>> 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 - SIMU LIU
RUTH NEGGA MUSICAL GUEST, BIG SEAN AND HIT-BOY,
AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW >> Questlove: WHAT'S UP?
>> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, JIMMY FALLON
* * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: OH, PLEASE, ENJOY YOURSELVES WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME,
WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW," EVERYBODY. YOU'RE HERE, YOU MADE IT
IF YOU'RE WATCHING AT HOME, THANK YOU. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
LET'S GET TO SOME NEWS HERE. WELL, GUYS, TODAY PRESIDENT BIDEN HOSTED A SUMMIT
AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE LEADERS OF MEXICO AND CANADA YEP, BASICALLY MEXICO AND
CANADA HEARD ALL OF AMERICA BLASTING ADELE AND WANTED TO CHECK IN ON US
[ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S RIGHT, WHEN TRUMP WAS PRESIDENT, THE REGULAR MEETING
BETWEEN THE THREE LEADERS NEVER HAPPENED NOW THAT IT'S BACK, IT'D BE
WILD IF THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT WAS LIKE, "OH, AND HERE'S A CHECK FOR THAT WALL.
[ LAUGHTER ] OF COURSE, THE LEADERS SPENT TIME TALKING ABOUT IMMIGRATION
BIDEN COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF MEXICANS COMING TO AMERICA, TRUDEAU COMPLAINED
ABOUT THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS COMING TO CANADA [ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S RIGHT, BIDEN'S VERY BUSY TOMORROW, HE IS GOING TO PARDON
TWO THANKSGIVING TURKEYS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. [ CHEERS ]
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE PARDONING TURKEYS HERE AND THEY JUST REVEALED THEIR
NAMES. THEIR NAMES ARE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY.
[ LAUGHTER ] COME ON, AFTER THIS YEAR, HOW ARE THEY NOT NAMED PFIZER AND
MODERNA. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING [ LAUGHTER ]
COME ON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY?
YEP, PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY THANKS TO SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, THAT'S ALSO WHAT WE'LL BE
EATING ON THANKSGIVING [ LAUGHTER ] WELL, SOME BUSINESS NEWS,
TODAY, CVS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL CLOSE 900 STORES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS
RIGHT NOW J.C. PENNEY IS LIKE, "WAIT, HOW DID WE MAKE IT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND YOU
GUYS DIDN'T? [ LAUGHTER ] ARE YOU KIDDING ME
SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF CLOSINGS, BUT ALL 900 OF THOSE CVS STORES WERE ON THE SAME BLOCK
[ LAUGHTER ] SOME MORE BUSINESS NEWS, I SAW THAT T.J. MAXX IS RAISING
PRICES ON SOME OF ITS HIGHER END BRANDS YEAH
I GUESS THEY'RE TRYING TO GIVE THE WHOLE STORE A MORE UPSCALE VIBE
CHECK OUT THIS LATEST AD I SAW
>> INTRODUCING THE NEW
T.J. MAXX, HOME OF ELEGANCE. >> LOSE THE SOCK BEARD >> STYLE
>> KNOCK OFF CROCS >> AND SOPHISTICATION. >> FIST FIGHTS IN THE LINES.
>> T.J. MAXX IS THE FASHION CAPITAL THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO HOME DEPOT
>> Jimmy: ISN'T THAT INTERESTING, YEAH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THEY'RE CHANGING THEIR IMAGE HEY, I SAW THAT OREO IS COMING OUT WITH A NEW COOKIE CALLED
OREO THINS, EXTRA STUFF. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: WHAT
WHY? >> Jimmy: SO, BASICALLY THEY'RE JUST OREOS, RIGHT?
[ LAUGHTER ] CAN I SEE IT AGAIN CAN I SEE THE PICTURE OF IT
AGAIN? OREO THINS, EXTRA -- >> Steve: EXTRA STUFF.
>> Jimmy: AT THIS POINT, JUST CUT OUT THE MIDDLE MAN AND START SELLING AN IV BAG OF
STUFF. >> Steve: YEAH [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT. RIGHT?
WE'LL DO THAT. HEY, THIS IS FUN, IN A RECENT INTERVIEW, DWAYNE JOHNSON SAID
THAT HE WANTS TO BE THE NEXT JAMES BOND [ AUDIENCE OHS ]
YOU'LL KNOW THAT HE'S BEEN CAST WHEN THEY ANNOUNCE THE NEXT BOND VILLAIN AS CARBS.
[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, INSTEAD OF A MARTINI, HE'LL ASK THE BARTENDER TO
SHAKE A DOZEN RAW EGGS [ LAUGHTER ] GET THIS, TODAY, AN ORIGINAL
COPY OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION WAS EXPECTED TO FETCH UP TO $20 MILLION AT AUCTION
WAIT, THEY'RE AUCTIONING OFF THE CONSTITUTION [ LAUGHTER ]
MAN, THE U.S. REALLY IS RUNNING OUT OF MONEY [ LAUGHTER ]
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU COULD DO THAT WE'RE LIVING THROUGH CRAZY
TIMES WHEN A BORED APE NFT IS WORTH MORE THAN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.
[ LAUGHTER ] AND FINALLY, I HEARD ABOUT A A MAN IN CHINA WHO WAS BANNED
FROM AN ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET FOR EATING TOO MUCH. [ LAUGHTER ]
IN CHINA, HE'S KICKED OUT, BUT IN AMERICA, THEY'D HANG HIS PICTURE AND GIVE HIM A SHOW ON
THE FOOD NETWORK [ LAUGHTER ] WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW, EVERYONE
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT. HE'S THE STAR OF "SHANG-CHI AND
THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS," WHICH IS STREAMING NOW ON DISNEY PLUS.
AND HE'S HOSTING "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE," THIS WEEKEND, WITH MUSICAL GUEST, SAWEETIE.
SIMU LIU IS HERE, TONIGHT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE LOVE THAT GUY.
PLUS, SHE STARS IN THE NEW FILM "PASSING," AVAILABLE NOW ON NETFLIX.
RUTH NEGGA IS HERE >> Steve: OH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: AND WE GOT GREAT MUSIC. >> Steve: COME ON.
>> Jimmy: ONE OF OUR PALS. HE'S BEEN HERE FOREVER, SINCE, I THINK, PROBABLY WE WERE DOING
"LATE NIGHT," I GUESS, RIGHT WE GOT MUSIC FROM BIG SEAN AND HIT-BOY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE BIG SEAN I GOT -- I'M IN ONE OF THOSE --
I'M IN ONE OF THOSE WEIRD BELT - >> Steve: BETWEEN BELTS.
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: I'M BETWEEN HOLES
RIGHT NOW. AND -- >> Steve: HEY, IT'S A FAMILY
SHOW [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: NO, NO
* BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN YOU GOT --
>> Steve: YEP. >> Jimmy: YOU HAVE YOUR -- YOU HAVE YOUR BELT LOOP --
>> Steve: IT'S EITHER SUPER LOOSE OR - WHEN I LOST WEIGHT I GO, "I
REMEMBER THAT ONE. >> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: IT'S A GOOD MEMORY
>> Steve: YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] OH IT'S GOT A LITTLE STRETCH -
>> Jimmy: THOSE WERE THE DAYS. >> Steve: YEAH, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, YEAH
>> Jimmy: YEAH, I WAS IN THAT HOLE AND THEN -
[ LAUGHTER ] SO NOW I'M AT THIS OTHER NORMAL ONE.
>> Steve: RIGHT. BUT IT'S A LITTLE LOOSE. >> Jimmy: IT'S TOO LOOSE
[ TALKING OVER EACH OTHER >> Steve: BUT IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT ONE
>> Jimmy: IT'S DECORATION NOW. >> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: I MIGHT AS WELL --
>> Steve: GO TO THE NEXT ONE, IT'S TOO TIGHT >> Jimmy: MIGHT WAS WELL PUT,
LIKE, A GIANT WATCH. [ LAUGHTER ] MIGHT AS WELL GET A WWE
CHAMPIONSHIP BELT. >> Steve: YOU CAN USE A FAKE BELT
[ LAUGHTER ] 'CAUSE IT'S A PROP >> Jimmy: IT'S A FAKE BELT
IT'S NOT HOLDING MY PANTS UP >> Steve: WHY DON'T YOU GO GET SOME -- WHY DON'T YOU GET SOME,
LIKE, ROPE, LIKE JETHRO IT [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH, AND JUST LIKE
A DRAWSTRING >> Steve: CINCH IT, YEAH JUST DRAWSTRING IT
THAT WAY YOU'RE NEVER OFF. >> Jimmy: I MEAN, IT'S NOT -- MY PANTS AREN'T GOING TO FALL
DOWN IT'S JUST -- >> Steve: MINE DID
[ LAUGHTER ] REMEMBER REMEMBER WHEN MY PANTS FELL
DOWN >> Jimmy: HEY. >> Steve: IT'S A FAMILY SHOW
>> Jimmy: MY LAWYER -- MY LAWYER TOLD ME NOT TO BRING THAT UP.
YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: THAT WAS THE WRONG
HOLE IT WAS THE WRONG HOLE. THAT'S WHY
>> Jimmy: YEAH YOU'RE - I DON'T KNOW
IT JUST FEELS -- I FEEL -- >> Steve: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
>> Jimmy: I FEEL SILLY >> Steve: YOU CAN -- YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO.
>> Jimmy: TAKE IT OFF? >> Steve: TAKE IT OFF, MAN >> Jimmy: WHO CARES?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * IT'S NOT EASY.
>> Steve: IS YOUR MIC -- IS YOUR MIC ON? >> Jimmy: OH, MY MICROPHONE.
YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] I'M LIKE, "WOW, DID I JUST --"
I JUST BECAME THE WEAKEST MAN ON EARTH >> Steve: YEAH
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: MY MIC PACK IS ON THE -- ON THE BELT
[ LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT, LET ME -- LET ME TRY IT AGAIN
READY? >> Steve: OKAY YEAH
YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO JUST TAKE IT OFF >> Jimmy: WHAT
>> Steve: YEAH TAKE IT OFF. TAKE IT ALL OFF.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: WOW.
* [ MIMICKING WHIPPING ] HAVE YOU EVER USED A WHIP.
>> Steve: ME YEAH >> Jimmy: YEAH
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Steve: I HAVE >> Jimmy: DID WE DO A SKETCH OR
SOMETHING WHERE WE WERE WHIPPING THINGS? >> Steve: I THINK WE DID
>> Jimmy: LIKE, PLATES OR SOMETHING. WE WERE BREAKING TARGETS
>> Steve: SOMETHING LIKE WE'RE SNAPPING A THING UP AT "SNL" >> Jimmy: OH, MAYBE IT WAS THE
WHIPMASTER >> Steve: OH, WHIPMASTER >> Jimmy: WITH BILL MURRAY
>> Steve: YEAH >> Jimmy: THAT WAS FUN THAT WAS FUNNY
YEAH I NEVER GOT TO -- ANYWAYS. HERE'S WHAT I WOULD DO
MAYBE. >> Steve: WHAT'S THAT? >> Jimmy: IN THE FUTURE,
MAYBE -- THIS IS A BAD IDEA. BUT, MAYBE WHEN -- IF YOU HAVE, LIKE, A METAL HIP, JUST PUT
MAGNETS IN YOUR PANTS. >> Steve: OH, YEAH [ LAUGHTER ]
SOMETHING THAT'LL STICK TO TITANIUM YEAH
AND THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING >> Jimmy: YEAH
THEN YOU COULD PLAY THE GROOVE >> Steve: RIGHT. OH, THEY'RE NOT FALLING DOWN
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: NOTHING FALLS DOWN
>> Steve: OR, GET A BOLT [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
PUT ON, LIKE, A RIVET, AND THEN JUST A BOLT STICKING OUT OF YOU.
THEN YOU CAN JUST TAKE A WASH AND A BOLT, NOW -- BUT YOUR PANTS ARE NEVER GONNA FALL
DOWN >> Jimmy: BOLT YOUR PANTS ON >> Steve: YEAH, BOLT YOUR PANTS
ON [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND THEN YOU COULD BE REAL
FAST, CALLED THE USAIN BOLT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> Steve: THAT - >> Jimmy: DID YOU GUYS -- DID
YOU HEAR ABOUT THE TOYOTA RECALL >> Steve: OH, YEAH
THAT'S BAD >> Jimmy: DID YOU GUYS HEAR ABOUT THIS
IT'S NOT GOOD. HERE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
IN AMERICA IS GETTING A RECALL TOYOTA RECALLING RECENTLY MADE CAMRY MODELS, AFTER A PROBLEM
WAS DISCOVERED WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM >> Tariq: WHAT
[ LAUGHTER ] L MAN, I JUST BOUGHT A CAMRY >> Jimmy: JEEZ, I'M SORRY ABOUT
THAT, TARIQ. >> Tariq: IT'S FINE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, I STILL
HAVE MY HEAVY DUTY RAM TRUCK >> Jimmy: OH >> Tariq: OH, WHAT, JIMMY?
>> Jimmy: ROLL THE CLIP.
>> MORE THAN 240,000 HEAVY DUTY
RAM TRUCKS ARE BEING RECALLED IN THE U.S [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Tariq: WHAT WELL, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GO ANYWHERE FOR THANKSGIVING, NEXT
WEEK >> Jimmy: I DON'T KNOW I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, TARIQ.
>> Tariq: I DON'T HAVE A TURKEY AT HOME. LET ME SEE
WHAT'S EVEN IN MY FREEZER? OH, I DID JUST BUY THESE REALLY GOOD CHICKEN PATTIES FROM
TRADER JOE'S [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: THAT SOUNDS NICE
>> Tariq: YEAH, YEAH I GOT THE CHILI LIME CHICKEN BURGERS AND SOME SPINACH FETA
CHICKEN SLIDERS.
FREEZER FOR TRANDER JOE'S
CHICKEN PATTIES. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE THE COMPANY RECALLING CHILI
LIME CHICKEN BURGERS AND SPINACH FETA CHICKEN SLIDERS >> Tariq: COME ON.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: I'M SURE YOU'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT
>> Tariq: WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE IN I EVEN HAVE IN MY KITCHEN WELL, I GUESS I DO HAVE VARIOUS
BRANDS OF WILD COLD SMOKED KETA SALMON LOX >> THE OREGON LOX COMPANY'S
RECALLING VARIOUS BRANDS OF ITS WILD COLD SMOKED KETA SALMON LOX.
>> Tariq: WHAT AM I GOING TO EAT? GROUND BEEF?
OH, LET ME GUESS, IT MIGHT BE CONTAMINATED WITH PLASTIC.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> NEARLY 7,000 POUNDS OF GROUND BEEF MIGHT BE
CONTAMINATED WITH PLASTIC. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Tariq: I GIVE UP!
I'LL JUST EAT MY DOG'S TREATS. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: WHERE ARE THEY FROM?
>> Tariq: SAM'S CLUB, OF COURSE
FROM ITS SHELVES BECAUSE THEY COULD CONTAIN METAL. >> Tariq: I'M DONE
>> Jimmy: COME ON, NOW THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT
>> Tariq: I MEAN, I DID JUST MAKE THAT BIG INVESTMENT >> Jimmy: OH, YEAH
IN WHAT AGAIN? >> Tariq: I BOUGHT 900 CVS STORES
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: OH, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAK STICK AROUND, WE'RE PLAYING
"BEAT SABER" WITH SIMU LIU, AFTER THE BREAK. COME ON BACK
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. WELCOME BACK TO "THE TONIGHT
SHOW." HE IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST NEW MARVEL SUPERHEROES
AND HE IS HOSTING "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE," THIS WEEK HIS MOVIE "SHANG-CHI AND THE
LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS" IS ON DISNEY PLUS. PLEASE WELCOME SIMU LIU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> WHAT'S GOING ON
>> Jimmy: GOOD TO SEE YOU, PAL >> GOOD TO SEE YOU IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE
>> Jimmy: COME ON, LOOK AT THAT >> YES
YES. >> Jimmy: I LOVE YOU SIMU AND I ARE ABOUT TO COMPETE
IN A VIRTUAL REALITY GAME CALLED "BEAT SABER." >> MM-HM
>> Jimmy: HERE'S HOW IT WORKS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TURNS USING THIS -- USING LASER SWORDS TO
SLASH TARGETS TO THE BEAT OF A A SONG >> MM-HM
>> Jimmy: AND WE'LL SEE WHO CAN GET THE HIGHEST SCORE. SOUND GOOD
>> SURE. YEAH, WHATEVER I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE IN
MY LIFE, BUT LET'S DO IT >> Jimmy: YEAH, HERE WE GO [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO GET OVER TO THE -- ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU SOON, BUD
>> GOOD LUCK, BUDDY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT. THIS IS RAD. OH, MY GOSH.
[ LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO, MAN [ LAUGHTER ]
* >> OH, WOW [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
BTS, RIGHT >> Jimmy: BTS! *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> OKAY.
>> Jimmy: THE CLAPPING IS DISTRACTING ME *
>> I'M NOT DISTRACTING YOU I'M CHEERING YOU ON. I'M BEING YOUR HYPE MAN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE OKAY *
>> Jimmy: OH I'M GETTING TIRED. HOW LONG IS THIS SONG?
>> AS LONG AS IT TAKES, JIMMY. KEEP GOING >> Jimmy: MY ARMS ARE
EXHAUSTED. * >> OH, MY GOD!
>> Jimmy: ARE YOU KIDDING ME [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> IT'S THE KEYCHAIN
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * YES.
>> Jimmy: END THIS SONG ALREADY! [ LAUGHTER ]
* >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH! [ LAUGHTER ]
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> WOW
* >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH! >> OH, MY GOD.
YOU -- HERE, HERE. OH, MY -- HERE, PLEASE, PLEASE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THAT WAS - >> Jimmy: SIMU, "BACK IN MY DAY, WE USED TO JUST PLAY VIDEO
GAMES SITTING ON THE COUCH." [ LAUGHTER ] WOW.
>> MY FAVORITE -- MY FAVORITE PART WAS WHEN YOU JUST DID -- YOU HOPPED TO THE SIDE AND YOU
JUST DID THIS, LIKE -- THIS LITTLE SWIRLY THING. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THAT'S HOW I DANCE WHEN I GO TO A WEDDING >> I LOVED IT.
IT WAS GREAT >> Jimmy: I JUST - THAT'S MY JAM.
I LOVE THAT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SIMU LIU [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
IT'S YOUR TURN GET INTO POSITION. PUT ON THE HEADSET
>> OKAY, SO I'M HERE >> Jimmy: GOOD LUCK. >> WHAT'S HAPPENING?
[ AUDIENCE CHEERS * >> WHAT'S GOING ON
AM I DOING IT WRONG? >> Jimmy: WATCH OUT FOR THE WALLS!
* >> AM I -- >> Jimmy: WATCH OUT FOR THE
WALLS! [ LAUGHTER ] WATCH OUT FOR THE WALLS!
>> OKAY, I THINK I'M STARTING TO GET THE HANG OF IT, A LITTLE BIT.
[ CHEERS ] * >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH, YOU'RE
CRUSHING THIS. WOW! WHAT
YO DUDE, OH, MY GOSH! WOW!
OH, MY GOSH! * HAVE YOU DONE THIS
* OH, MY GOSH! >> AM I DOING IT
I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON? >> Jimmy: ARE YOU A BIG
BILLIE EILISH FAN? >> THERE'S SO MANY THINGS! *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: GOOD LUCK, KEEP
GOING. * YOU GOT THIS, BUDDY!
* [ CHEERS ] >> I'M READY FOR IT TO BE OVER
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT. SIMU
ALL RIGHT. [ LAUGHTER ]
WELL DONE -- WELL DONE, BUDDY. ALL RIGHT, NOW LOOK. DO WE HAVE THE POINTS?
I GOT 100,105. SIMU, YOU GOT 109,527. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
[ BELL DINGING ] YOU ARE THE CHAMPION I CAN'T MESS WITH YOU.
>> OH, MY GOD. BUT I FEEL LIKE YOU WENT ON
FOREVER, LIKE YOUR SONG WAS LIKE 10 MINUTES LONG [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: SIMU LIU, EVERYBODY. WE'RE TALKING TO SIMU AFTER THE BREAK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE COME ON BACK DUDE, THAT WAS -
* >> Jimmy: MY FIRST GUEST IS THE STAR OF "SHANG-CHI AND THE
LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS" WHICH IS STREAMING NOW ON DISNEY PLUS
THIS WEEKEND HE IS HOSTING "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" WITH MUSICAL GUEST SAWEETIE
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME SIMU LIU
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
SIMU LIU RIGHT THERE COME ON. WELCOME.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: THAT'S EXHAUSTING
THAT GAME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME, AND THANK YOU MUCH FOR
PUTTING THAT SEGMENT RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I GOT TO KEEP THE ENERGY GOING FOR YOU, MAN, COME ON
>> WELL, YEP I'VE GOT THE ENERGY, JIMMY >> Jimmy: YOU GOT "SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE" THIS WEEKEND I GOT TO GET YOU READY FOR IT, BUD.
>> THAT'S TRUE >> Jimmy: LAST TIME I SAW YOU -- THANK YOU, AGAIN FOR
COMING ON THE SHOW I APPRECIATE IT. BUT, LAST TIME WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE MET GALA >> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. >> Jimmy: YOU WERE GOING TO GO
TO THE MET GALA IN A FEW DAYS. >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: YOU GET ALL DRESSED
UP YOU GO TO THIS BEAUTIFUL EVENT >> OH MY GOD, IT WAS CRAZY
>> Jimmy: WHAT -- DID YOU HAVE FUN? WHAT'D YOU THINK
>> I MEAN, I -- OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, JIMMY, YOU WERE ONE OF LIKE THE TWO PEOPLE THAT I KNEW
AT THE WHOLE THING SO, I JUST FELT LIKE SUCH A WALLFLOWER
BUT I SAW YOU. AND YOU REMEMBER THIS, I SAW YOU.
IT WAS LIKE -- >> Jimmy: YEAH, OF COURSE. >> -- EVERYBODY WAS AROUND
JUSTIN BEIBER HAD JUST GOTTEN ON STAGE >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> AND -- YOU KNOW, YOU GAVE ME A BIG HUG. AND YOU WERE LIKE "I'M SO HAPPY
YOU'RE HERE. IT WAS REALLY NICE IT WAS A REALLY NICE MOMENT.
AND THEN, AFTERWARDS, WHEN I WAS ON THE STEPS, I SAW YOU ON THE BOTTOM
AND I SAW YOU FLIPPING THE BARRIER. YOU FLIPPED OVER THE BARRIER
[ LAUGHTER ] AND THERE WERE -- 'CAUSE THERE WERE ALL THESE FANS ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET AND THEY HAD BEEN WAITING ALL NIGHT.
AND YOU WERE LIKE -- YOU'RE A MAN OF THE PEOPLE. YOU WENT OVER TO SAY HI TO
THEM >> Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT YEAH, THEY ARE CHANTING.
THEY WERE LIKE - >> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: DARING ME, ALMOST, TO
JUMP THE BARRIER >> ABSOLUTELY. [ LAUGHTER ]
AND YOU DID. >> Jimmy: I DID -- YEAH. >> YOU WENT FOR IT
>> Jimmy: I FELT LIKE THEY WERE LIKE "JIMMY! AND I GO -
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: -- "DUDE, YOU WANT -- YOU WANT TO WATCH MY CLIMB THIS
FENCE? I'LL DO IT." [ LAUGHTER ]
BUT IT WAS LIKE A FAKE BUSH OR SOMETHING. >> IT WAS.
IT WAS LIKE A FAKE BUSH. AND I SAW YOU -- I SAW YOU GOING LIKE -
YOU KNOW, I SAW YOU TESTING IT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WOULD TAKE YOUR WEIGHT.
AND I KIND OF SAW YOU LIKE MANEUVER YOURSELF OVER SO I WAS LIKE, "YOU KNOW, I'M
GOING TO DO THE SAME THING." >> Jimmy: MANEUVER MYSELF? I JUMPED OVER THE BUSH
[ LAUGHTER ] JUMPED OVER. >> DID YOU
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> DO WE HAVE A -- DO WE HAVE A PICTURE?
>> Jimmy: APPARENTLY, YEAH, I HAVE A PICTURE OH, THIS IS YOU.
>> THAT'S ME >> Jimmy: WAIT, YOU JUMPED THE BUSH
>> YEAH, 'CAUSE I JUMPED IN AFTER YOU. 'CAUSE I WAS LIKE "IF
JIMMY FALLON IS GOING TO GO AND SAY HI TO THE FANS WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING ALL NIGHT
TO, YOU KNOW, FOR A GLIMPSE OF THE STARS THEN I WANT TO DO THE SAME THING
I WANTED GO AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH THEM. >> Jimmy: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN.
LOOK, HERE'S SIMU LIU. LOOK AT THIS [ LAUGHTER ]
CLEARING - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE CLEARING THE BUSH.
AND THEN YOU GO RIGHT INTO THE STREET >> MOSTLY A GREAT SHOT OF MY
ASS, BUT YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH, NO -- I LOVE THAT -
ALL RIGHT, SO HERE'S A PICTURE OF ME. OH, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
WELL, IT WAS - [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE THEY'RE SIMILAR --
THEY'RE SIMILAR PHOTOS I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET
OVER - [ LAUGHTER ] >> I MEAN, I CAN'T TOP THAT.
>> Jimmy: SAME ONE YEAH OUR ATHLETIC ABILITY IS KIND OF
EQUAL. PEOPLE KIND OF - >> YOU COULD BE MY STUNT
DOUBLE I KEEP TELLING THEM THAT ALL THE TIME
>> Jimmy: YEAH THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
I MEAN, HEY, THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A SEQUEL JUST SAYING.
[ LAUGHTER ] BY THE WAY, I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH
I DO THAT WITH ALL OF MY GUESTS BUT, I REALIZED WE HAVE
SOMETHING IN COMMON THAT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT >> YES
>> Jimmy: WE BOTH WORKED AT ABERCROMBIE & FITCH. >> YES
[ LAUGHTER ] THAT IS -- THAT IS CORRECT >> Jimmy: NO, I --
I THINK THEY'RE LAUGHING BECAUSE THEY DON'T BELIEVE I WOULD WORK
[ LAUGHTER ] AND -- YEAH, I WORKED AT ABERCROMBIE & FITCH.
>> THAT'S AMAZING. WHEN DID YOU -- WHEN WERE YOU THERE?
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: BACK WHEN VIDEO GAMES WERE -
[ LAUGHTER ] I WAS IN COLLEGE, SO I'D PROBABLY SAY '94, '95.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> OH, WOW >> Jimmy: YEAH
WHEN WERE YOU THERE? >> I WOULD HAVE BEEN 6 YEARS OLD THEN
SO MAYBE NOT THEN. [ LAUGHTER ] THAT WAS -- IT WAS A COLLEGE
JOB FOR ME >> Jimmy: ME TOO >> YEAH, I JUST REMEMBER
I MEAN, IT WAS SUCH A STATUS SYMBOL, RIGHT? TO BE LIKE -- WELL, FIRST OF
ALL, LIKE I KNEW PEOPLE WHO GOT SCOUTED. LIKE -- YOU KNOW THE ROUTINE
LIKE, YOU GOT SCOUTED, LIKE, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH THE STORE.
SOMEBODY WOULD COME UP TO THEM AND BE LIKE "HI, EXCUSE ME HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF
WORKING FOR ABERCROMBIE & FITCH? AND IF YOU HAD THE LOOK, YOU
KNOW, YOU WOULD BE -- YOU WOULD BE OFFERED A JOB [ LAUGHTER ]
AND SO I, BEING LIKE 17 YEARS OLD AND SUPER INSECURE LIKE, I WANTED VERY BADLY TO BE
HOT. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I CAN CONTROL
SO I WOULD, LIKE, GO THROUGH THE STORE ON MY OWN. AND I WOULD JUST BE LIKE
PRETENDING TO GO THROUGH CLOTHES AND BEING LIKE - [ LAUGHTER ]
LIKE, YOU KNOW, "EXCUSE ME, DO YOU NEED HELP WITH ANYTHING? AND I'D BE LIKE "OH, ME?
NO, NO, I'M -- OKAY. [ LAUGHTER ] I NEVER GOT ASKED, YOU KNOW,
ONE SINGLE TIME. SO THIS WENT ON FOR A BIT LONGER THAN I'D LIKE TO ADMIT.
AND THEN, ONE DAY, I WAS FINALLY, LIKE, "YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU JUST GOT TO --
SIMU, YOU JUST GOT TO TAKE YOUR DESTINY INTO YOUR OWN HANDS. I WALKED INTO THAT ABERCROMBIE
& FITCH WITH A RESUME. AND I REMEMBER ASKING FOR THE MANAGER.
THE MANAGER'S NAME WAS BRANDON HE WAS WEARING - >> Jimmy: THAT'S ONE OF THE
PARTS OF GETTING HIRED >> YUP >> Jimmy: YOU HAD TO BE NAMED
BRANDON. [ LAUGHTER ] >> YOU GOT TO -- YOU GOT TO
THROUGH BRANDON. HE HAD, LIKE, RIPPED JEANS >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> INTERVIEW A FIREFIGHTER, YOU KNOW AND HE LOOKS ME UP AND DOWN AND
HE WAS, LIKE, "EH, OKAY. AND HE INVITED ME TO A GROUP INTERVIEW.
WHICH I SLAYED >> Jimmy: YEAH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND YOU BECAME AND EMPLOYEE. >> AND I BECAME AN EMPLOYEE. ALTHOUGH, THEY CALL THEM -
THEY DON'T CALL THEM EMPLOYEES THEY CALL THEM MODELS. I WAS A MODEL.
>> Jimmy: I THINK THEY CHANGED THE NAME AFTER I WORKED THERE. [ LAUGHTER ]
I WORKED THERE BEFORE THEY OPENED 'CAUSE I -- AND I WENT IN
THERE -- [ LAUGHTER ] THEY WEREN'T OPEN.
I WAS PUTTING SHELVES ON THE WALL AND STUFF >> OKAY.
OH, GOT IT >> Jimmy: THAT'S PROBABLY WHY THEY HIRED ME.
THEY PROBABLY SAY LIKE - >> DOING CONSTRUCTION FOR ABERCROMBIE.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU GUYS - >> OKAY. >> Jimmy: YOU CAN BE IN THE
BACK ROOM OR SOMETHING YEAH, JUST DON'T BE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
BUT I WOULD GO SHIRTLESS AND JUST - [ LAUGHTER ]
>> OKAY. >> Jimmy: -- STOCK THE SHELVES >> DID THEY WANT YOU TO GO
SHIRTLESS? >> Jimmy: NO, NO, NO I GOT IN A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR
THAT [ LAUGHTER ] I WENT WITH MY ROOMMATE,
BECAUSE IF YOU DID GET A JOB THERE, THEY WOULD GIVE YOU A A FREE SHIRT AND A FREE PAIR OF
PANTS. >> OH, YEAH. NICE, NICE
>> Jimmy: IT'S NOT FREE, BUT THEY GIVE IT SO YOU CAN WEAR THAT AS A UNIFORM.
SO, HE GOT A DIFFERENT SHIRT AND PANTS, AND THEN WE WOULD LIKE SWAP --
>> SWAP SO -- YEAH >> Jimmy: YEAH WE WERE LIKE "THE SISTERHOOD OF
THE TRAVELING PANTS. >> NICE. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU KNOW, AND SO THAT WAS OUR COLLEGE WARDROBE AND THEN, ONCE IT OPENED, WE
QUIT >> FAIR ENOUGH [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I COULDN'T TAKE IT, MAN. I WAS LIKE, "NO.
HOW LONG DID YOU LAST THERE? >> I -- YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY THE STATUS OF IT WAS SO --
LIKE, I LOVED BEING ABLE TO TELL MY FRIENDS THAT I WORKED AT ABERCROMBIE & FITCH SO MUCH
>> Jimmy: OH, I -- YEAH. >> IT TOOK A LONG TIME >> Jimmy: IS THIS WHEN YOU WERE
IN THE DANCE TROUPE? >> AROUND -- YEAH, AROUND THE SAME TIME.
>> Jimmy: WE ALMOST TALKED ABOUT IT LAST TIME, BECAUSE I LOVED THE NAME OF YOUR TEAM.
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: WHAT WAS IT? LIKE COWBOYS -
>> NO, IT WAS HIP-HOP WESTERN. >> Jimmy: YEAH >> HIP-HOP WESTERN
>> Jimmy: HIP-HOP WESTERN WAS -- >> WESTERN
YEAH >> Jimmy: OKAY >> BECAUSE WESTERN WAS THE NAME
OF THE UNIVERSITY THAT I WENT TO UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO.
[ CHEERS ] YES. >> Jimmy: NO ONE'S EVER HEARD
OF THAT IN THEIR LIFETIME. [ LAUGHTER ] THAT YOU -- WESTERN ONTARIO.
SO WAIT. AND SO, YOU WERE HIP-HOP WESTERN.
>> HIP-HOP WESTERN CAME FOURTH PLACE AT THE PROVINCIAL COLLEGE HIP-HOP
COMPETITION. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT GOES ON YOUR
RESUME IMMEDIATELY >> YOU KNOW, IMMEDIATELY >> Jimmy: DID YOU HAVE A GO-TO
MOVE DO YOU HAVE A SIGNATURE MOVE >> I DON'T THINK I WAS GOOD
ENOUGH TO HAVE A SIGNATURE - WELL, WE HAVE STYLES, RIGHT? AND, LIKE, IF YOU WERE A MEMBER
OF, LIKE, THE 2008-2009, IT WAS ALL LIKE "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.
IT WAS LIKE, "POP AND LOCK," "AMERICA'S BEST DANCE CREW." SO WE WERE ALL DOING THAT, LIKE
THE ROBOT AND THE BODY WAVES AND STUFF. >> Jimmy: DO YOU THINK YOU
STILL GOT A LITTLE IN YOU? >> OH, MAN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> WHOA, OKAY, IF HE'S GONNA - * >> Jimmy: WE GOT A BEAT GOING?
ROOTS, WANT TO GIVE HIM A BEAT >> NOT SURE IF IT'S WORKING. *
>> OH! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: OH
* YES! MORE WITH SIMU LIU AFTER THE
BREAK. STICK AROUND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE HANGING OUT WITH SIMU LIU RIGHT THERE. >> STILL TIRED
STILL TIRED. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: JUST A LITTLE BIT.
STILL, YEAH. CONGRATS, AGAIN, ON THE SUCCESS OF "SHANG-CHI.
THIS IS A MASSIVE, MASSIVE, MASSIVE, MASSIVE MOVIE >> THANK YOU
>> Jimmy: THERE MUST BE A SEQUEL TALK IN THE WORKS OR MAYBE NOT.
OR WE DON'T KNOW DOES MARVEL LET YOU KNOW >> LOOK, I FEEL LIKE THERE MAY
HAVE A BEEN A DAY IN AGE WHERE THEY BROUGHT THE ACTORS IN AND THEY WERE LIKE, "HEY, BUDDY,
LIKE, HERE'S EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT, I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE
WERE CERTAIN THINGS THAT HAPPENED THAT RUINED IT FOR ALL OF US, SO --
I DON'T WANT TO SINGLE ANYBODY OUT, BUT, YOU KNOW, SHOUT OUT TO HOLLAND, SHOUT OUT TO
RUFFALO. THEY REALLY -- [ LAUGHTER ]
THEY REALLY JUST MUCKED IT UP FOR THE REST OF US SO, NO -- NO, WE HAVE -- WE
HAVE NO IDEA >> Jimmy: YOU'RE ALSO DOING A REALLY COOL THING ON
THANKSGIVING DAY WITH "SESAME STREET." >> MM-HMM.
>> Jimmy: CAN YOU LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING >> YEAH, WELL, WE'RE DOING,
KIND OF, A SPECIAL EPISODE, KIND OF CENTERED ON AAPI ISSUES
AND WE'RE -- WE'RE ACTUALLY INTRODUCING THE VERY FIRST ASIAN-AMERICAN MUPPET.
HER NAME IS JI-YOUNG [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: THERE'S YOU. THAT'S COOL. COME ON.
>> IT'S JUST SO INCREDIBLE I MEAN -- I MEAN, IT'S NOT EVERY DAY, FIRST OF ALL, THAT
YOU GET TO SEE FACES, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN FACES ON SCREEN. AND NOW WE HAVE IT IN MUPPET
FORM AND -- AND KIDS EVERYWHERE WILL GET TO -- GET TO, KIND OF,
ENJOY AND HANG OUT WITH JI-YOUNG AND LEARN HER NAME AND HER CULTURE AND ALL THAT STUFF
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: DUDE, I'M SO -- I'M SO EXCITED
AND AGAIN, I WANT YOU TO BREAK A LEG ON "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. ARE YOU NERVOUS AT ALL
>> I AM A LITTLE -- A LITTLE BIT. >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> A LITTLE BIT. I GOT TO SAY >> Jimmy: YOU HAVE TO BE A
A LITTLE NERVOUS BUT YOU'RE A PERFORMER >> YOU KNOW, I'M SUCH A BIG FAN
OF YOUR WORK AND I KNOW THAT YOUR, YOU KNOW -- YOUR IMPRESSIONS ARE
JUST WORLD CLASS AND SO, IN MY -- LIKE, I HAD A A ZOOM CALL ON MONDAY, WHERE
THEY WERE LIKE, "HEY, YOU KNOW, GIVE US ANY IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE."
AND I WAS LIKE -- I WAS KIND OF LIKE, "WELL, I HAVE PREPARED SOME IMPRESSIONS."
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND NONE OF THEM MADE IT [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: OKAY OKAY BUT ARE THESE IMPRESSIONS OF -
>> WELL, YEAH, LIKE, YOU DO, LIKE, THESE REALLY COOL, LIKE, POP CULTURE CELEBRITY
IMPRESSIONS. AND I, YOU KNOW, MINE ARE NOT EXACTLY THAT
>> Jimmy: CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF AN IMPRESSION >> YEAH.
SO I DO -- I DO LIKE AN EMPEROR PALPATINE. LIKE, THAT'S WHAT I --
[ CHEERS ] >> Jimmy: DO -- YOU DO EMPEROR PAL --
>> I DO EMPEROR PALPATINE. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING LIKE -
>> Jimmy: I'M GOING TO CLOSE MY EYES >> "SOMETHING, SOMETHING,
SOMETHING DARK SIDE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I AM VERY EXCITED TO BE HOSTING
'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.' >> Jimmy: WOW. AND, SO, THEY DIDN'T BITE --
THEY DIDN'T BITE ON THAT ONE >> THEY DID NOT BITE ON IT HONESTLY, I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY,
I'M A LITTLE OFFENDED. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: WHAT OTHER -- WHAT
OTHER ONES DID YOU THROW BY THEM >> SO THEN I WAS LIKE, WELL,
FOR SURE THEY WOULD GO FOR GOLLUM THEY WOULD GO FOR GOLLUM
[ CHEERS ] 'CAUSE I -- I PRACTICED GOLLUM YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO THINK THAT
I'M A PRETTY GOOD ONE. SO IT GOES A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE THIS --
[ CLEARS THROAT "THOSE SNEAKY LITTLE HOBBITS MASTER TRICKS US
MASTER DECEIVES US MASTER LOVES JIMMY FALLON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: I LIKE THAT! I LIKE THAT! >> WELL, THANK YOU
* >> Jimmy: I LIKE THAT. SIMU LIU, I LOVE YOU, BUDDY.
BREAK A LEG THIS SATURDAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH >> Jimmy: "SHANG-CHI AND THE
LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS" IS STREAMING NOW ON DISNEY PLUS CHECK HIM OUT ON "SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE," THIS SATURDAY YOU'LL SEE NONE OF THESE IMPRESSIONS.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH RUTH NEGGA STICK AROUND
>> OH, MY GOD. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME - [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS AN OSCAR-NOMINATED ACTRESS,
STARRING IN THE NEW FILM, "PASSING," WHICH IS STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX
PLEASE WELCOME RUTH NEGGA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK >> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. >> PEOPLE. >> Jimmy: I HAVEN'T -- YEAH,
PEOPLES. >> CAMERAS >> Jimmy: THERE'S HUMANS
THERE'S PEOPLE YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT >> AMAZING
I LOVE IT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: YOU LOVE IT, RIGHT
>> I LOVE IT >> Jimmy: IT'S AN AMAZING -- >> YEAH, IT'S LOVELY
IT'S LOVELY. YEAH, OF COURSE. >> Jimmy: IT'S AN AMAZING
FEELING. WELL, I WANT TO SAY YOU'RE MAKING YOUR BROADWAY DEBUT
>> I AM. >> Jimmy: AND I'M VERY EXCITED I CANNOT WAIT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND NOT A LITTLE CHALLENGING, BUT YOU'RE DOING SHAKESPEARE
YOU'RE DOING "MACBETH? >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: WOW.
>> WE -- WE CAN SAY IT HERE, YEAH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: WHAT DO YOU -- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN YEAH, YOU CAN SAY IT
>> WELL, PEOPLE ARE LOATHE TO SAY IT IN THE THEATER, BECAUSE IT'S -
>> Jimmy: OH, IT'S SUPERSTITIOUS. >> SUPERSTITIOUS, YEAH
YOU HAVE TO -- IF YOU SAY IT IN THE THEATER, YOU HAVE TO, LIKE, TURN AROUND FOUR TIMES, SPIT
OVER YOUR SHOULDER AND GO OUT THE DOOR AND COME BACK IN. AND GET SOMEONE --
>> Jimmy: YEAH -- YEAH, EXACTLY RIGHT. YEAH, NO
>> TAKE YOUR PANTS OFF OR SOMETHING. >> Jimmy: HERE IN THE TV SHOW,
YOU CAN SAY -- >> YOU CAN SAY IT. "MACBETH."
"MACBETH." >> Jimmy: "MACBETH," "MACBETH,"
"MACBETH." "MACBETH." BUT YOU AND -- AND
DANIEL CRAIG >> YEAH, I KNOW. >> Jimmy: JAMES BOND, JUST LIKE
THAT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> I KNOW, I KNOW.
YOU'RE -- YOU'RE A BIG FAN I KNOW >> Jimmy: I'M A UBER FAN
LIKE, WE -- I WAS HIS LAST INTERVIEW AS JAMES BOND. >> ISN'T IT GREAT?
>> Jimmy: WE HAD A MARTINI TOGETHER >> AWW
>> Jimmy: YEAH, IT WAS - >> ISN'T HE LOVELY >> Jimmy: IT WAS ACTUALLY -- IT
WAS EMOTIONAL. >> HE'S ONE OF THE SOUNDEST PEOPLE I'VE EVER MET
>> Jimmy: HE'S THE GREAT -- OH, IT WAS -- DID YOU GET TO REHEARSE YET OR NO
>> WE'VE -- WE JUST DID A COUPLE WEEKS, YES, SITTING AROUND AND TALKING ABOUT -- AND
HE'S JUST SO DOWN TO EARTH AND LOVELY WE BONDED OVER A PENCIL CASE
>> Jimmy: PUN INTENDED >> OH. >> Jimmy: THANK YOU.
>> YES, COMPLETELY INTENDED. >> Jimmy: YES. >> THAT'S MY STYLE
>> Jimmy: STEAL MY JOKE. WE BONDED. WE BONDED OVER -
>> I HAVE TO STEAL YOURS I'VE GOT MY OWN. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: BUT IF IT GETS THAT REACTION, YOU WON'T WANT TO STEAL IT
YEAH [ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, FAIR ENOUGH.
YEAH, I'M SORRY. BUT WHAT DID HE -- DID YOU -- NOW YOU CAN'T SAY THE WORD
>> MOVE ON PENCIL SHARPENERS PARERS YOU KNOW, PENCIL SHARPENERS.
LIKE A STATIONARY. >> Jimmy: REALLY >> YEAH, HE LOVES -- HE LOVES
A GOOD PENCIL PARER. [ LAUGHTER ] SO DO I -- YEAH.
>> Jimmy: HE -- HE -- PENCIL - >> HE'S PART SHARPENER, YEAH >> Jimmy: YEAH, LIKE THE -
>> IT'S VERY SATISFYING, ISN'T IT >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: LIKE THE -- NOW THEY'RE BATTERY POWERED AND
STUFF. AND ELECTRIC >> YEAH, YEAH.
IT'S VERY EXCITING [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO
THE OLD CRANK. >> OH, I'VE JUST RUINED DANIEL CRAIG'S REPUTATION.
[ LAUGHTER ] HE'S THE COOLEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
>> Jimmy: THE COOLEST MAN. IMAGINE IF THAT GOT A SCENE IN "JAMES BOND" IS HIM SHARPENING
A PENCIL [ LAUGHTER ] NO, BUT EVEN HE WOULD DO IT
COOL >> YEAH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: HE'D, LIKE, COME IN
WITH HIS SHIRT OFF AND, LIKE - >> HE'S TOO -- YEAH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> HE'S GOT COOL COMING OUT OF HIS PORES. IT'S, SORT OF, EFFORTLESS.
>> Jimmy: HE REALLY DOES >> ISN'T IT? >> Jimmy: SPEAKING OF
EFFORTLESS, IT'S A GOOD SEGUE FOR ME YOU'RE FASCINATING AND
FANTASTIC IN "PASSING. >> OH, THANK YOU >> Jimmy: YOUR FILM.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> THANK YOU IT MEANS A LOT
>> Jimmy: YOU'RE GETTING RAVE REVIEWS, AND AWARDS BUZZ AND ALL THAT STUFF
DO YOU LISTEN TO THAT OR - >> NO. CAN'T.
>> Jimmy: NO >> NO. I GET TOO NERVOUS.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH, GOOD
>> AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S -- I MEAN, I'M SURE, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE
THAT, LIKE, THE -- THE GOOD STUFF, SORT OF, IT DOESN'T STICK AND THE BAD STUFF, YOU'RE
JUST WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TEARING YOUR HAIR OUT OF IT.
>> Jimmy: IT DOES. IT IS TRUE >> I THINK IT'S BETTER NOT TO.
>> Jimmy: WELL, I CAN TELL YOU, AS A FRIEND, AND AFTER WATCHING YOU, YOU'RE FANTASTIC IN THIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU'RE REALLY GREAT.
>> WELL, I AM -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU.
WELL, I AM - >> Jimmy: I'M NOT A CRITIC >> NO, BUT I -- I AM VERY --
I'M SO PROUD TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS FILM. YOU KNOW, IT'S REBECCA HALL'S
DEBUT AND -- >> Jimmy: YEAH >> GETTING TO WORK WITH HER,
THE LOVELY TESSA THOMPSON, WHO IS EXTRAORDINARY IN THE FILM >> Jimmy: TESSA THOMPSON IS
FANTASTIC AS WELL. >> YEAH, SO -- >> Jimmy: CAN WE SET IT UP
CAN WE EXPLAIN TO EVERYONE WHAT THE FILM IS ABOUT? >> SO "PASSING" IS
REBECCA HALL'S DEBUT FILM. SHE ADAPTED IT FROM A NOVELLA WRITTEN BY NELLA LARSEN, WHICH
WAS PUBLISHED IN 1929. AND IT'S A STORY BASED ON TWO CHARTERED FRIENDS WHO BUMP INTO
EACH OTHER IN THE LOBBY OF A A HOTEL. AND ONE IS PASSING FOR WHITE,
MY CHARACTER CLAIRE, AND THE OTHER IS LIVING IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY WITH HER BLACK
FAMILY AND IT'S ABOUT THE -- HOW THEY'RE SORT OF ENCHANTED BY
ONE ANOTHER'S LIVES AND THE DIFFERENT CHOICES THEY MAKE, AND HOW THAT IMPACTS THEM IN
THE FUTURE IT'S KIND OF - >> Jimmy: IT'S -- IT'S
BEAUTIFUL. >> IT IS BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT >> Jimmy: IT'S ABSOLUTELY
STUNNING >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: AND THE STORY IS
BEAUTIFUL. AND EVERY -- AND JUST THE PERFORMANCES, EVERYTHING, JUST
TOP TO BOTTOM. CONGRATULATIONS. >> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: IT'S SO GOOD I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP HERE'S RUTH NEGGA AND
TESSA THOMPSON IN "PASSING." TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
I DON'T MEAN TO STARE, BUT I THINK I KNOW YOU >> I'M AFRAID YOU'RE MISTAKEN.
>> NO. OF COURSE I KNOW YOU, REENIE YOU LOOK JUST THE SAME
TELL ME, DO THEY STILL CALL YOU REENIE >> YES
THOUGH NO ONE'S CALLED ME THAT FOR A LONG TIME. >> DON'T YOU KNOW ME
NOT REALLY, REALLY >> I'M AFRAID I CAN'T SEEM TO PLACE YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> CLARE >> UM-HMM.
THAT'S RIGHT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: RUTH NEGGA,
EVERYBODY. >> THANK YOU OH, YOU'RE SO SWEET.
>> Jimmy: WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, DON'T STOP. >> THANK YOU
>> Jimmy: "PASSING" IS STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX BIG SEAN AND HIT-BOY PERFORM,
AFTER THE BREAK. STICK AROUND *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: PERFORMING "WHAT A A LIFE" FROM THEIR EP, "WHAT
YOU EXPECT," HERE'S BIG SEAN AND HIT-BOY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * * BOY UH UH *
>> TONIGHT'S SHOW. * STRAIGHT UP YEAH BOY
YOU KIDDING ME ONLY GET ONE LIFE * * SWEAR I ALMOST DIED
TWICE WO I WENT TRIPLE PLATINUM MORE THAN THREE TIMES *
* WHAT A LIFE MA FEEL LIKE GO
WENT AND BLESSED ME * * WITH THE TRICK DICE AND I LEFT HER ASS
ON READ EVEN THOUG IT WAS ENTICING * * AND I AIN'T MARRIED YET
SO IT'S ROCK ON MY RIGHT HAND * * AND I'M ON STAG
BY MYSEL IT AIN'T WITH TH HYPE MAN *
* GO AHEAD THEN TELL ME WHAT YOUR PRICE I
MINE'S IS A HUNDRED B'S * * REALLY YOU CAN'T SWIP THIS LOST MY APPETIT
THE WAY YOU BE BITIN I'M OFF NO SLEEP * * DAY SHIFT
PLUS THE NIGHT SHIFT HO QUIT ASKING WHEN I'M FREE *
* I'M ALWAYS PRICELES I AIN'T REALLY ROCKIN' WITH YOU
I AIN'T ON * * THAT MIKE ROCK WITH YO
MAN LOOK I'M GOIN' RIGHT IN * * I AIN'T WAITIN' AROUN
FOR ALL THAT I'M GOIN' RIGHT IN RIGHT I AIN'T REALLY ROCKIN' *
* WITH THE THAT TYPE I YOU TYPIN'
THAT LOOK * * YOU FLEXIN' AIN'T NOTHIN
WHEN YOU GOT I IF YOU CAN FIT IT * * IN YOUR POCKE
JUST STOP IT IF I LIFT IT TO MY EAR JUST KNOW THAT'S *
* REALLY SOME LIGHT LIGH THAT'S JUST HO
I'M ROCKIN' * * I CAN'T WAI I'M GOIN' RIGHT IN
RIGHT IN JUMPIN' OUT THE WOO * * I CAN'T WAIT ON YOU
I'M RIGHT IN I SWEA ONLY GET ONE LIFE *
* SWEAR I ALMOS DIED TWICE I WENT TRIPLE PLATINUM
MORE THAN THREE TIMES * * WHAT A LIFE MAN FEEL LIKE GOD WENT
AND BLESSED ME WITH * * THE TRICK DIC AND I LEFT HER
ASS ON REA EVEN THOUGH IT * * WAS ENTICIN
I AIN'T MARRIED YE SO IT'S ROCK ON MY RIGHT HAND *
* AND I'M ON STAG BY MYSEL IT AIN'T WITH THE HYPE
GO AHEAD THEN * * TELL ME WHA YOUR PRICE I
MINE'S IS HUNDRED B'S * * REALLY YOU CAN'T SWIP
THIS THAT'S THE MENTALIT STACK THE FATALITIES PICK 'EM OFF GRADUALLY *
* FOR REAL IT'S FAN THAT GOT A TAT' OF M MY BROTHER JALEN ROS
GOT AN ACADEMY * * THIS IS NOT A GAM GAME
WHAT YOU MEA I'M AT THE POINT * * WHERE I'M REALL
FINALLY FAMOUS GIVE A ABOUT NO FAME FAME *
* ASK ME WHERE MY LLC I IT'S ON MY CHAIN IF I DIE TODAY
JUST KNOW I * * LIVE UP TO MY FOR REAL THEY CALL ME BI
REALLY MY NAME YOU KNOW HOW I'M COMIN' * * I AIN'T EVE
GOTTA EXPLAI IN THE BEST SHAP OF MY LIFE *
* SHE AT THE CRIB SHE GETTIN' TRAINE GOIN' GOIN' 'GAINST ME
IS WORSE THAN GOIN' * * AGAINST THE GRAIN AT THE FRONTLINE
GIVE A ABOUT NO PAIN COULD FILL A GALLERY UP * * WITH A MIND FRAME
YOU AIN'T COMIN' HOW I CAME I AIN'T WAITIN' AROUND *
* YEAH I'M GOIN' RIGHT IN YEAH I'M GOIN' RIGHT I THAT'S JUST HOW MY LIFE IS
ONLY GET ONE LIFE * * SWEAR I ALMOS DIED TWICE
I WENT TRIPLE PLATINUM MORE THAN THREE TIMES * * WHAT A LIFE MAN
FEEL LIKE GOD WENT AND BLESSED ME * * WITH THE TRICK DICE
AND I LEFT HER ASS ON REA EVEN THOUGH *
* IT WAS ENTICIN' I AIN'T MARRIED YE SO IT'S ROCK
ON MY RIGHT HAND * * AND I'M ON STAGE BY MYSEL AIN'T WITH THE HYPE MA
GO AHEAD THE TELL ME WHAT YOUR PRICE IS * * MINE'S IS A HUNDRED
SIKE I'M PRICELES I'M AT FORD FIELD *
* LIKE A TIGHT-EN AND I'M MAKIN' SUR ALL MY LOOSE ENDS TIED I
I'M IN LOVE * * WITH THE HUSTLE SO IT'S NEVER TIED-INS
I AIN'T SEEN HER ASS IN YEARS * * SHE JUST LET ME RIGHT I
SWERVE SWERV RIGH THIS IS OFF THE DOME *
* THIS IS OFF THE DOM I'M GOIN' RIGHT IN I AIN'T EVEN WRITE I
BUT THIS BEEN ALREADY * * WRITTEN YEAH * *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: MY THANKS TO SIMU LIU, RUTH NEGGA, BIG SEAN,
HIT-BOY ONCE AGAIN AND THE ROOTS RIGHT THERE FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
THANK FOR YOU WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS.
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
*