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00:07from studio six feet and rockabella center in the heart of new york city
00:11is the tonight show starring jimmy family
00:17tonight joins jimmy and his guests
00:19jimmy sarin
00:20johnny walbert
00:21morgan neville
00:23musical guests
00:24and music pride
00:25and featuring
00:26the legendary roots
00:28and here he is
00:33jimmy
00:36ballon
00:37hey hey hey
00:39hey hey
00:42hey hey
00:43hey hey
00:44hey
00:44Hey!
00:45Come on, guys. How you doing?
00:47Come on, baby. Hey!
00:49Hey, the team, how you up with it? Thank you.
00:51I did it. I did it.
00:53That's it. Hey!
00:55Hey! I'm out there. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
01:03That's what I'm talking about.
01:04Thank you very much, everybody. Enjoy yourself.
01:07Welcome, everybody. Welcome, welcome, welcome
01:08to The Tonight Show. You're here.
01:11This is it. This is the show of the afternoon.
01:15Well, guys, according to reports,
01:17the Trump administration is close to a $500 million bailout
01:20to save Spirit Airlines.
01:23Yeah. The CEO of Spirit was like,
01:25with $500 million, our planes could have two wings again.
01:29Amazing.
01:32Yet without the bailout, Spirit Airlines was a few days away
01:35from becoming Spirit Halloween.
01:39If the bailout happens, the government will own 90% of Spirit.
01:42Ooh.
01:44Yeah. You'll know Trump owns Spirit Airlines
01:46when he could pay more for extra cankle room.
01:52You'll know Trump owns Spirit Airlines
01:54when they have a list of everyone who flew on the plane
01:56but won't release it.
02:04You know, there's one more. There's one more. You're going to like it.
02:07All right.
02:08You'll know Trump owns Spirit Airlines when it lands in the Middle East
02:11and doesn't have an exit strategy.
02:12There he is.
02:14That's how you do it. That's how you do it.
02:16That's how you do it. Come on. That's how you do it.
02:18That's how you do it. Come on. That's how you do it.
02:22Well, get this. I saw that Trump's approval rating just hit a new low of 32%.
02:27Trump was like, is it because? And everyone was like, yes.
02:31All of that. Yeah.
02:33Yep. Trump's numbers are so down, he just asked Spirit Airlines for a bailout.
02:41Meanwhile, I read that Trump has made a naughty and nice list
02:43of NATO allies he wants to punish who refuse to support the Iran war.
02:48Yep. It'll backfire when Trump tells France, you're naughty.
02:51And they're like, oh, yes, we are naughty.
02:54Oh, punish us.
03:00Yeah, this weekend, by the way, is Melania Trump's birthday.
03:03And the president is excited to celebrate.
03:05But I thought this message you released was a bit odd.
03:07Take a look at this.
03:08This Saturday is my wife Melania's birthday.
03:11But since I have no gift ideas, just like the Iran ceasefire,
03:15I'm officially extending the deadline.
03:17And that's not all.
03:18I'm also extending the deadline for Mother's Day, a month.
03:21Also, I'm moving my birthday and Father's Day up to tomorrow.
03:25So buy me a gift. No combos.
03:27They call me President Jock Jams, because when it comes to deadlines,
03:31I like to move it, move it.
03:33Okay, solve it. Bye.
03:39Move it. Wow.
03:42Wow.
03:42Well, guys, in the past two weeks,
03:44three members of Congress have resigned for misconduct.
03:47It's got lawmakers talking about what they'd do
03:50if they suddenly didn't have their jobs.
03:52For instance, first, Congressman David Schweikert said...
03:59Then Congressman Jeff Van Drew said...
04:04Then Congressman Mike Rogers said...
04:13Next, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman said...
04:24Then Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro said...
04:30Next...
04:35Next, Congressman Pete Sessions said...
04:41And Congressman John Carter said...
04:46Next, Congresswoman Sherry Biggs said...
04:53Then Congresswoman Ann Wagner said...
04:55No way. Same here.
04:57Next, Congressman Hal Rogers said...
05:03And Congressman Lloyd Doggett said...
05:05No way. Same here.
05:06Next, Congressman Scott Desjarlais said...
05:09I'd throw on sunglasses and trick people into thinking I'm Pitbull.
05:13Then Congressman Keith Self said...
05:15No way. Same here.
05:18This is what they would do if they didn't have a job.
05:21That's all they would do. Play stick. Play who's the stick?
05:24He would put on sunglasses and trick people into thinking he used to...
05:28That's his retirement plan.
05:29That's what his retirement plan would do.
05:30And the other guys as well.
05:32If he didn't have a job.
05:34Next, Congressman Michael Guess said...
05:35I would stand outside your bedroom window and whisper...
05:42Then Congressman Bill Keating said...
05:44No way. Same here.
05:46And Congressman Pat Harrigan said...
05:48I'd ask women at Ann Taylor if they're finding everything all right,
05:51even though I don't work there.
05:53Then Congressman Michael Rooley said...
05:56No way. Same here.
05:57And Congressman Trent Kelly said...
05:59I'd try Taco Bell's new Diablo Nuggets and destroy the bathroom.
06:04And Congressman Chuck Fleissman said...
06:06No way. Same here.
06:09And finally, Congressman Jim Barrett said...
06:11Way ahead of you guys.
06:13Interesting plans. They all have interesting plans.
06:20Well, some business news.
06:24Apple announced that after 15 years,
06:26Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO and will be replaced by John Ternus.
06:31It was easy to shut Cook down.
06:33They just pressed on both sides of his head at the same time.
06:39Yep, Cook will be replaced as CEO by John Ternus.
06:42And annoyingly, Ternus has a completely different charger.
06:48Come on.
06:49You gotta be kidding.
06:50You gotta be kidding me.
06:51You don't have to...
06:53You guys see this to celebrate the new Star Wars movie,
06:56The Mandalorian and Grogu.
06:57Burger King is unveiling a special limited-time menu.
07:00Check it out.
07:01If you're excited about The Mandalorian and Grogu,
07:04then you'll want to blast off to Burger King
07:06for their special Star Wars menu.
07:08Featuring Grogu's Blue Cookie Shake,
07:11the BBQ Bounty Whopper,
07:12and the Imperial Cheddar Ranch Tots.
07:15May the yum be with you at Burger King.
07:18Yeah. That's nice.
07:20Yeah, it's cool.
07:22Well, not to be outdone, Subway just announced their own special menu.
07:26Oh. Watch this.
07:27Stop on in the subway. A tuna is and always has been
07:31made from 100% real Ewok.
07:34Subway. Fresh eat, you must will.
07:36What the does that mean?
07:44And finally, a hot air balloon carrying 13 people
07:47made an emergency landing in a California couple's backyard.
07:50The people were like,
07:51Help! We're having a whimsical emergency.
07:54We have a great show. Give it up for The Roots, everybody!
07:57That's how I started that. Look, I'm a part of that.
07:59Downtown Philly in a drillin' and a heart attack.
08:02Wasn't really that. Hell, until I started that.
08:05Now it's all about it.
08:08I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it.
08:11I like to move it, move it. Mm-mm-mm-mm.
08:14Move it!
08:17What a show we have for you tonight.
08:19She's an Academy Award winner who's starring in the new movie,
08:21Apex, which begins streaming on Netflix this Friday.
08:24Charlize Theron is here tonight!
08:30He stars in the popular CBS series,
08:33Boston Blue, which airs Fridays at 10 p.m.
08:36Donnie Wahlberg is joining us!
08:40He's an Oscar-winning filmmaker who has a new documentary out
08:45about the creator of Saturday Night Live, Lorne Michaels.
08:47It's called Lorne, and it's in theaters now.
08:50Morgan Neville is here this evening.
08:53And we have great music from Ashley McBride!
09:01We'll be right back with more Tonight Show, everybody.
09:04Come on back! Charlize Theron!
09:09Now let's see what is behind me.
09:12Okay. I'm gonna do better.
09:14Oh!
09:16Oh, my God!
09:18Oh, no. Oh, my goodness. What is it?
09:21I want this for my birthday.
09:29I want this for my birthday.
09:33Welcome back to The Tonight Show.
09:35We're about to play a game called What's Behind Me.
09:38My partner tonight is a very talented actress.
09:40Her new movie, Apex, streams Friday on Netflix.
09:44Give it up for Charlize Theron!
09:48That's right! Oh, yeah!
09:50Come on, bud.
09:51All right. Here's how the game works.
09:53Charlize and I will take turns facing our backs to the curtain.
09:56Behind the curtain will be something neither of us has seen before.
09:59Could be people, objects, anything.
10:02Once the curtain opens and you pick up your card,
10:04you'll have 45 seconds to try and get the other person
10:07to guess what's behind them.
10:08You can say anything you want. You can use gestures.
10:11You just can't say any of the words on your card.
10:14Okay? It's fun.
10:15Charlize, you'll be...
10:17You'll be guessing first.
10:20Let's get into position.
10:21I have to guess first?
10:22Yes, you're a little guess first. Here we go.
10:24Oh, no.
10:24Look at this. Look at this technology.
10:26Look at this technology.
10:28This cost...
10:29That...
10:30That rotating stage cost us $18 million.
10:36Charlize, let's open the curtain
10:38and see what's behind you.
10:40Mm-hmm.
10:42No.
10:44No.
10:45No.
10:46Oh, God.
10:47What?
10:48In the...
10:49No.
10:50Don't say that.
10:51Wait.
10:52Wow.
10:55Okay.
10:56Okay.
10:56She designed the American flag.
11:01Betsy Ross?
11:02Yes, yes, yes.
11:03Now she is a...
11:04She is a...
11:07It's a type of weapon that you would use to...
11:12A gun?
11:13Hit something.
11:13No, no, but more with an arrow.
11:15A bow?
11:15With an arrow.
11:16A bow?
11:17Yes.
11:17A bow and arrow?
11:18Yes.
11:19And there's a fruit on top of someone's head.
11:22Oh!
11:22Betsy Ross is shooting an apple with an arrow off somebody's head.
11:26Kind of.
11:27No, but the person she's hitting it off of apparently is...
11:31Has a number one album.
11:32He's a big pop star.
11:33He was in a boy band called One Direction.
11:35Donny!
11:36No, no, no.
11:37One...
11:39One...
11:39One Direction.
11:40He was in a band called...
11:42Donny.
11:43There's more other things besides Donny Wahlberg.
11:45No, there's nothing.
11:46No, that is New Kids on the Block.
11:47This is a different band, One Direction.
11:50Zayn is also in the band.
11:52Oh, is it Harry?
11:53Yes, yes, yes.
11:54Harry Styles?
11:54And she's not doing it with her hands.
11:57Uh-huh.
11:58She's doing it with her?
11:59With her...
12:00Butt?
12:00No.
12:01She's not doing it with her.
12:03She's doing it with her...
12:04With her toes.
12:05Yes!
12:05With her toes.
12:06Very nice.
12:07With her feet.
12:08Betsy Ross shooting an apple off of Harry Styles' head.
12:13Oh, my God.
12:14Yes!
12:15What?
12:15Oh!
12:17Oh, my God!
12:21Come on!
12:23Is that amazing?
12:24You're amazing!
12:25Okay, that was unbelievable!
12:26That was unbelievable!
12:29When are you gonna see something like that in your whole lifetime?
12:32All right, Charlize, grab that blue card when the curtains open.
12:35Okay?
12:36Time will start when you begin to talk.
12:42Oh, God.
12:44This is...
12:46So, uh...
12:47I can't.
12:48I can't.
12:49What do you mean you can't?
12:50You have to.
12:51Oh, okay.
12:51It's a place where you can go and buy food.
12:55Whole Foods?
12:56Uh, Stop and Shop.
12:58Oh, my gosh.
12:59No, no, no.
13:00A place where you can buy food?
13:00It's a grocery store.
13:02Yeah, I just named two of them.
13:03And the last one is a guy's name.
13:05Oh, gosh.
13:06A guy's name?
13:08Yeah, it's a guy's name.
13:09Nick and Tony or something?
13:10I don't know.
13:11It's, uh...
13:12Okay.
13:13Okay, so in front of this store, what's happening is a sport.
13:17There's a sport happening.
13:19It sounds like karate or something.
13:20It's a sport that you can either do in...
13:23You can do it in oil.
13:28You can do it in oil.
13:29And you call it a sport?
13:30It's a sport, yes.
13:31And you have to kind of, like, try and just...
13:34Have I done that?
13:35Oh, wrestling, wrestling.
13:36Yes!
13:37Okay, someone's wrestling.
13:39Mud wrestling?
13:40Yes!
13:41Someone's mud wrestling.
13:42In front of the store.
13:43Yes, the store with two names.
13:45Yes.
13:45What does it rhyme with?
13:46Okay, so, uh, Bo is, like, the last name of the guy.
13:51Something and Bo.
13:52Ho.
13:54Mo.
13:55It's something.
13:57Ro.
13:57Something.
13:58Something.
13:59Oh.
13:59Oh.
14:00Something.
14:01Something.
14:02Lo.
14:03Okay, so the people inside.
14:06Yes, there's humans inside.
14:07Yeah, they, uh, they are very, very famous.
14:10A very famous writer.
14:13Oh, William Shakespeare.
14:14Yes!
14:15Yes, that's it.
14:16So there's...
14:16William Shakespeare's are mud wrestling inside of a...
14:22Yeah, in front of...
14:23In front of a...
14:24Whatever the store.
14:25A grocery store.
14:26A grocery store.
14:26A grocery store.
14:28I have this thing, and I'm gonna give you this thing,
14:31and you're gonna give me this.
14:32Barter.
14:32Trader Joe's!
14:41Yeah!
14:42Wow!
14:44Oh, my God!
14:46Oh, my God!
14:47Oh, my God!
14:49Let's rest.
14:50Oh, my God.
14:51That's fantastic.
14:53Trader Joe's!
14:54Trader Joe's!
14:55Joe!
14:56No, I just...
14:57Trader Joe's!
14:58I know. Mo! Lo!
14:59I forgot.
15:00All right, Charlize.
15:02First of all, everyone, you can't unsee that.
15:06Now, let's see what's behind you.
15:08Ah.
15:13All right, this is pretty easy, I think.
15:15Oh.
15:17Wait.
15:19There's a lot going on.
15:21Uh...
15:21It's a wide eyeline.
15:23Now I don't quite understand what's going on.
15:26Uh...
15:26That's not gonna help me.
15:28All right.
15:28These are two of the snowmen from Frozen.
15:32Oh, uh...
15:33Oh, uh...
15:34Oh, my God.
15:35Oh, what's his name?
15:36Yeah, yeah.
15:37That's...
15:37We're getting close.
15:39Frozen.
15:40Frosty.
15:41No.
15:41No, no, no, no, no.
15:42You're saying the first part.
15:43Yeah.
15:44You said...
15:45Oh!
15:45Oh, yes.
15:46And if you're not crying, you're...
15:47Hola!
15:48If you're not crying, you're...
15:49Hola!
15:50Yes, that's right.
15:51Two.
15:51Hey, whoa, hey.
15:53Whoa, whoa, whoa.
15:54Now it's getting weirder than weird.
15:56I gotta...
15:56You gotta guess this...
15:57You gotta guess this very fast,
15:59because I don't know what's happening.
16:00They're playing with their...
16:02What is their nose made out of?
16:04A carrot.
16:05Yes, and they are at a store that's...
16:08Frader Joe's.
16:10It's a store where they sell everything.
16:13Birthday cards.
16:14It has three letters.
16:15Oh, CBS.
16:16There you go!
16:16That's it!
16:17You got it!
16:18Playing with their carrot.
16:20Oh, wow.
16:23Wow.
16:23Don't look at that.
16:24Don't look at that.
16:25Trish, cut the curtain.
16:26Cut the curtain.
16:27That's terrible.
16:27Cut the curtain.
16:28I don't want anyone...
16:30Kids.
16:32Kids watch our show.
16:34It's disturbing.
16:35I apologize.
16:36Oh, my God.
16:36But you got it totally correct.
16:38All right, here we go.
16:38Let's rotate the stage once more.
16:41Here we go.
16:46Now, let's see what is behind me.
16:49Okay.
16:50I'm gonna do better.
16:53Oh, my God.
16:55Dude, that is a...
16:57That's a genuine reaction.
16:59Oh, no.
17:00Oh, my goodness.
17:02What is it?
17:02I want this for my birthday.
17:06Okay, so, uh, it's where you're gonna...
17:08It's like an outdoor place with lots of, uh, water,
17:12and, like, there's waves, and you go and you lay out,
17:15you get a tan.
17:16Uh, uh, ocean?
17:17Yeah, but, like, on the sand, you're on the...
17:19A beach.
17:20Yes, okay.
17:23And, uh, there's four of them.
17:25They can actually do that.
17:28And shoot.
17:29Spider-Spider-Spider-Man?
17:29Yes, yes.
17:31Or Spider-Man's on the beach.
17:32Yeah, and they are listening to a good old country song,
17:36and they're doing this dance that goes really well
17:39with country songs.
17:40Uh, Texas two-step.
17:41No.
17:42It's, like, you have to kind of stand...
17:44Line dancing.
17:44Yes!
17:45Yes!
17:45That's gonna be line dancing on the beach!
17:56Charlize Theron, everybody!
17:58We're talking to Charlize after the break.
18:00Stick around, everybody.
18:01Oh, my God!
18:03How great are they?
18:11Hey!
18:12Hey!
18:13Hey!
18:15Hey!
18:16Hey!
18:16Hey!
18:21That's what you want for.
18:23I'm gonna raise the names written on the top, boy.
18:26Our first guest is an Oscar-winning actress
18:29who stars in the new movie Apex,
18:32which begins streaming on Netflix this Friday.
18:34Please welcome Charlize Theron!
18:38Apex!
18:38And I'm brother Wayne, eh, yeah.
18:40Any food sittin' on your plate is what we'll take next.
18:43Apex!
18:44Yeah, I'm a Wayne, eh, yeah.
18:45Any food sittin' on your plate is what we'll take next.
18:48Apex!
18:49Come on!
18:49That's Charlize out there!
18:52That's what I'm talking about!
18:54They love you.
18:55They love you.
18:56We love you.
18:57Come on.
18:57My baby.
18:58My baby.
18:59Welcome back.
19:00Thanks, Ruby.
19:01We always talk about your kids.
19:02How are your kids doing?
19:03They're just, like, teenagers.
19:05How old are yours?
19:06Twelve.
19:06Twelve and eleven.
19:07Not quite teenagers.
19:08Yeah, so, eleven and fourteen.
19:09Oh, yeah.
19:10All right, we're in the same window, yeah.
19:11Real?
19:13Real?
19:13It's like the exorcism, yeah.
19:14Oh, stop!
19:17I'm just saying.
19:18I'm just saying.
19:18Do they know how talented their mom is?
19:21Do they watch your movies?
19:22No!
19:22No, no.
19:23They don't watch your movies?
19:24They know what you do.
19:25I mean, maybe.
19:27Do they know what you do?
19:27I don't really ask.
19:28Like, hey, have you seen?
19:30Um, they, my, my fourteen-year-old came home the other day from school.
19:36And she's just like, she has this look on her face like she just smelled a fart at all
19:39times now.
19:40It's like the teenage thing.
19:41Okay, okay, okay.
19:41Everything's annoying.
19:42Yeah.
19:43And she's just like, she's like, what were you doing all day?
19:47It's like, I was working.
19:48She goes, what is your work?
19:52I said, I'm making movies.
19:53She's like, but you were just here all day?
19:56I was like, yeah.
19:57I was on the phone and I had Zoom meetings.
19:59I'm going to the production office.
20:01She's like, I went to school all day.
20:06I did something.
20:07Yeah.
20:08You were on the phone?
20:09You were not making movies here in the house?
20:10Yeah.
20:11Yeah.
20:11No idea.
20:12They think I'm in bed all day.
20:14It takes a lot of work to make these movies.
20:17Yes.
20:17And to be Charlize Theron.
20:19Come on, ladies and gentlemen.
20:20This is the one and only.
20:21Don't win Oscars.
20:23Don't give them away.
20:24See, it's like neutralizes it.
20:27I get beat up by the 14-year-old, then I come here and you guys are nice.
20:30Yeah.
20:30See, yeah.
20:31You got to humble.
20:33You know, we've known each other a long time.
20:35Yes.
20:3526 years ago, we first did SNL together.
20:38Yep.
20:38You were Marilyn Monroe.
20:39I was Joe DiMaggio.
20:41Do you remember?
20:42I do remember that so vividly and very fondly.
20:45You were so nice.
20:47Oh, really?
20:47Yeah, I was so nervous.
20:49I'm, like, actually not really good with that stuff.
20:51And you were so kind.
20:52I remember that I had to wear, like, platform shoes because you're so tall.
20:56And I had to be the same height.
20:58I remember your teeth kept falling out.
21:04I was wearing fake teeth.
21:06Yes.
21:06Oh, yes!
21:07My teeth kept falling out during my lines.
21:09And I was, like, trying to do my audition.
21:10Oh, my God!
21:11You kept, like, shoving it in your mouth.
21:14I could not keep it together.
21:16Oh, I'm sorry about that.
21:16Yeah, I apologize.
21:17Oh, no, it was amazing.
21:19Yeah, we're doing hard work.
21:22Oh, yes, we were.
21:23Yes, yeah.
21:23I want to talk about Apex.
21:25Congratulations on this.
21:26This is a thrilling, wild ride.
21:28It's a great movie.
21:30Super fun.
21:32Thrilling, scary.
21:32How do we set up the movie and who you play?
21:36It is a thriller, action, psychological thriller.
21:41It's, you know, sitting on the edge of your seat,
21:44not being able to breathe for about an hour and 40.
21:47And it's a good time.
21:49I mean, seriously, here's a shot of you.
21:50This is a scene.
21:51You're rock climbing.
21:53Yeah.
21:53You're a rock climber in this.
21:55Yeah, my character is a rock climber.
21:57And she goes into the Australian outback to kind of have a bit of a...
22:02But she's emotionally kind of torn.
22:04And so she has to kind of go and find herself again.
22:06Yeah.
22:06And she does with a serial killer.
22:08Yeah.
22:09By the way, he's fantastic.
22:11Oh, Taron Egerton.
22:12Taron Egerton is great in this.
22:14He's my buddy in this.
22:16Yeah.
22:16You shot on location in Australia.
22:18We did.
22:19It's gorgeous, huh?
22:20Oh, beautiful.
22:20Oh, my God.
22:21It's where you would imagine a serial killer would chase you.
22:24It's that gorgeous.
22:25It's that gorgeous.
22:26Oh, it's that gorgeous.
22:27It would shock you.
22:27It's just so isolated.
22:29We had to hike an hour into location.
22:32Then we would shoot all day.
22:34I'd climb a whole mountain.
22:35Then we would hike all the way out again.
22:38No.
22:39Yeah, yeah, yeah.
22:39It's very far.
22:40But also, isn't there...
22:42I love Australia.
22:43I've never been, but I'm afraid.
22:44Because I think there's, like, spiders and stuff.
22:46Yes. Oh.
22:47And sharks.
22:48Yes.
22:49Like, in the pool.
22:50The swimming pool.
22:51They have...
22:52In Australia, there's sharks in your pool.
22:54You got to be careful.
22:56I think you have...
22:57Getting your information mixed up.
22:58And snakes.
22:59Oh, my God.
22:59So many snakes.
23:01There are snakes, right?
23:01So many snakes.
23:02We have, like, 17 snake handlers at all times.
23:05You did?
23:06Yes.
23:06And then, during the day, you could, like, walk by them
23:08and peek in the bag and see all the snakes they've been catching.
23:11It's right there where we're shooting.
23:13What do they do with the snakes in the bag?
23:14So, they dump them on another part of the wilderness.
23:18And then we ended up shooting in that part of the wilderness.
23:23Because nobody told the snake wrangler
23:25that we were going to shoot there.
23:27So, they dumped, like, 400 snakes over there.
23:30And I had to do a running shot.
23:31And they made me go so far into, like,
23:34this big wide shot of me running.
23:35And everything goes quiet.
23:37Camera's about to roll.
23:37And I just hear...
23:40I know.
23:41Stop.
23:41I look back.
23:43But did you...
23:44What were you supposed to do?
23:45I did everything wrong.
23:47What are you supposed to do?
23:47You're supposed to just be very calm.
23:49Very still.
23:50Yes.
23:50I screamed so loud.
23:52I ran so fast.
23:54You ran so far.
23:54Yeah, you do the opposite of everything you're supposed to do.
23:56Everything.
23:57Well, they could have used that shot in the movie.
23:59Because, yeah.
24:00They were very concerned.
24:01Yes.
24:01You guys are going to love this.
24:02I want to show a clip.
24:03Here's Charlize Theron in Apex.
24:05Take a look.
24:26Take a look.
24:44Like the door.
24:44Why aren't you supposed to kill behind the dungeon?
24:46Now let's kick outside your creature.
24:47It's nassily.
25:02We'll be right back with more tonight, Joe, everybody.
25:07Stick around!
25:24Our next guest stars in and executive produces the series
25:28Boston Blue, which airs every Friday at 10 p.m. on CBS
25:33and streams on Paramount+.
25:34Please welcome Donnie Wahlberg!
25:47Oh!
25:48Oh!
25:50Oh!
25:52Oh!
25:53Oh!
25:56Oh!
25:58That's what I'm talking about!
25:59Thank you for doing that!
26:01Thank you!
26:02That's Donnie Wahlberg right there!
26:04Come on!
26:05That's how you do it!
26:07That is how you do it!
26:08Thank you!
26:09Thank you!
26:10Thank you!
26:11Oh, my God!
26:13It is great to see you.
26:14Thank you for doing that.
26:15The sixth new kid.
26:17Yeah!
26:18Yeah, right.
26:18Done!
26:19Thank you for doing the dance!
26:20Thank you!
26:21Thank you, your audience.
26:22Thank you, Roots.
26:23Thank you, everybody.
26:23When you hear the theme, do you...
26:25Is it like when they put up the bat signal,
26:27your body just goes into the dance?
26:29You got to do it?
26:30You know, I got to be honest.
26:31As I get older, I enjoy it more.
26:35Is that right?
26:36When I was younger, like, I'd go to a Celtics game
26:38or something, and they'd start playing.
26:39Oh, oh.
26:40And I'd be like, ah, I just want to watch the game.
26:42And, like, someone would scream from this side of the balcony,
26:45and someone would call me a loser.
26:46Donnie, you're a loser!
26:48From, you know, this side.
26:49That's great.
26:49And as I get older, I really embrace it.
26:51I really love it.
26:52Yeah, come on.
26:52It's really wonderful.
26:53It's so wonderful.
26:54You're the best, yeah.
26:55You've done it, man.
26:57Uh, your debut album turned 40 years old this month.
27:02Wow.
27:05Do you ever think...
27:08Did you ever think this kid would become such a big deal?
27:13Look at this.
27:13Not with that sweater.
27:15Yeah.
27:15No, he's so cool.
27:16No, it's C3.
27:17You can see my chest, and I'm, like, 14.
27:19It's just weird.
27:20Yeah.
27:21But it was, uh...
27:22Here we are 40 years later, and it's bigger than ever.
27:24Yeah.
27:24I believed the band would be successful.
27:26If for no other reason, Maury Starr, who discovered us,
27:29discovered New Edition, and they went on to huge success,
27:32and he just kept saying,
27:33You're gonna be huge.
27:34You're gonna be huge.
27:35And we're like, all right.
27:35Yeah, you're a little kid.
27:36What does that mean?
27:37It's so exciting.
27:38We're in a hotel room.
27:39Yeah.
27:40And, uh, and, yes, it's...
27:41I'm blown away every day that we're still doing it,
27:44that fans still show up, that I'm sitting here.
27:47Like, none of this, uh...
27:49It never gets old to me.
27:51I still kind of pinch myself.
27:53I know from those days, we grew up with nothing.
27:55You know, we had nothing.
27:56All of us.
27:57Nobody in the group.
27:57We all came from very humble beginnings.
28:00Yeah.
28:00And to have succeeded at all was a miracle,
28:03but to be here, it's a blessing that beyond...
28:05I mean, you have a Las Vegas residency.
28:07Yeah, yeah.
28:07You were just...
28:07Here you are, I mean...
28:09Here you are with Elvis, with Vegas Elvis.
28:12Fantastic Elvis right there.
28:14Uh, what's that like out in Vegas?
28:16Vegas is incredible.
28:17Our fans are coming from all around the world.
28:19Uh, the show is spectacular.
28:21I hear that it's great.
28:22Yeah, it's really, really good.
28:24And, um, we're just...
28:25We're blessed.
28:26We're gonna update it now,
28:27because we've been there for a year doing it.
28:29We're gonna add some new stuff.
28:29I know there's some blockheads in the audience.
28:31I saw them during the other segment.
28:33We're gonna...
28:34Shout-out to the blockheads.
28:35That's right.
28:36We're gonna spice it up a lot.
28:37Yeah!
28:37We love you!
28:38Uh, let's talk about your new show.
28:40Congratulations on this.
28:41Boston Blue.
28:42It's fantastic.
28:43It's a spin-off of Blue Bloods.
28:45And this time, your character moves to Boston.
28:47Yeah.
28:47And you're famously from Boston.
28:48I will say this, by the way.
28:50As I went to say hi to you before the show,
28:51in your dressing room, you had...
28:53You were drinking a Dunkin'.
28:54Yeah.
28:54And I go, that is so funny.
28:55And we had donuts, too.
28:56We had actually Dunkin' donuts.
28:57He sounded fake.
28:58He's really...
28:59He's the most realest person I know.
29:01And I was like, I love it.
29:02But on the show, you play...
29:03Your character, Danny, is from Brooklyn.
29:05Yes.
29:06So I'm a Bostonian, playing a New Yorker,
29:08moving to Boston.
29:10If you don't win the Emmy,
29:11then I don't know what we're doing wrong, buddy.
29:13I'll settle for a blockbuster video award at this point.
29:16I know.
29:16But, I mean, how do you...
29:17Do you slip into the Boston accent by mistake?
29:20A little bit.
29:21It happens now more so than before,
29:23because I was surrounded by New Yorkers
29:25when I was playing Danny Reagan in New York.
29:27So I was constantly on my toes,
29:28and they'd laugh at me if Boston ever slipped out.
29:31And they would torment me, by the way,
29:32if, like, the Celtics lost to the Knicks
29:34or the Patriots lost to the Giants.
29:36That's what we do to each other.
29:36I know. It's brutal.
29:37But this show is a giant hit already.
29:39It's already been renewed for season two.
29:41So, congratulations.
29:42Boston Blue.
29:43Great name, too.
29:44Yeah.
29:45Boston Blue is great.
29:45Uh, we just... First things first,
29:48we have the most incredible cast.
29:49Yeah, everybody.
29:50My partner, Sonequa Martin-Green, incredible.
29:52Gloria Rubin, Ernie Hudson, Marcus Scribner,
29:55Mika Amundsen, Maggie Lawson.
29:57It's just... It's incredible.
29:58And we're having such a good time.
29:59The writers are great, too.
30:00The writers are great.
30:01And this Friday's episode is unbelievable.
30:04Uh, we have, um, Jefferson White from, uh, Yellowstone
30:07is playing a hostage taker,
30:10and it's just... It's an unbelievable episode.
30:12So we're just really excited.
30:13It was hard to follow in the footsteps of Blue Bloods.
30:15Of course.
30:16And a lot of people thought,
30:17oh, it's a no-brainer.
30:18It was like, yeah, but if it fails, you know,
30:20we'll never hear the end of it.
30:21Yeah.
30:21And so we're very relieved,
30:22and we really made it our own show.
30:24And-and I love the cast.
30:25I love the writers.
30:25We're-we're blessed beyond belief.
30:28And it's a wonderful...
30:29You got another hit on your hands, bud.
30:30I want to show a clip.
30:31Here's Donnie Wahlberg in Boston Blue.
30:34Take a look at this.
30:35Sean wouldn't stop talking about it,
30:37so I caved and joined.
30:39You joined TikTok on purpose?
30:41I did.
30:42And it's low-key incredible.
30:44Low-key?
30:44If you start shooting TikToks and MCU,
30:46I'm gonna send you back to Brooklyn.
30:48We would do some good videos together,
30:49you and I, I'm just saying.
30:51By the way, you know what skibbity means?
30:53No, I-I don't, and neither should you.
30:55We gotta change with the times.
30:57Get along with the people that were policing.
30:58Danny Reagan, Gen Alpha whisperer.
31:00Yeah, I like that.
31:03Come on.
31:04Donnie Wahlberg, everybody.
31:05You can catch a new episode of Boston Blue
31:08every Friday at 10 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+.
31:12Morgan Neville joins us after the break.
31:14Stick around, everybody!
31:30Our next guest is an Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker.
31:35His latest movie is called Lorne, and it's in theaters now.
31:38Everyone, please welcome Morgan Neville.
31:50Come on.
31:51That's no time.
31:52Come on, now!
31:54All right.
31:54Oh, my gosh.
31:56Morgan Neville, welcome to the show.
31:57You're one of my favorite directors,
31:59and we actually met before.
32:01We did.
32:02You interviewed me for Lorne, for the documentary.
32:04I did. You're in it.
32:05I'm in the documentary.
32:06I know that was my favorite part.
32:07You're great.
32:07Yeah, yeah, yeah.
32:09You do a doc on our pal the great Lorne Michaels,
32:13and I gotta say, that is a tough gig.
32:15It's incredibly hard.
32:17I mean, it's like trying to make a film
32:18about the Wizard of Oz, you know?
32:20It kind of is.
32:21He's an inscrutable character,
32:23and I had to scrut him somehow.
32:25Yeah.
32:26He doesn't like talking about himself.
32:28He's very humble, and he's just like, yeah,
32:30he just wants everything around him to kind of work.
32:33How did you find out that you were gonna do this documentary?
32:34I don't even know how it happened.
32:37I never pitched him on making this film.
32:38He never agreed to make the film.
32:41But somehow it happened.
32:43I mean, really what happened is, you know,
32:45going back before SNL 50, before the 50th anniversary,
32:48Yeah.
32:48Years ago, three years ago, he said,
32:51well, let's meet and talk about documentary ideas.
32:54He said, come to my office.
32:55It was a show week.
32:57Nine o'clock, let's have a meeting.
32:58So I go into Lorne's office, nine o'clock,
33:01and there are 16 people in the room.
33:03And he said, so what are your ideas?
33:05And Higgins was in the room,
33:07all the senior writers, everybody.
33:09Oh, my God.
33:09And I just said, okay, I stand up,
33:11I start pitching all these ideas,
33:13and I'm just going and going.
33:14And I finish, and I sit down,
33:16and Lorne doesn't say anything.
33:18So then I said, so any thoughts, any ideas?
33:21Yeah.
33:22And he turns to one of his producers and says,
33:23Caroline, what did you think?
33:25And she said, well, I thought there were some good things.
33:27Like, she didn't want to get called on.
33:29She tosses the hot potato to the next person.
33:31And then, finally, the meeting just ends,
33:33and I walk out with Katie Hochmeyer,
33:35the head of NBC late night.
33:36And I said, what just happened?
33:37She said, oh, he likes you.
33:40So I had this story that all the cast members tell.
33:43Yes.
33:44About getting hired and not knowing you got hired.
33:46Yeah.
33:46But you did such a great job.
33:48I mean, he's such an interesting guy.
33:51And when you're doing this,
33:52when you're talking to all these legends,
33:54you're talking to Chris Rock.
33:55You're talking to Mike Myers.
33:57Do you get...
33:59I don't know.
34:00You don't get intimidated.
34:01But do you?
34:02Do you go, like, what?
34:03I'm talking to these comedies.
34:03I mean, they love talking about Lorne.
34:06You know, they're not talking about themselves.
34:07They're talking about somebody who, for most of them,
34:10completely changed their life.
34:12I mean, you're one of those people.
34:13Completely changed my life.
34:14I mean, NBC didn't really even want me to host late night.
34:18And this is true.
34:19And Lorne said, you have to do it with Jimmy.
34:22If you don't, then I'm not doing it.
34:23That's amazing.
34:24And he really went to bat for me.
34:26I would not have the time.
34:27He's the best.
34:28And...
34:29For so many people.
34:31Oh, yeah.
34:31Conan.
34:32Conan O'Brien.
34:33You know, so many people.
34:35So many people.
34:35He gets their back.
34:36He's loyal.
34:37I think you captured him so perfectly.
34:39He's just...
34:40Everything about him is great.
34:42Did he get...
34:43Did he see the film?
34:44Because I don't think he's going...
34:45He told me the entire time he made this film,
34:47he was never going to watch the film.
34:49Yes.
34:49He just...
34:49He always says, I'm never going to...
34:50I don't read anything.
34:51I don't watch anything.
34:52He doesn't watch SNOW after it airs.
34:54That's the end of it.
34:54So we had a premiere recently here in New York.
34:57Yeah.
34:58And there was a seat held open for him.
35:00And I didn't think he was going to watch it.
35:02After the movie ended, people started coming up to me
35:04and saying, Lorne watched the film.
35:05Lorne watched the film.
35:07And so it blew my mind.
35:08And so there was a party afterwards.
35:10And Lorne's in this corner booth.
35:11And I walk up to him and he nods at me and says,
35:13Good.
35:16Take the W.
35:17That is a five-star review.
35:19Take the W. That's a win right there.
35:21I want to show everyone a clip.
35:23Here's a look at Morgan Neville's documentary, Lorne.
35:26Enjoy.
35:27The questions you want to ask Lorne,
35:29I would ask other people.
35:31And then they'll give you a bunch of different answers.
35:33And then you can...
35:34Cut them together to funny music?
35:36Exactly.
35:36Do you know anything about his childhood?
35:42A suburb of Toronto?
35:44Uh-huh.
35:44Right?
35:45That's Canada.
35:46He liked hockey.
35:48Liked hockey.
35:49A lot of, like, outdoor hockey kind of stuff.
35:53Fishing and, you know, stuff like that.
35:56If you told me he made maple syrup, I would believe you.
35:58I guess I don't know what his dad did.
36:02We should ask him.
36:04We should, like, meet Lorne.
36:05Just talk to him.
36:08Yeah, you should meet Lorne.
36:09Yeah.
36:10It's fantastic.
36:11Congratulations.
36:12It is so great.
36:13Morgan Neville, everyone!
36:14His documentary and Lorne is in theaters now!
36:17We'll be right back, everybody.
36:19My squad half-man drilling half-man.
36:22Bella, my man.
36:23They about 70 strong just like fella.
36:25Ew!
36:25Part belly-melon, part man.
36:27Ellen and we represent...
36:40Performing What If We Don't from her upcoming album, Wilde, please welcome Ashley McBride!
36:59This is the part we call it a night.
37:05You get in your car and I get into mine.
37:11You're thinking about me, and I'm thinking about you.
37:17And we can go home alone, like we always do.
37:22What if we don't?
37:25What if we don't?
37:28What if we stop fightin' what we know we don't want?
37:35We might repent how far we let go.
37:40What if we don't?
37:46What if we don't?
37:47There's always the fear of goin' there now.
37:53Things gettin' weird if it don't work out.
37:59This kind of thing can't stop once it starts.
38:04We might end up breaking each other's hearts.
38:11What if we don't?
38:13What if we don't?
38:16What if we stop fightin' what we know we don't want?
38:22We might regret how far we let it go.
38:28What if we don't?
38:31I don't wanna overthink it.
38:35I gotta kiss you right now.
38:37Baby, I'm tired of thinkin' about you.
38:54What if we don't?
38:57What if we don't?
39:00What if we stop fightin' what we know we don't want?
39:06We might regret how far we let it go.
39:12We might regret how far we let it go.
39:18We might regret how far we let it go.
39:19What if we don't?
39:24What if we don't?
39:35What if we don't?
39:36What if we don't know me?
39:45What if we don't?
39:47What sich it gäller?
39:49Come on!
39:50That is how you do it right there!
39:53Ashley McBride!
39:55Yes!
39:57Wilde is out May 8th.
39:59Whoo!
40:00My thanks to Charlize Theron, Donnie Wahlberg,
40:03Morgan Neville, Ashley McBride once again!
40:07Awesome.
40:09And, of course, the roots right there
40:10from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
40:15Stay tuned for Late Night with Seth Meyers.
40:17Good night, everybody.
40:32Set.
40:35Haha.
40:46Yep.
40:49.
40:53.
40:54.
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