERE IN -- YOU WERE ACTUALLY AMAZING.
YOU WERE IN THAT PLAY. I WAS IN THE BROADWAY
PRODUCTION, YES. Jimmy: I WAS NOT.
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT I AUDITIONED.
IT WAS THE WORST AUDITION I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFETIME.
IT WAS SO EMBARRASSING. I WENT TO -- SUSAN STROMAN?
YES, THE DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER.
Jimmy: AMAZING. SHE -- THE AUDITION WAS AT HER
APARTMENT. OH.
Jimmy: IN THE CITY. I THINK IT WAS AROUND THIS TIME.
IT WAS NOVEMBER OR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER.
AND IT WAS COLD OUT. AND I WENT IN TO HER.
I WAS WEARING -- AND IT'S "YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN."
SO, I GO, "I'M GOING TO SING --" SO, I GO, "I'LL SING 'PUTTIN' ON
THE RITZ.'" [ HUMMING ]
YEP. Jimmy: SO I GO, "YEAH, I GOT
THIS." SO I GO IN, I GO, "HEY, NICE TO
MEET YOU." I GO, "YEAH, SO I'LL DO 'PUTTING
ON THE --'" SHE GOES, "'PUTTIN' ON THE
RITZ'? EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ONE."
I WANT YOU TO DO THIS NEW SONG. OH, NO.
Jimmy: AND YEAH. SHE GOES, "HERE'S A PIANIST
HERE. HE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH IT AND
YOU'LL LEARN IT. I'LL GIVE YOU, LIKE, TEN MINUTES
TO LEARN IT, AND THEN I'LL COME LISTEN TO YOU."
AND I GO, "THIS IS A NIGHTMARE." NO, IT WAS THE WORST THING.
SO I'M LOOKING AND I GO, "OKAY." AND I'M LOOKING AT THIS SONG AND
I'M LIKE, "ALL RIGHT." AND I'M TRYING TO LEARN IT AND
I'M LIKE, "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT 'PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ.'"
[ LAUGHTER ] OH, NO!
Jimmy: AND SO, SHE COMES BACK AND GOES, "OKAY, LET'S TRY IT."
I WAS LIKE, "OKAY. ONE, TWO, THREE."
I GO -- [ SINGIG POORLY ]
* LIGHTNING FRIGHTENING LIGHTNING *
SORRY, SORRY, LET ME DO ONE MORE.
IT WAS THE WORST. AND I STARTED TO FLOP SWEAT.
AND I REMEMBER WALKING HOME, AND STEAM WAS COMING OFF ME.
[ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S HOW EMBARRASSED I WAS.
IT WAS THAT EMBARRASSING. IT WAS THE WORST.
I'M SORRY. Jimmy: YEAH.
NO, IT WAS FINE. TURNS OUT THE SHOW WAS GREAT AND
OBVIOUSLY, I WASN'T THE RIGHT PART FOR THAT, BUT WOW.
YEAH. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: IT WAS -- I MEAN, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM SUSAN SINCE.
[ LAUGHTER ] NO.
THAT'S A NIGHTMARE. AUDITIONS ARE THE WORST.
Jimmy: HAVE YOU HAD A BAD AUDITION?
UM -- [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.
NO, YOU'RE SUTTON FOSTER. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WELL, OF COURSE. OF COURSE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A
BAD AUDITION. YOU'RE SUTTON FOSTER.
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? OH, THAT WAS -- YEAH, WELL.
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: CAN WE TALK ABOUT
"MUSIC MAN"? SURE!
YES! Jimmy: YOU HAVEN'T DONE A
MUSICAL IN EIGHT YEARS AND THEN YOU GO -- THIS IS THE ONE YOU
WANT TO COME BACK TO? I MEAN, THIS IS A BIG ROLE.
IT WAS -- YOU KNOW, I, UM -- YEAH, I WAS -- THERE WAS
SOMETHING VERY EXCITING ABOUT DOING A CLASSIC MUSICAL STARRING
OPPOSITE HUGH JACKMAN, WHICH WAS REALLY, REALLY EXCITING.
AND I -- WHEN WE WERE ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO DO IT, WHICH WAS,
LIKE, THREE YEARS AGO, PRE ALL OF THE COVID STUFF.
Jimmy: THAT'S CORRECT! THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M A MOM NOW, SO I HAVE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
SHE JUST STARTED KINDERGARTEN. [ APPLAUSE ]
Jimmy: OH, THAT'S A BIG DEAL. YEAH, SHE'S AWESOME.
SHE'S THE BEST. AND SO I WAS, LIKE, REALLY
EXCITED TO COME BACK TO BROADWAY AND TO BE A MOM.
AND THERE WAS SOMETHING VERY EXCITING ABOUT DOING A SHOW LIKE
THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT, "OH, THIS IS A SHOW SHE COULD COME
SEE." Jimmy: YEAH.
SO, SHE'S SEEN IT NOW, LIKE, FIVE TIMES, AND SHE HAS LOTS OF
THOUGHTS. [ APPLAUSE ]
Jimmy: THAT'S SO CUTE. AND HOW GREAT IS HUGH JACKMAN.
COULD HE NOT BE MORE OF A GENTLEMAN?
HE'S PRETTY FANTASTIC. I COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTER
LEADING MAN. Jimmy: YEAH.
HE'S PRETTY AWESOME. Jimmy: I KNOW THAT -- I'VE
HEARD THAT BACKSTAGE, WHEN YOU'RE DOING THESE TYPES OF
THINGS, I KNOW YOU FACETIME YOUR DAUGHTER.
YEAH, SO EVERY SHOW BEFORE THAT HALF HOUR, 30 MINUTES
BEFORE THE SHOW, I FACETIME EMILY.
AND I HAVE A WHOLE STACK OF BOOKS.
BECAUSE THE HARDEST PART IS THAT OUR SCHEDULE --
MY SCHEDULE IS OPPOSITE OF HERS. SO WHEN SHE'S -- I KNOW IT'S
HARD. I DON'T GET TO DO ALL THE
"NIGHT-NIGHTS" AND EVERYTHING, BUT I DO READ -- WE READ HER --
I READ HER BOOKS FROM MY DRESSING ROOM.
Jimmy: YEAH. AND SHE GETS TO WATCH ME GET
READY FOR THE SHOW. AND LISTENS TO THE OVERTURE AND
EVERYTHING. Jimmy: BUT ALSO, YOU CROCHET
A LOT. I DO.
I'M A CROCHETER. I CROCHET IN THE -- I WROTE A
BOOK ABOUT IT. Jimmy: YES!
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I'M SO PREPARED.
THIS IS YOUR BOOK, "HOOKED." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I MEAN, BUT THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO PASS THE TIME.
IT IS. SO, WHEN I'M NOT ON STAGE, I'M
USUALLY CROCHETING OR MAKING THINGS, OR, YOU KNOW.
IT'S A PRETTY -- IN FACT, I ACTUALLY MADE YOU SOMETHING.
Jimmy: I WAS REALLY -- NO, YOU DID NOT.
OF COURSE. Jimmy: I WAS ACTUALLY GOING
TO ASK,. I GO, "YOU KNOW WHAT, I'LL DO IT
NEXT TIME." YOU MADE ME SOMETHING?
SO IT'S A -- [ AUDIENCE AWS ]
Jimmy: MY GOSH. I KNOW WHAT IT -- I KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BUT IT'S -- IT'S HANDY BECAUSE IT'S ALSO A TOILET PAPER
ROLL COVER. Jimmy: YEAH, IT'S --
[ LAUGHTER ] YOU ARE THE GREATEST,
SUTTON FOSTER. TOILET PAPER CAN BE FUN.
Jimmy: I CANNOT BELIEVE. YOU ARE THE BEST FOR DOING THIS.
I LOVE THAT YOU DO THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO IMPOSE.
IT WAS MADE IN THE DRESSING ROOM, SO.
Jimmy: YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND IT WILL LIVE IN MY DRESSING ROOM.
[ LAUGHTER ] I'M SO GLAD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Jimmy: YEAH.
BEFORE WE GO, I WANT TO QUICKLY MENTION, YOU'RE VERY OUTSPOKEN
ABOUT HOW GREAT YOUR UNDERSTUDIES ARE --
YES! Jimmy: ON THE SHOW.
AND I JUST FIGURED WHY NOT GIVE THEM A SHOUTOUT HERE IF WE CAN
TONIGHT ON THE SHOW. UNDERSTUDIES, OBVIOUSLY,
THAT'S -- YOU KNOW, IF THE STAR IS SICK OR OUT OR SOMETHING, OR
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEY HAVE TO COME IN.
YEAH. Jimmy: AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF
THAT HAPPENING ON YOUR SHOW. OF COURSE WE DO.
I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE IT'S -- YOU KNOW, WE'RE LIVING IN A VERY
UNPREDICTABLE TIME. Jimmy: YEAH.
BUT I'M SO PROUD OF OUR COMPANY BECAUSE EVERY -- IT IS A
COMPANY, NO MATTER WHETHER YOU ARE ON STAGE EVERY -- EIGHT
TIMES A WEEK OR WHETHER YOU ARE AN UNDERSTUDY, A SWING.
IT IS -- WE ARE THIS TEAM, AND WE -- ESPECIALLY EARLY ON
BECAUSE WE WERE -- WE CAME BACK, YOU KNOW, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE
PANDEMIC. AND EVERYONE HAS RISEN TO THE
OCCASION. WE HAVE -- WE HAVE KIDS IN THE
SHOW WHO ARE UNDERSTUDIES. WE HAVE A 10-YEAR-OLD,
EMILY HODER, WHO AT ONE POINT WAS COVERING THREE DIFFERENT
ROLES AT A TIME. THE OTHER NIGHT, WE HAD A BOY,
MICHAEL CASH WENT ON FOR THE FIRST TIME AS WINTHROP.
HAD BEEN A HUGE "GREATEST SHOWMAN" FAN, AND I'M SITTING
THERE WATCHING HIM PLAY A SCENE OPPOSITE HUGH JACKMAN, AND I'M
LIKE, "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT --" [ LAUGHTER ]
LIKE HE WAS JUST THIS LITTLE BOY THAT WAS LIKE A BIG FAN AND THE
NEXT THING YOU KNOW, HE'S STARRING OPPOSITE HUGH JACKMAN
ON BROADWAY. Jimmy: WITH HUGH JACKMAN ON
BROADWAY, YEAH. AND IS JUST -- AND, LIKE,
CRUSHING IT. Jimmy: YEAH.
AND SO, IT'S PRETTY AWESOME. Jimmy: AND SUTTON FOSTER, BY
THE WAY. HELLO.
OH, YEAH, I WAS THERE TOO. Jimmy: THAT'S A BIG DEAL,
YEAH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE RUN. THANK YOU.
Jimmy: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH.
SUTTON FOSTER, EVERYONE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
GO SEE "THE MUSIC MAN" AT THE WINTER GARDEN THEATER THROUGH
** Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS A
GRAMMY-WINNING ARTIST AND RENOWNED ACTIVIST.
HIS NEW SINGLE, "RUN," IS OUT NOW.
PLEASE WELCOME KILLER MIKE! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Jimmy: WELCOME BACK, AND
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN ON
OUR SHOW? I THINK IT'S LIKE THIRD OR
FOURTH. WE'RE LIKE FAMILY NOW.
Jimmy: YEAH, EXACTLY. AS A KID, I ALWAYS WANTED TO
BE IN THE ROOTS TOO. SO, IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL CLOSER
TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE RAP GROUPS.
Jimmy: PERFECT. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I KNOW YOU AS KILLER MIKE THE
PERFORMER, THE ARTIST. YEP.
Jimmy: BUT ALSO, I NEVER SAW KILLER MIKE THE ACTOR.
[ LAUGHTER ] AND THEN I WATCHED "OZARK" --
LAST SEASON OF "OZARK," AND YOU CRUSHED IT, BUD.
MAN. DRUG DEALING WHITE, MIDDLE CLASS
FAMILY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S MY KIND OF SHOW. Jimmy: HOW DID YOU GET
INVOLVED WITH "OZARK"? I LOVE THAT SHOW LIKE MY OLD,
WHITE BOSS LOVED "THE WIRE." [ LAUGHTER ]
HE THOUGHT I WAS FROM BALTIMORE. SO, I WAS LIKE, "I DON'T EVEN
HAVE THE SAME ACCENT." "BUT YOU SOLD DRUGS, MICHAEL."
[ LAUGHTER ] I MET LAURA LINNEY ON A PLANE.
I WAS STONED, I WAS HIGH AND HIGH.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] MY WIFE SHANA USED TO LOVE
WATCHING "THE BIG C," SO OF COURSE I COULDN'T PASS UP A
CHANCE TO BE LIKE, "MY WIFE LOVES YOU."
Jimmy: YEAH. AND SHE WAS JUST INCREDIBLY
NICE. SO SOMEONE OVER ON THE SHOW
BESIDES HER, THE DIRECTOR, WHO WAS AN AMAZING FEMALE DIRECTOR,
CALLED OVER JAD, MY GUY AT WME, AND SAY, "HEY, WOULD MIKE BE
INTERESTED IN THIS?" I READ THE PART, CRIED TEARS OF
JOY THAT I GOT TO TALK ABOUT "ILLMATIC" ON "OZARK."
AND, MAN, IT JUST WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
Jimmy: YOU CRUSHED IT. I WANT TO BE ON TV MORE.
Jimmy: YEAH. I LOVE THAT YOU WERE HIGH AND
HIGH. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
SO FUNNY. THAT'S A GREAT LINE.
YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THIS.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS COMING UP. I KNOW YOU'RE AN ACTIVIST.
IS THERE A MESSAGE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT THERE TO PEOPLE
ABOUT THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS? YEAH, GET REGISTERED TO VOTE.
GET OUT AND VOTE. IT'S VERY SERIOUS, AND
HYPER-SERIOUS LOCALLY. ON A VERY LOCAL LEVEL, TH
PEOPLE THAT ARE YOUR CHIEF OF POLICE, THE --
ARE GETTING THE POINT ABOUT THE MAYORS YOU ELECT, YOUR
PROSECUTORS, YOUR CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THEY WERE
THREATENING THE NIGHT LIFE IN GEORGIA, WHICH -- IN ATLANTA IN
PARTICULAR, WHICH KIND OF SPROUTS SOME OF THE BIGGEST
ARTISTS IN THE WORLD, FROM 2 CHAINZ TO T.I. TO LITTLE BABY
TO MYSELF. AND IF THOSE CLUBS, WHICH A LOT
ARE INDEPENDENTLY OR SMALL BUSINESS OWNED, GET CLOSED, THEN
THAT CLOSES THE WHOLE ECONOMY. I GOT A CHANCE TO GO TESTIFY
WITH A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THE CLUBS.
2 CHAINZ WAS THERE. AND BECAUSE WE DID THAT, CITY
COUNCIL DECIDED TO WORK WITH THE CLUB OWNERS TO FIGURE OUT BETTER
POLICY. THAT'S THE POWER OF VOTING.
AND THAT'S WHY I WANT PEOPLE TO VOTE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Jimmy: GET OUT THERE.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT "RUN"? "RUN."
IT'S MY FIRST SINGLE IN TEN YEARS.
I'M IN A VERY SUCCESSFUL RAP GROUP CALLED RUN THE JEWELS.
Jimmy: RUN THE JEWELS! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
SHOUTS OUT TO EL-P, MY GUY WHO'S OUT ON FIRE ISLAND DOING
WHAT BALLING RAPPERS DO, AS I'M SITTING HERE DANCING AND
SINGING. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
AND IN TEN YEARS, IT FELT GOOD TO FINALLY SAY, OKAY, WE TAKE A
PAUSE. COVID SAID, "HOLD ON."
MIKE, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE THE WORLD A SINGLE?
AND I DID IT, AND PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING WELL.
AND IT'S A HOPEFUL, UPLIFTING, FROM BLACK ATLANTA, BLACK
AMERICA, JUST TO SAY, "WE GOT TO KEEP RUNNING TOWARD VICTORY AND
FREEDOM." Jimmy: YEAH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND LAST WEEK, GOVERNOR NEWSOM
SIGNED THE DECRIMINALIZING ARTISTIC EXPRESSION ACT IN
CALIFORNIA. YES.
Jimmy: CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS?
SO I'LL GIVE YOU THIS REALLY QUICKLY.
THERE WAS THIS REALLY -- SHE WAS AN OLD WHITE LADY, RIGHT?
SHE WROTE A ARTICLE CALLED "HOW TO KILL YOUR HUSBAND" AND THEN
SHE WENT AND KILLED HER HUSBAND. AND AFTER SHE KILLED THE GUY,
THE JUDGE SAID, "WELL, YOU CAN'T USE THE ARTICLE SHE WROTE ABOUT
IT," BECAUSE THAT'S A PART OF HER ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND HER
FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. WELL, A LOT OF KIDS WHO ARE POOR
AND IN CITIES DIDN'T GET THE SAME -- OR DON'T GET THE SAME
FAIR TREATMENT. THEY COULD SAY SOMETHING
HAPHAZARDLY AND THEY COULD BE CHARGED OR IT COULD BE ADDED TO
A CHARGE. GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND THE STATE OF
NEW YORK -- ASSEMBLYMEN IN CALIFORNIA AND A SENATOR, I
BELIEVE, IN NEW YORK -- BOTH HAVE SPONSORED BILLS TO LIMIT
THE LAW'S ABILITY TO DO THAT. BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THE
CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN FOR ALL OF OUR BENEFIT.
IT TOOK THE 14th AND 15th AMENDMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE
RIGHTS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS. BUT IF ANY OF THESE RIGHTS ARE
INFRINGED UPON, IT WILL CERTAINLY INFRINGE UPON ALL OF
US ONE DAY. SO I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU'RE STRICT ABOUT MAKING SURE YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED AND COVERED.
AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN FREEDOM FOR SPEECH FOR THOSE
PEOPLE YOU DON'T AGREE WITH, YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF
SPEECH AT ALL. Jimmy: YEAH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] FOR INSTANCE, YOU ARE
KILLER MIKE. YES, YEAH.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: THAT'S NOT BECAUSE YOU
KILL PEOPLE. MICROPHONES, I SLAUGHTER.
Jimmy: YEAH, OKAY, YEAH. [ CHEERS ]
EXACTLY. JUST SO YOU KNOW.
THAT'S EXACTLY KIND OF -- ONE OF THE POINTS.
I WANT TO SAY, ALSO, BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.
YOUR NEW SINGLE, "RUN," IS OUT, AND YOU PUT IT OUT ON CASSETTE.
YES. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Jimmy: THAT IS MONEY. THAT IS MONEY RIGHT THERE.
WHY DID YOU DO IT ON CASSETTE? I LOVE IT.
SO I'VE GOT TO SHOUT OUT THIS COLLECTOR FROM ATLANTA NAMED NEW
FACE WHO HAS CASSETTES, WAX, EVERY PIECE OF HIP-HOP TOYS.
AND HE'S AN AMAZING HIP-HOP HISTORIAN.
PARTLY BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE HIM THAT ARE OUT THERE, IT'S
VALUE. AND I JUST GOT A BUNCH OF OLD
CARS, AND MY OLD CARS GOT CDs AND CASSETTES AND I LIKE TO JAM
IT LIKE I JAMMED TO RAEKWON ON TAPE BACK THEN.
Jimmy: THAT'S -- COME ON. WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] KILLER MIKE, EVERYBODY.
GOING TO PERFORM "RUN" FOR US, AFTER THE BREAK.
COME ON BACK, EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** Jimmy: PERFORMING HIS NEW
SINGLE, "RUN," WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE ROOTS,
DJ CUTMASTER SWIFF, AND GEORGIA ME, ONCE AGAIN,
KILLER MIKE! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** THESE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK
AIN'T NO JOKE. FULL OF JOY, RESILIENCE, THE
EPITOME OF HOPE. JUST IN HOW WE COPE DAY-TO-DAY
THROUGH THIS MAZE OF AMERICA, WE LEARN HOW TO PLAY AND MASTER.
HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO JUMP HIGHER, RUN FASTER, MOVE QUICK.
THEY PLASTER GOD'S IMAGE AS CRIMINAL IN EVERY FLICK.
IN EVERY ASPECT OF MEDIA, A LIE IS WHAT THEY'RE FEEDING YA.
BUT I'M HERE TO TEACH YOU BRO, WE THE TRUTH.
EQUIPPED TO OVERCOME, WE THEM ONES.
YOU A WINNER OUT THE GATE, SHAWTY, RUN!
IT'S HOW YOU LOOK AT THE WORLD YOU'VE BEEN PUT IN BECAUSE OF
YOUR SKIN. WILL I SUCCUMB OR BE A CASUALTY
TO EVIL OR AM I GON' TO FIGHT TO THE END?
AM I COMMITTED TO THE PROGRESSION OF MY PEOPLE?
ARE WE GOING TO LET THE STATE KILLING US BE A TREND?
FIGHT. WE ALWAYS WIN.
IT'S PART OF OUR LEGACY. FROM PLANTATIONS TO PRESIDENCY,
RELEASE THE HESITANCY AND BECOME EMBOLDENED.
WE SURELY WHAT THEY SAY WE'D BE. WE BLACK, SO YOU KNOW WE
HOLDING. THROUGH HOLDING BACK, 'CAUSE THE
MOVEMENT IS NEVER DONE. SET YOUR SIGHTS.
RUN, GOD, RUN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** NEW YORK CITY, LET'S GO TO
CHURCH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** * GOD DON'T LIKE UGLY
I AIN'T ONE TO JUDGE JUDGE
WHOLE WHOLE LOT OF GOLD * * CUBANS WEIGH A TON
TON SAY I KEPT IT SOLID
WHEN IT'S ALL SAID * * AND DONE
ALL I KNOW IS KEEP GOIN RUN BETTER RUN *
* MAMA TOLD ME NEVER FOLD
RUN BETTER RUN * * LIKE JENNY TOLD
FORREST GUMP RUN BETTER RUN *
* THE RACE FOR FREEDOM AIN'T WON
RUN BETTER RUN * * OOH
BUT HAD THE RED CLAY RUN BETTER RUN
THE WEST SIDE * * OF ATLANTA YEAH
THAT WHERE I'M FROM FLATLAND
OUTSIDE I WAS HANDS ON * * LIKE A GLOVE
LIKE BATMAN MOVIN' LIKE MY GUY
N.O.R.E. EATIN * * ON THE RUN
RUN STILL AN UNDERGROUND KING
AND THAT'S WORD TO BUN * * BUN
LOCKED IN LIKE RICE STREET WITHOUT A BOND
FRILLS FRILLS FRILLS * * I WAS PLAYIN' WITH
THE POWDER WAY BEFORE LEBRON *
* MY WIFE WAS BORN A REDHEAD
BUT NOW SHE A BLONDE POLITICIANS LIE AND *
* YOUR FAVORITE RAPPER IS A CON
CON DON'T CHECK FOR ME *
* WITHOUT A CHECK FOR ME THAT'S A HUND
BLUEST THE ONLY Ls I WEAR IS *
* FOLLOWED BY VUITTON LOUIS
GET MONEY AND THE POWER TEACH 'EM WHILE *
* THEY'RE YOUNG BLESSED TO MAKE IT OUT
THE SLUMS RUN BETTER RUN *
* RUN ALL I KNOW IS KEEP GOIN'
RUN BETTER RUN RUN *
* MAMA TOLD ME NEVER FOLD
RUN BETTER RUN * * LIKE JENNY TOLD
FORREST GUMP RUN BETTER RUN *
* THE RACE TO FREEDOM AIN'T WON
RUN BETTER RUN THIS FOR THE ONES *
* THAT NEVER WON WON
HURT FEELINS GOIN' NUMB NUMB *
* BEAT THE ODDS LIKE A DRUM DRUM
RUN RUN BETTER RUN TAKE OFF *
* RUN RUN BETTER RUN RUN RUN BETTER RUN
MAMA TOLD ME NEVER FOLD *
* RUN BETTER RUN LIKE JENNY TOLD
FORREST GUMP RUN BETTER RUN *
* THE RACE FOR FREEDOM AIN'T WON
RUN BETTER RUN * * IT'S 4:00 IN THE MORNING
SHE NEVER WON HURT FEELINGS GOING NUMB *
* BEATING THE ODDS LIKE A DRUM
RUN RUN BETTER RUN * * RUN
RUN RUN BETTER RUN RUN *
** CHURCH GOSPEL.
AMEN. **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
Jimmy: COME ON, BUD, YOU'RE THE BEST.
KILLER MIKE! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
"RUN" IS OUT NOW. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** Jimmy: MY THANKS TO
MIKE MYERS, SUTTON FOSTER, KILLER MIKE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND THE ROOTS RIGHT THERE FROM
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH
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