1 00:00:10,377 --> 00:00:11,644 >> Steve: FROM STUDIO 6B IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER IN THE HEART 2 00:00:11,644 --> 00:00:17,784 OF NEW YORK CITY, IT'S "THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON." 3 00:00:17,784 --> 00:00:22,789 TONIGHT, JOIN JIMMY AND HIS GUESTS - ELTON JOHN 4 00:00:22,789 --> 00:00:27,427 AVA DuVERNAY MUSICAL GUEST, WALKER HAYES, AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY 5 00:00:27,427 --> 00:00:34,000 ROOTS CREW >> Questlove: 1539 >> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, 6 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:41,341 >> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, JIMMY FALLON 7 00:00:41,875 --> 00:00:44,544 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 8 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:59,859 * * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 9 00:00:59,859 --> 00:01:04,564 >> Jimmy: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I FEEL IT. I'M FEELING THE LOVE 10 00:01:04,564 --> 00:01:06,633 PLEASE, RELAX. I FEEL THE LOVE. THANK YOU. 11 00:01:06,633 --> 00:01:09,369 WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW," LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. 12 00:01:09,369 --> 00:01:15,175 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WELL, GUYS, HERE'S SOME GOOD 13 00:01:15,175 --> 00:01:18,345 NEWS LAST NIGHT, AN FDA PANEL GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO THE PFIZER 14 00:01:18,345 --> 00:01:24,084 VACCINE FOR KIDS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 11 THAT'S RIGHT 15 00:01:24,084 --> 00:01:28,722 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S RIGHT KIDS' VACCINES ARE THE BEST WAY 16 00:01:28,722 --> 00:01:32,992 TO PREVENT THE TWO THINGS PARENTS FEAR MOST: COVID AND HOMESCHOOLING. 17 00:01:32,992 --> 00:01:37,364 [ LAUGHTER ] "I DON'T KNOW. THREE GOES INTO FIVE 18 00:01:37,364 --> 00:01:39,199 I DON'T KNOW I'M NOT A MATH TEACHER." [ LAUGHTER ] 19 00:01:39,199 --> 00:01:41,301 YUP, THIS IS GREAT IN A FEW WEEKS, YOU'RE GONNA SEE BOUNCERS OUTSIDE 20 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:44,671 CHUCK E. CHEESE CHECKING VACCINE CARDS. [ LAUGHTER ] 21 00:01:44,671 --> 00:01:48,608 "NOT TODAY, TIMMY. SORRY. [ LAUGHTER ] 22 00:01:48,608 --> 00:01:51,444 KIDS COULD GET THE SHOT AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK GREAT TIMING, RIGHT AFTER THEY 23 00:01:51,444 --> 00:01:56,249 GO DOOR-TO-DOOR ON HALLOWEEN [ LAUGHTER ] "WANNA MOVE IT UP THREE DAYS 24 00:01:56,249 --> 00:02:00,186 WHO'S TALKING TO WHO HERE? HERE'S HOW THE VACCINE WILL WORK 25 00:02:00,186 --> 00:02:01,955 OLDER KIDS CAN GET PFIZER, YOUNGER KIDS CAN GET MODERNA AND THE MIDDLE CHILD CAN GET 26 00:02:01,955 --> 00:02:07,627 JOHNSON & JOHNSON. [ LAUGHTER ] COME ONE 27 00:02:07,627 --> 00:02:11,398 THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT. THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT. PRETTY SOON, YOU'RE GONNA SEE 28 00:02:11,398 --> 00:02:15,301 A VACCINE CENTER PARKING LOT WITH WHITE TENTS, ORANGE CONES, WAVING IN LITTLE TOY JEEPS 29 00:02:15,301 --> 00:02:23,710 [ LAUGHTER ] [ IMITATES REVVING ] SOME PARENTS SAID THAT THEY 30 00:02:23,710 --> 00:02:25,345 AREN'T SURE IF THEY'RE COMFORTABLE GIVING THEIR KIDS THE VACCINE, THEN THEY WENT 31 00:02:25,345 --> 00:02:32,552 BACK TO FEEDING THEM DUNKAROOS FOR BREAKFAST. [ LAUGHTER ] 32 00:02:32,552 --> 00:02:34,621 "I MEAN, YOU'RE SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM FOR THE NEXT SIX HOURS. 33 00:02:34,621 --> 00:02:37,957 SOME NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. THIS MORNING, SENATE DEMOCRATS ROLLED OUT A NEW TAX PROPOSAL 34 00:02:37,957 --> 00:02:46,766 THAT WOULD ONLY TARGET THE 700 RICHEST AMERICANS AS A WAY TO HELP BIDEN'S SPENDING PLAN. 35 00:02:46,766 --> 00:02:50,804 SO THAT INCLUDES ELON MUSK, JEFF BEZOS, AND FLO, THE PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE LADY 36 00:02:50,804 --> 00:02:54,574 [ LAUGHTER ] IT'S TOUGH FOR BILLIONAIRES. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPONSOR ONE, 37 00:02:54,574 --> 00:02:59,879 YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR JUST $34 MILLION A DAY [ LAUGHTER ] 38 00:02:59,879 --> 00:03:05,452 JUST TEXT "BILLIONS" TO 0-1-5-2-8. [ LAUGHTER ] 39 00:03:05,452 --> 00:03:07,320 YOU KNOW CASH IS TIGHT FOR BILLIONAIRES WHEN THEIR FLIGHTS IN SPACE HAVE THE LAYOVER IN 40 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,290 CLEVELAND. [ LAUGHTER ] BUT BY THIS AFTERNOON, 41 00:03:10,290 --> 00:03:14,961 DEMOCRATS SCRAPPED THE TAX ON BILLIONAIRES AND NOW THEY MIGHT TAX MILLIONAIRES INSTEAD 42 00:03:14,961 --> 00:03:17,797 YEP. WHEN THEY HEARD THAT, KIM AND KYLIE WERE LIKE, "YES," WHILE 43 00:03:17,797 --> 00:03:23,169 KHLOE, KOURTNEY AND KENDALL WERE LIKE, "NO." [ LAUGHTER ] 44 00:03:23,169 --> 00:03:24,838 WELL, IOWA SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY, WHO IS 88, RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS 45 00:03:24,838 --> 00:03:31,578 RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2022. AND WHILE A LOT OF CRITICS SAY 46 00:03:31,578 --> 00:03:34,647 THAT HE'S TOO OLD AND SHOULD RETIRE, I THINK HE'S STILL GOT IT 47 00:03:34,647 --> 00:03:37,350 JUST WATCH THIS CLIP FROM TODAY. 48 00:03:42,589 --> 00:03:46,226 [ LAUGHTER ] DON'T -- [ LAUGHTER ] 49 00:03:46,226 --> 00:03:48,895 WELL, YOU DON'T YOUR OWN ACCOUNTABLE. LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT 50 00:03:48,895 --> 00:03:59,406 OBAMA/BIDEN ADMINISTRATION [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: IT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN 51 00:03:59,406 --> 00:04:04,711 WHEN YOUR STAFF IS NEARBY WITH A SET OF JUMPER CABLES YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 52 00:04:04,711 --> 00:04:09,749 "RIGHT GOES ON RIGHT NIPPLE. [ LAUGHTER ] WHEN AN AIDE SAID, "SENATOR, 53 00:04:09,749 --> 00:04:15,422 ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?" HE WAS LIKE, "THERE'S A SENATOR HERE? [ LAUGHTER ] 54 00:04:15,422 --> 00:04:24,264 "NO, BUT --" [ LAUGHTER ] WHAT ARE YOU DOING 55 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:26,900 I THINK THE WHOLE WORLD JUST NEEDS TO TAKE THE WEEKEND. >> Steve: YEAH 56 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:29,302 >> Jimmy: TOMORROW'S THE WEEKEND. JUST TAKE THE WEEKEND. 57 00:04:29,302 --> 00:04:32,238 WE'LL COME BACK MONDAY WE'LL FIGURE IT ALL OUT. SOME MOVIE NEWS. 58 00:04:32,238 --> 00:04:35,308 TODAY, PIXAR RELEASED THE FIRST TRAILER FOR THEIR BUZZ LIGHTYEAR ORIGIN STORY. 59 00:04:35,308 --> 00:04:40,113 [ AUDIENCE OOHS YEAH, A BUZZ LIGHTYEAR PREQUEL IT'S ABOUT HOW HE FIRST GOES TO 60 00:04:40,113 --> 00:04:45,151 SPACE AS A PUBLICITY STUNT FOR JEFF BEZOS [ LAUGHTER ] 61 00:04:45,151 --> 00:04:46,486 BUT THE PREQUEL LOOKS INTERESTING. FOR INSTANCE, I HAD NO IDEA 62 00:04:46,486 --> 00:04:48,955 THAT WHEN BUZZ'S FAMILY ARRIVED AT ELLIS ISLAND, THEY CHANGED THEIR NAME FROM 63 00:04:48,955 --> 00:04:55,862 LIGHTYEARINELLI. >> Steve: REALLY [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] 64 00:04:55,862 --> 00:04:59,566 >> Jimmy: "BUZZSCOCHI LIGHTYEARNELLI," YEAH 65 00:04:59,566 --> 00:05:06,606 [ LAUGHTER ] DID YOU GUYS SEE THIS? THERE'S A NEW DATING SHOW IN 66 00:05:06,606 --> 00:05:08,641 THE U.K., AND IT'S KINDA SIMILAR TO "THE BACHELOR," BUT THERE'S ONE BIG DIFFERENCE 67 00:05:08,641 --> 00:05:09,175 THERE'S ONE BIG DIFFERENCE JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS 68 00:05:09,576 --> 00:05:10,944 >> DAVID, WHO DO YOU THINK IS 69 00:05:10,944 --> 00:05:20,887 A LOVE TRAP? [ LAUGHTER ] [ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC 70 00:05:20,887 --> 00:05:26,159 >> CHERIE. [ AUDIENCE OOHS [ LAUGHTER ] 71 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:31,164 >> Steve: WHOA [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: WOW. 72 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:39,706 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: IT GOT AWKWARD WHEN 73 00:05:39,706 --> 00:05:41,574 HE WAS LIKE, "WAIT, I MEANT BECCA. I'M SORRY. 74 00:05:41,574 --> 00:05:45,078 [ LAUGHTER ] YEAH IT'S LIKE "THE BACHELOR" YEP, 75 00:05:45,078 --> 00:05:47,480 BUT INSTEAD OF BEING ESCORTED OUT IN A LIMO, THEY'RE TAKEN AWAY IN AN AMBULANCE 76 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:51,518 [ LAUGHTER ] SOME MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS I READ THAT NETFLIX IS LOOKING 77 00:05:51,518 --> 00:05:55,889 TO BUILD A NEW TV AND FILM PRODUCTION STUDIO IN NEW JERSEY 78 00:05:55,889 --> 00:05:59,392 YEAH, AND APPARENTLY NETFLIX IS EVEN COMING OUT WITH SOME NEW JERSEY- THEMED TV SHOWS. 79 00:05:59,392 --> 00:06:02,028 >> Steve: REALLY >> Jimmy: YEAH, I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN. 80 00:06:02,028 --> 00:06:04,731 FIRST UP, THERE'S "BRIDGE-AND-TUNNELTON. >> Steve: OH 81 00:06:04,731 --> 00:06:08,368 [ LAUGHTER ] NEXT, THERE'S "SQUID GAME: JUST THE TRACKSUITS." 82 00:06:08,368 --> 00:06:12,605 [ LAUGHTER ] NEXT UP, INSTEAD OF THE SHOW "YOU," THERE'S "YOUZ." 83 00:06:12,605 --> 00:06:17,644 [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Steve: HEY. >> Jimmy: AND FINALLY, THERE'S, 84 00:06:17,644 --> 00:06:25,185 "OOOOOZARK." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE COME ON, YOU'D LIKE THAT 85 00:06:25,185 --> 00:06:29,556 >> Steve and Jimmy: "OOOOZARK. >> Jimmy: WELL, SOME BUSINESS NEWS 86 00:06:29,556 --> 00:06:34,594 THE OUTDOOR CLOTHING COMPANY PATAGONIA JUST INTRODUCED ITS OWN COLLECTION OF NATURAL WINE 87 00:06:34,594 --> 00:06:39,165 FINALLY ANSWERING THE QUESTION, "WHAT IS THE WHITEST SENTENCE YOU'VE EVER HEARD? 88 00:06:39,165 --> 00:06:44,738 [ LAUGHTER ] PATAGONIA WINE Questlove: NATURAL 89 00:06:44,738 --> 00:06:46,840 >> Jimmy: NATURAL WINE SORRY. APOLOGIES. 90 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:49,075 LISTEN TO THIS THE LARGEST 3D-PRINTED NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE U.S. IS 91 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:53,279 CURRENTLY BEING BUILT IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. NEXT TIME A TEXAS SHERIFF SAYS, 92 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,248 "THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE TWO OF US," THE OUTLAW CAN SAY, "HOLD ON, I'LL PRINT 93 00:06:55,248 --> 00:07:01,054 MORE." [ LAUGHTER ] THIS IS INTERESTING. 94 00:07:01,054 --> 00:07:03,123 NEW RESEARCH FOUND THAT AMERICANS GET 30 MINUTES LESS EXERCISE THAN THEY DID 95 00:07:03,123 --> 00:07:11,197 200 YEARS AGO. [ LAUGHTER ] PEOPLE IN THE 1800s ALSO 96 00:07:11,197 --> 00:07:14,367 GARGLED WITH GASOLINE, SO LET'S MAYBE CALL IT A WASH YEP, PEOPLE IN THE 1800s LED 97 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:21,708 HEALTHIER, MORE ENERGETIC LIVES AND MADE IT TO THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 28. 98 00:07:21,708 --> 00:07:24,878 [ LAUGHTER ] AND FINALLY, I SAW THAT A GUY IN HAWAII WHO GOT INTO SOME 99 00:07:24,878 --> 00:07:26,413 TROUBLE WITH THE LAW TRIED TO FLEE THE SCENE IN A PRETTY UNIQUE WAY 100 00:07:26,413 --> 00:07:29,315 UNIQUE WAY WATCH THIS 101 00:07:31,051 --> 00:07:31,651 THIS MAN FLED ON A STOLEN 102 00:07:31,651 --> 00:07:38,091 LAWNMOWER AFTER STARTING A A SMALL BRUSH FIRE [ LAUGHTER ] 103 00:07:38,091 --> 00:07:43,329 WITNESSES TOOK VIDEO OF THE MAN RIDING THE STOLEN PUSH LAWNMOWER DOWN HIGHWAY 11. 104 00:07:43,329 --> 00:07:48,802 [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FASTER IF HE ACTUALLY JUST 105 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:50,370 PUSHED THE LAWNMOWER AND JUST RAN WITH IT. BUT HE HAD THE LAST LAUGH WHEN 106 00:07:50,370 --> 00:07:56,576 HE HELD A WEEDWACKER IN THE AIR AND TOOK OFF LIKE A HELICOPTER "SO LONG, SUCKAS!" 107 00:07:56,576 --> 00:07:58,978 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW, GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS 108 00:07:58,978 --> 00:08:13,727 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * * 109 00:08:13,727 --> 00:08:20,200 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT. 110 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,036 HE IS A MUSIC LEGEND AND ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING ARTISTS OF ALL TIME 111 00:08:23,036 --> 00:08:25,872 HE'S HAS A NEW ALBUM OUT CALLED "THE LOCKDOWN SESSIONS," WHICH INCLUDES THE NUMBER ONE HIT 112 00:08:25,872 --> 00:08:36,349 "COLD HEART" WITH DUA LIPA ELTON JOHN IS JOINING US [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 113 00:08:36,349 --> 00:08:42,255 * AND, DON'T YOU KNOW * COULDN'T CLEAR IT BUT. * WELL, DON'T YOU KNOW * 114 00:08:42,255 --> 00:08:45,859 THAT'S ALL WE CAN SING IN THAT SONG >> Steve: TELL THEM WITH YOUR 115 00:08:45,859 --> 00:08:48,161 BRAIN. * WELL, DON'T YOU KNOW * >> Jimmy: THAT'S IT. 116 00:08:48,161 --> 00:08:55,502 ELTON JOHN, MAN, LEGEND. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE LOVE ELTON JOHN. 117 00:08:55,502 --> 00:09:00,206 PLUS, HER NEW SERIES "COLIN IN BLACK AND WHITE" BEGINS STREAMING FRIDAY ON NETFLIX. 118 00:09:00,206 --> 00:09:04,577 AVA DuVERNAY IS HERE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE GETTING SOME NEW VIBES 119 00:09:04,577 --> 00:09:08,581 >> Steve: VERY >> Jimmy: GOOD SHOW. AND WE'VE GOT AN IN-STUDIO 120 00:09:08,581 --> 00:09:13,086 PERFORMANCE TONIGHT FROM, IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE NEW SONGS, WALKER HAYES IS HERE TONIGHT 121 00:09:13,086 --> 00:09:19,025 >> Steve: OH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: "COUNTRY STUFF." 122 00:09:19,025 --> 00:09:21,795 WE LOVE OUR COUNTRY FANS HAVE YOU HEARD THE SONG IS CALL "FANCY LIKE" 123 00:09:21,795 --> 00:09:24,898 IS THE SONG. AND IT'S JUST PERFECT. IT'S LIKE -- IT MAKES YOU 124 00:09:24,898 --> 00:09:27,200 HAPPY. >> Steve: OH >> Jimmy: I'M GONNA PLAY A 125 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:30,470 A LITTLE PIECE OF THIS LISTEN THIS. * WE FANCY LIKE APPLEBEE' 126 00:09:30,470 --> 00:09:35,275 ON A DATE NIGH GOT THAT BOURBON STREET STEA WITH THE OREO SHAKE * 127 00:09:35,275 --> 00:09:39,546 * GET SOME WHIPPED CREA ON THE TOP TOO TWO STRAWS, ONE CHEC 128 00:09:39,546 --> 00:09:44,351 GIRL, I GOT YOU * * BOUGIE LIKE NATTY IN THE STYROFOAM * 129 00:09:44,351 --> 00:09:46,052 >> Jimmy: THAT'S MY FAVORITE LINE BOUGIE 130 00:09:46,052 --> 00:09:51,791 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I'M BOUGIE LIKE NATTY IN THE STYROFOAM. 131 00:09:51,791 --> 00:09:54,094 >> Steve: NATTY LIGHT? >> Jimmy: YEAH, OF COURSE. >> Steve: YEAH, COME ON, 132 00:09:54,094 --> 00:09:56,696 >> Jimmy: THAT'S SO FUNNY. I'M BOUGIE LIKE NATTY IN THE STYROFOAM. 133 00:09:56,696 --> 00:10:01,401 OH, MY GOSH. [ LAUGHTER ] JUST MAKES YOU LAUGH 134 00:10:01,401 --> 00:10:05,872 * APPLEBEE'S * >> Tariq: HE GET'S EXTRA SYLLABLES OUT OF HIS WORDS 135 00:10:05,872 --> 00:10:11,678 >> Jimmy: YEAH * APPLEBEE * * IN WHIP CREAM * 136 00:10:11,678 --> 00:10:16,182 YEAH, EXACTLY. YOU GET LIKE FOUR SYLLABLES. >> Jimmy: YEAH,COUNTRY STUL 137 00:10:16,182 --> 00:10:19,319 WHIPPED CREAM IS FIVE SYLLABLES. * WHIPPED CREAM * 138 00:10:19,319 --> 00:10:21,855 IT'S A GREAT -- YOU KNOW A HIT WHEN YOU HEAR IT, MAN. >> Steve: YEAH 139 00:10:21,855 --> 00:10:25,025 >> Jimmy: "FANCY LIKE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, BUD. DID YOU GUYS HEAR ABOUT THE 140 00:10:25,025 --> 00:10:29,529 VOLVO RECALL IT'S NOT GOOD. HERE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. 141 00:10:29,529 --> 00:10:29,562 IT'S NOT GOOD. HERE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. 142 00:10:31,197 --> 00:10:32,465 ANOTHER 195,000 VEHICLES IN THE U.S. BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE 143 00:10:32,465 --> 00:10:39,105 AIRBAG CAN EXPLODE [ LAUGHTER ] >> Tariq: EXPLODE? 144 00:10:39,105 --> 00:10:42,942 AH, MAN, I JUST BOUGHT A VOLVO [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: GEEZ, I'M SORRY ABOUT 145 00:10:42,942 --> 00:10:46,446 THAT TARIQ >> Tariq: IT'S OKAY. I STILL HAVE MY OLD RAM TRUCK. 146 00:10:46,446 --> 00:10:52,252 I'VE HAD IT TURNED OFF FOR A A WHILE, BUT IT SHOULD BE FINE >> Jimmy: OH 147 00:10:52,252 --> 00:10:56,322 >> Tariq: WHAT "OH?" OH, WHAT >> Jimmy: ROLL THE CLIP. 148 00:10:56,322 --> 00:10:56,356 OH, WHAT >> Jimmy: ROLL THE CLIP. 149 00:10:57,524 --> 00:10:58,692 130,000 TRUCKS BECAUSE THEY COULD CATCH FIRE EVEN WHEN 150 00:10:58,692 --> 00:11:04,698 TURNED OFF [ LAUGHTER ] >> Tariq: WHAT 151 00:11:04,698 --> 00:11:07,434 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TAKE MY KIDS TRICK-OR-TREATING THIS WEEKEND? 152 00:11:07,434 --> 00:11:10,704 >> Jimmy: I DON'T KNOW I'M SORRY, TARIQ >> Tariq: I GUESS I CAN GIVE 153 00:11:10,704 --> 00:11:14,441 THEM SOME SNACKS FROM AROUND THE HOUSE. I MEAN, I JUST BOUGHT THESE 154 00:11:14,441 --> 00:11:19,346 REALLY GOOD CITTERIO-BRANDED PREMIUM ITALIAN- STYLE SALAMI STICKS 155 00:11:19,346 --> 00:11:20,613 STICKS [ LAUGHTER ] 156 00:11:22,449 --> 00:11:23,283 ON THE CITTERIO-BRANDED PREMIUM 157 00:11:23,283 --> 00:11:28,855 ITALIAN- STYLE SALAMI STICKS >> Tariq: OH, COME ON! [ LAUGHTER ] 158 00:11:28,855 --> 00:11:32,459 >> Jimmy: I'M SURE -- I'M SURE YOU'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. >> Tariq: WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE? 159 00:11:32,459 --> 00:11:34,094 LIKE, WHAT ELSE DO I EVEN HAVE IN MY KITCHEN? I GUESS THERE'S SOME RED, 160 00:11:34,094 --> 00:11:38,198 YELLOW AND WHITE ONIONS, BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THEY WERE GROWN. 161 00:11:38,198 --> 00:11:38,231 DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THEY WERE GROWN. 162 00:11:39,833 --> 00:11:41,134 SHOULD THROW AWAY RED, YELLOW OR WHITE ONIONS IF YOU DON'T 163 00:11:41,134 --> 00:11:48,742 KNOW WHERE THEY WERE GROWN [ LAUGHTER ] >> Tariq: FINE 164 00:11:48,742 --> 00:11:51,144 I'LL JUST GIVE THEM THE BUTTERBALL GROUND TURKEY PRODUCTS I HAVE SAVED FOR 165 00:11:51,144 --> 00:11:53,179 PRODUCTS I HAVE SAVED FOR THANKSGIVING 166 00:11:53,813 --> 00:11:54,481 >> MORE THAN 14,000 POUNDS OF 167 00:11:54,481 --> 00:11:59,285 BUTTERBALL'S GROUND TURKEY PRODUCTS ARE BEING RECALLED. >> Tariq: MAN, I'M GETTING SO 168 00:11:59,285 --> 00:12:03,356 MAD I'M GONNA NEED TO TAKE A A BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION! 169 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:09,629 IT'S FOR ANYONE WHO TAKES A BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION. >> Tariq: THAT'S IT, I'M DONE. 170 00:12:09,629 --> 00:12:11,698 >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, TARIQ TROTTER, EVERYBODY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 171 00:12:11,698 --> 00:12:15,435 TARIQ -- TARIQ TROTTER, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. TARIQ'S GONNA COOL DOWN. 172 00:12:15,435 --> 00:12:18,605 STICK AROUND EVERYBODY, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH "NEWS RADIO" AND MORE "TONIGHT SHOW." 173 00:12:18,605 --> 00:12:23,610 COME ON BACK TARIQ! COME ON BACK, BUD. 174 00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:26,579 SORRY. WE'LL GET THIS FIGURED OUT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 175 00:12:26,579 --> 00:12:40,593 * >> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK THANK YOU FOR WATCHING 176 00:12:40,593 --> 00:12:42,629 HEY GUYS, A LOT IS HAPPENING IN THE NEWS RIGHT NOW, AND SOMETIMES I FIND THE BEST WAY 177 00:12:42,629 --> 00:12:47,367 TO EXPLAIN THE NEWS IS WITH MUSIC. I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN. 178 00:12:47,367 --> 00:12:49,202 IT'S TIME FOR "NEWS RADIO. HERE WE GO 179 00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:51,771 * NEWS RADI NEWS RADIO NEWS RADIO * 180 00:12:51,771 --> 00:12:56,476 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: IN POLITICAL NEWS, PRESIDENT BIDEN'S AVERAGE 181 00:12:56,476 --> 00:13:02,682 APPROVAL RATING HAS DROPPED TO A NEW -- * LOW LOW LOW LOW * 182 00:13:02,682 --> 00:13:05,418 [ LAUGHTER ] ONLY 42% OF PEOPLE APPROVE OF BIDEN. 183 00:13:05,418 --> 00:13:08,688 THAT'S RIGHT, THEY'RE LOOKING AT HIM LIKE -- * YOU'RE THE BEST AROUND * 184 00:13:08,688 --> 00:13:11,558 WHILE EVERYONE ELSE THINKS THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT THEY'RE LOOKING AT BIDEN 185 00:13:11,558 --> 00:13:14,728 LIKE - * YOU BETTER WORK BITCH * [ LAUGHTER ] 186 00:13:14,728 --> 00:13:18,064 BIDEN SUPPORTERS ARE HAPPY WITH HIM BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF COVID CASES IS - 187 00:13:18,064 --> 00:13:22,268 * GOING DOWN DOWN * BUT OTHER PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT INFLATION, WHICH, OF 188 00:13:22,268 --> 00:13:26,840 COURSE, IS WHEN THE PRICE GOES - * UP AND UP AND UP * 189 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:28,908 [ LAUGHTER ] ANYWAY, BIDEN HEARD ABOUT HIS APPROVAL RATING AND HE JUST 190 00:13:28,908 --> 00:13:36,683 RELEASED THIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT. * GO EASY ON ME BABY * 191 00:13:36,683 --> 00:13:39,319 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE OF COURSE, THE BIGGEST MOVIE RIGHT NOW IS "DUNE." 192 00:13:39,319 --> 00:13:44,758 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN "DUNE," LET ME BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU 193 00:13:44,758 --> 00:13:49,596 IT'S ABOUT A - * YOUNG MAN * PLAYED BY TIMOTHEE CHALAMET. 194 00:13:49,596 --> 00:13:55,602 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HIS FAMILY IS ATTACHED SO HE AND HIS MOTHER ARE FORCED TO 195 00:13:55,602 --> 00:13:58,772 WALK - * THROUGH THE DESERT * [ LAUGHTER ] 196 00:13:58,772 --> 00:14:00,840 BUT THEY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, BECAUSE THERE ARE GIANT SAND WORMS -- 197 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,677 * COMING STRAIGHT FROM THE UNDERGROUND * [ LAUGHTER ] 198 00:14:03,677 --> 00:14:06,846 BUT FORTUNATELY TIMOTHEE AND HIS MOM HAVE A VERY SPECIAL ABILITY. 199 00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:10,784 YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS? * OH OH O IT'S MAGIC * 200 00:14:10,784 --> 00:14:14,521 [ LAUGHTER ] ANYWAY, "DUNE" IS NUMBER ONE AT THE BOX OFFICE, BUT "ETERNALS" 201 00:14:14,521 --> 00:14:19,059 COMES OUT NEXT WEEK. SO, MARVEL - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 202 00:14:19,059 --> 00:14:22,929 MARVEL IS BASICALLY LIKE - * MOVE BITC GET OUT THE WAY * 203 00:14:22,929 --> 00:14:27,600 [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE THIS IS INTERESTING. HERTZ HAS ANNOUNCED IT'S BUYING 204 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:32,539 100,000 TESLAS, WHICH IS THE LARGEST EVER ORDER BY A SINGLE BUYER. 205 00:14:32,539 --> 00:14:36,076 YEP, SOUNDS LIKE HERTZ AND TESLA HAVE REALLY -- * CAUGHT A VIBE * 206 00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:37,811 [ LAUGHTER ] NOW THEY'RE LOOKING AT DRIVERS LIKE - 207 00:14:37,811 --> 00:14:41,281 * BABY ARE YOU COMING FOR THE RIDE? * AND THE DRIVERS ARE LOOKING AT 208 00:14:41,281 --> 00:14:44,784 THEIR FRIENDS LIKE - * MAYBE WE CA HIT THE 405 * 209 00:14:44,784 --> 00:14:46,653 I MEAN, COME ON, RENTING A A TESLA FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS? 210 00:14:46,653 --> 00:14:51,891 * MAN, THIS MUS BE THE LIFE * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 211 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:55,362 THE VICE PRESIDENT OF TIKTOK TESTIFIED IN FRONT OF SENATE THIS WEEK ABOUT KIDS' SAFETY ON 212 00:14:55,362 --> 00:14:58,465 THEIR APP. YEP, HE WALKED INTO THE HEARING LIKE - 213 00:14:58,465 --> 00:15:02,836 * DON'T BE SUSPICIOUS DON'T BE SUSPICIOUS * [ LAUGHTER ] 214 00:15:02,836 --> 00:15:06,306 BUT HE HAD TO TESTIFY IN FRONT OF CONGRESS FOR A LONG TIME. THEY REALLY GOT -- 215 00:15:06,306 --> 00:15:09,943 * INTO THE THICK OF IT * [ LAUGHTER ] BECAUSE THE SENATORS JUST KEPT 216 00:15:09,943 --> 00:15:13,113 GRILLING HIM, EVEN PRESENTED EVIDENCE TO PROVE HIM WRONG LIKE - 217 00:15:13,113 --> 00:15:16,182 * NOW LOOK AT THIS * [ LAUGHTER ] BUT HE ALWAYS HAD AN ANSWER 218 00:15:16,182 --> 00:15:19,219 READY TO GO LIKE - * I UNDERSTOO THE ASSIGNMENT * 219 00:15:19,219 --> 00:15:22,922 [ LAUGHTER ] BUT SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE HARD ON KIDS, BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE - 220 00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:28,728 * I ALWAYS FEEL LIK SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME * WHICH MAKES THEM WANT TO 221 00:15:28,728 --> 00:15:33,633 SHOUT -- * I'M JUST A KI AND LIFE IS A NIGHTMARE * 222 00:15:33,633 --> 00:15:36,069 BUT THE VICE PRESIDENT OF TIKTOK FELT GOOD ABOUT HOW HE DID. 223 00:15:36,069 --> 00:15:39,339 IN FACT, HE WENT HOME AND ENJOYED A NICE BIG BOWL OF - * BERRIES AND CREAM 224 00:15:39,339 --> 00:15:45,679 BERRIES AND CREAM * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND FINALLY I SAW THAT OHIO 225 00:15:45,679 --> 00:15:52,986 ACCIDENTALLY PRINTED 35,000 LICENSE PLATES BEFORE NOTICING A MISTAKE 226 00:15:52,986 --> 00:15:55,388 EVERYONE HEARD THAT AND WAS LIKE - * YOU LOOK SO DUM 227 00:15:55,388 --> 00:15:59,893 RIGHT NOW * [ LAUGHTER ] BUT OHIO IMMEDIATELY TOOK 228 00:15:59,893 --> 00:16:02,162 RESPONSIBILITY THEY WERE LIKE - * OOPS I DID IT * 229 00:16:02,162 --> 00:16:08,501 ANYWAY, NOW EVERY SINGLE - * DRIVER'S LICENSE -- -- PLATE HAS TO BE REPLACED. 230 00:16:08,501 --> 00:16:10,603 BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY CAUGHT THE MISTAKE AND FIXED IT 231 00:16:10,603 --> 00:16:13,340 SO, EVERYONE CAN HOP IN THEIR CARS AND ASK THEIR FRIENDS - * BABY ARE YOU COMING 232 00:16:13,340 --> 00:16:16,376 FOR THE RIDE? * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THIS HAS BEEN 233 00:16:16,376 --> 00:16:18,144 "NEWS RADIO. STICK AROUND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH 234 00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:38,665 ELTON JOHN COME ON BACK * 235 00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:41,835 >> Jimmy: MY FIRST GUEST IS A TONY, OSCAR, AND GRAMMY-WINNING MUSIC LEGEND WHO 236 00:16:41,835 --> 00:16:49,943 HAS SOLD OVER 300 MILLION RECORDS WORLDWIDE. HOLY MOLY. 237 00:16:49,943 --> 00:16:53,079 300 MILLION. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HIS NEW ALBUM, "THE LOCKDOWN 238 00:16:53,079 --> 00:16:59,119 SESSIONS" IS OUT NOW PLEASE WELCOME THE ONE AND ONLY ELTON JOHN 239 00:16:59,119 --> 00:17:03,023 * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! 240 00:17:03,023 --> 00:17:08,628 YES! SO GOOD TO SEE YOU >> THANK YOU 241 00:17:08,628 --> 00:17:11,364 LOVELY TO SEE YOU, JIMMY >> Jimmy: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE 242 00:17:11,364 --> 00:17:15,068 I KNOW YOU'RE IN LONDON. SO I APPRECIATE YOU ZOOMING IN AND TALKING TO ME. 243 00:17:15,068 --> 00:17:18,138 I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE THE ALBUM, "THE LOCKDOWN SESSIONS. 244 00:17:18,138 --> 00:17:25,345 AND CONGRATS ON HAVING A NUMBER ONE WITH DUA LIPA. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 245 00:17:25,345 --> 00:17:27,113 YOU'RE ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND I JUST LOVE -- YOU KNOW I'M A BIG FAN BUT I 246 00:17:27,113 --> 00:17:34,754 LOVE WHEN YOU GET TOGETHER WITH DUA AND THAT CAME OUT, AND I GO "COLD HEART? 247 00:17:34,754 --> 00:17:37,257 WHAT IS GOING ON THIS IS, LIKE, THE COOLEST THING EVER 248 00:17:37,257 --> 00:17:41,061 AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN GET TO THE -- * IT'S NO SACRIFICE * 249 00:17:41,061 --> 00:17:43,596 YOU DIDN'T EVEN DO THAT? >> NOPE. >> Jimmy: NO 250 00:17:43,596 --> 00:17:47,067 >> NO, WE CUT THAT BIT OUT >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU DIDN'T NEED IT 251 00:17:47,067 --> 00:17:49,836 YOU JUST HAD "COLD COLD HEART. AND I GO - I JUST LOVED IT SO MUCH. 252 00:17:49,836 --> 00:17:52,138 CONGRATS DID YOU KNOW - >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH 253 00:17:52,138 --> 00:17:55,742 THANK YOU. >> Jimmy: DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO PUT AN ALBUM OUT? 254 00:17:55,742 --> 00:17:59,079 >> LISTEN, IT ALL CAME ABOUT BY ACCIDENT DURING LOCKDOWN, I WAS IN THIS 255 00:17:59,079 --> 00:18:04,818 HOUSE IN WINDSOR IN ENGLAND WITH MY FAMILY WITH THE KIDS AND DAVID. 256 00:18:04,818 --> 00:18:07,654 AND THE LAST THING I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DO IS MAKE ANY MUSIC. 257 00:18:07,654 --> 00:18:11,591 AND THEN PEOPLE ASKED ME TO START PLAYING AND SINGING ON THEIR OWN RECORDS. 258 00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:14,427 WHICH I, YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW STARTED OUT. I WAS A SESSION GUY BEFORE I 259 00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:18,398 BECAME ELTON SO I PLAYED ON A RINA SAWAYAMA, A GORILLAZ THING, A METALLICA, 260 00:18:18,398 --> 00:18:19,899 MILEY CYRUS TRACK, GLEN CAMPBELL, LIL NAS X YEARS AND YEARS, AND I THOUGHT 261 00:18:19,899 --> 00:18:30,276 I LIKE THIS. I LIKE THIS. GOING BACK TO WHERE I USED TO 262 00:18:30,276 --> 00:18:32,812 BE >> Jimmy: YEAH THEN YOU'RE LIKE "WHY DON'T YOU 263 00:18:32,812 --> 00:18:34,748 COME ON MY ALBUM?" >> YEAH. WELL, WHEN I DID THE LIL NAS X, 264 00:18:34,748 --> 00:18:39,719 GLEN CAMPBELL, I WAS IN STUDIO 2 AT ABBEY ROAD AND 54 YEARS, PRACTICALLY TO 265 00:18:39,719 --> 00:18:44,391 THE DAY, I WAS PLAYING PIANO ON THE HOLLIES' "HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER. 266 00:18:44,391 --> 00:18:49,729 SO THAT'S KIND OF NICE FEELING TO HAVE. >> Jimmy: THAT IS PRETTY COOL. 267 00:18:49,729 --> 00:18:51,698 AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT BUT I GUESS IT'S TRUE THAT BECAUSE STEVIE WONDER 268 00:18:51,698 --> 00:18:56,069 IS ON HERE EVERYBODY IS ON THIS ALBUM, BY THE WAY. 269 00:18:56,069 --> 00:18:59,272 THIS IS A -- THIS IS AN AWESOME GIFT, BY THE WAY BECAUSE IF YOU'RE LIKE "OH, 270 00:18:59,272 --> 00:19:02,409 YEAH, I LOVE --" OBVIOUSLY, I LOVE ELTON JOHN BUT YOU IF LOVE STEVIE WONDER, 271 00:19:02,409 --> 00:19:07,681 YOU GUYS HAVE NEVER DONE A DUET TOGETHER >> NO, WE'VE NEVER DONE A DUET 272 00:19:07,681 --> 00:19:11,151 AND WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR SO LONG. AND SO, WHEN I WROTE THIS SONG, 273 00:19:11,151 --> 00:19:15,755 I SUDDENLY THOUGHT THERE'S A A HARMONICA SOLO HERE. AND THE HE CAME AND PLAYED 274 00:19:15,755 --> 00:19:21,428 PIANO. AND THEN WE PUT DRUMS AND BASS AND THEN THE CHOIR 275 00:19:21,428 --> 00:19:24,064 AND IN THE END, HE SANG ON IT. AND IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME 276 00:19:24,064 --> 00:19:25,865 BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY DO I LOVE HIM AS A MUSICIAN AND WORSHIP HIM AS A SONGWRITER, 277 00:19:25,865 --> 00:19:32,038 BUT HE'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD SO - 278 00:19:32,038 --> 00:19:35,208 >> Jimmy: YEAH >> THIS WAS A VERY EXCITING THING FOR ME 279 00:19:35,208 --> 00:19:38,478 >> Jimmy: I HAVE A PHOTO HERE FROM 1973. AND I THINK THERE'S A COOL 280 00:19:38,478 --> 00:19:44,517 STORY BEHIND IT. DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE THIS WAS OR WHAT THIS WAS 281 00:19:44,517 --> 00:19:49,756 >> I DO REMEMBER IT'S NOT ONE OF MY BRIGHTEST AND MOST WONDERFUL MOMENTS 282 00:19:49,756 --> 00:19:54,661 I WAS ON THE STARSHIP, WHICH WAS A JET THAT WE WERE RENTING I HAD JUST DONE A SHOW 283 00:19:54,661 --> 00:19:57,063 IT WAS BIRTHDAY. AND I WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE SHOW 284 00:19:57,063 --> 00:20:03,103 SO I WENT UP FRONT AND SAT ON MY OWN AND THEY SAID COME UP TO THE 285 00:20:03,103 --> 00:20:05,271 BOW, WE WANT TO SING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TO YOU AND I WENT "I'M NOT INTERESTED 286 00:20:05,271 --> 00:20:07,107 IN MY BIRTHDAY." AND THIS HAPPENED ABOUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES UNTIL MY 287 00:20:07,107 --> 00:20:09,976 PUBLICIST BURST INTO TEARS AND SAID "YOU HAVE TO COME UP THERE. 288 00:20:09,976 --> 00:20:13,913 STEVIE WONDER IS AT THE ORGAN. OF COURSE, THE PLANE HAD AN ORGAN ON IT. 289 00:20:13,913 --> 00:20:16,216 [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND HE WANTS TO SING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TO YOU 290 00:20:16,216 --> 00:20:22,422 AND I FELT SUCH A HORROR I FELT SO BAD AND I WENT UP THERE AND HE SANG "HAPPY 291 00:20:22,422 --> 00:20:24,457 BIRTHDAY" TO ME. AND IT'S AN INCIDENT I WILL NEVER FORGET AND AS I SAY, I'M 292 00:20:24,457 --> 00:20:28,828 NOT VERY PROUD OF. >> Jimmy: NO, YEAH THAT'S STILL COOL THAT, FIRST 293 00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:32,065 OF ALL, THE NAME OF THE PRIVATE PLANE WAS CALLED "THE STARSHIP." 294 00:20:32,065 --> 00:20:34,801 I LOVE THAT. AND THEN, THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A - 295 00:20:34,801 --> 00:20:38,071 OF COURSE YOU HAVE A PIANO ON THE PLANE OR AN ORGAN ON THE PLANE. 296 00:20:38,071 --> 00:20:40,707 THAT'S JUST -- >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: THAT'S PRETTY RAD. 297 00:20:40,707 --> 00:20:44,511 HAVE YOU EVER SURPRISED ANYONE WITH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY? BY SINGING THEM A "HAPPY 298 00:20:44,511 --> 00:20:48,014 BIRTHDAY?" >> I CAN'T REMEMBER. I MUST HAVE IN MY LIFE 299 00:20:48,014 --> 00:20:53,253 BUT STEVIE ACTUALLY SANG "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TO ME AT MY 70th BIRTHDAY AS WELL. 300 00:20:53,253 --> 00:20:59,159 ALONG WITH LADY GAGA, RYAN ADAMS, AND ROSANNE CASH SO, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN VERY 301 00:20:59,159 --> 00:21:01,361 LUCKY IN THAT RESPECT. AND AT MY 60th BIRTHDAY, TONY BENNETT, THE SCISSOR 302 00:21:01,361 --> 00:21:04,964 SISTERS, AND MARY J. BLIGE SO, I'VE BEEN QUITE LUCKY WITH PEOPLE SINGING TO ME, BUT I'M 303 00:21:04,964 --> 00:21:07,367 NOT VERY GOOD AT SINGING BIRTHDAYS. I HAVEN'T REALLY SUNG AT 304 00:21:07,367 --> 00:21:11,304 ANYBODY'S ELSE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY BUT I'VE HAD LOTS OF PEOPLE SINGING TO ME. 305 00:21:11,304 --> 00:21:15,075 SO, I'M VERY LUCKY >> Jimmy: YEAH, MINE'S COMING UP SEPTEMBER 306 00:21:15,075 --> 00:21:17,744 [ LAUGHTER ] SO I'LL JUST - >> OKAY. 307 00:21:17,744 --> 00:21:20,080 >> Jimmy: -- THROW IT OUT THERE AND WE'LL SEE WHERE YOU'RE AT. >> WELL, JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST 308 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:24,084 GIVE ME AN EMAIL AND I'LL SEE WHERE I AM [ LAUGHTER ] 309 00:21:24,084 --> 00:21:26,353 >> Jimmy: YEAH, NO PROBLEM YOU KNOW LAST TIME WE TALKED, I WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU 310 00:21:26,353 --> 00:21:32,625 ALWAYS ARE INTO NEW MUSIC. AND YOU'RE SUPPORTING NEW ARTISTS, WHICH YOU DO AS WELL 311 00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:37,430 ON THIS, NOT ONLY DUA LIPA, BUT ALSO, YOU HAVE YOUNG THUG ON HERE 312 00:21:37,430 --> 00:21:41,368 YOU ALWAYS KNOW ABOUT MUSIC BEFORE IT COMES OUT. WHICH IS OPPOSITE OF ME. 313 00:21:41,368 --> 00:21:43,803 I'M GOING BACKWARDS. I'M JUST FINDING OLD MUSIC ANG GOING LIKE "HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD 314 00:21:43,803 --> 00:21:48,241 THIS SONG? AND EVERYONE'S LIKE "YEAH, IT CAME OUT 30 YEARS AGO. 315 00:21:48,241 --> 00:21:54,147 BUT HOW DO YOU STAY UP TO DATE AND WHY HAS IT BECOME A COOL NEW TRADITION FOR YOU? 316 00:21:54,147 --> 00:21:58,184 YOU'VE BEEN CALLING ALL THESE PEOPLE AND JUST SAYING HI AND THAT YOU'RE A FAN. 317 00:21:58,184 --> 00:22:01,488 >> WELL, I DO A RADIO SHOW ON APPLE EVERY WEEK FOR SIX YEARS NOW. 318 00:22:01,488 --> 00:22:04,524 EVERY WEEK FOR SIX YEARS, CALLED "THE ROCKET HOUR. >> Jimmy: YEAH 319 00:22:04,524 --> 00:22:08,361 >> AND DURING THAT HOUR, I TRY AND PLAY NEW MUSIC THAT HASN'T BEEN PLAYED BEFORE 320 00:22:08,361 --> 00:22:10,296 AND SO, YOU KNOW, I GET TO HEAR NEW MUSIC AND THEN WHEN I LOVE SOMETHING, I HAVE THE PERSON ON 321 00:22:10,296 --> 00:22:17,470 TO INTERVIEW THEM. AND I GET TO KNOW THEM ON THE ALBUM, THERE'S 322 00:22:17,470 --> 00:22:20,707 OLLY ALEXANDER FROM YEARS AND YEARS. RINA SAWAYAMA -- 323 00:22:20,707 --> 00:22:24,911 >> Jimmy: YEAH >> SURFACES AND SG LEWIS AND I'VE GOTTEN TO BE FRIENDS 324 00:22:24,911 --> 00:22:27,814 WITH ALL THESE ARTISTS YOU KNOW -- EVER SINCE I WAS A A KID, I'VE BEEN A FAN AND I 325 00:22:27,814 --> 00:22:32,852 LOVE RECORDS AND I KNOW THE NEW I KNOW THE OLD 326 00:22:32,852 --> 00:22:37,991 BUT I'M MORE INTERESTED IN THE NEW BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IS GOING TO TAKE MUSIC FURTHER. 327 00:22:37,991 --> 00:22:40,193 AND A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE DON'T GET ENOUGH EXPOSURE BECAUSE RADIOS HAVE SO MANY DEFINITE 328 00:22:40,193 --> 00:22:45,398 PLAYLISTS AND THESE SONGS DON'T FIT IN AND SO IF I CAN GET A CHANCE TO 329 00:22:45,398 --> 00:22:47,934 PROMOTE THEM AND THEN BE FRIENDS WITH THEM AND THEN PLAY WITH THEM AND RECORD WITH THEM, 330 00:22:47,934 --> 00:22:53,840 THEN IT'S FANTASTIC FOR ME >> Jimmy: DO YOU STAY FRIENDS WITH - 331 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:57,977 [ APPLAUSE ] ABSOLUTELY THAT'S WHY YOU'RE THE -- 332 00:22:57,977 --> 00:23:00,513 DO YOU STAY IN TOUCH WITH THESE PEOPLE DO YOU ACTUALLY STAY FRIENDS 333 00:23:00,513 --> 00:23:03,116 WITH THEM? >> YEAH, YESTERDAY, I RANG TEYANA TAYLOR, WHO WAS A GUEST 334 00:23:03,116 --> 00:23:11,091 ON MY SHOW A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I DID A VIDEO WITH HER BECAUSE WE CAME FRIENDS. 335 00:23:11,091 --> 00:23:14,394 YES, I DO. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD AND IT'S IMPORTANT 336 00:23:14,394 --> 00:23:16,329 JIMMY, WHEN I CAME TO AMERICA, I HAD SO MUCH KINDNESS SHOWN TOWARDS ME BY BRIAN WILSON, THE 337 00:23:16,329 --> 00:23:17,931 BEACH BOYS, NEIL DIAMOND, LEON RUSSELL, THE BEATLES, BOB DYLAN, LINDA RONSTADT, 338 00:23:17,931 --> 00:23:30,443 THE BAND AND THAT MADE ME FEEL SO GOOD. IT KIND OF RATIFIED WHAT I WAS 339 00:23:30,443 --> 00:23:33,146 DOING. AND SO, I ALWAYS THOUGHT I MUST CARRY ON THAT TRADITION OF 340 00:23:33,146 --> 00:23:38,885 BEING, IF YOU LIKE SOMETHING, TELL THE PERSON THAT IT'S GOOD IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE 341 00:23:38,885 --> 00:23:41,921 A MUSICIAN WHETHER YOU'RE A PHOTOGRAPHER, A PAINTER, AN ACTOR, WHATEVER. 342 00:23:41,921 --> 00:23:45,658 BUT IT'S -- IF IT GIVES YOU PLEASURE AND IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD, THEN RING THEM UP AND 343 00:23:45,658 --> 00:23:49,596 TELL THEM. >> Jimmy: YEAH, I LOVE THAT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 344 00:23:49,596 --> 00:23:51,431 MORE WITH ELTON JOHN AFTER THE BREAK. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HIS 345 00:23:51,431 --> 00:23:54,601 TOUR COME ON BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 346 00:23:54,601 --> 00:24:08,281 * >> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK WITH THE ONE AND ONLY ELTON JOHN IS 347 00:24:08,281 --> 00:24:11,317 JOINING US WE LOVE YOU! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 348 00:24:11,317 --> 00:24:15,655 THE NEW ALBUM, "THE LOCKDOWN SESSIONS" IS OUT NOW DID YOU EVER THINK SUCH A SHY 349 00:24:15,655 --> 00:24:24,898 CHILD WOULD END UP BEING YOU, ELTON JOHN [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] 350 00:24:24,898 --> 00:24:27,167 >> NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS COULD I HAVE EXPECTED WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ME IN MY LIFETIME, 351 00:24:27,167 --> 00:24:31,237 JIMMY. >> Jimmy: REALLY >> THE FACT THAT I WAS A CHILD 352 00:24:31,237 --> 00:24:32,906 AND I WAS A VERY SHY CHILD, WHEN I STARTED PLAYING THE PIANO AND IT WAS ALL DOWN TO 353 00:24:32,906 --> 00:24:39,346 JERRY LEE LEWIS AND LITTLE RICHARD WHEN THEY STARTED JUMPING UP 354 00:24:39,346 --> 00:24:44,884 AND DOWN AND PLAYING IT STANDING UP, THEN THAT CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE COMPLETELY 355 00:24:44,884 --> 00:24:49,255 AND THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO AND I WANTED TO MAKE MUSIC I DIDN'T EVER INTEND TO BECOME 356 00:24:49,255 --> 00:24:53,293 ELTON JOHN I JUST WANTED TO BE INVOLVED IN MUSIC AND PLAY IT. 357 00:24:53,293 --> 00:24:57,564 AND I GOT GRATIFICATION FROM THAT AND LOVE FROM DOING THAT. >> Jimmy: YEAH 358 00:24:57,564 --> 00:25:01,034 >> AND SO, I THOUGHT, YEAH THIS IS -- I LIKE THIS >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU DID IT 359 00:25:01,034 --> 00:25:03,803 BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLE. I WANT TO SAY, YOUR "FAREWELL YELLOW BRICK ROAD TOUR," I WAS 360 00:25:03,803 --> 00:25:09,042 READY TO GO -- TO GO SEE YOU BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR FAREWELL TOUR 361 00:25:09,042 --> 00:25:10,810 IT GOT CUT SHORT BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC AND ALSO MAYBE A SIGN THAT WE DON'T WANT YOU TO SAY 362 00:25:10,810 --> 00:25:17,350 FAREWELL [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WE WANT YOU TO KEEP GOING. 363 00:25:17,350 --> 00:25:22,055 >> I KNOW. >> Jimmy: DON'T STOP BUT YOU'RE COMING BACK 364 00:25:22,055 --> 00:25:24,891 >> YEAH, I'M COMING BACK TO NEW ORLEANS IN JANUARY [ APPLAUSE ] 365 00:25:24,891 --> 00:25:28,495 I'VE JUST HAD MY HIP REPLACED, ON THE RIGHT LEG SO, I'M REHABBING IN LONDON AT 366 00:25:28,495 --> 00:25:31,698 THE MOMENT AND IT'S ALL GOING WELL AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I 367 00:25:31,698 --> 00:25:35,502 COULD ACTUALLY GET THROUGH THE WHOLE TOUR BECAUSE BEFORE THE OPERATION, I 368 00:25:35,502 --> 00:25:38,405 DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO. SO, WE PUSHED SOME DATES BACK 369 00:25:38,405 --> 00:25:41,107 AND I START AGAIN IN NEW ORLEANS. AND I CANNOT WAIT BECAUSE WE 370 00:25:41,107 --> 00:25:44,778 WERE ROARING LIKE AN EXPRESS TRAIN. >> Jimmy: YEAH 371 00:25:44,778 --> 00:25:46,513 >> AND THEN, OF COURSE, COVID HIT. AND EVERYONE WAS JUST GROUND TO 372 00:25:46,513 --> 00:25:54,421 A HALT BUT I DID A CONCERT IN PARIS RECENTLY 373 00:25:54,421 --> 00:25:56,923 IN FRONT OF 20,000 PEOPLE. AND I HAVEN'T PLAYED A CONCERT IN FRONT OF THAT KIND OF CROWD 374 00:25:56,923 --> 00:26:05,165 SINCE MARCH 7th, 2020. AND IT FELT REALLY GOOD. AND, YOU KNOW, I LOVE MY FANS 375 00:26:05,165 --> 00:26:09,502 AND I WANT TO GO OUT AND GIVE THEM THE BEST THING POSSIBLE AND, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T WAIT. 376 00:26:09,502 --> 00:26:13,039 >> Jimmy: YEAH FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THIS WILL BE THEIR FIRST CONCERT BACK. 377 00:26:13,039 --> 00:26:15,175 I MEAN, IF YOU GO TO ELTONJOHN.COM, IF YOU WANT TO SEE -- 378 00:26:15,175 --> 00:26:20,847 ELTON, YOU'RE COMING TO NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 22nd, 23rd AT THE GARDEN. 379 00:26:20,847 --> 00:26:24,050 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. YOU'RE ALSO PLAYING BARCLAY CENTER IN MARCH. 380 00:26:24,050 --> 00:26:29,823 BUT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AND ELTON JOHN GO TOGETHER LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY. 381 00:26:29,823 --> 00:26:34,527 I MEAN, IT'S THE GREATEST COMBINATION. WE -- NEW YORKERS LOVE YOU 382 00:26:34,527 --> 00:26:37,864 >> WELL, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SAY NEW YORK IS, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN 383 00:26:37,864 --> 00:26:43,169 PARTICULAR, IS THE FINEST PLACE TO PLAY IN THE WORLD I MEAN, YOU GET REALLY EXCITED 384 00:26:43,169 --> 00:26:47,207 YOU NEVER LOSE THE EXCITEMENT OF GOING BACKSTAGE AND PLAYING TO THAT CROWD. 385 00:26:47,207 --> 00:26:49,309 I'VE DONE SO MANY MEMORABLE CONCERTS THERE I'VE PLAYED MY 60th BIRTHDAY 386 00:26:49,309 --> 00:26:52,779 CONCERT THERE. THE CONCERT FOR 9/11 >> Jimmy: YEAH 387 00:26:52,779 --> 00:26:59,219 >> AND THEN THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THAT NEW YORK CROWD THAT'S JUST QUITE ASTONISHING. 388 00:26:59,219 --> 00:27:07,660 AND I'VE NEVER DONE A SHOW AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN WHERE I DIDN'T THINK IT DIDN'T DO WELL 389 00:27:07,660 --> 00:27:09,396 AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A MAGIC PLACE. I'M SO GLAD THEY NEVER MOVED 390 00:27:09,396 --> 00:27:11,297 IT BECAUSE IF THEY HAD MOVED IT, THE ATMOSPHERE WOULD HAVE GONE 391 00:27:11,297 --> 00:27:18,238 IT'S JUST A MAGIC PLACE. >> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT PLACE HAS GOOD BONES, YEAH 392 00:27:18,238 --> 00:27:20,440 >> IT'S GREAT IN NEW YORK BECAUSE NEW YORK'S A MAGIC PLACE AND YOU GOT THE BEST SHOW 393 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:27,547 IN THE WORLD RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 394 00:27:27,547 --> 00:27:30,050 >> Jimmy: I WANT TO ASK YOU -- I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO ASK YOU THIS STORY ABOUT -- BECAUSE 395 00:27:30,050 --> 00:27:31,818 I'VE ALWAYS HEARD THIS STORY, BUT ABOUT JOHN LENNON PERFORMING WITH YOU AT THE 396 00:27:31,818 --> 00:27:34,320 GARDEN HE -- THIS IS POST BEATLES I THINK, ACTUALLY, IT MIGHT'VE 397 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:38,458 BEEN THE LAST TIME HE PLAYED LIVE >> IT WAS. 398 00:27:38,458 --> 00:27:43,830 >> Jimmy: YOU HAD A BET WITH JOHN >> YEAH, WELL, I PLAYED ON 399 00:27:43,830 --> 00:27:46,900 JOHN'S RECORD "WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT." AND SANG ON IT TOO 400 00:27:46,900 --> 00:27:49,836 AND I SAID "OKAY, IF THIS RECORD GETS TO NUMBER ONE, YOU'VE GOT TO COME ON, PLAY 401 00:27:49,836 --> 00:27:53,239 LIVE WITH HIM. AND HE SAID "OKAY, YOU'RE ON." AND BY JOVE, IT DID GET TO 402 00:27:53,239 --> 00:27:55,975 NUMBER ONE AND THEN HE HAD TO KEEP HIS PROMISE, WHICH HE DID, AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON 403 00:27:55,975 --> 00:28:05,485 THANKSGIVING AND IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST MAGICAL MOMENTS IN MY LIFE 404 00:28:05,485 --> 00:28:07,387 PROBABLY FOR ME, THE MEMORY OF HIM COMING ON STAGE AND GETTING SO MUCH APPLAUSE, I THINK ALL 405 00:28:07,387 --> 00:28:14,761 THE BAND, MYSELF, WERE MOVED TO TEARS. AND IT WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL 406 00:28:14,761 --> 00:28:16,563 OCCASION I DON'T THINK HE'D PLAYED IN NEW YORK SINCE THE BEATLES AT 407 00:28:16,563 --> 00:28:21,334 SHEA STADIUM >> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT >> AND IT JUST -- YOU KNOW, IT 408 00:28:21,334 --> 00:28:23,069 WAS JUST A MAGICAL MOMENT IN ONE'S LIFE TO SEE SOMEONE SO LOVED GETTING THAT SO MUCH 409 00:28:23,069 --> 00:28:30,944 ACCLAIM. AND, YOU KNOW, I HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME WITH JOHN FOR TWO 410 00:28:30,944 --> 00:28:34,781 YEARS. AND IT'S ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY LIFE AND MY CAREER 411 00:28:34,781 --> 00:28:37,517 >> Jimmy: I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU WHEN YOU COME BACK AROUND. I WILL BE SCREAMING FROM THE 412 00:28:37,517 --> 00:28:43,723 CROWD. I LOVE YOU ELTON JOHN, EVERYBODY. 413 00:28:43,723 --> 00:28:45,592 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "THE LOCKDOWN SESSIONS" IS AVAILABLE NOW. 414 00:28:45,592 --> 00:28:47,794 MORE "TONIGHT SHOW" AFTER THE BREAK. STICK AROUND, COME ON BACK 415 00:28:47,794 --> 00:29:08,448 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: MY NEXT GUEST IS AN 416 00:29:08,448 --> 00:29:12,585 OSCAR-NOMINATED AND EMMY-WINNING DIRECTOR, WRITER, AND PRODUCER 417 00:29:12,585 --> 00:29:16,623 HER NEW SERIES, "COLIN IN BLACK AND WHITE," BEGINS STREAMING THIS FRIDAY ON NETFLIX 418 00:29:16,623 --> 00:29:19,225 THIS FRIDAY ON NETFLIX PLEASE WELCOME AVA DuVERNAY. 419 00:29:20,293 --> 00:29:23,296 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 420 00:29:23,296 --> 00:29:37,310 * * >> Jimmy: THANK YOU FOR BEING 421 00:29:37,310 --> 00:29:41,548 HERE IN STUDIO >> I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M HERE. >> Jimmy: MY BUDS. 422 00:29:41,548 --> 00:29:44,384 >> I WATCH YOU ALL THE TIME. >> Jimmy: I LOVE THAT YOU SAY THAT 423 00:29:44,384 --> 00:29:46,486 I LOVE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I WATCH IT EVERY NIGHT. 424 00:29:46,486 --> 00:29:48,655 >> Jimmy: YOU DO >> MY BUDDY. >> Jimmy: YEAH, MY BUDDY 425 00:29:48,655 --> 00:29:52,058 MY PAL YOU KNOW, RIGHT AFTER I INTERVIEWED YOU LAST TIME WAS 426 00:29:52,058 --> 00:29:55,762 ZOOM AND I WANT TO SAY MAYBE A WEEK AFTER THAT OR TWO, I WENT TO 427 00:29:55,762 --> 00:29:59,599 TARGET, WHICH IS, LIKE, MY KIDS' DISNEYLAND THEY LOVE TARGET 428 00:29:59,599 --> 00:30:01,368 >> RIGHT IT'S MINE TOO. >> Jimmy: I MEAN, TARGET IS 429 00:30:01,368 --> 00:30:03,303 INSANE HAVE YOU -- YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT TARGET, RIGHT? 430 00:30:03,303 --> 00:30:06,373 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE NO ONE WARNS YOU NO ONE WARNS YOU ABOUT TARGET. 431 00:30:06,373 --> 00:30:08,541 >> NO, YOU GO IN A TARGET, YOU SAY I'M GOING TO BUY A PACK OF GUM, YOU COME OUT, YOU 432 00:30:08,541 --> 00:30:12,612 SPEND $250 [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH, $250,000 433 00:30:12,612 --> 00:30:14,781 SO I'M GOING THROUGH TARGET, I GO, "OH, MY GOSH, EVERYTHING IS COOL." 434 00:30:14,781 --> 00:30:18,952 YOU HAVE A DOLL. YOU HAVE A FUNKO -- LOOK AT THIS 435 00:30:18,952 --> 00:30:23,423 I HAD TO GET THIS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE LOOK AT HOW COOL 436 00:30:23,423 --> 00:30:26,526 ARE YOU KIDDING ME >> YES >> Jimmy: YOU ARE THE COOLEST 437 00:30:26,526 --> 00:30:28,128 EVER >> IT'S ME DIRECTING ON SET WITH MY GLASSES AND MY TENNIS 438 00:30:28,128 --> 00:30:32,165 SHOES. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: ISN'T THAT -- I MEAN, 439 00:30:32,165 --> 00:30:34,234 YOU HAVE DREAMS, AND THEN YOU HAVE THINGS THAT YOU'D NEVER EVEN - 440 00:30:34,234 --> 00:30:37,971 >> I NEVER EVEN DREAMT THAT. I MEAN, THAT'S INCREDIBLE. >> Jimmy: ISN'T THAT COOL? 441 00:30:37,971 --> 00:30:40,473 >> YES, MY MOM HAS 90 OF THEM ALONG THE MANTLE [ LAUGHTER ] 442 00:30:40,473 --> 00:30:42,108 I WALK IN AND IT'S LIKE THE TARGET STORE IN HER HOUSE, YEAH 443 00:30:42,108 --> 00:30:44,644 >> Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT MOMS ARE FOR, RIGHT >> YEAH. 444 00:30:44,644 --> 00:30:47,047 LOVELY >> Jimmy: YOU HAVE AN ARRAY TEE SHIRT ON, WHICH IS YOUR 445 00:30:47,047 --> 00:30:50,116 PRODUCTION COMPANY >> YEAH, THAT'S MY COMPANY - >> Jimmy: AND I WANT TO SAY 446 00:30:50,116 --> 00:30:54,354 CONGRATS BECAUSE YOU JUST WON A PEABODY AWARD. >> I KNOW, IT'S INCREDIBLE 447 00:30:54,354 --> 00:30:56,823 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH >> Jimmy: THAT'S ANOTHER DREAM 448 00:30:56,823 --> 00:30:59,492 DREAM. >> THAT'S ANOTHER DREAM, BUT FOR ME THAT'S REALLY, "NEVER 449 00:30:59,492 --> 00:31:03,329 LISTEN TO YOUR HATERS. BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE SAID, "DON'T DO THAT 450 00:31:03,329 --> 00:31:05,632 JUST MAKE FILMS. DON'T HAVE A COMPANY THAT DOES EDUCATION AND SOCIAL IMPACT," 451 00:31:05,632 --> 00:31:10,637 AND WE DID IT ANYWAY AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED. >> Jimmy: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT 452 00:31:10,637 --> 00:31:15,141 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YOU DO GREAT STUFF I'M A FAN OF ALL THE STUFF YOU 453 00:31:15,141 --> 00:31:16,810 DO YOU DID GET A LOT OF ATTENTION TOO ON THE SOCIALS, BECAUSE -- 454 00:31:16,810 --> 00:31:24,751 IN A GOOD WAY. BECAUSE -- HERE'S YOUR TWEET "LeVAR BURTON DIDN'T GET THE 455 00:31:24,751 --> 00:31:27,287 JOB OF HOSTING 'JEOPARDY.' AND I WAS UPSET. AND YOU'RE LIKE, "THIS IS ME 456 00:31:27,287 --> 00:31:29,222 RIGHT NOW TRYING TO CREATE A A SHOW FOR LeVAR BURTON TO HOST AND MAKE AN INTERNATIONAL HIT. 457 00:31:29,222 --> 00:31:35,562 EVERYONE LOVED IT, AND THEN LeVAR BURTON RESPONDED, "CHECK YOUR DMs." 458 00:31:35,562 --> 00:31:38,732 I MEAN, COME ON. [ LAUGHTER ] >> I KNOW! 459 00:31:38,732 --> 00:31:41,901 FIRST OF ALL, ALWAYS USE DAN LEVY WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO EXPRESS YOURSELF 460 00:31:41,901 --> 00:31:45,739 >> Jimmy: ALWAYS USE DAN, YEAH >> FIRST OF ALL, YES BUT, YEAH -- I DID 461 00:31:45,739 --> 00:31:49,242 I CHECKED MY DMs HE SLID IN MY DMs. [ LAUGHTER ] 462 00:31:49,242 --> 00:31:51,544 >> Jimmy: BE CAREFUL NOW >> NO, HEY THEY SAY DON'T MEET YOUR 463 00:31:51,544 --> 00:31:54,647 HEROES DOESN'T APPLY TO HIM THE LOVELIEST, SWEETEST, 464 00:31:54,647 --> 00:31:57,751 KINDEST -- >> Jimmy: LeVAR BURTON >> HE'S WHO YOU WANT HIM TO BE 465 00:31:57,751 --> 00:32:00,920 AND HE WAS LOVELY. WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT HE WANTS TO DO NEXT 466 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:04,057 HE'S GOT SOME EXCITING THINGS ON THE HORIZON >> Jimmy: I LOVE -- I LOVE HIM 467 00:32:04,057 --> 00:32:06,493 >> YEAH, IT'S EXCITING * TAKE A LOOK IT'S IN A BOOK 468 00:32:06,493 --> 00:32:11,431 READING RAINBOW * I LOVED THAT I USED TO WATCH IT ALL THE 469 00:32:11,431 --> 00:32:14,701 TIME >> I KNOW. BUT IT'S "READING RAINBOW", 470 00:32:14,701 --> 00:32:17,871 IT'S "STAR TREK" IT'S "ROOTS," IT GOES ON AND ON. >> Jimmy: "ROOTS" IS JUST -- 471 00:32:17,871 --> 00:32:20,173 ALSO HIM AS A PERSON >> I KNOW. >> Jimmy: JUST BEING COOL AND 472 00:32:20,173 --> 00:32:21,908 BEING AWESOME. >> BEING COOL. >> Jimmy: YOU GO, "THAT'S WHAT 473 00:32:21,908 --> 00:32:23,643 YOU GET. >> YEAH, IT IS >> Jimmy: ALL THE BEST TO 474 00:32:23,643 --> 00:32:25,412 LeVAR BURTON WE LOVE YOU. >> WE LOVE YOU 475 00:32:25,412 --> 00:32:29,883 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: YOU DON'T JUST DIRECT 476 00:32:29,883 --> 00:32:32,452 YOU DON'T JUST PRODUCE YOU DON'T JUST WIN AWARDS, BUT NOW YOU'RE TAKING ON REALITY TV 477 00:32:32,452 --> 00:32:35,922 AS WELL. >> I KNOW. >> Jimmy: TALK TO ME ABOUT 478 00:32:35,922 --> 00:32:40,160 "HOME SWEET HOME," BECAUSE YOU KNOW I'M ALREADY LIKE CRYING I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. 479 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:44,330 AND IT'S ON NBC, WHICH WE LOVE >> IT'S ON NBC, WHICH IS A NICE EXTRA THING, YES 480 00:32:44,330 --> 00:32:46,399 WHEN I MADE "SELMA" -- WHEN I WAS FIRST THINKING ABOUT MAKING "SELMA," I SAID, "I 481 00:32:46,399 --> 00:32:50,570 DON'T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE THIS, BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE HISTORICAL DRAMAS 482 00:32:50,570 --> 00:32:53,006 SO, WOULD I BE THE RIGHT ONE?" AND A FRIEND OF MINE, WHO WAS ONE THE EXECUTIVES, SAID, 483 00:32:53,006 --> 00:32:58,411 "WELL, WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO MAKE ONE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE?" >> Jimmy: OH, INTERESTING. 484 00:32:58,411 --> 00:33:02,048 >> AND THAT WAS THE CHALLENGE. AND SO THIS IS THE SAME THING. I DON'T WATCH REALITY SHOWS. 485 00:33:02,048 --> 00:33:04,451 BUT I SAID, "COULD I MAKE ONE THAT I WOULD LIKE? SO THAT WAS THE CHALLENGE. 486 00:33:04,451 --> 00:33:06,386 THE REASON WHY I DON'T LIKE THEM IS BECAUSE THEY FEEL FAKE TO ME SOMETIMES, LIKE THAT'S 487 00:33:06,386 --> 00:33:11,057 NOT REALLY HAPPENING >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU HAVE TO KIND OF GO WITH THE FAKE REEL. 488 00:33:11,057 --> 00:33:12,859 >> YOU KIND OF GO LIKE, "THEY'RE DOING THAT FOR THE THIRD TIME." 489 00:33:12,859 --> 00:33:16,363 >> Jimmy: IT'S FAKE REAL, YEAH >> THIS AIN'T REAL RIGHT, RIGHT 490 00:33:16,363 --> 00:33:18,398 SO, WE REALLY JUST SET IT UP WHERE IT'S JUST FOLLOWING THESE FAMILIES AS THEY EXCHANGE HOMES 491 00:33:18,398 --> 00:33:22,068 AND YOU HAVE A CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND IT'S NOT STEEPED IN 492 00:33:22,068 --> 00:33:25,438 CONFLICT IT'S STEEPED IN CURIOSITY. EVERYONE WANTS TO BE THERE 493 00:33:25,438 --> 00:33:28,274 THEY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER. AND SO, I REALLY LOVE IT 494 00:33:28,274 --> 00:33:30,944 I LOVE THE SHOW. >> Jimmy: THAT'S SO COOL I LOVE THE MESSAGE AND I JUST 495 00:33:30,944 --> 00:33:33,747 LOVE -- I'M INTERESTED IN THAT, TOO. >> IT'S THE "TED LASSO" ERA. 496 00:33:33,747 --> 00:33:36,583 IT'S ABOUT POSITIVITY, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 497 00:33:36,583 --> 00:33:38,651 >> Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT >> THAT'S WHY I WATCH YOU EVERY NIGHT. 498 00:33:38,651 --> 00:33:41,821 THAT'S WHY I WATCH YOU EVERY NIGHT. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I COULD 499 00:33:41,821 --> 00:33:43,456 WATCH. BUT IT'S LIKE IF I'VE HAD A CRAPPY DAY, LET ME JUST -- 500 00:33:43,456 --> 00:33:46,292 THIS GUY HAS NOT HAD A CRAPPY DAY. EVERY DAY, RIGHT 501 00:33:46,292 --> 00:33:49,362 YOU COME OUT, YOU'RE HAPPY >> Jimmy: YEAH, I AM I'M SO HAPPY 502 00:33:49,362 --> 00:33:51,331 >> I JUST LIKE TO GO TO BED HAPPY, YES >> Jimmy: THAT'S OUR JOB 503 00:33:51,331 --> 00:33:53,967 WE WANT EVERYONE TO GO TO BED HAPPY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 504 00:33:53,967 --> 00:33:56,536 PLEASE WE WORK HARD ENOUGH. LIKE, "JIMMY, DO SOME WORK FOR 505 00:33:56,536 --> 00:33:59,105 US, PLEASE." >> AT LEAST SOMEBODY'S HAPPY >> Jimmy: YEAH, EXACTLY. 506 00:33:59,105 --> 00:34:02,676 I WANT TO TALK ABOUT "COLIN IN BLACK AND WHITE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY 507 00:34:02,676 --> 00:34:07,113 COLIN KAEPERNICK, WHO PEOPLE KNOW HIM AS AN AMAZING QUARTERBACK, BUT ALSO BECAUSE 508 00:34:07,113 --> 00:34:13,319 HE TOOK A KNEE, AND YEAH AND THAT WAS -- WHICH I THOUGHT WAS GREAT. 509 00:34:13,319 --> 00:34:17,357 I THINK PROTEST -- PEACEFUL PROTEST -- PROTEST GET OUT THERE. 510 00:34:17,357 --> 00:34:19,426 IF SOMETHING'S BOTHERING YOU, SAY SOMETHING. >> ABSOLUTELY. 511 00:34:19,426 --> 00:34:21,728 >> Jimmy: I THINK IT WAS GREAT THAT HE DID THAT BUT YOU KNOW, IT WAS 512 00:34:21,728 --> 00:34:24,230 CONTROVERSIAL. BUT THEN THIS THING ISN'T ABOUT THAT 513 00:34:24,230 --> 00:34:26,933 THIS IS ABOUT HIS LIFE >> IT'S ABOUT, "HOW DO YOU GET TO BE THE PERSON WHO CAN DO 514 00:34:26,933 --> 00:34:29,936 THAT?" >> Jimmy: YEAH >> HOW DO YOU GET TO BE THE 515 00:34:29,936 --> 00:34:33,073 PERSON WHO CAN TAKE A STANCE FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN AND STICK BY THAT, NO MATTER THE 516 00:34:33,073 --> 00:34:39,879 SLINGS AND ARROWS THAT ARE COMING AT YOU. AND SO IT'S ABOUT HIS EARLY 517 00:34:39,879 --> 00:34:42,449 ADULTHOOD. HIS TEENAGE LIFE, AND THE LITTLE THINGS THAT FORMED HIM 518 00:34:42,449 --> 00:34:45,919 TO BECOME THE MAN THAT HE IS >> Jimmy: YEAH >> I THINK IT'S REALLY 519 00:34:45,919 --> 00:34:47,954 INTERESTING TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY 520 00:34:47,954 --> 00:34:52,125 >> Jimmy: I LOVE THAT -- >> THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. >> Jimmy: BECAUSE I -- 521 00:34:52,125 --> 00:34:53,893 SOMETIMES I FEEL, ESPECIALLY WITH SOCIAL MEDIA, TOO, PEOPLE JUST JUMP ON SOMETHING 522 00:34:53,893 --> 00:34:57,263 AND THEY GO LIKE, "YEAH, THAT'S --" AND YOU GO, "WHAT -- YOU DON'T -- JUST -- 523 00:34:57,263 --> 00:34:59,332 >> IT'S A LACK OF NUANCE THESE DAYS >> Jimmy: YOU DON'T KNOW -- 524 00:34:59,332 --> 00:35:01,634 EVERYONE'S GOT A STORY >> EVERYONE'S GOT A STORY. WE HAVE TO ASK THE SECOND 525 00:35:01,634 --> 00:35:04,037 QUESTION I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT "HOME SWEET HOME" IS ABOUT 526 00:35:04,037 --> 00:35:07,207 THAT'S WHAT "COLIN" IS ABOUT ASK A SECOND QUESTION. GO DEEPER. 527 00:35:07,207 --> 00:35:09,275 WHY DO YOU THINK WHAT YOU THINK? WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? 528 00:35:09,275 --> 00:35:12,779 WHY DON'T YOU ASK AND GO DEEPER SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS 529 00:35:12,779 --> 00:35:16,049 >> Jimmy: AND HOW DID YOU PICK THE EPISODES YOU WANTED TO DIRECT 530 00:35:16,049 --> 00:35:18,284 AND HOW DO YOU START -- I MEAN, BECAUSE IT'S TOUGH TO JUST LAUNCH A BRAND NEW SHOW, DOWN 531 00:35:18,284 --> 00:35:23,957 TO DETAILS AND EVERYTHING. >> YEAH, IT'S A LIMITED SERIES, SO WE'RE ONLY DOING -- I LOVE 532 00:35:23,957 --> 00:35:27,427 THE LIMITED SERIES FORMAT. I DID WITH "WHEN THEY SEE US" AS WELL. 533 00:35:27,427 --> 00:35:29,496 IT'S JUST -- IT'S LIKE A LONG MOVIE. >> Jimmy: YEAH 534 00:35:29,496 --> 00:35:32,332 >> BUT WITH THIS, I HAND PICKED DIRECTORS THAT I LOVED, AND THEN I JUST LIKE TO GO FIRST 535 00:35:32,332 --> 00:35:35,902 SO I WENT FIRST, I DIRECTED THE FIRST EPISODE, BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE FIRST, YOU GET TO 536 00:35:35,902 --> 00:35:40,540 CHOOSE -- YOU GET TO DO THE CASTING, YOU GET TO DESIGN WHAT THE HOUSE LOOKS LIKE 537 00:35:40,540 --> 00:35:43,076 YOU GET TO DO A LOT OF THE FUN STUFF. IT'S A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT'S 538 00:35:43,076 --> 00:35:45,345 FUN. >> Jimmy: YOU LOVE IT. >> AND I LOVE IT, YEAH 539 00:35:45,345 --> 00:35:48,948 >> Jimmy: WE CAN TELL THE LOVE YOU CAN SEE IT COME THROUGH IN EVERYTHING YOU DO. 540 00:35:48,948 --> 00:35:53,553 AND THAT'S WHY YOU GET DOLLS THAT'S WHY YOU GET A DOLL. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 541 00:35:53,553 --> 00:35:59,759 I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS. THIS IS "COLIN IN BLACK AND 542 00:35:59,759 --> 00:36:01,594 WHITE. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. 543 00:36:03,663 --> 00:36:08,835 >> YOU MUST BE COLIN >> YES, HI >> AND YOU'RE MOM? 544 00:36:08,835 --> 00:36:11,905 >> YEAH. >> YOU CALLED ME, RIGHT? YOU WANT ME TO BUST SHORTY LIKE 545 00:36:11,905 --> 00:36:17,577 THE BOY A.I. >> OH, NO, HE WANTS BRAIDS LIKE ALLEN IVERSON. 546 00:36:17,577 --> 00:36:23,283 >> THAT'S WHAT I SAID. [ LAUGHTER ] COME ON, COLIN, LET'S GET IT 547 00:36:23,283 --> 00:36:31,491 >> REALLY? BRAIDS >> GO ON 548 00:36:31,491 --> 00:36:40,100 >> YOU CAN RELAX, MOM. IT'S GOING TO BE A MINUTE. >> OKAY. 549 00:36:40,100 --> 00:36:42,836 >> ALL RIGHT, YOU READY? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE. 550 00:36:42,836 --> 00:36:48,208 >> Jimmy: I LOVE IT. AVA DuVERNAY, EVERYBODY. >> THANK YOU 551 00:36:48,208 --> 00:36:50,377 >> Jimmy: MY PAL, MY BUDDY I LOVE YOU [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 552 00:36:50,377 --> 00:36:52,912 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE >> THANK YOU 553 00:36:52,912 --> 00:36:54,881 >> Jimmy: "COLIN IN BLACK AND WHITE" BEGINS STREAMING THIS FRIDAY ON NETFLIX. 554 00:36:54,881 --> 00:36:57,617 WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A A PERFORMANCE FROM WALKER HAYES 555 00:36:57,617 --> 00:37:19,906 STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * 556 00:37:19,906 --> 00:37:24,044 >> Jimmy: PERFORMING HIS NUMBER ONE HIT, "FANCY LIKE" FROM HIS EP, "COUNTRY STUFF," HERE'S 557 00:37:24,044 --> 00:37:26,112 EP, "COUNTRY STUFF," HERE'S WALKER HAYES 558 00:37:31,217 --> 00:37:37,624 * 559 00:37:37,624 --> 00:37:43,963 >> COME ON, BAND COME ON. * MY GIRL IS BANGIN 560 00:37:43,963 --> 00:37:48,335 SHE'S SO LOW MAINTENANCE DON'T NEED NO CHAMPAGN POPPIN' ENTERTAINMENT * 561 00:37:48,335 --> 00:37:52,272 * TAKE HER TO WENDY'S CAN'T KEEP HER OFF M SHE WANNA DIP ME LIK 562 00:37:52,272 --> 00:37:55,975 THEM FRIES IN HER FROSTY * * FROST BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN 563 00:37:55,975 --> 00:38:00,580 WHEN I GET PAI I GOTTA SPOIL MY * * BABY WITH AN UPGRAD 564 00:38:00,580 --> 00:38:06,052 AYE, AYE, AY YEAH WE FANCY LIKE APPLEBEE'S ON A DATE NIGHT * 565 00:38:06,052 --> 00:38:10,857 * GOT THAT BOURBON STREET STEAK WITH THE OREO SHAK GET SOME WHIPPED CREAM 566 00:38:10,857 --> 00:38:14,794 ON THE TOP TOO * * TWO STRAWS ONE CHEC GIRL I GOT YOU 567 00:38:14,794 --> 00:38:19,366 BOUGIE LIKE NATT IN THE STYROFOAM * * SQUEAK-SQUEAKIN' IN 568 00:38:19,366 --> 00:38:22,769 THE TRUCK BE ALL THE WAY HOME SOME ALABAMA-JAMMA * 569 00:38:22,769 --> 00:38:26,806 * SHE MY DIXIELAND DELIGH AYE, THAT'S HOW WE D HOW WE DO FANCY LIKE O 570 00:38:26,806 --> 00:38:35,115 FANCY LIKE AN OH * >> LET'S GO. * FANCY LIKE AN OH * 571 00:38:35,115 --> 00:38:40,587 >> COME ON * FANCY LIKE AN O I DON'T NEED NO TESL 572 00:38:40,587 --> 00:38:45,492 TO IMPRESS HER MY GIRL IS HAPPY ROLLIN' * * ON A VESP 573 00:38:45,492 --> 00:38:49,229 DON'T NEED NO MANSIO TO GET ROMANCIN' SHE'S SUPER FINE * 574 00:38:49,229 --> 00:38:54,467 * DOUBLE WIDE SLOW DANCIN BUT EVERY NOW AN THEN WHEN I GET PAID 575 00:38:54,467 --> 00:38:59,072 I GOTTA SPOIL MY BABY * * WITH AN UPGRADE AYE, AYE, AY 576 00:38:59,072 --> 00:39:04,010 YEAH WE FANCY LIKE APPLEBEE'S ON A DATE NIGHT * * GOT THAT BOURBON STREET 577 00:39:04,010 --> 00:39:09,215 STEAK WITH THE OREO SHAK GET SOME WHIPPED CREAM ON THE TOP TOO * 578 00:39:09,215 --> 00:39:13,586 * TWO STRAWS ONE CHEC GIRL I GOT YOU BOUGIE LIKE NATT 579 00:39:13,586 --> 00:39:18,291 IN THE STYROFOAM * * SQUEAK-SQUEAKIN' IN THE TRUCK BED ALL THE WAY HOME 580 00:39:18,291 --> 00:39:22,562 SOME ALABAMA-JAMMA SHE MY DIXIELAND DELIGHT * * AYE, THAT'S HOW WE DO 581 00:39:22,562 --> 00:39:28,134 HOW WE DO FANCY LIKE MY NEW CLEAN BLUE JEAN WITHOUT THE HOLES IN 'EM * 582 00:39:28,134 --> 00:39:32,072 * COUNTRY KISSES ON MY LIPS WITHOUT SKOAL IN 'EM YEAH, SHE PROBABLY GON' BE 583 00:39:32,072 --> 00:39:35,342 KEEPING SOME * * VICTORIA'S SECRET MAYBE A LITTLE MAYBELLIN 584 00:39:35,342 --> 00:39:39,713 BUT SHE DON'T NEED I IN THE KITCHEN LIGHT * * RADIO SLOWS DOW 585 00:39:39,713 --> 00:39:45,185 BOXED WINE AND HER UP-DO GOES DOW AYE * 586 00:39:45,185 --> 00:39:49,322 * I SAY WE FANCY LIKE APPLEBEE'S ON A DATE NIGHT GOT THAT BOURBON STREE 587 00:39:49,322 --> 00:39:54,361 STEAK WITH THE OREO SHAKE * * GET SOME WHIPPED CREA ON THE TOP TOO 588 00:39:54,361 --> 00:39:58,732 TWO STRAWS ONE CHECK GIRL, I GOT YOU * * BOUGIE LIKE NATTY 589 00:39:58,732 --> 00:40:03,336 IN THE STYROFOAM SQUEAK-SQUEAKIN' IN TH TRUCK BED ALL THE WAY HOME * 590 00:40:03,336 --> 00:40:07,907 * SOME ALABAMA-JAMM SHE MY DIXIELAND DELIGHT AYE, THAT'S HOW WE D 591 00:40:07,907 --> 00:40:17,550 HOW WE DO FANCY LIKE * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> LET'S GO. 592 00:40:17,550 --> 00:40:22,122 >> Jimmy: WALKER HAYES "COUNTRY STUFF" IS OUT NOW MY THANKS TO ELTON JOHN, 593 00:40:22,122 --> 00:40:28,028 AVA DuVERNAY, WALKER HAYES AND THE ROOTS RIGHT THERE FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 594 00:40:28,028 --> 00:40:32,399 THANK YOU FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. 595 00:40:32,399 --> 00:40:42,909 GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY THANK YOU. 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