>> 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 - LUPITA NYONG'O
"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC, CAMERON CROWE, A PERFORMANCE FROM
"ALMOST FAMOUS." AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW
>> Questlove: 1737 >> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, JIMMY FALLON
* * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS. THAT FEELS GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ENJOY YOURSELVES, THANK YOU. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW," LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AT HOME I JUST WANT TO SAY TO ALL THE PARENTS AT HOME EATING YOUR
CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN CANDY, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WRONG.
[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, YOU CAN TELL TODAY IS NOVEMBER 1st, 'CAUSE ALL THE
SPIRIT HALLOWEENS HAVE GONE BACK TO BEING ABANDONED SEARS OUTLETS.
[ LAUGHTER ] LET'S GET TO SOME NEWS GUYS, THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS ARE
JUST ONE WEEK AWAY THAT'S RIGHT, IN ONE WEEK, WE'LL KNOW WHO GETS THE HOUSE,
THE SENATE, AND THE UPPER HAND AT THANKSGIVING. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
YOU CAN TELL THE MIDTERMS ARE CLOSE WHEN THE FUNDRAISING EMAILS ARE IN ALL CAPS
"JIMMY, I NEED $10 NOW!" [ LAUGHTER ] AND GET THIS, AS IF THE
MIDTERMS WEREN'T ALREADY CRAZY ENOUGH, APPARENTLY THE COUNTRY IS FACING A PAPER BALLOT
SHORTAGE RIGHT NOW, THE MYPILLOW GUY IS YELLING AT A TREE FOR RIGGING
THE ELECTION [ LAUGHTER ] A PAPER BALLOT SHORTAGE.
NOW ON ELECTION DAY, YOU HAVE TO CLOSE THE CURTAIN AND JUST YELL FOR WHO YOU'RE VOTING FOR
LIKE, "REPUBLICAN, REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN." [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
WELL, PRESIDENT BIDEN IS WORKING HARD TO GIVE DEMOCRATS A FINAL PUSH BEFORE THE
ELECTION STARTING TODAY, HE'S APPEARING AT CAMPAIGN RALLIES IN FLORIDA,
NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MARYLAND YEAH
IF A JET-LAGGED 79-YEAR-OLD CAN'T RALLY THE DEMOCRATS, NOTHING CAN.
[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, TODAY, BIDEN WAS IN FLORIDA, WHICH IS A TOUGH PLACE
FOR DEMOCRATS. I MEAN, RIGHT NOW ONE DEMOCRAT IN FLORIDA IS LOSING TO AN
ALLIGATOR WITH A MULLET. [ LAUGHTER ] WELL, THIS IS WILD -
I READ THAT REPUBLICANS ARE EXPECTING FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BE INDICTED SOON AFTER
ELECTION DAY YEAH, FEELS LIKE THE POLITICAL VERSION OF WAITING TO BREAK UP
WITH SOMEONE UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS [ LAUGHTER ]
YEP, TRUMP COULD BE INDICTED FOR THE HOLIDAYS, WHICH SOUNDS KIND OF LIKE A CHRISTMAS MOVIE
ON MSNBC [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] SPEAKING OF THE FORMER
PRESIDENT, SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE, JOHN ROBERTS, JUST TEMPORARILY BLOCKED CONGRESS
FROM OBTAINING YEARS OF TRUMP'S FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS YEP, TRUMP WAS SO EXCITED, HE
STARTED CHUGGING KETCHUP LIKE HE'D WON THE INDY 500. HE'S LIKE --
[ LAUGHTER ] SWITCHING GEARS, NOW THAT ELON MUSK HAS TAKEN OVER
TWITTER, HE APPARENTLY ALSO WANTS TO BRING BACK VINE TO COMPETE WITH TIKTOK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I LIKE IT, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA
I ALSO THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY HAD A FEATURE WHERE YOU COULD FAST FORWARD VIDEOS TO
GET TO THE BEST PART YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING FOR EXAMPLE, YOU COULD SKIP
THIS PART --
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND GO -- GO RIGHT TO THIS
PART
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: I DIDN'T KNOW THE
FIRST PART WAS THAT FAST [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: IT SNUCK UP ON YOU
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, IT WAS ACTUALLY - YOU COULD -- YOU COULD ACTUALLY
WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO. [ LAUGHTER ] THAT MAKES NO SENSE.
LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE HERE YOU SKIP THIS PART -
>> Jimmy: YEAH AND GO RIGHT TO THIS PART.
[ RIM SHOT ]
>> Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE. LET'S GIVE ONE MORE EXAMPLE.
YOU CAN SKIP THIS PART -
>> Jimmy: YEAH AND GO RIGHT TO THIS PART.
[ SCREAMING [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE *
>> Steve: FLIPPER. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: GUYS, GET THIS, THE
MAKERS OF RING DOORBELL ARE ABOUT TO RELEASE THEIR FIRST CAR ALARM.
I'M NOT SURE HOW HELPFUL IT IS ALL IT DOES IS LET YOU WATCH SOMEONE STEAL YOUR CAR
[ LAUGHTER ] YOU GO, "OH. HEY, I SAW THAT TV RATINGS FOR
THIS YEAR'S WORLD SERIES BETWEEN THE ASTROS AND THE PHILLIES ARE THE BEST IN YEARS
SO, NATURALLY, A LOT OF THE BRANDS WANT TO GET THEIR MESSAGE OUT TO SUCH A BIG
AUDIENCE BUT I WAS SURPRISED AT SOME OF THIS YEAR'S WORLD SERIES
SPONSORS WATCH THIS
>> THE MLB WORLD SERIES IS
BROUGHT TO YOU BY TWITTER -- SIGN UP TODAY TO UNDERSTAND NEXT YEAR'S NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT OUR COLLAPSE [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION -
CLOGGING YOUR NEWS FEED SINCE 2016 AND BY ADIDAS --
SO, WE'RE COOL NOW, RIGHT? [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: AND FINALLY, IN CHINA
THE WINNER OF A $30 MILLION LOTTERY JACKPOT IS NOT TELLING HIS FAMILY ABOUT IT, 'CAUSE HE
DOESN'T WANT THEM TO GET LAZY. [ LAUGHTER ] IT'S JUST GONNA BE WEIRD ON
FAMILY VACATIONS WHEN THE KIDS ARE LIKE, "WHY IS DAD IN FIRST CLASS WITHOUT US?"
[ APPLAUSE ] WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: I'M EXCITED.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I'M EXCITED. WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR
TONIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, SHE STARS IN "BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA
FOREVER," WHICH IS IN THEATERS AND IMAX NOVEMBER 11th THAT IS GONNA BE THE BIGGEST
MOVIE EVER LUPITA NYONG'O IS HERE >> Steve: YEAH
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: LUPITA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
PLUS, HE'S THE BIGGEST SELLING COMEDY RECORDING ARTIST OF ALL-TIME, AND HIS NEW MOVIE
"WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY" IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE, EXCLUSIVELY ON THE ROKU
CHANNEL, THIS FRIDAY "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC IS ON THE SHOW
>> Steve: WHOA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: IT'S FANTASTIC
IT'S FANTASTIC PLUS - CAN WE ZOOM IN ON THIS RIGHT
HERE HE IS TAKING HIS MOVIE, "ALMOST FAMOUS," TO BROADWAY,
WITH "ALMOST FAMOUS: THE MUSICAL" WHICH OPENS THURSDAY AT THE BERNARD B. JACOBS
THEATER, CAMERON CROWE IS HERE, TONIGHT. >> Steve: OH
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: I LOVE "ALMOST FAMOUS."
I LOVE CAMERON CROWE WE'RE GONNA TALK TO CAMERON, AND THEN WE HAVE A PERFORMANCE
FROM THE CAST OF "ALMOST FAMOUS." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND IT'S A SONG -- IT'S A SONG THAT YOU LOVE. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I HAVE A NEW HOLIDAY SONG I'M RELEASING, WITH ME AND DOLLY PARTON, CALLED "ALMOST
TOO EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
IT'S OUT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4th. AND SO, I TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST NIGHT, I PUT IT ON TIKTOK
WITH THE SONG, AND SAY IT'S OUT ON FRIDAY. AND TIKTOK TOOK IT DOWN.
IT'S ILLEGAL [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] BECAUSE --
>> Steve: BECAUSE IT'S NOT OUT YET? >> Jimmy: THEY SAID -- YEAH,
BECAUSE IT'S NOT OUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T GET THE RIGHTS
[ LAUGHTER ] SO NOW I'M IN A LAWSUIT WITH MYSELF
>> Steve: OH, MY - [ LAUGHTER ] YOU'RE SUING YOURSELF?
>> Jimmy: I'M SUING MYSELF AND I'M NOT RETURNING MY PHONE CALLS.
>> Steve: REALLY [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: I'M GONNA LET ME
SWEAT IT OUT A LITTLE BIT. >> Steve: OH, WOW. ACRIMONIOUS.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I'M READY -- REALLY
WHAT, I'M GONNA LISTEN TO ME, MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT MY MUSIC? >> Steve: NO
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] EF THAT. EF THAT NOISE.
>> Jimmy: SO, I DON'T -- IT'S A GREAT SONG. I CAN'T WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR
IT, BUT I GUESS IT ACTUALLY IS TOO EARLY. [ LAUGHTER ]
TIKTOK TOLD ME, IT ACTUALLY IS TOO EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS. [ APPLAUSE ]
THE POINT OF THE STORY IS, IF YOU WANT TO -- IF YOU LIKE IT, IF YOU WANT TO
RETWEET IT, YOU CAN'T. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE NOT UNTIL FRIDAY
>> Steve: FRIDAY >> Jimmy: FRIDAY IT'S OUT. THANK YOU, DOLLY, AND I'M
SORRY, ME. GUYS, SPEAKING OF RETWEETING, IT IS TUESDAY, IT'S TIME FOR
"WeTWEET." HERE WE GO [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* WE TWEE WeTWEET * >> Jimmy: WELCOME TO "WeTWEET.
THIS IS WHERE WE -- THIS IS WHERE WE, AS A GROUP, DECIDE SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD POST
ON TWITTER I'M GONNA SHOW YOU FIVE DIFFERENT TWEETS, AND WE'RE ALL
GONNA VOTE ON WHETHER YOU LIKE EACH ONE OR NOT. YOU ALL HAVE VOTING CLICKERS AT
YOUR SEATS I CAN SEE THEM RIGHT THERE, YEAH
I LOVE PEOPLE ACTING LIKE THEY DIDN'T SEE THE CLICKERS WHEN THEY SAT DOWN.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] THE ONLY THINGS THERE. YEAH, THEY'RE RIGHT THERE,
YEAH YOU CAN VOTE FOR ALL OF THEM, BY THE WAY
AND YOU CAN ALSO VOTE FOR NONE OF THEM. WHATEVER, I JUST WANT YOU TO
HAVE A GOOD TIME, ENJOY YOURSELF WE'RE GONNA SEE THE RESULTS
LIVE WE HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE MACHINE.
WE PAID LIKE - [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: REALLY
>> Jimmy: $25 TO $30 FOR >> Steve: REALLY [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH IT'S AN OLD LAPTOP REMEMBER GATEWAY COMPUTERS
>> Steve: OH, IT'S A GATEWAY >> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH IT'S AN OLD GATEWAY LAPTOP
AND THAT'S HOOKED INTO THIS POLLING SYSTEM >> Steve: YEAH, 8-BITS
>> Jimmy: BUT IT'S REAL. HIGGINS, YOU HAVE YOUR CLICKER >> Steve: GOT MY CLICKER
>> Jimmy: ROOTS, CLICKERS? >> Tariq: YEP, ALL DONE. >> Questlove: GOT IT
WE GOT IT. >> Jimmy: PERFECT. WHATEVER TWEET GETS THE MOST
LIKES, WE WILL TWEET IT OUT LIVE ON THE SHOW DURING COMMERCIAL BREAK
SO YOU CAN ALL LIKE IT, AND "WeTWEET" IT [ CHEERS ]
IT'S A SHARED EXPERIENCE ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS READY FOR THIS
OUR FIRST TWEET IS, "WHY KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE WHEN YOU COULD BE GETTING TOO STONED
WITH ONE BIRD? [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] *
I -- >> Steve: COME ON. >> Jimmy: YEAH, I LIKE IT.
I DON'T KNOW -- I DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT IT MEANS BUT I LIKE IT.
ALL RIGHT, THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN QUEST, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
I'VE EVER SEEN YOU NOT JUST SAY YES TO IT. >> Questlove: I'M GONNA SAY YES
BECAUSE I LIKE MY JOB, BUT - [ LAUGHTER ] I DON'T GET IT
>> Steve: YOU'D RATHER JUST SAY NO >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU DIDN'T
LIKE - OKAY WELL, THE VOTES ARE IN, LET'S
SEE THE RESULTS ON THIS ONE. [ DRUM ROLL >> Jimmy: WHOA, LOOK AT THAT
NOT BAD. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Steve: WOW. >> Jimmy: THAT ONE'S GOT POTENTIAL.
THAT WAS 138 >> Steve: 1-3-8. >> Jimmy: 1-3-8, HOLD ON A
A SECOND [ SQUEAKING ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I DON'T NEED -- I DON'T NEED SOUND EFFECTS FOR THE MARKERS.
[ SQUEAKING ALL RIGHT. THIS NEXT ONE HERE IS -- SAYS,
"THE ALPHABET REALLY GOES OFF WHEN IT GETS TO 'LMNOP.' [ LAUGHTER ]
* AT THAT POINT -- >> Steve: THAT'S A SPEAKER
>> Jimmy: YEAH AT THAT POINT, IT'S A BOP. ALL RIGHT.
I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE MADE THEIR DECISION ON THAT ONE PRETTY QUICK.
LET'S SEE THE RESULTS. [ DRUM ROLL >> Steve: OH
>> Jimmy: OH [ APPLAUSE ] 1-2-4, NOT SO GOOD
>> Jimmy: NOT TOO GOOD ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT THIS NEXT ONE HERE
IT SAYS, "WHEN SANTA AND THE EASTER BUNNY FOUND OUT THE TOOTH FAIRY WAS PAYING FOR
TEETH, THEY WERE LIKE, 'OKAY, DESPERATE.'" [ LAUGHTER *
>> Steve: COME ON, THAT'S CUTE >> Jimmy: I GOT A -- SOMEONE BOOED.
>> Steve: YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] I THINK THEY THINK IT'S MORE
CUTE THAN FUNNY. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT.
>> Steve: ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU GOT? >> Jimmy: LET'S SEE THE RESULTS
ON THIS ONE. >> Steve: WHOA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: I LIKE IT. >> Steve: 148, THAT'S THE
TOPPER >> Jimmy: 148, THAT'S NOT BAD. >> Steve: THAT'S THE TOPPER
NOW, ISN'T IT? >> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S THE TOPPER
THE FIRST ONE MEANS NOTHING TO ME >> Steve: YEAH
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: THIS ONE -- OH, I LIKE THIS ONE.
NEXT UP, IT GOES, "I'M ALWAYS NERVOUS TO TEXT WHILE WALKING BECAUSE I'M WORRIED I MIGHT
ACCIDENTALLY FALL INTO A --" [ LAUGHTER ] *
THERE YOU GO >> Steve: THAT'S A THINKER >> Jimmy: THAT'S A THINKER, BUT
IT'S FUNNY >> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU
LIKE COMEDY -- >> Steve: YEAH, THAT'S THE WAY TO GO.
>> Jimmy: IT'S SOMETHING - >> Steve: YOU COULDN'T FINISH THE TWEET, 'CAUSE YOU FELL INTO
IT >> Jimmy: THAT'S -- WELL, THAT'S WHAT --
BUT I'LL -- YOU -- I WOULDN'T PUT THAT IN YOUR MOUTH -- YOU WERE PUTTING THOSE WORDS IN --
>> Steve: RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT YOU --E CO-AUTHOR OF THE PIECE
YEAH >> Jimmy: COMEDY PROP -- >> Steve: HOLE -- MANHOLE.
YOU FELL RIGHT IN. >> Jimmy: YES. >> Steve: WITH A BANANA PEEL
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] [ RIM SHOT ] >> Jimmy: LET'S SEE THE RESULTS
ON THAT ONE. [ DRUM ROLL YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
YES. >> Steve: 163. >> Jimmy: I AGREE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO TOP THAT ONE UH, NO I DON'T THINK WE'LL TOP
IT >> Steve: YOU THINK SO >> Jimmy: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT DO YOU THINK, TARIQ >> Tariq: I THINK WE CAN DEFINITELY TOP THAT ONE.
I THINK THAT ONE WAS LOW HANGING FRUIT. >> Jimmy: LOW HANGING FRUIT.
>> Steve: OH, "LOW HANGING FRUIT. >> Terry: IS THIS THE LAST ONE
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> Tariq: COME ON, LIKE -- >> Steve: COME ON, PEOPLE.
>> Tariq: -- I THINK WE CAN DO IT, GUYS NO MATTER WHAT IT IS, LET'S
MAKE THIS ONE -- [ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: YEAH, MAKE THIS ONE
THE WINNER >> Tariq: LIKE, YEAH LET'S MAKE THIS ONE THE WINNER
LIKE, MAKE IT COUNT. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] IT'S NOVEMBER 1st, UP IN THIS
BITCH. LET'S DO THIS. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU CAN'T BUY THE AUDIENCE >> Tariq: WHAT, I'M NOT
BUYING -- I'M NOT PAYING THEM. >> Jimmy: MAKE THEM DECIDE -- THEY DECIDE ON THEIR OWN
>> Tariq: WHAT DO I LOOK LIKE, THE TOOTH FAIRY? I'M NOT BUYING THE AUDIENCE.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU'RE, LIKE, TELLING THEM WHAT TO VOTE FOR,
NO >> Tariq: OKAY, LOOK DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YOU'RE WEARING SUNGLASSES, NO ONE CAN EVEN
SEE -- >> Terry: THEY CAN SEE WELL, THAT WHY IT WAS
OVEREXAGGERATED. >> Jimmy: HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOU'RE WINKING, OR WHAT YOU
WERE DOING [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, THIS LAST
ONE IS, "I CAN ALWAYS TELL IF I'M NOT GONNA LIKE SOMEONE BASED ON HOW ACCURATELY THEY
PRONOUNCE THE WORD 'CROISSANT.'" [ LAUGHTER ] *
>> Steve: NOW -- NOW YOU THINK IT'S RIGGED, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.
>> Jimmy: NO, I DON'T -- I DON'T KNOW PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING IN THE
AUDIENCE, BUT -- >> Steve: DO YOU THINK THEY WERE BROWBEATEN INTO LAUGHING?
>> Jimmy: WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? THAT WAS 148
OH NO, 163, WHAT WAS THAT ONE? OH, "FALL INTO A --" >> Steve: YEAH
>> Jimmy: YEAH I THINK "FALL INTO IT. >> Steve: RIGHT.
>> Jimmy: BUT THAT'S ME, PERSONALLY >> Steve: RIGHT, YOU
PERSONALLY IT'S YOUR TWEET. >> Jimmy: AND THEN THIS ONE IS
WHICH ONE? CROISSANT? >> Steve: THIS WAS HOW
ACCURATELY THEY SAY THE WORD CROISSANT. >> Tariq: OR -- OR -- OR AS
JIMMY WOULD SAY, "KWA-SAN. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH, WHAT DO YOU
THINK, HIGGS >> Steve: I THINK -- I DON'T KNOW
I THINK THIS ONE IS NOT AS GOOD, BUT IT MIGHT WIN [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Tariq: HE WAS TRYING TO COVER ALL BASES. >> Steve: YEAH
>> Jimmy: TARIQ, YOU THINK THIS ONE'S -- DO YOU AGREE WITH HIGGINS?
>> Tariq: THIS ONE'S THROUGH THE ROOF [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Questlove: YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: "YEAH.
>> Jimmy: "YEAH. [ DRUM ROLL LET'S SEE THE RESULTS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Tariq: WE DID IT! WE DID IT!
>> Jimmy: OH, MY GOD *
WOW. OH, MY GOSH. THEY LOVE YOU, THAT'S WHY.
>> Tariq: MY PEOPLE, MY PEOPLE >> Jimmy: I WILL POST THIS DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAK.
IF YOU SEE IT ON YOUR FEED, GIVE IT A LIKE, GIVE IT A WeTWEET, AND ENJOY
STICK AROUND, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH LUPITA NYONG'O [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: THIS WENT ALL OVER THE INTERNET BECAUSE EVERYONE'S
LIKE, "I WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE. >> YEAH.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: LIKE, "WHAT IS THIS MOVIE?
LIKE, RIHANNA IS LIKE -- WHAT IS SHE, A SPY, AND WHAT IS GOING ON
>> LISTEN. WHEN SHE RETIRES FROM DOMINATING THE WORLD, MAYBE
SHE'LL HAVE TIME - [ LAUGHTER ]
OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR WHO STARS IN THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW MOVIE "BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA
FOREVER" WHICH IS IN THEATERS AND IMAX NOVEMBER 11th PLEASE WELCOME LUPITA NYONG'O.
* * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK >> THANK YOU >> YOU LOOK GORGEOUS, YOU LOOK
GORGEOUS HERE TOO. OOH-LA-LA. COME ON.
>> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: THANKS FOR COMING BACK TO THE SHOW
CONGRATS ON "BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER. THE REVIEWS HAVE BEEN
FANTASTIC. THIS IS GIANT. >> YES, IT IS.
>> Jimmy: YES. >> I FEEL IT >> Jimmy: YOU DO, RIGHT?
>> I DO. >> Jimmy: ME TOO, I FEEL IT AS WELL
YEAH YOU WERE ONE OF THE FIRST ACTRESSES EVER TO GET CAST IN
"BLACK PANTHER." DID -- WHO DID YOU TALK TO WHEN YOU GOT IT
AND WHO KNEW THAT YOU GOT IT AND GOT THE ROLE AND DID -- WERE YOU ALLOWED TO TELL
ANYONE, OR IT'S VERY SECRETIVE IT'S MARVEL. >> OH, NO.
I -- OH, WELL, SO WHEN I GOT THE ROLE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE "BLACK PANTHER" WAS.
I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE COMIC. [ LAUGHTER ]
I'M FROM KENYA I'M ALLOWED, RIGHT [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU'RE ALLOWED, YEAH >> THIS WASN'T MY AREA
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> AND SO -- >> Jimmy: SO, YOU WENT FOR A
A MEETING WITH MARVEL. >> YEAH, I WENT FOR A MEETING WITH MARVEL.
THEY WERE INTERESTED IN ME AND THEN I FOUND OUT THAT RYAN COOGLER WAS DOING THIS
MOVIE CALLED "BLACK PANTHER. AND SO, I CALLED UP MY FRIEND BILL DeMERITT, WHO IS, LIKE, A
A BIG COMIC BUFF I MEAN, HE LIVES IN COMICS >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> AND SO, I CALLED HIM UP I GONE TO SCHOOL WITH HIM, DRAMA SCHOOL
AND SO, I CALLED HIM UP AND LIKE, "YO, IS THIS THING CALLED 'THE BLACK PANTHER' THAT I'M UP
FOR THAT -- AND PLEASE JUST GIVE ME THE -- THE DOWNLOW.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, RUN ME DOWN. WHAT IS IT >> YEAH, LIKE, "WHAT IS IT?"
AND SO, HE GAVE ME, LIKE, FULL HISTORY. I MEAN, HE IS SUCH A BUFF.
I GO TO HIM EVERY TIME I'M DOING ANYTHING WITH MARVEL >> Jimmy: DID HE FREAK OUT
OR WAS HE LIKE, "WAIT, RYAN COOGLER PUT -- >> OH, YEAH.
OH, YEAH HE FREAKED ALL THE WAY OUT HE WAS SO EXCITED, AND HE WAS
LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, I'M GOING TO BE LIVING VICARIOUSLY THROUGH YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YOU KNOW WHAT I THOUGHT WAS FUNNY TOO LAST
NIGHT? WE HAD WINSTON ON THE SHOW >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: WINSTON -- SO, WHO YOU -- YOU ACTUALLY WENT TO DRAMA SCHOOL WITH.
>> YES, I DID. >> Jimmy: AND ISN'T THAT FUN TO SEE EACH OTHER, AND YOU GO,
"OH, WE WENT TO SCHOOL TOGETHER"? AND NOW YOU'RE IN "BLACK
PANTHER" TOGETHER. >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: WERE YOU ALLOWED TO
TELL EACH OTHER, LIKE, "DUDE, DID YOU GET THE JOB? I'M IN IT.
OR -- >> WELL, NO. I HAD NO IDEA.
I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS IN IT FOR A HOT MINUTE WE HAD ACTUALLY WATCHED
"AVENGERS," THE FIRST "AVENGERS" TOGETHER RIGHT AFTER WE GRADUATED
AND I REMEMBER WE WERE IN BROOKLYN WATCHING IT AND WE'RE LIKE, "WOW, WOULDN'T IT BE COOL
TO ONE DAY EVEN JUST BE AN EXTRA ON THAT FILM?" YOU KNOW
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: WOW, IT'S -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
LOOK AT YOU -- LOOK AT YOU NOW >> LOOK AT ME NOW. >> Jimmy: I LOVE IT.
OF COURSE, EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT RIHANNA HAS A NEW SONG >> UH-HUH.
>> Jimmy: THE FIRST SONG IN SIX YEARS THAT IS ON THE SOUNDTRACK
IT'S COMING OUT. AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, MAN IT'S GOING TO BE FANTASTIC."
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: AND HERE'S A PICTURE OF YOU GUYS.
>> YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH, EVERYONE'S --
THIS WENT AROUND THE INTERNET. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> THAT WAS THE DAY I MET HER
FOR THE FIRST TIME AND SHE WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> I JUST -- THAT WAS A LOT. THAT WAS A LOT [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THIS WENT ALL OVER THE INTERNET BECAUSE EVERYONE'S LIKE, "I WANT TO SEE THIS
MOVIE. >> YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: LIKE, "WHAT IS THIS MOVIE? LIKE, RIHANNA IS LIKE -- WHAT
IS SHE, A SPY, AND WHAT IS GOING ON LIKE, WHAT IS THE MOVIE THERE?
AND THEY'RE LIKE, AND THEN IT WENT ALL OVER THE INTERNET I THINK AVA --
>> AVA DuVERNAY WAS SUPPOSED TO DIRECT IT AND -- >> Jimmy: SHE GOT IT
EVERYONE WAS LIKE -- >> -- WAS GOING TO WRITE IT >> Jimmy: YES.
>> YEP, UH-HUH >> Jimmy: OKAY SO, IT'S STILL OUT THERE, AND
IT'S STILL A VALID -- IF RIHANNA WANTS TO DO IT >> HEY, LISTEN
WHEN SHE RETIRES FROM DOMINATING THE WORLD, MAYBE SHE'LL HAVE TIME --
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH >> -- TO MAKE A MOVIE LIKE
THAT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW
DIFFICULT THE -- THE FILMING OF THE MOVIE WAS, KNOWING ABOUT CHADWICK BOSEMAN, AND LOSING
CHADWICK BOSEMAN HE WAS ON OUR SHOW A BUNCH OF TIMES, AND WE ALWAYS LOVED HIM
HE WAS JUST SUCH A KIND AND SWEET, A BIG PERSONALITY GUY WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT
CHADWICK WHEN YOU -- WHEN YOU WORKED WITH HIM? ANY STORIES?
>> YOU KNOW, CHADWICK, HE WAS VERY QUIET YOU KNOW, LIKE, HE WAS -- HE
WAS QUIET, BUT HE WAS ALSO VERY FUNNY. >> Jimmy: UH-HUH
>> AND QUITE THE -- HE COULD BE MISCHIEVOUS AS WELL. [ LAUGHTER ]
BUT HE WAS ALSO AN ETERNAL STUDENT. I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE
PROMOTING THE FIRST "BLACK PANTHER," WE WERE ALL ON A A PLANE TO SOUTH KOREA
WE WERE THE ONLY ONES IN FIRST CLASS, THE WHOLE CAST, AND WE WERE ALL IN OUR PAJAMAS, AND WE
WERE TIRED WE'D BEEN GOING A MILE A A MINUTE
AND SO, MOST OF US WERE ASLEEP AND I WOKE UP FROM A NAP, LOOKED OVER, AND CHAD WAS
SITTING THERE WITH A DENSE HISTORY BOOK [ LAUGHTER ]
AN AFRICAN HISTORY BOOK. >> Jimmy: WOW. >> AND I WAS LIKE, "YO,
CHADWICK, RIGHT NOW? [ LAUGHTER ] "LIKE, WE'RE --
>> Jimmy: "WE'RE EXHAUSTED." >> YEAH, WE'RE EXHAUSTED >> Jimmy: "HOW ARE YOU
DOING -- >> "WHY ARE YOU -- WHAT -- WHAT IS THAT?"
THEN HE WENT ON TO TELL ME WHAT HE WAS READING, AND HE WAS JUST AN ETERNAL STUDENT
HE WAS SO CURIOUS. HE ALWAYS WANTED TO JUST SHARPEN HIS MIND
AND IN SO DOING, HE JUST SHARPENED HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN CONDITION, YOU KNOW?
>> Jimmy: THE -- THE MOVIE IS VERY EMOTIONAL BUT IT'S ALSO -- I WILL SAY,
IT'S ALSO VERY FUN IT'S A MARVEL MOVIE. IT'S A SUPERHERO MOVIE
IT'S GOT ACTION. IT'S GOT EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN A MOVIE.
I MEAN, THIS ONE KNOCKS IT OUT OF THE PARK. I CAN'T WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO
SEE IT I WANT TO SHOW -- CAN'T WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO SEE IT
I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP HERE'S LUPITA NYONG'O IN "BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER."
TAKE A LOOK.
>> WHEN YOU LIVED WITHOUT EVER SAYING A WORD, IT HURTS.
>> HOW DO YOU RECREATE NOT BEING THERE WITH ALL OF YOU? >> IT WAS NOT EASY
HE WAS KING, AND BLACK PANTHER, TO EVERYONE. BUT TO ME -- HE WAS EVERYTHING
MY T'CHALLA. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: LUPITA NYONG'O,
EVERYBODY. "BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER" IS IN THEATERS AND
IMAX NOVEMBER 11th THANK YOU SO MUCH. MORE TONIGHT SHOW WHEN WE COME
BACK, EVERYBODY. COME ON BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: WHAT WAS THE STORY WITH MADONNA
>> THE ONLY TIME WE MET -- OUR RELATIONSHIP IS PLATONIC, BY THE WAY, THE ONLY TIME I
ACTUALLY MET HER WAS IN 1985 I TALKED TO HER FOR MAYBE LIKE 45 SECONDS BACKSTAGE
SO THAT'S THE EXTENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP
A FIVE-TIME GRAMMY WINNER, AND THE BIGGEST SELLING COMEDY RECORDING ARTIST OF ALL TIME
HIS NEW MOVIE "WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY" IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE, EXCLUSIVELY ON THE
ROKU CHANNEL THIS FRIDAY PLEASE WELCOME THE ONE, THE ONLY, WEIRD AL YANKOVIC.
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THE ONE AND ONLY
COME ON NOW. "WEIRD AL," THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN. >> Jimmy: I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FREAK OUT. IT'S SO GOOD
THIS IS "WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY," IT IS A BIOPIC ABOUT YOUR LIFE.
>> YES AND 100% ACCURATE. >> Jimmy: YEAH, RIGHT.
[ LAUGHTER ] IT IS GATING RAVE, RAVE, RAVE REVIEWS ON THIS.
IT'S CLEVER. IT'S MUSICAL IT'S SMART
IT'S FUNNY, OBVIOUSLY. BUT LET ME SET THE TONE FOR THE MOVIE.
FIRST, WE'LL -- THIS IS LOG LINE DANIEL RADCLIFFE IS WEIRD
AL YANKOVIC IN THE UNEXAGGERATED TRUE STORY ABOUT THE GREATEST MUSICIAN AND SEX
SYMBOL OF OUR TIME [ LAUGHTER ] >> YES
>> Jimmy: THAT'S THE LOG LINE. >> THAT PRETTY MUCH WRAPS IT UP
YEAH >> Jimmy: HOW DOES THE IDEA OF A BIOPIC COME TO YOU
DID YOU THINK YOU WOULD EVER DO THIS >> IT CAME FROM ERIC APPEL, WHO
DIRECTED THE MOVIE >> Jimmy: FANTASTIC JOB, BY THE WAY.
>> AMAZING -- HIS FIRST FEATURE. >> Jimmy: HE CRUSHED THIS ONE.
>> BUT HE DIRECTED THE ORIGINAL "FUNNY OR DIE" VIDEO WHICH THIS IS BASED ON.
WHICH WE DID IN 2010, SO THIS IS 12 YEARS IN THE MAKING. AND THE ORIGINAL VIDEO, WAS
BASICALLY, SORT OF LIKE THE -- YOU KNOW, WHERE THE WHOLE THING SPRANG FROM.
AARON PAUL STARRED IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF ME AND OLIVIA WILDE PLAYED
MADONNA. BUT WE THOUGHT, AT THE TIME, "OH, THIS IS A FUNNY LITTLE
VIDEO. AND IT WENT VIRAL. AND I PLAY IT IN MY LIVE SHOWS
AND EVERYBODY IS LIKE, "WHEN IS THE MOVIE COMING OUT?" AND I SAY, "IT'S JUST A GAG.
IT'S JUST A JOKE." AND THEN AFTER NINE YEARS OF THAT, I SAID, "MAYBE WE SHOULD
DO A MOVIE." SO, WE DID >> Jimmy: IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
DID YOU KNOW IT WAS DANIEL RADCLIFFE WAS GOING TO BE THE PERSON TO PLAY YOU?
>> HE WAS OUR NUMBER ONE CHOICE AND, YEAH, I MEAN EVEN THOUGH
DANIEL -- I THINK HE SAID ON YOUR SHOW LAST NIGHT, NOT AN EXACT PHYSICAL DOPPELGANGER FOR
ME THERE'S NOT A HUGE PHYSICAL RESEMBLANCE THERE.
>> Jimmy: NO, YOU LOOK COMPLETELY DIFFERENT >> WELL, YEAH, KIND OF
BUT WE JUST FELT LIKE HE HAD THE RIGHT ENERGY AND WE THOUGHT, MAYBE, HE WOULD
GO FOR IT, BECAUSE FAMOUSLY AFTER "THE HARRY POTTER SERIES," HE'S CHOSEN A LOT
OF -- I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WEIRD, BUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT KIND OF -- HE PLAYED A
A FLATULENT CORPSE, AND THE GUY THAT GROWS HORNS OUT OF HIS HEAD
MAYBE HE COULD BE "WEIRD AL. MAYBE THAT'S NOT TOO FAR OUT OF THE --
>> Jimmy: YEAH, HE DOES MAKES GREAT CHOICES. >> AND ALSO HE'S GOT THE RIGHT
ENERGY, AND THE RIGHT ATTITUDE, AND THE CHOPS. I MEAN, HE DOES -- HE'S GREAT
AT COMEDY. HE'S GREAT AT DRAMA. WE WANT -- IT'S OBVIOUSLY
A COMEDY, BUT WE WANTED IT -- WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO PLAY LIKE A COMEDY
WE WANTED TO LIKE A VERY SERIOUS OSCAR-BAIT, HOLLYWOOD BIOPIC
>> Jimmy: MAYBE THAT'S WHAT'S SO BRILLIANT ABOUT IT. HE PLAYS IT SO SERIOUS AND
PERFECTLY FUNNY, BUT I MEAN, HE'S A GOOD ACTOR. AND GOOD CHOPS
EVAN RACHEL WOOD, BY THE WAY, PLAYS MADONNA IN THIS. AND I'M TELLING YOU GUYS,
YOU'RE GOING TO FREAK OUT. SHE'S UNBELIEVABLE >> Jimmy: BUT YOU KNOW WHAT WAS
FUNNY? YOU POSTED THIS. THERE'S ACTUALLY A GOOGLE
SEARCH "IT AMUSES ME TO NO END THAT THIS IS CURRENTLY THE NUMBER
THREE GOOGLE SEARCH UNDER MY NAME IF YOU SEARCH "WEIRD AL,"
NUMBER THREE IS WEIRD AL AND MADONNA. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> BECAUSE IN THE TRAILER, WHICH HAD JUST COME OUT, IT'S OBVIOUSLY THAT THERE'S
SOMETHING IS GOING ON WITH ME AND MADONNA. SO EVERYBODY IS LIKE, "DID THAT
REALLY HAPPEN? "DID WEIRD AL AND MADONNA HAVE A THING?
>> Jimmy: WHAT WAS THE STORY WITH MADONNA WHAT PART IS TRUTH, OR DO YOU
WANT TO SAY? >> THERE ARE A FEW LITTLE NUGGETS OF TRUTH SPRINKLED
THROUGHOUT THE BIOPIC. THE ONLY TIME WE MET -- OUR RELATIONSHIP IS PLATONIC, BY
THE WAY, THE ONLY TIME I ACTUALLY MET HER WAS IN 1985 I TALKED TO HER FOR MAYBE LIKE
45 SECONDS BACKSTAGE SO THAT'S THE EXTENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP
>> Jimmy: SHE'S IN THE WHOLE MOVIE. >> SHE'S A HUGE PART OF THE
MOVIE. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: IT'S SO GOOD
IT'S SO GOOD THE SOUNDTRACK, BY THE WAY, IS MASSIVE.
THIS IS AN AMAZING SOUNDTRACK, 46 SONGS >> IT'S NOT ALL ME
IT'S THE WHOLE OF ORCHESTRAL SCORE, AND IT'S A BUNCH OF RE-RECORDED PARODIES
I GOT TO RE-RECORD, "ANOTHER ONE RIDES THE BUS," "MY BOLOGNA," "I LOVE ROCKY ROAD,"
AND "AMISH PARADISE," AND "LIKE A SURGEON. SO IT'S WEIRD TO GO BACK TO THE
STUDIO, LIKE 40 YEARS LATER AND DO IT AGAIN, YEAH. >> Jimmy: BUT HOW MUCH -- HOW
MUCH MUSIC IS THIS IT'S A LOT OF MUSIC. >> IT'S 78 MINUTES AND
17 SECONDS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: I DON'T SAY THIS JUST
TO SAY IT, BUT I LOVE THE MOVIE SO MUCH, AND ALL -- WHEN YOU SEE IT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY, "I
THINK THERE'S AWARDS BUZZ AROUND THIS MOVIE. THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC TO SEE
>> I HOPE I GET A RAZZY. >> Jimmy: I'M TELLING YOU MAN, IT'S SO WELL DONE.
YOU'RE IN THE MOVIE. CAN YOU TELL EVERYONE WHO YOU PLAY
CAUSE YOU'RE NOT -- CLEARLY YOU ARE WEIRD AL, BUT YOU CAN'T PLAY WEIRD AL.
>> I SORT OF PLAY THE SAME PART I PLAY IN THE ORIGINAL "FUNNY OR DIE" VIDEO.
I PLAY THE PRESIDENT OF MY RECORD LABEL WHO TURNS WEIRD AL DOWN IN THE MOVIE.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, AND WILL FORTE IS IN THIS SCENE AS WELL >> YES, INDEED
>> Jimmy: MAN, HE'S UNBELIEVABLY FUNNY >> AMAZING
>> Jimmy: SO MANY CAMEOS IN THIS AND EVERY THREE SECONDS, YOU'LL
SEE SOMEBODY ELSE. YOU'RE LIKE, "WHAT OH MY GOSH."
LEGEND UPON LEGEND IT'S JUST SO ENJOYABLE AND FUN, AND I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE
A CLIP HERE'S WEIRD AL YANKOVIC, IN "WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY.
TAKE A LOOK.
HAVE YOUR HEART SET ON DOING THIS STUPID MUSIC, MAYBE WRITE
MORE THAN ONE SONG >> ALL THE BIGGEST MUSICAL ACTS HAVE MORE THAN ONE SONG IN
THEIR CATALOG. >> THAT'S VERY TRUE. >> AND ALSO, GET OUT IN FRONT
OF A LIVE AUDIENCE ANY AUDIENCE, ANY STAGE, JUST GET OUT THERE, BUILD UP YOUR
CHOPS, AND WHO KNOWS MAYBE SOME DAY WE'LL TALK AGAIN.
>> BUT DON'T COUNT ON IT, BECAUSE YOU TRULY SUCK >> RIGHT
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT I CAN'T WAIT, YOU KNOW I LOVE
YOU. YOU'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITES >> THANK YOU
>> Jimmy: WEIRD AL YANKOVIC, EVERYBODY. "WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY"
IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE EXCLUSIVELY ON THE ROKU CHANNEL THIS FRIDAY.
CAMERON CROWE JOINS US AFTER THE BREAK, STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS THE
DIRECTOR AND OSCAR-WINNING WRITER OF "ALMOST FAMOUS." NOW HE'S TAKING THE MOVIE TO
BROADWAY WITH "ALMOST FAMOUS: THE MUSICAL," WHICH OPENS THURSDAY AT THE
BERNARD B. JACOBS THEATRE. PLEASE WELCOME, CAMERON CROWE.
*
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> GUYS, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> Jimmy: CONGRATS [ LAUGHTER ] "ALMOST FAMOUS" ON BROADWAY.
LET'S -- >> WILD. >> Jimmy: THIS -- LET'S TALK
ABOUT THIS THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE I MEAN, YOU GET TO --
OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THE SONGS THAT WE KNOW FROM THE MOVIE ARE IN THIS.
BUT THERE'S ALSO, SOME ORIGINAL GREAT SONGS IN HERE AS WELL -- >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: -- THAT YOU HAD YOUR HAND IN WRITING. HOW IS CAMERON CROWE WRITING A
A REAL SONG? >> TOM KITT, THE WONDERFUL COMPOSER, WAS INVOLVED IN THIS
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. AND WE, KIND OF, WROTE SONGS TOGETHER, AND HE SHOWED ME HOW
YOU CAN, ACTUALLY, JUMP OVER INTO WRITING STORY SONGS, THAT THE CHARACTERS CAN SING.
AND IN MUSICAL THEATER, THAT'S THE CLOSE-UP YOU GET BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS SAY, "WELL,
YOU DON'T GET A CLOSE-UP IN THEATER," BUT YOU GET THOSE SONGS, WHICH GIVE YOU THE DEEP
FEELINGS OF THE CHARACTERS AND TOM, KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WAS INVOLVED IN TEACHING ME HOW TO
DO THAT. AND IT'S BEEN A BLAST. >> Jimmy: WHEN WE SHOT THIS, IT
WAS THE MOST FUN EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I HAD SO MUCH FUN, AND YOU
LOVED EVERYBODY. EVERYONE LOVED YOU IT WAS JUST MAGIC WHEN WE WERE
DOING IT AND I REMEMBER ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH, MAYBE TOWARDS THE END,
THERE WAS NO REAL TITLE FOR THE FILM >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: DO YOU REMEMBER THIS >> I DO. >> Jimmy: OR YOU HAD AN IDEA
FOR IT - >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: -- TO CALL IT
"UNTITLED. NO >> I -- I THOUGHT WE COULD CALL
IT, LIKE, AFTER A LED ZEPPELIN ALBUM. YOU KNOW
WHERE IT'S -- IT HAS NO TITLE, IT HAS SYMBOLS >> Jimmy: YES.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> SO, THE IDEA WAS WE'D -- WE'D HAVE THIS MOVIE THAT WAS
UNTITLED, BUT YOU COULD ASK FOR IT BY SYMBOLS. AND --
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: THE STUDIO >> -- THE DREAMWORKS
DEPARTMENT, MARKETING REALLY JUST DID NOT GROOVE WITH ME ON THAT
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: SO, YEAH >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: YOU HAVE THIS GREAT MOVIE. YOU HAVE NO TITLE FOR IT
YEAH >> YEAH. THEY WOULD SAY, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
NOBODY'S GOING TO COME UP TO THE BOX OFFICE AND SAY, "I WANT TWO TICKETS FOR THE 'SYMBOLS'
MOVIE. >> Jimmy: OH, YEAH EXACTLY.
>> "OR THE 'UNTITLED' MOVIE. SO - >> Jimmy: NO
>> SO, WE -- AS YOU REMEMBER, WE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME MAKING THE MOVIE, BUT WE WERE SO
ADDICTED TO THE IDEA OF NO TITLE THAT ONE DAY WE HAD TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING
SO, THERE WAS A SUGGESTION BOX ON THE SET, AND PEOPLE WOULD STUFF ALL THESE NAMES IN THERE
FOR WHAT THE TITLE COULD BE. AND YOU, MY FRIEND, CAME UP WITH A VERY SIGNIFICANT LIST,
WHICH I KEPT [ AUDIENCE AWS ] >> Jimmy: ARE YOU SERIOUS?
>> AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU. >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> 20 SOME YEARS LATER >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH.
>> HERE ARE YOUR IDEAS FOR THE TITLE OF WHAT WOULD BECOME "ALMOST FAMOUS."
>> Jimmy: THIS IS ACTUALLY - THIS IS REALLY MY -- THIS IS HOW BAD MY HANDWRITING IS.
YOU KEPT THIS? [ LAUGHTER ] >> YES
>> Jimmy: I'M FREAKING OUT CAMERON? >> YES
NO, IT'S GOOD. >> Jimmy: BUT THIS IS WILD >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS REAL THAT'S - >> YES
>> Jimmy: THAT'S LEGIT >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: THAT'S THE REAL --
>> "VINYL DAYS" WAS MY FAVORITE, JIMMY. I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY
GREAT. >> Jimmy: "VINYL DAYS," NOT BAD.
"I'M WITH THE BAND." [ LAUGHTER ] IT'S GETTING CHUCKLES.
"PAGES." >> "PAGES," INTERESTING. >> Jimmy: THAT'S DEEP.
>> YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: 'CAUSE I THOUGHT
PAGES, LIKE YOU'RE WRITING PAGES FOR A MAGAZINE, BUT ALSO, IT'S PAGES OF YOUR LIFE.
>> EXACTLY [ LAUGHTER ] I LIKE -- I'M WITH YOU
I'M WITH YOU ON THIS "I'M ON THE LIST" IS KIND OF INTERESTING.
>> Jimmy: "I'M ON THE LIST." "THE 33-AND-A-THIRD INCHER." [ LAUGHTER ]
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: IT'S -- IT'S ABOUT A A RECORD
>> IT'S RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE SYMBOLS. >> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH
SYMBOLS. YEP. THEN THEY START GETTING JUST
SILLY. >> "DOING IT." >> Jimmy: YEAH, "DOING IT.
WAS THAT -- WAS LIKE, "BECAUSE, HEY, WE'RE DOING IT. >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] "GATHER NO MOSS"
THAT'S A LITTLE EMBARRASSING [ LAUGHTER ] BUT I THOUGHT ROLLING --
>> I LIKE IT I LIKE >> Jimmy: YEAH, NOPE
I'M SO HAPPY YOU WENT WITH "ALMOST FAMOUS." [ LAUGHTER ]
>> IT -- IT SEEMS TO FIT >> Jimmy: YOU KNOW, THE LAST TIME -- I'M NOT KIDDING.
THE LAST TIME I GREW A BEARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, EVER, WAS FOR YOU AND FOR THIS MOVIE
THIS IS ME AS MY CHARA -- YOUR CHARACTER, DENNIS HOPE, IN "ALMOST FAMOUS."
YEAH, THAT'S ME RIGHT THERE, EVERYBODY. YEAH
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU. IS DENNIS HOPE -- IS MY
CHARACTER STILL IN THE PLAY? >> I'M REALLY GLAD YOU BRING THIS UP.
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU. >> BECAUSE JIMMY, WE LOVE DENNIS HOPE OF THE MOVIE
AND AS YOU KNOW, WE BECAME KIND OF A FAMILY MAKING THE FILM. >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> BECAUSE WE WERE TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME. >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> KIND OF, GOING THROUGH ROCK SCHOOL AND TEACHING BILLY CRUDUP HOW TO PLAY GUITAR
AND EVERYTHING YOU CAME IN AND ROCKED YOUR SCENE SO WELL AS THE MANAGER OF
THE FUTURE, WHO, KIND OF, GLIMPSES ALL THAT'S COMING, IN TERMS OF ROCK GETTING BIGGER
SO, OF COURSE, IT'S IN THE PLAY AND MY DREAM HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO
HAVE YOU COME AND BE THE LINK BETWEEN THE TWO CASTS. THE CAST OF THE MUSICAL, WHO
ALSO BECAME A REALLY TIGHT FAMILY, AND THE MOVIE. SO, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO COME ON
THE BROADWAY STAGE AND PLAY YOUR PART, AGAIN, OF DENNIS HOPE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: REALLY >> YES
>> Jimmy: I AM IN! I WOULD -- I WOULDN'T BE - I WOULD ABSOLUTELY
I'M IN OH, MY GOSH! *
[ LAUGHTER ] WHO PLAY -- WHO PLAYS IT NOW >> WE HAVE A WONDERFUL ACTOR
NAMED JAKEIM HART. >> Jimmy: YEAH >> GREAT MUSICIAN.
>> Jimmy: I'LL TALK TO JAKEIM. WE'LL WORK IT OUT. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> JAKEIM -- JAKEIM WILL BE AROUND THE CAST IS A LITTLE BIT LIKE
A BAND COME AND JAM WITH US >> Jimmy: I WANT TO JAM.
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: I'M WANT TO JAM WITH THE BAND
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I ALSO WANT TO SAY, IN THE -- IN THE PLAYBILL, YOU DEDICATE
THE SHOW TO YOUR MOM, WHO, LUCKILY, I GOT TO MEET AND SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SO
PROUD OF THIS. >> THANKS. >> Jimmy: THIS IS A GIANT DEAL,
BUDDY. I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU IT IS SO FUN
IT IS, AGAIN, MUSICAL. IT IS FUNNY. IT'S GOT HEART
AND IT'S WRITTEN BY AN OSCAR-WINNING WRITER SO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING -- WHAT
MORE DO YOU WANT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I LOVE YOU, BUDDY.
>> THANKS. LOVE YOU, MAN. >> Jimmy: CAMERON CROWE!
WHEN WE COME BACK, THE CAST OF THE BROADWAY SHOW, "ALMOST FAMOUS," IS PERFORMING "TINY
DANCER." STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY. COME ON BACK
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: PERFORMING "TINY
DANCER," PLEASE WELCOME THE CAST OF "ALMOST FAMOUS." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* * BLUE-JEAN BAB L.A. LAD
SEAMSTRESS FOR THE BAN PRETTY EYED * * PIRATE SMIL
YOU'LL MARRY A MUSIC MAN BALLERINA * * YOU MUST'VE SEEN HE
DANCING IN THE SAN AND NOW SHE'S IN ME * * ALWAYS WITH M
TINY DANCER IN MY HAND JESUS FREAKS * * OUT IN THE STREET
HANDING TICKET OUT FOR GOD * * TURNING BAC
SHE JUST LAUGH THE BOULEVARD IS * * NOT THAT BA
PIANO MA HE MAKES HIS STAND * * IN THE AUDITORIUM
LOOKING ON SHE SINGS THE SONGS * * THE WORDS SHE KNOWS
THE TUNE SHE HUM OH, HOW IT FEELS SO REAL * * LYING HERE WITH
NO ONE NEA ONLY YOU AND YOU * * CAN HEAR ME
WHEN I SAY SOFTLY, SLOWL HOLD ME CLOSER TINY DANCER * * COUNT THE HEADLIGHT
ON THE HIGHWAY LAY ME DOWN IN * * SHEETS OF LINEN
YOU HAD A BUSY DAY TODAY HOLD ME CLOSER TINY DANCER * * COUNT THE HEADLIGHT
ON THE HIGHWAY LAY ME DOWN IN * * SHEETS OF LINEN
YOU HAD A BUSY DAY TODAY * >> I HAVE TO GO HOME >> YOU ARE HOME.
* HOLD ME CLOSER TINY DANCE COUNT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE HIGHWAY *
* LAY ME DOWN I SHEETS OF LINE YOU HAD A BUSY DAY TODAY *
*
>> Jimmy: OH, MY GOD AMAZING.
THE CAST OF "ALMOST FAMOUS." OPENING THURSDAY NIGHT, ON BROADWAY
FOR TICKETS, GO TO ALMOSTFAMOURTHEMUSICAL.COM WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: MY THANKS TO
LUPITA NYONG'O, "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC, CAMERON CROWE AND THE CAST OF "ALMOST FAMOUS" ON
BROADWAY AND, OF COURSE, THE ROOTS, RIGHT THERE, FROM PHILADELPHIA,
PENNSYLVANIA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.