>> Announcer: FROM HOLLYWOOD,
IT'S "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE"!
TONIGHT, BEN AFFLECK, JAY ELLIS,
AND MUSIC FROM THE RECORD
COMPANY.
AND NOW, JIMMY KIMMEL!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Jimmy: WELL, THANK YOU, THANK
YOU.
THANKS FOR COMING.
HI, EVERYBODY.
I'M JIMMY, I'M THE HOST.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AT HOME
AND FROM OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE.
THE REASON THERE IS SO MUCH
TESTOSTERONE FLOWING THROUGH
THIS AUDIENCE, THANKS FOR
JOURNEYING FROM LOGAN, UTAH, TO
BE HERE.
WHERE THE HELL IS LOGAN, UTAH?
[ LAUGHTER ]
TONIGHT, OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE IS
PART OF THE TEAM OR COACHING
STAFF FOR THE UTAH STATE AGGIES,
WHO PLAY THE OREGON STATE
BEAVERS SATURDAY IN THE FIRST,
AND LET'S BE HONEST, PROBABLY
LAST‐EVER JIMMY KIMMEL L. A.
BOWL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WELCOME, EVERYBODY, THANKS FOR
COMING.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN TO
HOLLYWOOD BEFORE.
AS YOU LEAVE, PLEASE GIVE YOUR
WALLETS TO THE SPIDER‐MEN
WAITING OUTSIDE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THE GAME WILL BE BROADCAST ON
ABC.
YOU KNOW HOW AT THE START OF
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BROADCASTS THEY
HAVE THE PLAYERS INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES?
MAYBE SHARE A FUN FACT ABOUT
THEIR LIVES?
WELL, WE DECIDED TO DO THAT TOO.
PLEASE WELCOME YOUR 2021 UTAH
STATE AGGIES!
GENTLEMEN?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> LOGAN BONNER, QUARTERBACK.
I BUILT MYSELF A GIRLFRIEND OUT
OF LEGOS AND THEN SHE DUMPED ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> JUSTIN RICE, INSIDE
LINEBACKER.
I LOVE THE SMELL OF KITTENS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> SAVON SCARVER, WIDE RECEIVER.
I'M MISSING MY HOLIDAY BAKING
SHOWS FOR THIS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> CASH GILLIAM, STRIKER.
I LET THE DOGS OUT.
SORRY, BAHA MEN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> MARCUS MOORE, DEFENSIVE
TACKLE.
MY DREAM IS TO OPEN THE FIRST
DAVE & BUSTERS IN SPACE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> DEREK WRIGHT, WIDE RECEIVER.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT AN "AGGIE"
IS.
NOBODY DOES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: WELL DONE.
VERY WELL DONE.
I HOPE THIS IS A FUN WEEK.
DO YOU GUYS GET TO MEET
MITT ROMNEY IF YOU WIN?
[ LAUGHTER ]
IS THAT HOW IT GOES?
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO THINK I'M
MAKING THIS UP, I'M NOT.
THIS IS A REAL COLLEGE BOWL
GAME.
SOMEHOW, I GOT THE NAMING
RIGHTS.
NEVER BEFORE HAS A COLLEGE BOWL
GAME BEEN NAMED AFTER A HUMAN
BEING.
THE WINNER OF THE GAME, INSTEAD
OF A TROPHY, WILL GET A BELT.
WHICH ‐‐ THIS BELT SPECIFICALLY,
WHICH I THINK IS PRETTY GREAT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOU CAN'T WEAR A TROPHY.
BY THE WAY, IF YOU DO GET ONE OF
THESE, YOU HAVE TO FIGHT JOHN
C
CENA IN APRIL AT WRESTLEMANIA.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE VERY YOUNG,
BUT MANY YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER.
A GREAT COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER
NAMED O. J. SIMPSON.
EVER HEARD OF HIM?
[ LAUGHTER ]
O.J. WENT ON TO DO BIG THINGS.
AND AS OF NOW THIS WEEK HE WAS
DISCHARGED FROM PAROLE FOR GOOD
BEHAVIOR.
HIS LAWYER SAID, "MR. SIMPSON IS
NOW A COMPLETELY FREE MAN,"
WHICH ARE THE SCARIEST EIGHT
WORDS I'VE HEARD SINCE "THE CALL
IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE
HOUSE."
WHAT A YEAR.
EVERYTHING IS CLOSING BACK UP
BECAUSE OF OMICRON, BUT O. J. CAN
GO ANYWHERE HE WANTS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THE NFL IS GETTING HIT WITH
ANOTHER SURGE OF COVID.
MORE THAN 70 PLAYERS TESTED
POSITIVE THIS WEEK, AND IT'S
ONLY WEDNESDAY.
THE RAMS ARE DOWN NINE PLAYERS.
THEY'RE SAYING A LOT OF TEAMS
THIS WEEKEND MIGHT BE
SHORT‐HANDED.
THIS FEELS LIKE THE SET‐UP FOR A
MOVIE WHERE A BARTENDER WHO
BUSTED HIS LEG IN HIGH SCHOOL
GETS TO PLAY QUARTERBACK FOR THE
JETS AND LEADS THE TEAM TO
VICTORY?
[ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, NO, THE JETS ARE NOT GOING
TO HAVE A VICTORY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT ANOTHER TEAM.
STARTING TODAY, ANOTHER NEW
STATE MASK MANDATE IS IN EFFECT
IN NEW YORK AND A NUMBER OF
CITIES, YOU HAVE TO SHOW PROOF
OF VACCINATION TO GET INTO A BAR
OR RESTAURANT.
AND THAT LED AN ANGRY GROUP OF
PROTESTERS IN QUEENS TO HAVE A
SIT‐IN AT THE CHEESECAKE
FACTORY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SIX PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AFTER A
LARGE GROUP BLEW PAST THE
RESTAURANT'S HOST STAND, THEY
REFUSED TO SHOW PROOF OF
VACCINATION, THEY SAT DOWN A
SEVERAL EMPTY TABLES.
THE NYPD HAD TO COME, AND THE
REST WENT LIKE THIS.
[ CROWD CHANTING LET THEM GO ♪
>> A WAY TO GET INVOLVED IN THE
MOVEMENT.
MAKE RESERVATIONS TOMORROW FOR
CHEESECAKE FACTORY.
ONCE THEY'RE BOOKED SOLID, START
AT THE NEXT ONE AND THE NEXT
ONE.
WE'RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN
CHEESECAKE FACTORY, SHUT IT
DOWN.
>> Jimmy: YEAH.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, LADY.
YOU WILL NEVER SHUT DOWN THE
CHEESECAKE FACTORY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS IS NOT AN ORDINARY
RESTAURANT.
THEY DON'T MESS AROUND.
THEIR MENU IS 500 PAGES LONG.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU THINK YOU CAN OUTHUSTLE A
COMPANY THAT OFFERS CRISPY CRAB
WONTONS AND CHEESEBURGER SPRING
ROLLS?
I DON'T THINK SO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT FACTORY WILL BE CRANKING
OUT CHEESECAKE UNTIL LONG AFTER
YOU AND I ARE DEAD.
IT MAY EVEN BE THE REASON YOU
AND I ARE DEAD!
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I KNOW WE CALL THEM
ANTI‐VAXXERS, BUT I GET THE
SENSE THAT THERE ARE OTHER
ISSUES AT PLAY THERE AS WELL.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING VERY SOON.
AND WHILE SOME BUSINESSES HAVE
RESUMED HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL
HOLIDAY SOIREES, THE WHITE HOUSE
IS NOT ONE OF THEM.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS SKIPPING
THEIR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTIES
BECAUSE OF COVID.
AND BECAUSE JOE BIDEN GOES TO
SLEEP AT 4 P. M.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS IS IN STARK CONTRAST TO THE
PREVIOUS WHITE HOUSE'S "CATCH
THE HOLIDAY FEVER"‐THEMED
DROPLET JAMBOREES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE ARE GEARING UP FOR THE
HOLIDAYS AT MY HOUSE.
OUR 7‐YEAR‐OLD DAUGHTER THIS
MORNING ASKED ALEXA, "ALEXA?
IS SANTA REAL?"
AD WE JUST SAT THERE LIKE, OH,
WHAT IS SHE GOING TO SAY?
I MEAN, YOU DON'T KNOW IF THAT
SMARTY‐PANTS LITTLE ROBOT IS
GOING TO BLOW YOUR COUGH LETTER.
THANKFULLY, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE
COMPETITORS IN THE DELIVERY
BUSINESS, ALEXA IS ON TEAM
SANTA.
SHE SAID, "ALL I KNOW IS THAT
SOMEONE HAS BEEN EATING ALL MY
COOKIES."
COULD BE SANTA.
COULD BE STONERS.
WE DON'T KNOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING.
THE IDEA OF GIFTS AND SANTA AND
ALL THAT STUFF IS SO INGRAINED
IN US, AS AMERICANS WE ASSUME
IT'S THE SAME ALL AROUND THE
WORLD, BUT IT DIDN'T.
OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE VERY ‐‐
EVEN WILDLY DIFFERENT
TRADITIONS, SO WE DECIDED TO
MAKE A GAME OF IT.
WE GATHERED SOME PEOPLE FROM
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD AND
ASKED THEM TO TELL US ABOUT
THEIR HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS.
YOUR JOB IS TO GUESS WHETHER
WHAT THEY ARE DESCRIBING IS A
REAL CHRISTMAS TRADITION, OR
SOMETHING WE MADE UP.
GOT IT?
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
>> SO IN THE CATALAN REGION OF
SPAIN, EVERYBODY BUYS THESE
LITTLE FIGURINES FOR THEIR
NATIVITY SCENE CALLED EL CAGANE,
IT MEANS LITERALLY, "THE
DEFECATOR."
IT'S A LITTLE SHEPHERD WHO PULLS
HIS PANTS DOWN, SQUATS, AND
TAKES A NICE CRAP.
THAT CRAP FERTILIZES THE LAND SO
EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY CAN
ENJOY THE WEALTH AND ABUNDANCE
OF CHRISTMAS.
>> Jimmy: OKAY.
SO DO WE BELIEVE THAT IS TRUE?
OR NOT TRUE?
REAL OR FAKE?
WE'RE ABOUT HALF AND HALF HERE.
LET'S FIND OUT.
>> BELIEVE IT OR NOT THAT
TRADITION IS TRUE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S WHY WE SAY "HOLY
[ BLEEP ]" IN THE CHRISTMAS
SEASON.
>> Jimmy: I LIKE BABY JESUS
BETTER, I DON'T KNOW.
THAT WAS IN SPAIN.
NOW WE GO TO MOTHER RUSSIA.
>> IN RUSSIA, AROUND CHRISTMAS
TIME AND NEW YEAR, THE SANTA
CLAUS COME FOR GOOD CHILDREN.
BUT THERE IS A BABA YAGA.
HALF CREATURE, HALF WOMAN.
COMES FOR PEOPLE WHO MISBEHAVED,
AND CHILDREN TOO.
SO SHE FLIES IN THE BARREL, AND
SHE USES THIS BROOM AS A STICK
SHIFT TO A HOUSE IN THE DEEP
WOODS.
HAS HUGE CHICKEN LEGS.
AND IF YOU'RE TRYING TO ESCAPE,
YOU CANNOT, BECAUSE THE HOUSE
RUN AFTER YOU, GRAB YOU, AND PUT
YOU BACK.
YOU NEVER CAN ESCAPE.
SO YOU BETTER BEHAVE.
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT.
SO IS THAT REAL OR FAKE?
PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY ‐‐ ONE GUY
SAYING IT'S TRUE, TWO PEOPLE.
LET'S FIND OUT.
>> THIS STORY IS A TRUE STORY.
RUSSIA'S A CRAZY PLACE.
>> Jimmy: NOW WE KNOW WHY PUTIN
IS SO PARANOID, BECAUSE OF BABA
YAGA.
SHALL WE DO ONE MORE?
THIS STORY COMES FROM GERMANY.
>> WHERE I'M FROM IN GERMANY, ON
CHRISTMAS EVE, THESE TWO PEOPLE
COME TO YOUR HOUSE.
IT'S SANTA AND THE CHRIST CHILD.
AND SANTA IS THE SCARY DUDE IN A
WAXY MASK WITH GLOVES AND AN
EMPTY POTATO SACK AND A BIG OLD
STICK.
AND BEFORE THEY COME TO YOUR
HOUSE, YOUR PARENTS TOLD THEM
ALL THE BAD THINGS YOU'VE DONE
SO THEY'LL KNOW EVERYTHING.
THE NAME OF YOUR PET YOU DIDN'T
FEED, EVERYTHING.
SO SANTA COMES WITH AN EMPTY
POTATO SACK, AND HE THREATENS TO
TAKE YOU TO THE FOREST FOR A
YEAR OF HARD LABOR.
AND THEY USUALLY PUSH THINGS
UNTIL TEARS FLOW, THEN THEY BACK
OFF A LITTLE.
THEN THE CHRIST CHILD, WHEN IS
SOMETIMES A WOMAN, SOMETIMES A
MAN, WITH A VEIL AND A WEDDING
GOWN, GIVES YOU A LITTLE COOKIE.
IT'S KIND OF A GOOD COP/BAD COP
SITUATION.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT.
IS THAT REAL OR FAKE?
MOST SAYING FAKE?
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S FIND OUT.
>> THIS IS 100% REAL.
A LITTLE PICK IN THE PICTURE
ABOUT TO PASS OUT?
THAT WAS ME WHEN I WAS LITTLE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> Jimmy: AND TO ALL A GOOD
NIGHTMARE.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR CAMERA GUYS
HERE AT THE SHOW.
WEIRDLY, THAT'S ONLY THE SECOND
MOST DISTURBING GERMAN TRADITION
HE TOLD ME ABOUT.
ASK HIM ABOUT KRAMPUS, THAT'S A
GOOD TIME.
THIS HAPPENED NOT TOO FAR FROM
US IN A TOWN CALLED MONROVIA,
WHERE AN INFLATABLE REINDEER GOT
AN UNPLEASANT VISIT FROM A BEAR.
>> Jimmy: LOOK AT THAT.
KIND OF CUTE BUT ALSO, HE'S NOW
RUDOLPH THE DEAD‐NOSED REINDEER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THE BEAR WAS
HAVING FUN.
THE REINDEER'S PREGNANT, BY THE
WAY, THAT WILL BE FUN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ONE MORE THING, GUILLERMO, YOU
READY?
>> Guillermo: I'M READY.
>> Jimmy: GOOGLE JUST RELEASED
THEIR "YEAR IN SEARCH" VIDEO FOR
2021.
THIS IS THE ANNUAL SHORT FILM
THEY PUT OUT EVERY DECEMBER
CHRONICLING WHAT EVERYBODY'S
BEEN GOOGLING THIS YEAR.
THIS IS THE TENTH ONE THEY'VE
DONE, AND THE THEME IS
"HEALING," SOMETHING WE'RE ALL
TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT
FILM IN A MINUTE.
BUT SINCE GOOGLE WAS ALREADY
DIGGING THROUGH THEIR DATA TO
MAKE THE VIDEO, WE ASKED THEM TO
LOOK UP A FEW THINGS FOR US.
THIS IS REAL INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT HUMANITY WAS SEARCHING FOR
THIS YEAR, AND IT'S INTERESTING,
AND IT'S WEIRD.
FOR INSTANCE, A LOT OF US WENT
BACK TO THE OFFICE THIS YEAR, SO
ONE OF THE GLOBAL BREAKOUT
SEARCHES THIS YEAR WAS "BEST
EXCUSES TO CALL OUT OF WORK."
[ LAUGHTER ]
PEOPLE SEARCHED FOR THIS.
BECAUSE THE ONLY THING WORSE
THAN WORKING FROM HOME, IS
WORKING FROM WORK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
EVEN AFTER COVID, PEOPLE DID NOT
WANT TO COME IN.
THERE WAS ALSO A BIG SPIKE IN
SEARCHES FOR "GOOD EXCUSES TO
LEAVE WORK EARLY."
[ LAUGHTER ]
IN THE U. S., THOSE INCREASED BY
5,000%.
MOSTLY FROM GUILLERMO'S LAPTOP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
AND THIS WAS A FUN ONE, "HOW TO
PUT ON PANTS" WAS SEARCHED ALL
AROUND THE WORLD MORE THAN EVER
BEFORE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I GUESS WE FORGOT.
IT'S EASY, I PUT THEM ON OVER MY
HEAD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE ALSO ASKED GOOGLE TO LOOK UP
SOME OF THE TOP TRENDING
QUESTIONS ABOUT ME THIS YEAR.
THESE ARE REAL.
ONE OF THEM WAS "WHY DID
SOFIA VERGARA SLAP
JIMMY KIMMEL?"
[ LAUGHTER ]
NOT ONLY DO I NOT KNOW WHY I
HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THIS
HAPPENING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
DID I GET SLAPPED BY
SOFIA VERGARA THIS YEAR?
>> Guillermo: NO, I DON'T THINK
SO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: MAYBE SHE HIT ME SO
HARD, I GOT AMNESIA.
I DON'T KNOW.
ANOTHER TOP SEARCH WAS "IS
JIMMY KIMMEL RUDE?"
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THAT'S WHY
SHE SLAPPED ME.
MAYBE THEY MEANT TO SEARCH
"NUDE" INSTEAD OF "RUDE."
[ LAUGHTER ]
"WHO DID JIMMY KIMMEL'S WIFE
PICK TO WIN 'THE BACHELOR'?"
SHE PICKED A DENTAL HYGIENIST
NAMED EITHER AMBER OR BECCA H.,
I DON'T KNOW.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO SHE
PICKED, BECAUSE THEY ALREADY
BROKE UP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
"HOW ARE JIMMY KIMMEL AND
MARTHA STEWART RELATED?"
WE ARE DISTANT COUSINS, THAT'S
TRUE.
I LEARNED THAT FROM A DNA TEST.
I WAS ALSO HER PRISON WIFE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
"HOW DID JIMMY KIMMEL MEET
GUILLERMO?"
AND THE ANSWER TO THAT, OF
COURSE, IS CHRISTIAN MINGLE.
THE WEBSITE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO THANKS TO GOOGLE FOR FINDING
ALL THAT STUFF.
WE HAVE A GOOD SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT.
JAY ELLIS IS WITH US.
WE HAVE MUSIC FROM THE RECORD
COMPANY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
BEN AFFLECK.
BUT BEFORE THAT, HERE IS
GOOGLE'S YEAR IN SEARCH FOR
2021.
>> THIS YEAR HAS BEEN EXTREMELY
CHALLENGING FOR ME.
I AM BROKEN.
AND I AM HEALING.
>> I'M HERE AT THE MEMORIAL
WALL.
I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO
REMEMBER MY MOM.
>> FOR SOME REASON I'M HAVING
ANXIETY.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S NORMAL WITH
EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT
NOW.
>> I THINK I'M GOING TO TAKE A
BREAK FOR A WHILE.
>> YOU CAN GET THROUGH IT.
AND IF YOU CAN GET THROUGH IT,
THERE'S A GREATER REWARD ON THE
OTHER SIDE.
>> JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE, YOU
KNOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO DO MY
LITTLE PART TO TRY AND SAVE MY
COMMUNITY.
>> I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED WE'RE
BACK OPEN.
>> INCREDIBLE SCENES ON THE DAY
THE FANS CAME BACK.
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE THEATER!
>> YOU GUYS, IT'S BEEN SO LONG.
>> YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOURSELF IN
THE MIRROR AND YOU'RE JUST LIKE,
THERE I AM.
>> BE YOUR BEST.
NEVER, EVER, EVER STOP DREAMING.
I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY TELL YOU.
>> WE, THE JURY, IN THE
ABOVE‐ENTITLED MATTER, FIND THE
DEFENDANT GUILTY.
>> OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE!
>> WE ARE NOT DROWNING, WE'RE
FIGHTING.
>> WE CANNOT KEEP QUIET ABOUT
CLIMATE INJUSTICE.
NO ACTION IS TOO SMALL.
>> WE JUST HAVE TO BAND TOGETHER
AS A COMMUNITY, GIVE PEOPLE
THEIR LIVES BACK.
>> EVEN AS WE GRIEVED, WE GREW.
EVEN AS WE HURT, WE HOPED.
EVEN AS WE'RE TIRED, WE TRY.
THAT WILL FOREVER BE TIED
TOGETHER, VICTORIOUS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
TE>> Jimmy: TONIGHT, FROM THE
SHOW, "INSECURE," ON HBO,
JAY ELLIS IS WITH US.
THEN LATER, FROM RIGHT HERE IN
L.A., THEIR ALBUM IS CALLED
"PLAY LOUD," MUSIC FROM THE
RECORD COMPANY ON THE
MERCEDES‐BENZ STAGE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
TOMORROW NIGHT,
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS AND
DANIEL RANIERI WITH MUSIC FROM
ED SHEERAN AND ELTON JOHN.
OUR FIRST GUEST IS A DOUBLE
OSCAR‐WINNER WHO TEAMS WITH
FELLOW BATMAN GEORGE CLOONEY FOR
THE NEW MOVIE, "THE TENDER BAR."
IT OPENS IN SELECT THEATERS
FRIDAY AND PREMIERES ON AMAZON
PRIME VIDEO JANUARY 7th.
PLEASE SAY HELLO TO ‐‐ OH, YOU
KNOW WHAT?
I'LL LET SNOOP INTRODUCE HIM.
>> BEN A‐FLECK.
BEN AFFLECK, MY FAULT.
>> Jimmy: HERE HE IS, BEN
A‐FLECK!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Jimmy: YOU GOT TRAVOLTA'D BY
SNOOP DOGG.
>> YET ANOTHER INDIGNITY.
>> Jimmy: THANK FOR BEING HERE.
I KNOW YOU'RE VERY BUSY
PROMOTING "THE TENDER BAR."
>> YES, COOL, MAN.
I LOVE THIS MOVIE.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT STUFF THAT'S
REALLY CLOSE TO MY HEART.
IT'S ABOUT THE WORK OF SINGLE
MOMS, HOW IMPORTANT DADS ARE,
WHATEVER THE CONSTELLATION OF
YOUR FAMILY AND IS HOW FLAWED
YOU ARE, YOU HAVE TO WORK AT
THIS STUFF.
BE PRESENT IN KIDS' LIVES, LOVE
THEM, GIVE THEM A SENSE OF SELF
WORD SO THEY CAN SORT OF BE
GOOD, HAPPY, HEALTHY PEOPLE.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
>> Jimmy: AND THE SOUNDTRACK IS
GOOD TOO.
>> IT IS A GOOD SOUNDTRACK.
>> Jimmy: YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO
SERIOUS.
I LOVE THIS MOVIE TOO AND I
DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THAT STUFF.
>> YES.
IT IS ‐‐ IT'S SO CLOSE TO MY
HEART.
I HAD A CHANCE TO DO AN
INTERVIEW WITH A FRIEND OF
YOURS, HOWARD STERN.
>> Jimmy: I LISTENED TO YOU.
>> REALLY COOL, LIKE LONG‐FORM,
IN‐DEPTH, YOU KNOW ‐‐ TWO‐HOUR
INTERVIEW.
AND BECAUSE THE MOVIE IS ABOUT A
FAMILY AND ALL THIS STUFF THAT'S
MEANINGFUL TO ME, WE TALKED A
LOT ABOUT MY FAMILY, YOU KNOW.
ALCOHOLISM, STRUGGLING WITH REAL
THINGS, HOW YOU HAVE TO BE
ACCOUNTABLE AND LOVING, HOW I
WORK WITH MY EX‐WIFE, HOW I'M SO
PROUD OF THE WAY WE WORK
TOGETHER FOR OUR KIDS, THE BEST
THAT WE CAN FOR THEM.
I WAS REALLY HAPPY WITH IT.
>> Jimmy: IT WAS A GREAT
INTERVIEW.
>> I WAS THRILLED.
I THOUGHT, WOW, I SHOULD DO MORE
HONEST, EXPLORATORY, SELF
EVALUATING THINGS.
THEN I START SEEING ALL THIS
STUFF COME UP ON TWITTER.
AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT IS THIS?
AND I SORT OF RESEARCHED THROUGH
AND IT SAW ONE OF THESE WEBSITES
HAD DONE THE CLICK BATE THING,
YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HE SAID,
CLICK ON THIS, COME TO OUR SITE.
I LOOKED ON IT, AND THEY HAD ‐LN
THAT I HAD HAD FOR TWO HOURS AND
MADE IT SEEM AS IF I WAS SAYING
THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT I HAD
SAID.
I HAD GONE ON, SAID HOW MUCH WE
RESPECTED EACH OTHER, CARED
ABOUT EACH OTHER, CARED ABOUT
OUR KIDS, PUT THEM FIRST.
IT SAID THAT I HAD BLAMED MY
EX‐WIFE FOR MY ALCOHOLISM, THAT
I WAS TRAPPED IN THIS MARRIAGE,
JUST MADE ME OUT TO BE THE
WORST, MOST INSENSITIVE, STUPID,
AWFUL GUY.
LOOK.
I KNOW PEOPLE DO THIS.
I GET IT.
ME, I'M HAPPY TO BE SAD BATMAN,
DUNKIN' DONUTS AND THE MEME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I HAVE TO UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE TO
GET MARRIED TO JIMMY KIMMEL
SOMETIME.
REALLY, IT'S ABOUT MY KIDS, I
JUST GOT TO DRAW A LINE.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT, OF COURSE.
>> I'M REALLY CLEAR.
LIKE, THAT'S NOT TRUE, I DON'T
BELIEVE THAT, IT'S THE EXACT
OPPOSITE OF WHO I AM, WHAT I
BELIEVE.
AND I WOULD NEVER WANT MY KIDS
TO THINK I WOULD EVER SAY A BAD
WORD ABOUT THEIR MOM.
>> Jimmy: THIS REALLY UPSET YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> IT HURTS MY FEELINGS.
>> Jimmy: I NOTICED THAT, I SAW
THAT ONLINE.
IT WAS CRAZY THAT THEY TAKE THIS
TINY LITTLE PIECE AND THEN
THEY ‐‐ WAIT, ARE YOU SAYING THE
MEDIA SOMETIMES TAKES THINGS OUT
OF CONTEXT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> OCCASIONALLY.
IT FEELS LIKE IT USED TO BE
LIKE, YOU KNOW, OKAY, YOU SLEPT
WITH THE PROSTITUTE, YOU HAD TO
GO ON THE TALK SHOW AND SAY,
WELL, YOU KNOW ‐‐
>> Jimmy: RIGHT, IS THAT WHAT
YOU'RE TELLING ME?
[ LAUGHTER ]
WOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE IS SOME
CLICK BATE TOMORROW!
>> I KNOW.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, AND THEN YOU
HAVE ‐‐
>> NOW IT'S LIKE YOU CAN HAVE
THE MOST PLEASANT, HONEST, REAL
CONVERSATION, BE KIND OF
VULNERABLE, AND NO MATTER WHAT
YOU SAY, SOMEONE CAN JUST ‐‐
>> Jimmy: MAKE IT UP.
>> PUT IT UP THERE.
I KNOW WE'VE ALL READ THE THING,
YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT!
YOU GO ON IT, INEVITABLY YOU'RE
DISAPPOINTED, OH, I THOUGHT I
WAS GOING TO READ SOMETHING
HORN, SCANDALOUS, NEGATIVE, AND
THIS IS BORING.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT.
>> EVEN BEING THE SUBJECT OF
THAT IS JUST SORT OF THE COST OF
DOING BUSINESS A LITTLE BIT AS
AN ACTOR, BUT NOT MY KIDS, DON'T
DO THAT, IT'S WRONG, IT HURTS ME
AND THE FAMILY, STOP THAT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: LAST TIME YOU WERE
HERE, YOU SAID ON THE AIR THAT
YOU KNEW WHERE TOM BRADY WAS
GOING TO GO AFTER THE PATRIOTS.
AND THEN YOU TOLD ME DURING THE
COMMERCIAL.
AND IT WAS WRONG.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> IT WAS.
IT WAS.
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO KNOW, CAN I
ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> YEAH, GO AHEAD.
>> Jimmy: WERE YOU LYING TO ME?
OR WAS HE LYING TO YOU?
GO AHEAD.
>> THAT WAS A TEST.
>> Jimmy: THAT WAS A TEST.
>> THERE'S A LEAK.
AND I PLANTED SEVERAL DIFFERENT
ITEMS.
>> Jimmy: I SEE.
>> WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT
PEOPLE.
>> Jimmy: UH‐HUH?
>> WHICHEVER ONE LEAKED, THEN I
KNEW THEY WERE THE SOURCE.
>> Jimmy: I SEE.
>> SPY TRICK.
>> Jimmy: DO YOU REMEMBER WHICH
STORY YOU TOLD ME?
>> YOU WERE THE CHARGERS.
>> Jimmy: I WAS?
>> AM I RIGHT?
>> Jimmy: HALF RIGHT, YOU SAID
THE CHARGERS OR RAIDERS.
YEAH.
SO YOU WERE SEEING IF I WAS THE
LEAK?
HOW DARE YOU.
WHAT AM I, SOME KIND OF A
MAXIPAD OR SOMETHING?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT
THAT.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU CAN'T SAY
ANYTHING, GREAT.
NOW HOWARD STERN RUINED IT, HE
TOOK EVERYTHING FROM YOU, YOU
HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO GIVE.
>> HOWARD WAS GREAT.
>> Jimmy: WHAT DO YOU GIVE J. LO
FOR CHRISTMAS?
HOW DO YOU SHOP FOR A WOMAN LIKE
THAT?
YOU CAN'T GET HER BOOTS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> MY PROBLEM IS I'M STILL
TRYING TO WORK ON YOUR PRESENT.
I HAVE PRIORITIES, YOU COME
FIRST.
>> Jimmy: YOU GET NOTHING.
>> WHAT DO YOU GIVE THE MAN WHO
HAS ‐‐ WELL, NOT EVERYTHING.
>> Jimmy: THE LEAK?
MAYBE ADULT UNDERGARMENTS WOULD
BE A GOOD GIFT FOR ME.
NO, I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO
ASK YOU.
>> OH, GOSH.
>> Jimmy: BATMAN.
IT ALL SEEMED SO TRIVIAL AFTER
THE FIRST HALF OF OUR
CONVERSATION.
BUT ‐‐
>> BUT WE'RE ACCUSTOMED TO THAT.
>> Jimmy: LET'S GO FOR IT
ANYWAY.
SO YOU'RE BATMAN IN THE FLASH
MOVIE, WE KNOW THAT, THAT'S
SOMETHING YOU CAN CONFIRM.
>> I CAN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: MICHAEL KEATON IS ALSO
BATMAN IN THE FLASH MOVIE.
IS GEORGE CLOONEY IN THE FLASH
MOVIE?
AND JUST TELL IT, BECAUSE YOU
KNOW IF THE SHOE WAS ON THE
OTHER FOOT, HE WOULD BLOW IT AND
TELL ABOUT YOU, RIGHT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> HE DEFINITELY WOULD.
WHICH IS WHY I CAN SAY, NO ‐‐ IF
HE IS, HE HASN'T TOLD ME.
MAYBE HE THINKS I'M THE LEAK.
>> Jimmy: IT'S NOT POSSIBLE HE
WOULDN'T TELL YOU BECAUSE YOU
GUYS SPENT, I DON'T KNOW, SIX
MONTHS TOGETHER SHOOTING THIS
MOVIE.
>> I MEAN ‐‐ IT'S POSSIBLE.
HE MAY BE VERY GUARDED.
AS FAR AS I KNOW, HE DOESN'T
WANT TO ‐‐ HE DOESN'T WANT TO
RETURN TO THAT LEVEL HEIGHT OF
COWL EARS.
I DIDN'T SEE MICHAEL KEATON.
>> Jimmy: IS IT POSSIBLE HE
DIDN'T TELL YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE
THE LEAK?
[ LAUGHTER ]
ARE TOBEY MAGUIRE AND ANDY
GARFIELD IN THE BATMAN ‐‐ IN THE
FLASH MOVIE?
[ APPLAUSE ]
WOULDN'T THAT BE SOMETHING.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE GOING
TO SEE SOMETHING.
THERE'S THIS KID NAMED DANIEL
WHO'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT ON THE SHOW.
AND WE FOUND HIM, IT WAS A VIRAL
VIDEO, BECAUSE HE'S THIS LITTLE
BOY, HE WAS CURSING UP A STORM
WITH HIS MOM.
AND AFTER THAT HAPPENED, GEORGE
CLOONEY REACHED OUT AND SAID,
HEY, I SAW THIS KID, YOU HAVE
HIS INFORMATION?
MAYBE I MIGHT WANT TO PUT HIM IN
THIS MOVIE.
SURE ENOUGH, HE PLAYS YOUR
NEPHEW THROUGH THIS WHOLE MOVIE.
>> HE ENDED UP LITERALLY BEING
STAR OF THE MOVIE FROM YOUR
SHOW.
>> Jimmy: AND HE'S GREAT.
>> YOU'RE A STARMAKER.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE LAST
STOP!
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: YOU SEE HOW IT BEGINS.
BEN AFFLECK IS HERE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH "THE
TENDER BAR."
>>> I SAW YOU IN THE YARD
PLAYING SPORTS.
YOU'RE NOT VERY GOOD.
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET A
WHOLE LOT BETTER.
SO MIGHT BE WISE FOR YOU, IN
ORDER TO AVOID TEARS AND
DISAPPOINTMENT, AND ABOVE ALL,
DELUSION, TO FIND SOME OTHER
ACTIVITIES THAT YOU LIKE, YOU
KNOW?
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO THE MOST?
>> I LIKE TO READ.
>> I ALSO LIKE TO READ.
I'M GOOD AT SPORTS TOO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: THAT IS BEN AFFLECK
AND A KID NAMED DANIEL IN "THE
TENDER BAR" WHICH I REALLY LOVED
THIS MOVIE.
I THINK I'M ALMOST EXACTLY THE
AGE THAT KID IS IN THE MOVIE.
TO SEE ALL THAT A70s STUFF.
>> I'M CLOSE TO THAT AGE TOO.
I REMEMBER THE ADVERTISING, THE
CIGARETTE MACHINES, THE PROPS,
WHAT BASEBALL TEAMS ARE IN WHAT
PLACE.
DANIEL IS SPECTACULAR.
HE'S AMAZING.
>> Jimmy: DANIEL I THINK MADE A
MOCKERY OF ACTING IN GENERAL.
THIS KID COMES OUT OF NOWHERE,
HE RECORDS THIS VIRAL VIDEO
WHERE HE'S CURSING UP A STORM,
GEORGE PUTS HIM IN THIS MOVIE,
JUST LIKE THAT.
>> I'M LIKE, YOU'RE GOING TO
START THIS TREND WHERE
EVERYONE'S GOING TO SWEAR ON
YOUTUBE TO BECOME A STAR.
7‐YEAR‐OLDS LINING UP,
"[ BLEEP ] YOUR MOTHER!"
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY
WHAT IT WAS.
SO FROM THE SET YOU GUYS HAD ‐‐
DANIEL WAS ON MY SHOW.
I TOOK A LIKING TO HIM.
IT WAS ALMOST EXACTLY ONE YEAR
AGO.
IT WAS ALMOST TO THE DAY ONE
YEAR AGO THAT GEORGE SAW HIM ON
THE SHOW AND ASKED FOR HIM.
AS A CHRISTMAS GIFTSD I WANTED
TO SEND HIM A PS‐5, NOBODY HAD
ONE, I WAS TRYING TO CALL SONY
TO GET ONE, IT WAS HARD TO GET
ONE.
I THINK I WOUND UP BUYING ONE ON
EBAY FOR WAY MORE MONEY.
>> YOU'RE LIKE, $10,000?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: IN THE MEANTIME I
START GETTING VIDEOS.
THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF THE
VIDEOS THAT I GET.
>> SO YOU WERE ON THE JIMMY
KIMMEL SHOW.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH?
>> AND HE [ BLEEP ]ED ME, DIDN'T
GIVE ME THE PS‐5.
>> HE PROMISED IT TO YOU?
>> YES.
>> WHAT DID HE DO?
>> DIDN'T GIVE TO IT ME, HE
[ BLEEP ]ED ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: HOW OLD IS THIS KID?
>> HE WAS 9 THERE.
I FEEL IT WAS ACTUALLY
APPROPRIATE.
>> Jimmy: SO THEN I GO, WE GOT
TO GET THIS PS‐5 FOR THIS KID.
WE GET THE PS‐5, I DON'T KNOW
HOW WE DID IT, WHATEVER.
>> PRETTY QUICK.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS THE VIDEO I
GET.
>> YOU FINALLY GOT YOUR
PLAYSTATION?
>> YEAH, BUT JIMMY KIMMEL
[ BLEEP ]ED ME AGAIN, HE DIDN'T
GIVE ME ANY GAMES, WHAT THE
[ BLEEP ] AM I SUPPOSED TO DO
WITH A PLAYSTATION WITHOUT ANY
GAMES?
WHAT THE [ BLEEP ], [ BLEEP ],
[ BLEEP ].
>> WHAT THE [ BLEEP ]?
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> SOMETHING ODDLY CHARMING
ABOUT THAT.
>> Jimmy: I WAS REALLY SUR
SURPRISED.
I THOUGHT THE KID WOULD BE
CURSING THROUGH THE MOVIE BUT HE
HARDLY DOES AT ALL.
>> IT'S JUST LIKE ‐‐ APPEALING.
WHEN MY SON DOES IT, I FIND IT
LESS APPEALING.
>> Jimmy: YOU DON'T LIKE WHEN IT
YOUR OWN KID DOES IT FOR SURE.
>> HE'S REALLY GOOD IN THE
MOVIE.
>> Jimmy: GREAT IN THE MOVIE.
>> THIS ABILITY TO BE NATURAL.
THAT'S WHAT'S EVIDENT, REALLY.
IT'S NOT THE SWEARING.
IT'S THAT HE SEEMS SO AUTHENTIC.
EVERYBODY ELSE, THE ACTORS ARE
COPYING DANIEL.
>> Jimmy: HE'S GOING TO BE HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT, I THINK GEORGE
IS GOING TO ZOOM IN WITH US.
>> I ASSUME HE'S ZOOMING IN FOR
MINE?
>> Jimmy: NO, HE WILL NOT BE
ZOOMING IN FOR YOURS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> HE PASSED ON MINE?
>> Jimmy: HE WASN'T AVAILABLE,
LET'S JUST SAY THAT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SPEAKING OF GEORGE.
GEORGE IS YOUR DIRECTOR IN THIS
FILM.
YOU TOLD ME SOMETHING, I THOUGHT
IT WAS INTERESTING.
WE WERE AT YOUR CHARITY EVENT ‐‐
>> WHICH THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
DOING THAT, APPRECIATE IT.
>> Jimmy: OF COURSE.
YOU SAID THAT YOU LEARNED A LOT
FROM GEORGE, DOING THIS MOVIE.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU LEARNED
EXACTLY FROM HIM.
>> I MEAN, IT'S HARD TO SORT OF
SUM UP, EXCEPT THAT LIKE,
WORKING FOR A GUY WHO'S DONE
WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO, DONE
IT SO WELL FOR SO LONG, WHO CAN
COMMUNICATE ‐‐
>> Jimmy: DONE, MEANING BEING AN
ACTOR, GONE ON TO BE A DIRECTOR?
>> WATCHING HIS PERFORMANCE,
HE'LL SAY ‐‐ I DON'T WANT TO
GIVE IT AWAY.
THERE'S A SCENE THAT ALWAYS MADE
ME CRY.
MY CHARACTER'S OBSESSED WITH
HAVING A CAR, HE KEEPS TELLING
THE KID THAT HIS WHOLE LIFE,
THIS IS A LITTLE SPOILER, AT THE
END HE GIVES HIM A CAR.
EVER I TIME I READ IT I WOULD
TEAR UP, EMOTIONAL.
I CAME ON SET, READY FOR THE
DAY.
THINKING ALL THE FEELINGS, MY
KIDS GROWING OLDER.
I'M TRYING NOT TO CRY.
GIVE HIM THE CAR.
GEORGE SAYS, CUT.
COMES OVER TO ME.
I'M THINKING, IT'S GOOD, RIGHT?
HE GOES, "YEAH, UM ‐‐ IT'S FUN
TO GIVE SOMEONE A CAR."
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
THOSE KIND OF NOTES, THEY CAN
CHANGE THE WHOLE SCENE, MAKE IT
SO MUCH BETTER.
IT'S SO PERCEPTIVE.
YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN PLAY IT.
I THINK IT'S MORE RED.
OH, OKAY, GOOD.
>> Jimmy: HE'S ALSO PROBABLY ONE
OF THE FEW PEOPLE WHO HAS GIVEN
MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS A CAR.
>> HE REALLY KNOWS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MOST OF THE TIME IT'S FUN.
>> Jimmy: WELL, IT'S GREAT TO
SEE YOU.
SORRY YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH THAT
STUFF.
JUST STOP GIVING INTERVIEWS,
ONLY COME HERE, WE NEVER TALK
ABOUT ANYTHING INTERESTING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: "THE TENDER BAR" OPENS
IN SELECT THEATERS ON FRIDAY,
NATIONWIDE ON DECEMBER 22nd.
WATCH IT A THE HOME ON AMAZON
PRIME VIDEO STARTING JANUARY
7th.
BEN AFFLECK, EVERYBODY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BE BACK WITH "THIS WEEK IN COVID
HISTORY."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK.
JAY ELLIS AND MUSIC FROM THE
RECORD COMPANY ARE COMING UP,
BUT FIRST, EVERY WEEK REREFLECT
ON HOW FAR WE'VE COME DURING
THIS PANDEMIC.
AND WITH THAT SAID, IT'S TIME
FOR A NEW EDITION OF "THIS WEEK
IN COVID HISTORY."
>> THIS WEEK IN COVID HISTORY,
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
IN THE WINTER WHITE HOUSE.
NOT A CREATURE WAS STIRRING,
EXCEPT FOR THIS GROUCH.
>> THEY TREATED US WORSE THAN
ANYBODY'S BEEN TREATING FROM A
LEGAL STANDPOINT IN THE HISTORY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
ALL RIGHT, HAVE A GOOD TIME,
EVERYBODY.
>> AND WE COULD USE A MERRY
CHRISTMAS.
>> IT'S THE 13th CONSECUTIVE DAY
THAT THE U. S. HAS REPORTED MORE
THAN 100,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS.
>> THOSE AMERICANS SURE NEED
CHECKS RIGHT NOW.
>> WORKING AMERICANS DON'T NEED
A CHECK RIGHT NOW.
>> HOUSE REPUBLICANS KILLED THAT
BILL.
>> MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> EVERYONE IS FEELING THE
HOLIDAY SPIRIT, EVEN SCROOGE.
>> TODAY I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
PRESIDENT‐ELECT JOE BIDEN.
>> A CHRISTMAS OLIVE BRANCH FROM
A TURTLE DOVE.
TRUMP'S NOT DOWN.
>> BIG PROTEST IN D. C. ON
JANUARY 6th.
BE THERE, WILL BE WILD.
>> WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING TO GO
DOWN ON JANUARY 6th?
>> IF THEY WILL NOT CERTIFY ‐‐
>> DONALD TRUMP REMAINS
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> JANUARY 6th, WASHINGTON,
D.C.!
>> THIS IS OUR LAST SHOT,
JANUARY THE 6th.
I PLAN TO BE ONE OF THE
PROTESTERS.
>> THAT JANUARY 6th DAY COULD BE
A DAY OF FIREWORKS.
>> I BELIEVE IT IS MY
RESPONSIBILITY TO OBJECT ON
JANUARY 6th.
>> JANUARY 6th, YOU GET A
STIMULUS CHECK, YOU MAY WANT TO
SPEND IT ON GUNS AND AMMO, IT
COULD COME DOWN TO THAT.
>> MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO
DEMOCRACY, GOOD NIGHT.
THIS HAS BEEN "THIS WEEK IN
COVID HISTORY."
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH JAY ELLIS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK.
MUSIC FROM THE RECORD COMPANY IS
ON THE WAY.
OUR NEXT GUEST IS A YOUNG AND
TALENTED ACTOR WHO WILL SOON GO
COCKPIT TO COCKPIT WITH
TOM CRUISE IN THE LONG‐AWAITED
SEQUEL TO "TOP GUN."
FIRST, THOUGH, YOU CAN SEE HIM
IN THE FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON OF
THE TV SERIES, "INSECURE."
NEW EPISODES COME OUT SUNDAYS ON
HBO.
PLEASE WELCOME JAY ELLIS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Jimmy: JAY, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Jimmy: LAST TIME I SAW YOU I
THINK WAS RIGHT BEFORE "TOP GUN"
WAS SUPPOSED TO COME OUT.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: IT WAS LIKE 14 YEARS
AGO?
>> 15.
>> Jimmy: 15 YEARS AGO, A LONG
TIME.
YOU GOT DELAYED BY COVID AND
EVERYTHING.
>> YEAH, IT'S BEEN AWHILE, MAN.
IT'S THREE YEARS NOW.
>> Jimmy: THREE YEARS.
>> SINCE WE STARTED THIS MOVIE.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
THE ANTICIPATION FOR IT
OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN AMAZING.
WE'RE EXCITED FOR IT TO COME OUT
IN MAY.
>> Jimmy: WOULDN'T IT BE FUN TO
NEVER PUT IT OUT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
HAVE THE ANTICIPATION GO ON AND
ON AND ON?
>> PEOPLE JUST ASK ME ABOUT IT
OVER AND OVER AGAIN?
>> Jimmy: RIGHT.
WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING TOM
CRUISE DOESN'T AGE.
>> NO.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S PROBABLY
WORKING IN YOUR FAVOR.
>> HE DOESN'T.
BUT I'M GETTING OLDER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HE DOESN'T AGE, BUT I DO.
>> Jimmy: NO, YOU LOOK GREAT.
YOU PLAY A FIGHTER JET.
YOU'RE TOO TALL TO BE A FIGHTER
JET PILOT, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT AT THE LIMIT.
>> Jimmy: DID THEY PUT YOU IN A
FIGHTER JET, TEACH YOU HOW TO DO
IT?
>> YEAH, THEY DID.
TOM ACTUALLY CREATED OUR ENTIRE
FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM BEFORE
WE STARTED.
>> Jimmy: OF COURSE HE DID.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THEN HE GENEROUSLY GAVE US
FLIGHT LESSONS FOR CHRISTMAS.
>> Jimmy: HE DID?
>> YES, HE DID, WHICH WAS
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
>> Jimmy: WERE THOSE OPTIONAL?
>> YOU KNOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW TOM.
NO, THEY WEREN'T OPTIONAL.
BUT IT WAS ALSO AMAZING.
I PROBABLY HAD ABOUT 45 HOURS
WORTH OF FLIGHT TRAINING BEFORE
I GET IN AN F‐18.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S BREAKING.
YOU GET IN THE F‐18.
THAT GHAS TO BE ‐‐
>> YEAH, THERE'S NO PREPARATION
FOR THAT.
YOU DIDN'T SLEEP THE NIGHT
BEFORE.
IT'S LIKE GOING TO SCHOOL FOR
THE FIRST TIME, YOU KNOW YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE A GIRL CHAUPT TO
TALKTO, YOU'RE RUNNING ALL THE
SCENARIOS IN YOUR HEAD.
THAT'S WHAT IT FELT IN MY MIND,
GO WITH IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU GET THE GEAR ON IN THE
COCKPIT, YOU'RE SIT THERE, YEAH,
BABY, WE'RE ABOUT TO DO THIS,
GOING 100,000 MILES AN HOUR, I'M
ABOUT TO BE A MOVIE STAR.
AND YOU SIT THERE FOR 45
MINUTES.
WHILE THEY WARM THE JET UP, RUN
ALL THESE CHECKS.
YOU START TO REALIZE THAT YOU
SHOULDN'T HAVE DRANK WATER
BEFORE YOU GOT IN THE COCKPIT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BECAUSE YOU CANNOT GET OUT TO GO
TO THE BATHROOM.
HEY, GUYS, I GOT TO HOP OUT REAL
FAST, RUN IN, USE THE BATHROOM.
THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.
>> Jimmy: THERE'S NO BATHROOM IN
THE BACK.
>> THERE'S NO BATHROOM IN THE
BACK, YEAH.
YOU TAKE OFF, IT'S ABSOLUTELY
AMAZING.
YOU FEEL THE FORCES AS THE JET
HITS ITS AFTERBURNER, YOU FLY
BACK, TAKE OFF, IT'S THIS SMOOTH
GLIDE UP IN THE AIR.
AND YOU SEE THE VALLEY.
WE WERE SHOOTING OVER.
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES IN, I
REALIZED I HAD TO PEE.
REALLY BAD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MY PILOT, HEY, MAN, THERE'S A
BAG IN YOUR POCKET, PULL THE BAG
OUT AND PEE IN THE BAG.
THIS IS A VERY NORMAL THING
BECAUSE THERE IS NO BATHROOM IN
THE COCKPIT.
THIS IS A VERY NORMAL THING.
REACH DOWN, YOU GRAB THE BAG ‐‐
>> Jimmy: WHAT KIND OF BAG IS
IT?
>> IT'S ABOUT THAT BIG.
IT'S GOT THESE LITTLE GRANULES
IN IT.
YOU PEE IN IT, IT'S SUPPOSED TO
BECOME A SOLID.
TIE IT UP, PUT IT IN YOUR BAG,
THROW IT AWAY WHEN YOU GET ON
THE GROUND.
I DID SOME OF THAT.
NOT ALL OF IT.
PULL THE BAG OUT, I'M LIKE, I
CAN'T, I CAN'T GET IT IN, WHERE
DO I ‐‐ HOW DO I ‐‐ HE'S LIKE,
I'M FLYING THE PLANE AT 700
MILES AN HOUR, YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I CAN'T HELP YOU PEE, I CAN'T
COME BACK THERE.
I PULL IT OFF.
OPEN MY VEST UP.
I OPEN MY PANTS UP.
FINALLY I GET IT TIED UP, PUT IT
IN MY POCKET, GO AND HAVE AN
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FLIGHT.
WE GET BACK ON THE GROUND.
YOUR ADRENALINE SO IS HIGH.
YOU'RE EXCITED.
YOU WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY WHAT
YOU DID.
WE WOULD GO TO MEETINGS
AFTERWARDS WHERE WE WOULD WATCH
OUR FOOTAGE FROM WHAT WE JUST
SHOT IN THE AIR.
IT'S ABOUT 45 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM
WATCHING THIS.
PILOTS FROM "TOP GUN,"
PRODUCTION CREW, TOM CRUISE IS
DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM YOU.
OUR OSCAR‐WINNING EDITOR AND OUR
OSCAR‐WINNING DP SITTING NEXT TO
YOU.
I'M SITTING THERE, I START
EATING, BECAUSE I WANT TO GET
ENERGY BACK, GET REFUELED.
I TAKE OUT MY BAG.
PUT IT ON THE TABLE.
TOM WAS LIKE, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR
FLIGHT.
I WAS LIKE, I PEED UP THERE.
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
I WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE THING.
I WAS LIKE, I DIDN'T DO THIS, I
WENT LIKE THIS, IT WENT IN.
HE GOES, WHAT'S THAT BAG?
OH, THAT'S MY PEE.
WHY DID YOU PUT YOUR PEE ON THE
TABLE NEXT TO YOUR FOOD?
COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE YOUR PEE
OUT OF OUR PRODUCTION MEETING?
SO I DID.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: IT'S RARE THAT YOU GET
A NOTE LIKE THAT FROM A TOM
CRUISE, I'M SURE.
>> THAT IS ‐‐ YEAH.
>> Jimmy: DOES HE PEE ‐‐ HE
DOESN'T PEE IN THE BAG?
>> NO, TOM CAN CONTROL EVERY
MUSCLE IN HIS BODY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
AT ALL TIMES.
>> Jimmy: WOW.
THAT'S CRAZY.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE LIKE AN OILY
SCENE WITH ALL THE GUYS PLAYING
VOLLEYBALL?
>> SAN DIEGO PROBABLY RAN OUT OF
VASELINE AND OLIVE OIL AND ARGON
OIL ‐‐
>> Jimmy: MULTIPLE LUBRICANTS?
>> EVERY OIL POSSIBLE, ALSO
EVIAN WATER SPRAY.
VERY OILED UP.
WE HAVE A SCENE WE TRAINED
FOR ‐‐ THIS IS THE ONLY
SHIRTLESS SCENE IN THE MOVIE AND
MOST OF US DID NOT EAT FOR FOUR
OR FIVE MONTHS.
>> Jimmy: JUST TO LOOK GOOD IN
THAT SCENE?
>> YEAH, YOU HAD TO LOOK GOOD IN
THAT SCENE.
EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THE
VOLLEYBALL SCENE.
OH, THIS IS OUR VERSION OF THE
VOLLEYBALL SCENE, YOU HAVE TO
LOOK AMAZING.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT, YEAH.
>> WE GO, WE SHOOT IT, A
BEAUTIFUL SAN DIEGO DAY, THE
WATER'S WARM, THE SKY IS WARM,
IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
WE WRAP IT, WE'RE ALL SUPER
EXCITED BECAUSE WE'RE HUNGRY AND
HAVEN'T HAD CARBS IN SIX MONTHS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MILES TELLER BRINGS A PACK OF
BEER SO WE CAN CELEBRATE WE SHOT
THIS THING.
WE HAVE A GOOD TIME.
WE GO OUT TO A WING PLACE, PIZZA
PLACE, EVERYBODY'S EATING,
SCARFING FACES WITH STUFF.
NEXT MORNING WE GET TO WORK,
THEY TELL US WE HAVE TO RESHOOT.
[ LAUGHTER AND MOANS ]
WE HAVE TO RESHOOT THE SCENE BUT
WON'T DO IT FOR TWO OR THREE
WEEKS.
WE ALL HAVE TO START OUR DIETS
ALL OVER AGAIN.
>> Jimmy: OH, THAT IS ‐‐ THAT'S
ABSOLUTELY CRUEL.
>> YEAH.
IT WAS CRUEL.
PEOPLE CRIED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
NOT ME.
>> Jimmy: NOT YOU.
>> I HAVE NO EMOTIONS, BUT
PEOPLE CRIED.
>> Jimmy: WHO CRIED?
CAN YOU TELL US?
>> I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
>> Jimmy: SPEAKING OF CRYING,
YOU HAVE TWO EPISODES LEFT OF
"INSECURE."
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: DOES ANYBODY DIE ON A
PELOTON?
[ LAUGHTER ]
DO YOU HAVE ‐‐ IS IT GOING TO BE
A BIG ENDING?
>> IT'S A GREAT ENDING.
I'M SUPER HAPPY WITH IT.
IT'S BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING
JOURNEY.
BUT I DO THINK, LIKE, FANS ARE
GOING TO BE ‐‐ THEY'RE GOING TO
BE ‐‐ LIKE VERY HARD LINE, ONE
SIDE OR THE OTHER.
>> Jimmy: INTERESTING, ALL
RIGHT.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.
THANKS FOR COMING.
THE SHOW IS "INSECURE."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
SUNDAY NIGHTS, HBO AND HBO MAX,
TWO EPISODES LEFT.
JAY ELLIS, EVERYBODY.
BE BACK WITH THE RECORD COMPANY!
>> Announcer: THE JIMMY KIMMEL
LIVE CONCERT SERIES IS PRESENTED
BY MERCEDES‐BENZ.
THE BEST OR NOTHING.
>> Announcer: THE "JIMMY KIMMEL
LIVE" CONCERT SERIES IS
PRESENTED BY MERCEDES‐BENZ.
THE BEST OR NOTHING.
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO THANK
BEN AFFLECK AND JAY ELLIS.
THANKS TO THE UTAH STATE AGGIES.
WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS ON SATURDAY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
APOLOGIES TO MATT DAMON.
TOMORROW NIGHT,
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS AND
DANIEL RANIERI WITH MUSIC FROM
ED SHEERAN AND ELTON JOHN.
"NIGHTLINE" IS NEXT, BUT FIRST,
THEIR ALBUM IS CALLED "PLAY
LOUD."
HERE WITH THE SONG, "NEVER LEAVE
YOU," THE RECORD COMPANY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
♪ I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE
SO BAD AND GOOD TO ME
ALRIGHT THE WAVES
ARE GONNA BREAK ♪
♪ THEY GIVE AND THEN
THEY TAKE ME
THAT'S RIGHT
THIS IS ‐‐ THIS IS ‐‐ ♪
♪ THIS IS AUTOMATIC
HAD A LITTLE BIT
NOW I'VE GOTTA HAVE IT
I KNOW ♪
♪ I KNOW
I CAN NEVER LEAVE YOU
I CAN NEVER LEAVE ♪
♪ I'LL KEEP SEARCHING
FOR ANSWERS
FIND A PLACE IN THE SUN
FORGET THE THINGS ♪
♪ THAT I'VE DONE
I'LL KEEP SEARCHING FOREVER
FIND A PLACE I CAN RUN
CALIFORNIA SUN ♪
♪
♪ KEEP ME IN THE BACK
LIKE A STOLEN CADILLAC
ALRIGHT THERE'S NOTHING
I CAN DO BUT RIDE ALONG ♪
♪ WITH YOU AT NIGHT
THIS IS ‐‐ THIS IS ‐‐
THIS IS AUTOMATIC
HAD A LITTLE BIT ♪
♪ NOW I GOTTA HAVE IT
I KNOW
I KNOW I CAN
NEVER LEAVE YOU ♪
♪ I CAN NEVER LEAVE YOU
I CAN NEVER LEAVE
I'LL KEEP SEARCHING
FOR ANSWERS ♪
♪ FIND A PLACE IN THE SUN
FORGET THE THINGS
THAT I'VE DONE
I'LL KEEP SEARCHING ♪
♪ FOREVER
FIND A PLACE I CAN RUN
CALIFORNIA SUN
OOH OOH OOH ♪
♪ I CAN NEVER LEAVE YOU
I CAN NEVER LEAVE YOU
OOH OOH OOH
I CAN NEVER LEAVE YOU ♪
♪ I CAN NEVER LEAVE YOU
OOH OOH OOH
I CAN NEVER LEAVE YOU
I CAN NEVER LEAVE YOU ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH
I CAN NEVER
EVER LEAVE YOU YEAH
I'LL KEEP SEARCHING ♪
♪ FOR ANSWERS
FIND A PLACE IN THE SUN
FORGET THE THINGS
THAT I'VE DONE ♪
♪ I'LL KEEP SEARCHING
FOREVER
FIND A PLACE I CAN RUN
CALIFORNIA SUN ♪
♪ I CAN NEVER LEAVE YOU
I CAN NEVER LEAVE YOU
I CAN NEVER LEAVE ♪
♪ I'LL KEEP SEARCHING
FOR ANSWERS
FIND A PLACE IN THE SUN
FORGET THE THINGS ♪
♪ THAT WE DONE
I'LL KEEP SEARCHING
FOREVER
FIND A PLACE ♪
♪ WE CAN RUN
CALIFORNIA SUN ♪
♪
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