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in san francisco as we've been telling you is getting a facelift. tonight we are getting a peak in inside. you are getting a look at the renovations. you can see work is under way in the $15 million project. on the to do list the chairs in the orchestra level are being upgraded. the theater by the way is expected to open next summer. >> that's a good deal. >> fantastic. >> that is our local gem. >> jeff is here with our tuesday morning forecast. >> we're going to start off chilly. temperatures in the 40s with patchy fog. high up to 77. you got to live it up this weekend. the sunshine and 70s because looking out farther than this, we may get some rainfall by. >> no. >> stop with that it was so good until you said that. >> keep it in the 80s. >> this is my job.
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>> we can't even see there at the end you don't have to mention it. >> i said live it [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- jennifer lopez. alan ritchson. musical guest, gary clark jr. and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: chinny chin chin. >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪
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[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: come on. that's a hot crowd. that's a hot crowd. welcome, everybody. enjoy yourself. welcome, welcome, welcome to "the tonight show." [ cheers and applause ] that's right. thank you for watching. i'm very excited about this. jennifer lopez is my guest tonight. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ the best. jennifer and i are actually really close friends. she pops up on my phone as "jenny from the block," and i pop up in her phone as "jimmy who is blocked." [ laughter ] and i go straight to voice mail. straight to voice mail again. and this is great, jack reacher himself, alan ritchson is on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] the best. alan is actually running a a little late. he's stuck in the doorway of his dressing room. [ light laughter ]
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but it's good. we'll get him out of there. well guys, i hope everyone stocked up on some beer, wings, and guac because it's president's day weekend. oh, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] i'm looking forward. they're saying it is going to be the highest rated president's day weekend ever. [ light laughter ] yep. president's day goes back to when george washington asked americans to honor his birthday with huge savings on mattresses. [ laughter ] that's right, monday is president's day, and i thought it would be nice to look back at a piece of american history. so, enjoy. >> the signing of the declaration of independence. a monumental day featuring many of the men who would go on to lead our great nation. john adams, the second president of the united states. thomas jefferson, the third president of the united states. and a baby, who would one day become a president himself, joseph biden. [ applause ] >> jimmy: i love learning about history. i do love. well, guys, some really big
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news. [ laughter ] >> steve: wait. >> jimmy: some really big news, today. the judge in former president trump's new york civil fraud trial ruled that he has to pay $355 million and is banned from doing any business in new york for three years. [ cheers and applause ] he owes $355 million. even crazier, trump said he's going to make mexico pay for it. [ laughter ] i don't understand. that makes no sense. you can tell trump is desperate to raise money because now it's called the at&t diet coke trump tower. [ laughter ] and you go, "oh." seriously, don't be surprised if in 30 days trump tower becomes a permanent spirit halloween. [ laughter ] permanent. that's it. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ that's it. of course, trump is furious with the decision. he was like, "nobody drives my companies out of business except me." [ laughter ] that's right. trump was banned from doing business in new york for three years and was fined $355 million.
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it could be the end of the trump organization as we know it. but after the news broke, some other companies reached out with some helpful words. which i thought was nice. for instance, radio shack said, "just walk towards the light." [ laughter ] then blockbuster said, "don't cry because it's over. smile because it happened." [ laughter and applause ] that's touching. here's one. here's one. toys "r" us said, "maybe you'll be back one day in some weird way that confuses everyone." [ laughter ] >> steve: aw. >> jimmy: are you back? after that, bed bath & beyond said, "you're about to find out what the 'beyond' really feels like." [ laughter ] and time warner -- time warner said, "just change your name to spectrum and hope people think you no longer suck." [ audience ohs ] up next, jcpenney said, "do what we did and just hand the keys to a family of raccoons." [ laughter and applause ] run the place. it's yours. and finally, trump water, trump steaks, trump vodka, trump airlines, trump magazine,
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trump mattresses, trump casino, and trump university said, "welcome home, we've been waiting for you." [ cheers and applause ] nice of them to reach out. well, some tv news. apparently, paramount plus and peacock have discussed combining into one streaming service. the merger could be huge. in just one place you could find hit shows like "yellowstone" and -- [ laughter ] countless, countless others. but that's true. paramount and peacock could merge. this feels like the last two people in a bar at closing time deciding to go home together. [ laughter ] it's like -- "i'll show you my password if you show me yours. let's go." the merging could be promising. although, i'm not sure about the name, "ppcock." [ laughter ] and you go -- i don't know, that's -- come on. that's -- i don't -- ♪ i don't know. >> questlove: pp. [ light laughter ]
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>> jimmy: some big movie news. marvel just revealed the cast of "fantastic four" and everyone is excited about it. pedro pascal playing mr. fantastic. i am pumped. are you pumped, tariq? >> tariq: yeah, i guess i'm excited. >> jimmy: what do you mean? >> tariq: i mean, mr. fantastic is cool, but there are so many other great misters out there. >> jimmy: other great misters? like who? >> tariq: well like, mr. t, mr. rogers, mr. burns, mr. bean. mr. miyagi, mr. peanut, mr. crabs, mr. clean. mr. spock, mr. mom, mr. feeney, mr. ed. ♪ mr. magoo, mr. jones, mr. potatohead. mr. pibb, mr. darcy, mr. big, brightside. mr. wilson, mr. deeds, and mr. worldwide. ♪ and if there is one mister who's hanging with the super ♪ ♪ i got to go with my main man mr. cooper ♪ ♪ but only one mister tops them all bro ♪ ♪ it's the og baby mr. roboto ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: i couldn't agree more. i couldn't agree more.
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tariq trotter, everyone. come on. [ cheers and applause ] well, listen to this. i read that researchers in south korea created a new kind of rice made from lab-grown meat. [ audience oohs ] finally an animal friendly way to eat rice. [ laughter ] i know it sounds gross, but it's actually just lab grown rice grains infused with cow muscle and fat cells. [ audience groans ] [ light laughter ] and finally, two high school seniors have made history by becoming the first students to earn division one scholarships for cornhole. [ cheers and applause ] their parents were like, "this is such a proud moment, which we won't tell anyone about." we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] ♪
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>> jimmy: welcome to the show, everybody. come on. [ cheers and applause ] jennifer lopez is here. come on. i do want to give -- i do want to give a quick shoutout to our very own questlove and tariq from the roots. they just produced a new documentary series about james brown called "james brown: say it loud." [ cheers and applause ] it's two parts. it airs monday and tuesday nights at 9:00 p.m. on a&e. and your production company 215 entertainment teamed up with mick jagger to produce this. >> questlove: yeah. >> tariq: yep. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: "we got say it loud. you -- do it. james -- 'james brown: say it loud,' let's do it." so you get together with mick -- >> questlove: that's how meetings were. >> jimmy: yeah, that's how meetings were. did you learn anything about james brown that you didn't know before? >> questlove: uh, yeah, there's so many to mention, but yeah, pretty much. >> jimmy: can you give us a -- give us a little -- maybe a a little taste >> tariq: well, we did a
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a little -- a little panel. a panel discussion after one of the screenings with -- reverend al sharpton was one of the guests. and he gave us some insight into, just, you know, so much about himself. like why he goes by the name al sharpton. why he wears his hair that way. and, you know, how james brown was, sort of, like, his father figure. stuff that i never really knew. i knew he was a mentor, but i didn't know, you know, to what extent. >> questlove: hey, jimmy i learned something about james brown. >> jimmy: you did? >> questlove: yeah i did. >> jimmy: what? >> questlove: i learned that he felt good. [ laughter and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: he didn't know if he -- he didn't even know if he could. he didn't even know if he could. >> steve: yeah. >> questlove: right. >> tariq: yeah. >> jimmy: he didn't even know if he could. >> so good. >> jimmy: no, so good. >> steve: yeah, 'til i found you. >> jimmy: anyways, check this out. this is going to be good. [ cheers and applause ] guys, what a great show we have for you tonight. come on. [ cheers and applause ] she is one of the biggest stars on the planet. her new album "this is me now" is out today.
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and her amazon original "this is me now: a love story" is streaming on prime video. jennifer lopez is here! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: insane. >> jimmy: dangerous. i couldn't love this person any more. >> steve: she looks the same. >> jimmy: just stunner but just so talented. >> steve: nice. >> jimmy: and just puts the work in, man. just amazon original is insane. i don't even know how she found the time to do all of it. we'll talk about that. but i -- just --everyone knows i love jennifer lopez. and you know him from his hit show "reacher." and now he's starring in the new film "ordinary angels," which is in theaters february 23rd. alan ritchson is joining us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] "reacher" is great. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: that movie's great too. >> steve: i love it. >> jimmy: hilary swank. and we've got great music from one of our pals. god, he's been on our show since day one, maybe even "late night" days. >> questlove: yeah, he was. >> jimmy: he's one of the best musicians around. gary clark jr. is on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ]
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"jpeg raw" is the album. well, guys, the biden campaign has been looking to attract younger voters. and i don't know if you know this, but this week president biden joined tiktok. >> steve: oh. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: and yeah. it seems like he's really getting into it. he's doing all the popular trends. and we actually got ahold of some of these. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: yeah. please take a look. enjoy. >> i'm the president. of course i call people mack when i can't remember their name. i'm the president. of course i wear my aviators in the shower. i'm the president. of course i say "come on, man" when i'm running out of brain. come on, man. i'm the president. of course people like when i improvise when i speak. i once knew a russian spy named [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. he told me that he has a a [ bleep ] up in [ bleep ]. my roman empire is the roman empire. 'cause i was there. ♪
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where are we going? my roman empire is the number one pencil. a lot of people don't know there was a pencil before the number two. softer lead. i think i like this little life. i think i like this little life. i think i like a little life my roman empire is the $1 coin. people used to have them all the time. you used to know people were coming and going. they were rattle rattling around. rattle in your pockets. ♪ bitch you know i'm sexy ♪ ♪ don't call just text me ♪ ♪ bitches slow can't get on my speed ♪ ♪ they stare 'cause they know i'm the ♪ ♪ i-t-g-i-r-l ♪ [ laughter ] [ laughing ]
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♪ ♪ i see a little silhouetto of a man scaramouche, scaramouche will you do the fandango ♪ ♪ thunderbolt and lightning very, very frightening me galileo galileo galileo galileo ♪ ♪ galileo figaro, magnifico i'm just a poor boy nobody loves me he's just a poor boy ♪ ♪ from a poor family spare him his life from this monstrosity ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: i can't wait to see more. stick around. when we come back, we're playing "name that song challenge" with jennifer lopez. come on back, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> yeah i know this. ♪ >> jimmy: oh! no!
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♪ name that song name that song challenge ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my opponent tonight is one of the biggest stars in the world. her new amazon original "this is me... now: a love story" and her new album, "this is me... now" both dropped today. [ drumroll ] give it up for the one, the only, jennifer lopez! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ name that song name that song challenge ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: are you kidding me? are you -- [ cheers and applause ] come on, now. ♪ are you kidding? >> let's go! are you kidding me? >> jimmy: the greatest. [ cheers and applause ] >> you have the best audience. >> jimmy: come on. >> thank you! >> jimmy: look at that. they love -- come on. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: they love you. we love you. >> i love them. >> jimmy: congrats on everything, the new album. but here's how the game's gonna work. >> we're gonna play a game. >> jimmy: yes. the roots are going to start playing a song one instrument at a time. you can buzz in when you think you know the song. but if you guess wrong --
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>> you always rig the games where like, you are going to win. >> jimmy: this is not true at all. [ laughter ] do i -- honestly, quest. >> you know how competitive i am. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. and me too, yeah, exactly. i think last time you shoved a a cake in my face. >> no, you did that to me. >> jimmy: oh, yeah right. >> roll the tape! >> jimmy: no, don't roll the tape. i think -- the other person gets a chance to steal. jennifer, in honor of your new amazon original and album, the songs we're guessing tonight will be a mix of older and newer songs, songs from then and now. >> okay. >> jimmy: roots, let's hear the first song whenever you're ready. >> already? ♪ ♪ >> hint? ♪ [ beeping ] >> that's "jenny from the block." >> jimmy: --"from the block," yeah. [ bell dinging ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: all right, all right, i see. all right. ♪ all right, i see. [ vocalizing ]
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>> yeah! >> jimmy: don't be fooled. >> that was -- they did that for me. thank you. >> jimmy: don't be fooled -- >> thank you. >> jimmy: -- by the rocks that she has. all right. all right, let's hear the next song. but now i -- >> this is one'll be for you. >> questlove: one, two, three, four. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> wait, wait, wait. it's coming. ♪ ♪ oh, it's right there! >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> yeah. ♪ [ vocalizing ] >> jimmy: ah! [ beeping ] ♪ i can buy myself flowers ♪ [ bleep ] [ bell dinging ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ write my name in the sand ♪ ♪ ♪ write my name in the sand ♪ >> jimmy: oh! >> yes. >> jimmy: there we go! now it's a game! here we go! woo-ooh-hoo. yow! [ laughter ] all right, let's hear the next song. >> questlove: two, three, four.
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♪ ♪ ♪ [ beeping ] >> i hate you. ♪ that is -- ♪ dark in the city ♪ [ vocalizing ] >> oh, no, it's not. [ vocalizing ] >> jimmy: "hungry like the wolf," duran duran. [ bell dinging ] >> it was? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> oh, yes. ♪ ♪ darling you want me give me a sign ♪ [ vocalizing ] >> jimmy: okay. >> yeah, yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah. that's what it was. >> jimmy: i got too hyped. all right, i got too hyped. [ groan ] i broke a sweat. i broke a sweat on that one. all right. let's hear the next song. [ drumroll ] >> jimmy: ooh. [ light laughter ] ♪ >> i like hearing the horns though. ♪ yes! oh! [ beeping ] "waterfalls." >> jimmy: ah, of course! [ bell dinging ] [ cheers and applause ]
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>> jimmy: tlc. ♪ >> real! >> jimmy: tlc. oh, come on! ♪ [ vocalizing ] ♪ you're used too i know that you're ♪ >> jimmy: i should've had that one. all right. ♪ >> yeah, i know this! ♪ [ vocalizing ] ♪ >> jimmy: oh! [ beeping ] >> "walk like an egyptian!" >> jimmy: "-- an egyptian." [ bell dinging ] i got it, i got it, i got it! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] the bangles! oh, i'm so good. ♪ >> i got -- >> jimmy: i love it. i know, it's so fun. ♪ ♪ when the buzzer rings oh-way-oh ♪ >> jimmy: ah, that was good. ah, okay, it is time -- >> my kids used to love that song. >> jimmy: oh, it's so good. susanna hoffs, you remember she would always do that move, her eyes would just move -- >> so, cool, yes. >> jimmy: -- back and forth. >> yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, it was so good. all right. [ light laughter ] it is time for the final song. and this one -- >> wait, but i think i won already. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, but you -- no. people want more.
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they want one more. [ cheers and applause ] one more. give me a chance. thank you! this final song -- >> i have three. you have two. this is -- >> jimmy: this final -- no, this is -- >> you always cheat. >> jimmy: no, i don't cheat. [ light laughter ] this is the rules, look, it says -- >> last time you and that other guy cheated, i remember. >> jimmy: this -- this final song is worth 10,000 points, so it's anyone's game. [ laughter ] all right, roots, whenever you're ready. >> questlove: two, three, four. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ beeping ] ♪ >> yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah! >> jimmy: wait, i got it! no! >> no! >> jimmy: get your hands off me! [ beeping ] "can't get enough!" >> "can't get enough!" [ beeping ] >> jimmy: "can't get enough!" the new jam -- [ bell dinging ] i said it. ♪ "can't get enough." i love that. [ cheers and applause ] "can't get enough." that's you. that's two jennifer lopez songs. ♪ >> i know this --! >> jimmy: yeah, you are this! i got it. 10,000 points -- [ beeping ] for the win! thank you very much! [ cheers and applause ] that's your song.
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jennifer lopez, everybody. we're talking to jennifer after the break. stick around. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ "can't get enough." i love that. ♪ "yeah, that was -- it almost sounded like a heartbeat to me. it was all i could hear. like, we need to do -- do it again." and i was like "oh, my god." they go, "are you wearing a a microphone?" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you were that nervous? >> i go, "oh, my god," i was that nervous. my heart was pounding so hard -- [ laughter ] -- that it distracted the entire screen test. you ever feel like the only place you can find cars is in car commercials? oh, this isn't a car commercial. this is an autotrader commercial and this is one of the millions of new and used cars that you can find on autotrader. you can find cars like the ones on your favorite show. oh, no! or the car in this show. get out the water! i bet i can even find the cars in my feed. sure can! you can even find the car in that movie on autotrader. (to ufo) hey, find your own car!
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and her amazon original "this is me now: a love story" is streaming on prime video. please welcome, jennifer lopez. come on now. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ this is a big day. >> it's a big launch day. >> jimmy: this is a big launch day. your album and your amazon original -- >> yes. >> jimmy: -- both dropped today. >> yes. >> jimmy: how does it feel? are you exhausted? are you happy it's out? >> i'm exhausted, but i'm also very excited. i've been working on this for two years, so it's a big deal for me and the whole team. so, we're all like over the moon. >> jimmy: i want to know how you pulled the amazon thing off. but first, let's talk about the album. "this is me now." you came out with "this is me then." did you plan on having "this is me now"? [ light laughter ] >> no, no. >> jimmy: like when you put out "this is me then"? >> uh, no. >> jimmy: you didn't? >> no. >> jimmy: because it's perfect. >> i know. and you know, sometimes, you know, you have these moments in life where you feel like, "oh, this was meant to be somehow." and i didn't know that when it was happening then when i
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decided to call it "this is me then." >> jimmy: no. >> and capture, kind of -- and didn't even realize like it was capturing a moment in time, you know, where i, kind of, like, fell in love for the first time in that way, and wrote this whole album. and it was very that thing. and i was like, "oh, i'll call it 'this is me then.'" and then, you know, as fate would have it, you know, 20 years later, here we are. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and i'm like -- i felt inspired in the same way that i did when i did that first record. it was like, i'm going to make "this is me now." and i went in, i hadn't made an album like that in ten years. >> jimmy: it's fun. it's beautiful. but you just announced that "this is me now" the tour kicks off this summer. >> yes, we did. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: this summer. >> this summer. >> jimmy: you're going right back in. >> we're going in! one last hurrah! >> jimmy: i mean, really. you don't even have any time off. i mean, you're going right back in. i've seen you firsthand on tour. if you ever want to go see a a show -- nobody -- you're
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dancing, the singing, the choreography -- >> thank you. >> jimmy: the surprises. you just go, "this is the most entertaining show i've ever seen in my life." >> thank you. >> jimmy: i was exhausted. >> that's my goal when people come to my show. i always want people to leave and be like, "that's the best show i ever saw." >> jimmy: yeah, ever. [ light laughter ] >> you know what i mean, like, that's what i want. and this one is very -- of all the albums i've ever made, i feel like this one is really ready for the stage because of the amazon original that i did with it. >> jimmy: tickets go on sale february 23rd for "this is me now" the tour. let's talk about this amazon original. "this is me now: a love story" how did you find the time to do all this? it is a -- it's a masterpiece. you're doing everything. i don't want to spoil it for anybody, but it's stories, it's music videos, it's choreography, it's crazy shots, beautifully shot. >> yeah, dave meyers directed it with me. >> jimmy: phenomenal job. >> he really brought the vision that i had to life in a way that you know elevated it. >> jimmy: you describe it as a a musical experience.
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>> it is a musical experience. because it's really about a a hopeless romantic -- >> jimmy: sound like anybody? [ light laughter ] >> yeah. a hopeless romantic's journey through life in their search for love. and you know, it's -- that's how i would describe it. and then, you know, you kind of go on this surrealistic, magical, very artistic and creative way of how i decided to tell that story. >> jimmy: with lots of great cameos, by the way. >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: post malone is in it a lot. >> yes. >> jimmy: jane fonda. >> yes. >> jimmy: keke palmer. >> yes. neil degrasse. >> jimmy: neil degrasse tyson. oh, my goodness, neil degrasse tyson is funny. >> kim petras. jay shetty. trevor noah. >> jimmy: trevor noah is great. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and then also, there's this guy too. makes a cameo too. i forget his name. but he -- [ laughter ] you got ben affleck in there. did ben -- did ben like playing this character? >> he loved playing that character.
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>> jimmy: he's funny. >> he is so funny. >> jimmy: by the way, the dunkin' commercial. can we just talk for two seconds? [ cheers and applause ] it was amazing! it was so great. it was the best. it was so funny. you were phenomenal. >> thank you. no, i didn't do anything. it was all him. >> jimmy: no, no. he was funny. but you reacting, like, "honey, please stop doing this." it's so good. everyone loved it. everyone related. >> it's very funny. >> jimmy: but, this is it, i want to show everyone a clip. here is jennifer lopez in "this is me now: a love story." take a look. >> i know what they say about me. about hopeless romantics. that we're weak. and i'm not weak. it takes strength to keep believing in something after you keep falling flat on your face. and i do. i do, joe, i believe in magic. i believe good things happen if you're a good person. i believe in soulmates, and signs, and hummingbirds. i believe that love never dies, and that forever is real and that as long as i can --
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[ alarm ringing ] >> time's up. let's pick this back up next week. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: i mean, come on! who else -- who else can do what you do? no one. you brought us a bottle of delola here. >> because it's launch day! >> jimmy: it is launch day. we have to celebrate, okay? on the album, on the amazon original. let's do a little toast to "this is me now." >> this is us now, baby. >> jimmy: this is us now. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ whoo. it's perfect. >> it's really good. >> jimmy: it's so refreshing. >> it's really good. >> jimmy: i love this. but wait, that's not the only thing you brought. i just happened to notice this over here. this is -- your album has six different album covers. >> yes. >> jimmy: look at this. this is -- only you can do this. how do you pull all this off? >> no, i'm not the only one. >> jimmy: no, you are. look at this. there's this gorge right there? there's this.
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>> what i did was i -- [ cheers and applause ] >> you know the thing nowadays is that everybody -- [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: everyone's loving it. come on. i can't get enough. we can't get enough. we love all these. [ cheers and applause ] >> so, the thing is everybody wants exclusives nowadays. they're like, the amazon exclusive, the spotify exclusive, the this exclusive. so, you wind up making, like -- you do this -- >> jimmy: special thing. >> yeah, you make special things for everybody. >> jimmy: i noticed that you autographed these as well. >> i did. >> jimmy: i think it'd be kind of fun if we give it out to some audience members. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: who wants one? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ]
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>> jimmy: jennifer lopez, everybody! her album "this is me now" and her amazon original "this is me now: a love story" are both out right now. tonight, big day. we'll be right back with more "tonight show." how fun was that? how fun are you? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ saving on your education should be a right, not a competition. at university of phoenix, our bachelor's and master's scholarships are accessible to all. you'll get the best scholarship or savings you qualify for. simple as that. because everyone deserves an opportunity to save on their education without competing for it. explore scholarship options at university of phoenix.
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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you know our next guest from the hit series, "reacher." he's now starring in the new film, "ordinary angels," which is in theaters february 23rd. please welcome alan ritchson. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: it is so -- it is a a pleasure. >> thank you. >> jimmy: alan ritchson. >> thank you. >> jimmy: welcome to the "tonight show." >> that's an impossible act to follow. j.lo getting you sloppy drunk off her delola. handing out autographs left and right. what do i have? i came with nothing! >> jimmy: no! it's all right. we can probably find something for you to give out. what -- you want to give this sharpie to somebody? >> i will sign this and i will fling it -- [ cheers and applause ] yeah! yes, yes, yes. >> jimmy: you're going to sign
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the sharpie? >> yes. ♪ he's signing the sharpie -- >> signing the sharpie. >> jimmy: and giving the sharpie -- [ cheers and applause ] >> yes! who wants a sharpie! ♪ yes! >> jimmy: there you go. that's fantastic. >> one hand! >> jimmy: nice catch, bud. see, there you go. >> that was a good catch. >> jimmy: see, you can top that. you can top that. >> look at 'em fight for it. [ light laughter ] what the cameras don't show you. >> jimmy: ah, come on, bud. >> oh, thanks, man. >> jimmy: you just got a signed sharpie from reacher. yeah, come on. >> pretty sloppy signature. that was a tough -- that was a a tough sign. >> jimmy: alan, can we talk about "reacher" by the way? i know you have your film, "ordinary angels," that's what you're here for. but "reacher," you're filming season three right now. >> we're almost -- well, yeah, we're nearing completion of season three, yes. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. >> jimmy: it is -- it's a a runaway hit. it is a smash hit. >> it's been a big success. it was, you know, it was a a really hard fought win though, this one. >> jimmy: it was? >> like, it was -- yes, this was not an easy get. i was never supposed to be reacher. >> jimmy: really? >> big asterisk by this role for me, so i feel lucky. >> jimmy: what, so you have to audition and --? >> you had to audition and they were auditioning guys -- you
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know, they wanted the exact specifications. he's 6'5," i'm 6'3." i'm automatically out. but i -- but i fought for this. i fought for this. so before season one, you know, usually there's an audition process. you go in one or two times. if you're lucky, you screen test. but this was during covid, so there was, like, ample opportunity to just, like -- where was i going to be? like, on a film? i'm in my basement. >> jimmy: so was the rest of the world. >> so was the rest of the world. so, they go, "we're going to read you one more time. it was pretty good." the executive -- skydance, amazon, wants to see you. so i'm like, "okay, i'll do it again." so, i show up ready. but i was cheating, 'cause i had this great setup in my house. i had an amazing camera, like a a film camera, lights. i was mic-ing myself up. i was doing the whole thing. >> jimmy: you had everything. >> i was cheat -- yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, you have to. >> you've got to -- >> jimmy: you really want it. >> you're competing against the world's finest actors for the part. >> jimmy: yes. >> so we -- so i get to near the end. we're screen testing for this thing. this is, like, the most crucial step. and i mic myself up, do my little, you know, little pat
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myself dry. >> jimmy: yeah, of course. >> we get in there. and i do a scene. and it went really well, i made no mistakes, it was solid. and don granger of skydance, been tom cruise's partner for a a long time, the guy's a a legend. he goes, "yeah, um, that was a a little distracting. did you guys -- did you guys hear the -- sounded like drums or something." and nick santora, the showrunner was like, "yeah, that was -- it almost sounded like a heartbeat to me. it was all i could hear. like, we need to do -- do it again." and i was like, "oh, my god." they go, "are you wearing a a microphone?" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you were that nervous? >> i go, "oh, my god." i was that nervous. my heart was pounding so hard -- [ laughter ] -- that it distracted the entire screen test. so, i go, "pff, no." >> jimmy: i'm not wearing a -- [ laughter ] >> i go and i snuck off camera like this, and i ripped the microphone off. and i went back in. >> jimmy: and you got it. >> and then none the wiser. and i ended up with the part, so, i got lucky. but almost lost it. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you're good. >> yeah. >> jimmy: let's talk about "ordinary angels." >> sure, beautiful film. >> jimmy: it's based on an
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incredible true story. >> it's a heartbreaking story about a father who loses his wife to a rare genetic disorder, and then loses his daughter, and then his other daughter comes down with it. and he fights tooth and nail, including nature, to get her to a kidney transplant in time to save her life. and so, that's where the movie picks up. and i said, "i have to do this." and i go meet with the director, who did a phenomenal job. and the first thing he says to me when we sit down is, "you're definitely not who i had in mind for this part." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you go, "i've heard this before." >> i was like -- >> jimmy: "what do you want, 6'5"? [ laughter ] >> i go -- yeah, totally. "i can do small and frail. just watch." and i go, "i too would not cast myself for this part." because, you know, the real ed schmitt was rail thin, he was gaunt. he had no resources, not well fed. he was a roofer, very blue collar. and he didn't look like he could punch his way out of a a blizzard. like -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> like, you're waiting for a a marvel character to step into this movie. and i go, "but i have three
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kids. i know what it would be like, to, you know, the pain of losing them, and how far you would go to save one of your kids. and i can bring that to the part." and i begged for it. and luckily, i got it. and hilary swank is in the movie, she's brilliant. >> jimmy: you -- you nailed led. >> thank you very much. it's a beautiful film. bring your tissues. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and all true. and it inspires -- it will inspire you. it will give us hope in humanity again. and it's a call to action to dive into your community, and just help, broken toys and all, just to help wherever you can, so. >> jimmy: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] that's great, buddy. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i want to show everyone a clip. here's alan ritchson in "ordinary angels." take a look at this. >> the donor liver's only viable for six hours. look, i've had patients who have missed that window because they couldn't get a flight, so i would recommend that you arrange to have a plane stand by. >> wait, so are you -- wait, are you telling me we need a a plane now? >> i would recommend -- >> what, like a private plane? >> look, i -- >> is that what you -- >> i know this is a lot to take in. >> a private plane. how exactly do you recommend we
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get a plane, doc? no, tell me. ma, how do we do that? how do we arrange a plane? >> we'll figure it out. we will. ed, i'll get you a plane, i promise. >> you'll get a plane? a private plane? >> i will. >> mm-hm. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: true story. alan ritchson, everybody. "ordinary angels" is in theaters february 23rd. [ cheers and applause ] very good, man. we'll be right back with a a performance from gary clark jr. stick around. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ engineered to minimize noise. and built for adventure. which can also be your own quiet cabin in the woods.
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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to jennifer lopez, alan ritchson, gary clark jr., once again! [ cheers and applause ] fantastic, bud. and the roots right there from philadelphia, pennsylvania. thank you for watching. stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." goodnight, everybody. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- kristen stewart, star of "fallout," actor
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