>> Steve: FROM ROCKEFELLER
CENTER IN THE HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY, IT'S "THE
TONIGHT SHOW STARRING
JIMMY FALLON."
TONIGHT, JOIN JIMMY AND HIS
GUESTS -
KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY
TERRY GROSS,
MUSICAL GUEST, FONTAINES D.C
AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY
ROOTS CREW
AND NOW, HERE'S YOUR HOST,
JIMMY FALLON
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
>> Jimmy: HI, EVERYONE,
WELCOME.
WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO
"THE TONIGHT SHOW.
THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
I FEEL THE LOVE.
I FEEL LIKE THE GAMESTOP OF
LATE NIGHT, I REALLY DO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH, RIGHT NOW, THE WORLD HAS
BEEN SEPARATED IN TO TWO
GROUPS, THOSE WHO HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE STOCK
MARKET AND THOSE WHO HAVE NO
IDEA BUT INVESTED ANYWAY
WELL GUYS, SOME NEWS OUT OF
WASHINGTON, IT LOOS LIKE
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS LIKELY TO
KEEP THE SPACE FORCE
YEAH
WHEN ASKED WHY THEY'RE KEEPING
SPACE FORCE, A BIDEN
SPOKESPERSON SAID, "BECAUSE
IT'S FUNNY."
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S RIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE
SPACE FORCE IS HERE TO STAY.
APPARENTLY BIDEN HAD NO CHOICE
AFTER TRUMP SIGNED A 30 YEAR
LEASE WITH THE MOON.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEP, BIDEN IS KEEPING THE SPACE
FORCE AROUND FOR A VERY
IMPORTANT MISSION.
HE'S GOING TO USE THEM TO KNOCK
DOWN THE WALL.
BIDEN'S DECISION IS ACTUALLY A
A BIG DEAL
WHEN THEY HEARD, THE TWO
MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE
HIGH-FIVED IN THEIR BASEMENT
CUBICAL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEP, BIDEN IS KEEPING THE SPACE
FORCE, BUT THEIR BUDGET IS
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOT TUB
REGULATIONS AND THE OFFICE
OF -
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU JUMPED ON IT, MAN.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOT TUB
REGULATIONS AND THE OFFICE OF
VCR REPAIRS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO, IN BETWEEN, IN BETWIXT
IN BETWIXT THE TWO
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SO MUCH
GOING ON RIGHT NOW
I MEAN, THE STOCK MARKET IS ALL
OVER THE PLACE
NETFLIX JUST ANNOUNCED THAT
"BRIDGERTON" IS THEIR MOST
WATCHED SERIES EVER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
A MARGARITAVILLE RESORT IS
OPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF
TIMES SQUARE AND THERE'S A
A GRAPE-NUTS SHORTAGE.
THERE'S A LOT TO GO OVER
SO, LET'S JUST JUMP IN AND
COVER IT ALL AT ONCE
IT'S TIME FOR A NEWS SMASH
>> Jimmy: FIRST UP, THE STOCK
MARKET
PEOPLE ON REDDIT STARTED BUYING
STOCK IN GAMESTOP AS A JOKE.
AND IT CAUSED SO MUCH CHAOS
THAT SOME CEOs WANT TRADING TO
BE HALTED.
PEOPLE CAN'T KEEP THEIR EYES
OFF THE MARKET RIGHT NOW, YOU
KNOW WHAT ELSE PEOPLE CAN'T
KEEP THEIR EYES OFF OF
"BRIDGERTON.
IT'S OFFICIALLY THE MOST
WATCHED SERIES IN NETFLIX
HISTORY WITH 82 MILLION
VIEWERS.
THE CHARACTERS ARE HIGH SOCIETY
LONDONERS, SO FANCY AND PROPER,
KIND OF LIKE PEOPLE WHO
WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD AT THE
NEW MARGARITAVILLE RESORT IN
TIMES SQUARE
IT'S COMING LATE THIS YEAR
IT HAS AN OUTDOOR POOL, ROOFTOP
VIEWS AND A GIANT STATUE OF
LIBERTY HOLDING A MARGARITA.
IF YOU ASK ME THE WHOLE THING
SEEMS NUTS
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
YEP, THERE'S A GRAPE-NUTS
SHORTAGE
THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S DIFFICULT
TO PRODUCE THE CEREAL RIGHT NOW
AND MOST STORES ARE OUT OF
STOCK.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
ARE STOCK'S GOING UP, DOWN
IT FEELS LIKE REDDIT TOOK
A HAMMER TO THE MARKET AND NOW
THE SYSTEM'S TOTALLY SMASHED
AND IF YOU WANT TO GET TOTALLY
SMASHED, WHY NOT TRY THE
MARGARITAVILLE RESORT IN TIMES
SQUARE
YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T SWIM
WITH A BUNCH OF DRUNK
STRANGERS, BUT DO YOUR THING,
I'LL BE ON MY COUCH SIPPING TEA
AND WATCHING "BRIDGERTON."
IT'S A GREAT SHOW, THERE'S
ROMANCE, SCANDAL, AND IN THAT
CLASSIC BRITISH FASHION, THE
HUMOR IS REALLY DRY.
BUT NOT NEARLY AS DRY AS
GRAPE-NUTS
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
EVERYONE'S FAVORITE GRAVEL
BASED CEREAL
[ LAUGHTER ]
THE COMPANY IS SUFFERING
AND THAT'S WHY WE SHOULD ALL
BUY NOW.
GET IT WHILE IT'S LOW.
THERE CAN BE AS RICH AS
EVERYONE ON "BRIDGERTON.
IN CONCLUSION, IT'S TAKING A
A HIT.
IT'S FULL OF BRITS
IT'S A SPOON FULL OF GRIT.
ELMO'S ABOUT TO GET LIT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THIS HAS BEEN A NEWS SMASH
♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
WELL, GUYS AS I MENTIONED,
NETFLIX JUST ANNOUNCED THAT
"BRIDGERTON" IS ITS MOST
WATCHED NEWS SERIES EVER
MEANWHILE, EVERYONE WHO FINALLY
LEARNED HOW TO PLAY CHESS IS
LIKE, "OH, COME ON."
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEP, THE SHOW'S A HIT.
THE REVIEWS CALL IT ROMANTIC,
PASSIONATE AND SOMETHING I
REGRET WATCHING WITH MY
PARENTS.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
THIS IS HOW POPULAR THE SHOW
IS
TODAY I WALKED PAST
A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND ONE OF
THE GUYS WAS LIKE, "DAPHNE'S
EMPIRE WAIST DRESS IN EPISODE
SEVEN WAS ABSOLUTELY
FASCINATING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
"LOU, NO SPOILERS.
YEP, "BRIDGERTON" IS NETFLIX'S
MOST WATCHED SERIES.
ON THE FLIP SIDE THEY JUST
ANNOUNCED THEIR LEAST WATCHED
SERIES IS THE GREAT BRITISH
BATHING SHOW
[ LAUGHTER ]
I LIKE THAT SHOW
HEY, LIKE I WAS SAYING BEFORE,
LATER THIS SPRING, TIMES SQUARE
IS GETTING A $300 MILLION
MARGARITAVILLE RESORT WITH AN
OUTDOOR POOL
RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY WAY TO GET
A TROPICAL ESCAPE IN THE MIDDLE
OF MANHATTAN IS TO STAND OVER
A SUBWAY GRATE
[ LAUGHTER ]
RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY WAY TO GO
TO A POOL IN THE MIDDLE OF
NEW YORK CITY IS TO HEAD OVER
TO PORT AUTHORITY AFTER IT
RAINS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SOME FASHION NEWS.
I SAW THAT LOUIS VUITTON
RECENTLY UNVEILED ITS FALL
2021 MENSWEAR COLLECTION, WHICH
INCLUDES 3D SKYLINE COATS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE THINGS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Questlove: NO
>> Jimmy: IT'S REAL.
YEAH, THE COATS ACTUALLY HAVE
A THEME.
IT'S CALLED NO SEX IN THE CITY
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
IF YOU GO TO A COAT CHECK, THEY
DON'T EVEN GIVE YOU A TICKET
THEY GO, I'LL REMEMBER
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU'RE IN NEW YORK, YOU CAME IN
DRESSED AS NEW YORK CITY
I KNOW
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE
BACKGROUND ACTORS IN A SCHOOL
PLAY
IT'S LIKE, YOU DIDN'T GET THE
LEAD, HONEY.
BUT YOU'RE JUST AS IMPORTANT,
YOU'RE PLAYING THE SET
AND FINALLY A NEW LAWSUIT OUT
OF CALIFORNIA ALLEGES THAT
SUBWAY'S TUNA IS NOT ACTUALLY
TUNA, AND IS REALLY A MIXTURE
OF VARIOUS CONCOCTIONS
[ AUDIENCE OHS ]
MEANWHILE, BLIMPIE IS LIKE,
"SHH, DON'T MAKE EYE CONTACT
[ LAUGHTER ]
NO ONE WILL NOTICE."
TO BE FAIR, SUBWAY ACTUALLY
DOES HAVE REAL TUNA, BUT YOU
HAVE TO ORDER THE MEATBALLS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW, GIVE IT
UP FOR THE ROOTS EVERYBODY
♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: OH
OH
WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU
TONIGHT.
HE CO-WROTE AND PERFORMS THE
AUDIO SERIES, "THE HISTORY OF
SKETCH COMEDY" ON AUDIBLE,
KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY IS HERE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
PLUS, SHE'S THE HOST AND
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF "FRESH
AIR" ON NPR, TERRY GROSS IS
HERE
[ APPLAUSE ]
AND WE GOT GREAT MUSIC FROM
FONTAINES D.C.
[ APPLAUSE ]
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW
THIS MORNING, THE COOLEST THING
HAPPENED TODAY
SO WE HAD THAD COCKRELL ON THE
SHOW, WHO IS THIS GUY -- GREAT
MUSICIAN, AND I HAD HEARD HIS
SONG IN A HARDWARE STORE, I
SHAZAMED IT.
AND WE BOOKED HIM ON "THE
TONIGHT SHOW," AND HE WAS ABOUT
TO CHANGE PROFESSIONS.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT PROFESSION, BY
THE WAY, HE WAS GOING TO CHANGE
TO
>> Tariq: WHAT
PLUMBER.
>> Jimmy: NO
>> Tariq: WHAT
>> Jimmy: HE WANTS TO MAKE HIS
OWN HOT SAUCE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE
SOMETHING WITH MUSIC
>> Tariq: RIGHT.
>> Jimmy: BUT HE'S A CHEF AS
WELL, I GUESS, BUT HE STILL CAN
DO A HOT SAUCE
>> Tariq: HE CAN DO IT NOW
>> Jimmy: YEAH, ANYWAYS, THE
NAME OF THE SONG IS "SWINGING.
"IF I'M GONNA GO DOWN I'M GONNA
GO DOWN SWINGING" IS THE HOOK
OF THE SONG.
HE PLAYED WITH THE ROOTS ON OUR
SHOW
"THE TODAY SHOW," I GOT AN
E-MAIL FROM CARSON DAILY LAST
NIGHT, HE SAID, "DUDE, THAT WAS
THE COOLEST STORY, I'M FREAKING
OUT, THAT'S AWESOME ABOUT THIS
GUY.
I'M GONNA DO A PIECE ABOUT IT,
ON 'THE TODAY SHOW.'" I GO,
"THAT'S SO COOL MAN, THAT'S
GREAT, THANKS.
I KNOW CARSON LOVES MUSIC.
ANYWAYS, HE DOES AN APPEARANCE
ON "THE TODAY SHOW," THIS IS
HIS ALBUM RIGHT HERE
"IN CASE YOU FEEL THE SAME."
AND THE SONG IS "SWINGING.
AND RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY ON
iTUNES -
[ DRUMROLL ]
IT IS THE NUMBER ONE SONG.
>> Tariq: WHOA
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
>> Jimmy: ISN'T THAT GREAT
COME ON.
ISN'T THAT GREAT
>> Questlove: WOW.
>> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH.
>> Tariq: I HEARD WHEN YOU DID
THE ALBUM TITLE YOU TOOK MY
ADVICE, JUST THAT YOU DROPPED
THAT IF.
YOU JUST SAID, IT'S CALLED IN
CASE YOU FEEL -- DON'T CHANGE
IT NOW
YOU SAID IN CASE YOU FEEL THE
SAME
YOU DIDN'T SAY IF.
>> Jimmy: I THINK I MIGHT OF
SNUCK IF IN THERE.
>> Questlove: NO
>> Tariq: MAYBE YOU SAID FIN
CASE YOU FEEL THE SAME
I DON'T KNOW
>> Jimmy: FIN.
ALEX CAN WE ROLL THE TAPE?
DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE --
>> Questlove: NO, COME ON.
>> Jimmy: ME SAYING WHAT I
SAID
I THINK I SAID "IF IN CASE YOU
FEEL THE SAME.
>> Tariq: OKAY
>> Jimmy: THIS IS HIS ALBUM
RIGHT HERE, "IN CASE YOU FEEL
THE SAME."
>> Tariq: COME ON, COME ON
♪
>> Jimmy: I JUST WANTED TO SEE
IF YOU WERE LISTENING.
PAYING ATTENTION
>> Tariq: YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S
COOL
JUST SAY, "HEY TARIQ."
>> Jimmy: YOU CAN CALL IT
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT
>> Tariq: I'M A HUGE INFLUENCE,
I GET IT
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU CAN CALL IT
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT
YOU KNOW WHAT I CALL IT, NUMBER
ONE, BABY.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
NUMBER ONE
IT MIGHT BE HARD TO BELIEVE
EVERYBODY, BUT IT'S BEEN ONE
WEEK SINCE BIDEN HAD HIS FIRST
FULL DAY ON THE JOB AND I HAVE
TO SAY IT'S BEEN A PRETTY
EVENTFUL WEEK.
>> Tariq: I'LL SAY, JIMMY.
♪ IT'S BEEN ONE WEE
SINCE YOU LOOKED AT ME
COCKED YOUR HEAD TO THE SIDE
AND SAID I'M ANGRY ♪
>> Jimmy: HEY, TARIQ
NO, NO, NO, COME ON.
GUYS
NO, COME ON.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
>> Tariq: WHAT
>> Jimmy: I SAID NO "ONE WEEK,"
NO BARENAKED LADIES.
WE JUST TALK ABOUT BIDEN AND WE
GET OUT.
>> Tariq: OKAY, FINE, WHATEVER
YOU SAY.
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU.
AS I WAS SAYING, IT'S BEEN -
♪ ONE SINCE YOU LOOKED AT ME
GOT YOUR HAND TO THE SIDE AND
SAID I WAS ANGRY ♪
>> Jimmy: GUYS, GUYS, GUYS,
COME ON.
>> Questlove: ACTUALLY, JIMMY
THAT WAS MY FAULT.
I THOUGHT YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND
IN THAT SPAN OF TIME
SORRY.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: SPAN OF TIME
IT'S BEEN --
♪ ONE WEE
SINCE YOU LOOKED AT ME
COCKED YOUR HEAD TO THE SIDE
AND SAID I'M ANGRY ♪
>> Jimmy: HEY, HEY, HEY, NO!
NO
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
NO
WE'RE NOT DOING THE SONG
NOT DOING THE SONG
I HAVE TO DO MY SERIOUS COMEDY
JOKES AND THEN WE HAVE TO MOVE
ON
OKAY
>> Tariq: YEP.
COOL
>> Questlove: SURE, SURE
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THANK YOU.
LIKE I WAS SAYING.
BIDEN HAS BEEN IN OFFICE FOR
ONE WEEK, AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
[ DRUM ROLL
FINE
♪ IT'S BEEN ONE WEE
SINCE THE PEARLY GRI
COCKED HIS HEAD TO THE SID
AND SAID I'M BIDEN ♪
♪ FIVE DA
OF THE BERNIE MEME
LET'S COME TOGETHER AND GE
OUT THE VACCINE ♪
♪ THREE DAYS SINC
THE DOGGIES MOVE
THEY DROPPED OFF A GIF
IN ERIC'S OLD BEDROOM ♪
♪ THE OTHER DAY A
IMPEACHING SPREE BUT IT'LL
STILL BE TWO YEARS UNTIL
TRUMP SAYS HE'S SORRY ♪
♪ LET'S BE REAL
HE WON'T SAY
THAT HE'S SORRY ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: STICK AROUND, WE'LL
BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
"TONIGHT SHOW" EVERYBODY
♪
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY.
THAT WAS JUST MY -- IT'S MY
DANCE MOVE
>> Questlove: OH
>> Jimmy: IT'S SUBTLE AND IT'S
LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE UP
JUST PLAY A GROOVE, JUST PLAY
ANY TYPE OF GROOVE
♪
>> Tariq: WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?
>> Jimmy: WHAT'S THAT?
>> Tariq: WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?
>> Jimmy: I THINK I CALL IT?
IT'S CALLED THE --
>> Tariq: THE FLY-BOW, BECAUSE
YOU CATCH A FLY AND YOU THROW
A LITTLE BOW
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, OKAY
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, YEAH, YOU CAN CALL IT THE
FLY-BOW, BUT IT WORKS.
GIVE ME ANOTHER SONG
GIVE ME ANY OTHER BEAT
>> Questlove: OKAY
♪
>> Jimmy: IS THAT THE SAME
BEAT
>> Tariq: IS THAT THE SAME
BEAT
NO, IT'S NOT THE SAME BEAT
>> Jimmy: WITH -- WITH FLY-BOW,
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
>> Tariq: RIGHT, RIGHT
>> Questlove: LISTEN TO THIS
ONE, TWO, THREE.
♪
♪ IT'S BEEN ♪
>> Jimmy: HEY, GUYS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT IS TIME FOR "TONIGHT SHOW"
HASHTAGS
HERE WE GO
♪ HASHTAG
HASHTAGS ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: WE DO THIS THING
EVERY WEEK WHERE I SEND OUT
A HASHTAG AND I ASK YOU GUYS TO
RESPOND TO THAT TOPIC.
SO, SINCE I SENT OUT THE
HASHTAG, MY WORST INVENTION IS
WHAT I SENT OUT.
WE ASKED YOU GUYS TO TELL US
ABOUT SOMETHING WEIRD OR FUNNY
THAT YOU'VE INVENTED THAT WAS
JUST TERRIBLE.
WITHIN MINUTES, IT WAS A
A TRENDING TOPIC IN THE U.S.
SO THANK YOU FOR PLAYING ALONG
WITH US.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WE DO APPRECIATE IT.
AND NOW, I THOUGHT I WOULD
SHARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE, MY
WORST INVENTION RESPONSES FROM
YOU GUYS
HERE WE GO, THE FIRST ONE IS
FROM, @UTJONESY.
HE SAYS, "WHEN I WAS A KID, I
BROKE THE REMOTE TO MY BEDROOM
TELEVISION SO I TAPED A DRUM
STICK TO THE HANDLE OF A THREE
WOOD AND USED IT TO REACH THE
TV."
[ APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S A GOOD ONE, YEAH.
IT'S A UNIVERSAL REMOTE.
UM, THIS ONE IS FROM,
@BESSEYBOY
HE SAYS, "HONESTLY, IT MAY BE
A BEST INVENTION, BUT A CANDLE
THAT SMELLS LIKE THE SMELL OF
A CANDLE THAT WAS JUST BLOWN
OUT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT
INVENTION, I LOVE THAT IDEA.
I'M GOING TO PUT IT IN THE GOOD
INVENTION IDEAS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS ONE IS FROM, @SEANFULFORD
HE SAYS, "INSTEAD OF FILLING A
A WATER BED UP WITH WATER, YOU
FILL IT WITH BEER, THEN YOU PUT
A STRAW IN IT AND DRINK.
IF YOU GET DRUNK AND PASS OUT,
YOU ARE ALREADY IN YOUR BED.
[ APPLAUSE ]
WHY NOT JUST DO A PILLOW
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: BED MIGHT BE TOO --
GOES IN THE WORST.
>> Questlove: YEAH
>> Jimmy: NOW, WELCOME BACK TO
PILES.
OUR NEW BIT.
THIS IS FROM, @THISISI70102868
>> Questlove: WHAT
>> Jimmy: SHE SAYS, "WHEN I WAS
TEN, I MADE A PARACHUTE OUT OF
FOUR GARBAGE BAGS, STRING AND
TAPE
MY BROTHER STOPPED ME RIGHT
BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO JUMP OFF
THE ROOF
OH, MY GOD
DO NOT DO THAT
[ APPLAUSE ]
OH, MY GOODNESS.
BROTHER SAVED YOU.
THIS ONE IS FROM @VSAYYES.
SAY YES.
VSAYYAS.
>> Questlove: YAS.
>> Jimmy: YAS?
>> Tariq: VSAYYES.
>> Jimmy: CVS?
>> Tariq: VALGREEN'S
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: SHE SAYS, "I PUT A
A PINT OF ICE CREAM INTO A BEER
COOZIE, SO I CAN EAT IT AND
KEEPING MY HANDS WARM.
HEY!
THAT'S GOOD.
[ APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S GOING IN THE GOOD PILE.
THIS ONE IS FROM, @HESAKI.
YEAH
>> Questlove: THEY ARE GETTING
YOU WITH THE NAMES TODAY
>> Jimmy: IT IS, LOOKING AT IT,
IT LOOKS LIKE THE LETTERS OF
CHEESECAKE BUT MOVED AROUND OR
SOMETHING.
>> Questlove: HM-MM, AWE
>> Jimmy: SHE SAYS, "I ONCE
CRUSHED UP POTATO CHIPS -- I
ONCE CRUSHED UP POTATO CHIPS
AND MIXED IT WITH WATER.
I CALL IT THE CHIP SOUP.
MY DAD MADE ME EAT IT AS
PUNISHMENT FOR WASTING FOOD.
THERE YOU GO
[ APPLAUSE
GOOD JOB, DAD.
CHIP SOUP.
THIS ONE IS FROM, @MADDIEXB.
HE SAYS, "I BUILT 215 HORRIBLE
INVENTIONS OVER THE PAST
21 MONTHS.
HERE ARE FOUR OF MY FAVORITES.
THE ONE BUTT JEANS
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Questlove: WHAT
NO
>> Jimmy: THAT'S PRETTY GOOD
THE TEARINGS
>> THE TEARINGS.
>> Questlove: OH, GOD.
OH, NO
>> Jimmy: THE GATOR GRIPS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
AND THE AVOCADO ON A STICK
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Tariq: OH, MAN.
>> Questlove: THAT'S SERIOUS
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> Tariq: YOU ARE NOT SPENDING
ENOUGH TIME.
HE IS NOT SPENDING ENOUGH TIME
ON HIS INVENTIONS.
HE IS DOING TOO MUCH
>> Jimmy: YOU LIKE IT?
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Questlove: WAIT, THE GATOR
GRIPS, IS THAT CROCKS ON THE
HAND
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> Questlove: OH, NO
>> Jimmy: YOU IN TO IT
THE AUDIENCE LIKES IT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
IT GOES IN THE WIN
THESE SHOULD BE INVENTIONS
THIS IS LIKE "SHARK TANK."
YEAH
>> Questlove: YEAH
>> Jimmy: THIS IS FROM
@MICHELLECAVNIL7
SHE SAYS, "MY BOYFRIEND HAD
COLD FEET AND SAID HE WISHED
SOMEBODY INVENTED FEET
SWEATSHIRTS.
HE FORGOT ABOUT SOCKS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪
FEET SWEATSHIRTS
I JUST THOUGHT, "I'M GOING TO
BE A BILLIONAIRE."
THIS ONE IS FROM, @BLAREDWEST.
HE SAYS, "WHEN WE WERE SEVEN,
MY BEST FRIEND AND I MADE AN
AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM FOR OUR
CLUBHOUSE, USING EMPTY TOILET
PAPER ROLLS FILLED WITH ICE AND
A FAN BLOWING THROUGH THEM
KIND OF WORKED TOO
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Questlove: GOOD
GOOD
>> Jimmy: YEAH, GOOD
>> Tariq: I WILL ALLOW IT.
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK TO "YEAH
GOOD."
YEAH, GOOD
THIS LAST ONE HERE IS FROM
@SARAHTROTSLER
SHE SAYS, "FOR YEARS, I'VE HAD
THE IDEA TO INVENT UBER BUT
WITH BOATS INSTEAD OF CARS, YOU
CAN CALL IT BOOBER."
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS ]
THERE YOU GO
THOSE ARE OUR "TONIGHT SHOW"
HASHTAGS EVERYBODY
YOU CAN CHECK OUT MORE OF OUR
FAVORITES, GO TO
TONIGHTSHOW.COM/HASHTAGS
WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY, EVERYBODY.
COME ON BACK
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
>> Jimmy: MY FIRST GUEST IS AN
EMMY-WINNING ACTOR, WRITER AND
PRODUCER
HE CO-WROTE AND PERFORMS THE
NEW AUDIO SERIES CALLED "THE
HISTORY OF SKETCH COMEDY,"
WHICH IS AVAILABLE TODAY
EXCLUSIVELY ON AUDIBLE
HERE IS KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY
>> AH-HA
JIMMY FALLON
>> Jimmy: IF THERE WAS AN
AUDIENCE HERE, THEY WOULD BE
GOING BONKERS FOR YOU.
BUDDY, IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE
YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
>> YOU TOO, MY FRIEND.
>> Jimmy: LAST TIME YOU WERE ON
OUR SHOW, WE DID A THING CALLED
"WHEEL OF MUSICAL IMPRESSIONS.
>> YES
>> Jimmy: AND YOU CRUSHED IT
AND IT WENT VIRAL, THANK YOU
FOR DOING THAT BIT WITH US
I KNEW YOU COULD DO SOME
IMPRESSIONS BUT I DON'T THINK
EVERYONE KNEW THAT YOU COULD
SING LIKE THAT
IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
>> YEAH.
THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN THAT I
GOT -- THAT WE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT
TOGETHER
BECAUSE I REALLY, I LOVE TO
SING
AND A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T KNOW
THAT ABOUT ME.
LET ALONE THAT I COULD SING IN
A STYLE OR STYLES AS IT WERE
>> Jimmy: IT WAS BOB MARLEY.
WE DID MICHAEL STIPE
YOU DID SINATRA.
>> SINATRA, BABY
YEAH, THAT WAS, OH MY GOD, IT
WAS SO MUCH FUN.
>> Jimmy: DO YOU DO ANY OTHER
MUSICAL IMPRESSIONS THAT WE
DIDN'T TOUCH ON?
>> I CAN DO IMPRESSIONS OF
CERTAIN MUSICIANS.
SO I CAN DO AN IMPRESSION OF
SNOOP.
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN DO
I CAN IMPERSONATE EDDIE VEDDER
I THINK EDDIE VEDDER IS ALWAYS
GOOD
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE ♪
YOU KNOW
♪
I DON'T KNOW ANY WORDS TO ANY
PEARL JAM SONGS.
I JUST KNOW --
♪
AND YOU CAN'T OPEN YOUR EYES
AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR
EYES -
>> Jimmy: YEAH, AND YOU'VE GOT
TO KEEP YOUR EYES, AND GET INTO
IT
>> THE ONLY OTHER THING ELSE
THAT I DO IS, I CAN DO
SNOOP DOGG, NOT RAPPING, PER
SE
BUT I WAS IN "PITCH PERFECT 2"
AND HE WAS IN IT AND HE AND I
WERE IN A SCENE TOGETHER
I WAS PLAYING A MUSIC PRODUCER,
AND I REMEMBER HE CAME ON SET
AND EVERYBODY WAS LIKE REALLY
GIDDY.
AND HE WALKED PAST ME AND AS HE
WAS WALKING PAST ME, HE LOOKS
AT ME BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT I
USED TO IMPERSONATE HIM ON "MAD
TV."
SO HE WALKED PAST ME AND HE
WENT, "YOU A BAD, BAD BOY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YES!
I LOVE THAT HE SAID THAT
"YOU'RE A BAD, BAD BOY."
OH, MY GOSH.
>> YEAH, THAT WAS IT
>> Jimmy: HOW DO YOU
IMPRESSIONS, LIKE HOW DO YOU
FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THEM?
>> FRANKLY, THE WAY I GET INTO
THEM IS OFTEN BY -- THE WAY I
STARTED WAS BY LISTENING TO
OTHER PEOPLE DO IMPRESSIONS.
IN FACT, YOU, LISTENING TO YOU
AND JORDAN AND A REALLY AMAZING
IMPRESSIONIST NAMED
FRANK CALIENDO, WHO WAS ON "MAD
TV" WITH ME.
>> Jimmy: OH, HE'S FANTASTIC
>> AMAZING
RIGHT?
>> Jimmy: HE IS UNBELIEVABLE
>> FOR US WHAT WAS ALWAYS
INTERESTING WAS, IT'S -- IT'S
WHEN SOMEBODY ELSE FOUND THE
HOOK, THEN I COULD JUMP INTO
THE HOOK
SO, LIKE WITH -- THINK ABOUT
RICH LITTLE, WHEN RICH LITTLE
USED TO DO PRESIDENT REAGAN,
ANYBODY CAN KIND OF DO THAT
HUSKY VOICE.
BUT WHAT IT WAS, WAS THAT WORD
"WELL, WELL.
>> Jimmy: IT WAS
>> OH, THAT'S RIGHT, THE
PRESIDENT DOES SAY "WELL."
IT WAS LIKE, "WELL, AS A
A NATION, WE ARE DOING TO --
AND SO, THAT WAS -- REMEMBER
THAT
AND SO, I ALWAYS USED TO GO,
THAT'S HOW I WOULD GET IN TO IT
IS BY GOING WHAT'S THE LITTLE
HOOK THAT YOU HAVE TO FIND
>> Jimmy: I KNOW YOU HAVE
A PRESIDENT OBAMA IMPRESSION
AND YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET
HIM A FEW TIMES.
HAVE YOU EVER DONE YOUR OBAMA
IN FRONT OF OBAMA?
>> "I'VE DONE IT FOR IT.
AND UH, A COUPLE OF TIMES.
AND IT'S -- LAST YEAR I GOT TO
DO IT FOR HIM.
LIKE EXPLICITLY ALMOST FOR HIM
I WAS TELLING HIM A STORY ABOUT
IMPERSONATING HIM.
AND I WAS TELLING THE STORY
ABOUT THE FACT THAT I WAS
IMPERSONATING HIM, TO
ETHEL KENNEDY, TO
ROBERT F. KENNEDY'S WIFE
AND HER KIDS PUT ME UP TO IT
AND THEN, I GOT TO RELAY THAT
STORY TO HIM AND TELL HIM THAT
I WAS, THAT I WAS DOING THIS
IMPERSONATION AND HE WAS
GIGGLING AND LAUGHING AT THE
STORY AND THEN AT THE END,
JIMMY, HE GOES, "YOU KNOW, MY
REGISTER IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER
THAN WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: LOVE IT!
>> DULY NOTED SIR, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, SIR, APPRECIATE
THAT
>> Jimmy: I THINK I TRIED TO DO
AN IMPRESSION IN FRONT OF HIM
AND HE WAS LIKE, WAS THAT
SUPPOSED TO BE ME?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> YEAH, YOU ARE LIKE, I'LL BE
OVER HERE.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, EXACTLY.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO
>> BUT HOW DO YOU DO IT?
HOW DO YOU HOOK IN TO
IMPRESSIONS?
>> Jimmy: I START DOING PEOPLE
I HAD THIS THING WHEN I WAS
A KID, I THINK, LIKE I WOULD
WATCH "ROCKY" AND AT THE END OF
"ROCKY," I THOUGHT THAT I WAS
ROCKY.
SO I -
>> AH, INTERESTING
>> Jimmy: SO I STARTED ACTING
LIKE HIM AND TALKING LIKE HIM
AND "YO, HEY
"HEY, MICKEY, YOU KNOW," YOU
KNOW, WHATEVER
I REMEMBER LIKE, FOR I WATCHED
"SEINFELD," BY THE END OF THE
EPISODE I WAS TALKING,
"EVERYTHING WAS LIKE THAT.
I WAS DOING THAT
I WAS TRYING TO BE HIM."
>> IT'S -- YOU ARE SO GOOD AT
IT
I MEAN, I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED
YOUR DAVE MATTHEWS AND YOUR
ROBIN WILLIAMS
THOSE ARE TWO THAT HAVE ALWAYS
LIKE BLOWN ME OUT OF THE WATER
I'M JUST LIKE, HOW IS HE --
WHERE DID HE FIND THAT RHYTHM?
IT'S JUST SO GOOD.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS SO EXCITING.
"THE HISTORY OF SKETCH COMEDY,"
HOW DID THIS WHOLE THING COME
ABOUT?
>> SO, BASICALLY, EL, YOU KNOW
MY WIFE, EL.
>> Jimmy: OF COURSE, I LOVE EL
>> YEAH, MY WIFE EL AND I, WE
HAVE ALWAYS SHARED THIS LOVE OF
COMEDY AND DURING QUARANTINE
SHE SUGGESTED THAT WE PUT OUR
COMBINED KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER AND
THEN TRY TO CREATE, YOU KNOW,
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
AND THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT WE
CAME UP WITH
IT HAPPENS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT
IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LIVE
WITH A DGA DIRECTOR AND A PGA
PRODUCER AND A BRILLIANT
WRITER
SO THAT I JUST HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY.
SHE DID IT ALL
SHE WAS JUST LIKE, HEY, YOU
KNOW MORE ABOUT SKETCH COMEDY
THAN ANYBODY I KNOW, LET'S
SMACK OUR KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER
AND DO THIS THING.
AND I WAS LIKE, YEAH THAT
SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.
AND THEN SHE -- SHE KIND OF
CREATED THIS FORMAT, AND
STARTED, WE STARTED DOING ALL
THE RESEARCH
AND THEN WE PITCHED IT TO
AUDIBLE.
AND IT WAS AMAZING BECAUSE THE
WAY SHE PITCHED IT, SHE WAS
LIKE, "WHAT ABOUT THIS, GUYS?"
SHE WAS LIKE, "IF
KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY WAS A GUEST
LECTURER AT NYU AND WAS GOING
TO GIVE A TEN PART CLASS ON THE
HISTORY OF SKETCH COMEDY, I
THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY
POPULAR.
I THINK HE WOULD GET A LOT OF
APPLES AT THE END OF THE
CLASS.
AND THEN THEY BOUGHT IT.
THAT WAS HER PITCH
>> Jimmy: IT'S A GOOD PITCH.
>> AND THEN, SHE WAS -- SO WE
STARTED DOING IT AND WE WERE
DOING THE RESEARCH WHICH OF
COURSE WAS A BLAST FOR ME.
I LOVE -- I'M A NERD ABOUT THIS
KIND OF STUFF AND SHE GOES -- I
SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S FUN
BECAUSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET
THE CLIPS AND DO THIS AND THAT
AND THE OTHER THING.
AND EL GOES, "OH, NO, NO, NO,
THERE'S NO CLIPS
YOU ARE GOING TO BE PERFORMING
ALL THE CHARACTERS AND YOU ARE
GOING TO BE DOING ALL THE
SKETCHES."
AND I WAS LIKE, "I'M SORRY
I'M GOING TO BE DOING WHAT NOW
I'M DOING ALL THE WHAT TO THE
WHO WHOS?"
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WOW.
>> BUT THAT IS WHAT WE DID
SO -
>> Jimmy: YOU STEPPED IT UP.
>> SO I DO ALL THE FOLEY, ALL
THE SOUND EFFECTS, ALL THE
CHARACTERS
I'LL DO TWO PERSON SCENES,
THREE PERSON SCENES, I WILL
PLAY ALL THREE PEOPLE IN THE
SCENE.
AND THEN, IN THE MIDDLE OF IT,
I WILL LIKE ANALYZE IT
SO SOMETIMES THERE WILL BE LIKE
A SKETCH, LIKE THERE WILL BE A
A GUY SAYING, YOU KNOW, FROM
THE MARX BROTHERS, THERE WILL
BE SOMEBODY SAYING, YOU KNOW,
"WE HAVE TO STOP WAR BECAUSE
IT'S A PROHIBITIVE FOR OUR
TAXES.
AND THEN CHICO MARX WILL BE
LIKE, "HEY, I GOT AN UNCLE WHO
LIVES IN TAXES."
"NO, NOT TEXAS
MONEY, DOLLARS."
"HA-HA, THAT'S WHERE HE LIVES.
DALLAS, TAXES.
YOU KNOW
>> Jimmy: DUDE, THERE'S SOME
MARX BROTHERS BITS, THAT I
HONESTLY, I HAVE TO JUST PAUSE
IT OR TURN IT OFF BECAUSE I'M
LAUGHING -- IT'S TOO FUNNY
THERE'S LEVELS OF FUNNY.
>> JIMMY, IT'S CRAZY
WE START AT LIKE THE BEGINNING
I MEAN, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT GO,
"OH, HE'S GOING TO DO A HISTORY
OF THE LAST 30 YEARS
HE'S GOING TO -- YOU KNOW,
MAYBE HE IS GOING TO START WITH
"SNL."
BUT I START WITH THE ANCIENT
SUMARIANS FROM THE 19th CENTURY
BC AND WORK ALL THE WAY UP TO
TODAY.
SO -
>> Jimmy: THAT'S WILD.
YOU GO, YEAH, I MEAN, YOU DO
TOUCH ON "SNL," ARE THERE ANY
SKETCHES NOW THAT IT'S DONE,
THAT YOU GO, "AH, WE SHOULD
HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT."
OR ARE THERE ANY PERFORMERS,
LET'S NOT EVEN SAY PERFORMERS,
ANY PERFORMER THAT YOU MIGHT
HAVE -
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> NO.
JIMMY.
NO, THERE IS NO PERFORMER THAT
I FORGOT
BECAUSE YOU ARE IN IT.
YOU ARE IN THE AUDIBLE SERIES.
>> Jimmy: WHERE?
>> JIMMY, CAMP WINNIPESAUKEE,
WITH YOU AND ME, AND
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT
>> AND BILLY CRYSTAL
>> Jimmy: OH, THAT'S RIGHT
>> YOU ARE IN IT
I TALK ABOUT YOU, AND THERE'S
A WHOLE SECTION ABOUT VARIETY,
ENTERTAINMENT, AND TALK SHOWS.
YOU'RE IN IT
>> Jimmy: THAT IS WHY, EVERYONE
GET OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
GO TO AUDIBLE, DOWNLOAD "THE
HISTORY OF SKETCH COMEDY."
KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY, YOU ARE THE
BEST, BUDDY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE
>> THANKS, JIMMY
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Jimmy: GOOD TO SEE YOU,
BUDDY.
>> JIMMY FALLON IS IN THIS
SERIES
LISTEN -
>> Jimmy: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH TERRY GROSS, EVERYBODY,
COME ON BACK
♪
>> Jimmy: MY NEXT GUEST IS THE
HOST AND COEXECUTIVE PRODUCER
OF "FRESH AIR" ON NPR.
AND ON FEBRUARY 3RD, SHE IS
INTERVIEWING DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
AS PART OF A VIRTUAL EVENT THAT
YOU CAN WATCH LIVE, TICKETS ARE
AVAILABLE FOR THAT AT WHYY.ORG
HERE IS TERRY GROSS.
TERRY, IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE
YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING
THIS
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK
AGAIN.
IT'S SO GREAT TO BE BACK
>> Jimmy: WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT
NOW?
WHAT ROOM IS THIS?
>> I'M AT HOME IN WHAT IS BOTH
OUR LIVING ROOM AND OUR DINING
ROOM
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S A
A TABLE HERE
WE EAT AT IT AND IT IS ALSO MY
DESK
SO, WHEN WE EAT, I SHOVE THE
COMPUTER AND EVERYTHING ASIDE.
PUT SOME PLATES DOWN, WE'RE
DONE, THE COMPUTER SLIDES RIGHT
BACK
>> Jimmy: YEAH
YEAH, WHY NOT.
MULTI-FUNCTIONING.
IS THAT RECORD, IS THAT ALL
RECORDS AND CDs BEHIND YOU
>> THAT IS ALL RECORDS AND CDs,
YEAH, UH-HUH
>> Jimmy: WOW, HOW MANY RECORDS
DO YOU HAVE?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA, PROBABLY
THOUSANDS.
BECAUSE THERE'S LIKE EVERY WALL
IN OUR HOME HAS RECORDS, BOOKS
OR CDs, LIKE, FINAL ALBUMS, CDs
OR BOOKS, AND THEN, WE HAVE,
LIKE, A STORAGE UNIT THAT IS
LIKE A LARGE ROOM OFF SITE THAT
HAS A LOT MORE
>> Jimmy: I HEARD SOMEWHERE
THAT ALUMINUM FOIL PLAYS A
A CRUCIAL ROLE IN YOUR VINYL
COLLECTION
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY?
>> YEAH.
YES, WE HAVE A CAT NAMED ROWDY
AND HE THINKS THAT THE BOTTOM
ROW OF ALBUMS IS ACTUALLY HIS
SCRATCH PAD.
SO, WE DIDN'T DECLAW HIM
BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO
DO THAT ANYMORE, IT'S CRUEL TO
THE CAT.
SO HE JUST GOES LIKE THIS ALL
OVER THE SPINES OF THE ALBUMS
AND WAS KIND OF KILLING THEM
SO, CATS DON'T LIKE TIN FOIL
SO I HAVE TIN FOIL DRAPES OVER
MOST OF THE RECORDS.
AND WHEN PEOPLE COME TO VISIT,
WHICH THEY RARELY DO, BUT -- I
HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT WE ARE NOT
CRAZY LIKE WE DON'T HAVE THE
TIN FOIL TO PROTECT US FROM
CRAZY MICROWAVES THAT ARE
DEADLY, THEY ARE THERE JUST TO
PROTECT THE SPINES OF THE
ALBUMS FROM THE CAT.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, IT'S FOR THE
ALIEN CREATURES THAT ARE GOING
TO COME AND TAKE OVER THE
EARTH.
>> EXACTLY
RIGHT.
EXACTLY.
>> Jimmy: YEAH
IS THERE -- IF THERE'S ONE
INTERVIEWER I THINK THAT IS
MOST PREPARED FOR DOING A SHOW
DURING A PANDEMIC, I WOULD SAY
THAT IT'S PROBABLY YOU
BECAUSE YOU WERE NEVER FACE TO
FACE WITH YOUR GUESTS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, WHEN I
WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ON YOUR
SHOW, IT WAS JUST, IT WAS
A PAIR OF HEADPHONES AND I WAS
IN A BOOTH BY MYSELF
IT WAS PITCH BLACK, AND THEN, I
HEARD, THE BEAUTIFUL VOICE OF
TERRY GROSS AND I GO, "WAIT,
WHERE ARE YOU?
AND SO, HAS IT BEEN DIFFERENT?
HAS IT BEEN AN ADJUSTMENT?
WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE DOING YOUR
INTERVIEWS FROM HOME
>> IT'S WEIRD, JIMMY
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE GONE
THROUGH THIS STUFF WHEN YOU'RE
HOSTING AT HOME.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS HAVE
HAD DIVISION BETWEEN MY
PERSONAL SELF AND MY
PROFESSIONAL SELF.
MY PROFESSIONAL SELF ALWAYS
FEELS LIKE, YOU KNOW,
CONFIDENT.
LIKE I KNOW HOW TO DO THIS
I KNOW HOW TO DO AN INTERVIEW.
I CAN ASK ANYTHING TO ANYONE
BUT IN MY PRIVATE SELF, YOU
KNOW, AT HOME, OR JUST OUTSIDE
IN THE WORLD, I FEEL MUCH, JUST
MORE INCOMPETENT
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
AND MORE INSECURE AND SMALL.
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> AND SO, SUDDENLY LIKE, THE
HOME SELF AND THE YOU KNOW,
"FRESH AIR" PROFESSIONAL SELF
WERE TOGETHER IN THE SAME ROOM
SPEAKING TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY
IMPORTANT GUESTS
AND SO, THAT'S BEEN VERY
INTERESTING FOR ME
IT IS AN INTEGRATIVE
EXPERIENCE
>> Jimmy: YOU HAVE BEEN DOING
IT FOR OVER 45 YEARS
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THAT.
HERE'S A PHOTO OF YOU FROM THE
'70s WHEN YOU WERE JUST GETTING
STARTED.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: DID YOU THINK THAT
YOU WERE GOING TO, IN 1975,
THAT YOU WOULD STILL BE DOING
THE SHOW ALMOST FIVE DECADES
LATER?
>> NO, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I CUT
MY HAIR.
WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE IS LIKE MY
DESK IS RIGHT NEXT TO THAT TAPE
MACHINE.
THAT REEL TO REEL TAPE MACHINE
THAT I'M EDITING TAPE ON, WITH
A LITERAL TAPE AND A RAZOR
BLADE, BUT ON MY DESK -- THIS
WAS 46th STREET AND MARKET IN
PHILADELPHIA
AND WHERE WE HAD OUR OFFICES
WAS WHERE DICK CLARK USED TO DO
"AMERICAN BANDSTAND," BUT THE
BUILDING WAS SO RUN DOWN BY THE
TIME I GOT THERE, THAT ON MY
DESK, THERE WAS A TOILET RIGHT
ABOVE IT, AND IT WOULD LEAK ON
TO MY DESK, AND ONE DAY, IT
LEAKED RIGHT INTO MY COFFEE
CUP.
SO I DIDN'T SEE --
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WHAT AM I DOING WITH
MY LIFE?
>> YEAH, I DIDN'T SEE BIG
THINGS AHEAD FOR ME AT THAT
TIME
I THOUGHT, LIKE, "WOW, WHAT'S
GOING ON?"
YOU KNOW
AND THE SHOW IS THREE HOURS
A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
SO IT WAS EXHAUSTING
>> Jimmy: NPR DID A VERY COOL
THING.
THEY PUT THE ENTIRE "FRESH AIR"
ARCHIVES ONLINE, OVER 40 YEARS
OF INTERVIEWS, YOU CAN LISTEN
TO THEM AT FRESHAIRARCHIVE.ORG,
DO YOU LISTEN TO ANY OF THOSE
OLD INTERVIEWS
>> I DID A BOOK A BUNCH OF
YEARS AGO OF EDITED INTERVIEWS,
AND I HAD TO LISTEN BACK TO
A BUNCH TO DECIDE WHICH WOULD
BE TRANSCRIBED BECAUSE THE
EARLY ONES WERE NEVER
TRANSCRIBED, AND I JUST OD'ED
ON LISTENING TO MY VOICE
IT'S JUST, I DON'T LIKE HEARING
MY VOICE THAT MUCH
>> I NEVER GET TIRED OF YOUR
VOICE, BUT I'M NOT YOU
>> OH, WELL, THANK YOU
WHEN I DO LISTEN BACK, I TRY TO
LISTEN FOR, LIKE, WHAT AM I
DOING THAT I CAN FIX
AND I ALWAYS HEAR THESE LIKE
WEED WORDS
LIKE I'M SAYING "UM" TOO MUCH,
OR I'M SAYING "SO" TOO MUCH,
AND I TRY TO GET RID OF THOSE
WORDS AND I CAN'T.
IF I GET RID OF THEM, ANOTHER
ONE POPS UP.
>> Jimmy: ME TOO
>> DO YOU EVER GO THROUGH THAT
>> Jimmy: I DO ALL THE TIME.
I DON'T WATCH IT JUST EXACTLY
THAT, I WATCH, I GO, YOU JUST
SAID SAY "UM" 100 TIMES IN ONE
SENTENCE
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
AND YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
SO I DON'T EVEN -- YEAH, BUT
YOU ARE SO RIGHT, I CAN'T EVEN
WATCH BACK
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING VERY
EXCITING NEXT WEEK
ON WEDNESDAY, YOU ARE
INTERVIEWING DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
LIVE
YOU AND DR. FAUCI ARE BOTH FROM
BROOKLYN
HAVE YOU TWO MET BEFORE?
>> YES, WE MET A BUNCH OF YEARS
AGO.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE YEAR, BUT
WE WERE BOTH AMONG THE PEOPLE
GETTING HONORARY DEGREES AT
PRINCETON.
AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE GETTING
THE HONORARY DEGREE WAS OPRAH.
AND SO, WE HAD TO MARCH AROUND
THE PERIPHERY OF ALL THE
GRADUATES AND THEIR PARENTS AND
FAMILIES
AND OPRAH WAS AHEAD OF ME, AND
AS WE WERE MARCHING AROUND, IT
WAS LIKE THIS WAVE OF PEOPLE
OPENING THEIR MOUTHS AND GOING,
LIKE, "OPRAH
OPRAH!
AND I'M THINKING IF THAT
HAPPENED NOW, PEOPLE WOULD BE
GOING, LIKE, "FAUCI!
DR. FAUCI!
[ LAUGHTER ]
HE IS SUCH A HERO NOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: HE IS.
HE IS FAMOUS
IT A GREAT THING, AND PEOPLE
NEED CONTENT AND PEOPLE NEED
YOU RIGHT NOW.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUST
DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING
I JUST WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF
ALL OF YOUR FANS
BUT WE LOVE YOU, AND WE ARE
JUST SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JIMMY.
AND WE NEED TO GO TO BED WITH
SOME JOY
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I'LL TRY, I'LL TRY
>> THANK YOU
>> Jimmy: TERRY GROSS,
EVERYBODY.
GO TO NPR.COM FOR NEW EPISODES
OF "FRESH AIR.
AND CHECK OUT OUR CONVERSATION
WITH DR. FAUCI ON FEBRUARY 3rd
WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE
PERFORMANCE FROM FONTAINES D.C
STICK AROUND
♪
>> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUESTS ARE
NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY FOR BEST
ROCK ALBUM
PERFORMING THE TITLE TRACK FROM
THEIR ALBUM "A HERO'S DEATH,"
HERE'S FONTAINES D.C
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
♪ LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPT
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY ♪
♪ LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPT
DON'T GET STUC
IN THE PAST ♪
♪ SAY YOUR FAVORITE
THINGS AT MASS
TELL YOUR MOTHER
THAT YOU LOVE HER ♪
♪ AND GO OUT OF YOU
WAY FOR OTHERS
SIT BENEATH A LIGH
THAT SUITS YA ♪
♪ AND LOOK FORWARD TO
A BRIGHTER FUTUR
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPT
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY ♪
♪ LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPT
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY ♪
♪ SINK AS FAR DOWN AS
YOU CAN BE PULLED UP
HAPPINESS REALLY AIN'T
ALL ABOUT LUCK ♪
♪ LET YOUR DEMEANOR B
YOUR DEEP DOWN SEL
AND DON'T SACRIFICE YOUR
LIFE FOR YOUR HEALTH ♪
♪ WHEN YOU SPEA
SPEAK SINCER
AND BELIEVE ME FRIEN
EVERYONE WILL HEAR ♪
♪ LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPT
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY ♪
♪ LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY ♪
♪
♪ BRING YOUR OWN TWO CENT
NEVER BORROW THE
FROM SOMEONE ELS
BUY YOURSELF A FLOWER ♪
♪ EVERY HUNDREDTH HOU
THROW YOUR HAIR DOWN
FROM YOUR LONELY TOWER
AND IF AND IF ♪
♪ YOU FIND YOURSELF
IN THE FAMILY WA
GIVE THE KID MORE THAN
WHAT YOU GOT IN YOUR DAY ♪
♪ LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPT
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY ♪
♪ LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPT
NEVER LET A CLOCK TELL
YOU WHAT YOU GOT TIME FOR ♪
♪ IT ONLY GOES AROUND
GOES AROUND GOES AROUN
TAKE YOUR FAMILY NAM
FOR YOUR OWN GREAT SINS ♪
♪ 'CAUSE EACH DAY I
WHERE IT ALL BEGIN
AND DON'T GIVE U
TOO QUICK ♪
♪ YOU ONLY GET ONE LINE
YOU BETTER MAKE IT STICK
IF WE GIVE OURSELVES
TO EVERY BREATH ♪
♪ THEN WE'RE ALL IN THE
RUNNING FOR A HERO'S DEATH
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPT
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY ♪
♪ LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPT
LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS EMPTY ♪
♪
♪ THAT WAS THE YEAR O
THE SNEER NOW TH
REAL THING'S HERE ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: THANKS TO
FONTAINES D.C.
MORE "TONIGHT SHOW" WHEN WE
COME BACK EVERYBODY.
♪
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU FOR
WATCHING EVERYBODY
STAY SAFE.
WEAR A MASK.
STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH
SETH MEYERS.
GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!