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00:07From Studio 6B and Rockabella Center in the heart of New York City,
00:12and to Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
00:15Hey, hey, hey, hey!
00:17Tonight joins you and his guests, Kerry Washington, Riz Ahmed,
00:22musical guest, Julia Cummings, and featuring the legendary Roots Crew.
00:292268!
00:30And now, here he is, Jimmy Fallon!
00:38Hey, hey, hey, hey!
00:42Hey, hey, hey, hey!
00:43Hey, come on, come on, man!
00:47Hey, how you doing?
00:49Hey, welcome, welcome, welcome!
00:53Thank you! Thank you!
00:55Thank you! I got your whole idea up there!
00:58Come on, yeah, I got your whole idea up there!
01:00This is perfect!
01:05Ah, that's great!
01:06Thank you very much.
01:08Enjoy yourself, everybody.
01:09Welcome, welcome, welcome to The Tonight Show!
01:12You're here!
01:13That's right.
01:14This is it.
01:16Well, guys, everyone's excited about this.
01:18March Madness is officially here!
01:24Yeah, it's that special time of year when everyone at work secretly watches the games instead of secretly scrolling through
01:29TikTok. I just love that. Yeah.
01:31I do love the tournament, especially the first round, because there's nothing more exciting than watching Duke take on DeVry
01:36University.
01:38Just seems fair. Yeah, I never win the March Madness pool.
01:41Every year, I pick teams based on feelings and vibes.
01:45Or as it's also known, the Trump-Iran war method.
01:51I have vibes, yeah.
01:53Yep, March Madness tips off tomorrow, and everyone's filling out their brackets, including the president.
01:58Check out this video he released with some of his first-round picks.
02:01Okay, time to pick up my beautiful, perfect bracket. Let's see.
02:06Louisville versus South Florida.
02:07I love South Florida.
02:09That's where I hit all the Epstein nothings.
02:11Louisville wins.
02:13UCLA versus UCF.
02:15Are these schools or names of Elon's kids?
02:17I miss that guy.
02:18UCLA wins.
02:19Vanderbilt versus McNeese.
02:21McNeese sounds like McCheese.
02:23My favorite mayor after Mom Donnie.
02:24McNeese wins.
02:26Virginia versus Wright State.
02:28Virginia wins.
02:29Arizona versus Long Island.
02:31Wow, two iconic iced teas.
02:33Let's throw in some lemonade.
02:35Arnold Palmer wins.
02:37UConn versus Furman.
02:38UConn is what people yell at me in public.
02:40UConn wins.
02:41North Carolina versus VCU.
02:43I caught a case of VCU in the 80s.
02:45So itchy.
02:46North Carolina wins.
02:48Gonzaga's versus...
02:49Who are we kidding?
02:50I don't need to see the other team.
02:51Gonzaga's win.
02:52And the overall winner is Trump University.
02:55Tuition's cheaper than gas.
02:57Bye.
02:58Cheaper than a gallon of gas.
03:00Wow.
03:02Of course, the big news is still Iran.
03:06President Trump has been really focused on trying to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
03:10Listen to what he's been saying about it.
03:12First, Trump said,
03:13It's time for our ships to embark on a very dangerous voyage.
03:16Then Carnival Cruise said,
03:18Hey, that's our slogan.
03:23Then Trump said,
03:24Trust me, you've never seen such a tight squeeze.
03:27Then Spank said,
03:29Hey, that's our slogan.
03:31Then Trump said,
03:32Every day, prices are going up.
03:34Then Netflix said,
03:35Hey, that's our slogan.
03:44Then Trump said,
03:45It's chaos, chaos, and more chaos, but we'll fight back.
03:49Then Waffle House said,
03:50Hey, that's our slogan.
03:54Then Trump said,
03:55It's completely empty.
03:56No one goes in or out.
03:58Then Capital One Café said,
04:00Hey, that's our slogan.
04:05Then Trump said,
04:06Look, it's not anyone's first choice, but it is what it is.
04:09And Hunt's Ketchup said,
04:10Hey, that's our slogan.
04:15And Trump said,
04:17It's just so damn hard to pierce through that narrow opening.
04:20Then Capri Sun said,
04:22Hey, that's our slogan.
04:28Come on.
04:32Then Trump said,
04:33It's a bad situation that's completely unrecognizable.
04:36Then Kevin Hart's wax statue said,
04:39Hey, that's my slogan.
04:42Then Trump said,
04:43I've had it with the straights.
04:44It's time to try something else.
04:46Then Grindr said,
04:47Hey, that's our slogan.
04:49And finally,
04:50Trump said,
04:51Hopefully, it will all be over soon.
04:53Then Melania said,
04:54Hey, that's my slogan.
04:56Interesting slogan.
04:57These are slogans.
04:59These are...
05:01I don't know if she had a slogan.
05:02Hey, that's not...
05:03Hey.
05:05Listen to this.
05:06I read that the Justice Department
05:08just ditched their requirement
05:09that prosecutors have one year of experience
05:11and can now hire them right out of law school.
05:14Yeah, no experience necessary.
05:16It's not good when being a federal prosecutor
05:18has the same requirements as a cashier at Lids.
05:22You know your lawyer's inexperienced
05:23when they think habeas corpus is a Harry Potter spell.
05:29Did you guys see this?
05:30The new head of NASA
05:31wants Trump to reclassify Pluto as a planet.
05:35Yeah, Pluto is commonly referred to
05:36as a small dwarf planet.
05:38Trump heard that.
05:39He was like,
05:39In that case,
05:40we're naming it Planet Marco Rubio.
05:43This is crazy.
05:45Yesterday, a rare fireball
05:46spotted over the eastern U.S.
05:48caused a sonic boom.
05:50Yeah, NASA's really excited about this.
05:52Here, let me explain what happened.
05:54So, it was quite an event.
05:55A loud boom was heard over the Cleveland area
05:58when the fast-moving meteor broke through the sound barrier.
06:02Guys, please.
06:03I'm talking about science here.
06:05Thanks.
06:08Anyway, once this occurred,
06:09a bright light was seen in the sky
06:11in the middle of the day.
06:14Guys.
06:15Come on.
06:17I'm serious here.
06:18Come on.
06:21Anyway, this bright light
06:22was a piece of space rock
06:24burning up in the Earth's atmosphere
06:25at the speed of 60,000 miles per hour.
06:27And at this rare phenomenon,
06:29which only happens once every few years,
06:31is also known as a...
06:34fireball.
06:51Sorry, I was wrong.
06:52I was wrong.
06:53I apologize.
06:55Guys, to movie news,
06:56the first trailer just came out
06:57for Dune Part 3.
06:59Ooh.
07:00Ow!
07:01It looks incredible.
07:02There are so many stars in this movie.
07:05Did you see the trailer?
07:05Take a look at this thing.
07:07This December,
07:08it's Dune Part 3,
07:10starring
07:10Timothee Chalamet,
07:12Zendaya,
07:13Rebecca Ferguson,
07:14Javier Bardem,
07:15Florence Pugh,
07:17Anya Taylor-Joy,
07:18Jason Momoa,
07:20Robert Pattinson,
07:21Tom Cruise,
07:22Ryan Gosling,
07:23Michael B. Jordan,
07:25Michael Regular Jordan,
07:26Chris Evans,
07:27Chris Pine,
07:28Chris Hemsworth,
07:30Chris Jenner,
07:31Prince Harry,
07:32Olaf from Frozen,
07:33that one nurse
07:34from The Pit,
07:35Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell,
07:37Pope Leo,
07:38all of BTS,
07:40the Mucinex guy,
07:41and, of course,
07:42Bluey.
07:44I can't wait
07:45to see it.
07:47Star-studded.
07:50And finally,
07:51this is going viral.
07:52Apparently,
07:53Punch the Monkey
07:54has a girlfriend.
07:55Aw.
07:57Right now,
07:58his stuffed orangutan from Ikea
07:59is like,
08:00who the hell
08:01is she?
08:03We have a great show.
08:04Give it up for The Roots,
08:05ladies and gentlemen.
08:10Thank you, Roots.
08:19Welcome to the show, everybody.
08:21We have some big news.
08:22Next week,
08:22we have a very special guest.
08:24They're the biggest pop group
08:26in the world.
08:27They're reuniting,
08:28and they're going to be here
08:29on The Tonight Show
08:30next Wednesday and Thursday.
08:32BTS is on the show!
08:37We're going to talk to them.
08:39They're performing two songs
08:40off their new album.
08:41We have lots of fun stuff planned,
08:43so tune in next Wednesday
08:44and Thursday,
08:45March 25th and 26th.
08:47It's BTS on The Tonight Show.
08:52That's a good one.
08:53Set the DVRs.
08:55Set it.
08:56But first,
08:56what a show we have
08:57for you tonight.
08:58She's the star
08:59and executive producer
09:00of the new limited series
09:01Imperfect Women.
09:02The first two episodes
09:03premiere today on Apple TV.
09:05Kerry Washington
09:07is here tonight!
09:10Love Kerry Washington.
09:11Delight.
09:14He is an Oscar
09:15and Emmy-winning actor
09:16who created and stars
09:17in the new series
09:18Bait,
09:18which begins streaming
09:19March 25th
09:20on Prime Video.
09:22Riz Ahmed is joining us!
09:26Riz Ahmed!
09:29And we got great music
09:30from Julia coming!
09:32Oh, come on!
09:34Riz!
09:36Fantastic.
09:39Guys, for years,
09:40you've been sending in photos
09:41of random people
09:42that you think look like me,
09:43and I wanted to show
09:45a few tonight.
09:46Yeah, it's time
09:47for Tonight Show lookalikes.
09:48Here we go.
09:49Tonight Show lookalikes!
09:51Lookalikes!
09:52Here's how this works.
09:54I'm going to show you
09:54three photos of people
09:55that you say look like me,
09:57and then we're going to decide
09:58on which one
09:58is the best match.
10:00All right?
10:00Let's take a look
10:01at our first one here.
10:03A lot of people say that
10:04it was sent in by
10:05Tiffany Statman
10:06from Minneapolis.
10:07She was watching the show
10:07Ghosts,
10:08and thought one of the actors
10:09named John Blair
10:10looked like me.
10:12Let's see.
10:18He's got a solid stash.
10:20I mean, that's pretty good.
10:21Not bad.
10:22Not bad.
10:23He's got a good stash.
10:24Like, this next one
10:24was sent in by
10:25Martina Petsak
10:26in Savannah, Georgia.
10:28She spotted an AT&T ad
10:29and thought the guy
10:30in the ad looked like me.
10:31Here.
10:32Let's take a look at this.
10:38You look pretty chill.
10:41That's not bad.
10:42Oh.
10:43We're down to our last one here.
10:44It was sent in by
10:45Leslie Tuckness
10:46in Amarillo, Texas.
10:48She was on vacation in Rome
10:49and thought the hotel clerk
10:50that was checking her in
10:52looked like me.
10:53Let me see this.
11:02Wow.
11:05I've got to say that.
11:05That might actually be me.
11:08Yeah.
11:09Where was I?
11:09Why was I in Rome?
11:11You have your giant
11:12polo shirt on
11:13and your giant polo tail.
11:14I like it.
11:15All right, everyone.
11:16It's time to decide
11:17by applause
11:18which one looks
11:19the most like me.
11:21Is it A,
11:22the actor from Ghost,
11:23John Blair?
11:24Ooh, silence.
11:25All right.
11:27They all decided
11:27not to clap for that one.
11:30All right, it's not him.
11:31Is it B,
11:31the guy in the AT&T ad?
11:34Oh.
11:36What do you think
11:37it's going to be?
11:37Well, I guess it's got to be
11:38the hotel clerk in Rome.
11:43Yeah!
11:45Come on!
11:46Overwhelming!
11:47I also love how great
11:48you guys are.
11:48You really refuse,
11:50you refuse to applaud
11:51for one or two.
11:52You didn't want to...
11:53We're saving it.
11:54There was not one person
11:55that was like,
11:55oh, we don't want to see that.
11:56Yeah.
11:57That's not you
11:58in the AT&T ad,
11:59but someone thinks
11:59I was the hotel clerk
12:01in Rome.
12:06We have the best
12:08wardrobe and hair
12:09and makeup department
12:09here at The Tonight Show.
12:10Do you want to try
12:11and see if we can look
12:12like the hotel clerk in Rome?
12:14What do we do?
12:15Take us off?
12:16Thank you, guys.
12:24Where do I...
12:25Oh.
12:29And do I sit behind the desk?
12:46Hey, not bad.
12:48I kind of like it.
12:49He's a good-looking dude.
12:50All right, that's all the time
12:51we have for Tonight Show
12:52lookalikes.
12:52If you have a lookalike of me,
12:54send it to lookalikes
12:54at tonightshow.com
12:56and we might put on the show.
12:57We'll be right back
12:58with Kerry Washington, everybody.
13:00Come on back.
13:04Flowers.
13:06One, two, three.
13:08Roses.
13:09Roses.
13:09Oh, no!
13:10Ah!
13:15Let's go like a left door
13:16Never been open
13:18as ever run a tiptoon
13:19Keep a tiptoon
13:20Fly, sneaker, and soul
13:23Our first guest stars
13:25and executive produced
13:26the new limited series
13:27Imperfect Women.
13:29The first two episodes
13:30premiere today
13:30on Apple TV
13:32Please welcome
13:33Kerry Washington!
13:35I'm perfect
13:37I'm perfect
13:39For you
13:40No rhyme on time
13:44I'm not perfect
13:47That's right!
13:49That's right!
13:50That's right!
13:52That's right!
13:54I'm not a time
13:56I love you!
13:58I love you!
13:58Come on!
13:58Hey!
13:59They love you!
14:00I love being here!
14:01We love you!
14:02I love you!
14:03Thank you!
14:04I always love having you
14:05on the show
14:06Happy...
14:06I thought I was going to get
14:07the ponytail version
14:08What happened to your ponytail?
14:09That guy weirdly looks
14:11exactly like me
14:12Yeah, yeah, yeah
14:12It's so weird
14:13how many people do look like me
14:14It's an odd thing
14:15because people send in
14:16You're just an everyman
14:17Some crazy photos
14:18and I go
14:18I look nothing like that
14:19You know, my brain
14:20And then I put on a wig
14:21I look exactly like that
14:22That's who I am
14:23That's who I am
14:24That actually is who I am
14:26I want to congratulate you
14:27by the way
14:28You just received an icon award
14:29I did!
14:30No big deal yet
14:31So crazy!
14:33So crazy!
14:33So crazy!
14:33Black women in Hollywood
14:35Yes?
14:35Ceremony
14:36Yes
14:36That's gotta mean a lot, right?
14:37It was wild because I
14:39So this is this beautiful luncheon
14:41that Essence magazine has every year
14:42and I actually got an award from them
14:44not for being an icon
14:45but for being like a breakthrough artist
14:46like 14 years ago
14:47Wow
14:48So it was amazing to be back there
14:50at that luncheon
14:50Some things had changed a lot
14:52and some things had, you know
14:53were the same
14:54Like I had a lot of
14:55the same team members that I had
14:5614 years ago
14:57but like there was a guy sitting at my table
14:59who 14 years ago was my secret fiancee
15:01he's now my husband
15:03Isn't that fun?
15:04Yeah!
15:05It was so fun!
15:06And it just was really special
15:08like when I was there
15:09it was kind of
15:10in the midst of all of the craziness
15:13around this rocket ship
15:14that I was on called Scandal
15:16Oh yeah!
15:16And I remember
15:1814 years ago
15:20So crazy!
15:20I remember being really nervous
15:22to speak at the luncheon
15:23because there were a lot of women
15:24in the crowd who had auditioned for Scandal
15:26and who really wanted that role
15:27but when I got on stage
15:29there was no sense of like
15:30competition or contempt or jealousy
15:33I just felt so much love in the room
15:35Yeah!
15:36and support like they were praying
15:37for me to win
15:38that we would all win
15:39Yes!
15:39And so I stood up there
15:41and I was thinking you know
15:42if this show works
15:43like if anybody actually watches Scandal
15:44I have to pour back into this room
15:46like I wanna start a production company
15:48and create opportunities for more of us
15:50so there's not just this one role
15:52that we're all competing for you know
15:53Good! Good for you!
15:54You did!
15:55Yeah!
15:56That's why you get the icon award
15:58Come on!
15:59Congrats!
15:59Yeah!
16:00I love producing
16:01I really do love producing
16:03You do?
16:03Yeah because when you're an actress
16:04sometimes you feel like
16:05you're sitting at home waiting
16:06for somebody to invite you to a party
16:07and when you're a producer
16:08you get to throw the party
16:09you're like it's my party
16:10But it takes a long time
16:12to develop these ideas
16:13It does
16:13and make them a reality
16:14For Imperfect Women
16:16Elizabeth Moss
16:17who is a beast
16:18she's an amazing actress
16:19She's a phenom
16:20and she saw this book
16:22Imperfect Women at the airport
16:23like six
16:24seven years ago
16:252019
16:25and she loved it
16:27she bought the rights
16:28and it's taken seven years
16:29to get it made
16:30To get it made
16:31Yeah yeah yeah
16:31By the way can I quickly talk about something
16:33we were talking about backstage
16:34but like
16:34Depends on what it
16:35which thing that
16:36what
16:37which of the things
16:38The one involving
16:39another certain icon
16:40Oh yeah
16:41One of my all time favorites
16:42Whoopi Goldberg
16:42Yes
16:43Yes
16:45You
16:46You're reimagining
16:48Yes so our production company
16:49Simpsons Street
16:50we are reimagining
16:51Whoopi's one woman show
16:53that she did on Broadway
16:54which was spectacular
16:56she just
16:56it was groundbreaking
16:57That's my favorite
16:58Yes but we are
16:59you know
17:00you can't do what Whoopi did
17:01cause she is a true icon
17:03so we're doing five actresses
17:05to do her one woman show
17:06Yeah
17:07It's taking difficult
17:07Yeah that's right
17:08It takes
17:09It takes five
17:10It probably takes 20 of us
17:12to be Whoopi
17:12But we're gathering
17:14as much talent as we can
17:15to honor her
17:16I love that
17:16To honor this piece
17:17We're doing it at Lincoln Center this summer
17:19No way
17:19Yeah
17:20Yeah
17:21I love that one woman show
17:23I remember
17:24that was one of my first introductions
17:25to what Broadway was
17:26Yeah
17:26Because I was in upstate New York
17:28Socrates
17:29and I was watching
17:29you know television
17:30and it would just be these ads for Whoopi
17:32Yeah
17:33And I go what is this
17:34Incredible
17:34And she
17:35All her characters
17:36So she played so many different characters
17:38and she
17:39I mean some of the characters cursed
17:42and I was young
17:44like single digits
17:44I'm eight or nine years old
17:45and my mom used to let me walk around the house
17:48singing like
17:48Around the world in 80
17:51Mother
17:51Yeah oh my god
17:53Dude
17:53I remember
17:54You did that?
17:55She used to let me curse
17:56Cause she was like it's art
17:57It's art
17:58It's Broadway
17:58You can curse for Broadway
18:00Wow
18:00That's probably why I'm an actor today
18:03I was like oh I can do anything if I'm acting
18:06I remember like I said okay
18:07He said okay
18:08He said okay
18:09He said okay
18:10Oh my god
18:10So good
18:11That's gonna be
18:11And my long luxurious blonde hair
18:13Oh my god
18:14Like all these pieces are so important
18:15That was my introduction to Broadway
18:17That and also the Milford Plaza commercial
18:19Do you remember that?
18:19Do I remember?
18:21I'll take you to
18:22The lullaby of Broadway
18:24The lullaby of Broadway
18:27At the Milford Plaza
18:29So good
18:30Oh my gosh
18:31Mom
18:32You have to go to the Milford Plaza
18:33I have to stay there
18:34Cause the bellman sing to you
18:36They're dancing the bellman out
18:38The Milford Plaza is the lullaby of
18:40Old Broadway
18:42Oh yeah it's the best
18:44I cannot wait for that
18:46Yeah
18:46Well I'm not doing the Milford Plaza
18:48No no no you won't do that
18:49No I'll do that on the way as people are walking into the scene
18:51Don't worry about it I'll be outside
18:52Great
18:53For you yeah
18:53Let's talk about your new project
18:55Yeah
18:55Limited Series Imperfect Women
18:57Congratulations on this
18:58Thank you
18:59It's a psychological thriller
19:00Mmhmm
19:00On Apple TV
19:01Juicy
19:02It is
19:03Juicy
19:03You star in it you produce it as well
19:05The cast is like you said amazing
19:07Elizabeth Moss
19:08Yeah so it's
19:09She really brought it to me
19:10She's an executive producer
19:11She bought the rights to this novel
19:13When Elizabeth Moss calls you you're like
19:15Yes whatever you want
19:16Oh my god
19:16And then I hope I was like
19:17Oh I hope the material's as good as she is
19:19Right?
19:19And so I read the book and I was like
19:21I'm in
19:21Cause these girls are messy
19:23Yeah
19:24They are messy
19:25See?
19:25It's about these three best friends
19:27They become best friends in college
19:28And one of them winds up dead in the first episode
19:32And the other two are trying to come to terms with her death
19:35And as they are figuring out how she died and why she died
19:37They really have to deal with a lot of their stuff
19:39Yeah it's well done
19:40Yeah
19:41I want to show a clip
19:41Here's Kerry Washington in Imperfect Women
19:44Take a look
19:44Excuse me
19:45Oh
19:46Potato mini galettes with the tomato confine
19:49Paired with champagne
19:50Compliments of the chef
19:51Oh thank you
19:52Please thank Porco for me
19:53Will do Miss Boucher
19:54Thank you
19:56Amazing
19:56You look very nice
19:58I mean they're tater tots right?
20:00No they are very fancy artisanal tater tots
20:05Rude
20:05I love it when you sleep with chefs
20:07Oh how's it going with the co-workers that still
20:10Yes we are still connecting here and there
20:14You know
20:15Yes
20:16It's very casual though
20:17Does he know that?
20:18Yes
20:19Nancy
20:19You good?
20:21What?
20:23What?
20:24What?
20:26Kerry Washington everybody
20:28The first two episodes of Imperfect Women
20:31Premier today on Apple TV
20:33Kerry and I do something fun after the break
20:36Stick around
20:36That sounds good
20:38So
20:38My name has been mentioned even up until quite recently as a potential James Bond
20:49Oh my god
20:51Yeah as a potential James Bond yeah
20:52Wait a second
20:52But
20:54But if you ask me it hasn't been mentioned enough
21:06That's right welcome back everybody we are hanging out with Kerry Washington now
21:13Kerry I feel like we have a good connection going right now we always do and I have a game
21:18that we can play to prove it
21:19Okay
21:19It's time for the Jinx challenge
21:21Here we go
21:22Hey
21:23Jinx
21:24Jinx
21:24Jinx challenge
21:26Here's how it works we are going to grab a card which has a category on it
21:29Okay
21:30And we are going to count to three and both say something in that category at the same time
21:34Okay
21:34If we say the same word it's a jinx
21:36Yes
21:36We like that so we are going to see how many jinxes we can get
21:39Okay
21:39First we have to put on our jinx gloves
21:42What is that?
21:43Why?
21:43What are we doing?
21:44These are patented
21:46Does this help us?
21:48Yeah that means it connects us
21:49Yes
21:50Okay
21:51Through
21:51Our brains
21:52Through the palms
21:53Yes
21:53Palms every
21:54My grandma always said it
21:56What?
21:57It's all through the palms of her hands
21:59Oh
21:59Oh
21:59No she never said that
22:01Do you feel something?
22:02Oh my gosh
22:03I feel it
22:04You feeling the vibes?
22:05Whoa
22:05Yes exactly
22:07Alright let's see what our first category is
22:10Okay
22:10Wait be careful
22:11Okay
22:11Yeah if there's a fire we'll run out that
22:13Okay
22:13Yeah you're feeling the same direction
22:15Ready? We're going the same direction
22:16Here we go
22:17First one
22:17Wait wait hold on you're going to count?
22:19You're going to do one, two, three?
22:20Oh yeah I'll say the category then we'll say one, two, three and then say it
22:23Okay
22:23Mhm
22:25Flowers
22:28One, two, three
22:29Roses
22:30Oh my god
22:38Dude why is it? Why is it?
22:40So exciting
22:41Why is it so exciting?
22:42Because I almost said daisies but I was like he's a rose guy
22:44Okay let's go, let's go, let's go
22:46But if I was Drew
22:47If I was Drew Barrymore I would have said rose
22:49You would have said daisies with Drew right?
22:51With Drew
22:51I think so yeah
22:51You would have, you're right
22:52Okay let's go
22:53Let's go
22:54Wow we're going to have to play sidekings
22:56The next game we play
22:57Alright next category is
22:58Yeah
22:59Zodiac signs
23:00Oh
23:04I'm just going to go for it man
23:05Okay
23:06Alright three, two, one
23:08Virgo
23:08Leo
23:10No we got to switch up, we got to keep going
23:11Are you a Virgo?
23:13Yes, are you a Leo?
23:14No
23:15Oh settle down Virgo, settle down
23:18Settle down
23:19We're not saying we're right, we're just most of the time we are
23:23Alright, alright, wait, alright, so wait
23:25Okay let's, let's
23:26We said Virgo and Leo, we can't say either one of those
23:28Okay, oh we're going to go again?
23:30You have to go again
23:30Okay
23:31I can't only think of one other one
23:32Okay
23:34Ready?
23:34One, two, three
23:36Segetarians
23:36Oh why is that misperious?
23:39What?
23:40What is this?
23:40It just sounds like this
23:41I feel like we should have stopped at roses
23:44Sorry, so now we have to stop
23:45Here we got to do another zodiac
23:46Another one?
23:47Yes, okay
23:48Zodiac sign
23:48Okay
23:50You're going to get this one
23:51Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yeah
23:54Ready?
23:54Oh
23:54Three, two, one
23:55Aquarius
23:56Okay, alright, so we didn't get that one
23:58So we didn't get that one
23:59Alright, so we have one jinx and one nacho
24:01Moving on
24:01Alright, let's go to the next category
24:03Okay
24:03Yeah, no one remembers that
24:04Here we go, ready?
24:06Words that rhyme with fork
24:08Uh, three, two, one
24:10Dork
24:11Pork
24:14I said pork
24:16I said pork
24:19I like my bacon
24:20I said pork
24:20Yeah, I said dork
24:22But that leaves one thing
24:24Here we go
24:24Okay
24:25Three, two, one
24:26Pork
24:27Yeah!
24:29Double jinx
24:30You got a jinx
24:31This is the record
24:32Here we go
24:33Alright, next category is
24:36Dog breeds
24:37What?
24:38Okay
24:39Breed of a dog
24:40Okay
24:41Now, are you going with me?
24:44Oh, yes
24:45Yes
24:46Okay
24:46Wait, hold on
24:47Yes, yes
24:48Yep
24:48Mm-hmm
24:49Three, two, one
24:51Golden Retriever
24:56I knew it!
24:58I knew it!
24:59I knew it!
25:00I knew it!
25:02I knew it!
25:04You are such a golden retriever.
25:05I'm such a golden retriever.
25:06You are such a golden retriever.
25:08You are such a giving actor.
25:09Oh, my gosh. You are such a golden retriever.
25:11I love it.
25:12He's so happy.
25:13Thank you, thank you.
25:14Can't resist the water.
25:15No, I'll just say it. I'm a little...
25:19Yeah, I know. Happy is a great word.
25:20All right, here we go. Let's do one more.
25:22This final round is worth 10,000 points.
25:24Okay. Okay.
25:26Here we go.
25:27My arm's tired.
25:28I know. Me too. Sorry.
25:30Okay.
25:30All right. A number between 1 and 20.
25:36Oh. Okay.
25:39Number between 1 and 20.
25:42Are you going to go out of the box here?
25:44Are you going...
25:45Are you cheating? What's happening?
25:47No, no. No.
25:48Did you hear voices? Did you hear voices?
25:51Okay, ready?
25:521 and 20. Here we go.
25:541 and 20.
25:561, 2, 3.
25:5814. Okay, here we go.
26:00Okay, let's try number 2.
26:01Try number 2. Ready?
26:02Okay.
26:021, 2, 3.
26:0511.
26:06Okay.
26:07Those rhymed.
26:07Those rhymed. Those rhymed.
26:09Okay.
26:10All right.
26:10Between 1 and 20.
26:14Mmm.
26:16Okay.
26:163, 2, 1.
26:1818.
26:19Oh, my God.
26:21You did that on Perfect.
26:22My thanks to Kerry Washington.
26:25The first two episodes of Imperfect Women are out on Apple TV right now.
26:30Good night.
26:30Hey, good night.
26:30Imperfect Women on Apple TV.
26:32We'll be right back, everybody.
26:33You got it?
26:33Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
26:37I swear your eyes don't blink black.
26:39Angers are proud.
26:40All rise, rude boy.
26:42Get your hands off.
26:43I love an emcee.
26:46Run up in 40 years.
26:47That's never been pleased.
26:49Our next guest is an Oscar and Emmy-winning artist who created and stars in the new series,
26:55Bait, which begins streaming March 25th on Prime Video.
26:59Please welcome Riz Ahmed!
27:08Oh, wow.
27:10How you doing?
27:13How you doing?
27:14How you doing?
27:14That's exactly how you doing?
27:15Welcome back to the show.
27:18Riz!
27:19Riz Ahmed!
27:23Uh, you look studly, you look magnificent, you look mysterious.
27:29Thank you very much.
27:31Thank you so much for being here.
27:33I love this.
27:34I want to get into everything that you have going on
27:37in your new series, Bates.
27:38But I also want to talk about a couple of films.
27:40First is you're playing Hamlet.
27:43That's right, yeah. That's massive.
27:45Congrats on that. Thank you. Thank you.
27:50It's a big deal to go into that.
27:52Yeah, it's something I've wanted to do since I was, like, a teenager.
27:55So, yeah, it feels really satisfying to share it with people.
27:58I'm excited.
27:58You're doing that, but then you also worked
28:00with one of our favorite humans, Tom Cruise,
28:04on this new movie, Digger, that's coming out.
28:06How's Tom doing? How is he?
28:08Tom is always doing well.
28:12He is, right? He is.
28:13He doesn't have, like, an off switch.
28:15I remember once I had...
28:17We were in the middle of a rehearsal,
28:18and I tried out an idea, and the idea sucked.
28:21Right? It's okay. That's what rehearsal's for.
28:23And I tried this thing, and it wasn't very good.
28:25I was like, ah, it didn't really work.
28:26The director, Alejandro, was like, cool, let's move on.
28:29Before we moved on, Tom stopped everything.
28:30He goes, okay, everybody stop. Stop.
28:33He goes, Riz?
28:34I was like, oh, my God, he's gonna tell me off.
28:36He goes, when you try things like that,
28:38and you're creating, and you're taking swings,
28:41I love it!
28:44Round of applause for Riz!
28:46That's why he's the best.
28:47It's like, I don't think I like this guy.
28:50Yeah.
28:51Everyone gave me a round of applause for screwing up.
28:53It was fantastic.
28:54Unbelievable. Yeah, he's got such a good vibe.
28:56He really does. He's so positive.
28:57Let's talk about Bait.
28:58I think this is one of the coolest ideas of a show.
29:01It's hilarious. It's interesting. It's so fun.
29:04It's one of the most anticipated shows.
29:06Everyone's buzzing about this. Congrats on that.
29:08I also like seeing you doing a comedy,
29:11because you're very funny.
29:12How do we set up what the show is about for everyone?
29:14The show is about an out-of-work actor
29:16who gets an audition to be the next James Bond.
29:20Hence the outfit.
29:22Yeah.
29:22And, uh...
29:23And so, when word gets out he is in the running,
29:27people have a lot of strong opinions about it,
29:29which they do about casting sometimes.
29:30Especially James Bond.
29:31Exactly. So they have such strong opinions,
29:33his life spirals out of control.
29:35It soon feels like the kind of spy thriller
29:37he is auditioning for.
29:39So he's in a chase sequence,
29:41but what he's chasing is public opinion and approval,
29:43in a way.
29:44Yeah.
29:44So it's a real trip, and it's a lot of fun.
29:46Uh, the word bait means something in England?
29:50England that does American?
29:51It does. Well, it's British slang,
29:52but it means a lot of things.
29:53You know, the show has so many different elements to it.
29:55Yeah.
29:55It's comedy, it's drama, it's, uh, romance.
29:58Um, and I realize it's hard to sum up in a sentence,
30:01but it is actually easy to sum it up in one word.
30:04And that word is bait.
30:05It's bait, yeah.
30:06Yeah, and bait means many different things,
30:07so it's, um, and they all correspond
30:09to a different element of the show.
30:10So bait is London slang for being really blatant
30:14and attention-seeking, right?
30:16Yeah.
30:16Bait online means trolling, right?
30:19And provoking someone.
30:20Bait in Urdu and Hindi means your loyalty
30:23or your allegiance.
30:24Bait in Arabic and Hebrew means home or family.
30:28And bait in a spy thriller, of course,
30:30means something used as part of a trap.
30:33Yeah, well done. That's a name right there.
30:36You can't name it anything else.
30:38You can't even think to name it anything else.
30:41Yeah, so it hasn't left.
30:42It's brilliant. It's funny.
30:43Like, this actor trying to be auditioning for Bond
30:46kind of knows he's not going to get it
30:48and goes, instead of going out the back door,
30:51goes out the front and gets photographed by paparazzi.
30:54And everyone's like, wait, is he the Bond?
30:56It's just, it's brilliant. It's good.
30:58Sometimes you have to take things into your own hands.
31:00You do? Yeah, like, for example,
31:02my name has been mentioned, even up until quite recently,
31:06as a potential James Bond.
31:08Oh, my gosh. Yeah, it's a potential James Bond.
31:10Yeah. Wait a second.
31:12But if you ask me, it hasn't been mentioned enough.
31:16So this is interesting.
31:17So I thought I'd take something into my own hands
31:18and I decided, let me do something very subtle and sneaky.
31:22Let me create a TV show where I play an actor
31:27auditioning to be James Bond
31:30and make it at the studio that now controls James Bond.
31:33Inception. Wow.
31:37This is genius, but now, James Bond's
31:39one of the most iconic, uh, roles in history.
31:42Who... Why do you think that you're the right person
31:44for this role? Oh, this isn't for my benefit, you know.
31:47No, no. No, no, no. I'm doing this to help people out.
31:50Yeah, I don't know if you've noticed,
31:51people are very stressed about this.
31:53Yes. There's newspaper articles.
31:55There's online conversation.
31:56Everybody seems very distracted.
31:58And sometimes you need someone to just stand up,
32:00you know, be a leader, and take one for the team.
32:04And that's you. Yeah.
32:06I-I figured, listen, I-I'll solve this.
32:08I-I'll do it. It's me.
32:09But-but I know-I know what you're thinking.
32:11I know what you're thinking. I know what you're all thinking.
32:14Let's just come out and say it.
32:16Traditionally, actors playing James Bond
32:17have not looked like me.
32:19Right? Yeah. It's true.
32:21Traditionally, actors playing James Bond
32:22have always been 5'9 or over.
32:27But the rumors aren't true.
32:28I'm-I'm 5'8 and a half, not 5'8.
32:31Oh, my gosh. Thank you for clearing that up.
32:32Exactly. And in what world do you want a secret agent
32:35to blend in with the New York Knicks?
32:36You need someone who's just below the eye line
32:39who really kind of blends in.
32:40Yes, okay, this is good. I-I said this is a good take.
32:43I mean, you're winning the crowd over.
32:45Do-do people come up to you, though, a lot, and-and-and say
32:49that you think you'd make a good chance?
32:50Ever since I was a kid. Ever since I was a kid.
32:52Let me show you.
32:53I'm gonna show you a childhood photo.
32:55Tell me when you see this, you don't see the next James Bond.
32:58Look at this. Boom.
33:05Yeah, he's got...
33:10It's all in the eyes.
33:11Yeah, it's-it's all in the eyes, Jimmy.
33:13It's all in the eyes. And guess how old I was in that photo?
33:16007. Crazy.
33:17The way it just works, it's like it's...
33:20007, years old. It's happening.
33:21Look, for anyone who's still not convinced,
33:23I have one thing to say.
33:24Yes. You know, if somebody's saying,
33:26why should you be the next James Bond, I would say to them,
33:29why not?
33:31Honestly, why not?
33:33Because...
33:35This is what I love about America, Jimmy.
33:37This is the land of why not.
33:40Yes.
33:41In-in-in England, if you come up with a cool idea,
33:44people are like, why bother, right?
33:46Should we drive on the correct side of the road
33:48like everybody else? Why bother?
33:49Should we sort out our dental hygiene? Why bother?
33:53But America's the land of why not.
33:55Imagine, should we put peanut butter inside chocolate?
33:59Why not?
34:02Wow.
34:03Shh.
34:04Should we put foam cheese inside an aerosol can?
34:09Why not?
34:09Yes.
34:10Should we put a reality TV star in the White House?
34:15Why not?
34:19So, I put it to you, ladies and gentlemen,
34:21should Riz Ahmed be the next James Bond?
34:23If anybody asks you, just say, why not?
34:26Yeah, I love that! Come on!
34:28That's how you do it!
34:29That is how you do it!
34:32Riz Ahmed, James Bond!
34:36But before that, I want to show you a clip.
34:38Here's Riz Ahmed in Bait.
34:40Take a look at this.
34:41Daniel Craig got paid 20 M's for the last movie.
34:44My Shahjoo will get 21.
34:46Just calm down. It's just an audition, yeah?
34:48Call me if you need a body double for sex scenes.
34:50You're right. You're right.
34:52Can you tell her to call me as soon as she comes back in?
34:55Yes, sure.
34:56Why don't you call me?
34:57Why don't you call me?
34:59I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
35:01I've just got to sort this out and work it out.
35:04Because, yo, yo, look at me.
35:06I'm proud of you.
35:09Yeah?
35:10****, James Bond, my guy, come on.
35:12Let's see what happens.
35:12Of course, the Charlotte, but do they know about the height?
35:16What do you mean?
35:17They're gonna give you special shoes.
35:18Like, James Bond's a big henny.
35:23Yeah, come on, bud!
35:26Riz Ahmed!
35:29Bait begins streaming March 25th on Prime Video.
35:33More Tonight Show after the break.
35:35Stick around, everybody.
35:36All right, everybody.
35:53Performing My Life from her upcoming album, Julia,
35:57please welcome Julia Cumming!
36:02I sing these words for me
36:09To hear the sounds
36:13To let them ring
36:18To drown you out
36:21I'm too wholesome
36:24I'm too boring
36:25Or too quiet and loud
36:27I'm too sexy
36:29Or too modest
36:30Or I'm lost in the crowd
36:32I'm too literal
36:33Then I just make no sense at all
36:36I fall in love
36:38And then feel trapped
36:39And slumble and fall
36:41But I don't
36:42Do this to impress you
36:45I don't wear this
36:48To undress you
36:50I don't need you
36:52To define me
36:54To define me
36:55Or a proof of
36:57What's inside me
36:59I sing to everyone I've loved
37:04I sing to all this
37:07Lies of birth
37:08I do
37:12This because
37:16My life is mine
37:21My life is mine
37:25My life is mine
37:30My life is mine
37:33My life is mine
37:34I sing these words for me
37:40I sing them loud
37:44Cause I'm still free
37:49Cause I'm alive
37:54I'm too lonesome
37:56Or too only
37:57Or too fiesty
37:58Or proud
37:59I'm too wanted
38:00Or too lazy
38:01Or I'm trying too hard
38:03I'm confessional, made it weird with something I said
38:08I fall in love and then find out it's all in my head
38:12But I don't do this to impress you
38:17I don't buy this to undress you
38:21I don't need you to define me
38:26I want to prove what's inside me
38:30I sing to everyone I've loved
38:35I sing to all the stars above
38:40I do this because
38:48My life is mine
38:53My life is mine
38:57My life is mine
39:02My life is mine
39:08My life is, ooh, my life is mine
39:13My life is, ooh, my life is mine
39:19My life is, ooh, my life is, ooh, my life is, ooh, my life is, ooh
39:38My life is, my life is, ooh, my life is, ooh
40:08Then I began to try to see if I'm real
40:10I saw I seen the field to meet up with the...
40:15Another Pimco.
40:16I ain't gonna fuck it, or no, I won't make it stop.
40:19My thanks to Kerry Washington, Riz Ahmed,
40:24Julia Cumming once again!
40:26Well done, well done, well done.
40:28And the roots, of course, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
40:31Yeah.
40:34Stay tuned for Late Night with Seth Meyers.
40:36Good night, everybody. Thank you very much.
40:41Get into it!
40:46Uh-huh.
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