>> Jimmy: AS YOU CERTAINLY KNOW BY NOW, TODAY, DEREK CHAUVIN
WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. THE COURTS DID THEIR JOB, AND
JUSTICE WAS SERVED AND WHILE THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, THERE'S STILL
A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE TOO OFTEN, JUSTICE ISN'T SERVED, AND THE NEED FOR POLICE
REFORM REMAINS WE ALL MUST CONTINUE TO CALL OUT INJUSTICE UNTIL THINGS
CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE GONNA PUT ON A SHOW AND TRY TO
ENTERTAIN YOU FOR AN HOUR. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Steve: FROM STUDIO 6B IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER IN THE HEART
OF NEW YORK CITY, IT'S "THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON."
TONIGHT, JOIN JIMMY AND HIS GUESTS - JANE FONDA
ROBIN THEDE, JOY REID MUSICAL GUEST
ALANIS MORISSETTE, AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW
>> Questlove: 1445 >> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, JIMMY FALLON
* *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS. LOOK AT THAT
THANK YOU, VERY, VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY. PLEASE
THANK YOU. HAVE A SEAT. WELCOME, EVERYBODY
WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WELL, GUYS, IT SEEMS LIKE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON JUST CAN'T CATCH A BREAK. LISTEN TO THIS, BACK IN MARCH
THERE WAS A CONTAMINATION ISSUE AT ONE OF THEIR VACCINE PLANTS AND THE FDA IS HALTING
PRODUCTION WHILE IT INVESTIGATES WAIT, THEY'RE HALTING
PRODUCTION NOW [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] YOU KNOW YOUR COMPANY IS IN
TROUBLE WHEN MILLIONS OF DOSES ARE CONTAMINATED AND IT'S NOT NEARLY THE WORST PART OF YOUR
WEEK [ LAUGHTER ] DON'T WORRY, INSTEAD OF FIXING
THE CONTAMINATION PROBLEM THEY'RE JUST GOING TO REBRAND THEIR VACCINE AS "JOHNSON &
JOHNSON XTREME." [ LAUGHTER ] RIGHT NOW THE COMPANY IS IN SO
MUCH TROUBLE, JOHNSON IS CURRENTLY NOT TALKING TO JOHNSON.
[ LAUGHTER ] IT'S THAT BAD. WELL GUYS, SOME BIG TECH NEWS.
TODAY WAS APPLE'S "SPRING LOADED" EVENT. THE COMPANY'S FIRST MAJOR
PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE YEAR IT WAS A GREAT EVENT
NOTHING IS MORE FUN THAN SEEING ALL THE NEW APPLE PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM OF A
A RANDOM DRAWER IN A YEAR. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] YEAH, THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS
WERE A NEW PURPLE iPHONE AND A A NEW iPAD PRO THAT CAN STORE UP TO 60,000 PHOTOS.
IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE THAN THAT, EITHER YOU'RE A PHOTOGRAPHER OR YOUR KID GOT
AHOLD OF YOUR iPAD FOR TEN MINUTES. [ LAUGHTER ]
YEP, THEY UNVEILED THE PURPLE iPHONE OR AS PEOPLE CELEBRATING 4/20 PUT IT,
"PURPLE? [ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S RIGHT
TODAY IS 4/20. I -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
SIR, YOU CLAPPED A LITTLE TOO FAST AND TOO LOUD. I READ THAT 40% OF PEOPLE WHO
SMOKE THINK 4/20 SHOULD BE A A NATIONAL HOLIDAY WHILE THE REST SKIPPED WORK
TODAY BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY RIGHT NOW THERE IS SO MUCH
SMOKE IN NEW YORK CITY, EVERY APARTMENT LOOKS LIKE IT ELECTED A NEW POPE
[ LAUGHTER ] EVEN SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER ACKNOWLEDGED THE
DAY'S SIGNIFICANCE FROM THE SENATE FLOOR WATCH THIS
A VERY UNOFFICIAL AMERICAN HOLIDAY, 4/20.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: THIS CLIP FEELS EXACTLY LIKE THE MOMENT
EVERYONE'S PARENTS JOINED FACEBOOK DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT? I BETTER SENATORS TAKE A HIT EVERY NOW AND THEN
I MEAN, HOW ELSE DO YOU EXPLAIN THE CLIP OF THAT SENATOR REMOVING GLASSES THAT WEREN'T
THERE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
-- EVERYONE REALLY JUST, WORKER VISAS. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: AND THEN HE PUT THEM BACK ON AGAIN AFTER HE MADE HIS POINT.
>> Steve: OH, THEY'RE BRILLIANT. >> Jimmy: CAN WE JUST SEE IT
AGAIN, ALEX?
>> I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH --
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: SOME ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
I SAW THAT VIN DIESEL IS GOING TO STAR IN A LIVE ACTION MOVIE BASED ON THE OLD TOY, ROCK 'EM
SOCK 'EM ROBOTS. SAY WHAT YOU WANT BUT IT'S NICE TO FINALLY SEE A HUMAN TAKING
OVER A ROBOT'S JOB [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND FINALLY, A DINER IN
NEW JERSEY HAD A PRETTY INTERESTING PROBLEM. WATCH THIS
HAVOC IN NEW JERSEY. THE BIRD HAS BEEN ATTACKING
CUSTOMERS ENTERING THIS DINER WHILE IT'S PROTECTING ITS FAMILY
AT ONE POINT, THE MALE GOOSE KNOCKED DOWN A MAN AND PECKED HIS FACE, LEAVING HIM WITH
BRUISES. >> Jimmy: FIRST OF ALL, COULDN'T THE CAMERAMAN WARN THE
PEOPLE BEFORE THEY ALMOST HAD THEIR EYES PECKED OUT? [ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH A CRAZED GOOSE ATTACKING PEOPLE OUTSIDE A DINER.
THE GOOSE WAS LIKE, ATTACKING? I'M TRYING TO KEEP THESE IDIOTS FROM EATING INDOORS.
WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS, EVERYBODY!
COME ON.
*
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE
FOR YOU TONIGHT. SHE IS THE HOST OF "FIRE DRILL FRIDAYS," JANE FONDA IS HERE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE PLUS, FROM THE HBO SERIES "A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW," THE
VERY FUNNY ROBIN THEDE IS HERE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FROM MSNBC'S "THE REIDOUT,"
JOY REID IS HERE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND WE'VE GOT MUSIC FROM
ALANIS MORISSETTE! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE IT'S A GREAT SHOW.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH JANE FONDA, EVERYBODY. COME ON BACK
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: MY FIRST GUEST IS
A TWO-TIME OSCAR WINNER AND RENOWNED ACTIVIST. HER VIRTUAL CLIMATE MOVEMENT
"FIRE DRILL FRIDAYS" STREAMS LIVE EVERY FRIDAY. HERE IS THE ONE AND ONLY
JANE FONDA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
JANE FONDA OH, MY GOODNESS! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME >> Jimmy: PLEASE
WHENEVER WE'RE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU I -- YOU'VE -- I JUST SAID
YOU'VE DEDICATED YOUR LIFE TO ACTIVISM I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT WENT
THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHEN YOU HEARD THE VERDICT JUST NOW >> I WAS SO RELIEVED, SO
GRATEFUL TO THE JURY SO GRATEFUL TO THOSE POLICEMEN WHO TESTIFIED AGAINST ONE OF
THEIR OWN, TESTIFIED AGAINST CHAUVIN. THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.
BUT -- RIGHT NOW THE ANVIL OF JUSTICE IS HOT
AND WE HAVE TO SEIZE IT, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE USE IT TO BEND THE ARC OF HISTORY IN THE
DIRECTION THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING SAID -- IN THE DIRECTION OF JUSTICE
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AS -- FOR ME, AS A WHITE PERSON, WE WHITE PEOPLE HAVE TO
REALIZE THIS ISN'T A ZERO SUM GAME YOU KNOW
THEY GET SOMETHING, WE LOSE SOMETHING -- NO. WHEN BLACK PEOPLE CAN ACCESS
HEALTH CARE, AND HOUSING, AND DECENT EDUCATION, AND LIVING WAGES AND SO FORTH, IT DOESN'T
TAKE AWAY FROM US. FROM WHITE PEOPLE. YOU KNOW
IT'S -- WHAT WE DON'T REALIZE IS THAT ALL OF US LOSE WE ALL SUFFER BECAUSE OF
RACISM NEVER WAS THIS MORE OBVIOUS THAN DURING THE PANDEMIC
YOU KNOW, WHEN -- SO MANY -- MOST OF THE FRONT LINE WORKERS WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND THEY WERE DENIED THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO STAY AT
HOME IF THEY GOT SICK, BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T AFFORD TO. WE'RE ALL IN THIS LIFE
TOGETHER, AND WE HAVE TO OVERCOME RACISM. >> Jimmy: YEAH
I AGREE. [ APPLAUSE ] YOU'VE BEEN IN SO MANY
PROTESTS, AND AFTER SEEING THE PROTESTS FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER, WHAT WAS DIFFERENT
ABOUT THIS, AND WHAT STUCK OUT >> I THINK FOR A LOT OF REASONS, MOST OF THEM HAVING TO
DO WITH THE INCIDENT ITSELF, YOU KNOW IT'S VERY HARD TO STAY IN ONE
PLACE FOR NINE MINUTES THAT GUY WAS COMMITTED TO KILLING GEORGE FLOYD
AND WE ALL SAW IT. AND SO THE OUTPOURINGS THAT HAPPENED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY,
ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND THEY LASTED, WERE MORE DIVERSE THAN EVER BEFORE.
I MEAN THERE WERE COMMUNITIES HERE IN CALIFORNIA THAT ARE ALL WHITE THAT WERE MARCHING WITH
BLACK LIVES MATTER SIGNS I THINK THAT DURING THE PANDEMIC, A LOT OF US
REALIZED -- MANY, MANY OF US REALIZED FOR THE FIRST TIME HOW SO MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY
PEOPLE OF COLOR, ARE BARELY HANGING ON AND OUR HEARTS BEGAN TO OPEN
WE BEGAN TO FEEL EMPATHY WE NEED MORE OF THAT THEY WERE VERY UNUSUAL, THOSE
PROTESTS AND I THINK THAT THEY BROUGHT US TO WHERE WE ARE NOW
AND NOW WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING ON BEHALF OF DAUNTE WRIGHT, AND TONY McDADE, AND
BREONNA TAYLOR >> Jimmy: I READ AN INTERESTING QUOTE TODAY.
SOMEONE SAID THAT THIS CASE HAS MADE ACTIVISTS OUT OF AVERAGE CITIZENS
DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT >> I HOPE THAT'S TRUE. I HOPE THAT'S TRUE
PEOPLE CERTAINLY DID TURN OUT, ACROSS RACE, ACROSS AGE, ACROSS ABILITY, PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS,
MEN AND WOMEN ACROSS GENDER. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT, AND I HOPE THAT IT
WILL CONTINUE. >> Jimmy: YEAH >> 'CAUSE WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO
GO >> Jimmy: YEAH DO YOU REMEMBER THE EXACT
MOMENT WHEN YOU DECIDED YOU WANTED TO BECOME AN ACTIVIST >> YEAH.
IT WAS 1968, AND I WAS LIVING IN PARIS BECAUSE I WAS MARRIED TO A FRENCHMAN
AND AMERICAN GIs WHO HAD FOUGHT IN VIETNAM STARTED TO TEACH ME ABOUT THE WAR.
AND THEY GAVE ME A BOOK TO READ BY JONATHAN SCHELL CALLED "THE VILLAGE OF BEN SUC."
I READ IT IN ONE SITTING, AND BY THE TIME I WAS THROUGH I WAS A DIFFERENT PERSON
>> Jimmy: IS THIS TRUE, THAT -- I READ THAT IN AROUND 1970, BEFORE YOU WON YOUR FIRST
OSCAR, THAT YOU WERE -- ALMOST DECIDED TO JUST STOP ACTING, AND JUST DEVOTE YOUR LIFE
COMPLETELY TO ACTIVISM >> YEAH. I -- YOU KNOW, I HAD BECOME
A -- KIND OF AN ORGANIZER, AN ACTIVIST, AND MY CELEBRITY SEPARATED ME FROM THE PEOPLE
THAT I WAS WORKING WITH, AND - I JUST -- I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT ANYMORE
AND THIS GUY, HE BECAME THE MAYOR OF DETROIT AT ONE POINT, KEN COCKRELL
HE'S A BLACK LAWYER IN DETROIT, WHO WAS MY MENTOR AND MY FRIEND, AND HE SAID, "FONDA,
LISTEN TO ME THE MOVEMENT HAS PLENTY OF ORGANIZERS
WE DON'T HAVE MOVIE STARS. YOU NOT ONLY HAVE TO STAY WITH YOUR PROFESSION, BUT YOU HAVE
TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW YOU DO IT. AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED TO
PRODUCE MY OWN MOVIES. >> Jimmy: THERE YOU GO THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
RIGHT THERE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ABSOLUTELY
>> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: AND HERE WE ARE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT "FIRE DRILL
FRIDAYS. IT'S STREAMING EVERY FRIDAY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE AUDIENCE
WHAT THIS IS, AND HOW YOU CAME UPON THIS? >> WELL, I WAS MOTIVATED IN THE
FALL OF 2019 BY THE STUDENT CLIMATE PROTESTERS GLOBALLY. THE BIGGEST PROTESTS IN
HISTORY. AND I KNEW I WASN'T DOING ENOUGH
AND I'M FAMOUS I HAVE A PLATFORM. I'VE GOT A HIT SERIES, "GRACE
AND FRANKIE. SURE HELPS BEING AN ACTIVIST WHEN YOU HAVE --
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND SO I DECIDED TO MOVE TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
IT BECAME A PROJECT OF GREENPEACE AND OUR GOAL WAS TO REACH THE
25 MILLION AMERICANS WHO ARE ALARMED ABOUT THE CLIMATE CRISIS, BUT HAVEN'T DONE
ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE NOBODY'S ASKED THEM. YOU KNOW
AND THERE ARE APPARENTLY 13,000,000 OF THEM WHO WOULD ENGAGE IN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE,
AND RISK GETTING ARRESTED, BUT NOBODY ASKED THEM. SO OUR TARGET WAS THE GREAT
UNASKED. AND I FIGURED, YOU KNOW, I TURNED 82 AT THE TIME, AND I
THOUGHT, "WELL THEY'LL SEE THIS OLD LADY WHO, YOU KNOW, SHE'S GETTING ARRESTED AND GOING TO
JAIL." MAYBE THEY'LL THINK, "WELL, I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.
MAYBE I'LL DO THAT TOO." AND PEOPLE STARTED COMING FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
MOSTLY WOMEN MOSTLY OLDER WOMEN >> Jimmy: WOW.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> WASHINGTON, OREGON, EVERYWHERE
FROM ALL OVER. AND, SO WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, WE TOOK IT ONLINE AND, YOU
KNOW, IN 2020 WE HAD NINE MILLION SOME VIEWS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS.
PEOPLE HAVE REALLY STUCK WITH IT IT'S WONDERFUL
>> Jimmy: AND HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME "FIRE DRILL FRIDAYS"
>> ABOUT FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE VERY FIRST ONE IN OCTOBER OF 2019, WE STILL HAD NO NAME
AND WE'D BEEN THINKING AND THINKING AND TRYING TO COME UP WITH ONE
AND A DOCUMENTARY WAS BEING MADE, AND THE SOUND MAN -- WE WERE PACKING UP TO LEAVE
BECAUSE WE JUST COULDN'T THINK OF A NAME -- AND HE TOOK HIS EARPHONES OFF AND HE SAID,
"WELL WHY NOT CALL IT 'FIRE DRILL FRIDAYS'?" AND THAT WAS THE NAME.
IT WAS THE SOUND MAN ON THE DOCUMENTARY CREW >> Jimmy: SEE, AND IT WORKS AND
IT STICKS IN YOUR HEAD AND YOU REMEMBER IT. "FIRE DRILL FRIDAYS.
>> GRETA THUNBERG SAID, "WE HAVE TO ACT LIKE OUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE," LIKE IT'S A REAL
CRISIS, BECAUSE IT IS. SO WE'RE THE FIRE DRILL. WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUT THE
FIRE >> Jimmy: FOR SOMEONE JUST DIPPING THEIR TOE IN THE POOL,
OR IN THE WATER, WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST THING YOU'D SAY? WELL THIS IS HOW YOU CAN GET
INVOLVED TO HELP CLIMATE CHANGE >> THE BIG FOCUS RIGHT NOW IS,
UM - US AMERICAN TAXPAYERS GIVE MONEY TO THE FOSSIL FUEL
INDUSTRY YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF LIKE DATING A GUY WHO BEATS YOU UP,
BUT YOU KEEP GOING OUT WITH HIM AND GIVING HIM WHAT HE WANTS YOU KNOW
I MEAN, JUST THINK ABOUT THIS. ALMOST 3 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM COVID OVER THE LAST
15 MONTHS. OVER THE SAME TIME FRAME, THREE TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE,
8.7 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF FOSSIL FUEL RELATED AIR POLLUTION.
AND WE GIVE $20 BILLION A YEAR TO THESE GUYS? THEY ARE BAD GUYS.
SO ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE HAVE TO DO IS STOP THEY'RE CALLED SUBSIDIES
STOP GIVING SUBSIDIES TO THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY SO YOU CAN GO TO
FIREDRILLFRIDAY.COM, AND IT WILL LEAD YOU TO WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT HOW TO DO IT.
HOW TO TAKE ACTION CALL YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND PRESIDENT BIDEN, AND DEMAND
THAT NOT A PENNY MORE SHOULD GO TO THESE BAD GUYS THAT ARE KILLING US AND DESTROYING OUR
FUTURE >> Jimmy: JANE FONDA, I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NOT STOPPING -
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE -- AND FOR DOING THIS FOR OVER 50 YEARS
YOU'RE AMAZING MORE WITH JANE FONDA AFTER THE BREAK, EVERYONE.
STICK AROUND COME ON BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK WE'RE HERE WITH JANE FONDA
AND, WOW - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO PLAY A FUN GAME
CALLED "BEST, WORST, FIRST." HERE WE GO
* * BES WORS
FIRST * >> Jimmy: NOW HERE'S HOW THIS WORKS.
I WILL HIT THIS BUTTON HERE WHICH ACTIVATES A RANDOM TOPIC GENERATOR.
OKAY IT WILL LAND ON A RANDOM PROMPT LIKE "BEST PICKUP LINE YOU EVER
USED" OR "WORST LIE YOU EVER TOLD." WHATEVER IT LANDS ON, YOU HAVE
TO SAY THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND YOU ARE READY FOR THIS
>> I HOPE SO [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, HERE WE
GO FIRST UP BEST
[ BEEPING >> MY FIRST KISS MY FIRST KISS.
I WAS -- I WAS IN SUMMER STOCK IN HYANNIS PORT, MAINE AND I HAD A CRUSH ON THE STAGE
MANAGER WHOSE NAME WAS JAMES FRANCISCUS THE AUDIENCE IS TOO YOUNG TO
KNOW WHO THAT WAS. HE BECAME THE STAR OF "MR. NOVAK" ON TV.
HE WAS SO HANDSOME AND HE WALKED ME OUT TO THE END OF A PIER AND HE KISSED ME
>> Jimmy: WOW. >> AND - >> Jimmy: END OF A PIER.
>> THE STARS BEGAN TO WHIRL. AND THE PIER BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND MY KNEES GAVE WAY AND I
SLID DOWN TO A PILE AT HIS FEET >> Jimmy: WOW.
>> I NEVER HAD A KISS LIKE THAT EVER SINCE >> Jimmy: HOLY MOLY, I'VE NEVER
HEARD A STORY LIKE THAT. OH, MY GOD I FEEL LIKE I HAD MY FIRST
KISS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> IT'S LIKE HEMINGWAY
YOU KNOW >> Jimmy: YEAH >> AND "THE SUN ALSO RISES."
THE EARTH SHOOK. >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOD [ LAUGHTER ]
OH MY GOD. WE GET IT. WE GET IT.
GOD. [ LAUGHTER ]
I WANT TO MAKE SURE MY WIFE IS NOT WATCHING TONIGHT OKAY, HERE WE GO
NEXT ROUND, IT'S TIME FOR WORST. HERE WE GO
LET'S SEE. WORST WHAT - [ BEEPING
WORST, WORST, WORST -- WORST, HOLD ON WORST UNINVITED GUEST?
>> OKAY, I GOT ONE I GOT ONE.
THIS IS THE WORST UNINVITED GUEST INTO MY BEDROOM. [ AUDIENCE OHS ]
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] MUST GRANDSON WAS ABOUT THREE MONTHS OLD
I WAS IN A VERY SMALL CABIN IN NEW MEXICO ON A RANCH THAT I HAD, AND HIS CRIB WAS IN THE
CORNER AND I WAS IN BED AND I HEARD THIS WEIRD NOISE
LIKE THE RATTLING OF A DOOR. AND I GOT UP AND I WENT INTO THE LIVING ROOM, AND I TURNED
AROUND AND MY GOLDEN RETRIEVER CAME RUNNING OUT WHELPING AND YELLING.
I'M LIKE WHAT'S THIS AND I GO RUNNING IN. WHOO
THERE'S A BEAR RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SMALL BEDROOM, HEADING RIGHT FOR MY
GRANDSON'S CRIB! >> Jimmy: NO >> BUT I KNEW WHAT TO DO
>> Jimmy: YOU KISSED HIM [ LAUGHTER ] >> I OPENED MY BATHROBE AND I
WENT - [ SCREAMS [ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ] AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. THE BEAR URINATED ON MY ANTIQUE
RUG. [ LAUGHTER ] AND THEN TURNED AROUND AND SAT
DOWN I ROARED AGAIN, AND IT WENT OUT TO THE DOOR AND IT SAT DOWN ON
THE -- THERE IS A HOLE ON THE SCREEN DOOR THAT IT CAME THROUGH.
AND I PUSHED IT OUT AND SLAMMED THE GLASS DOOR >> Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU DO [ APPLAUSE ] IT GOT YOU ON THE --
OH MY GOSH, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SCARY. ALL RIGHT, LAST ROUND.
IT'S TIME FOR FIRST -- [ BEEPING IT IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST --
WAIT - FIRST ZOOM >> THE FIRST IN PERSON RALLY
THAT WE DID, WHEN "FIRE DRILL FRIDAYS" HAD TO MOVE TO VIRTUAL BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> AND WE WERE REALLY WORRIED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER
PEOPLE WOULD CONTINUE TO, YOU KNOW, TO JOIN US AND SO WE WERE REALLY WORRIED.
AND SO WE HAD OUR FIRST RALLY AND IT -- IT CRASHED THE INTERNET
TURNED OUT SO MANY PEOPLE JOINED THAT WE BROKE THE INTERNET AND THE ZOOM
COMPLETELY CRASHED >> Jimmy: WOW! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THAT'S A GREAT STORY THIS IS FANTASTIC! JANE FONDA, YOU ARE
UNBELIEVABLE JANE FONDA [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
EVERYBODY, CHECK OUT "FIRE DRILL FRIDAYS" EVERY FRIDAY LIVE AT 2:00 P.M
STICK AROUND, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ROBIN THEDE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: MY NEXT GUEST CREATED, WRITES, AND STARS IN
THE EMMY-NOMINATED SERIES "A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW." SEASON TWO PREMIERS FRIDAY ON
HBO AND HBO MAX. EVERYONE, PLEASE WELCOME ROBIN THEDE.
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH, COME ON.
WELCOME BACK >> THANK YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW TODAY IS A WILD DAY IN MANY WAYS. SO, HEY, TO ALL MY FRIENDS
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> ALL THE ROOTS OVER THERE. QUESTLOVE HIT SOME WEIRD DRUM
RIP WHEN YOU WERE INTRO-ING ME APPRECIATE THAT. [ LAUGHTER ]
* THERE IT IS. >> Jimmy: YEAH, ROBIN, I WANT
TO GET INTO ALL THINGS SKETCH, AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR SHOW
BUT FIRST, I'D LOVE TO KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS, AND HOW ARE YOU PROCESSING ALL THIS?
>> I AM YET TO PROCESS EVERYTHING, I THINK. YOU KNOW, I'M -- TODAY IS NOT
A DAY THAT I'M READY TO YET SAY I'M HOPEFUL. IT'S A DAY THAT WE'RE GETTING
A SLIVER OF JUSTICE WITH THE DEREK CHAUVIN GUILTY ON ALL THREE COUNTS CASE -- VERDICT
BUT NOTHING WILL EVER MAKE IT RIGHT FOR GEORGE FLOYD'S FAMILY
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS SO INTERESTING TO HEAR YOU AND JANE TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THIS
AND HER YEARS AND YEARS OF ACTIVISM AND SERVICE, AND SHE'S RIGHT.
WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO RIGHT? BUT I TRULY HOPE THIS CAN BE A
A CORNER THAT HELPS THIS COUNTRY TURN YOU KNOW
AND THAT WE START TO DIG IN AND REALLY DO THE HARD WORK. >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> I REALLY DO >> Jimmy: THANK YOU. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS BECAUSE LAST TIME YOU CAME ON, WE TALKED ABOUT IT, "BLACK
LADY SKETCH SHOW," AND IT WENT ON TO GET THREE EMMY NOMINATIONS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S MAJOR AND --
>> WHAT WERE THEY THINKING WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? >> Jimmy: NO, COME ON, YOU'RE
FANTASTIC. >> THEY CHECKED THE WRONG BOX. >> Jimmy: ROBIN, IT'S NOT JUST
YOUR CAST THAT IS MADE UP OF BLACK WOMEN, BUT YOUR STAFF AND YOUR CREW ARE ALL BLACK WOMEN.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU >> I LOVE IT SO MUCH
YOU KNOW, IN OUR WRITERS' ROOM WHICH IS ALL BLACK WOMEN, OUR CAST IS ALL BLACK WOMEN, OUR
DIRECTORS, OUR EDITORS, WE GET TO REALLY HAVE THIS AMAZING EXPERIENCE OF NOT HAVING TO
EXPLAIN OURSELVES BEFORE WE DO OUR JOKES. OF NOT HAVING TO, YOU KNOW --
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY, "OKAY, THERE'S THIS SINGER NAMED PATTI LABELLE.
"YEAH, YEAH, WE KNOW WHO THAT IS." SO WE GET TO JUST MAKE THESE
SORT OF FREE, MAGICAL, JOY-FILLED SKETCHES. AND SEASON TWO, WHICH COMES OUT
ON FRIDAY -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WE'RE SO EXCITED
IT'S FULL OF ALL THIS BLACK LADY JOY AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE
REALLY NEED RIGHT NOW. >> Jimmy: HAS THIS PAST YEAR -- OBVIOUSLY MUST HAVE AFFECTED
THE WRITING ON THIS SHOW >> FOR ME, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED SEASON TWO, TWO WEEKS AFTER --
JUST AFTER I SAW YOU LAST. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT, WE STARTED WRITING SEASON TWO
AND THEN WE WERE READY NO SHOOT IN MARCH, AND FIVE DAYS BEFORE WE WERE GOING TO SHOOT, MARCH
OF 2020, WE GOT SHUT DOWN, AS THE WHOLE INDUSTRY DID SO FOR ME IT WAS LIKE, "OKAY,
WELL THIS IS A TIME TO RESET A TIME TO RELAX. I'M VERY BUSY, AND THEN ALL OF
THE SUDDEN I HAD NOTHING TO DO SO - I REALLY BECAME MORE OF MYSELF,
AND I WANTED TO FEATURE THAT ON THIS YEAR'S SHOW AND ON THIS SEASON
SO I WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES OF KIND OF HOW I INCORPORATED THAT IN THE SHOW.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, EXPLAIN -- >> I, FIRST, STARTED OUT - YEAH
DO YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE OH, OKAY YEAH
>> Jimmy: THIS IS SELENA >> THAT'S MY ACTUAL HAIRLINE THIS IS A WIG.
BUT, YOU KNOW, DURING QUARANTINE I WAS LIKE, "LET ME JUST EMBRACE MY NATURAL
HAIRLINE." SO I DID THAT. >> Jimmy: SO THAT'S YOUR ACTUAL
HAIRLINE STARTS - >> YEAH, STARTS AROUND HERE.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, OKAY, WOW. AMAZING. HOW ABOUT THIS CHARACTER
>> OH, YEAH, THIS IS CHRIS THIS IS ME WHEN I DON'T SHAVE. AND, YOU KNOW, ALL OF
QUARANTINE I DID NOT SHAVE MY FACIAL HAIR. >> Jimmy: CAN YOU GROW A BEARD
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, IT'S VERY EASY IT CONNECTS, TOO, MINE GOES ALL
THE WAY AROUND I WAS REALLY, REALLY EXCITED JUST TO EMBRACE MY NATURAL
SELF AND THEN, YOU KNOW, HERE'S THE THING.
THIS SAY LITTLE SENSITIVE, BUT I ACTUALLY -- I ACTUALLY DON'T -- I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND
PEOPLE WITH THE SIZE OF MY ACTUAL BOOBS THIS IS ALL TAPED DOWN
BUT NORMALLY I HAVE A GIGANTIC BOSOM. YEAH, THERE IT IS.
THIS IS MY NATURAL - >> Jimmy: THIS IS YOUR NATURAL -- THIS IS YOU BEING
YOU. SO THIS SEASON YOU'RE DEFINITELY BEING MORE YOU IN
ALL OF THESE THREE CHARACTERS. I SAW, BY THE WAY, THE TRAILER FOR YOUR SHOW.
IT WAS ON HBO AFTER SOMETHING I WAS WATCHING AND HONESTLY, THIS IS -- IF YOU
GET THREE EMMY NOMINATIONS FOR LAST SEASON, GET READY BECAUSE THIS LOOKS GREAT, PAL.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS. IT'S REALLY, REALLY FUNNY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT IT IT REALLY IS GOOD. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS -- AND IT'S
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU BY THE WAY, I'M SO DEVASTATED I'M NOT THERE WITH YOU GUYS.
>> Jimmy: I KNOW >> IT'S -- I MISS YOU. >> Jimmy: I KNOW, I APPRECIATE
YOU COMING ON. >> YES, OF COURSE. BUT THE SEASON IS -- IF SEASON
ONE WAS HERE, SEASON TWO IS, I MEAN, IS WILD. IT'S WILD.
WE REALLY DO WANT YOU TO FEEL JOYOUS AND TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE 30 MINUTES, AND REALLY
JUST TURN OFF ALL THE NOISE OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD AND JUST LAUGH AND FEEL THAT JOY.
>> Jimmy: YEAH I KNOW THERE'S BILLBOARDS ALL OVER ON BUSES AND EVERYTHING
HERE IN NEW YORK AND YOU MUST BE PSYCHED FOR THAT
TO SEE ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT. AND YOU GO, "YES!"
>> I LOVE IT SO, YES. ON BUSES IN NEW YORK, WE'RE
GETTING PICTURES FROM BILLBOARDS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
THEN I SAW ONE VERY DISRESPECTFUL BILLBOARD WHERE A TREE WAS REALLY HATING ON THE
SHOW AND IT JUST SAID "A LADY SKETCH SHOW."
WHICH WAS VERY RUDE. >> Jimmy: YEAH SO THE TREE BLOCKED --
[ LAUGHTER ] >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: SO, YEAH, THAT IS
DISRESPECTFUL. THAT TREE SHOULD BE REMOVED. AND PLANTED SOMEWHERE ELSE
IN FRONT OF A DIFFERENT BILLBOARD. >> YEAH.
EXACTLY. [ LAUGHTER ] GO COVER UP SOMEBODY ELSE'S
SHOW DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD WE WORKED >> Jimmy: YEAH, COME ON,
EXACTLY. THIS IS ROBIN THEDE HERE PAL, I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A
A CLIP FROM THE SHOW HERE IS ROBIN THEDE IN THE NEW SEASON OF "A BLACK LADY SKETCH
SHOW." TAKE A LOOK.
>> YES >> OH, MY GOD, YOU MARRIED OMARION?
YOU KNEW HE WAS MY TOP CHOICE. WAIT A MINUTE. OMARION.
TWO KIDS MANSION. DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE A VIDEO
VIXEN? GOD DAMMIT >> YEAH.
>> ALL MY GOOD CHOICES YOU STOLE MY LIFE. YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE WITH
ME, OMARION! >> DAMN. >> YOU DIDN'T THINK THAT YOU
WOULD BE ABLE TO TOUCH ME, DID YOU? I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOUR LITTLE
MATCH GAME, SELENA DUPLASS FROM SIXTH GRADE. AND I'M THRILLED TO BE IN THIS
PAID OFF HOUSE WITH THIS PERFECTLY SYMMETRICAL WOMAN AND OUR RHODES SCHOLAR CHILDREN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: ROBIN THEDE, EVERYBODY.
SEASON TWO OF "A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW" PREMIERS FRIDAY ON HBO AND HBO MAX.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH JOY REID STICK AROUND, EVERYONE
COME ON BACK * >> Jimmy: JOINING US RIGHT NOW
IS THE HOST OF "THE REIDOUT" ON MSNBC WHICH AIRS WEEK DAYS AT 7:00 P.M
PLEASE WELCOME JOY REID.
*
>> Jimmy: JOY! THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US I ALWAYS LOVE IT WHEN YOU COME ON THE SHOW.
TODAY WE LEARNED THE VERDICT OF THE TRIAL OF DEREK CHAUVIN WAS FOUND GUILTY ON ALL THREE
CHARGES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN, LIKE, WALK US THROUGH THE CHARGES AND WHAT
THEY MEAN? >> ABSOLUTELY. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, JIMMY
IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO BE ON WITH YOU. SO BASICALLY, DEREK CHAUVIN
FACED SECOND-DEGREE MURDER, THIRD-DEGREE MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES
AND THOSE SENTENCES POTENTIALLY GO ALL THE WAY FROM ABOUT -- ALMOST 50 YEARS FOR
SECOND-DEGREE MURDER WHICH IS INTENTIONALLY -- INTENTIONAL, INTENTIONAL MURDER
DOWN TO MANSLAUGHTER WHICH IS BASICALLY SORT OF ENHANCED NEGLIGENCE, JUST BEHAVING
NEGLIGENTLY IN A WAY THAT CAUSED DEATH HE GOT THEM ALL.
HE WAS FOUND GUILTY ON ALL THREE. AND I CAN TELL YOU, JIMMY, THE
TIME THAT IT BECAME PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT HE WAS LIKELY TO BE CONVICTED IS WHEN WE
HEARD THERE WAS A VERDICT AND THE JURY HAD ONLY BEEN OUT FOR 11 HOURS
AND THAT'S ABOUT THE TIME THAT THE MOHAMMED NOOR JURY, WHICH WAS ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER,
A BLACK POLICE OFFICER IN MINNEAPOLIS, WAS CONVICTED OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER
THEY WERE ABOUT OUT FOR ABOUT 11 HOURS SO A VERY QUICK RETURN OF
A VERDICT. KIND OF INDICATED THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE GUILTY
>> Jimmy: YEAH I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS LIKE FOR YOU IN THE STUDIO
BUT FOR ME, I'M JUST SHAKING THE WHOLE DAY. AND I GO, WELL
I'VE SEEN -- I'VE SEEN THE CRAZIEST STUFF HAPPEN. FOR A SECOND, AND YOU GO -
AND WERE YOU AT ALL GOING, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF - >> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, JIMMY,
I'M VERY, VERY CYNICAL ABOUT CHARGES AGAINST POLICE RIGHT?
YOU CAN GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO AMADOU DIALLO, WHO WAS SHOT IN HIS OWN VESTIBULE.
AND THIS WAS, I THINK, IN 1999 AN AFRICAN IMMIGRANT SHOT DEAD BY THE POLICE.
NO CHARGES YOU CAN GO TO PATRICK DORISMONT KILLED IN NEW YORK AROUND THAT
SAME PERIOND WHERE RUDOLPH GIULIANI, WHEN HE WAS MAYOR, RELEASED HIS JUVENILE
RECORD TO JUSTIFY HIM BEING KILLED BY AN UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICER.
GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH WALTER SCOTT, THE CASE WHERE YOU SAW A MAN RUNNING IN
SOUTH CAROLINA FROM A POLICE OFFICER AND HE SHOOTS HIM DEAD, SHOOTS HIM IN THE BACK
THAT JURY HUNG AND IT WAS ON TAPE AS WELL YOU CAN JUST GO THROUGH IT
MICHAEL BROWN. YOU CAN GO THROUGH TAMIR RICE, WHO WAS A 12-YEAR-OLD CHILD
PLAYING WITH A TOY GUN POLICE OFFICER JUMPS OUT SHOOTS HIM IMMEDIATELY
NO CHARGES SO I TEND TO GO WITH THE STATISTICS, THAT SHOW, WHAT,
ABOUT 2% OF OFFICERS ARE EVER CONVICTED OF KILLING SOMEONE, LET ALONE KILLING SOMEBODY
BLACK. SO, I TEND IT TO THINK WHEN A POLICE OFFICER IS CHARGED, I
STEEL MYSELF FOR THEM TO NOT BE CHARGED. AND THEN IF THEY'RE CHARGED, I
STEEL MYSELF EMOTIONALLY FOR THEM TO BE ACQUITTED CAUSE THAT'S NORMALLY WHAT
HAPPENS. SO THE FACT THAT THIS WAS SUCH A LOPSIDED CASE, WATCHING IT
EVERY DAY, THE QUALITY OF THE PROSECUTION VERSUS THE SORT OF PHONED IN STRANGE QUALITY OF
THE DEFENSE, EVEN THAT DOESN'T GUARANTEE A CONVICTION WHEN IT'S POLICE.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT. >> BUT THE FACT THAT I THINK YOU HAD TEN POLICE OFFICERS,
INCLUDING THE POLICE CHIEF, TESTIFY AGAINST THIS OFFICER, WHICH I'VE NEVER SEEN, THE FACT
YOU HAD SO MUCH UNANIMITY OF POLICE EXPERTS TESTIFYING AGAINST THIS POLICE OFFICER, IT
DID FEEL LIKE THE MOMENTUM WAS GOING IN THE PROSECUTION'S DIRECTION.
BUT I DIDN'T DARE ASSUME THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE OUTCOME.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT. IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT THE FAMILY OF GEORGE FLOYD IS GOING
THROUGH RIGHT NOW, OBVIOUSLY BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME FEELING THAT THERE'S BEEN
JUSTICE. >> ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS SO RARE.
I MEAN, AGAIN, JIMMY, THINK ABOUT HOW RARE IT IS FOR A A POLICE OFFICER TO BE
CONVICTED OF KILLING A BLACK MAN, WOMAN, CHILD IN AMERICA FOR THIS FAMILY, THEY HAVE
ACHIEVED SOMETHING ALMOST REVOLUTIONARY. THEY HAVE NOT ONLY BEEN ABLE TO
GET JUSTICE FOR THEMSELVES WHICH ISN'T GOING TO EASE THEIR PAIN
THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR BROTHER, THEIR FAMILY MEMBER, THEIR LOVED ONE.
HE'S GONE. BUT THEY'VE ACHIEVED JUSTICE THAT IS GOING TO RADIATE
POTENTIALLY THROUGHOUT OUR SYSTEM BECAUSE THE DEFENSE THAT WAS
PUT ON FOR DEREK CHAUVIN WAS THE SAME DEFENSE THAT WAS PUT ON IN THE RODNEY KING CASE
HE HAD SUPER HUMAN STRENGTH. HE WAS ON DRUGS, THEREFORE, HE WAS GOING TO GET UP, REALLY
RISE FROM THE DEAD CAUSE HE WAS DEAD FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES OF DEREK CHAUVIN
HAVING HIS KNEE AND HIS FULL BODY WEIGHT ON HIM HE WAS GOING TO RISE FROM THE
DEAD AND STILL BE A THREAT THE BLACK MAN IS ALWAYS A THREAT
THE BLACK BODY IS A THREAT THEY TRIED -- HE TRIED EVERYTHING
HE WAS ON DRUGS. HE WAS, YOU KNOW, THE REAL CULPRIT IN HIS OWN DEATH
AND THAT DIDN'T WORK AND SO, I THINK WHAT'S HAPPENED IS THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED
A LINE THAT WAS DRAWN BY POLICE A LINE THAT WAS DRAWN IN THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. YOU JUST CAN'T KILL A MAN IN FRONT OF WITNESSES, INCLUDING
A 9-YEAR-OLD, ON VIDEO CAMERA AND WALK AWAY FROM IT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
DRAW THAT LINE BECAUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT IS LOSING THE CONSENT OF THE
GOVERNED THEY'RE LOSING CREDIBILITY WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THIS NEEDED TO GO THIS WAY, IN
A WAY, JUST FOR OUR SPARK SOCIETY TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A A STEP FORWARD
>> Jimmy: I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING, TOO, AFTER THE VERDICT WAS ANNOUNCED SEEING
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND PEOPLE'S REACTION. IT WASN'T SO MUCH -- IT WASN'T
CELEBRATION OR PEOPLE JUMPING. IT WAS JUST PEOPLE GOING -- AND TAKING A BEAT.
THAT WAS LIKE, WOW THAT'S POWERFUL. >> YEAH.
THERE IS NOTHING TO CELEBRATE WHEN SOMEONE GOES TO PRISON, RIGHT?
THIS MAN'S LIFE IS OVER, DEREK CHAUVIN. HE MADE A DECISION AND HE HAD
NINE MINUTES AND 29 SECONDS TO CHANGE HIS MIND AND MAKE A A DIFFERENT CHOICE
THE DECISION HE MADE IS THE END OF HIS CAREER. IT'S THE END MAYBE OF HIS
FREEDOM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF A
A SENTENCE HE'S GOING GET. HE HAS TAINTED LAW ENFORCEMENT HE HAS EMBARRASSED AND SHAMED
HIS DEPARTMENT THAT'S WHAT THE TESTIMONY WAS. THAT THIS WAS AN EMBARRASSMENT
OF WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE LAW ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE THAT I
KNOW WERE EMBARRASSED BY WHAT HE DID HE SHAMED HIMSELF AND HE LOST
HIS FREEDOM. THERE IS NOTHING TO CELEBRATE. BUT I DO THINK THAT FOR THE
FAMILY IT'S A RELIEF RIGHT? I MEAN, THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO
WERE INTERVIEWED BY SHAQ BREWSTER WHO'S OUR REPORTER ON THE GROUND WHO SAID
I CAN BREATHE NOW. PEOPLE CAN STOP HOLDING THEIR BREATH
AND I THINK JUST FOR A MOMENT WE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT IS -- IT IS A RELIEF
IT ISN'T ANYTHING TO BE JOYFUL ABOUT. >> Jimmy: JOY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR COMING ON TO SPEAK TO US I ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT
JOY REID, EVERYONE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FOR HER CONTINUING NEWS
COVERAGE, CHECK OUT "THE REIDOUT" ON MSNBC. MORE "TONIGHT SHOW" WHEN WE
COME BACK. THANK YOU, JOY *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS OUT WITH A NEW SONG IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE MUSIC INDUSTRY MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION BACKLINE PERFORMING "I MISS THE BAND,"
HERE'S ALANIS MORISSETTE
*
* INSIDE JOKE WELL UNDERSTOO THE NUDGE NUDG
WINK WINK * * AND FINISHING EAC OTHER'S HARMONIE
THE LATE NIGHT DRIVE THROUGH ITALIAN ROADS * * TRAINS PULLING OUT AN
WE'RE HOLDING ON A SECRE WHERE DID YOU GO WE ARE A LEAGUE *
* TO BE RECKONED WITH AS WE RUN AL AROUND THIS PLANET
AND I MISS THE BAND * * ONE PLUS ONE EQUALS 5 AND I AM IMPLODING
WITHOUT YO AND THERE'S NOT A * * DAY THAT GOES B
WHERE I DON'T HEAR OUR MUSIC IN MY HEAD WHERE I DON'T MISS *
* TRAVELLING IN YOUR COMPAN WE'RE ON A PLANE WE'RE IN JAPAN
IN BAGGAGE CLAIM I ASK * * WHAT CITY W JUST LANDED IN
AND THE PAPER SLIP UNDER THE HOTEL DOOR * * I'M SHAKING ALL HANDS
THE HUM OF THE ROA KEEPS ME HAPPY WHERE DID YOU GO *
* I THOUGHT WE' MEET AT THE TEMPLE AS WE GO ALL AROUN
THIS WORLD * * AND I MISS THE BAND ONE PLUS ONE EQUALS 50
AND I AM IMPLODING WITHOUT YOU * * AND THERE'S NOT A
DAY THAT GOES BY WHERE I DON'T HEAR OUR MUSIC IN MY HEAD *
* WHERE I DON'T MISS TH ADVENTURE IN YOUR COMPAN HUGS FULL OF SWEAT AND THE
LATE NIGHT CALL IN TEARS * * LIGHTS THAT ARE BLINDIN THEN ONTO THE NEXT COUNTRY
THIS RITUAL HUDDLE AS WE STORM THE STAGE * * THE SENSE ON THE STREET
OF THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD * * * I MISS MY FAMIL
MY EARS ARE RINGIN THE SUN STREAMS IN ON MY UNMADE BED IN PORTUGAL *
* AND I MISS THE BAND ONE PLUS ONE EQUALS 50 AND I AM IMPLODING
WITHOUT YOU * * AND THERE'S NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY
WHERE I DON'T HEAR OUR MUSIC IN MY HEAD * * WHERE I DON'T MIS
THE PLEASURE O YOUR COMPANY * *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT, ELISABETH MOSS AND
JAMES CAMERON WILL BE HERE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND WE'LL HAVE MUSIC FROM
CARLOS VIVES AND RICKY MARTIN! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE MY THANKS TO JANE FONDA,
ROBIN THEDE, JOY REID, ALANIS MORISSETTE, AND THE ROOTS, RIGHT THERE FROM
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAMAL. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY