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00:07From Studio 6B and Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City,
00:12is for tonight's show starring Jimmy Fallon.
00:17Tonight, join Jimmy and his guests, Olivia Rodrigo, Richard Gantz,
00:22the crew of NASA's Artemis II movie listeners,
00:24musical guests, Bruce Hornsby,
00:26and featuring the legendary Ruth Cruz.
00:292,285.
00:31And now, here he is, Jimmy Fallon.
00:39Hey, hey, hey, hey.
00:42Hey, hey, hey.
00:44Thank you very much.
00:45Come on now, hey.
00:46Hey, hey, hey, hey.
00:48Come on, welcome, welcome, welcome.
00:50Thank you very much.
00:51Hey, yeah, hey, come on now.
00:54If you have this, come on, we'll do it.
00:56Let's go, let's go, let's go.
01:01Come on.
01:03Hey, everybody.
01:05Oh, I'm looking great, looking great.
01:07Welcome, everybody.
01:08Welcome, welcome, welcome to The Tonight Show.
01:10You're here.
01:11This is it.
01:12That's it.
01:13That's it.
01:15Well, guys, I'm excited about this.
01:17The crew of NASA's Artemis II moon mission is here tonight.
01:20Come on!
01:25They were in space for 10 days and traveled farther than any humans in history.
01:30Yeah.
01:35Meanwhile, there's some people in our crowd thinking, big deal, I just flew Southwest into Newark Airport.
01:39That was...
01:40Talk to me about that.
01:43Let's get to some news.
01:44Well, guys, earlier today, King Charles and Queen Camilla wrapped up their trip to the U.S.
01:49Yeah, it was sweet.
01:49They waved goodbye and opened up their umbrellas and floated away.
01:52It was very...
01:55Some more news from Washington.
01:57The situation in Iran is at a standstill, and President Trump just said that U.S. negotiators
02:02aren't flying 18 hours anymore for peace talks, and instead that they're talking to Iran,
02:06quote, telephonically.
02:13They were communicating telephonically.
02:16Oh, wow.
02:17Yeah, anyway.
02:18Uh-oh.
02:19Sorry about this.
02:22Uh, hello?
02:23Hello, Iran.
02:24This is President Trump, and it's time to negotiate.
02:27I'm so sorry.
02:28I think you have the wrong number.
02:30Oh, playing hardball, I see.
02:31Well, that won't work on me, Iran.
02:33Let's make a deal.
02:34If you open the strait, I'll give you Don Jr. and Eric.
02:40Sir, I cannot negotiate with you.
02:42I'll also give you backstage passes to Kid Rock and a passport with my face on it.
02:47No, I can't do it.
02:48I can't do it, sir.
02:49Final offer.
02:50Everything in Kash Patel's liquor cabinet and everything in JD Vance's makeup cabinet.
02:56Sir, this isn't going to work.
02:58Why?
02:59Because we're doing it telephonically?
03:05No.
03:06If you prefer, we can do it FaceTime-a-logically.
03:10No.
03:11WhatsApp or Snapchat-a-lopically?
03:14No.
03:15Slide into your DMs on Tinder-onically?
03:18No.
03:19Messenger owl from Harry Potter-a-logically?
03:22No.
03:23I'm sorry, sir.
03:24I'm hanging up now.
03:25You're meaner than the Pope.
03:26Oh, my God.
03:28What's that mean?
03:33Soft on crime.
03:36Well, switching gears this weekend is the 152nd Kentucky Derby.
03:40Come on.
03:44It airs right here on NBC, and they've got some interesting sponsors this year.
03:49Very interesting.
03:50Take a look.
03:51The 152nd Running of the Kentucky Derby is brought to you by...
03:55Spirit Airlines.
03:57We're all about bumpy rides that smell like manure.
04:00Waffle House.
04:00Horse tracks aren't the only place where you might get kicked in the head.
04:04Dasani.
04:04You can lead a horse to water, but it still won't drink Dasani.
04:08Trader Joe's.
04:09Our salami sticks aren't not, not, not made of horse.
04:12Nature Valley.
04:13Crunch on some messy oats, you little pony boy.
04:16Nerds gummy clusters.
04:18Like sugar cubes for people.
04:20Hoka Shoes.
04:21We'll have you clomping around like sea biscuit.
04:23L'Oreal.
04:24When the horse's hair makes you look chopped.
04:27Ancestry.com.
04:28Or as it's known here in Kentucky, Tinder.
04:30And of course, Elmer's.
04:33You know why.
04:34That's interesting, right?
04:36I found that interesting.
04:42And finally, this is going viral.
04:44Chanel just debuted their new soulless shoes.
04:47This is real.
04:48Take a look.
04:52That's not a shoe.
04:53That's an eye patch for your foot.
04:55We have a great show.
04:56Give it up for the Roots, everybody.
05:02Oh, come on now.
05:09Thank you, Roots.
05:10Thank you, Roots.
05:12Hey guys, I just want to quickly mention, be sure to tune in next Wednesday, May 6th.
05:16We have a very special guest stopping by the show.
05:19He's a rock and roll legend and one of the coolest humans alive.
05:22He has a new album coming out this summer with his band, The Rolling Stones.
05:26Mick Jagger will be here next Wednesday, May 6th.
05:30Come on!
05:33But first, what a show we have for you tonight.
05:35She is one of the biggest artists on the planet.
05:37Her new album, You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love, is out June 12th.
05:42She just announced a new tour.
05:44And she's the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live.
05:48This weekend, Olivia Rodrigo is here. Come on!
05:56That's my bud.
05:57Great.
05:58She's fantastic.
05:59Doing great.
06:01He created and stars in the new series Half Man, which airs Thursdays at 9pm on HBO and
06:07HBO Max, and is getting rave reviews.
06:09Richard Gad is joining us tonight.
06:11Yeah.
06:16They just made history by successfully traveling the farthest distance humans have
06:21ever gone from Earth.
06:22The crew of NASA's Artemis II moon mission are here with us tonight.
06:29And we got great music from Bruce Hornsby!
06:37Bruce Hornsby in the house.
06:38You know, there's so much going on in the world.
06:40Sometimes it's important to just take a step back, I think, and celebrate the little things in life.
06:44Don't you agree?
06:45Yeah.
06:46It's time for Tonight Show Toasts.
06:48Here we go.
06:57A toast to The Devil Wears Prada 2.
07:08The first film was a triumph.
07:11Hathaway and Streep are back.
07:13But this time, because of the economy, the devil's wearing Nordstrom rack.
07:20Hey, uh, can I do one, Jimmy?
07:21Yes, yes, of course.
07:23Quest, love.
07:24Yes.
07:24Okay.
07:24A toast to Mother's Day.
07:26Oh, of course.
07:27Yes, very nice.
07:28You gave me the gift of life.
07:30Something to believe in.
07:31So here's a sine candle, because I guess that means we're even.
07:35Oh, that's very nice.
07:37Very good.
07:38You're even with your mind.
07:39That's very nice of you.
07:40Oh, Jimmy!
07:42Oh!
07:43I have a toast.
07:44Oh, yes, of course.
07:45Higgins, please.
07:46By all means.
07:47May I?
07:47Uh, Jimmy.
07:48To the Kentucky Derby.
07:50Oh!
07:52Yes, yes, yes!
07:53Yes!
07:54The build-up is so exciting.
07:56The horse run without limits.
07:58And just like me in college, it only lasts two minutes.
08:08My turn.
08:09My turn.
08:10Oh, yes.
08:10Very good.
08:11Tariq?
08:11A toast.
08:13To AirPods.
08:15Oh.
08:17So, tiny, sleek, and wireless, your design is very clever.
08:22But one sneeze near a subway, great, and it's goodbye AirPods forever!
08:28Rather!
08:30Rather!
08:32Yes, yes, yes.
08:34I'll go.
08:34Oh, come on!
08:35Absolutely!
08:36Do a toast!
08:37A toast to what?
08:38A toast to what?
08:39A toast to what?
08:40A toast to almond milk.
08:41Oh, yes!
08:41Almond milk!
08:44Almond milk.
08:44You make my coffee taste so great, the case is open and shut.
08:48But I'd hate to be the poor SOB whose job is milking nuts.
08:53Oh, thank you very much.
08:55Thank you for the toast, everyone.
08:56Stick around!
08:57When we come back, we have puppies predicting the Kentucky Derby!
09:02Oh!
09:03That's right!
09:13Release the puppies!
09:15Go back!
09:17Go back!
09:27Welcome back, everyone!
09:30The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday on NBC.
09:36Now, usually there's a horse that's a clear favorite, but not this year.
09:40It's nearly impossible to predict the winner.
09:42Well, you guys are in luck, because when it comes to predicting things, we have a secret weapon, and it's
09:47puppies.
09:48That's right.
09:49That's right.
09:50Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the Puppy Predictors 2026 Kentucky Derby edition!
09:55Puppy Predictors!
09:59Puppy Predictors!
10:03Puppy Predictors!
10:04Welcome to the Puppy Predictors 2026 Kentucky Derby edition.
10:08Here's how it works.
10:09We have ten adorable puppies, each representing one of the top ten horses competing in Saturday's
10:15big race, and one giant trough of kibble.
10:18Whichever puppy crosses the finish line and reaches the trough first will be crowned the
10:23Kentucky Derby winner.
10:24Now, let's meet the puppies.
10:36First, we have Renegade, Further Ado, Commandment, Chief Wallaby, The Puma, Emerging Market,
10:51so happy!
10:54Denon Bourbon, Incredibolt!
10:56And finally, we have, long shot, Potente.
11:03All right, Potente, you look psyched.
11:05Now, look.
11:06Did you just wake up for a nap, Potente?
11:09All right, now.
11:10Listen up, Potente.
11:11Stop it.
11:11Listen.
11:12Now, look.
11:12I want this to be a clean race.
11:14Hi, bud.
11:14I want this to be a clean race, okay?
11:16I want...
11:17No, no.
11:18No, I know, I know.
11:19I know.
11:19I love you, too.
11:20I know.
11:20No wandering.
11:21No wandering.
11:22No peeing.
11:23No butt sniffing.
11:24Got it?
11:26Okay?
11:26Roots, whenever you're ready.
11:34Okay.
11:34Release the puppies!
11:37Go, bud.
11:40Who was it?
11:42Who was it?
11:43Who was it?
11:44What are you doing?
11:44Hi.
11:46Hi.
11:49Which one?
11:51Come on.
11:51Come here, bud.
11:52Come on.
11:52There you go.
11:53Yeah, come on.
11:54Hi.
11:55Hi.
11:57Hi, buddy.
12:00Oh, my goodness.
12:01Can we see that in slow motion?
12:02Who won?
12:05It is the Puma, number five.
12:09The Puma is the winner right there.
12:11You will be crowned the 2026 Kentucky Derby champion.
12:15Enjoy the race, everybody.
12:17Enjoy the race.
12:18Stick around.
12:18We'll be right back with Olivia Rodrigo.
12:20Hi, bud.
12:22Hi, bud.
12:23Hi.
12:24Oh, my God.
12:25Congratulations.
12:26That was fantastic.
12:28You're going on tour.
12:29This is gigantic.
12:32Olivia, massive.
12:34Massive tour.
12:35Everyone's going nuts.
12:35It's called the Unraveled tour.
12:37Do we know why yet, or will we find out?
12:50Our first guest is one of the biggest artists on the planet.
12:55Her new album, You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love,
12:58comes out June 12th.
13:00She just announced a new tour, and she's the host and musical guest
13:03on Saturday Night Live this weekend.
13:05Everyone, please welcome Olivia Rodrigo!
13:18Come on.
13:20Come on.
13:20That's what I'm talking about.
13:21Ah!
13:22That's all.
13:24That's what I'm talking about.
13:26Come on.
13:27Take it in.
13:28Feel the love.
13:29Oh, my God.
13:31Well, feel the love for Olivia Rodrigo.
13:34That's right.
13:37You're so excited to have you, uh, back on our show and back in...
13:40Thank you so much for having me.
13:42...back in the building.
13:42Yes.
13:43This is a huge week for you.
13:44You're the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend.
13:48You announced...
13:49I wanna talk to you about that. You're gonna be great.
13:52You announced a new tour this morning.
13:54Yup.
13:56And you made history on Monday with your new single,
14:00Drop Dead. Congratulations on this.
14:06Drop Dead went to number one.
14:08You became the first artist in history to debut their first three lead singles at number one.
14:13Congratulations.
14:14That's what I'm talking about.
14:15What are you talking about?
14:17How fun!
14:17Yeah!
14:19Thank you. I'm a very lucky girl.
14:20Thank you so much for having me on the show.
14:22I love coming.
14:22Please.
14:22Uh, now, you said, uh, that the song is the first chapter to your new album.
14:27What-what is it setting up?
14:28Yeah, I mean, the song is basically about a really awesome first date,
14:31and so I always kind of knew that I wanted to be the...
14:33the first step in the journey of You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love,
14:36so I just... the journey definitely, like, ebbs and flows
14:38and, um, goes in lots of different places from here,
14:40but this is, like, the first chapter.
14:42Your first two albums, uh, were Sour and Guts.
14:46Uh, did you... were you tempted to have this be a four-letter album?
14:49You know what? I-I always knew it wasn't gonna be four letters.
14:52Yeah, right?
14:52I-I just think I wanted to just break out.
14:53You wanna be stuck.
14:54Yeah, I didn't wanna be stuck in it, but, um, yeah, I...
14:56I love the title of the album, You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love.
15:00Yeah. It's beautiful.
15:01Thank you, yeah. I, um, I knew that I wanted this record
15:05to be about romantic love in more of a positive sense
15:07because I think my last two, obviously, were a little heartbroken
15:09and angsty, as they should be.
15:11And, um, so I knew I wanted to write some, like, kind of love songs,
15:13but I also wanted to inject them with a little bit of sadness
15:16and longing and, you know, um, melancholy,
15:19because those are all of my favorite love songs.
15:20What-what are your favorite sad love songs?
15:22Ooh, like-like love song by The Cure or video games by Lana Del Rey.
15:27Ooh.
15:27So sad.
15:28What are yours, Dumi?
15:30God, I mean, I-I listen to nothing but sad, uh, um, sad love songs.
15:35I love all of the stuff.
15:36My friend and I, you-I got this Bee Gees box set
15:38when I was in, uh, high school, and I split it with my dad.
15:42Um, sweet-he played Half High Pair, we had the three CD set,
15:45and we would just get together and listen to sad songs,
15:48me and my best friend in-in high school,
15:50and just every-and harmonized with the Bee Gees.
15:52Oh, my God, that's amazing!
15:53Yeah.
15:54I love that image.
15:55Yeah, which kind of led to probably me doing
15:57the Barry Give Talk show, but that's-it all happens.
15:59It-I-I-there's inspiration everywhere.
16:01Yeah, I don't know.
16:02Uh, I heard there's a song on this record
16:03that's inspired by Miranda and Steve from Sex and the City.
16:06Yeah.
16:06There's actually multiple songs
16:07that are inspired by Miranda and Steve.
16:09Miranda!
16:10Yeah.
16:10Miranda!
16:11Miranda!
16:12Miranda!
16:14Well, I love Miranda and Steve.
16:15I know.
16:16What-how are the-what-how?
16:19Yeah, they're-it's my favorite show.
16:21I love Sex and the City.
16:21I think I've watched, like, every episode maybe three times,
16:23but there's this, um...
16:25Mm-hmm.
16:25Like, when Miranda and Steve are getting back together,
16:26she's crying, and she's like,
16:27Steve, any time something funny happens,
16:29I just want to tell you!
16:30And I remember watching them and being like,
16:31Oh, my God, I have to write a song about them!
16:32That's a great line!
16:34I know!
16:35Yeah, it's a great...
16:35Uh, all right, good, so we do it.
16:37So we'll-next time you come,
16:38I won't decide which song was inspired by them.
16:40Yeah.
16:40Uh, this morning, you announced you're going on tour.
16:42Yeah!
16:42This is gigantic.
16:44Olivia, it's massive.
16:46Massive tour.
16:47Everyone's going nuts.
16:48It's called the Unraveled Tour.
16:49Yes.
16:50Do we know why yet, or will we find out?
16:52We'll find out soon.
16:53We'll find out soon.
16:53I can't give too much away, but I'm really excited.
16:55I've been working so hard on it,
16:56and I'm just, like, so stoked to play these songs live.
16:58The ticket presale starts, um, May 5th.
17:01Tickets go on sale May 7th at OliviaRodrigo.com.
17:04Uh, this weekend, we get to see her perform on, uh, SNL.
17:08Yeah!
17:08Host and musical guest.
17:09Yes.
17:09I'm so happy because, uh, Vampire is one of my favorite performances.
17:13Aw.
17:13When you did that live on SNL.
17:15You were just amazing.
17:16But now you want to do Double Duty.
17:17Yeah, I'm so, so excited.
17:19It's always been a huge dream of mine,
17:20and so I'm so grateful that Lauren let me do it,
17:23and just, like, getting to be there
17:24with all of the funniest people on the planet.
17:27Yes.
17:27And just, like, having fun,
17:28and just, like, making jokes all day.
17:30It's, it's literally a dream, and I'm just so honored.
17:32We heard the buzz already.
17:33Everyone's, like, loving you upstairs.
17:34They're like, she's the greatest.
17:36Do you have any tips for me, Jimmy?
17:36Ah, enjoy it, obviously.
17:39Uh, but, uh...
17:39No, I always feel like the end of Siren Live at the end
17:41when you're saying good nights and you're hugging.
17:43Yeah.
17:44That was always hit me.
17:45That was sad.
17:46A sad love story for me.
17:47Because, uh, you can't go back.
17:49You can't do it twice.
17:50You can't do it again.
17:51That's the last time you're ever gonna do that sketch.
17:53And you, like, you feel like you want to do it one more time,
17:55but you don't have that any more time.
17:57That's it.
17:58That show is it.
17:59And it's, like, done.
18:00But you're like, we don't know all the lines.
18:01We have, we have the costumes.
18:02We have the wardrobe.
18:03Right.
18:03You're like, nope, this is it.
18:04Enjoy it.
18:05Be present.
18:05Live in the moment.
18:06It's perfect the way it is.
18:08Yeah.
18:08Yeah.
18:08And you're gonna crush it.
18:09You know, it's gonna be great.
18:10Uh, you actually, uh, got left a note, I heard, from...
18:14Oh, my gosh.
18:14Yes, I did.
18:15This morning.
18:16Like, literally an hour ago.
18:17I was, I love Jack White.
18:19He is, like, my hero.
18:20Who does not love?
18:21Jack White is the best.
18:23He's rock and roll.
18:25He is badass.
18:26I love him.
18:27Wonderful person.
18:28Always stands up for what's right.
18:29He really does.
18:30I totally agree with you.
18:31Um, but I was, like, on the phone with him the other day.
18:33I was, like, oh, my God, I'm gonna, you know, host SNL.
18:35He's, like, I'm gonna leave a note in your dressing room.
18:36I was, like, ha, ha, okay, funny.
18:38Like, I feel like I've maybe said that to someone, too,
18:40and, like, never done it.
18:41And, uh, he sent me a text.
18:43He's, like, look up.
18:45Like, keep your head up.
18:46You're gonna find something.
18:47I was tearing apart the SNL dressing room.
18:50I was, like, taking the ceiling tiles off.
18:51I was, like, you left me something in here.
18:53We actually have video.
18:54Yeah, yeah, yeah.
18:55If you're finding Jack White's note in the dressing room,
18:56take a look.
19:06Oh, my God!
19:07Oh, my God!
19:12Oh, my God!
19:15Oh, my God!
19:17Oh, my God!
19:18Isn't that sweet?
19:20Isn't that sweet?
19:21He's the best.
19:22Yeah, he's the best.
19:23That's my little, like, good luck charm.
19:24And, Kitty, tell us what you will be performing
19:26on Saturday Night Live.
19:27Yeah, I'm gonna be singing Drop Dead
19:29and then a brand-new one that no one has heard.
19:31Yes!
19:33Cannot wait for that.
19:34Uh, I know you have to get back up to SNL.
19:36Thank you so much for coming by.
19:37We love you so much.
19:38Olivia Rodrigo, everyone!
19:39See you on SNL this weekend!
19:41And her album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love,
19:45is out June 12th.
19:46We'll be right back with more Tonight Show, everybody.
19:49Breaking records!
19:50Breaking records!
19:51Big Bear Brothers in it on a serious tip
19:53In the back, in a black trench
19:55I really want to keep this deep-nitch show
19:59Cause I eat quick
20:00A chimney that's still top of the street with
20:04Our next guest is an Emmy-winning writer, actor,
20:07and producer who created and stars in the new series
20:10Half-Man, which airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max.
20:15Please welcome Richard Gad!
20:25Come on!
20:27That's what I'm talking about!
20:29Come on, now!
20:32Hi, my friend. Welcome back to the show.
20:35Oh, thank you. Thank you. Thanks for having me.
20:36It's great to see you again.
20:37Last time you were here, we were talking about Baby Reindeer,
20:41which is your show and your creation,
20:42and it was just starting to get buzz,
20:45and then everyone was talking about it.
20:46And now I can say proudly,
20:48you are a three-time Emmy winner, Richard Gad.
20:52That's what I'm talking about!
20:54Come on!
20:56That's quite a suggestive picture you've got there.
20:58Yes, you in the kilt there spread out.
21:01Quite a lot of knee.
21:02Yes, a lot of you, yeah.
21:04This is a pretty good album cover, by the way.
21:06This is pretty good if you ever want to release an album.
21:07Keep that one in mind.
21:08Why not? Yeah.
21:10Last time you came on the show to talk about Baby Reindeer,
21:12I know we had, I think, Ariana Grande and Ron Howard here,
21:16and they all came up to you,
21:18and they were like,
21:19we love the show, Richard Boe,
21:20and you were like,
21:21I can't believe Ariana Grande knows the show.
21:23Yeah.
21:23I mean, I think she said she'd watched it about four times,
21:26which I couldn't actually believe.
21:28It was crazy.
21:29Does it freak you out?
21:31It's mad.
21:31I mean, the thing that just surprises me
21:34is just how many people have watched it.
21:35I think within the first eight weeks,
21:37over 80 million people watched the show.
21:39Yes.
21:39And I sort of...
21:41It's amazing.
21:42I mean, it's crazy.
21:43And then it means that pretty much everywhere I go,
21:45I get recognized to some degree,
21:47and that was just such an overnight sort of thing.
21:50The amount of people,
21:51like I remember even funnily enough at the Emmys,
21:53I remember seeing so many of my heroes,
21:55like I'm a big fan of Steve Martin,
21:56and I went up to,
21:57maybe I should leave him be,
21:59don't want to pest for me, Steve Martin.
22:00Yeah.
22:00And I remember going up to him and saying,
22:02hey, hey, could I get a photo?
22:04Is that right?
22:04And he said, only if I can get one, too.
22:06And I'd grown up watching this guy, like, you know.
22:09And he's the best, Steve Martin.
22:11Not only are you creating giant television shows
22:13and winning awards,
22:14but I know you're a huge soccer fan.
22:16Oh, yes.
22:17Or football, what you call it.
22:19Yes, yes, yes.
22:20Football, of course, yeah.
22:21Are you excited about the World Cup coming up?
22:23Oh, yeah, I'm excited.
22:24You know, it's funny because I've been...
22:26I surprised my dad for Christmas, right?
22:28You won't believe this.
22:29I surprised my dad for Christmas with, like,
22:31all the flights and all.
22:32Like, I treated him.
22:33Like, I'm gonna take you to the World Cup.
22:34And I still, if you can believe it,
22:36haven't managed to get any tickets.
22:37That's how...
22:38Yeah, so almost, like,
22:40I have to take the Christmas present back at this point.
22:41But isn't that...
22:42What else do you want, Dad?
22:43Yeah, I can't get...
22:44It's tough to get tickets.
22:45It's tough. It's unbelievable.
22:46And because Scotland haven't been there since 1998...
22:49Well, that's you. You're Scottish.
22:50Yeah, yeah.
22:51Like, they're the most in-demand tickets.
22:53But you gotta find a way.
22:54Yeah, I've gotta find a way.
22:54Come to Jersey.
22:55You can stay at my house.
22:56Yeah, deal.
22:57You're welcome.
22:58Well, at least your dad can stay.
23:00Whatever.
23:01We'll take care of your dad.
23:02I'll sleep on the porch outside.
23:03Yeah, yeah, no problem.
23:04Let's talk about your new show, Half Man.
23:07It premiered last week.
23:08It's getting rave reviews.
23:10Just quickly, if you want to plug your ears.
23:11Half Man is Richard Gad's outstanding return to TV.
23:14Riveting and profound, says Variety.
23:16Half Man is the best show of 2026.
23:19An appointment TV at its finest, says Digital Spy.
23:22And then, New York Post, they say Half Man should sweep the Emmys.
23:26Come on, brother.
23:27That's what I'm talking about.
23:30Congratulations.
23:31Oh, thank you so much.
23:33How do we set up the show?
23:35It starts kind of between an intense scene between two brothers.
23:39Yeah.
23:40It's kind of about men and sort of male repression, male violence.
23:43We meet me and Jamie Bell, the fantastic Jamie Bell.
23:45We meet us in a very odd situation in the present day,
23:50and we flash back to all the way to 1980s Scotland,
23:54and where we see all the kind of learned behaviors
23:56and prejudices that these characters soak up,
23:58which go on to make them kind of broken males in the present.
24:00It's an exploration of sort of male repression and masculinity.
24:04And I want to show everyone a clip of this.
24:06Here's Richard Gad in Half Man.
24:07Take a look at this.
24:29Oh, no.
24:35Come here.
24:38I am proud of you, yeah?
24:47You know that.
24:50Yikes!
24:52Richard Gad, Half Man airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max.
24:59We'll be right back with the crew from NASA's Artemis II.
25:02Stick around.
25:03What's that? Oh.
25:05State-of-the-art caffeine.
25:07Open your heads like omnivore screens.
25:09Not the average savage or cursed queen.
25:13I'm at a box-eye with a mock-fire.
25:16It went just like carbon monoxide.
25:20Our next guests are the astronauts behind NASA's Artemis II moon mission,
25:25who just successfully traveled the farthest distance humans
25:28have ever gone from Earth.
25:30Please welcome mission specialist Christina Cooke,
25:33Commander Reed Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover,
25:36and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen!
25:39In start of the
25:44What do you think…?
25:46That's what I'm talking about!
25:48How would you think…?
25:51Oh, yeah!
25:52Look at that, come on, man,
25:53take care of this problem!
25:54Oh, my god, cruentially!
25:56Look at that.
25:57Come on, man!
25:58That's what I'm talking about!
26:03Oh, they love you!
26:06We love you! We love you!
26:09Come on! Thank you so much!
26:11Welcome!
26:15Come on!
26:22Welcome to the show.
26:23Please enjoy yourself.
26:25Before we get into it, Victor, I just want to say,
26:28happy birthday! Happy 50th birthday!
26:30Happy birthday!
26:32Happy birthday!
26:36Thank you. Happy, happy, happy, happy.
26:39Can't think of a better way to spend it.
26:40Oh, yeah, good. I'm so happy you're all here.
26:43I'm sure you had so many emotions during this mission.
26:47I was going to ask you, when were you the most nervous?
26:51Was it takeoff? Was it landing?
26:54About 30 seconds ago.
26:56Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
26:57Could be that as well.
26:58I mean, you know, launch, people think of launch
27:00because they see the rocket, but it's actually, for us,
27:03reentry, way wilder of a ride.
27:06What? Yes.
27:07Really?
27:08Coming back to a planet is no joke.
27:11You might think, let's land the plane.
27:13No, it is nothing like that.
27:15You know, you're taking off and it's just a little rumble.
27:18You don't see anything.
27:19You're looking around your friends.
27:20You don't hear the explosions?
27:21Not so much.
27:23Now, on reentry...
27:23Later.
27:24Yes, exactly. You come back...
27:26Because it's loud when it's here.
27:27It is, but in there, not so much.
27:30Not so much.
27:30You come back, you are a literal plasma ball, and you see the fire outside every single window,
27:36and then you're like, so I'm in the flames.
27:39Right.
27:40Right.
27:41We are the fire.
27:42Really?
27:42Right there.
27:43And are you...
27:44Is it hot?
27:45Clearly not, right?
27:46It gets a little warm.
27:47It does.
27:47It actually does.
27:49We have to set the stage.
27:50You're coming...
27:51We're watching the altimeter click down.
27:53You're going six miles a second.
27:57Six miles a second?
27:58Thirty-nine times the speed of sound.
27:59Six miles a second we're hitting the atmosphere.
28:02Wait, are you hearing clicks?
28:02Are you hearing something?
28:03No, but we're, like, talking about it, and you're watching that number click down,
28:06but you don't really feel that speed until you hit the atmosphere.
28:10And then you start to slow down.
28:11Uh, Reid, uh, you have, uh, took one of the coolest pictures I could even imagine.
28:16Uh, it's you looking at Earth.
28:19Um, it seems unreal.
28:22It's incredibly emotional.
28:24But the...
28:24About five seconds before that photo was taken, I was looking at Christina,
28:28and she was taking a selfie out the window.
28:29I was like, what are you doing?
28:30She's like, I think you should come here and look at this.
28:32And I popped my head in the window next to her, and that's the view.
28:35I mean, that's... that's all of our planet right there.
28:38And, uh, we were lucky to have some phones with us and...
28:40Yeah.
28:41...able to take those pictures.
28:42We were talking about the feelings, you know, of launch and entry,
28:44but those feelings are impressive, and, I mean, they get your attention.
28:47But the thing that is hard to understand is we're constantly going away from
28:51or back to the planet, so it's changing the whole mission.
28:54And the view, that is really what gets you.
28:56We would be eating or washing up, getting ready for bed or something,
28:59and you'd look out the window and you'd just see that Earth out there,
29:02and it was so amazing to see.
29:03Well, you got to see the dark side of the moon.
29:06I mean, you really...
29:07To the far side of the moon, what did it feel like when you were...
29:11When did you first kind of see it?
29:12And you go, guys, we're seeing it.
29:13We're seeing something that no one's seen.
29:15Yeah, it actually happened earlier than we thought.
29:17Yep, yep.
29:18A couple days before, we looked at the moon and we're like,
29:20oh, that looks weird.
29:21It's because of the angle we had.
29:23We were now seeing parts of the far side from a distance,
29:26and we all glued to the windows just to check that out.
29:29Oh, my God.
29:30Reid, you had a very special moment where you named a crater
29:34in honor of your late wife, Carol.
29:36It was an incredibly moving gesture.
29:39Did you always... Was that the plan?
29:41That was definitely not the plan, but when you're flying in space
29:44with three of the greatest humans you could ever fly in space with,
29:47Christina came up with that idea.
29:49And at Kennedy Space Center, before we launched,
29:51Jeremy asked me if that was something that we should do as a crew.
29:55That was a crew decision, and Jeremy gave one of the most moving speeches.
29:59And that moment was a great honor for my kids.
30:01My kids were in Mission Control, Ellie and Katie, when that happened,
30:04and they didn't know anything about it.
30:05It's deeply moving for them, but also for the four of us,
30:08that kind of solidified us as a crew.
30:11Like, we are bonded forever.
30:19I have to ask you, how big is it, or how small is it?
30:22I heard it's like the size of maybe two minivans,
30:24which is a weird comparison, but...
30:26Are we talking about the spacecraft?
30:28That's being a little gracious.
30:29Two minivans.
30:31Two minivans being gracious?
30:32Maybe one.
30:34Like, could you show me?
30:35One of them.
30:36What it would look like?
30:36Very full.
30:37Would you guys want to...
30:38Yeah, yeah.
30:39But, Jimmy, you have to...
30:40You have to be a part of this.
30:41I'm part of the mission.
30:42You really have to physicalize this, so can you...
30:44And if you're not touching it, it's not like being in Orion.
30:47Okay, that's great.
30:47So, yeah, you get in there.
30:48Okay, you stand right there.
30:49Yeah.
30:50All right.
30:51So, just go ahead and work for the next 12 hours.
30:54We'll get very busy.
30:55No, this is not.
30:56Oh, by the way.
30:56We have to, like, physically be touching at all times.
30:59And I want to get down here.
30:59I need to get some water.
31:01Ike, can you...
31:01Hey, Christina.
31:02Yeah, okay, hold on.
31:03Is that your water?
31:04There you go.
31:04That is mine.
31:05Can you...
31:06Yes, he's lying.
31:07Something's lying.
31:10That's exactly what it feels like.
31:12No way.
31:13That...
31:13100% of the time.
31:15And you were all patient with each other?
31:17We were.
31:18We have to be.
31:18You were patient.
31:19Yeah.
31:20Yeah, you spent 10 days together like that.
31:22Yeah.
31:22We kind of had no choice.
31:23You really did.
31:24After three years of training together, a lot.
31:27Yeah.
31:27I'll say, I do think we kind of surprised ourself.
31:30Late in the mission, we were like,
31:31we gave each other a lot of grace.
31:32A lot of grace.
31:33Good for you.
31:34Yeah.
31:34You're the cast of friends.
31:35You are the, uh...
31:36You're the roommates together.
31:38And I thought it'd be kind of fun if we maybe played a game.
31:40Let's play a game of how well you get to know each other.
31:42This is a game called Space Mates.
31:44Here we go.
31:46Space Mates!
31:48Here we go.
31:49So you all get...
31:50You all get these boards right here, okay?
31:53And I'm going to read a question, and you'll write down
31:55who do you think the answer is, and you're going to try to match
31:58or just see...
31:59I just want to see who matches, who has a story about it, okay?
32:02And how well you guys know each other.
32:05Let's...
32:05Here's the first question.
32:06No cheating, no looking.
32:07Yeah, no cheating.
32:08Who did the coolest space tricks?
32:11Because I know someone had to do a flip or a thing or...
32:14I remember seeing a jar of Nutella floating around
32:18at one point.
32:19Okay.
32:20Reveal your answer.
32:21One, two, three.
32:25Whoa!
32:25They're all different!
32:26What?
32:27Jeremy, Jeremy.
32:28What?
32:29Two Jeremys, two Jeremys.
32:30Two Jeremys, Victor and a Reed.
32:32All right, so I think, Jeremy...
32:35I actually...
32:36I didn't see it in real life, but I saw it on Instagram
32:39when I got back and someone showed me,
32:40and Victor's just doing this, like, little twirly thing
32:43through the cabin.
32:43I'm like, I must have been in the washroom.
32:45I don't even remember that, but I saw Reed film Jeremy
32:49doing some spinning, and I was impressed.
32:52I was like, I should have got that on camera.
32:53I wrote Jeremy because you were a rookie,
32:56and we got to be there when you went to the bathroom
32:58for the first time in space.
33:00Actually...
33:02Two Jeremys.
33:02No, no.
33:03We'll cut that out.
33:04We'll cut that out wide.
33:05Don't embarrass me.
33:06That's so funny.
33:07It's true.
33:08Okay, all right.
33:08How about this one?
33:09Whose hair looked best in space?
33:12Oh, that's easy.
33:15I'm sorry about that.
33:17I'm sorry.
33:19I didn't even think.
33:21I didn't...
33:21I'm so sorry.
33:23I didn't even think.
33:25Okay.
33:25This is a...
33:26This question's kind of a bust.
33:28I think everyone should probably have...
33:29Hopefully have this...
33:30I might even write the answer down.
33:32We're going four for four on this one.
33:33All right.
33:34On three, two, one.
33:36Victor!
33:37Yeah, yeah, yeah.
33:43Consistent.
33:45Yeah.
33:45You know what I thought, James?
33:47James knows what's up.
33:49Yeah.
33:49That's good.
33:50Very good.
33:51Consistent.
33:52I can't believe you're running for yourself.
33:54Okay.
33:54For this last one.
33:56How about this?
33:57For this last one.
33:57If two of you match with the right answers,
34:00since our logo, the Tonight Show logo, is the moon.
34:03That's why I'm so psyched you're here.
34:05If you have two of the correct answers,
34:08everyone here will go home with a pint
34:10of Ben and Jerry's Tonight Dough ice cream.
34:12Oh!
34:12Oh!
34:13That pressure's on.
34:16The pressure's on you guys.
34:19All right.
34:20Here's the question.
34:25Oh, okay.
34:27Who...
34:30Who...
34:32Who missed Earth the most?
34:36Ooh.
34:41I can't cheat.
34:43Okay.
34:46Uh...
34:49All right.
34:50Are you ready for your answers?
34:52On the count of three.
34:54One, two, three.
34:56One, two, three.
35:03That's perfect!
35:04That's perfect!
35:06That is perfect!
35:08Everyone goes home with some ice cream!
35:11Oh.
35:12I was wondering, since you guys are great space mates,
35:17do you guys mind autographing my copy of Dark Side of the Moon,
35:20one of the greatest albums from Pink Floyd?
35:22Would you mind autographing this for me?
35:24Sure.
35:25Thank you so much.
35:26Oh, my gosh.
35:27I'm honored to have you here.
35:28The crew of NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission.
35:33We'll be right back with more Tonight Show.
35:36Come on back, everybody.
35:43Yeah, he was down with Cuesto.
35:46Yeah, he was down with Cuesto.
35:54Performing the title track to his new album, Indigo Park,
35:59please welcome Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers.
36:02Thank you, guys.
36:04D.
36:06Thank you very much.
36:31The air was heavy as the thunder did sink
36:34I'd take the punch of the old-time guard
36:38Put her on in and put her in
36:40There's a hiding center possibility
36:43When you don't know a thing
36:46And you're going to be
36:47Tribune twins, it won't ease
36:50And I'm in with you, you're going to heal my dreams
36:54Oh, wait, when is the days feeling
36:56A worthy life, half a trillion
36:58A bit of an alive
37:00Watch it, it's all lies
37:02Chase your lies
37:03No silver, any time
37:06Oh, wait, when you're flying
37:08I've mounted up like a diamond
37:11I don't know
37:12If I see nothing, it's all you say
37:16It's only life
37:17Life is enough
37:19So whatever
37:23It's life and life only
37:31I'll drive an old 41 car
37:34First top stick ship
37:37Barber Braxton, Navarro 5
37:40Caught me out of here with a big, big hit
37:43I've made my great big answers
37:45Meet in my good
37:47Love you in the difference of the mirror
37:50I may be slipping
37:51I may be slipping, starting back
37:52Baby, it'll fail from your view
37:56Oh, wait, when is the days being
37:58A worthy life
37:59Catch you in a rhythm and mind
38:02Watch it, it's all nice
38:04Chase your lies
38:06Oh, it's in a big time
38:08For all the fire
38:10You know
38:11That's out of here with a diamond
38:14Idildo
38:15To see what they want
38:17If something's insane
38:18See if you're alive
38:20Life is enough
38:22So whatever
38:26It's life and life only
38:51And I've been living at first
38:55A jackknife perfect tent
38:58Hoping never, never, never enter
39:04And over the days it is being
39:07Got as we keep living in the peace
39:11Watch the beat all night
39:13Change your lives
39:14No celibate disease
39:17Falling a vine
39:19You look like a diamond
39:22Out in love
39:23Through a single thing
39:25It's all safe in the end
39:28Life is enough
39:33That you're living
39:35Better never fight that fear
39:40Life is enough
39:44So whatever
39:48Whatever
39:55Come on now!
39:58That's how you do it right there, everybody!
40:00Bruce Horsby!
40:03Thank you, bud. Thank you so much.
40:05Catch him on tour now.
40:07My thanks to Olivia Rodrigo
40:08Richard Gad
40:09Christina Cooke
40:10Richard Wiseman
40:11Victor Glover
40:12Happy Birthday
40:13Jeremy Hansen
40:14Bruce Horsby once again
40:17The noise maker
40:21And the roost right there
40:22From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
40:25Thank you for watching
40:27Stay tuned for Late Night with Seth Meyers
40:29Good night, everybody. Thank you
40:30Go ball
40:31Through
40:32Get a ball
40:33Get there, get a ball now
40:36Get in to it
40:38Do it
40:41Uh
40:45Hey
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