>> 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 - MICHELLE PFEIFFER,
LIL REL HOWERY CLIVE DAVIS, MUSICAL GUEST, GOOSE
AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW >> Questlove: 1761
>> Steve: AND NOW, HERE HE IS, JIMMY FALLON
*
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOODNESS.
WELCOME. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YES!
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT OH, I LOVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY
HAVE A SEAT. ENJOY YOURSELF WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME,
WELCOME TO "THE TONIGHT SHOW." YOU'RE HERE. YOU MADE IT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AT HOME THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AGAIN
WELL, GUYS, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
DO YOU FEEL THE VIBES? IF YOU'RE WAITING TO BUY A A CHRISTMAS TREE, YOU BETTER
HURRY, BECAUSE DUE TO HIGH DEMAND AND LOW SUPPLY, PRICES ARE SOARING.
YEAH I'M TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THIS
THAT'S WHY EVERY NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME, I CUT ONE BRANCH OFF THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER
CHRISTMAS TREE [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE YEAH, IT'S THE HOLIDAY SEASON,
AND TODAY NEW YORK GOT AN EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT AARON JUDGE IS COMING BACK TO
THE YANKEES! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YES!
THAT'S RIGHT YANKEES SUPERSTAR, AARON JUDGE, HAS DECIDED TO STAY IN
NEW YORK, AGREEING TO A NINE-YEAR, $360 MILLION CONTRACT
[ CHEERS ] WHEN HE HEARD THAT, BABE RUTH SAID, "WHAT THE HELL
I GOT PAID IN PEANUTS AND CRACKER JACKS. [ LAUGHTER ]
$360 MILLION TODAY, JUDGE WALKED INTO THE OWNER'S OFFICE AND SAID,
"YOU'RE IN MY SEAT." [ LAUGHTER ] WHAT A DEAL.
AARON IS NOW THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN AFFORD A BEER IN YANKEE STADIUM.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE IT'S TRUE. THE GOOD NEWS IS, JUDGE GOT
$360 MILLION THE BAD NEWS IS, THE REST OF THE TEAM IS NOW GETTING PAID IN
CRYPTO [ LAUGHTER ] DID YOU GUYS -- YOU GUYS HEAR
ABOUT THIS APPARENTLY FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LAWYERS JUST TURNED
OVER MORE CLASSIFIED ITEMS TO THE FBI AFTER FINDING THEM AT TRUMP'S STORAGE UNIT IN
FLORIDA. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] YEAH, WE WERE JUST A WEEK AWAY
FROM OUR MOST CLASSIFIED SECRETS ENDING UP ON AN EPISODE OF "STORAGE WARS."
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE REALLY A STORAGE UNIT
YOU KNOW THAT YOU'VE STOLEN TOO MANY TOP SECRET DOCUMENTS WHEN
YOU CAN'T EVEN FIT THEM ALL IN YOUR HOUSE YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING
[ LAUGHTER ] MEANWHILE, LAST NIGHT, TRUMP HOSTED AN EVENT AT MAR-A-LAGO
THAT FEATURED A PROMINENT QANON CONSPIRACY THEORIST. IT'S NOT GOOD WHEN YOU MINGLE
WITH A CONSPIRACY THEORIST TO DISTRACT FROM YOUR DINNER WITH A WHITE SUPREMACIST.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING [ LAUGHTER ] SWITCHING GEARS, I SAW THAT
TIKTOK JUST RELEASED THEIR TEN MOST POPULAR VIDEOS OF 2022. AND THERE'S SOME PRETTY COOL
VIDEOS IN THERE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE TOP VIDEO WAS OF A CHOCOLATIER MAKING
A LIFE-SIZED GIRAFFE TAKE A LOOK AT -- TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
>> Jimmy: YEAH I MEAN, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT BUMPED
THIS VIDEO OFF THE LIST.
[ SINGING [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: WHAT'S GOING ON? ANOTHER VIDEO IN THE TOP TEN WAS A REMIX OF THE CORN KID.
>> Steve: OH >> Jimmy: CHECK THIS OUT
>> I REALLY LIKE CORN.
>> WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT CORN * IT'S CORN * >> Jimmy: YEAH
[ LAUGHTER ] IT'S GREAT IT'S CUTE.
BUT, ONCE AGAIN, THAT MEANS THAT THIS VIDEO GOT SNUBBED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WOW >> Jimmy: WOW. [ APPLAUSE ]
WOW. AND FINALLY, LIZZO CRACKED THE TOP TEN FOR HER VIDEO WHERE SHE
SHOWS THE CHOREOGRAPHY TO "ABOUT DAMN TIME." HERE IT IS
BALENCI-USSY'S >> Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT SADLY, THAT KNOCKED THIS FROM THE TOP TEN
>> WHO PAINTED THE MONA LISA MONA LISA. DA VINKI
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE [ CYMBAL CRASH ] >> Jimmy: BETTER LUCK NEXT
YEAR "DA VINKI? >> Steve: "DA VINKI?
>> Jimmy: HEY GUYS, GET THIS, AIRLINE PASSENGERS IN EUROPE WILL SOON BE ALLOWED TO USE
5G SERVICE TO MAKE PHONE CALLS ON BOARD THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN YOUR
SEAT MATE TRYING TO TALK TO YOU, IS YOUR SEAT MATE TRYING TO TALK TO SOMEONE ELSE.
IT'S LIKE, "HEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME I'M ON A PLANE RIGHT NOW."
[ LAUGHTER ] YEP, THIS MEANS NO MORE PUTTING YOUR PHONE ON AIRPLANE MODE.
YEP, EVERYONE'S LIKE, "FINALLY, WE CAN STOP PRETENDING TO DO THAT."
[ LAUGHTER ] SOME ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, "WEDNESDAY" IS ON TRACK TO
BECOME NETFLIX'S MOST-WATCHED ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SERIES EVER
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YOU KNOW THESE ARE CRAZY TIMES WHEN A SHOW ABOUT A DEPRESSED
GOTH CHILD IS WHAT MAKES US ALL HAPPY. [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THE HOLIDAY ACTION MOVIE, "VIOLENT
NIGHT," AS WELL. IT DID SURPRISINGLY WELL AT THE BOX OFFICE, SO THEY'RE
REEDITING OLD HOLIDAY FAVORITES NOW TO CAPITALIZE ON THIS NEW TREND.
>> Steve: REALLY >> Jimmy: LOOK AT THIS AD I SAW TODAY.
>> THEY TRIED TO TAKE EVERYTHING HE HAD, BUT THIS CHRISTMAS, GEORGE BAILEY FIGHTS
BACK HE'S SMOOTH TALKING, HARD DRINKING, AND HE'S GOT A
A MESSAGE FOR ANYONE WHO CROSSES HIM. >> YOU'RE GOING TO DIE
[ SCREAM ] >> "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: DEADFORD FALLS."
EVERY TIME A BELL RINGS, GEORGE KICKS SOME ASS COMING SOON.
>> WHERE'S THAT MONEY, YOU STUPID OLD [ BLEEP ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Steve: WOW. "STUPID OLD BEEP." [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: "WHERE'S THAT MONEY AT?" RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
PUTTING OUT HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. I SAW ONE HOMEOWNER IN
WISCONSIN, THIS MADE ME LAUGH, WHO KEPT IT VERY SIMPLE. LOOK AT THIS VIDEO
* >> Jimmy: THAT'S FANTASTIC THAT'S -- THAT'S THE MOST
EFFORT SOMEONE'S EVER PUT INTO NO EFFORT. GUYS, FINALLY, WE HAVE EXACTLY
EIGHT SHOWS LEFT BEFORE WE GO ON CHRISTMAS BREAK, WHICH MEANS IT'S TIME FOR THAT BELOVED
"TONIGHT SHOW" TRADITION IT IS TIME FOR "12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SWEATERS."
* * 12 DAYS O CHRISTMAS SWEATERS
EIGHT DAYS LEFT * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT
EVERY SHOW, BETWEEN NOW AND CHRISTMAS, WE'LL BE GIVING ONE LUCKY AUDIENCE MEMBER
A HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER FROM THE "COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS" CABINET
SINCE THERE ARE EIGHT SHOWS LEFT, LET'S OPEN DOOR NUMBER EIGHT, SHALL WE?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HELLO. THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE. >> IT'S A GOOD ONE
>> Jimmy: THE LAST ONE WAS HARD TO TOP THE LAST ONE, WE HAD SOMEONE'S
HEAD COMING THROUGH A CHIMNEY. >> EXACTLY >> Jimmy: YEAH
HERE WE GO LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT TONIGHT, YEAH
* [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HEAVY.
IT'S GOT SOME WEIGHT TO IT YEAH WOW.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE NOW LET'S SEE WHO'S GOING HOME WITH TONIGHT'S SWEATER
THIS IS A HEAVY ONE. EVERYONE LOOK AT YOUR SEAT NUMBER
IF I CALL YOUR NUMBER, COME ON DOWN QUEST, CAN I GET A DRUM ROLL,
PLEASE [ DRUM ROLL 284!
* * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: HEY. I'M JIMMY. NICE TO SEE YOU.
CAN YOU STAND OVER THERE WELCOME TO THE SHOW. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> CATALINA. >> Jimmy: CATALINA, WHERE ARE YOU FROM
>> PORTUGAL. >> Jimmy: HEY! COME ON!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE >> I'M HAPPY TOO
>> Jimmy: THIS IS YOUR COLOR, BASICALLY. >> YEAH.
IT'S MY FAVORITE COLOR >> Jimmy: IT JUST HAPPENED THAT PINK IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN PORTUGAL?
>> NO. I'M SO HAPPY >> Jimmy: YES.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE WELL, YOU HAVEN'T TRIED IT ON YET.
>> I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE FINE >> Jimmy: CAN YOU -- CAN YOU
TRY IT ON? >> YEAH, OF COURSE >> Jimmy: YEAH
HERE YOU GO. IT'S GOT A LOT OF -- *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE NO, OKAY I CAN HEAR YOU. CATALINA, OH
WOW. GET YOUR -- OH -- YOU HAVE -- OH
GET YOUR HAIR OUT. YOU LOOK GORGEOUS. THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING -- LOOK
AT THAT. THAT'S HOW YOU ROCK THE SWEATER.
BEAUTIFUL! HERE'S ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR WINNER.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
STICK AROUND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MICHELLE PFEIFFER, EVERYBODY
COME ON BACK NOW [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
THREE, TWO, ONE, GOOD LUCK [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> COCONUT [ DING ]
EMMY AND THREE-TIME ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED ACTOR. SHE'S ALSO THE FOUNDER OF THE
FRAGRANCE LINE HENRY ROSE, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT HENRYROSE.COM.
EVERYONE PLEASE WELCOME MICHELLE PFEIFFER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: COME ON. YEAH, THEY LOVE YOU.
COME ON, WE LOVE YOU WELCOME BACK IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU
MICHELLE, CONGRATULATIONS, BY THE WAY. YESTERDAY YOU JUST GOT
NOMINATED FOR A CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD. >> I KNOW.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S A BIG DEAL. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> I KNOW, IT'S SUCH AN ILLUSTRIOUS GROUP OF ACTRESSES IT'S SUCH AN HONOR
>> Jimmy: YOU CRUSHED AS BETTY FORD IN "THE FIRST LADY. YEAH, SHE WAS AMAZING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I WAS READING UP A LITTLE ABOUT YOU, AND I SAW SOMETHING I
THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING. THAT WHEN YOU GET A ROLE, OR A A JOB, YOU EITHER TRY TO GET
OUT OF IT OR TRY TO GET FIRED FROM IT. >> YEAH.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I MEAN, SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT IS TO GET FIRED
>> Jimmy: YEAH BUT THAT'S TRUE? >> IT'S JUST -- IT'S JUST -- MY
HANDS ARE SWEATING AS WE'RE EVEN DISCUSSING THIS I GET PERFORMANCE ANXIETY.
>> Jimmy: YOU DO >> YEAH, I DO. AND I GET, YOU KNOW -- PEOPLE
ARE ALWAYS SO SURPRISED THAT AN ACTOR WOULD HAVE PERFORMANCE ANXIETY, BUT -
>> Jimmy: BUT YOU DO >> YEAH. AND I GUESS THE SAY -- THEY DO
SAY THAT WHEN THAT STOPS, YOU SHOULD REALLY HANG IT UP >> Jimmy: WOW.
>> THAT IT'S SORT OF PART OF THE JUICE THAT KIND OF GETS US GOING.
>> Jimmy: OH, YEAH >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: EVERY NIGHT I FEEL
LIKE, YEAH >> YEAH? >> Jimmy: I'M NOT COMING OUT
[ LAUGHTER ] AND THEN I JUST KEEP COMING OUT.
>> YOU KEEP COMING OUT >> Jimmy: I KEEP COMING OUT. BUT EVERY MOVIE, "SCARFACE,"
EVERYTHING "BATMAN RETURNS? >> YES
NO NO, I DIDN'T, BECAUSE I WAS OBSESSED WITH CATWOMAN SINCE I
WAS A LITTLE GIRL. >> Jimmy: YES. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> AND -- AND ACTUALLY, SOMEONE WAS CAST BEFORE ME, ANNETTE BENING, WHO'S
WONDERFUL. >> Jimmy: WOW. >> AND THEN SHE GOT PREGNANT
AWESOME. >> Jimmy: YEAH [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> AND THEN I GOT THE PART I GOT THE PART [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: WOW. YOU NAILED IT. AND, YOU KNOW, CONGRATS ON "THE
ANT-MAN" MOVIES AS WELL. WE -- DO YOU LIKE DOING SUPERHERO MOVIES
I THINK YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD >> YEAH, I MEAN, THEY'RE KIND -- LOOK, THEY'RE A MIXED
BAG. YOU KNOW, THE OUTFITS ARE ALWAYS SUPER UNCOMFORTABLE
AND YOU FORGET IT'S LIKE CHILDBIRTH A LITTLE BIT. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, "ANT-MAN" IS SUCH A FUN ONE TO WORK ON IT'S SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF
PEOPLE >> Jimmy: GREAT CAST >> AND FUNNY AND SMART
AND IT WAS REALLY FUN, THIS LAST ONE THE FIRST ONE, I WASN'T REALLY
IN IT THAT MUCH. I SORT OF SHOWED UP FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND DID MY
BIT AND THEN LEFT. AND I DIDN'T REALLY HONESTLY GET TO KNOW THEM
BUT THIS TIME I WAS THERE FOR THE LONG RUN >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> AND - >> Jimmy: PAUL RUDD SAID THAT EVERYONE FREAKED OUT "THE
AVENGERS: ENDGAME" THE FINAL SCENE WHEN YOU WALKED ON SET AND THEY WERE ALL SITTING
THERE, AND THEY'RE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, MICHELLE PFEIFFER. >> I DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE
>> Jimmy: YEAH, THAT IS DEFINITELY TRUE. HE TOLD ME, HE SAID THAT
>> WELL, I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT I WAS -- I WAS FREAKING OUT.
>> Jimmy: THEY WERE PLAYING -- YOU WERE TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT
YOU WERE TRYING TO GET FIRED [ LAUGHTER ] TRYING TO GET FIRED FROM
"AVENGERS: ENDGAME," LIKE, YEAH [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
DO YOU EVER GET EXCITED ABOUT MEETING ANYONE >> I DO.
ACTUALLY, I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH JONATHAN MAJORS HE'S IN "ANT-MAN," AND WE HAVE
A LOT OF OUR SCENES ARE TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN
INTERESTING, THIS ONE IS -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M ALLOWED TO SAY.
WHAT AM I ALLOWED TO SAY >> Jimmy: YEAH, I KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY NOT ALLOWED TO SAY MUCH
>> THEY GIVE YOU A WHOLE LIST OF WHAT YOU CAN'T SAY, BUT NOT ANYTHING WHAT YOU CAN SAY,
SO - [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: NEXT TIME YOU COME
ON, I WANT YOU TO BRING THAT LIST 'CUASE I WANNA READ WHAT YOU
CAN SAY. >> AND I'LL JUST READ IT >> Jimmy: YEAHM, YOU'LL GO,
"HERE'S EXACTLY WHAT I CAN'T SAY ABOUT THE MOVIE. >> YEAH.
[ LAUGHTER ] ALSO, YOUR GIANT MOVIE CAREER, YOU ALSO HAVE THIS AMAZING
FRAGRANCE LINE, HENRY ROSE >> I DO. >> Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS ON
THIS >> OH, AND YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE IT BACK THERE.
>> Jimmy: OH, YES, I DO. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS,
'CAUSE I DO LIKE THE PACKAGING AS WELL. THE PACKAGING IS VERY COOL
CAN YOU SEE -- YOU CAN SEE "HENRY ROSE" THROUGH THE BOTTLE
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: AND HOW DID -- HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT?
AND WHEN DID THIS START TAKING OFF? >> WELL, IT STARTED -- REALLY,
THE GENESIS OF IT WAS REALLY AROUND 25 YEARS AGO WHEN I BECAME A NEW MOM
AND I STARTED LOOKING AT THE WORLD THROUGH MY CHILDREN'S EYES, LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE DO.
AND I STARTED PAYING CLOSER ATTENTION TO WHAT I WAS EXPOSING THEM TO, AND LOOKING
AT THE INGREDIENTS, AND THE THINGS WE WERE PUTTING ON OUR BODIES
AND -- AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT I DISCOVERED IS THAT FRAGRANCE WAS COMPLETELY NON-TRANSPARENT
IT WAS REALLY THE LAST BLACK BOX OF TRANSPARENCY. AND SO I STOPPED WEARING
FRAGRANCE FOR TEN YEARS. AND I LOVE, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, I LOVE FRAGRANCE
AND, SO -- >> Jimmy: WAS IT DIFFICULT TO GET OFF THE GROUND, OR WERE YOU
LIKE, "I'M MICHELLE PFEIFFER, SO LET'S JUST DO THIS? [ LAUGHTER ]
>> NO, NO. IT WAS -- SO, ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, I -- AND AFTER TRYING ALL
KINDS OF CONCOCTIONS ON THE MARKET, I REALLY MISSED THAT SORT OF FINE FRAGRANCE
AND I DECIDED, "OKAY, WELL, I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN DO THIS. THERE MUST BE OTHER PEOPLE
LOOKING FOR THIS PRODUCT." AND NOBODY REALLY UNDERSTOOD IT
AND I THINK I WAS JUST A LITTLE TOO AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND SO, I'D -- IT'S A GOOD
THING I'M GOOD WITH REJECTION. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'D GO OUT
THERE AND MAKE A GO OF IT, AND GET REJECTED AND I'D, YOU KNOW, GO WITH MY
TAIL BETWEEN MY LEGS AND I'D SHELVE IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND BRING IT BACK.
>> Jimmy: YOU KEPT BRINGING IT BACK >> AND TRY AGAIN
>> Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. >> AND THEN I'D SHELVE IT FOR
A TWO YEARS. AND THEN, FINALLY, IN -- ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO I THOUGHT -
OKAY, IT'S NEW YEAR'S DAY, I REMEMBER I SAID, "OKAY, WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO DO THIS YEAR? I'M GOING TO GIVE THAT FRAGRANCE THING ONE MORE TRY."
>> Jimmy: YES. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> SO, ANYWAY, IN 2019 -
SO, I FINALLY FOUND -- I FOUND -- I.F.F. WAS A GREAT PARTNER.
I WENT DIRECTLY TO -- I BYPASSED THE COSMETIC INDUSTRY I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE PERFUME
HOUSE, AND STARTED WORKING WITH PERFUMERS. AND IN 2019, WE LAUNCHED WITH
FIVE TRANSFORMATIVE, 100% TRANSPARENT FRAGRANCES THAT REALLY, YOU KNOW, DISRUPTED THE
FRAGRANCE MARKET AND WE REALLY CREATED A NEW CATEGORY
AND SO, WE ARE THE VERY FIRST GENDERLESS LINE OF LUXURY FINE FRAGRANCES TO HAVE EARNED THE
SAFETY STAMP OF APPROVAL [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THAT'S AMAZING THAT
YOU DID THAT >> YEAH. WE'D LAUNCHED JUST DIRECT TO
CONSUMER AND THIS YEAR WE'VE MOVED INTO RETAIL
AND PEOPLE CAN GO ON THE WEBSITE, AND USE THE LOCATION FINDER TO FIND A STORE NEAR
YOU. >> Jimmy: MICHELLE, THAT'S MASSIVE.
THAT'S SO COOL >> I KNOW. IT'S VERY COOL
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: YEAH, I LOVE THAT. DO YOU FIND NOW THAT YOU, NOW
THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS NOW, DO YOU HAVE A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF SMELL?
>> WELL -- [ LAUGHTER ] LITTLE FUN FACT.
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> I WAS -- I WAS AT THE E.N.T., YOU KNOW -
>> Jimmy: YEAH >> -- GETTING PROBED, WHICH IS A REALLY NICE EXPERIENCE
>> Jimmy: EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT, YEAH >> YEAH, AND HE WENT -- HE'S
LOOKING UP, YOU KNOW, LOOKING UP MY NOSTRIL, AND HE SAYS - >> Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
>> HE GOES, "OH, INTERESTING." [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] AND I SAID, "WHAT?
WHAT'S INTERESTING?" HE GOES, "OH, WELL, YOU HAVE AN ORGAN IN YOUR NOSE --" >>
Jimmy: WHAT? >> " --THAT PEOPLE DON'T USUALLY HAVE."
IT'S LIKE AN ORGAN, RIGHT? >> Jimmy: I DON'T KNOW, YEAH >> RIGHT
SO - [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: I DON'T KNOW WHAT I
WOULD DO >> HE SAID IT'S CALLED THE VOMERONASAL ORGAN.
AND YOU FIND IT IN MAMMALS, IN ANIMALS. AND THEY REALLY USE IT TO
DETECT PHEROMONES AND MATE >> Jimmy: WOW. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
WOW. COOL >> AND I HAVE THIS
>> Jimmy: YOU HAVE IT? >> SO, I HAVE SORT OF HAVE AN ANIMALISTIC KIND OF SENSE OF
SMELL, I GUESS [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: THIS IS PERFECT THEN
SEE? >> WHO KNEW? >> Jimmy: WHO KNEW
>> WHO KNEW? >> Jimmy: WELL, I THOUGHT MAYBE WE'D PUT IT TO THE TEST AND
PLAY A FUN GAME WHEN WE COME BACK ARE YOU DOWN WITH THAT
>> YEAH, I'M DOWN WITH THAT. BUT YOU'VE PRACTICED THAT GAME A LOT AND I HAVEN'T.
>> Jimmy: I DON'T PRACTICE ANYTHING [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
I HAVE NO IDEA ARE YOU LOOKING FOR -- >> YEAH, BUT YOU LIVE HERE
>> Jimmy: ARE YOU LOOKING FOR -- I DO LIVE HERE
[ LAUGHTER ] I SLEEP UNDER THIS DESK. >> I'M LOOKING FOR A SCENT I
WANT TO TRY ON - >> Jimmy: ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SCENT FOR ME
>> YEAH, I'M WANT TO TRY IT ON YOU. THIS ONE
>> Jimmy: HOW DO I PUT IT ON CAN I ASK HOW I -- HOW DO I? >> YOU WANT TO DO THE DOLPHIN
THING? >> Jimmy: YEAH >> ALL RIGHT
>> Jimmy: I KIND OF DIVE INTO IT YOU SPRAY IT, AND I'LL DOLPHIN
MY WAY THROUGH IT. >> ARE YOU READY >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> OKAY. WAIT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: WOW! OOH, THAT'S FUN. YEAH
OH, I'M FEELING IT NOW, I GOT IT OUT TOO. I LOVE IT.
MICHELLE PFEIFFER AND I ARE PLAYING A NEW GAME AFTER THE BREAK.
STICK AROUND WHAT IS THAT >> JAKE'S HOUSE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >>> COMING TO THE MICROPHONE
WAS THIS 19-YEAR-OLD, STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL SINGER. AND FROM THE BEGINNING OF THAT
SONG, SHE WAS FINDING MORE MEANING IN THAT SONG THAN EVEN THE COMPOSERS MICHAEL MASSER
AND LINDA CREED COULD'VE THOUGHT WERE IN THAT SONG. >> Jimmy: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY. I'M HERE WITH MICHELLE PFEIFFER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND WE ARE ABOUT TO GO HEAD TO HEAD IN A NEW GAME CALLED
"SNIFF CUP, FLIP CUP."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * SNIFF CUP FLIP CUP YEAH *
>> Jimmy: NOW, THIS IS JUST LIKE THE DRINKING GAME FLIP CUP, BUT WITH AN EXTRA
CHALLENGE. EACH OF THESE RED SOLO CUPS CONTAINS A DIFFERENT SCENT
IT COULD BE ANY OF THE SCENTS ON THE SCREEN BEHIND US. FIRST YOU FLIP THE CUP, THEN
YOU TRY TO GUESS THE SCENT IF YOU GUESS RIGHT, YOU KEEP GOING.
IF YOU GUESS WRONG, YOU KEEP FLIPPING THE FIRST PERSON TO GET THROUGH
ALL THEIR CUPS WINS. MICHELLE, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS
>> IF YOU GUESS WRONG, YOU KEEP FLIPPING >> Jimmy: YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THEN WHAT HAPPENS >> Jimmy: THEN YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP FLIPPING.
THEN ONCE YOU FLIP IT OVER, YOU GET TO SNIFF AGAIN AND TRY AGAIN.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT >> Jimmy: HAVE YOU DONE THIS BEFORE
>> I WAS PRACTICING A LITTLE >> Jimmy: YEAH, OKAY, HERE WE GO
[ LAUGHTER ] I'VE NEVER PLAYED THIS [ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY HERE WE GO 3, 2, 1, GOOD LUCK
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> COCONUT
[ DING ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: COCONUT. * >> AH.
AH AH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: UH, VANILLA! NO
>> YEAH. >> Jimmy: NO, ORANGE [ BUZZER ]
YOU'VE GOT TO FLIP YOU GOT TO FLIP! >> NO.
>> Jimmy: NO, WELL, YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING YET OH, I GO AGAIN
* COCONUT? NO, YOU SAID -- BUBBLE GUM,
BUBBLE GUM [ DING ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> IT DOESN'T SMELL. SO, WHAT DO I DO NOW >> Jimmy: JUST SAY, "BUBBLE
GUM. >> BUBBLE GUM. >> Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT, GO
>> OKAY. >> Jimmy: GO TO THE THIRD ONE. >> IT DOESN'T SMELL LIKE BUBBLE
GUM. >> Jimmy: IT DOESN'T REALLY. *
AH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> BACON [ DING ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
OOH. >> Jimmy: AH *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * IT'S A HARD ONE.
* AH OH, MY GOSH.
[ LAUGHTER ] ARE YOU WAITING FOR ME ARE YOU EMBARRASSING ME?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING I WANT TO QUIT [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS IS IT A HENRY ROSE FRAGRANCE >> Jimmy: OH, NO, YOU KNOW,
IT'S SOMETHING OH, WAIT WAIT, WHAT IS IT
SOMETHING -- COFFEE. [ DING ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: COME ON. >> AH!
NO, NO, NO >> Jimmy: HENRY ROSE FRAGRANCE [ DING DING DING ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE YES, YES, YES, YES, YES! *
I'M A GOOD WINNER. >> I'VE GOT TO GIVE IT TO YOU --
YEAH, YEAH, YOU'RE REALLY -- >> Jimmy: I'M A GOOD WINNER. I'M NOT --
MICHELLE PFEIFFER, EVERYBODY [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HER FRAGRANCE LINE, HENRY ROSE
IS AWESOME IT'S AVAILABLE AT HENRYROSE.COM.
STICK AROUND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH LIL REL HOWERY, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS
A FANTASTIC ACTOR AND COMEDIAN HIS STANDUP SPECIAL "LIL REL HOWERY: I SAID IT.
Y'ALL THINKING IT" IS STREAMING NOW ON HBO MAX PLEASE WELCOME LIL REL HOWERY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE * >> Jimmy: LIL REL HOWERY
COME ON NOW. WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW THEY GOT A SONG THEY PLAY FOR
YOU. >> BONE-IN SLOW SONG >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, BUD.
YOU LOOK GOOD. >> I LOVE THE ROOTS, MAN >> Jimmy: YEAH, YOU DO
I DO -- I LOVE THE ROOTS, TOO. [ APPLAUSE ] THEY'RE THE GREATEST
COME ON. I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS I WANT TO ASK YOU
FIRST OF ALL, THANKS FOR BEING HERE YOU LOOK GREAT
>> THANKS. >> Jimmy: LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, YOU WERE TALKING TO ME,
YOU SAID, "JIMMY --" YOU GOT INVITED TO THE CELEBRITY NBA ALL-STAR GAME,
AND YOU SAID, "I'M TAKING IT SERIOUSLY. I'M TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY --
>> YOU WANT TO BRING THAT -- YOU WANT TO BRING THAT - WHY YOU WANNA --
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: 'CAUSE I KIND OF KNOW THE ENDING
[ LAUGHTER ] YOU SAID YOU WANT TO BE MVP THIS YEAR.
YOU WANTED -- WELL, TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID AGAIN LAST TIME
>> SO, AT THE TIME -- WHEN I -- BEFORE, OKAY, SO I GOT SELECTED TO PLAY IN THE NBA CELEBRITY
ALL-STAR GAME. AND, YOU KNOW, ME AND MY GOOD FRIEND, HANNIBAL BURESS, ALSO.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S RIGHT >> WE HIRED A BASKETBALL TRAINER TO GET US READY FOR THE
GAME, RIGHT? >> Jimmy: YEAH >> SO, I'M LIKE, "YO, I'M ABOUT
TO GET 15-5-5. RIGHT? THAT WAS THE GOAL.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] WHAT HAPPENED WAS, WHEN I GOT TO THE GAME -- THIS IS A TRUE
STORY. I GOT THE LAYUP LINE AND LOOK, I'M IN MY 40s, MAN
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN >> Jimmy: WAIT, THE LAYUP LINE >> LET ME TELL YOU WHAT
HAPPENED [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] I WAS AT THE LAYUP LINE.
AND I FELT A LITTLE TWINGE IN MY KNEE. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
AND IN THAT MOMENT, I MADE A A DECISION I SAID, "LOOK, YOU WANT TO
STILL BE MAKING MOVIES OR BE IN CRUTCHES? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?"
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOD >> AND SO, THIS IS THE TRUTH
I WENT TO THE LOCKER ROOM. I CHANGED SHOES. I DON'T KNOW WHY I -
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, ANYBODY PLAYS BASKETBALL, YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO BREAK SOME
SHOES IN I PUT ON SOME FRESH SHOES. >> Jimmy: MY GOSH, THIS SOUNDS
LIKE A NIGHTMARE >> OKAY, AND THEN SOMETHING CRAZY HAPPENED -
>> Jimmy: LOOK, NO BIG DEAL. IT'S JUST WE HAVE A CLIP >> NO, YOU DON'T
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: HERE'S LIL REL HOWERY AT THE CELEBRITY ALL-STAR GAME
DRIVING INTO TRAFFIC YEAH, TAIL -- OH, NO I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU
LIL LAUGHING ABOUT IT. HE'S STILL DEAD SERIOUS. LET'S GET THE REPLAY OF WHAT
HAPPENED HERE'S LIL REL GO -- OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO
[ SAD TUBA ] [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: NO ONE AROUND YOU.
THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND YOU. REL, THERE WAS NO ONE TOUCHING YOU.
>> PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW GRIPPY THE NBA FLOORS ARE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: GRIPPY THE FLOORS ARE GRIPPY?
>> THEY DON'T HAVE PICKUP GAME GRIP IT'S LIKE NBA GRIP IS TOTALLY
DIFFERENT GRIP [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: SO, IT'S EXTRA
GRIPPY >> IT'S EXTRA GRIPPY >> Jimmy: SO, WHEN YOU'RE
WALKING AROUND -- SO YOU'RE JUST GRIPPED TO THE FLOOR? >> [ BLEEP ] IT WAS SO MUCH
GRIP [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YOU JUST FELL DOWN
WHAT HAPPENED? >> I'LL TELL -- LET ME SAY THIS, I DID TAKE IT WAY TOO
SERIOUS. I SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE FUN LIKE, I WAS WAY TOO FOCUSED.
LIKE, EVEN WHEN THEY DID THE INTROS, I WAS LIKE - YOU KNOW, ALL THESE WANT TO
SHAKE YOUR HAND. AND I'M LIKE, "NO, I'M GOOD. [ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW, I'M CHEWING MY GUM ALL HARD SO -- >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOD
BUT YOU'RE SUCH A FUNNY GUY. BUT DON'T YOU WANT TO JUST BE -
>> I DON'T KNOW, MAN I ALWAYS WANTED TO PLAY THE NBA.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: DID ANYONE GIVE YOU ANY ADVICE
[ APPLAUSE ] STEPHEN A. SMITH WAS YOUR COACH, RIGHT
>> LET ME TELL YOU, STEPHEN A. SMITH IS MEAN YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
LOOK, THIS IS A CELEBRITY GAME YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GIVE EVERYBODY PLAYING TIME
BUT AFTER THE TRIP, HE DIDN'T NECESSARILY WANT TO PUT ME BACK IN
[ LAUGHTER ] SO, I'M ON THE BENCH THE WHOLE TIME JUST LOOKING AT THEM.
I'M TRYING TO BE EXTRA TO EVERYBODY ELSE "Y'ALL GOT THIS.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YOU'RE LIKE, "PUT ME IN, COACH.
>> "PLEASE PUT ME IN." I'M JUST LOOKING AT THEM LIKE A LITTLE KID
I WISH MY DAD WAS THERE. "COULD YOU TALK TO HIM?" [ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR SPECIAL CONGRATS ON THIS
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: "LIL REL HOWERY: I
SAID IT. Y'ALL THINKING IT." GREAT LINE WHERE DID THE LINE COME FROM
>> IT REALLY CAME FROM -- I DID THE ESPYs EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND I MADE A JOKE ABOUT
TRISTAN THOMPSON AND THE CROWD WAS LIKE "OOH, OH."
AND I WAS LIKE, "I SAID IT Y'ALL THINKING IT. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
AND I WAS LIKE, "WAIT A MINUTE, THAT'S A GREAT NAME FOR A TITLE.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH "THAT'S THE TITLE OF MY SPECIAL," YEAH
AND YOU WENT TO YOUR HOMETOWN, CHICAGO. >> WENT TO CHICAGO
SHOT IT AT THE CHICAGO THEATER [ APPLAUSE ] BOTH SHOWS, LINE AROUND THE
CORNER >> Jimmy: BUT THEN, YOU ALSO DID A COOL THING ON TOP OF
THAT YOU PAID FOR THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE'S TICKET.
>> YEAH, I -- YOU KNOW WHAT'S INTERESTING? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
YEAH, Y'ALL, THEY WERE FREE. >> Jimmy: THAT'S GOTTA FEEL GOOD, RIGHT?
>> I MEAN, ONE OF THE REASONS I DID IT IS -- FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO BE A
A GIFT TO CHICAGO. BECAUSE THEY -- WHERE I'M AT NOW IS BECAUSE OF CHICAGO.
ALL THOSE, LIKE, SHOWS AND HOLE IN THE WALL SPOTS I DID. THOSE PEOPLE CAME OUT AND MADE
SURE, THEY CAME TO LAUGH, SUPPORT ME AND THEY BUILT MY CONFIDENCE
AND MY COMEDY UP AND ALSO, TOO, I'M LIKE, PEOPLE FEEL HAPPIER WHEN THEY DON'T
PAY. Y'ALL HAPPY? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THEY ARE HAPPY >> Jimmy: THEY'RE HAPPY WHEN THEY DON'T PAY
>> IF IT'S FREE, PEOPLE ARE HAPPY. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO SHOW A A CLIP, AND THIS IS THE MOST FRIENDLY -- TV FRIENDLY CLIP
THAT WE COULD SHOW >> I MEAN, LOOK, I DID A LOT OF CUSSING.
THAT'S JUST WHAT IT IS [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: CONGRATS, BY THE WAY,
ON THE GREAT REVIEWS YOU'RE ON, LIKE, THE TOP TEN LIST OF EVERY STANDUP SPECIAL
OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. SO, THIS IS YOU, BUDDY >> THANK YOU SO MUCH
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I APPRECIATE THAT. >> Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT, BUDDY HERE'S A LITTLE PEEK AT "LIL REL HOWERY: I SAID IT.
Y'ALL THINKING IT. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
LIKE, "OH, I AIN'T GONNA HAVE
NO ROACHES, 'CAUSE I'M GOOD NOW. MM-MM, SOME NEW [ BLEEP ].
ANTS [ LAUGHTER ] THEY ARE WORSE THAN [ BLEEP ]
ROACHES. THEY WORK TOGETHER [ BLEEP ] [ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW, ANTS BE MARCHING TOGETHER THEY BE MARCHING LIKE A QUIET
[ BLEEP ]. ALL THROUGH YOUR BATHROOM [ BLEEP ].
[ LAUGHTER ] YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT PATHWAY STARTED.
I'M LIKE, "WHERE THE [ BLEEP ] YOU ALL GOING? [ LAUGHTER ]
THEY GOT 15 FRIES. I'M LIKE, "WHERE THE [ BLEEP ] YOU FIND THOSE FRIES AT?
[ LAUGHTER ] * WE'RE MARCHIN WE'RE MARCHING U
IN YOUR BATHROOM * * THAT BEAUTIFU SINK I'VE GOT *
[ LAUGHTER ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Jimmy: LIL REL HOWERY,
EVERYBODY. HIS NEW SPECIAL "LIL REL HOWERY: I SAID IT.
Y'ALL THINKING IT" IS STREAMING NOW ON HBO MAX WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
CLIVE DAVIS. STICK AROUND [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* >> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS A LEGENDARY MUSIC PRODUCER,
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE, FIVE-TIME GRAMMY WINNER, AND AN EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER ON THE NEW FILM, "I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY," WHICH IS IN THEATERS
DECEMBER 23rd. PLEASE WELCOME, CLIVE DAVIS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* THANK YOU. CLIVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU >> Jimmy: THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE LEGEND CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS, BY THE
WAY? YOU JUST GOT HONORED BY THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.
LOOK AT THIS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THAT'S DAVID -- DAVID HOCKNEY.
>> DAVID HOCKNEY DID THE PORTRAIT, YES. ONE OF THE BIGGER THRILLS OF MY
LIFE >> Jimmy: I MEAN, I LOVE DAVID HOCKNEY.
HOW DID YOU END UP WORKING WITH DAVID HOCKNEY? >> WELL, WHEN I GOT WORD THAT I
WAS GOING TO BE INDUCTED, WHICH IS A THRILL UNTO ITSELF -- >> Jimmy: YEAH
>> -- IN THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. I KNOW DAVID FOR YEARS
HE'S A FRIEND. I'VE BEEN TO HIS STUDIO. HE COMES TO MY GRAMMY PARTY
THAT I THROW THE NIGHT BEFORE THE GRAMMYS EVERY YEAR >> Jimmy: BIGGEST PARTY OF THE
YEAR >> AND I JUST CALLED HIM, AND I SAID, "DAVID, I'M GETTING ONE
OF THE BIGGEST LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS I COULD POSSIBLY GET.
I'M GOING TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. WOULD YOU DO MY PORTRAIT?"
I FIGURED, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT TO TAKE THAT SHOT. >> Jimmy: WOW.
>> AND HE SAID, "YOU KNOW, I DON'T DO PORTRAITS FROM PHOTOS AND I'M IN NORMANDY, FRANCE.
SO, I SAID, "I'LL BE THERE." HE SAID, "YOU'LL COME FOR THREE, FOUR DAYS."
I SAID, "DAVID, I'LL COME FOR THREE OR FOUR DAYS." AND I DID.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL HONOR. >> Jimmy: YOU'RE AN EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER ON THE NEW FILM, "I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY. WHEN YOU DO THIS -- NUMBER ONE,
IS IT HARD TO DO, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SHE'S NOT WITH US ANYMORE?
AND NUMBER TWO, WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH THIS?
>> WELL, THERE HAD BEEN A DOCUMENTARY AND THERE HAD BEEN A TELEVISION MOVIE.
BOTH WERE WANTING. BOTH DID NOT CAPTURE HER SOUL, HER DIGNITY.
THEY DIDN'T CAPTURE EVERYTHING EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT HER.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY DIDN'T CAPTURE THE MUSIC THEY DIDN'T CAPTURE THOSE GREAT
SONGS. THEY DIDN'T CAPTURE THAT VOICE THAT DEFINED A GENERATION.
THAT WAS INDEED -- SHE'S THE GREATEST CONTEMPORARY -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: ABSOLUTELY YOU -- >> AND SO, THIS MOVIE DOES ALL
THAT AUTHENTICALLY, HONESTLY, AND THE MUSIC SOARS. >> Jimmy: DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN
YOU FIRST WENT INTO -- IT WAS HERE IN NEW YORK CITY WHERE YOU SAW WHITNEY, DISCOVERED
WHITNEY. DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE IT WAS, OR WHAT SHE WAS SINGING?
>> I REMEMBER IT VIVIDLY IT WAS AT A CLUB CALLED SWEETWATER'S ON THE WEST SIDE.
SHE WAS BACKGROUND SINGING FOR HER MOTHER SHE STEPPED TO THE MICROPHONE.
SHE DID TWO SONGS. ONE WAS "HOME" FROM "THE WIZ." AND THEN, STARTLINGLY TO ME,
SHE DID "THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL. THAT, JIMMY, WAS THE SONG I HAD
PERSONALLY COMMISSIONED EIGHT YEARS EARLIER FOR THE MOVIE ON THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD ALI, "THE
GREATEST." >> Jimmy: YEAH >> AND GEORGE BENSON HAD
RECORDED IT. IT WAS A TOP TEN R&B RECORD. BUT COMING TO THE MICROPHONE
WAS THIS 19-YEAR-OLD, STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL SINGER. AND FROM THE BEGINNING OF THAT
SONG, SHE WAS FINDING MORE MEANING IN THAT SONG THAN EVEN THE COMPOSERS, MICHAEL MASSER
AND LINDA CREED, COULD HAVE THOUGHT WERE IN THAT SONG. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A CLIP. HERE'S A SCENE FROM "I WANNA
DANCE WITH SOMEBODY. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
* FIND YOUR STRENGT
IN LOVE * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> WOW, THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.
>> OKAY. >> JUST OKAY >> I THINK I MIGHT HAVE JUST
HEARD THE GREATEST VOICE OF HER GENERATION [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. HE DID A GOOD JOB.
THAT'S CLIVE DAVIS, EVERYBODY. "I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY" IS IN THEATERS EVERYWHERE
DECEMBER 23rd. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A A PERFORMANCE FROM GOOSE
STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
>> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUESTS JUST ANNOUNCED A U.S. TOUR KICKING OFF NEXT SPRING.
PERFORMING THE TITLE TRACK TO THEIR ALBUM, "DRIPFIELD," PLEASE WELCOME, GOOSE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
* * HOW DID HE LET DOWN
HOW DID HE GET DOWN IN I HOW DID HE SHOW THEM HOW DID HE HOLD THEM IN IT *
* HOW DID HE COME T HOW DID HE RUN TRUE THROUGH I
HOW WAS IT IN FULL * * BOUNDLESS AND SIMPL LOVE
LONELY ROA ONERATED SOUL * * OH THE RAIN IT CALL
HOWLING UP SEASON COM OH THE REEDS YOU RUN *
* SUCH A HEEDLESS ONE CLIMBING OUT THERE I HEAR HIM STEPPIN
OVERHEAD IN HEAVEN * * OCEANS STILL I'M TREADING TURNED OUT TO THE RETTIN
CAUGHT UNDER THE CRESCEN UNDERTOW I FELL IN * * WATER I KEEP PRESSING
WATER I KEEP PRESSIN DOWN HOLY ONE *
* CONSTELLATED SU SEPARATED FROM ALL ABOV
LOVE LIT HUE * * WHAT'S A NAKED VIEW IF I'M ADJACENT YO
ALWAYS * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE *
* STILL CAN'T SEE WHAT I' KEEPING ON MY BACK MMMM
HOWLING OUT THE PRISM * * CALLING FOR THE RHYTH TIME'S MY ONLY PRISO
DRIPFIELD WHER YOU SITTING * * RISING LIKE THE WEATHER
BLOOD GETS PUMPING REDDE I KNOW THAT LIFE COMES BETTER *
* I KNOW THAT LIF COMES BETTER IN LOV
HOLY ONE * * CONSTELLATED SU SEPARATED FROM
ALL ABOV HULL UNDONE * * SATURATED TONGU
OH THE RAIN IT COMES HOWLING OU LOVE LIT HUE *
* WHAT'S A NAKED VIEW IF I'M ADJACENT YO ALWAYS
SEASON WIDE * * EVERLASTING TID IT'S COMING BACK JUST LIKE
ALWAYS * * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: WHOA COME ON, NOW THANK YOU, BUDDY
THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOSE! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
GOOSE! "DRIPFIELD" IS OUT NOW MY THANKS TO MICHELLE PFEIFFER,
LIL REL HOWERY, CLIVE DAVIS, GOOSE, ONCE AGAIN! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOTS FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS.
GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY BYE-BYE! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE