>> 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 - JARED LETO
VANESSA HUDGENS, MUSICAL GUEST, TOM MORELLO, FEATURING GRANDSON
AND THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW >> Questlove: 1552 >> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS,
JIMMY FALLON
*
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS!
COME ON! THAT'S TOO MUCH. RELAX.
SAVE YOUR ENERGY PLEASE, SAVE YOUR ENERGY WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME.
WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW", LADIES AND GENTLEMEN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WELL, GUYS, HERE'S SOME GOOD
NEWS AFTER BEING CLOSED LAST YEAR 'CAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS
JUST ANNOUNCED THAT TIMES SQUARE WILL BE OPEN ON NEW YEAR'S EVE FOR THE FULLY
VACCINATED [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEP, ONLY IN NEW YORK CITY
COULD THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PEEING AND PUKING IN TIMES SQUARE BE SEEN AS GETTING
BACK TO NORMAL YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YEAH WE'RE BACK TO -- THAT'S RIGHT, EVERYONE THERE
MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED OFFICIALS SAY THE ONLY THING YOU SHOULD GO HOME WITH IS
HYPOTHERMIA. [ LAUGHTER ] WELL, THIS IS A PRETTY CRAZY
STORY. APPARENTLY RUSSIA JUST FIRED A A MISSILE THAT BLEW UP ONE OF
THEIR OLD SATELLITES AND IT CREATED THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF DEBRIS IN SPACE.
VLADIMIR PUTIN WAS LIKE, "I'M SORRY, IT WAS GENDER REVEAL GONE WAY TOO FAR
[ LAUGHTER ] HEY -- [ LAUGHTER ]
FOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK. I HAVE MORE VIDEOS LIKE THAT I JUST GOOF OFF, HAVE FUN,
STUFF LIKE THAT. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] SOME NEWS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
LAST NIGHT, PRESIDENT BIDEN FINALLY HAD HIS VIRTUAL SUMMIT WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI.
IT LANDED MORE THAN THREE HOURS. YEAH, FOR THREE HOURS, THEY
DEBATED A BUNCH OF ISSUES WITHOUT REACHING ANY KIND OF AGREEMENT.
IN OTHER WORDS, THEY CELEBRATED THANKSGIVING EARLY THERE YOU GO
[ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S RIGHT [ APPLAUSE ]
"I JUST -- LET'S AGREE TO DISAGREE." TODAY PRESIDENT BIDEN VISITED
A STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGE, IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, TO SELL HIS INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
[ LAUGHTER ] AND HE TO HAD DO A -- A BIT OF WALKING -- A BIT OF WALKING TO
GET TO THE PODIUM. WATCH THIS
>> THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: WHY -- [ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ] HOLY [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THANK YOU [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: WE ACTUALLY PLAYED
THAT AT DOUBLE SPEED [ LAUGHTER ] THEN BIDEN WAS LIKE, "OH, HANG
ON, I FORGOT MY SPEECH." [ LAUGHTER ] YOU WANT TO START THE
AMERICAN - [ LAUGHTER ] "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PRESIDENT -- HE'S LIKE, "YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME, MAN.
BY THE TIME HE GOT TO THE MIC, HALF THE BRIDGE HAD ALREADY BEEN DEMOLISHED.
[ LAUGHTER ] MEANWHILE, I SAW THAT HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO PASS A
A NEARLY $2 TRILLION SPENDING PACKAGE. BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE WORRIED
THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO UNITE IN TIME TO PASS BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS
A FEW DEMOCRATS HAVE EVEN RELEASED STATEMENTS ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.
CHECK THIS OUT CONGRESSMAN DAVID PRICE SAID, "WE DEMOCRATS NEED TO BAND
TOGETHER OR WE'LL END OF PAYING THE ULTIMATE, WELL, MY LAST NAME."
[ LAUGHTER ] NEXT UP, CONGRESSMAN JOSH HARDER SAID, "THIS BILL
SHOULD BE EASY TO PASS, BUT CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE MAKING IT, WELL, MY LAST NAME."
[ LAUGHTER ] CONGRESSWOMAN SUSAN WILD SAID, "THIS BILL'S GOT ME SO STRESSED
OUT, I'M ABOUT TO CATCH A FLIGHT TO VEGAS AND GO BUCK, WELL, MY LAST NAME."
[ LAUGHTER ] [ APPLAUSE ] THERE'S MORE -- THERE'S MORE
PEOPLE >> Steve: MORE >> Jimmy: THERE'S MORE PEOPLE.
[ LAUGHTER ] CONGRESSMAN KAREN BASS SAID, "A LOT OF DEMOCRATS MOVE THEIR
LIPS BUT DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ORIGINAL TO SAY, KIND OF LIKE A BIG MOUTH BILLY, WELL, MY
LAST NAME. [ LAUGHTER ] AND CONGRESSMAN JARED HUFFMAN
SAID, "ALL THIS BICKERING AND INFIGHTING MAKES ME WANT TO PULL OUT A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT
AND TAKE A BIG, WELL, MY LAST NAME." [ LAUGHTER ]
AND CONGRESSWOMAN LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Steve: LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER OKAY >> Jimmy: LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER
SHE WAS LIKE, "SAME, I'M ABOUT TO FIND AN AIRBNB IN MY -- IN MY LAST NAME, THEN LIGHT UP
A BIG FAT, WELL, MY MIDDLE NAME." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
THERE'S -- THERE'S MORE PEOPLE >> Steve: REALLY >> Jimmy: YEAH
CONGRESSMAN AL GREEN SAID, "I JUST WANT TO GET THIS OVER WITH, SO I CAN SIT BACK, RELAX
AND TURN ON A LITTLE, WELL, MY FULL NAME. [ LAUGHTER ]
AND FINALLY, CONGRESSMAN CHARLES ALBERT "DUTCH" RUPPERSBE SAID, "NO COMMENT.
[ LAUGHTER ] [ APPLAUSE ] *
WELL, GET THIS, YESTERDAY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ANNOUNCED THE COUNTRY'S FIRST
NATIONAL RECYCLING STRATEGY. THEN, TODAY, THEY ANNOUNCED THE COUNTRY'S FIRST NATIONAL
RECYCLING STRATEGY [ LAUGHTER ] [ APPLAUSE ]
TODAY, THEY ANNOUNCED THE COUNTRY'S FIRST NATIONAL RECYCLING STRATEGY
YEP, THE STRATEGY IS JUST ONE SENTENCE "STOP FORGETTING THAT YOU HAVE
TOTE BAGS IN YOUR TRUNK. THAT'S IT. [ LAUGHTER ]
OH, GIVE ME MY -- IT COUNTS, RIGHT? NO
FINALLY, GENERAL MOTORS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE CHIP SHORTAGE HAS GOTTEN SO BAD,
SOME OF ITS NEW CARS WON'T HAVE HEATED SEATS [ AUDIENCE GROANS
AT THE SAME TIME, HYUNDAI IS REMINDING PEOPLE THAT THEIR SEATS ARE WARM
IT'S 'CAUSE THE ENGINE IS ON FIRE WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HE STARS IN THE NEW FILM, "HOUSE OF GUCCI," WHICH IS OUT NOVEMBER 24th.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS OUT THERE, JARED LETO IS HERE. >> Steve: WOAH
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: HE'S UNBELIEVABLE, UNBELIEVABLE, UNRECOGNIZABLE IN
THIS MOVIE IN THE -- IN THE "HOUSE OF GUCCI.
YEAH UNRECOGNIZABLE AND HE'S ALWAYS FUN WHEN GETS
HERE -- WHEN HE COMES HERE >> Steve: OH, YEAH >> Jimmy: HE CAN PLAY -- HE CAN
SING, HE CAN PLAY -- HE PLAYS IN A BAND, 30 SECONDS TO MARS. HE'S UNBELIEVABLE.
AND I SAW HIM BACKSTAGE, AND I JUST SAID, "GOOD TO SEE YOU, BUDDY.
LAST TIME -- OH, NO, HE WAS ON THE SHOW BUT BEFORE THAT, I SAW HIM AT
THE -- THE MET GALA. >> Steve: RIGHT. >> Jimmy: AND HE CAME TO THE
GALA HE WAS HOLDING HIS HEAD IN HIS HAND
>> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: I SAY, "HELLO. >> Steve: ALWAYS INTERESTING
>> Jimmy: YEP. I GAVE THE DOUBLE KISS >> Steve: YEAH
[ LAUGHTER ] YOU GOT TO, RIGHT. GOT TO HAND IT TO HIM.
>> Jimmy: BUT HE'S ALWAYS THE BEST AND I SAW HIM -- I DON'T KNOW
WHY, ANYWAYS I WAS POINTING AT SOMETHING IN HIS DRESSING ROOM, RIGHT BEFORE THE SHOW.
AND I WENT, "HEY." AND AS I WAS DOING THAT, HE -- HE PUT HIS PINKIE UP, AND WAS
LIKE - [ LAUGHTER ] HE THOUGHT THAT I WAS SAYING
HELLO TO HIM >> Steve: OH, HEY, YEAH, YEAH. RIGHT.
>> Jimmy: HE THOUGHT I WAS TOUCHING PINKIES WITH HIM. >> Steve: YEAH
"WHAT'S UP, MAN, HOW'S IT GOING? >> Jimmy: "YEAH, WHAT'S UP,
MAN? YEAH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOOD. ANYWAY
ANYWAYS, JARED LETO, ONCE AGAIN, JARED WILL BE ON THE PROGRAM.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FROM THE NEW FILM "TICK, TICK... BOOM," VANESSA HUDGENS
WILL BE HERE >> Steve: OH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: AND WE GOT GREAT MUSIC, RIGHT HERE, TOM MORELLO [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
FEATURING GRANDSON STICK AROUND EVERYBODY, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH "WHY IS YOUR
PET BETTER THAN ME?" [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. NOW, WE ALL LOVE OUR PETS AND
EVERY PET OWNER THINKS THAT THEIR PET IS THE BEST. WELL, I WANTED TO SEE IF THAT
WAS TRUE, SO IT'S TIME FOR "WHY IS YOUR PET BETTER THAN ME?" HERE WE GO
* WHY IS YOUR PET BETTER THAN ME
BETTER THAN ME * >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, LET'S MEET OUR FIRST PET.
WELCOME. WHAT IS YOUR NAME AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM
OH, I SEE SOMEBODY >> I'M JESSICA HENTOFF I'M FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
>> Jimmy: YEAH, HELLO. * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
OH, WE LOVE ST. LOUIS. JESSICA, THANK YOU FOR JOINING AND WHO DO YOU HAVE WITH YOU
THERE? WOW. >> THIS IS MISS MAPLE.
>> Jimmy: OH, MISS MAPLE IT IS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, MAPLE.
CAN YOU TELL ME, JESSICA, WHY IS YOUR -- WHY IS YOUR PET BETTER THAN ME
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> BECAUSE MISS MAPLE CAN PACK HER OWN SUITCASE
[ AUDIENCE OHS ] >> Jimmy: THAT'S TRUE. I REALLY CAN'T PACK MY OWN
SUITCASE, BUT -- [ LAUGHTER ] SHE CAN PACK HER OWN SUITCASE.
CAN WE SEE IT? >> OF COURSE YOU CAN >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT.
WOW. >> MAPLE >> Jimmy: THEY JUST LOOSENED
THE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, SO THIS IS -- [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> ARE YOU READY >> Jimmy: YEAH, SURE DRUM ROLL, MAYBE
>> PACK UP PACK UP. [ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: WHAT *
THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE MAPLE, GREAT JOB JESSICA, MAPLE, GREAT JOB.
OH, MY GOSH. MAPLE, LET US SEE YOUR -- YOUR CUTE LITTLE FACE
OH, FANTASTIC JOB. JESSICA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
NAILED IT. NAILED IT, RIGHT THERE LET'S -- LET'S MEET OUR NEXT
PET. HELLO, WHAT IS YOUR NAME AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM
>> HELLO, I'M LYNN AND I'M FROM DERBYSHIRE IN ENGLAND. >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * THIS IS -- NOW, LYNN, YOU --
YOU HAVE A LOT OF -- SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT OF PETS THERE WHO IS -- WHO IS THE GANG
THERE? >> I'VE GOT TEN TOY POODLES ALL TOGETHER
THEY'RE ALL FAMILY [ AUDIENCE OHS ] AND MOJO, IN FACT, HERE, IS
A GRANDMA. >> Jimmy: AWW. >> AND -- THEN I'VE GOT
AUNTIES, UNCLES, DAUGHTERS, ALL SORTS HERE THIS IS PIXIE.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: HI, PIXIE. YEAH, PIXIE IS LIKE, "ALL
RIGHT, I WANT TO GET A TRICK TOO. BUT WHO -- WHICH ONE TONIGHT IS
GOING TO SHOW OFF THEIR TALENT >> IT'S OUR LITTLE MOJO HERE THAT'S -- IT'S OUR TRICK DOG
>> Jimmy: OH, WOW, ALL RIGHT SO THIS IS -- MOJO, THIS IS YOUR BIG, SHINING MOMENT
MOJO, ALL THE WAY FROM ENGLAND MOJO, WHAT -- WHY ARE YOU BETTER THAN ME
WHAT'S YOUR TRICK, PAL >> WELL, MOJO CAN PLAY THE PIANO AND SING
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT YEAH, I CAN'T DO THAT.
BUT I -- I TRY BUT ALL RIGHT, LET'S -- LET'S HEAR MOJO AND SEE WHAT -- SEE
WHAT WE HAVE WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, LYNN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OKAY. MOJO, MOJO, MOJ. COME PUPPY
PLAY PLAY. * PLAY PLAY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: THAT'S IT.
THAT'S ALL YOU NEED. MOJO, GREAT JOB. *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * OH, MY GOSH.
THAT'S -- PLAYING ALL THE HITS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE MOJO, THANK YOU FOR PLAYING THE
HITS I KNOW PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO PLAY THE HITS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
LYNN, LYNN, THAT WAS FANTASTIC THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. NOW IT'S TIME TO MEET OUR LAST
PET. HELLO, WHAT IS YOUR NAME AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM
>> HI, I'M KELLY FROM ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. >> Jimmy: HEY, KELLY FROM
ORANGE COUNTY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YEAH, WE LOVE YA
KELLY, WHO DO YOU HAVE THERE WITH YOU >> I HAVE MY PIGS, NORMAN AND
PIGPIG >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
NORMAN AND PIGPIG, IT'S GREAT. NOW, I LOVE THE NAME, PIGPIG KELLY, WHY IS -- WHY IS PIGPIG
AND NORMAN BETTER THAN ME? >> WELL, I BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE BETTER THAN YOU BECAUSE THEY
CAN DRINK A BEER NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER, IN 30 SECOND -- SECONDS FASTER
THAN YOU [ AUDIENCE OHS ] >> Jimmy: I'VE NEVER DRANK A
A NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE [ RIM SHOT ]
THE BIG -- THE PIG CAN CHUG A NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER IN 30 SECONDS
I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS >> IT'S BETTER TO PREP HIM >> Jimmy: CAN WE GET 30 SECONDS
ON THE CLOCK ROOTS? DRINK, DRINK, DRINK, DRINK,
DRINK. * [ CLAPPING ]
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. >> GO FOR IT >> Jimmy: YEAH, GO FOR IT,
BUDDY. [ LAUGHTER ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YEAH, THEY LOVE IT YEAH, A PARTY SUPPORTER. OH, MY GOD
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> AND WHAT'S DINNER WITHOUT
SOME BEER NUTS [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: THEY ARE -- THEY ARE
LITERALLY PARTY ANIMALS. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
A GREAT JOB TO ALL OF OUR TALENTED PETS. IF YOU HAVE A PET YOU THINK IS
BETTER THAN ME, I WANT TO SEE IT GO TO TONIGHTSHOW.COM/
WHYISYOURPETBETTERTHANME SUBMIT A VIDEO OF YOUR PET STICK AROUND
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH JARED LETO, EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: MY FIRST GUEST IS AN OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR WHO STARS
IN THE NEW MOVIE, "HOUSE OF GUCCI," WHICH IS IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 24th.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME, JARED LETO!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT I SHOW YOU DO IT RIGHT THERE.
THAT IS A MOVIE STAR RIGHT THERE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THAT IS A MOVIE STAR
THANK YOU, BUDDY JARED LETO, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, PAL.
>> MY ABSOLUTE PLEASURE. I MISS YOU I LOVE YOU DEEPLY.
>> Jimmy: I DO I MISS YOU [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE YOU. WE HAD A GOOD LITTLE -- LITTLE EXCHANGE BACKSTAGE
I THINK THIS COULD BE A NEW THING. >> WE DID.
>> Jimmy: YEAH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I LOVED IT
I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT WAS SO GENUINE. IT WAS REAL, IT WAS REAL
>> YEAH, AND - >> Jimmy: I WAS GOING LIKE - >> SURVEYS SAY THAT IT IS 73%
LESS BACTERIA. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: THAT'S EXACTLY
CORRECT. YEAH >> WHAT DID YOU CALL IT?
A PINKY POND -- POUND. >> Jimmy: A PINKY POINT? OH, PINKY POUND.
A PINKY POUND, YEAH. >> A PINKY POUND >> Jimmy: YEAH, PINKY POUND
RIGHT THERE. THAT'S OUR THING [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
I LOVE IT, YEAH. I MEAN - >> IT'S BIG ON TIKTOK.
>> Jimmy: IT'S GIANT ON TIKTOK EVERY KID IS DOING PINKIE POUND.
>> YEAH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: EVERY TIME YOU'RE ON THE SHOW, WE TALK ABOUT MUSIC
AND I LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MUSIC. BECAUSE YOU'RE A GREAT
MUSICIAN I KNOW YOU -- YOU LOVE MUSIC YOU -- HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
IN YOUR BAND 30 SECONDS >> SINCE -- I MEAN, FOREVER.
MY BROTHER AND I STARTED AS -- AS KIDS AND WE WERE ACTUALLY SIGNED A RECORD DEAL IN
1998 AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT - >> Jimmy: SINCE '98. >> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
LONG TIME. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND, YOU KNOW, OUR -- OUR LAST
CONCERT IN 2018 WAS -- WAS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN HERE IN NEW YORK
>> Jimmy: WAS THAT RIGHT >> YEAH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND, OF COURSE, BUT NEW YORK, THE BEST AUDIENCES IN THE WORLD.
>> Jimmy: NO, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE YEAH, AND LET'S --
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND ISN'T IT GREAT I AGREE, BUT DO YOU --
>> MY POINT WAS IT'S JUST AMAZING TO DO IT THIS LONG AND OUR LAST SHOW WAS -- WAS
ARGUABLY OUR -- ONE OF OUR BEST SHOWS AND IT WAS AT THE -- YOU KNOW, THE MOST ICONIC VENUE IN
THE WORLD. >> Jimmy: MSG. DO YOU EVER -- DO YOU PINCH
YOURSELF WHEN YOU PLAY >> OFTEN [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I MEAN - [ LAUGHTER ] >> LIKE YOU DON'T.
>> Jimmy: NO, I MEAN, I -- >> YOU DON'T >> Jimmy: THEY'RE LIKE --
SOMEONE'S LIKE, "I'LL PINCH YOU JARED. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
NO, I MEAN, LIKE, WHEN YOU -- WHEN YOU THINK OF YOUR -- YOUR UPBRINGING, AND YOU'RE -- WHEN
YOU WERE A KID, YOU DIDN'T HAVE MUCH YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS. >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: YOU BORROWED A
A GUITAR, RIGHT? >> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. NO, WE WERE -- WE WERE
PRETTY -- YOU KNOW, MY MOM -- WE WERE BORN IN LOUISIANA. >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT. MY MOM PUT HERSELF THROUGH -- THROUGH COLLEGE, WENT BACK TO
SCHOOL SHE HAD DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND WENT -- WENT BACK TO
SCHOOL THEN WENT TO NURSING SCHOOL. AND, YOU KNOW, WANTED TO MAKE
A BETTER LIFE FOR HERSELF AND HER KIDS AND SHE TAUGHT US A A LOT, YOU KNOW?
I OWE HER A LOT. >> Jimmy: YEAH >> SHE REALLY TAUGHT US THAT
THE IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE IF YOU'RE WILLING TO DO THE HARD WORK
>> Jimmy: YEAH AND YOU DO - >> AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
ME CRY OUT HERE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S NOT
MINE YOU DO THE HARD WORK THAT'S GOOD.
YOU DO DO THE HARD WORK. I MEAN, YOU -- FROM EVERY ROLE THAT YOU'VE BEEN ON, YOU'VE --
YOU'VE BEEN NICE ENOUGH TO COME ON OUR SHOW. YOU -- YOU'VE EITHER LOST
40 POUNDS, YOU GAINED 60 POUNDS, LIKE YOU DO YOU DO THIS STUFF.
EXTREME STUFF. YOU PUT THE WORK IN, AND IT PAYS OFF
I MEAN, HERE YOU ARE YOU'RE SELLING OUT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FOR GOD'S SAKE
>> YEAH, IT'S -- IT'S INCREDIBLE AND, YOU KNOW, THE OLDER I GET,
I JUST HAVE AN ENORMOUS SENSE OF GRATITUDE AND -- TO DO WHAT I DO
AND, YOU KNOW, THE TRANSFORMATIVE PROCESS FOR ME IS REALLY FASCINATING.
I LOVE IMMERSIVE ACTING. I LOVE TO -- TO SEE IF I CAN REALLY CREATE A NEW LIFE AND
SHARE IT WITH PEOPLE AND THAT'S WHAT I DID IN -- IN "HOUSE OF GUCCI" WITH THE ONE
AND ONLY PAOLO GUCCI >> Jimmy: YEAH >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: PAOLO GUCCI. I MEAN, YOU'RE UNRECOGNIZABLE IN THIS -- IN THIS FILM.
BUT ALSO, THIS, THE WAY YOU -- THAT YOUR ACCENT IS UNBELIEVABLE AS WELL
IT'S -- HERE'S THE THING WHEN I SEE YOU, I GO, "OH, MY GOSH."
I JUST, I TALK TO YOU. YOU'RE -- WE HAVE FUN. WE LAUGH
AND THEN I SEE YOU IN FRONT OF -- WHAT WAS THE ONE CONCERT I THINK IT WAS LIKE,
100,000 PEOPLE OR SOMETHING CRAZY. >> YEAH, IT'S -- YOU KNOW, WE
SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THE ROAD TOURING. >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> SO AS YOU GUYS KNOW, OUR -- OUR -- OUR LIFE IS REALLY ABOUT BEING ON THE ROAD.
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> FOR EVERY SONG THAT WE WRITE, WE ACTUALLY -- IN COVID,
I WROTE OVER -- I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 264 SONGS NOW. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THAT WRITES -- IT'S AMAZING WHEN A LITTLE -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YEAH. YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THEM YET [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YEAH 263 TO 1 IS "WHOO. >> IT'S AMAZING WHAT A
A LITTLE -- A LITTLE BANANA BREAD REALLY STOKES THE CREATIVITY, LIKE, I SHUT DOWN
A BANANA BREAD >> Jimmy: A LITTLE BANANA BREAD.
>> A LITTLE "TIGER KING. BAM. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: IT GOES A LONG WAY >> EXACTLY WOW.
>> Jimmy: IT GOES A LONG WAY >> BUT I'M ACTUALLY HAVING A A HARD TIME COMING UP WITH AN
ALBUM TITLE. >> Jimmy: OH, I -- >> AND I THOUGHT, "YOU'RE
A SUCH -- HE'S SO GREAT WITH MUSIC. I MEAN, THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL
YOU HAVE." [ LAUGHTER ] REALLY DO.
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I MEAN, YEAH >> BUT I THOUGHT, MAYBE, YOU
COULD HELP ME COME UP -- >> Jimmy: YES. YES.
>> AND IF YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE, I'M -- I'M GOING TO TAKE IT, JUST SO YOU KNOW
>> Jimmy: YOU ARE? >> YES ABSOLUTELY
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS ALL THESE SONGS YOU WROTE. ALL 264.
>> IT WAS A DARK -- IT IS A TOUGH TIME I THOUGHT, MAYBE, ONE COULD BE,
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING EDGY LIKE [ BLEEP ] YOU [ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ].
[ LAUGHTER ] IT'S A LITTLE ANGRY, I KNOW. >> Jimmy: YEAH
I HAD -- I ALREADY HAD THAT. >> WELL, MAYBE, THE -- THE INCREDIBLE TRUE ADVENTURES OF
A LABRADOODLE NAMED -- >> Jimmy: TORTNEY. >> TORTNEY
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: HOW ABOUT THE -- >> TORTNEY
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: EXITING -- EXITING A A CAVE
>> EXITING A CAVE? >> Jimmy: THE EXIT -- YEAH OH, HOW ABOUT --
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: TOMAGO >> TOMAGO.
>> Jimmy: HOW ABOUT -- HOW ABOUT EGG -- EGG LIFE. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> EGG LIFE. WE COULD DO -- WE COULD NAME IT AFTER SOMEONE --
>> Jimmy: AND YOU -- YOU NEED TO COVER IT IN SOME EGGS YOU GUYS ARE ALL IN THE EGG
LIKE THAT. >> YEAH, WE'RE IN -- EGG HEADS EGG HEADS.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU GOT EGG HEADS. >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU DON'T --
YOU'RE NOT QUITE -- NOT READY TO HATCH [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE COULD NAME IT -- WE COULD NAME IT AFTER SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW,
REMARKABLE LIKE, WE COULD NAME IT AFTER A A REAL PERSON LIKE ELON MUSK
>> Jimmy: YES. >> OR, MAYBE, KANYE. HE'S NOT -- HE ISN'T USING HIS
NAME ANY MORE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: NO, YEAH, HE GOT RID
OF HIS NAME. >> SO HE'S -- I KINDA LIKE THAT
>> Jimmy: YEAH, LEGALLY, WE'RE ALLOWED TO GET "KANYE. >> KANYE
>> Jimmy: "KANYE" IS THE NAME OF THE NEXT 30-SECOND TO MARS ALBUM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH >> Jimmy: THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.
"KANYE." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> THANK YOU
>> Jimmy: HE'S NOT USING IT. >> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: YOU GOT IT
>> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: YOU SHOULD DO THAT >> I APPRECIATE IT
>> Jimmy: CAN I JUST ASK YOU ABOUT A COUPLE PHOTOS? BECAUSE I LOVE SHOWING PICTURES
OF YOU >> YES >> Jimmy: BECAUSE I LIVE
VICARIOUSLY THROUGH YOU IN THESE PHOTOS [ LAUGHTER ]
I KNEW -- YOU ARE VERY INTO ROCK CLIMBING. >> YES
YES. >> Jimmy: OR DO YOU JUST CALL IT "CLIMBING"?
DO YOU -- IS THERE A NAME FOR IT >> YOU KNOW, WE -- WE CALL IT
"ROCK CLIMBING." >> Jimmy: YEAH [ LAUGHTER ]
HERE'S A PICTURE THIS IS REAL I MIGHT -- I DIDN'T --
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH NO, NO FILTER HERE
>> YEAH. [ AUDIENCE OHS ] >> Jimmy: THAT'S JARED LETO.
YEAH AND -- ARE YOU ON A CORD OR WHAT'S HAPPENING?
NO >> WE CALL IT A ROPE [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU ARE A ROPE >> WE CALL IT -- BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY MORE -- IT'S, KIND OF,
HAS A BOULDERING VIBE TO IT. BOULDERING IS WHEN YOU DON'T USE A ROPE BUT YOU CLIMB, YOU
KNOW, BOULDERS >> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT'S BOULDERING
>> YEAH, I LOVE IT IT'S A PASSION OF MINE AND, YEAH, THAT WAS RECENTLY
IN -- IN SARDINIA. IT WAS ACTUALLY WITH MY GOOD FRIEND, ALEX HONNOLD, FROM
"FREE SOLO." >> Jimmy: OH, "FREE SOLO." OF COURSE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YOU GUYS ARE LEGENDS >> IT WAS -- IT WAS RIGHT DOWN
HERE >> Jimmy: I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT IT'S INSANE.
DO YOU GET -- DO YOU GET FRIGHTENED OR DID YOU GET -
>> NO, NO, NO, NO. I MEAN, YOU COULD WEAR A A DIAPER, I GUESS, IF YOU'RE
WORRIED ABOUT IT, BUT -- [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: I WOULD.
>> BUT I'M PRETTY USED TO IT NOW AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT IT'S -- YOU SEEM LIKE YOU WOULD
BE GREAT AT IT BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS GOTTEN THE SENSE THAT YOU'RE VERY LIMBER.
>> Jimmy: AH [ LAUGHTER ] DO YOU -- DO YOU GET THAT
SENSE? >> DO YOU NOT GET THAT SENSE [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: DO YOU GET THAT SENSE FROM ME? >> I THOUGHT -- I THOUGHT THAT
YOU WERE VERY FLEXIBLE >> Jimmy: WELL, NO I'M JUST ALL UPPER BODY
STRENGTH >> OH, YOU ARE [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: MY LEGS ARE VERY WEAK >> OH, YEAH.
WELL, ME TOO >> Jimmy: YEAH >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: I MEAN, HERE, DO YOU WANT -- JUST LIFT ME >> NO, NO, NO, NO.
[ LAUGHTER ] I'LL HAVE YOU -- I'D PROBABLY DROP YOU
I'M -- YOU KNOW. >> Jimmy: I JUST -- THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN, KIND OF, COULD
GET OUT OF CHAIRS NOW. >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: I'VE SPENT ALL MY
TIME UPPER BODY, THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT MY LEGS. >> OH.
OH [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: AND I CAN STAND
THERE, BUT - >> YOU CAN STAND >> Jimmy: JUST VERY WEAK
>> THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. PRETTY GOOD. PRETTY GOOD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE BUT I -- I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE YOU SOMETIME
IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO, ME, ALEX HANNOLD - >> Jimmy: I'D LOVE TO GO
WOULD I -- WOULD I BOTHER YOU? I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU AND REALLY -
>> YOU PROBABLY WOULD. >> Jimmy: I WOULD, YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I DON'T WANT TO RUIN THE EXPERIENCE FOR YOU >> Jimmy: LIKE, YOU'RE UP HERE
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE ME >> NO, NO, NO, NO.
>> Jimmy: YOU'RE GOING TO THE TOP OF A PLACE WHERE THIS -- YOU'RE LIKE, "I'M GOOD, MAN.
I WANT TO GET UP HERE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE JIMMY FALLON GOING LIKE, "HEY, MAN.
CAN YOU SHOW ME -- >> NO, BUT I THINK YOU CAN DO A SHOW
YOU CAN DO PART OF THE SHOW HANGING FROM THE SIDE OF THE CLIFF IN YOSEMITE.
EL CAPTAIN WOULDN'T THAT BE AMAZING >> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT ABSOLUTELY
WOULD. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: CAN WE -
>> ALEX COULD PROBABLY PUT YOU ON HIS SHOULDERS AND CARRY YOU UP THERE
IT'S REAL GOOD >> Jimmy: ALEX, I WOULD DO THAT
YEAH, IF YOU WANT, I WEIGH, LIKE -- WELL, YOU KNOW, ABOUT 120.
>> YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YOU KNOW, 120 POUNDS,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: SO I CAN JUST HOP ON
HIS BACK BUT DO -- WHAT DO YOU CARRY IN YOUR BACKPACK?
CARABINERS >> EXCUSE ME >> Jimmy: CARABINERS
>> OH, I THOUGHT YOU SAID WIENERS. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: A CAN OF WIENERS >> I WAS LIKE, ACTUALLY, A CAN OF -- BUT, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: A CAN OF WIENERS, YEAH >> A CAN OF WIENERS AND
A SAUSAGE IS A -- YEAH >> Jimmy: CARA -- CARABINER. A CAN OF WEINERS
THAT'S SOMETHING >> SOMETHING -- YEAH >> Jimmy: WE SHOULD GO ON
"SHARK TANK. >> ALBUM TITLE OH, ALBUM TITLE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE "CAN OF WIENERS. >> Jimmy: JARED, I WANT TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT -- I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT "HOUSE OF GUCCI," OKAY
MORE WITH JARED LETO WHEN WE COME BACK. COME ON BACK, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: THIS IS JARED LETO
RIGHT HERE WELCOME BACK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
LET'S TALK ABOUT "HOUSE OF GUCCI. MAN, YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE IN
THIS FILM. YOU'RE AMAZING, NOT ONLY THE ACTION AND THE ACTING, BUT THE
LOOK, YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB THIS IS YOU AS PAOLO -- PAOLO GUCCI, LOOK AT THIS.
YEAH, THAT'S JARED [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I KNOW YOU GET INTO YOUR
CHARACTERS WHEN YOU DO YOUR FILMS. >> YOU COULD SAY THAT.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH, WE ONCE HAD -- WE ONCE HAD I'D SAY PROBABLY
70% OF THE JOKES ON OUR SHOW - >> MAYBE >> Jimmy: AND 30% JARED LETO
ONE TIME BUT I MEAN, I LOVE THIS, DO PEOPLE RECOGNIZE YOU
DO THEY IS GO, "OH, HEY, JARED? >> NO, I MEAN, WALKING AROUND
NEW YORK, IT'S PRETTY GREAT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE SO NONCHALANT, YOU KNOW, "HEY,
JIMMY, WHAT'S UP." >> Jimmy: YEAH, THEY DON'T CARE, THEY'VE SEEN EVERYTHING,
YEAH >> AND THEY PLAY IT COOL BUT I DO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE
COMING UP TO ME REALLY INTERESTED TO SEE THIS FILM BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THE STORY
OF THE GUCCI FAMILY. I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT HERE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE GUCCI
FAMILY >> Jimmy: I DIDN'T KNOW. >> AND IT IS SHOCKING.
IT'S A SHOCKING STORY ABOUT THIS DYNASTY IT IS JUST MACHIAVELLIAN AND
SHAKESPEAREAN AND ALL THE ENDS IT'S JUST AN AMAZING - >> Jimmy: YEAH
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> AMAZING -- AMAZINGLY COMPLEX STORY.
AND REALLY PROUD TO BE PART OF IT RIDLEY SCOTT, ONE OF THE BEST
DIRECTORS IN THE WORLD >> Jimmy: RIDLEY SCOTT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
HE WAS JUST -- KIND OF AN OUTSIDERS THING. I WOULDN'T EVEN SEE RIDLEY
DOING THIS MOVIE >> YOU KNOW, HE CAN DO ANYTHING FROM "ALIEN" TO "GLADIATOR" --
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> TO "THE MARTIAN," AND ON AND ON AND ON.
THE GUY JUST MADE SOME OF MY FAVORITE FILMS OF ALL TIME AND AL PACINO PLAYS MY DAD
>> Jimmy: STOP RIGHT THERE I MEAN, I WOULD FREAK -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
HAVE YOU MET HIM BEFORE? >> YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE I SHOWED UP FOR THE FIRST DAY
OF WORK IN CHARACTER AND I WENT UP AND I SAID, "PAPA," YOU KNOW
[ LAUGHTER ] AND HE LOOKED OVER AND KIND OF JUST SKIRTED AWAY FROM ME.
[ LAUGHTER ] I SAID, "OH, MAYBE HE'S A LITTLE GRUMPY, I DON'T KNOW.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, OF COURSE. >> AND THEN, TRIED AGAIN, "PAPA, IT'S ME PAOLO," AND HE
BASICALLY SHUFFLED OFF AGAIN, "LIKE, WHO IS THIS CREEP?" [ LAUGHTER ]
SOMEONE WHISPERED TO HIM, "AL, IT'S JARED." HE TURNED AROUND, HE SAID, "OH,
MY SON MY SON!" >> Jimmy: MY SON
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> MY SON! >> Jimmy: EVERYONE IS
PHENOMENAL, OBVIOUSLY LADY GAGA IS FANTASTIC BUT MAN, I'M NOT JUST SAYING
THIS, JARED LETO, WATCH THIS DUDE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WATCH THIS GUY I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP HERE'S JARED LETO AND LADY GAGA
IN "HOUSE OF GUCCI." TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
YOU. >> OH, STOP. STOP, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
ME - YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME CRY. NOBODY HAS EVER SAID THAT TO
ME NOBODY >> PAOLO, WHY DON'T YOU HAVE
YOUR OWN LIFE? >> IT IS JUST MUCK UPS I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET SERIOUS.
>> WITH YOUR GIFT, YOUR TALENT AND YOUR VISION, ARE YOU KIDDING?
GUCCI MEANS NO BLOOD GOOD-BYE 1930s HELLO '80s, HUH.
>> OH, MY GOD. >> GUCCI IS COMING >> Jimmy: THAT'S JARED LETO,
EVERYBODY! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE PAOLO GUCCI, "HOUSE OF GUCCI"
IS IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 24th IT'S GREAT WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
VANESSA HUDGENS, STICK AROUND. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS A TALENTED ACTRESS WHO STARS IN THE NEW MOVIE "TICK, TICK,
BOOM," WHICH IS IN THEATERS NOW AND ON NETFLIX THIS FRIDAY PLEASE WELCOME VANESSA HUDGENS,
EVERYBODY!
*
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT'S
VANESSA HUDGENS! OH, VANESSA, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YEAH, THEY LOVE YOU, COME ON LAST NIGHT WAS THE BIG PREMIERE OF "TICK, TICK, BOOM" HERE IN
NEW YORK CITY >> YEAH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: MAN, I'M TELLING YOU, OH, MY GOSH.
WE ALL KNOW HOW TALENTED YOU ARE, BUT YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING >> I MEAN -- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
EVERYTHING BUT, LIKE, I GREW UP DOING MUSICAL THEATER.
LIKE, THAT IS MY FIRST PASSION, THAT IS MY LOVE AND MY JOY, AND NOTHING FILLS MY HEART MORE
THAN DOING MUSICAL THEATER AND IN THE MOVIE, I GET TO BE LIKE JONATHAN LARSON'S BACKUP
VOCALIST IN HIS ONE-MAN PLAY, "TICK, TICK, BOOM. SO THE ENTIRE TIME, I'M
LITERALLY JUST UP THERE LIKE JAMMING, GROOVING, SUPPORTING MY FRIEND AS VANESSA TO ANDREW,
BUT ALSO, MY CHARACTER TO JONATHAN, IT'S ALL VERY META AND IT DIDN'T EVEN FEEL LIKE
WORK >> Jimmy: NO, BUT LET ME TELL YOU, THAT SCENE WITH YOU AND
ANDREW GARFIELD, THAT FAST ONE WHERE YOU'RE BOTH GOING AND DOING -- WHICH MUST'VE TAKEN,
YOU KNOW, 23 DAYS JUST FOR THAT ONE SCENE. IT'S AMAZING
IT'S A SHOW-STOPPER, IT IS SO GOOD >> YEAH.
THANK YOU. IT'S CHOREOGRAPHED DOWN TO OUR EYEBALLS
>> Jimmy: IT ACTUALLY IS >> ACTUALLY. >> Jimmy: YOU DANCE WITH YOUR
EYEBALLS >> WE DANCED WITH OUR EYEBALLS >> Jimmy: HOW DID YOU COME
ACROSS LIN-MANUEL, HE WAS LIKE, "OH, WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT A PROJECT," OR DID YOU KNEW HIM
BEFORE >> YEAH, I HAD MET HIM BEFORE. MY FIRST TIME MEETING HIM, I
WENT TO SEE "HAMILTON. AND IT WAS RIGHT AFTER - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YES, OF COURSE AND IT WAS RIGHT AFTER I DID "GREASE" LIVE, AND SO,
TOMMY KAIL, MY DIRECTOR, HIS DIRECTOR, THERE WAS LIKE A A LITTLE CONNECTION.
I WALK BACK STAGE AND I TURN THE CORNER AND LIN'S STANDING THERE WITH HIS T-BIRDS, LIKE,
JACKET -- LEATHER JACKET ON, AND I'M LIKE "OH, MY GOD," YOU ARE THE COOLEST PERSON EVER.
>> Jimmy: HE'S JUST SO FUN AND SO CREATIVE AND SO POSITIVE. >> AND SO KIND
>> Jimmy: AND KIND TOO >> AND SUPPORTIVE AND SEES EVERYONE
>> Jimmy: I FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD BE AN AMAZING DIRECTOR >> YEAH, THE BEST DIRECTOR
BECAUSE YOU FEEL SAFE. LIKE, EVERY DAY, HE JUST LIKE SHOWS UP AND HAS SO MUCH
ENERGY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE GETS IT FROM BECAUSE I'M SURE HE'S NOT
GETTING A LOT OF SLEEP >> Jimmy: HE DOESN'T STOP. >> HE WOULD COME UP TO US, TELL
US A NOTE, AND BE LIKE, "OKAY, GOOD," YEAH. [ TAPPING
[ LAUGHTER ] AND WE'RE JUST LIKE, "OH, WE'RE DOING STEPS NOW, OKAY.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: HE WOULD JUST DO FUN STUFF LIKE THAT?
>> HE WOULD DO STEP ROUTINES ALL THE TIME, LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTER
>> Jimmy: YEAH, AND DID YOU KNOW MUCH OF JONATHAN LARSON'S STORY?
>> I KNEW, LIKE, A BIT, YEAH LIKE, I OBVIOUSLY KNOW REN INTIMATELY, I DID IT TWICE, I
PLAYED MAUREEN AND MIMI. >> Jimmy: WOW. >> AND I JUST, I LOVE HIS WORK,
I LOVE HIS COMMUNITY I LOVE HIS STORIES AND LIKE, HE MEANS SO MUCH TO ME AND MY
FRIENDS AND MY COMMUNITY OF LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND OF THE THEATER.
AND IT'S JUST, LIKE, IT FEELS LIKE NONE OF THIS HAS BEEN WORK BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT IS SO DEAR TO US AND IT'S JUST LIKE, I FEEL LIKE
I GET TO BE A SOLDIER OF LOVE EVERY DAY THAT I SHOW UP TALKING ABOUT THIS MOVIE
>> Jimmy: YEAH, HONESTLY, WHEN PEOPLE SEE IT, YOU KNOW, PLEASE SURE
I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> IT'S SO GOOD.
>> Jimmy: I THINK PEOPLE WILL GET THAT >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU STARTED MAYBE COMING ON OUR SHOW BACK WHEN IT WAS
"HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL," I WANT TO SAY >> YEAH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: AND THEN, "PRINCESS SWITCH" WAS AN NETFLIX
THAT BECAME THE BIGGEST THING IN THE WORLD >> YEAH, I HAVE A NEW ONE
COMING OUT THIS THURSDAY >> Jimmy: YOU DO >> YES, NUMBER THREE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THERE'S STILL THREE OF ME. >> Jimmy: I MEAN, COME ON.
>> I KNOW, IT'S CRAZY. >> Jimmy: BUT I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, I JUST LOVE THAT YOU GO
LIKE - USUALLY, IF YOU GET ONE THING THAT'S A POP CULTURE MOMENT,
IT'S LIKE, "THAT'S GREAT." >> I KNOW. >> Jimmy: YOU'VE GOT TWO
MASSIVE ONES AND NOW, THIS THING I THINK IS A WHOLE NEW CAREER, AND JUST -- GOING, "OH,
YEAH, SHE KNOWS HOW TO DO THIS." YOU KNOW HOW TO ACT, AND YOU
KNOW HOW TO SING, AND WHEN YOU SEE IT, IT'S MOVING. THE STORY IS AMAZING
IF YOU LOVE, JUST, I THINK LIKE THE AMERICAN DREAM AND THE STRUGGLE
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH AND ALSO, LIKE, IT FOCUSES ON
A GROUP OF ARTISTS, BUT THE QUESTION THAT IT ASKS IS UNIVERSAL, WHICH IS, AM I DOING
WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING WITH THE TIME THAT I HAVE, BECAUSE OUR TIME REALLY IS SO LIMITED AND
LIKE IT MAKES YOU BE MINDFUL AND REALLY LOOK AT YOURSELF, AND BE LIKE, "OKAY, WHAT ARE MY
PRIORITIES?" AND THAT'S BEAUTIFUL THAT'S A GIFT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP
HERE'S VANESSA HUDGENS IN "TICK, TICK, BOOM. TAKE A LOOK.
WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS THAT
I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT * * SHARING MY THOUGHTS AND MY REACTIO
TO YOUR REACTION TO MY REACTION * * WOULD HAVE BEEN
MORE REVEALING * * >> I HAVE BEEN REHEARSING ALL
DAY. I HAVE BEEN UP SINCE 4:00 THIS MORNING.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO WRITE A SONG FOR A WEEK AND I AM NOWHERE.
* I WAS AFRAID THAT YOU WOULD BE AFRAI IF I TOLD YOU THAT I
WAS AFRAID OF INTIMACY * * >> I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU HOW
UNHAPPY I AM FOR MONTHS. * IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY PROBLE
MAYBE THE PROBLE SIMPLY CO-DEPENDENCY * *
>> EVERYONE'S UNHAPPY WITH NEW YORK THAT'S WHAT NEW YORK IS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: YEAH, VANESSA HUDGENS, EVERYBODY
"TICK, TICK, BOOM" IS IN THEATERS NOW AND ON NETFLIX THIS FRIDAY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A A PERFORMANCE BY TOM MORELLO, FEATURING GRANDSON
STICK AROUND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: PERFORMING "HOLD THE LINE," FROM HIS NEW ALBUM, "THE ATLAS UNDERGROUND FIRE," HERE
IS TOM MORELLO, FEATURING GRANDSON
WOULD BE EAS NOBODY SAID THAT I
WOULD ALL BE FINE * * BUT TO GE WHERE WE'RE GOIN
BROTHER YOU GOTTA * * HOLD THE LINE IT AIN'T A MATTER OF I
NAH IT'S JUST * * A MATTER OF TIM BUT TO GET
WHERE WE'RE GOING * * SISTER GOTT HOLD THE LIN
YOU GOTTA STAY STEADFAST * * TREAD LIGHTLY 'CAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR A REASON TO * * KNOCK YOU DOWN * BUT YOU CAN'
ASK TOO POLITELY * * IN THE TRENCHES YOU GOTTA GET LOUD
HOLD THE LINE * * HOLD THE LINE U DON'T PAY 'EM NO MIND OH
HOLD THE LINE * * NOBODY SAID IT HAPPENS OVERNIGHT
BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING * * FOR A SIG REMEMBER EVERYBODY
THAT STOOD UP BEFORE YOU * * OH THEY HOLD THE LINE THEY WANNA TELL YO
YOU'RE ALREADY FREE * * PUT THESE CHAINS ON AND ROB YOU BLIN
WHEN THEY CO-OP * * THE MOVEMEN DON'T TRIP
JUST HOLD THE LINE * * HOLD THE LINE HOLD THE LIN
HOLD THE LINE UH * * DON'T PAY 'EM NO MIND O HOLD THE LIN
YOU GOTTA STAY STEADFAST * * TREAD LIGHTLY 'CAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR THE REASON * * TO KNOCK YOU DOWN BUT YOU CAN'
ASK TOO POLITELY * * IN THE TRENCHES YOU GOTTA GET LOUD
YOU GOTTA STAY STEADFAST * * TREAD LIGHTLY 'CAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR THE REASON * * TO KNOCK YOU DOWN BUT YOU CAN'T AS
TOO POLITELY * * IN THE TRENCHES YOU GOTTA GET LOUD
HOLD THE LINE * * HOLD THE LINE U DON'T PAY 'EM NO MIND OH
HOLD THE LINE * HOLD THE LINE * *
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT. LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, MY MAN
AND WWE SUPERSTAR, ROMAN REIGNS, WILL BE HERE AND WE HAVE MUSIC FROM BIG BOI
AND SLEEPY BROWN THANKS TO JARED LETO, VANESSA HUDGENS, TOM MORELLO,
GRANDSON, ONCE AGAIN, AND THE ROOTS, RIGHT THERE, FROM PHILADELPHIA
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS.
GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY *