>> Steve: FROM 30 ROCKEFELLER
CENTER IN THE HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY, IT'S
"THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING
JIMMY FALLON."
TONIGHT JOIN JIMMY AND HIS
GUESTS -
JOE SCARBOROUGH AND
MIKA BRZEZINSKI, PAUL BETTANY,
MUSICAL GUEST INTERNET MONEY
FEATURING GUNNA, DON TOLIVER
AND NAV, AND FEATURING THE
LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW
AND NOW HERE'S YOUR HOST,
JIMMY FALLON
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
>> Jimmy: HELLO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY
WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME.
WELCOME TO THE "THE TONIGHT
SHOW," EVERYBODY
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S GET TO THE NEWS AND
JOKES.
WELL, GUYS, TODAY, PRESIDENT
TRUMP TOOK A BREAK FROM HIS
BUSY SCHEDULE OF RETWEETING
RANDY QUAID AND CARRIED OUT THE
PRESIDENTIAL TRADITION OF
PARDONING A TURKEY
HERE'S THE BIG MOMENT BETWEEN
TRUMP AND A TURKEY NAMED CORN.
>> CORN, I HEREBY GRANT YOU
A FULL PARDON.
THANK YOU, CORN.
>> Jimmy: YEAH
THAT'S RIGHT
THE BIRD NEEDED TO BE PARDONED
AFTER IT WAS LET DOWN BY ITS
BUMBLING LAWYER,
ROOSTER GIULIANI
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
YEAH, THE GOOD NEWS IS, THE
TURKEY WAS PARDONED.
THE BAD NEWS IS, TRUMP DIDN'T
WEAR A MASK, SO HE'S A GONER
ANYWAY
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT I HOPE EVERYONE ELSE WORE
A MASK 'CAUSE IT'S GOTTA BE
EMBARRASSING IF YOUR CONTACT
TRACING LEADS BACK TO A TURKEY
PARDON
[ LAUGHTER ]
I SAW THAT PEOPLE COULD GO
ONLINE AND VOTE FOR THE TURKEY
THEY WANTED PARDONED, CORN OR
COB.
MEANWHILE, IT TURNS OUT CORN
MIGHT'VE WON 'CAUSE THE VOTE
WAS RIGGED BY HUGO CHAVEZ.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT THIS IS NICE
I HEARD THAT BEFORE THE
CEREMONY, CORN AND COB STAYED
AT THE WILLARD HOTEL
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
YEAH
AS IF THE HOTEL INDUSTRY WASN'T
GOING THROUGH ENOUGH DURING
COVID, NOW THEY GOT TO DEAL
WITH THIS.
TWO TURKEYS IN A SUITE
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
YEP, WHILE YOU'VE BEEN STUCK IN
YOUR STUDIO APARTMENT FOR NINE
MONTHS, CORN AND COB HAVE BEEN
DEMOLISHING THE MINI BAR AND
RENTING MOVIES AT THE WILLARD
HOTEL.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S RIGHT, THE TURKEYS HAVE
BEEN STAYING AT THE HOTEL.
ALTHOUGH, IT WAS SAD WHEN THEY
SAW A FEATHER PILLOW AND
YELLED, "LOOK WHAT THEY DID TO
STEVE!
[ LAUGHTER ]
SOME MORE NEWS ABOUT THE
PRESIDENT.
I HEARD THAT HE'S PLANNING TO
MOVE TO FLORIDA AND A CERTAIN
GROUP PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED IF
THEY WANT TO GO WITH HIM
WATCH THIS
SECRET SERVICE DETAIL HAVE
GOTTEN AN OFFER FROM THE SECRET
SERVICE HEADQUARTERS ASKING IF
THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE
PERMANENTLY MOVED TO MAR-A-LAGO
WITH THE SOON TO-BE
EX-PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
>> Jimmy: YUP.
WHEN TRUMP ASKED WHO WANTS TO
GO TO FLORIDA WITH HIM, THE
AGENTS BROKE THE GUINNESS WORLD
RECORD FOR THE LONGEST SILENCE
IN HISTORY
[ LAUGHTER ]
SERIOUSLY, IMAGINE GOING FROM
PROTECTING THE WHITE HOUSE TO
"THE OMELET BAR IS SECURE.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
"REPEAT, THE OMELET BAR IS
SECURE."
MEANWHILE, DOWN AT MAR-A-LAGO,
I READ THAT THEY'RE ALREADY
RENOVATING TRUMP AND MELANIA'S
LIVING QUARTERS.
AND THIS IS NICE
TO MAKE TRUMP FEEL BETTER,
THEY'RE REDOING EVERY ROOM TO
LOOK LIKE THE WHITE HOUSE.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
TRUMP'S ACTUALLY GETTING THE
WORK DONE AT A GOOD PRICE
'CAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GRAB
ALL THE UNUSED LUMBER FROM THE
BORDER WALL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO CONGRATS TO THE TRUMPS AND
WHICHEVER BANK REPOSSESSES THAT
PROPERTY
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS IS A BIG STORY.
PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN HAS
STARTED NAMING KEY MEMBERS OF
HIS CABINET.
CHECK IT OUT
BEGINNING TO BUILD OUT HIS
CABINET WITH A DIVERSE GROUP
INCLUDING JANET YELLEN FOR
TREASURY SECRETARY AND FORMER
SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY
TO SERVE AS A SPECIAL ENVOY ON
THE CLIMATE CRISIS
>> Jimmy: YEAH, JANET YELLEN
AND JOHN KERRY
WHOA, BABY, GET PUMPED
[ LAUGHTER ]
MEANWHILE, WHEN I SAW THOSE
PEOPLE, I WAS LIKE, "WAIT, NONE
OF THEM HAVE BEEN ON A GAME
SHOW?"
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
LOOKING AT BIDEN'S CABINET
VERSUS TRUMP'S IS BASICALLY
LIKE COMPARING THE WHITE HOUSE
TO "ANIMAL HOUSE."
LISTEN TO THIS
JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCED HIS PICKS
FOR HIS PRESIDENTIAL CABINET
THIS WEEK.
AND THIS IS COOL, WE ACTUALLY
GOT OUR HANDS ON THE VOICEMAILS
BIDEN LEFT FOR HIS CABINET
MEMBERS TELLING THEM THE GOOD
NEWS
THIS FIRST ONE IS FOR HIS
SECRETARY OF STATE,
ANTONY BLINKEN
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> WHAT'S UP, SKIP
JUST CALLING -- YA KNOW YOU'RE
MY SECRETARY OF STATE.
HEY, REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN YOU
COULD MARRY THE SECRETARY?
YOU'D GO, "HEY, MISSY.
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE
THE BOSS MAN, BUT NOW I'M
WONDERING IF I COULD TAKE YOU
TO THE EGG CREAM STAND."
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THIS NEXT VOICEMAIL
IS FOR SECRETARY OF HOMELAND
SECURITY, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS
>> HEY, ALEJANDRO.
I NEED YOU TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY
SAFE FROM THE BAD GUYS, LIKE
TEENYBOPPERS WHO SMASH YOUR
MAILBOX WITH A BAT FROM THE
BACKSEAT OF A WINNEBAGO, OR
POLISH GUYS AT THE YMCA WHO
SLAP YOUR BACK WHEN YOU'RE
WEARING A WET T-SHIRT.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: AND FINALLY, THIS
VOICEMAIL IS FOR THE NEW
TREASURY SECRETARY,
JANET YELLEN
HAVE LEFT?
OH, I'M ON
JANET YELLEN
YOU'D BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
DECIDING WHICH MONEY IS BEST
I'M PARTIAL TO THE NICKEL
BECAUSE IT'S GIVEN US SO MANY
CLASSIC GAMES.
ROLL THE NICKEL DOWN THE HILL.
HOP OVER THE NICKEL.
TEASE THE NICKEL
TASTE THE NICKEL
>> THIS MAILBOX IS NOW FULL.
GOODBYE.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S -
[ APPLAUSE ]
HOP OVER THE NICKEL.
THIS WAS A -- ONE OF MY
FAVORITE GAMES
SOME TV NEWS
I HEARD THAT "THE QUEEN'S
GAMBIT" JUST BECAME THE MOST
WATCHED SCRIPTED LIMITED SERIES
ON NETFLIX
IT'S AMAZING
ALL IT TOOK WAS CLOSING EVERY
BAR, GYM AND RESTAURANT IN
AMERICA TO GET PEOPLE TO
CARE -
[ LAUGHTER ]
ABOUT CHESS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
AND THANKS TO "THE QUEEN'S
GAMBIT," SALES OF CHESS SETS
ARE WAY UP
RIGHT NOW, ELVES IN SANTA'S
WORKSHOP ARE LIKE, "IS THIS
SOME KIND OF JOKE?
WHAT'S -
[ LAUGHTER ]
CHESS SETS?"
THE MOST POPULAR GAMES ARE
PUZZLES AND CHESS, SO GET READY
FOR THE HOTTEST CHRISTMAS OF
1927
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT'LL BE WEIRD WHEN KIDS ARE
LIKE, "IS IT A CHESS SET
OH, IT'S JUST A PS5.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THANKS, SANTA.
IT REMINDS ME OF WHEN "THE
GREAT -- GREAT BRITISH BAKING
SHOW" DEBUTED ON NETFLIX, AND
SALES OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
MEDICATION SKYROCKETED
[ LAUGHTER ]
REMINDS ME OF THAT
GET THIS
I HEARD THAT A LOT OF PELOTON
CUSTOMERS ARE UPSET BECAUSE
THEIR ORDERS HAVE BEEN DELAYED
FOR MONTHS
YUP.
RIGHT NOW, CUSTOMERS ARE LIKE,
"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO REGRET
BUYING THIS THING IF IT NEVER
COMES?
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
YOU CAN TELL PELOTON IS GETTING
DESPERATE.
TODAY THEY MAILED PEOPLE A
A SCHWINN WITH A NINE-INCH TV
DUCT TAPED TO IT
[ LAUGHTER ]
HEY GUYS, THE NEWS CAN
SOMETIMES BE PRETTY HEAVY.
SO I THOUGHT I'D TAKE A SECOND
TO FOCUS, IN A POETIC WAY, ON
SOME OF THE NEWS STORIES THAT
YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THAT ARE
A BIT LIGHTER.
YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN
IT'S TIME FOR "IN LIGHTER
NEWS."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
>> Jimmy: ROSES ARE RED,
VIOLETS ARE SYMMETRIC.
15 PHILADELPHIA MOBSTERS
INDICTED INCLUDING
TONY MEATBALLS AND
JOEY ELECTRIC.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE
PLANTS
BRAWL AT COLORADO IN-N-OUT ENDS
WITH CUSTOMER LOSING HIS PANTS
[ APPLAUSE ]
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS HAVE
GRACE.
MARTIAL ARTIST REMOVES
68 BOTTLE CAPS IN 1 MINUTE
USING HIS FACE
[ APPLAUSE ]
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE
GLUM
FED-UP DRIVER MAKES HIS SON
STAND IN SIX-FOOT POTHOLE TO
PROVE HOW HUGE IT'S BECOME
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
AND FINALLY, ROSES ARE RED,
VIOLETS ARE DAFT
TWO PILOTS UNDER INVESTIGATION
FOR DRAWING GIGANTIC PENIS WITH
AIRCRAFT
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
♪
AND FINALLY, HERE IS NEWS FROM
OVERSEAS
QUEEN ELIZABETH JUST LAUNCHED
HER ON BRAND OF GIN.
YEAH, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS
'CAUSE I THINK WE'RE A MONTH
AWAY FROM THE QUEEN LAUNCHING
HER OWN LINE OF VAPE PENS.
WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW,
EVERYBODY.
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS
♪
>> Jimmy: HEY, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, EVERYBODY.
APPRECIATE IT.
GUYS, LAST NIGHT AFTER OUR
SHOW, WE ALL WENT DOWN, ME AND
THE ROOTS, OR THE ROOTS AND I
WENT DOWN TO -- ME AND THE
ROOTS, RIGHT
WENT DOWN TO MACY'S TO REHEARSE
OUR PERFORMANCE IN THE
THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE.
>> Questlove: YEAH
>> Jimmy: YEAH, IT REALLY FUN.
OBVIOUSLY SOCIALLY DISTANT,
SAFE AND ALL OF THAT
BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW IF WE'RE
GOING TO DO A PARADE THIS YEAR
OR NOT OR ANYTHING
>> Tariq: YUP.
>> Jimmy: WE ACTUALLY DIDN'T
KNOW
THEN WE GOT THE CALL FROM NBC.
THEY WERE LIKE, "HEY, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO BE PART OF IT?
AND HOW DO YOU SAY NO TO THAT?
SO WE WERE LIKE, "YEAH, LET'S
DO IT.
WE GOT TO SHOW UP.
SO I WAS LIKE, "ARE WE GOING TO
BE ON A FLOAT?
'CAUSE USUALLY WE'RE ON
A MUFFIN OR SOMETHING.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Tariq: RIGHT.
>> Jimmy: WE'VE BEEN ON
A GUITAR
>> Questlove: GUITAR
>> Tariq: YEAH
>> Jimmy: A MUFFIN
>> Questlove: "SESAME STREET."
>> Tariq: YEAH -
>> Jimmy: WHICH ONE?
>> Tariq: "SESAME STREET."
>> Questlove: "SESAME STREET."
>> Jimmy: OH, YEAH, "SESAME
STREET."
WE WERE IN A HOUSE WITH THOSE
GUYS
>> Questlove: YEAH
>> Tariq: WEREN'T WE ON A TRAIN
BEFORE
>> Jimmy: I THINK -- FIRST YEAR
ON A TRAIN
>> Tariq: YEAH
>> Questlove: YEAH
>> Jimmy: YEAH, WE'RE ON A
A TRAIN.
BUT ANY -- SO ANYWAYS, I SAID,
"WHAT FLOAT?
THEY SAID, "NO FLOAT."
>> Questlove: AW
>> Jimmy: YOU GUYS ARE -- YOU
GUYS ARE DANCING IN THE STREET
I GO, "ALRIGHT, COOL
I GOT YOU.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE
ON THE STREET DOING IT UP.
IT'S GOING TO BE FUN
IT'S GOING DOWN THANKSGIVING
MORNING.
WE -- I ASKED AROUND
I FOUND OUT HOW THEY'RE
DOING -- THEY'RE DOING SOME OF
THE BALLOONS, I THINK.
I THINK THEY'RE JUST GOING
AROUND MACY'S?
IN AND OUT OF THE REVOLVING
DOOR
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Questlove: WITH A BALLOON
>> Jimmy: WITH A GIANT BALLOON,
YEAH
THEY'RE JUST SHOVING IT
THROUGH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THEY GO, "WHAT IS THAT?"
AND THEY GO, "JUST TRUST ME,
IT'S SNOOPY.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
JUST TRUST -- WE COULDN'T BLOW
IT UP.
BUT TRUST ME, THAT'S SNOOPY AND
THAT'S --"
YEAH
BUT, NO, THEY HAVE SOME COOL
IDEAS.
THEY ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT.
IT'S JUST -- IT'S EXCITING
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T -- YOU CAN'T
NOT DO THE PARADE.
YOU GOT DO THE PARADE.
>> Tariq: YEAH
>> Jimmy: YEAH
SO IT'S GOING DOWN AND WE'LL BE
THERE.
THEY HAVE ALL SORTS OF FUN
PERFORMANCES
I HEARD -- "HAMILTON," I HEARD
I HEARD "MEAN GIRLS.
>> Tariq: GOT TO HAVE YOUR
ROCKETTES.
>> Jimmy: I THINK THAT'S WHAT
GOING TO "BRING A -- BRING A
A TEAR TO ME EYE
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY
IT BRINGS OUT THE IRISH
BROGUE."
>> Tariq: YEAH, MAN.
>> Jimmy: YOU KNOW
>> Questlove: IT'S COOL.
>> Jimmy: AND IT BRING -
>> Tariq: MINE TOO
>> Jimmy: YEAH
AND WHAT -- WHAT HAPPENS --
WHAT HAPPENS "WHEN YOU'RE IRISH
VOICE COMES OUT?
WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE THERE?
>> Tariq: I START TO SOUND LIKE
POPEYE
I GO, "OH, GA, GA, GA, GA.
>> Jimmy: OH, YEAH
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH
"HE WILL NOT THERE THIS YEAR,
POPEYE
>> Tariq: RIGHT.
>> Jimmy: NO, NO, NO
THEY'LL WHEEL HIM OUT THROUGH
THE REVOLVING DOOR
THEY GO, "THAT'S POPEYE.
TRUST ME."
THAT'S ALL GOING DOWN.
IT WAS SO EXCITING TO SEE
EVERYBODY.
YEAH, HOPEFULLY THE ROCKETTES.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE ONE
IT'S GOING TO BE COOL.
BUT OBVIOUSLY HOSTED BY
SAVANNAH, I'M ASSUMING, AL AND
HODA
BUT ANYWAYS, THE THANKSGIVING
DAY PARADE IS JUST SO SPECIAL
TO US.
AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, RAIN
OR SHINE
WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE.
WE GOT TO BE THERE FOR YOU
GUYS
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
KEEP YOUR TVS ON NBC BECAUSE
THANKSGIVING SHOW -- OUR
THANKSGIVING SHOW -- WE'RE
DOING A BRAND NEW SHOW FOR YOU
GUYS, IT'S GIANT THAT NIGHT.
SO AFTER THE BIG GAME, WE HAVE
JERRY SEINFELD ON OUR SHOW
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND WE HAVE TALK AND A
A PERFORMANCE FROM BAD BUNNY
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
SO COME ON, SET YOUR DVRs, SET
YOUR TIVOS
RECORD "THE TONIGHT SHOW" THIS
THURSDAY
IT'S GOING TO BE FUN
BUT FIRST, WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW
FOR YOU TONIGHT.
FROM "MORNING JOE" ON MSNBC,
JOE SCARBOROUGH --
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND MIKA BRZEZINSKI ARE HERE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND JOE WROTE THE NEW BOOK
"SAVING FREEDOM" WHICH IS OUT
TODAY.
ALSO, YOU CAN SEE HIM IN THE
NEW FILM "UNCLE FRANK" ON
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO,
PAUL BETTANY IS HERE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND WE GOT GREAT MUSIC, AS WE
ALWAYS DO, FROM INTERNET MONEY
FEATURING GUNNA, DON TOLIVER
AND NAV.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
I MENTIONED -- A COUPLE WEEKS
AGO, I WAS DOING -- I HAVE -- I
RELEASED A CHRISTMAS BOOK RIGHT
HERE
I ALWAYS KEEP IT IN THE TOP
DRAWER
BARELY EVEN CLOSED
JUST A SLIT -- IT'S JUST A --
IT'S JUST THIS -- IT'S LIKE
A --
>> Tariq: I THOUGHT -- I
THOUGHT THAT WAS AN ENVELOPE
SLOT
>> Jimmy: YEAH
WELL, IT'S ACTUALLY FOR THICK
BOOKS.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
I WROTE THIS
I PENNED THIS BOOK, "5 MORE
SLEEPS 'TIL CHRISTMAS.
AND I WAS -- I WAS -- I HAD TO
SIGN A COUPLE OF THEM, YOU
KNOW, TO SEND OUT.
SO I WANT TO BE IN THE
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
SO I PUT ON A LIFETIME HOLIDAY
MOVIE.
AND AS I'M WATCHING THE MOVIE,
MY NAME IS JUST IN THE MOVIE
LIKE, I HAD NO IDEA.
I WAS JUST WATCHING.
IT WAS CALLED "CHRISTMAS PEN
PALS."
IT WAS AWESOME
I LOVED IT
BY THE WAY, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND
IT
I WAS REALLY FUN
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
I LOVED IT
I WATCHED IT AGAIN AND I MADE
OTHER PEOPLE WATCH IT.
I GO, "TRUST ME.
THIS IS --
>> Tariq: OH YEAH.
>> Jimmy: "A WINNER.
>> Tariq: WE KNOW.
>> Questlove: YEAH
>> Jimmy: IT'S MY JAM.
>> Tariq: YEAH
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> Tariq: WE ALL WATCHED IT.
>> Questlove: SEEN IT A FEW
TIMES OVER
>> Jimmy: WELL -- WELL, LET'S
TAKE A LOOK AT THE CLIP IN CASE
YOU MISSED IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> SO THEN, I GET AN OFFER ON
THE APARTMENT.
IT'S INSANELY OVER ASKING PRICE
AND YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO THE
BUYER WAS --
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> JIMMY FALLON.
>> Jimmy: OH YEAH.
>> NO WAY, I LOVE HIM.
>> OH, HE'S GREAT.
HE'S GREAT
REALLY SHY IF YOU CAN BELIEVE
IT
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Tariq: YEAH
>> Questlove: WAIT, WHY'D YOU
GET THE SIDE EYE FROM --
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: YEAH, I GO -
WHAT DOES HE SAY
HE'S A NICE GUY IF YOU BELIEVE
IT
>> Tariq: SHY.
OH, SHE SAID -
>> Jimmy: OH, SHY.
HE'S REALLY SHY IF YOU CAN
BELIEVE IT
>> Tariq: YEAH
>> Jimmy: I AM PRETTY SHY.
BUT THEY -- SO HE SOLD ME AN
OVERPRICED APARTMENT
APPARENTLY -
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
IN THIS MOVIE.
AND I WAS LIKE, DID I JUST
HEAR -- THIS IS SO WEIRD
SO I REWOUND IT.
YEAH
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHO BOUGHT
THE OVERPRICED APARTMENT
AND I TALKED ABOUT IT ON THE
SHOW, AND I SAID, LIFETIME, YOU
CAN USE MY NAME FOR ANY GENERIC
CONVERSATION IN YOUR HOLIDAY
MOVIES, GO FOR IT.
YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION, AND
APPARENTLY, THEY HEARD ME.
SO THIS SEASON, THEY'RE
THROWING THEM IN A COUPLE --
TWO HAVE ALREADY HAIRED.
WE HAVE -- DO WE HAVE A CLIP OF
THE TWO THAT HAVE AIRED
ALREADY?
TAKE A LOOK.
>> WE CAN HAVE A DONATION BOX
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GIVE MONEY FOR
THE TOY DRIVE.
THEY DON'T CALL ME THE JIMMY
FALLON OF MAPLE GROVE FOR
NOTHING.
>> I HEAR JIMMY FALLON DOES
THIS EVERY YEAR.
>> JIMMY FALLON WORKS FOR
SANTA?
>> OH, YEAH, BIG TIME.
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> YEAH.
>> THIS IS BETTER THAN -
>> Jimmy: JIMMY FALLON WORKS
FOR SANTA?
OH, YEAH
THEY DON'T CALL ME THE
JIMMY FALLON OF MAPLE -- WHAT
WAS THE FIRST ONE?
>> Tariq: MAPLE GROVE.
>> Jimmy: MAPLE GROVE.
WE CAN JUST SHOW THAT FIRST ONE
MORE TIME, REAL QUICK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE CAN HAVE A DONATION BOX
OR A SIGN WITH INSTRUCTIONS
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GIVE MONEY TO
THE TOY DRIVE.
I'LL HOST, OF COURSE
THEY DON'T CALL ME THE
JIMMY FALLON OF MAPLE GROVE FOR
NOTHING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Tariq: SHE GAVE A LITTLE --
>> Jimmy: YEAH, A LITTLE SHIMMY
ON THAT ONE.
I LOVED IT, MAN.
I HAVE THEM ALL ON DVR
BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT I -- I WATCH THEM IN
BLOCKS
I CAN'T -- BUT ANYWAYS
THEY HINTED THAT THERE IS
ANOTHER ONE COMING UP ON FRIDAY
CALLED "DEAR CHRISTMAS."
I DON'T FLOW WHERE IT IS
IT'S LIKE EASTER EGGS.
SO IF YOU WATCH THE THING -- IF
YOU WAIT AROUND, ONCE YOU HEAR
MY NAME --
I DON'T KNOW, AGAIN, IF IT'S
GOOD OR BAD.
>> Tariq: MAKE EVERYONE DO IT.
EVERYBODY DO IT.
>> YOU NEED SOME SORT OF
CHALLENGE.
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> Questlove: IF FOLKS ARE ABLE
TO STRING TOGETHER AN ACTUAL
SCENE THAT MAKES SENSE WITH
USING ALL THE DIALOGUE WHERE
JIMMY FALLON IS MENTIONED IN
THE LIFETIME HOLIDAY SPECIALS.
>> Jimmy: THAT IS A BIGGER
THING.
>> Questlove: YEAH
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO GO
INTERNATIONAL TOO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I MEAN, LIKE, "YOU WOULDN'T
BELIEVE WHO I RIPPED OFF THIS
MORNING.
>> Tariq: DREAM BIG, GO AHEAD.
>> Jimmy: "FROM AMERICAN TELLY,
JIMMY FALLON."
HE BROUGHT THIS CRAPPY TREE AND
I SELLED IT TO HIM
HE GOT TOTALLY RIPPED OFF.
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE
HE IS A LITTLE SHY IN PERSON
[ LAUGHTER ]
I LOVE THAT THEY TOOK IT -- I
LOVE THAT THEY DID IT.
THANK YOU, LIFETIME.
I WILL BE WATCHING
I WILL BE LISTENING.
[ APPLAUSE ]
I'M LIKE SANTA, MAN.
YOU BETTER WATCH OUT
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING
I KNOW IF YOU'RE NAUGHTY OR
NICE
I DIG IT, LIFETIME
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
STICK AROUND, GUYS
WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
"TONIGHT SHOW.
COME ON BACK
♪
>> Jimmy: MY FIRST GUESTS
TONIGHT ARE CO-HOSTS OF
"MORNING JOE" WHICH AIRS
WEEKDAY MORNINGS AT 6:00 A.M.
ON MSNBC
HERE ARE JOE SCARBOROUGH AND
MIKA BRZEZINSKI.
>> HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
>> Jimmy: NICE TO SEE YOU.
THERE IS A LOT I WANT TO TALK
TO YOU BOTH ABOUT.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR
JUST SURVIVING THIS ELECTION
CYCLE.
THIS HAS BEEN PRETTY CRAZY
>> OR A PRESIDENCY
>> YEAH, NO, IT'S BEEN A CRAZY
FOUR OR FIVE YEARS SO, I THINK
ALL OF US ARE EXHAUSTED.
WE ACTUALLY THOUGHT
BEFORE 2016 WE TOLD OUR BOSS,
PHIL GRIFFIN, AT MSNBC
I SAID, "LISTEN, AFTER HILLARY
WINS, THIS IS EXHAUSTING."
>> TAKE A BREAK.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE -- WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE ABOUT TWO-MONTH
BREAK.
AND THAT NEVER HAPPENED.
>> NEVER
>> Jimmy: NO
AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION,
CONGRATS ON YOUR ANNIVERSARY
IS IT TWO YEARS MARRIED FOR YOU
GUYS
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY
INTERESTING, JIMMY, YOU
ACTUALLY SAY THAT.
ACTUALLY -
>> THANK YOU
>> I KNOW THAT
>> I KNOW THAT TOO
>> AND YOU KNOW THAT
>> I KNOW THAT
>> Jimmy: UH-OH.
>> RIGHT BEFORE WE CAME ON THE
SHOW, AND I TURNED TO MIKA AND
I SAID, "HEY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT
TODAY IS, HONEY?
AND SHE SAID, "NO, WHY?"
>> NO, COME ON
>> I DIDN'T KNOW >> Jimmy: OH,
MY GOODNESS.
>> IT'S OUR TWO YEAR
ANNIVERSARY.
SHE STILL DOESN'T KNOW WHAT
MONTH I WAS BORN IN.
SO THAT'S MY -
>> LISTEN --
>> MY BIRTHDAY
SO IT DOESN'T MATTER
>> WHEN WE DID THE SHOW THIS
MORNING AND I SAID WHAT THE
DATE WAS TO EVERYBODY,
SOMETHING HIT ME THAT IT WAS A
A SPECIAL DAY.
>> Jimmy: YOU KNEW IT WAS
SPECIAL.
>> NO.
>> Jimmy: YEAH
WELL, SEE --
>> IT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT IT
>> SOMETHING
>> Jimmy: SOME OF US -- SOME OF
US KNEW IT WAS SPECIAL AND IT
REALLY IS NOW.
NOW IT'S DOUBLY SPECIAL.
CONGRATS ON THAT, GUYS
I LOVE SEEING YOU GUYS
TOGETHER
I LOVE SEEING YOU SEPARATELY AS
WELL
BUT TOGETHER, IT'S
UNBELIEVABLE
IT'S MAGIC
YOU GUYS WERE HOSTING A SPECIAL
SATURDAY EDITION
THEY KEPT ADDING THESE SPECIAL
EDITIONS OF YOUR SHOW -- OF
"MORNING JOE."
>> YEAH, IT JUST KEPT GOING.
>> Jimmy: AND, MAN, I
HONESTLY -- I APPLAUD YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THANK YOU
FOR JUST BEING ON THE AIR.
BUT YOU -- MSNBC MADE THE CALL
THAT JOE BIDEN HAD BECOME
PRESIDENT-ELECT.
JOE, WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU
TO -- TO MAKE THAT
ANNOUNCEMENT
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING
HAPPENED TO ME THAT HAS NEVER
HAPPENED BEFORE IN, LIKE, WHAT,
17 YEARS IN TELEVISION
I HAD SOMEBODY SAY INTO MY EAR
THAT JOE BIDEN IS GOING --
>> ALEX.
>> TO BE THE 46th PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
OUR EP ALEX SAID THAT.
AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO, YOU
KNOW, DO THE BRIAN WILLIAMS,
"WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED --"
>> HE'S GOOD AT IT
>> "WORD THAT --
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> "JOE BIDEN WILL BE THE NEXT
PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
I GOT -- JOE BIDEN IS --
AND THEN I HAD TO STOP
>> AND I GOT WORRIED
>> BECAUSE THE LAST THING I
WANTED TO DO WAS HAVE ANYBODY
HEAR ANY EMOTION IN MY VOICE
WE WERE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT
WAS ELECTION COVERAGE, I WANTED
TO PLAY IT STRAIGHT DOWN THE
MIDDLE
EVERYBODY KNEW THAT WE WERE
SUPPORTING JOE BIDEN OVER
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE LAST
THING I WANTED TO DO WAS GET
EMOTIONAL.
>> START CRYING.
>> WITH A CRONKITE MOMENT,
TAKING OFF MY GLASSES.
SO, I SAID, "MIKA.
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> AND SHE SAID -- SHE DID THE
WHOLE THING.
>> Jimmy: WELL, YOUR WORK HAS
PAID OFF
MSNBC AND YOUR SHOW IN
PARTICULAR HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC
IN THE RATINGS
SO CONGRATS ON THAT IF THAT
MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CARE
AT THIS POINT, YOU'RE LIKE,
"LET'S JUST --
>> NOPE.
>> Jimmy: "WE JUST WANT
A WEEKEND OFF.
>> YES
>> YEAH, EXACTLY
>> Jimmy: IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S
NEVER BEEN A SLOW NEW DAY
DURING TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY.
>> THERE HASN'T BEEN
IN FACT, SINCE THE CAMPAIGN,
AND AS JOE SAID, WE WANTED --
EVERY TIME YOU WANT TO TAKE
A BREAK, EVERY TIME YOU GO TAKE
A BREAK, IT FOLLOWS YOU.
>> Jimmy: SOMETHING ELSE -
>> AND NOW, LITERALLY, IN THIS
PANDEMIC, YOU CANNOT LEAVE YOUR
JOB.
IT IS THERE WITH YOU 24/7.
AND WITH THIS PRESIDENT, IT HAS
BEEN ONE YOU KNOW WHAT AFTER
ANOTHER.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, IS THIS GOING
TO CHANGE THE PACE OF ALL NEWS
SHOWS IN GENERAL
>> I HOPE.
I MEAN, DON'T YOU HOPE
>> YEAH.
>> I'D TAKE BORING
WE CAN'T WAIT TO BE BORING
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> YEAH, I MEAN, I DO THINK
THOUGH ACTUALLY ONE OF THE
PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST FOUR
YEARS, ACTUALLY PROBABLY OVER
THE PAST COUPLE OF DECADES IS
THAT POLITICS HAS BECOME A
A BLOOD SPORT.
PEOPLE TURN TO THEIR CHANNEL
THEY ROOT --
>> YOU CALL IT A SHOCK OPERA
>> YEAH --
YEAH, IT IS A SHOCK OPERA, AND
PEOPLE ROOT FOR THEIR TEAM,
ROOT FOR THEIR SIDE.
>> I THINK WE HAVE BEEN
DESENSITIZED AS WELL TO
SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE
PRESIDENCY
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE
A LONG TIME TO UNWIND THIS
NO MATTER WHAT SIDE OF THIS
YOU'RE ON.
>> Jimmy: YEAH AND BOTH SIDES
WATCH YOUR SHOW.
I WILL SAY THAT, TOO
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATION WITH THEM
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> YEAH, IT IS
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE USED
TO GO AND GIVE AN AWFUL LOT OF
SPEECHES TO CIVIC GROUPS AND WE
JUST STOPPED DOING IT OVER THE
PAST SEVERAL YEARS IN COLLEGES
BECAUSE THINGS BECAME SO
INTENSE.
IT USED TO BE THAT MIKA WOULD
GET UP AND SHE WOULD TAKE THE
MORE LIBERAL VIEW.
I'D TAKE THE MORE CONSERVATIVE
VIEW
>> WE SWITCHED ALL AROUND.
>> WE HAD THIS REALLY FUN BACK
AND FORTH.
AND LET'S JUST SAY, THE FUN HAS
GONE AWAY A LITTLE BIT IN THE
PAST COUPLE YEARS WHEN IT COMES
TO TALKING ABOUT POLITICS.
LET'S HOPE WE CAN GET BACK TO
A PLACE WHERE WE CAN TALK
CIVILLY ABOUT IT AGAIN AND AT
LEAST BE OPERATING FROM THE
SAME SET OF FACTS.
>> WELL, JIMMY, WHEN THE SHOW
STARTED -- SO I WAS SORT OF THE
STRAIGHT MAN
AND THEN I SAW MYSELF ON
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" AND
REALIZED WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER
THE PAST FOUR YEARS IS WE'VE
SWITCHED ROLES
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> AND I'VE BECOME THE CRAZY
ONE.
>> YOU KNOW, THE FUNNY THING IS
EVERYBODY CALLED US --
>> HE HAS DRIVEN ME CRAZY.
>> NOT ME, DONALD TRUMP.
>> Jimmy: DO YOU THINK THAT
HE'S GOING TO CONCEDE.
NO, HE'S NOT GOING TO CONCEDE,
RIGHT?
MIKA
>> NOPE.
>> Jimmy: NO
>> WE HAVE A BET ON THIS
THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY AND
I'M GOING TO WIN
AND IT'S A LOT
BECAUSE I BET -- WHEN I BET, I
BET FOR A LOT OF MONEY
>> Jimmy: YEAH
JOE, WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IT'S
TAKING SO LONG FOR REPUBLICANS
TO ACKNOWLEDGE BIDEN'S WIN
>> YEAH, I WISH I KNEW
YOU KNOW, I WAS -- THESE PEOPLE
ARE MY COLLEAGUES.
I SERVED WITH THEM -
>> YOUR FRIENDS.
>> WHEN I WAS YOUNG.
WHEN I WAS 30 I GOT ELECTED TO
CONGRESS AND I SERVED WITH A
A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE FOR EIGHT
YEARS IN CONGRESS.
SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS IN CONGRESS
AND I'VE KNOWN THEM FOR ALMOST
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, AND I
JUST DON'T RECOGNIZE SOME OF
THEM
I MEAN, THESE ARE PEOPLE, WE
WORKED TOGETHER.
WE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
TOGETHER
WE WERE USED TO -- YOU KNOW,
THERE WERE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN
MANY OF US WERE TRYING TO RUN
NEWT GINGRICH OUT OF TOWN AND
SORT OF LEADING A COUP AGAINST
HIS SPEAKERSHIP.
AND WE WERE DOING IT BECAUSE WE
DIDN'T FEEL LIKE HE WAS
FOLLOWING HIS WORD, THAT HE WAS
KEEPING HIS WORD
AND TO SEE A LOT OF THESE
PEOPLE JUST SORT OF BLINDLY
FOLLOW DONALD TRUMP OVER THE
PAST FOUR YEARS AND SAY NOTHING
WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP -
ACTUALLY WAS TALKING THE LAST
TWO WEEKS OF THE CAMPAIGN ABOUT
THROWING JOE BIDEN IN JAIL
HAVING HIS ATTORNEY GENERAL
THROW JOE BIDEN IN JAIL.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS
IN RUSSIA.
IT'S BIZARRE
AND I JUST KEPT WAITING FOR MY
FRIENDS TO SPEAK UP.
AND THEY JUST DIDN'T DO IT
>> Jimmy: YOU NEVER GOT, LIKE,
A LITTLE WINK, LIKE A LITTLE
JACK NICHOLSON, LIKE, IN
"CUCKOO'S NEST" LIKE -
>> YEAH.
>> NOTHING
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: NOTHING.
YEAH, THEY ALL DO.
NO, THEY WILL ALL GIVE YOU THE
LITTLE WINK OFF CAMERA
AND WE GO, "OH, YEAH, WE KNOW
HE'S CRAZY
OH, YEAH."
BUT THAT REALLY DOES -- DOES
NONE OF US ANY GOOD.
PEOPLE NEEDED TO START SAYING
IT ON CAMERA, AND FOR WHATEVER
REASON, THEY JUST COULDN'T
BRING THEMSELVES TO DO IT.
>> Jimmy: THERE'S MORE I WANT
TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT.
CAN YOU STICK AROUND FOR A
A COUPLE MORE MINUTES?
>> WOULD LOVE TO
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Jimmy: OH, I LOVE IT.
MORE WITH JOE SCARBOROUGH AND
MIKA BRZEZINSKI AFTER THE
BREAK.
COME ON BACK, EVERYBODY.
♪
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK
I'M HERE WITH JOE SCARBOROUGH
AND MIKA BRZEZINSKI.
GUYS, I WANTED TO ASK YOU
QUICKLY BECAUSE THANKSGIVING IS
A COUPLE DAYS AWAY, AND WHILE
MANY FAMILIES WON'T BE
CELEBRATING TOGETHER THIS YEAR
EVEN WHEN FAMILIES DO GET
TOGETHER VIRTUALLY, POLITICS
INEVITABLY COME UP
MIKA, YOU AND JOE NOTABLY DON'T
AGREE ON EVERYTHING
POLITICALLY.
I FIND THAT --
>> MM-MM
>> Jimmy: SO FUN TO WATCH.
AND I THINK YOU DO IT -- YOU DO
IT PERFECTLY
DO YOU HAVE ADVICE FOR FAMILIES
THAT DON'T HAVE THE SAME
POLITICAL BELIEFS?
>> DON'T TALK.
I MEAN, JUST LITERALLY, DON'T
TALK ABOUT IT FOR THANKSGIVING
BUT SERIOUSLY, DON'T TEXT ABOUT
IT
YOU NEED TO SEE YOUR FAMILY
MEMBER FACE TO FACE, AND
UNDERSTAND THEIR WHOLE REALITY,
AND MAYBE PULL BACK ON POLITICS
BECAUSE THIS WILL TAKE SOME
TIME TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER'S
POSITION
>> BOY, MIKA KNOWS ABOUT THIS
FIRSTHAND BECAUSE DURING THE
IRAQ WAR, HER BROTHER WHO'S
A REPUBLICAN, WORKED FOR
DON RUMSFELD IN THE PENTAGON
AND HER DAD, OF COURSE -
>> IT WAS --
>> WAS FIERCELY OPPOSED TO THE
IRAQ WAR
AND, MIKA, HOW DID THAT END UP
>> THERE WAS A VERY BAD
THANKSGIVING DINNER AND I WOULD
JUST SUGGEST THAT EVERYBODY BE
GRATEFUL
WE HAVE OUR HEALTH
IF WE WANT TO STAY HEALTHY,
DON'T GATHER, AND DON'T TALK,
AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: JOE, YOUR NEW BOOK,
"SAVING FREEDOM," IS OUT TODAY
IT'S ABOUT PRESIDENT
HARRY TRUMAN
HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO WRITE
ABOUT HIM.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT TRUMAN
>> THAT'S WHY.
>> YOU KNOW, TRUMAN WAS AN
EXTRAORDINARY PRESIDENT.
HE'S A GUY THAT WAS ALWAYS
UNDERESTIMATED
WHEN FDR DECIDED TO SELECT HIM
IN 1944 AS A COMPROMISE --
THEY CALLED HIM THE SECOND
MISSOURI COMPROMISE.
HIS OWN CHIEF OF STAFF SAID,
"WHO THE HELL IS HARRY TRUMAN?
WELL, HE GOT ELECTED VICE
PRESIDENT.
FDR DIED THREE MONTHS LATER
AFTER THEY GET SWORN IN.
AND AFTER HIS FIRST CABINET
MEETING, HIS SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE CAME OVER AND WAS LIKE,
"HEY
HEY, COME HERE
HEY.
WE'VE GOT SOMETHING CALLED AN
ATOMIC BOMB.
AND SO HARRY TRUMAN HAD TO -
TALK ABOUT LEARNING ON THE JOB
HE HAD TO LEARN VERY QUICKLY
BUT NOT ONLY DID HE GUIDE
AMERICA TO VICTORY IN
WORLD WAR II AT THE END, BUT HE
ALSO, HE CREATED THIS POST-WAR
STRUCTURE.
AND SO HERE WAS THIS GUY THAT
AGAIN, HE WAS CALLED A STRANGE
LITTLE MAN BY THE TOP HISTORIAN
OF HIS TIME.
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" CALLED HIM
A RUBE
"TIME" MAGAZINE CALLED HIM THE
MOUSEY LITTLE MAN FROM
MISSOURI
BUT HE HAD SUCH A SUCCESSFUL
PRESIDENCY -
>> PAINFUL
>> THAT HISTORIANS NOW, DESPITE
THE FACT HE LEFT OFFICE WITH A
A 22% APPROVAL RATING, THE
LOWEST EVER --
HISTORIANS TODAY CONSIDER HIM
TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
PRESIDENT IN FOREIGN POLICY
OVER THE PAST 75 YEARS
AND IN HIS TIME,
WINSTON CHURCHILL SAID THAT NO
ONE MORE THAN HARRY TRUMAN
SAVED WESTERN CIVILIZATION
>> Jimmy: WOW.
>> SO AN INCREDIBLE STORY ABOUT
THIS -- THIS UNDERESTIMATED MAN
FROM MISSOURI.
>> Jimmy: I'M EXCITED TO GIVE
IT A READ.
"SAVING FREEDOM" IS AVAILABLE
NOW.
IT'S OUT TODAY
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE,
AND EVERY TIME I SEE YOU GUYS,
I THINK OF WHEN WE FIRST
STARTED ON "LATE NIGHT" AND HOW
GOOD YOU GUYS WERE TO ME AND
OUR TEAM OVER HERE
SO THANKS AGAIN, GUYS, AND
HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE A VERY SAFE
AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING
>> YOU, TOO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, JOE
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> OH.
THANK YOU, MIKA.
GLAD YOU REMEMBERED.
>> Jimmy: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.
JOE SCARBOROUGH,
MIKA BRZEZINSKI, EVERYBODY
YOU CAN SEE THEM ON
"MORNING JOE" AIRING WEEKDAYS
AT 6:00 A.M. ON MSNBC, AND
JOE'S BOOK, "SAVING FREEDOM:
TRUMAN, THE COLD WAR, AND THE
FIGHT FOR WESTERN CIVILIZATION"
IS OUT NOW
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
PAUL BETTANY, EVERYONE
STICK AROUND
♪
>> Jimmy: MY NEXT GUEST IS A
A VERY TALENTED ACTOR.
HE STARS IN THE NEW FILM "UNCLE
FRANK," WHICH BEGINS STREAMING
TOMORROW ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
HERE'S OUR PAL PAUL BETTANY.
PAUL, IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU
COME ON, WHAT IS THE -
>> WHAT?
I MEAN, JUST -- I'M GOING TO BE
THE WORST INTERVIEW EVER
NOTHING FUN OR KIND OR EVEN
NOTEWORTHY HAS HAPPENED TO ME
IN NINE MONTHS
>> Jimmy: WELL -
>> SO, YOU KNOW, GOOD LUCK WITH
YOUR INTERVIEW
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WELL, I WILL SAY, HOW
ABOUT -- THANKSGIVING IS TWO
DAYS AWAY.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT
THAT
THAT SHOULD BE FUN
>> NO, NOT REALLY.
NO, I MEAN, HERE IS THE THING
ABOUT THANKSGIVING
I HAVE BEEN HERE
I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS
I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S
FOR.
I MEAN, IS IT LIKE A DRESS
REHEARSAL FOR CHRISTMAS OR
SOMETHING?
I MEAN WHAT IS THE -
>> YOU'RE GIVING THANKS.
>> WHAT'S THE POINT OF IT?
>> SAY WHAT?
>> ARE WE GIVING THANKS?
OKAY, WELL, YOU CAN GIVE THANKS
FOR --
I HAVE BEEN LISTENING FOR TWO
DECADES TO ALL OF MY AMERICAN
FRIENDS BITCHING AND MOANING
ABOUT HAVING TO GO SEE THEIR
DREADFUL RIGHT WING REPUBLICAN
IN-LAWS, AND THEN, FINALLY,
THEY'VE GOT AN EXCUSE NOT TO
GO, AND EVERYBODY IS SUDDENLY
LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, YOU CAN'T
TAKE THANKSGIVING AWAY."
I MEAN, I LITERALLY, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT.
I MEAN, I GOT TO SAY, I DO LIKE
THE -- I DO LIKE THE FOOD
EXCEPT YOU DO A FEW WEIRD
THINGS
WELL, NOT EVEN WEIRD, BUT
UNHOLY
LIKE, YOU PUT MARSHMALLOWS ON
TOP OF SWEET POTATOES AND
STUFF --
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHICH IS LIKE, "ARE YOU ARE
TRYING TO BRING ON THE
RAPTURE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: SOME PEOPLE, YEAH.
I UNDERSTAND
THAT ONE TOOK IT A LITTLE BIT
TOO FAR, BUT YEAH.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR NEW
FILM, "UNCLE FRANK."
BEFORE THOUGH, I WANT TO
MENTION YOUR NEW MARVEL DISNEY
PLUS SHOW THAT IS COMING SOON.
THAT I CANNOT WAIT FOR -
"WANDAVISION," IT'S BASICALLY
A MARVEL SITCOM AND YOU FILMED
IT FROM A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S FROM THE
'50s OR THE '40s, LIKE "I LOVE
LUCY" TYPE OF THING.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR YOU TO
FILM IN FRONT OF A LIVE STUDIO
AUDIENCE -- TO DO A SITCOM
>> I WAS INCREDIBLY NERVOUS
ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.
I HAVEN'T BEEN IN FRONT OF A
A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE FOR
20 YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT
AND THEN, I -- YOU KNOW, IT
JUST REALLY POINTED OUT GREAT
THINGS ABOUT MY CHARACTER, LIKE
HOW SHALLOW I AM
BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS REALLY -
YOU HAVE THIS TRAPPED STUDIO -
YOU KNOW THIS, YOU HAVE
A TRAPPED AUDIENCE
THEY FEEL OBLIGED TO LAUGH
>> Jimmy: THEY'RE NOT TRAPPED.
THEY WANT TO BE HERE
THEY WANT TO BE -- THEY LOVE TO
LAUGH.
NO ONE IS TRAPPED.
THEY ARE PSYCHED
AND THEN, YOU RECITE THESE
LINES, YOU COULD SEE
PAUL BETTANY AT HIS BEST,
AND --
JUST TO SEE YOU IN PERSON WOULD
BE FUN
BUT THEN, YOU GET TO CRACK
JOKES.
AND, I THINK -
>> YOU GET TO CRACK JOKES?
IT ACTUALLY REMINDED ME OF A
A TIME WHERE I WAS -- I WAS
IN -
I WAS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND
I WAS MAKING A MOVIE CALLED "A
KNIGHT'S TALE," AND I HAD TO DO
THESE SPEECHES IN ENGLISH IN
FRONT OF A CZECH AUDIENCE, AND
THEY HAD TO LAUGH UPROARIOUSLY,
AND OF COURSE, THEY DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND A WORD I WAS SAYING,
SO THEY WROTE THESE CARDS THAT
SAID LAUGH IN CZECH.
AND THEY WOULD LIFT THEM UP AND
EVERYBODY WOULD LAUGH, AND
THERE WAS LITERALLY NO
BEGINNING TO MY DEBTS.
BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I WAS
KILLING PEOPLE, YOU KNOW WHAT I
MEAN
>> Jimmy: YEAH, NO, YOU FEEL
THAT WAY
YOU GO, "OH, COME ON, DON'T
FAKE LAUGH AT ME."
PLEASE, EITHER EARN IT OR DON'T
EARN IT, YEAH.
>> OH, GOD, I DID NOT FEEL
THAT
I FELT THE ABSOLUTE OPPOSITE OF
THAT
IT WAS ENOUGH FOR ME
>> Jimmy: OH, REALLY
OH, THAT WOULD HAVE DRIVEN ME
CRAZY.
>> OH, I DON'T HAVE ANY
PERSONAL RESOURCES
I MEAN, I'M INCREDIBLY SHALLOW
SO LIKE, JUST THE ACTION OF
PEOPLE LAUGHING WAS ENOUGH FOR
ME
THEY DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO MEAN
IT
>> Jimmy: SO YOU WERE ACTUALLY
JUST GOING, LIKE, THIS IS THE
WAY IT IS.
THIS IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE
WHEN I SAY THE THING, YOU
LAUGH.
>> 100%.
100%
I FOUND -- I HAVE FOUND MY
WHEEL HOUSE.
I HAVE RUINED MY LIFE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I WASTED MY LIFE
I SHOULD'VE BEEN IN SITCOMS THE
WHOLE TIME
THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD'VE --
YEAH, TOTALLY.
>> Jimmy: IT LOOKS SO COOL
IT'S LIKE BLACK AND WHITE, BUT
IT'S IN HD
IT JUST LOOKS -- I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO DESCRIBE IT
"WANDAVISION."
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
DISNEY PLUS.
BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
NEW FILM, "UNCLE FRANK."
IT PREMIERED AT SUNDANCE
AND IT'S GETTING GREAT REVIEWS
YOU IN PARTICULAR ARE GETTING
GREAT REVIEWS.
CAN YOU SET UP THIS FILM
>> IT IS PART COMING OF AGE
STORY, AND THAT PART IS TAKEN
CARE OF BY SOFIA LEWIS, WHO'S
JUST AMAZING IN THE MOVIE, AND
IT'S PART COMING OUT STORY,
WHICH I DEAL WITH.
I PLAY THIS GUY CALLED FRANK,
HE'S FROM SOUTH CAROLINA BUT HE
IS LIVING IN NEW YORK IN
THE '70s AND HE HAS A PARTNER,
WHO IS A MAN, WHO IS PLAYED BY
PETER MACDISSI, WHOSE NAME IS
WALLY.
AND HE IS KEEPING THE TWO PARTS
OF HIS LIFE SEPARATE, AND HE
HASN'T COME OUT TO HIS FAMILY
IN THE SOUTH
AND THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER
MEANS THAT HE HAS TO -- HE HAS
TO HEAD HOME TO THE SOUTH.
AND THE TWO PARTS -- THE TWO
PARTS OF HIS LIFE JUST COME
SORT OF CRASHING TOGETHER.
AND IT'S -- IT'S A MOVING FILM
BUT WITH JOKES
>> >> Jimmy: WELL, HOPEFULLY,
PEOPLE CAN WATCH THIS AND GET
A FEW LAUGHS, BUT ALSO, START
SOME CONVERSATIONS
IT'S AWESOME THAT YOU DID THIS
BUD.
I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP
HERE IS PAUL BETTANY IN "UNCLE
FRANK," TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
>> SO THAT IS TWO ROOMS AT
$14 EACH
>> I DON'T THINK WE NEED TWO
ROOMS.
WE CAN MAKE DO WITH ONE IF YOU
HAVE A COT
>> WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP?
>> HMM
>> THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
TWO OF YOU
AND THE YOUNG LADY OVER THERE?
>> OH, SHE'S MY NIECE.
I'M HIS NEPHEW
>> I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO NEED
THE YOUNG LADY TO STAY IN HER
OWN ROOM
>> YEAH.
THAT MAKES SENSE
>> OKAY.
>> Jimmy: PAUL BETTANY,
EVERYBODY.
"UNCLE FRANK" BEGINS STREAMING
ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO TOMORROW
PAUL, ANY TIME IN THE WORLD, IF
YOU'RE FEELING DOWN, YOU CAN
COME ON MY SHOW, AND THAT'S MY
JOB TO FLIP IT AROUND.
YOU'RE THE FUNNIEST AND THE
COOLEST.
WE LOVE YOU BUDDY.
CONGRATS AND COME BACK
WHENEVER
>> I LOVE YOU TOO, MAN
>> Jimmy: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH MORE "TONIGHT SHOW,"
EVERYBODY.
BYE BUD.
>> MUCH LOVE, BYE.
♪
>> Jimmy: PERFORMING THEIR HIT
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COLLEGE GIRLS GIVE A
HEAD IN MY RAFS ♪
♪ ROCKSTAR LIFE
SO MUCH MONEY I'LL
MAKE YOU LAUGH HEY
THEY HATE AND ♪
♪ YOU CAN'T MISS WHAT
YOU NEVER HAD HE
OFF THE JUIC
DIRTY GOT ME TRIPPING ♪
♪ COPPED THE COUP
WOKE UP ROOF WAS MISSING
ICE LEMONADE
MY NECK WAS DRIPPIN' ♪
♪ ICE LEMON
IC
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