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 - MARIAH CAREY
MARCUS MUMFORD MUSICAL GUEST, MARCUS MUMFORD AND MONICA MARTIN.
AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW Questlove: 1740
Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, JIMMY FALLON
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* *
Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS.
COME ON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT
WELCOME. WELCOME. AH, I LOVE YOU
WELCOME. HEY, ENJOY YOURSELF. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME
EVERYONE TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW. WE ARE HERE, TONIGHT YOU GUYS, I'M VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS THE ONE AND ONLY MARIAH CAREY IS MY GUEST HERE, TONIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S RIGHT WE'RE KICKING OFF THE HOLIDAY
SEASON ON A VERY HIGH NOTE THAT'S RIGHT BY THE WAY, YOU DON'T JUST
INVITE MARIAH. YOU HAVE TO SAY, "CHRISTMAS," THREE TIMES AND SHE SUDDENLY
APPEARS. YEAH, MARIAH HAS BEEN DUBBED THE QUEEN OF CHRISTMAS, WHICH
EXPLAINS WHY MRS. CLAUS JUST TWEETED THIS
[ LAUGHTER ]
AND THIS IS FUN. MARIAH JUST RELEASED HER NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK, "THE CHRISTMAS
PRINCESS." YEAH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
I'M HAPPY FOR HER, BUT IT STUNG WHEN MY KIDS WERE LIKE, "NOW, THAT'S A CHILDREN'S BOOK."
"SAY DA, DA. SAY DA DA. YEAH
WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN WEEKEND HERE IN NEW YORK CITY. BECAUSE THIS SUNDAY IS THE
NEW YORK CITY MARATHON [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE IT'S THIS WEEKEND.
IS ANYONE HERE RUNNING THE MARATHON YEAH
[ APPLAUSE ] I'M SURE THAT WON'T BE THE LAST TIME WE HEAR YOU'RE RUNNING THE
MARATHON [ LAUGHTER ] GOOD LUCK FOR YOU, BY THE WAY.
A LITTLE TRIVIA, I HEARD THE FASTEST MARATHON RUNNERS CAN HIT A TOP SPEED OF ALMOST
13 MILES-PER-HOUR. THEN EVERYONE WHO DRIVES A KIA SPORTAGE WERE LIKE, "BIG DEAL,
SO CAN WE. [ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S RIGHT, PEOPLE FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD ARE COMPETING IN THIS MARATHON AND IT'S VERY INTERESTING, THE CITY IS ADDING
NEW OBSTACLES ALONG THE ROUTE TO GIVE THE FULL NEW YORK EXPERIENCE
I'HOW ATATWHWHWH I MEAEAN. IN TIMES SQUARE, A GROUP OF SWEDISH TOURISTS WILL STOP THE
RUNNERS TO ASK WHERE TIMES SQUARE IS. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
YEAH DOWN IN STATEN ISLAND, A GUY NAMED SKEEZY GUS WILL CHALLENGE
RUNNERS TO A KNIFE FIGHT [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE OVER IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK,
RUNNERS WILL BE HANDLED BY TIKTOKERS WITH MICROPHONES ASKING, "WHAT SONG ARE YOU
LISTENING TO?" [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE AT THIS POINT, RUNNERS ARE
HANDED TINY CUPS OF LUKEWARM HOT DOG WATER AS THEY GO UP NEAR CENTRAL PARK, RUNNERS WILL
HAVE TO DODGE A FULL-BLOWN PIGEON BRAWL [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
RIGHT OVER HERE, THE WORLD'S SADDEST LOOKING ELMO WILL TRY TO SELL RUNNERS A FAKE POST
BAG. [ APPLAUSE ] ALSO AT THIS POINT, RUNNERS
HAVE TO CHASE DOWN A RAT DRAGGING A JUMBO PRETZEL [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND FINALLY, ONCE THEY FINISH THE RACE, RUNNERS WILL PAY FOR A $200 UBER TO LaGUARDIA
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE THERE YOU GO THE RUNNERS WILL
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE RUNNING THE MARATHON MEANWHILE, EARLY ON SUNDAY
MORNING, DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS SO, YOU'LL GAIN AN HOUR.
THAT'S RIGHT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S RIGHT
AT 2:00 A.M., ALL THE CLOCKS TURN BACK AN HOUR WHILE EVERY BARTENDER LETS OUT AN AUDIBLE,
"SIGH. LET'S GET TO SOME NEWS WITH MIDTERMS JUST A FEW DAYS
AWAY, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IS GOING ON A FINAL CAMPAIGN BLITZ.
AT A RALLY LAST NIGHT IN IOWA, TRUMP HINTED HE WAS GOING TO RUN AGAIN IN 2024, BUT HE DID
IT IN A PRETTY ODD WAY WATCH THIS
PROBABLY DO IT AGAIN, OKAY
VERY, VERY, VERY PROBABLY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE VERY, VERY, VERY PROBABLY.
Jimmy: "IT'S LIKE MY FAVORITE BOOK 'THE VERY, VERY, VERY PROBABLY HUNGRY
CATERPILLAR.' [ LAUGHTER ] "VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, PROBABLY."
IT'S ALSO HOW TRUMP RECITED HIS WEDDING VOWELS THAT'S HOW TRUMP RECITED HIS
WEDDING VOWS "I VERY, VERY, VERY PROBABLY DO."
[ LAUGHTER ] SOME MORE NEWS ON THE MIDTERMS OPRAH, WHO LAUNCHED DR. OZ'S
CAREER, JUST ENDORSED HIS OPPONENT, JOHN FETTERMAN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
APPARENTLY, THIS YEAR ONE OF OPRAH'S FAVORITE THINGS IS BETRAYAL
[ LAUGHTER ] YEP, OPRAH ENDORSED FETTERMAN, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY DR. OZ JUST
TWEETED THIS [ LAUGHTER ]
FETTERMAN, DURING LAST NIGHT'S
WORLD SERIES GAME, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED THIS. ADS FOR THE TWO CANDIDATES
AIRED BACK-TO-BACK AND THE TIMING WAS PRETTY GREAT.
CHECK THIS OUT
TOGETHER WE'LL STAND UP TO EXTREMISM ON BOTH SIDES AND
BRING BALANCE TO WASHINGTON. I'M DR. OZ I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE
OZ IS A PIECE OF [ BLEEP ] IN MY OPINION. [ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: DR. OZ WAS LIKE, "THE PROPER MEDICAL TERM IS PIECE OF
STOOL SAMPLE." [ LAUGHTER ] WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THIS JEFF BEZOS IS THINKING ABOUT BUYING THE WASHINGTON
COMMANDERS DID YOU SEE THAT YEAH, THIS GUY MIGHT BECOME AN
NFL OWNER. SO WE DECIDED TO ASK SOME NFL PLAYERS IF THEY WANT TO PLAY
FOR BEZOS. AND HERE'S WHAT THEY SAID. FIRST, TREVOR LAWRENCE FROM THE
JAGUARS SAID, "EH, HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MY KIND OF GUY." AND BRENDEN SCHOOLER FROM THE
PATRIOTS SAID, "I DON'T THINK WE'D HAVE MUCH IN COMMON." [ LAUGHTER ]
NEXT, ANDREW VAN GINKEL FROM THE DOLPHINS SAID, "YEAH, FOR WHATEVER REASON, I DON'T THINK
SO [ LAUGHTER ] THEN BILLY PRICE FROM THE
CARDINALS SAID, "YEAH, JUST FROM LOOKING AT HIM, I KNOW WE'D HIT IT OFF.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE NEXT, LANE JOHNSON FROM THE EAGLES SAID, "WORKING WITH
BEZOS WOULD BE SMOOTH AND WE'D BOTH SHINE WHERE DO I SIGN?
[ LAUGHTER ] THEN BRIAN HOYER FROM THE PATRIOTS SAID, "I SEE MYSELF IN
HIM. I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THE REFLECTION."
[ LAUGHTER ] AND FINALLY, LAS VEGAS RAIDERS OWNER MARK DAVIS SAID, "WELCOME
TO THE NFL, JEFF HERE'S YOUR GIFT." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
WELL, GET THIS THE M.T.A. JUST RELEASED A NEW SUBWAY BINGO GAME TO MAKE
RIDING THE TRAIN A FUN EXPERIENCE [ LAUGHTER ]
THE M.T.A. SAID, "WELL, IT'S THE LEAST WE COULD DO. AND NEW YORKERS WERE LIKE,
"CLEARLY." [ LAUGHTER ] YEP, THE BINGO CARD HAS THINGS
LIKE ESCALATOR, WOODEN BENCH, AND BUSINESS MAN GETTING KICKED IN THE FACE BY A BREAK DANCER.
IT'S FUN WELL HEY, I SAW THIS FOR THE HOLIDAYS, MILLER LITE IS
RELEASING A PRETTY WILD CONTRAPTION. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
BEER BRAND, MILLER LITE IS RELEASING A CHRISTMAS TREE KEG STAND THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
ITS FULLY FUNCTIONING TREE STAND IS DESIGNED TO FIT AROUND A QUARTER BARREL KEG
ITS DESIGN MAKES IT SEEM LIKE BEER IS BEING POURED FROM THE TREE
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: * I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE TRASH CHRISTMAS *
[ LAUGHTER ] IF YOU THOUGHT THE CHRISTMAS TREE WAS LIT BEFORE --
KIDS WILL BE LIKE, "I SAW MOMMY DRAGGING SANTA CLAUS TO THE COUCH.
[ LAUGHTER ] AND FINALLY, AS I SAID, MARIAH CAREY IS HERE TONIGHT
MARIAH CAREY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THE ONE AND ONLY
HER HOLIDAY SMASH HIT "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU" IS ONE OF THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS
SONGS OF ALL TIME. AND OF COURSE IT'S ALSO THE HARDEST TO SING WITH THAT HIGH
NOTE AT THE END. SO, WE DECIDED TO GO DOWN TO THE PLAZA TODAY TO SEE IF
ANYONE, LITERALLY ANYONE, CAN PROPERLY HIT THAT FAMOUS HIGH NOTE
LET'S WATCH.
* BABY ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS *
IS YOU. BABY. YOU
YOU YOU
BABY. YOU YOU
YOU
* ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: COME ON. THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT RIGHT
THERE. WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
* Jimmy: WHAT A GREAT SHOW WE
HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT AS I SAID, SHE IS A MUSIC ICON WHO HAS SOLD OVER 200 MILLION
ALBUMS WOW. AND SHE HAD 19 NUMBER ONE
SINGLES. THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
HER NEW BOOK, "THE CHRISTMAS PRINCESS," IS AVAILABLE NOW. MARIAH CAREY IS HERE TONIGHT
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE PLUS, FIRST SOLO ALUMB "SELF-TITLED" IS AVAILABLE NOW
MARCUS MUMFORD IS HERE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO MARCUS
AND THEN HE'S GOING TO PERFORM TONIGHT WITH MONICA MARTIN LATER IN THE SHOW.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
ALSO, I SHOULD MENTION MY HOLIDAY SINGLE IS RELEASED TODAY ALMOST
IT'S CALLED "ALMOST TOO EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS. Steve: ALMOST
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: IT'S "ALMOST TOO EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS.
ME AND THE GREAT DOLLY PARTON HELPED ME OUT, AND MADE THE SONG ACTUALLY LISTENABLE
IT'S FANTASTIC SHE'S GREAT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO DOLLY, AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE OUT THERE FOR GIVING ME SOME LOVE ON THIS
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE IT'S ALMOST -- IT'S TOO EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS, THIS SONG, BUT
IT CAN BE USED TO GET IN THE SPIRIT AND EVERYONE WANTS TO GET IN
THE SPIRIT, EVERYONE WANTS TO GET HAPPY. PLAN FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND
THANKSGIVING AND WHATEVER. AND I WAS THINKING, THIS WOULD BE GREAT IF THIS COULD HAPPEN.
I WOULD LOVE THIS SONG TO BE THE ON-HOLD WAITING MUSIC FOR THE BUTTERBALL HOTLINE
[ LAUGHTER ] SO, IF ANYONE OUT THERE KNOWS ANYONE AT BUTTERBALL -
Steve: LET'S GET THIS DONE. Jimmy: --IT'S BEEN MY DREAM SINCE I WAS A CHILD.
[ LAUGHTER ] Steve: TO GET YOUR SONG ON THE HOLD MUSIC AT THE
BUTTERBALL HOTLINE Jimmy: YEAH, I WAS A LITTLE CHILD.
Steve: HOW OLD? Jimmy: PROBABLY LIKE -- Steve: 29, 30
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: 30-YEAR-OLD CHILD, I GO, "I WANT TO BE THE HOLD
MUSIC FOR THE BUTTERBALL HOTLINE. Steve: RIGHT.
Jimmy: CAUSE EVERYONE IS CALLING. THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE
THEIR FOOD ANY TIPS YOU WANT, YOU CALL THE BUTTERBALL HOTLINE
I WAS -- A KID CAN DREAM [ LAUGHTER ] Steve: WHAT
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS. Jimmy: I WAS THAT LITTLE --
I WAS THAT LITTLE BUTTERBALL [ LAUGHTER ] THEY USED TO CALL ME BUTTERBALL
BOY. THANK YOU, BUTTERBALL, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, I APPRECIATE
IT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HEY, LET'S DO SOME THANK YOU
NOTES. JAMES, CAN I GET SOME "THANK YOU NOTE" WRITING MUSIC,
PLEASE * Steve: SPEAKING OF HOLIDAY
SPIRIT Jimmy: HE'S ALWAYS -- LOOK HOW HAPPY HE IS.
[ LAUGHTER ] Steve: WOW. *
Jimmy: THANK YOU, LAST WEEK OF THE CAMPAIGN, FOR BEING WHEN FUNDRAISING EMAILS SWITCH FROM
POLITE TO HOSTAGE TAKER. [ LAUGHTER ] "GIVE ME $10!"
[ APPLAUSE ] * THANK YOU, NEW YORK CITY
MARATHON, FOR BEING THE ONLY TIME IT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT TO COME IN 20th
PLACE. THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* THANK YOU, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, OR AS TAYLOR SWIFT CALLS
YOU, "MIDNIGHTS: 11:00 P.M. EDITION. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* THANK YOU, MIDTERM ELECTION ADS FOR BEING THE BEST GIG IN THE
BUSINESS FOR VOICE ACTORS WHO SAY, "BUT IS HE REALLY WHO HE SAYS HE IS?"
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE "IS HE REALLY? "JOHN TOMPKINS SAYS HE STANDS
FOR -- * THANK YOU, JEFF BEZOS AND
JAY-Z, CONSIDERING BUYING THE WASHINGTON COMMANDERS FOR BEING THE FIRST TIME TWO OF THE
WORLD'S RICHEST MEN SAID, "WANT TO GO HALFSIES?" [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
WANNA GO SPLITZIES ON THIS * THANK YOU, BOWLING BALLS, FOR
ALL LOOKING LIKE YOU JUST FOUND OUT WHAT YOUR JOB IS [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
OH OOH! OH
Steve: WOW. Jimmy: YEAH, OKAY *
THANK YOU, LETTER OPENERS. WITHOUT YOU, I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYONE WOULD BE ABLE TO BARELY
RIP PAPER. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Steve: GET IT IN THE SLOT
* THANK YOU, WINDOW CAULK, FOR MAKING IT LOOK LIKE I'M TURNING
MY REAL HOUSE INTO A GINGER BREAD HOUSE. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
EVENTUALLY, YOU'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN *
THANK YOU, NESPRESSO PODS FOR JUST BEING ACORNS FROM THE FUTURE
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE THERE YOU GO, EVERYBODY. THOSE ARE OUR "THANK YOU
NOTES. WE'RE DOING SOMETHING FUN WITH MARIAH CAREY WHEN WE COME BACK,
EVERYBODY. COME ON BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* Jimmy: THE NAUGHTY LIST THIS IS AWFUL.
MY CHRISTMAS IS RUINED DID SOMEONE SAY CHRISTMAS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
[ SLEIGH BELLS ] [ PHONE DINGING Jimmy: I'M TRYING TO SLEEP.
WHO'S TEXTING ME SANTA CLAUS? "HI, JIMMY
IT'S SANTA CLAUS HO, HO, HO." CLASSIC.
[ LAUGHTER ] "I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW YOU'RE ON THE NAUGHTY LIST THIS
YEAR NO CAP." [ LAUGHTER ]
THE NAUGHTY LIST THIS IS AWFUL. MY CHRISTMAS IS RUINED
DID SOMEONE SAY CHRISTMAS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: MARIAH
DID SOMEONE SAY CHRISTMAS Jimmy: MARIAH -- MARIAH, I JUST GOT A TEXT FROM
SANTA CLAUS. OH, MY GOSH OKAY
WAIT LET ME GUESS YOU'RE ON THE NAUGHTY LIST
Jimmy: YEAH, HOW'D YOU KNOW WELL, I MEAN, HI, I'M MARIAH CAREY
AND -- Jimmy: YEAH, I GET IT YEAH, YEAH
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE BUT I -- OF COURSE.
I JUST DON'T KNOW. I THOUGHT I WAS A GOOD BOY THIS YEAR
WHAT'D YOU DO Jimmy: SANTA SENT ME A WHOLE LIST
HERE, TAKE A LOOK. LET ME SEE. WOW, JIMMY, THIS IS A LOT OF
BAD STUFF. Jimmy: I KNOW, I KNOW WHAT DOES IT SAY
IT SAYS YOU STOLE QUESTLOVE'S LUNCH FROM THE OFFICE KITCHEN AND BLAMED IT ON
TARIQ. [ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: I WAS HUNGRY
YOU PUT A "KICK-ME" SIGN ON HIGGINS BACK - Jimmy: YEAH
-- AND THEN STARTED THE "KICK HIGGINS IN THE BUTT" CHALLENGE ON TIKTOK.
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: I DID THAT, BUT IT WENT VIRAL, AND I DIDN'T KNOW
HOW TO STOP. WHAT ELSE -- WHAT ELSE IS -- OKAY.
IT WAS YOUR IDEA FOR NETFLIX TO START PLAYING COMMERCIALS. [ AUDIENCE OHS ]
Jimmy: WHO DOESN'T LIKE THE GEICO GECKO? I MEAN, COME ON.
[ LAUGHTER ] OKAY. YOU TOLD ELON MUSK TO BUY
TWITTER. [ AUDIENCE OHS ] Jimmy: I MEAN, HE'S ALREADY
BEEN TO THE HEAVENS WITH SPACEX I FIGURED NOW HE COULD SEE
HELL I DON'T -- I DON'T MAKE THESE LISTS.
I DON'T KNOW OKAY WELL, THIS PART -- I MEAN, THE
DRAMA ON THE SET OF "DON'T WORRY DARLING," THAT WAS YOU [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: HEY, ALL PRESS IS GOOD PRESS, RIGHT? [ LAUGHTER ]
NOT IN MY OPINION, BUT ANYWAY OKAY
LISTEN, THE SHOES WITH THE INDIVIDUAL TOES. Jimmy: YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT,
THAT WAS A BAD INVENTION THAT'S GROSS YEAH, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT
OH, GOSH. OKAY WELL, WHAT'S THIS -- WAIT
A MINUTE WHAT'S THIS THING WITH ADIDAS? Jimmy: GIVE ME THE PHONE,
GIVE ME THE PHONE, GIVE ME THE PHONE, GIVE ME -- JUST GIVE ME -- HAND ME THE PHONE.
[ LAUGHTER ] IT WAS A BAD IDEA. LOOK, I HAD A --
JIMMY, JIMMY, OKAY, YOU'VE BEEN REALLY BAD THIS YEAR. Jimmy: I KNOW
I KNOW I GUESS CHRISTMAS ISN'T COMING FOR ME
[ AUDIENCE AWS ] JIMMY, IF SANTA WON'T GIVE YOU A GIFT, I WILL
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: REALLY OF COURSE
IT'S MY NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK. IT'S A FAIRY TALE CALLED "THE CHRISTMAS PRINCESS."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: THANK YOU. YOU'RE SO WELCOME
Jimmy: "THE CHRISTMAS PRINCESS." YOU HAVE NO IDEA
THIS IS WHAT I WANTED? I FIGURED YOU DID Jimmy: THANK YOU, MARIAH.
YOU'RE SO WELCOME Jimmy: HEY, WHAT IF WE DID SOMETHING REALLY BIG AND NICE
FOR MY AUDIENCE. MAYBE THAT WILL GET ME OFF THE NAUGHTY LIST
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WE CAN TRY. WAIT, YOU MEAN LIKE -- YOU MEAN
LIKE EVERYONE HERE GETS A FREE COPY OF THE BOOK LIKE -
Jimmy: YES! THAT'S A GREAT IDEA! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YES OKAY I LOVE IT.
[ PHONE DINGING LOVE Jimmy: IT'S SANTA
I'M OFF THE NAUGHTY LIST IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE YES
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND YOU GET A BOOK, AND YOU GET A BOOK, AND YOU GET A BOOK
Jimmy: YOU GET A BOOK, AND YOU GET A BOOK AND YOU GET A BOOK.
Jimmy: BUT WAIT, BUT WAIT, BUT WAIT OH, WAIT -- YES
Jimmy: MARIAH -- MARIAH, YOU GOT ME SOMETHING OKAY.
Jimmy: WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS? OH, HERE WE GO.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] JIMMY, ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS -
[ DING ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE SEE YOU REAL SOON.
* Jimmy: THANK YOU FOR THIS BOOK
MARIAH CAREY WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE "TONIGHT SHOW," EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
Jimmy: MILLIE BOBBY BROWN WAS ON OUR SHOW A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND SHE WAS TELLING US
THAT YOU GUYS ACTUALLY ARE FRIENDS. AND, LIKE, YOU'RE A MENTOR TO
HER.
I DON'T KNOW I CAN'T SAY WHAT IT IS [ AUDIENCE OHS ]
Jimmy: MY FIRST GUEST IS A MUSIC ICON AND A NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING
AUTHOR SHE HAS SOLD OVER 200 MILLION ALBUMS AND HAS 19 NUMBER ONE
SINGLES THROUGHOUT HER CAREER. THAT IS MORE THAN ANY SOLO ARTIST EVER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE SECOND TO ONLY THE BEATLES HER NEW BOOK, "THE CHRISTMAS
PRINCESS," IS AVAILABLE NOW. PLEASE WELCOME MARIAH CAREY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: MARIAH, WELCOME BACK THANK YOU Jimmy: DARLING!
WAIT, DID I SIT TOO SOON? Jimmy: NO -- I JUST - I DON'T KNOW THE RULES.
Jimmy: NO, WE'RE ALL -- THEY LOVE YOU SO MUCH I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU GUYS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I LOVE YOU MORE.
Jimmy: I'M HAPPY TO -- I'M ALWAYS - I'M SO EXCITED.
Jimmy: -- HAPPY TO SEE YOU. YOU LOOK GORGEOUS AS ALWAYS. OH, YOU'RE SO SWEET
Jimmy: STUNNING AND BACKSTAGE I'VE GOT TO SAY, I GOT TO SEE -- I WANT TO CALL
THEM THE KIDS. YES Jimmy: THE TWINS.
THEY'RE STILL KIDS, RIGHT? OF COURSE THEY'RE KIDS. THEY'RE 11-YEARS-OLD
Jimmy: HOW OLD -- YEAH. THEY CAN'T DRINK FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS.
Jimmy: NO, THAT'S TRUE. YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT YEAH
ROC AND ROE. YES THEY'RE ACTUALLY -- THERE THEY
ARE ON THE SIDE OF THE SET THERE. HEY ROC AND ROE
Jimmy: THEY ARE SO CUTE - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YES
Jimmy: ROC, HE SAID TO ME -- I GO -- I GO, "WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE BEARD?"
HE GOES, "I LIKE IT. HE GOES, "I LIKE THAT WITH THE SUIT."
AND ROE WAS LIKE -- I GO, "WHAT DO YOU THINK?" AND SHE GOES, "IT'S NOT BAD.
[ LAUGHTER ] SO, I'LL TAKE THAT AS A WIN. IT'S A COMPLIMENT
Jimmy: IS IT THOUGH WELL, I'M HOPING SO Jimmy: YEAH, THEY'RE VERY
SWEET. I'VE KNOWN THEM SINCE THEY WERE BABY BABIES.
THEY WERE BABY BABIES YES. Jimmy: THEY'RE SO CUTE.
MILLIE BOBBY BROWN WAS ON OUR SHOW A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND SHE WAS TELLING US THAT YOU
GUYS ACTUALLY ARE FRIENDS. AND, LIKE, YOU'RE A MENTOR TO HER.
SHE ALSO TEASED THAT THERE MAY BE A MUSICAL COLLABORATION IN THE WORKS.
DID SHE, NOW? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: JUST SAYING --
MAYBE IT'S NOT JUST MUSICAL I DON'T KNOW I CAN'T SAY WHAT IT IS
[ AUDIENCE OHS ] I DON'T KNOW Jimmy: WOW.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S A GOOD SCOOP. I'LL TAKE THAT
I WON'T PRESS ANYMORE, YEAH. YEAH. NO, NO, NO
IT'S FUN THINGS. Jimmy: MILLIE DID AN IMPRESSION OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
HAVE DINNER AT MARIAH CAREY'S HOUSE. OH DEAR
OKAY Jimmy: LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
SHE'S GOOD AT IMPRESSIONS
I GO OVER TO HER HOUSE, AND I'LL BE, LIKE, EATING DINNER,
AND SHE'LL COME AROUND AND SHE'LL BE LIKE - [ HIGH PITCHED SINGING ]
I'D BE LIKE -- [ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: NO, FOR REAL
NO, IT'S A REAL THING IT'S NOT LIKE PEOPLE ARE LIKE, YEAH, SHE DOES IT.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO SHE DOES IT WHEN WE'RE EATING CHINESE FOOD
Jimmy: WAIT, WHAT [ LAUGHTER ] IT'S WILD
SHE'S NOT LYING [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE SHE'S NOT LYING.
Jimmy: SO YOU'LL JUST BE HAVING CHINESE FOOD, AND YOU JUST GO INTO THE HIGH NOTE
I CAN'T DEFINE WHICH TYPE OF FOOD IT IS WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT
ANYMORE. Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S TRUE, YEAH
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF FOOD IT WAS. Jimmy: YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT, YEAH WE'RE HAVING MORSELS. Jimmy: YES, YOU'RE HAVING --
BUT YOU WILL BREAK INTO -- YOU WILL BREAK INTO -- NO, NOT -- I MEAN, SORT OF.
I MEAN, DEPENDS ON THE MOMENT. RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST LIKE TWO DAYS OF VOCAL REST, READY TO
GET BACK AND GET MOVING WITH SOME OTHER PROJECTS HAPPENING. Jimmy: BY THE WAY, YOU HAD
A GIANT SUMMER, BY THE WAY, WITH "BIG ENERGY" REMIX WITH D.J. KHALED AND LATTO.
LATTO, YES. Jimmy: THAT WAS A GIANT - THAT WAS -- THAT DID --
Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH, THANK YOU Jimmy: YOU WERE ALSO
INDUCTED INTO THE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ONE OF MY FELLOW COLLABORATORS, RIGHT THERE.
THANKS, JAMES. Jimmy: WHAT DOES THAT NIGHT MEAN TO YOU?
I'LL JUST -- I'LL JUST GIVE THIS LITTLE BIT OF INFO. SO, THERE'S THIS -- THERE'S
BEEN -- WE'VE HAD SOME MEMES AND ONE OF THE MORE -- ONE OF THE ONES I SEE QUITE A BIT, IS
ME GOING, "ASA SONGWRITER, AS A SONGWRITER, AS A SONGWRITER. [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: YEAH SO, I'M SITTING THERE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T GIVE
ME THE CREDIT THAT I FEEL, AFTER WRITING 18 NUMBER ONE SINGLES --
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WELL, I WOULD SAY 19 - Jimmy: I MEAN, COME ON.
I WOULD SAY 19 -- IS THAT THE SLOW CLAP BEGINNING? Jimmy: NO, I WAS GOING TO
STAND UP I WAS READY TO STAND UP FOR YOU.
[ TALKING OVER EACH OTHER Jimmy: RESPECT. I LOVE IT.
PLEASE AND THANK YOU. BUT, NO, NO. THE TRUTH IS, PEOPLE WILL ASK
ABOUT, OH, NOW THEY'RE SAYING, "OH, TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROCESS AND THIS AND THAT.
IT'S NOT ABOUT AWARDS REALLY THAT NIGHT MEANT A LOT, BECAUSE IT WAS -- IT WAS VALIDATING.
BUT IT WAS ALSO, LIKE, AS A WOMAN STARTING OUT SO YOUNG IN THIS INDUSTRY, MOST PEOPLE
ARE GIVEN SONGS AND GIVEN, LIKE, HERE'S HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS, AND THIS IS WHAT
YOU SHOULD DO. Jimmy: YEAH AND THAT WAS THE ONE THING I
SAID IN MY CONTRACT WHEN I WAS -- REALLY HAD TO HAVE, LIKE, MY MOM HAD TO BE THERE
I WAS TOO YOUNG TO EVEN SIGN THE THING ON MY OWN. AND I WAS LIKE, THE ONE THING I
WILL INSIST ON -- IT WAS A A [ BLEEP CONTRACT
BUT ANYWAY [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] THE ONE THING I INSISTED ON,
IS, LIKE, YOU CANNOT MAKE ME DO OTHER PEOPLE'S SONGS LIKE, THAT'S THE ONE THING,
LIKE, I AT LEAST HAD TO HAVE THAT INPUT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
SO, THAT'S WHERE I TALK TO MILLIE ABOUT STUFF THAT'S KIND OF WHAT SHE MEANT,
I THINK, ABOUT A MENTOR AND A GUIDE. LIKE, DON'T GIVE IT AWAY, IF
YOU DON'T HAVE TO. Jimmy: YEAH, GOOD GOOD FOR YOU
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE TRAILBLAZING I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS
THING THAT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED. YOU KIND OF -- CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY TO ALL OF US WHEN YOU
ANNOUNCED "MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL" CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
YOU JUST ADDED A SECOND SHOW, BY THE WAY YES
Jimmy: WHAT IS -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THIS
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED I DON'T KNOW, DARLING. Jimmy: REALLY
WE'RE PUTTING A REALLY -- WELL, WE WENT ON SALE WITH THE PRESALE, RIGHT
Jimmy: YEAH THAT HAPPENED. THAT WAS A QUICK MOMENT I
HEARD. Jimmy: OH, DEFINITELY I DON'T FOLLOW THESE, LIKE,
STATISTICS TIME IS IRRELEVANT TO ME I DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Jimmy: OKAY THAT'S WHY EVEN IN MY BOOK, THIS BOOK, THERE'S NO PAGE
NUMBERS. SOMEBODY HAD TO POINT THAT OUT TO ME YESTERDAY.
I WAS LIKE, "OH, YEAH. WELL, 'CAUSE I DON'T CARE. 'CAUSE IT'S ALL THE SAME
IT SHOULD ALL JUST BE THE SAME Jimmy: YEAH, OKAY WHY
ANYWAY NO SO -- SO I REALIZED THAT THE
BEST THING I COULD DO IS JUST TALK TO THE FANS, BE WITH THE FANS, SING TO THE FANS, WITH
THEM AND IT'S AN INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE
THE LAST TIME WE DID MADISON SQUARE GARDEN WAS PRE-COVID, 2019.
Jimmy: YEAH THE MOST FUN I EVER HAD DOING A SHOW BECAUSE IT SNOWS.
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT AWAY I DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT AWAY Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, OKAY, YEAH. BUT, IT'S -- IT'S FESTIVE, AND WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE SEEING
IT ON A NETWORK/STREAMING SERVICE AS WELL. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: DROPPING ALL THE NICE SCOOPS TONIGHT THANK YOU FOR THAT
WELL I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A A SCOOP OR NOT THEY BETTER SCOOP ME THE
INFORMATION SO I CAN GET IT ALL SCOOPED AND SMOOTHED Jimmy: BUT THAT'S KIND OF
WHAT'S PERFECT ABOUT YOU GETTING INTO THE BOOK. YEAH.
Jimmy: IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE. AND IT'S ABOUT THE LOVE OF CHRISTMAS AND THE LOVE OF THE
SONG AND THE LOVE THAT'S IN HER SONG AND BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER
REALLY IS THE THING. Jimmy: YEAH 'CAUSE WHAT I REALLY SAID IN
THIS, IS THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT "CAUSE HERE NAME IS MARIAH AND SHE'S LITTLE MARIAH
AND -- I'M SO CHRISTMASY," WHATEVER Jimmy: YEAH
IT'S NOT THAT IT'S THAT THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO'S EVER FELT OTHERED, WHO'S
EVER FELT DIFFERENT THAN OTHER PEOPLE, WHO'S EVER FELT OSTRACIZED, YOU KNOW WHAT I
MEAN IT'S LIKE, MAYBE YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE -- NOT TO THROW OUT
THE VOCAB WORDS, BECAUSE THY ALWAYS THROW IT AT ME. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: GOOD NO BUT IT REALLY IS AND SO, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IT'S NOT A MAGICAL PRINCE THAT COMES AND SAVES HER DAY. IT'S THE MUSIC
BUT SHE GETS THROUGH HER OWN STRUGGLES AND HER OWN STUFF. AND ULTIMATELY, IN MY OPINION,
THIS IS THE ADVENTURES OF LITTLE MARIAH. SHE REPRESENTS ALL PEOPLE,
LITTLE BOYS, LITTLE GIRLS, LITTLE WHOEVER, EVERYBODY THAT NEEDS THAT INSPIRATION
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND IT'S FUN AND FESTIVE Jimmy: SHE'S SO CUTE.
AND HER HAIR'S A LITTLE BIT UNKEMPT. Jimmy: YEAH, SHE'S CUTE
SHE'S NOT PERFECT SHE DOESN'T GET A MAKEOVER Jimmy: CAN I ASK YOU MAYBE
TO DO A LITTLE READING FROM THE BOOK WOULD THAT BE OKAY
I MEAN, IF YOU'D LIKE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I WASN'T GIVEN A -- OH, LOOK AT
THIS THIS IS GONNA BE MY NEW FAVORITE CUP AT HOME
Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH. I WOULD LOVE THAT. PLEASE
I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHO ELSE'S CUP IS THERE. Jimmy: DON'T TELL ME,
PLEASE DON'T RUIN THE DREAM FOR ME, WILL YOU
OH, STOP THAT STOP THAT. Jimmy: DARLING, DARLING
DARLING Jimmy: DARLING, WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEGIN?
OKAY, SO, WE'LL START HERE. * "IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNDOWN
DWELLING WAS AN UNSTEADY FLIGHT OF WOODEN STAIRS WITH RICKETY RAILS.
LITTLE MARIAH HAD TO WATCH WHERE SHE STEPPED. AND HAD TO BEWARE OF PESKY
LITTLE NAILS, POPPING UP OUT OF NOWHERE, SNAGGING HER STOCKINGS, PRICKLING HER PINK
TOE, THEN SNICKERING WHEN THEY WERE DONE. PESKY SNICKERING NAILS IN THE
STAIRS WITH RICKETY RAILS REALLY WAS NO FUN. *
ONE BRILLIANT SPOT INSIDE THE DANK SHAKY SHACK WAS AN OLD GOLDEN BROWN UPRIGHT PIANO,
ELEGANT, SOLID, AND BRIGHT, WHOSE BLACK AND WHITE KEYS HELD ALL THE HOPES AND POSSIBILITIES
OF MUSIC, JOY, AND LIGHT SITTING ON THE BENCH HUMMING A A MARVELOUS MELODY WRITTEN IN
HER MIND WAS THE ONE PLACE IN THE WORLD LITTLE MARIAH FELT SHE BELONGED AND WAS ALL RIGHT
THEN ENTERS --" THIS IS JUST ME EDITORIALIZING, BUT IT'S TRUE. Jimmy: YES.
MIKE THE BIRD, WHO IS ONE OF OUR VILLAINS HE'S A TWO-FACED PARROT.
AND HE'S REALLY NICE WHEN HE'S AROUND CERTAIN PEOPLE. BUT WHEN HE'S MAD, WHATEVER.
SO, WHEN HE'S WITH LITTLE MARIAH BY HERSELF, HE GOES LIKE THIS
THIS IS REAL -- THIS PART -- IT'S A FAIRY TALE, BUT I STILL HAVE A SCAR FROM THIS PARROT
THAT'S SERIOUS Jimmy: MY GOSH, YOU ACTUALLY REALLY DO.
I REALLY DO OKAY SO, HE GOES, "MARIAH, TIME TO
BRUSH THE HAIR!" [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Jimmy: THAT'S REAL!
THAT'S HOW YOU READ A BOOK COME ON. MARIAH CAREY
WE LOVE YOU. "THE CHRISTMAS PRINCESS" IS AVAILABLE NOW.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MARCUS MUMFORD STICK AROUND
I LOVE THE PARROT CHARACTER. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS A GRAMMY WINNING MUSICIAN WHO JUST RELEASED HIS VERY FIRST
SOLO ALBUM CALLED "SELF-TITLED," WHICH IS AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW
PLEASE WELCOME A FRIEND OF THE SHOW, MARCUS MUMFORD
*
Jimmy: WELCOME TO THE SHOW. WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW I DO WANT TO SAY A SINCERE
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 'CAUSE DURING THE THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE DOING THE SHOW FROM MY
HOME AND YOU WERE NICE ENOUGH TO DO A WHOLE VIDEO AND PERFORMANCE
FOR US, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT I'LL NEVER FORGET IT
MY WIFE DIRECTED THAT Jimmy: YEAH AND I THINK MY CHILDREN WERE
SHOUTING IN THE -- WE WERE ALL FIGURING OUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE.
Jimmy: YEAH, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS, BUT YOU SET THE TONE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU
BEING THERE WHEN WE NEEDED YOU THANK YOU, I WON'T FORGET THAT YOU'RE LOOKING VERY GROWN
UP Jimmy: YEAH AM I
YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] I'M STILL NOT, THOUGH.
I'M STILL NOT. IT'S A FACADE Jimmy: I APPRECIATE IT,
YEAH I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A VERY
COOL OPPORTUNITY BUT YOU WERE INVITED TO THE VATICAN --
I WAS, YEAH Jimmy: -- TO MEET THE POPE. TO MEET THE -- PAPA
Jimmy: YEAH [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] YEAH.
YEAH Jimmy: I MEAN, THAT'S A BIG DEAL
YEAH, YEAH. Jimmy: IS IT -- IS THERE RULES YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW
IS IT NERVE-WRACKING IS IT -- YEAH, IT WAS --
NO, IT WASN'T NERVE-WRACKING I'D HAD ZERO RESPONSIBILITIES, SO I WAS UP FOR IT
Jimmy: YEAH BUT I DID -- YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE YOUR, LIKE, PRIVATE MOMENT
WITH HIM AT THE END. AND I WAS IN LINE. AND I GET THAT HE'S SITTING
DOWN AND SO, I KNELT DOWN I THINK HE THOUGHT I WAS TAKING
A KNEE, WHICH I WASN'T BUT HE WAS LIKE, "NO, STAND UP."
AND THEN I HAD TO SORT OF CROUCH OVER -- IT WAS REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] ANYWAY, AND THEN HE -- THE ONLY THING HE SAID TO ME WAS LIKE,
"WILL YOU PRAY FOR ME? AND WHERE I'M FROM, YOU KNOW, I'M LIKE, "YEAH, LOVE TO, YES.
SLAP AN ARM AROUND HIS SHOULDER AND SAY A QUICK PRAYER FOR HIM AND WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE WAS
MY FRIEND WAS FILMING IT AND I'M PRAYING -- I'VE GOT MY EYES CLOSED, IT LASTS ABOUT
EIGHT SECONDS. AND AS HE'S SAT THERE, HOLDING MY HAND, AND MY ARM'S LIKE -
AND HE JUST DOES A LITTLE CHEEKY CHECK OF THE WATCH. [ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: THE POPE YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. JUST A QUICK -
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE AND THEN "THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Jimmy: NO
IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS GREAT IT WAS LOVELY.
Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH. HE WAS VERY SWEET Jimmy: YOU ACTUALLY BROUGHT
US THE VIDEO FROM THAT MOMENT. [ CHEERS ] LET'S SHARE THE VIDEO
Jimmy: I'VE NOT SEEN IT I'VE NOT SEEN IT YET HAVE YOU NOT SEEN IT YET?
Jimmy: NO, NO PLEASE LET'S -- LET'S TAKE A A LOOK
YEAH, I'LL TALK YOU THROUGH I'LL DO -- I'LL DO THE COMMENTARY
I'LL DO THE HIGHLIGHT REEL READY? Jimmy: YEAH, HERE WE GO
LET'S SEE IT
"OH, WILL YOU PRAY FOR ME? "YEAH, SURE, MATE.
YEAH, LORD BLESS HIM YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT A TOUGH GIG.
AND THEN HE'S JUST, "AH, THANKS SO MUCH. JUST QUICKLY -- JUST -- JUST
GONNA -- Jimmy: YEAH, HOLD ON A SECOND
-- JUST GONNA CHECK THE TIME [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
[ SAD TUBA ] AH, I'M SO HAPPY [ APPLAUSE ]
Jimmy: YOU CAN'T WRITE THAT IT WASN'T THAT LONG Jimmy: YOU CAN'T WRITE THAT
IT WASN'T THAT LONG I WASN'T, LIKE, PRAYING IN TONGUES OR SOMETHING
Jimmy: IT WASN'T THAT LONG. [ LAUGHTER ] AND HE'S LIKE, "I THINK WE -- I
THINK WE'VE KIND OF HAD ENOUGH HERE YEAH, YEAH, OKAY."
"YEAH, JUST, THAT'S PROBABLY ENOUGH." Jimmy: THAT IS CLASSIC.
BLESS HIM, HE MEETS SO MANY PEOPLE Jimmy: THAT IS CLASSIC.
MUST BE ROUGH Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH. NO, PLEASE, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THAT. PAPA. Jimmy: THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] MARCUS, LET'S TALK ABOUT "SELF-TITLED."
WHY DID YOU CALL IT "SELF-TITLED." WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL IT
"MARCUS MUMFORD" JUST TOO MUCH OF MY NAME. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: TOO MUCH - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? "MARCUS MUMFORD,
MARCUS MUMFORD," IT'S JUST TOO MUCH Jimmy: TOO MUCH
TOO MUCH. Jimmy: AND YOU GO - AND I LIKE THE IDEA THAT
OTHER PEOPLE COULD KIND OF INSERT THEIR OWN SELVES INTO IT
Jimmy: YEAH AND SEE SOME OF THEIR OWN STORY IN IT OR WHATEVER
Jimmy: DO YOU -- IS THAT THE WAY YOU WRITE YOUR SONGS NO, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE
MAGIC OF SONGS LIKE, YOU WRITE THEM, YOU KNOW, IN THESE PERSONAL, PRIVATE
MOMENTS, AND THEN THE WEIRDEST THING IN THE WORLD, YOU MAKE THEM AS PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] WHICH IS JUST STRANGE. Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH
BUT THERE'S SOME MAGIC THAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE CAN SORT OF RELATE THEIR OWN STORY TO
WHATEVER STORY YOU'VE WRITTEN IN YOUR SONGS, AND I LIKE THAT Jimmy: YEAH
THE VIDEO FOR "CANNIBAL," BY THE WAY, WAS DIRECTED BY - A LITTLE KNOWN, UP AND
COMING - Jimmy: YEAH, UP-AND-COMING DIRECTOR, STEVEN SPIELBERG
YEAH. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN
FOSTERING NEW TALENT Jimmy: YOU ARE ALWAYS - [ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW. Jimmy: YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE HELPING OUT THE NEW PEOPLE
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. HE'S NEVER DONE ONE BEFORE, SO I WAS LIKE -
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: YEAH, HE'S ACTUALLY NEVER DONE ONE
HE'S NEVER DONE A MUSIC VIDEO. Jimmy: HOW DID YOU GET HIM
INVOLVED WITH THIS HE AND KATE CAPSHAW, HIS WIFE -
Jimmy: OH YEAH, KATE, SHE'S GREAT. -- WERE SOME OF THE FIRST
PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF MY LITTLE CIRCLE TO HEAR THE RECORD. AND KATE -
THEY SENT ME A VIDEO OF THEM DANCING IN THEIR KITCHEN, WHICH I DIDN'T BRING -
Jimmy: YEAH -- TO ONE OF THE SONGS. AND SO, IT WAS JUST LAST MINUTE
BASICALLY, AND UM, JUST DID IT ON A PHONE Jimmy: YEAH
BUT YOU DID BRING US A PHOTO OF -- OF WHAT STEVEN SPIELBERG DIRECTING LOOKS LIKE
AND THIS IS -- THIS IS FANTASTIC. JUST LOOK AT IT.
HE'S IN A ROLLING CHAIR -- [ LAUGHTER ] ON AN -- ON AN iPHONE, AND
THAT'S KATE, RIGHT THAT DOES KIND OF SUM IT UP KATE'S THE ONE DOING ALL THE
WORK, RIGHT? Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH [ LAUGHTER ]
HE TAKES ALL THE GLORY. BUT IT WAS THIS AMAZING TEAMWORK THING, WHERE THERE'S
THIS ZOOM IN, SO WE USED A A WHEELIE CHAIR. I MEAN, THIS WAS THE EXTENT OF
THE PRODUCTION [ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: I MEAN, WAS HE
LIKE - WAS HE COOL WITH IT? I THINK MY WIFE GOT -- MY
WIFE CREDITED WITH WARDROBE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] EASIEST GIG SHE'S EVER HAD
Jimmy: DID SHE? AND I'M WEARING BLACK Jimmy: DID SHE REALLY
YOU'RE JUST WEARING A TEE, YEAH AND THEN -- AND KATE DID ALL
THE WORK AND THEN -- AND HE JUST DID IT ON HIS PHONE
Jimmy: AND WHAT'S HE LIKE DIRECTING YOU? DID -- DID YOU ASK HIM FOR
DIRECTION? YEAH, I DID I TOLD HIM TO TELL ME EXACTLY
WHAT TO DO, AND I'D JUST PLAY THE SONG AND HE STARTED -- ACTUALLY, THE
FIRST TIME WE DID IT, HE SHOT, LIKE - I WAS PLAYING GUITAR LIKE THIS
AND HE'S HERE WITH HIS PHONE LOOKING UP AND I WAS JUST INSECURE ABOUT
THE NUMBER OF CHINS I HAD THAT DAY. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
BUT I WAS BASICALLY LIKE, "MAYBE WE CAN START FROM ABOVE?
AND -- AND SO HE TRIED IT. AND THEN AS WE'RE LOOKING BACK AT IT ON HIS PHONE, HE'S LIKE,
"OH, THAT'S COOL IT'S LIKE 'INDY 3.'" WHICH IS AN "INDIANA JONES" REFERENCE
[ LAUGHTER ] Jimmy: WHAT AND STEVEN SPIELBERG --
AND IT -- IT'S THE BIT, YOU KNOW, AT THE BEGINNING WHEN HARRISON FORD HAS HIS HEAD DOWN
WITH THE HAT, AND THEN HE LOOKS UP AND GETS SMACKED IN THE FACE
I WAS LIKE - Jimmy: YOU CAN'T MAKE AN "INDIANA JONES" --
SPIELBERG JUST MADE THAT REFERENCE. Jimmy: YES!
TO ME Jimmy: YOU WON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YOU WON. YOU WON THE YEAR HAVE YOU BEN -- YOU WERE
IN - I NOTICED THIS WHEN I REALLY WATCHED "BAND OF BROTHERS.
Jimmy: OH, YEAH YOU WERE IN ONE OF THOSE EPISODES
Jimmy: OH, THANK YOU. HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE [ LAUGHTER ]
YOU ARE YOU DRIVE A JEEP Jimmy: YES.
IT'S IN THE BATTLE OF ONE THE BATTLE -- ONE OF THE TWO BATTLE OF THE BULGE EPISODES
Jimmy: YEAH AND I DIDN'T - BUT HE DON'T DIRECT THAT
ONE, RIGHT Jimmy: NO HE WAS -
IT'S ALL RIGHT, MATE. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE DON'T WORRY, IT'S NICE TO HAVE
GOALS. Jimmy: YEAH, IT'S COOL. YOU KNOW, EVEN WHEN YOU SEE
THIS PHOTO, YOU CAN SEE HIM ALMOST CHECKING HIS WATCH AS HE'S DOING IT.
[ LAUGHTER ] MARCUS MUMFORD, "SELF-TITLED" IS AVAILABLE NOW
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE MARCUS IS PERFORMING FOR US WITH MONICA MARTIN AFTER THE
BREAK. STICK AROUND EVERYBODY COME ON BACK
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * Jimmy: PERFORMING "GO IN
LIGHT," FEATURING MONICA MARTIN, FROM HIS NEW ALBUM, "SELF-TITLED," ONCE
AGAIN, MARCUS MUMFORD. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* CRY HAVOC IN THE EVENIN
SIRENS IN THE MORNIN PEACE BY THE AFTERNOON * * I WAS PLANNING ON LEAVING
UNLESS YOU REALLY NEED M I'M JUST TRYIN TO KEEP UP WITH YOU *
* HERE IN MY WILDEST DREAMS WE ARE THE ONLY ONES AWAKE THE MEMORIES STO
AND YOU CALL MY NAME * * HERE IN MY WILDEST DREAMS WHERE THE EYES FADE AWAY
THE MEMORIES STO AND YOU CALL MY NAME * * GO IN
GO IN LIGH GO I GO IN LIGHT *
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * I KNOW THAT I'M WALKING
A TREACHEROUS LINE THERE'S BREATH ON THE GLAS BUT DEATH ON THE VINE *
* HAVOC IN THE EVENIN SILENCE IN THE MORNING HOW IS IT SO LOU
WHEN IT'S QUIET * * HERE IN MY WILDEST DREAMS WE ARE THE ONLY ONES AWAKE
THE MEMORIES STO AND YOU CALL MY NAME * * HERE IN MY WILDEST DREAMS
WHERE THE EYES FADE AWAY THE MEMORIES STO AND YOU CALL MY NAME *
* GO IN GO IN LIGH GO I
GO IN LIGHT * * GO IN GO IN LIGH
GO I GO IN LIGHT * * LIGHT
LIGH LIGH LIGHT *
* LIGHT LIGH LIGHT *
* LIGHT GO IN LIGHT * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Jimmy: OH, COME ON NOW! COME ON NOW! THANK YOU, BUD
MARCUS MUMFORD [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE MONICA MARTIN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "SELF-TITLED" IS OUT NOW WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, EVERYBODY
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * Jimmy: MY THANKS TO
MARIAH CAREY, MARCUS MUMFORD, MONICA MARTIN, AND THE ROOTS RIGHT THERE FROM PHILADELPHIA,
PENNSYLVANIA THANK YOU FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT"
WITH SETH MEYERS GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY. BYE BYE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * *