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office to help get them started. residents can sign up for this pilot program and adopt a street in their neighborhood, committing to a weekly or monthly walk down the street with one of our fancy litter sticks, where they will be able to pick up litter. we'll give them gloves, a vest, trash bags, and their commitment is to pick up any litter or trash they see on their block. well, i like the best idea now you'll be able to apply in person at mayor's matt heineman state of the city saturday at happy hollow park. you get a little fancy vest, i'm sure know the vest. i want it in yellow or something like that. that would really make me commit. and he said the fancy thing to yes. super. yes. the scooper that's that's good setting you up, jeff. you have you have the final word mostly sunny start tomorrow morning. temps in the 50s by the afternoon, a couple degrees cooler but still look a warm day. 87 low 80s this weekend. look at monday clouds coming
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back in 80. so a little bit odd on monday. we're watching a storm to the north. right now we're dry, but it moves a little closer. we could be talking about some rainfall, so we'll have more updates on that tomorrow. nice temperatures for the for the mayor's event. exactly. thanks [ 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 -- anne hathaway, melanie lynskey, musical guest lang lang, and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 1962! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪
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[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, my goodness! oh! that feels so good. it feels so good. thank you very, very much. welcome, welcome, welcome to "the tonight show," everybody. what a hot crowd. [ cheers and applause ] oh, my gosh. well, it was a beautiful day here in new york city. wasn't it beautiful? [ cheers ] temperatures hitting over 80 degrees. oh, my goodness. what a treat. all day long, new yorkers were sticking out their tongues and catching the drops of water from ac units. [ laughter ] gosh, remember that as a kid? i love it. yeah, this morning it was 78 and muggy. and by this afternoon, it was
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81 and sunny. the weather basically went from this to this. [ laughter and applause ] 81 -- 81 -- 78 and muggy. speaking of temperature, apparently former president trump has been complaining during his hush money trial that the courtroom is too cold. [ light laughter ] and stormy daniels was like, "your honor, i've heard that excuse before." [ laughter and applause ] hey, hey. everyone -- order, order. ♪ i -- order in the court! i say order! >> tariq: usher. >> jimmy: but it's not just the temperature. trump's also upset because while the court is in session, he can only drink water. [ light laughter ] i guess that's tough for a guy who usually hydrates with mcrib sauce. so, you know, that's definitely -- [ laughter ] [ slurp ] that's right. tomorrow, trump returns to court for his hush money trial. it's the trial's third week. and in case you missed what's been going on, i want to catch you up using clips of ice-t from "law & order." it's time for an "ice-t breakdown." [ "law & order" chime ]
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[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: trump tried to delay the trial, but it didn't work. and now the judge is looking at trump's lawyers like -- >> fact, you are now all my bitches. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: now, trump's charged with making illegal payments to stormy daniels to keep their affair a secret. he's saying the whole trial is rigged. but the justice system is saying -- >> get over it, man! get a therapist! work it out. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: now, ever since the trial started, trump keeps violating his gag order, leading the judge to be like -- >> shut up for five seconds. >> jimmy: so far, don junior hasn't been dragged into this trial like he has some with the others. but if he is, people will be like -- >> i'm sure your daddy will bail your ass out. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: overall, it's wild that an ex-president could go to jail for trying to cover up his night with a porn star that he met at a golf tournament. or as ice-t put it -- >> i will never understand white people. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i hope that helps. [ cheers and applause ] did you guys see this?
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south dakota governor kristi noem is facing -- [ scattered applause ] you know it. she's facing criticism because of a personal story that she wrote about in her new book. check this out. >> south dakota governor kristi noem, considered to be in the running to become former president trump's pick for vice president, is responding to the backlash over a story in her upcoming memoir. in the book, noem says she shot and killed her 14-month-old puppy named cricket for bad behavior. [ audience gasps ] >> jimmy: when you're trying to win over voters, i'm not sure being the bad guy in a a "john wick" movie is the best way to go. [ laughter and applause ] you did what? yeah. people are really going to hate her next book, "kristi noem: then i ate it." [ audience groans ] it's not about the dog. it's not about the dog. >> steve: no. ♪ >> jimmy: it's not about the dog. it's about the cat. >> steve: yeah. [ audience groans ] >> jimmy: eh, no.
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guys, switching gears, during a a recent european parliament session, a member from slovakia found a creative way to make a a gesture of peace. watch this. >> thank you. thank you for the peace. >> we need peace. all europe need peace. >> um, can you catch it as well? [ laughter and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: not bad. "all europe needs peace." yeah, a bird flying around indoors. the other lawmaker is like, "hey, sir, what do you think this is, a home depot?" [ laughter ] yeah, it flew around for hours. and then finally, they just had to call kristi noem in. >> steve: aww. [ audience groans ] >> jimmy: some movie news. over the weekend, zendaya's new movie "challengers," a a sex-charged drama -- [ cheers and applause ] -- about three tennis players in a spicy love triangle, took
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the number one spot at the box office. for more on this, we turn once again to our racquet sport correspondent, garret finnley. garret? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy! oh, i didn't expect to be back so soon. >> jimmy: i didn't expect to see such an erotic movie about tennis. so of course we wanted to get your take. >> yeah. dude, this is not a surprise to me at all. tennis is the perfect sport for steamy hookups. think about it. everybody's wearing short shorts and skirts. "love" means "nothing." [ light laughter ] and every time they hit the ball, they go -- [ groaning ] [ laughter ] man, i just can't wait for all the other racquet sports to get the erotic thriller treatment. >> jimmy: i'm almost afraid to ask, but -- >> i'm glad you asked, jimmy. [ laughter ] i mean, take badminton. i think i mentioned last time, they play with a shuttlecock. right? kind of writes itself. >> jimmy: how about pickleball? >> that's for people who want a a foursome but don't want to exert themselves too much. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: ping-pong? >> that's for when you want to mix it up and do it in your parents' basement. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: paddle ball.
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>> oh, that's for people who want to be spanked. [ light laughter ] but -- but if you want to be spanked by an exotic foreigner, that's padel. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right, i got a a last question. out of all these erotic racquet sports, which one do you think would be the best fit for me? >> i'd go with this one, you know? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you having trouble there? >> oh, come on. >> jimmy: you all right? are you all right? >> i'll get it. i'll get it. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. there you go. all right. that's enough. all right. thank you very much. thank you very much. garret finnley, everybody. garret finnley. >> oh, there it is. there it is. i found it. i found it. i found it. >> jimmy: all right. stop. all right. >> if i think about it too much, i lose it. so. >> jimmy: all right. get the camera off him. [ ball bouncing ] stop it, please. stop it. stop it.
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please, stop. stop it, please. >> steve: oh, somebody grab his balls. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: whew. well, you can't unsee that. you know, you just can't -- [ laughter ] guys, get this. new balance is releasing a a sneaker loafer hybrid later this year, and people are calling it the snoafer. take a look at this thing. yeah. [ light laughter ] forget the snoafer. they should call those air bidens. [ laughter and applause ] that's a good idea. guys, i heard that american airlines keeps mistaking a a 101-year-old woman for a baby because its system can't process her age. 'cause they're like, "isn't she cute? she's 1,200 months." [ laughter and applause ] "isn't she cute?" [ applause ] flight attendant was like, "aww, are her teeth coming in?" they're like, "actually, her teeth -- her teeth are actually falling out." sorry."
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[ laughter ] and finally, a british man known on tiktok as the wine guy drank 25 glasses of wine during the london marathon. by the end, his lips were the color of merlot, while his nipples were giving shades of rose. we have a great show. give it up for the roots, ladies and gentlemen. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, wow. good to see you, bud. good to see everybody. sounding good, roots. welcome to the show. we're so happy to be back. we have a great week of shows coming up. kate hudson will be here this week. [ cheers and applause ] doja cat will be on the show. simu liu will be here. chrissy teigen, john legend. and tomorrow night, we've got tiger woods and benny blanco. [ cheers and applause ] also tomorrow night, be sure to tune in to nbc at 10:00 p.m. for an all-new "password." that's all-new tomorrow night, with my pal keke palmer. [ cheers and applause ] i just saw keke palmer. i went to l.a. this past week. we had this week off. went out to los angeles, did a
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a couple "for your consideration" -- >> steve: ooh. >> jimmy: yeah, interviews where, like, it's emmy nomination season. so, everyone's going out and just talking to different people. and keke interviewed me for this -- "for your consideration" thing. she's the best. she's just awesome and fun. but i went out to l.a. i had fun there. i went out to pink's hot dogs. shoutout to pink's. >> steve: oh, yeah. >> jimmy: had to get some pink's while i was out there. i went that -- johnny pastrami. >> steve: johnny, love it. >> jimmy: i did that too. i'm trying to think what else i did. oh, i played in this giant tournament. oops. i played in this giant -- justin timberlake has a giant golf tournament. and you know, i'm a big golfer. >> steve: huge. huge. >> jimmy: so i went -- yeah, it was great. i lost. [ laughter ] >> steve: oh, what? >> jimmy: yeah, last year -- 'cause i played with justin. he's amazing. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: this guy can do no wrong. he's just unbelievable. he can sing, dance, write, play golf. whatever he wants to do. plays paddle tennis -- [ light laughter ] >> steve: a lot. >> jimmy: everything. >> steve: everything. >> jimmy: yeah. he's just so good. but, yeah, no. this year we didn't win. so yeah. but there's always next year. but i had the best time.
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so, thanks to justin. thanks to everyone at the wynn. i had a great time out there. [ cheers and applause ] i'm excited to be back. what a show we have for you tonight. she stars in the new movie "the idea of you," which begins streaming globally on prime video this thursday. anne hathaway is here tonight! [ cheers and applause ] you know her from "yellowjackets" and "the last of us." and now you can see her in the new series "the tattooist of auschwitz," which is available this thursday on peacock. melanie lynskey is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] and we got great music. oh, my gosh, the one and only, the super talented lang lang is here! [ cheers and applause ] "saint saens." >> steve: "saint saens." >> jimmy: he's gonna crush it. i'm so happy he's here. one of the most talented dudes out there. guys, it's time to kick off kentucky derby hat week. here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ kentucky derby hat week kentucky derby hat week
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kentucky derby hat week ♪ >> jimmy: that's right. every show this week, we're giving one lucky audience member a dashing kentucky derby hat from the derby hat starting gate. [ cheers and applause ] since this is day one, let's open gate number one. here we go. here, you want to help me? >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: thank you, bud. wow. [ audience oohs ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] oh, my goodness. it is a beautiful kentucky derby hat. now, let's see who's going home with tonight's hat. everyone look at your seat number. if i call your number, i need you to jump up and let me know where you are so we can take a a look at this hat on you. quest, can i get a drum roll, please? who wants to win this hat? it's a good hat. [ drum roll ] [ cheers and applause ] 259! ♪ kentucky derby hat week
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kentucky derby hat week ♪ >> jimmy: hey! how you doing? get over here. hello. >> hi! [ applause ] >> jimmy: how are you doing? what is your name, and where are you from? >> i'm maddie. i'm from new jersey. >> jimmy: hey, maddie from new jersey. [ applause ] maddie, the kentucky derby is this weekend. do you have a hat that you were planning on wearing? >> i don't. this is perfect. >> jimmy: it is, right? >> yeah, right? >> jimmy: it can go with almost everything, right? >> everything. >> jimmy: this will go perfect with this. would you like to try it on tonight? >> let's try it on. >> jimmy: let's do this. all right, here we go. roots, a little hat trying on music. ♪ there's no real wrong way to do it. [ cheers and applause ] you've got to lean your head back. yeah. yeah, that's it. you've got to lean back. that's perfect.
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[ applause ] maddie, you look so good! >> thank you! >> jimmy: can you keep that on for the whole show? yes, absolutely. yes, you can. that's all the time we have. stick around. we'll be right back with more "tonight show," everybody. look how beautiful! you look gorgeous! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ tual customized my car insurance and i saved hundreds. that's great. i know, right? i've been telling everyone. baby: liberty. did you hear that? ty just said her first word. can you say “mama”? baby: liberty. can you say “auntie”? baby: liberty. how many people did you tell? only pay for what you need. jingle: ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ baby: ♪ liberty. ♪ we're all creatures of habit. we've always had our bran flakes with plump juicy raisins and we probably alw- ooh, frosting. new kellogg's frosted bran. more delicious ways to bran.
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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. i am here with tariq trotter from the roots. hey! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] we're about to play a brand-new game called "reverse charades," which is charades, but there's a twist. >> tariq: it's reversed? >> jimmy: that's right. it is reverse charades. of course we're gonna need a a couple more players to help us out. so joining my team, please welcome the one, the only, anne hathaway! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ come on now. that's what i'm talking about. >> tariq: good to see you. >> jimmy: come on, bud. let's do this. we got this now. look at that. come on. that's some love for anne hathaway right there. >> thank you. >> jimmy: joining tariq's team, is one of my absolute favorites. melanie lynskey is here!
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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ melanie, welcome back. hi. >> lovely to see you. hi, lovely to see you. >> jimmy: all right. here's how it works. the seated partner knows the clue and will guide the standing partner to move their body based on instructions that they shout at them. okay, the seated partner can't say any of the words in the clue or use their hands. and to help them out, we have these anti-gesticulation tubes. [ laughter ] and the standing partner has to guess what the clue is based on what they're doing with their bodies. our team will kick things off. melanie and tariq, please go ahead and have a seat right there. okay, i will grab a clue. anne, let's show them how to do this, okay. >> all right. >> jimmy: what number should we ch -- [ audience shouting numbers ] three. >> three. >> jimmy: all right. i got you. i got you, bud. >> okay, man. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. we got this. all right.
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so, i -- i sit here. >> yes. >> jimmy: then i put my arms in the tube. [ laughter ] okay. here we go. put your fist together. yeah. and one on top of the other. but then sideways. yes, no -- put one on top of the other. yes, there you go. now put it behind your back and fling it forward. [ laughter ] kind of, yes. and now use one -- one fist to go in a circle over the other. >> jimmy: a quick circle, a a quick circle. >> quick circle, quick circle, quick circle. >> jimmy: on the side. on the side. on the side. >> i'm -- >> jimmy: yes, yes, yes, that's exactly it. throw it behind your back and throw -- yeah, now do -- >> fishing! >> jimmy: yes, yes! [ cheers and applause ] [ dinging ] that's exactly right, yes! ♪ >> jimmy: dude. wow. sweating. you are good. come on. that's what i'm talking about. >> you have way too much confidence in me. >> jimmy: ooh. that was pretty good. >> tariq: oh, my gosh. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. all right. [ light laughter ] you guys are up. it's very fun. very easy. tariq, why don't you pick your clue, and then you can have a a seat. melanie, you stand over there. oh, my gosh, that was fun. [ talking over each other ] no, you were great. come on, that was so fun.
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>> oh, my gosh. >> all right. >> tariq: okay. >> that was very good. >> jimmy: all right. here we go. [ laughter ] >> people are sorry for me already. [ laughter ] >> tariq: okay. >> all right. >> tariq: ready? >> yeah. >> tariq: all right. do the same thing that -- yeah. okay, but now the hands together. the hands stay together. >> yeah. >> tariq: and if you were running doing that, right, like act as if you are running doing that -- >> i'm an ax murderer. >> tariq: no, no. but you're pulling something behind yourself. >> i'm flying a kite. >> tariq: yes. that's what you're doing. [ cheers and applause ] [ dinging ] ♪ >> amazing. >> jimmy: all right, you're over there now. what number shall we pick? [ crowd shouting ] ♪ >> okay. okay. >> jimmy: all right. have a seat then. >> okay. ooh, warmer.
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>> jimmy: they are warm. they are warm, yes. >> all right, okay. pinch one hand and raise it up and down and take your other hand and sway it back and forth. kind of -- [ laughter ] your hand is right, but do it more up and down. and now bring your arms into it and imagine -- [ cheers ] and -- do it on the same beat. >> jimmy: ooh, like a a conductor? >> yes! [ cheers and applause ] [ dinging ] ♪ >> jimmy: we're really good. we're really good at this. this is good. okay. you're up. get ready. now we're going to see what's what. now we're gonna see what's up. now we get to see what's going down. >> okay. all right. let's see. all right.
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i'm sewn into this dress, so good luck to us all. [ laughter ] all right. so, put your hands out straight in front of you. move your fingers, and then move your hands back and forth as though you're moving along something. >> tariq: am i swimming? >> just left to right. just left to right. >> tariq: okay. am i playing a piano? [ cheers and applause ] [ dinging ] ♪ >> all right. >> jimmy: now we're all going to go at the same time. so, tariq, you can sit there. anne, you sit there. you guys pick the same clue, and you can both look at it at the same time. whoever gets it first is the champ. >> all right. >> okay. >> jimmy: you were great, by the way. [ talking over each other ] you can't stop talent. >> okay. i just -- i just locked in. i don't know why. >> jimmy: you're locked in. this is good. [ laughter ] >> all right. >> jimmy: he felt so free -- the anti -- >> tariq: you ready. >> yes. >> jimmy: yes. >> jimmy, crouch down a little bit. >> tariq: yeah, crouch down, crouch down.
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>> bend your knees. pinch something with your hands. >> tariq: you're listening for something while you're turing. >> now, turn it back the other way. >> tariq: you're listening really closely. [ talking over each other ] >> jimmy: tuning a radio. >> listen to the radio. >> tariq: listen to the thing you're turning. stoop down lower. [ talking over each other ] >> put the other hand up on a a flat surface. >> tariq: listen to it while you're turning. >> put the other hand up, up -- in front of you. >> jimmy: turning the tv. [ talking over each other ] >> back and forth. [ talking over each other ] >> jimmy: ham radio. dennis quaid. >> tariq: listen to those clicks. >> turn it right twice. turn it left once. >> jimmy: oh, opening up a a safe! [ cheers and applause ] [ dinging ] ♪ is that supposed to come off? they're not supposed to come off like that. oh my gosh. [ laughter ] thank you very much. to the winners, anne hathaway and me. melanie lynskey, how great is she. and tariq trotter, my man. we're talking with anne when we come back. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪
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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest is an oscar-winning actress, who stars in the new movie "the idea of you," which begins streaming globally on prime video this thursday. please welcome anne hathaway! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: oh, that's not bad. come on, that was -- come on now. who doesn't love anne hathaway.
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thank you for coming. >> that's very nice. you know -- but you know when you have a moment, and you're just like, "oh, i'm going to remember that forever." thank you so much for that. >> jimmy: yeah, there you go. she's happy. come on, the roots. >> thank you. hi, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i recently saw a a photo of you and anna wintour. you made your, kind of, broadway debut together in "gutenberg! the musical!" you guys stood up -- >> there she is. [ audience oohs ] >> jimmy: i mean, did the crowd go nuts? [ cheers and applause ] >> so they -- so -- by the way, i have to say, that's josh gad and that's andrew rannells, who are both dear friends. and they're so -- they were so brilliant in the show. >> jimmy: yeah, i saw that. >> it was really next level. and at the end of the show, they invite two people up on stage. and -- so they said my name first and the audience had a a very nice reaction. and then they said anna's name, and it was like rock star. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. rock star. >> jimmy: because you don't really see anna do many things that are outside of her -- >> wear a trucker hat. >> jimmy: yeah, that's exactly -- you never see anna wintour from "vogue" wear a trucker hat. that's correct, yeah.
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but everyone just went nuts. she's also a new york icon. >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: so i think where -- if she shows up at a a pizzeria -- >> i think she's -- yeah, she's a new york icon. she's a worldwide icon. >> jimmy: she's a worldwide icon. she's everything. is she fun to -- to share the stage with? >> yeah, yeah. really, really fun. and just -- she's -- she's been incredibly sweet to me, and i'm very -- i'm just very grateful for our relationship. >> jimmy: she's so cool, though. >> she's so cool. >> jimmy: she's so cool. do you get nervous around -- i get a little nervous. >> i absolutely do. >> jimmy: you do? i have less to lose because i'm never going to be on the cover of "vogue." so i don't have nothing to worry about. [ laughter ] but she likes me and we've been friends for a long time. so i kind of -- i'm comfy around her. >> i don't mean to -- i try to keep it comfy. i try to keep it cozy. but inside my heart is -- >> jimmy: racing. >> i just -- i just respect her so much. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and it's like that. but i feel very comfortable around you. >> jimmy: yeah, good. [ laughter ] you should be. you should be. i'm your bud. no, please. i totally -- i got the respect and also the dig at the same time. so, it was perfect. >> that's how well i know you. that's how crazy i am for you. >> jimmy: you know, i saw you, by the way. i was going to say on broadway. but it wasn't. it was "shakespeare in the park." >> you were there? you saw? oh my gosh.
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>> jimmy: yeah, i came to see you. absolutely. i'm a big fan, yeah. you did that, were you nervous? >> i feel really bad about the dig now. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you better keep digging me. are you kidding me? i have -- please, if you don't laugh at yourself, then come on. i saw you and it was at the -- >> "twelfth night" at the delacorte theater. >> jimmy: -- delacorte theater. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you were amazing. do you get nervous? does anything go wrong? nothing went wrong when i saw you. >> nothing went wrong? thank goodness. >> jimmy: no, you were perfect. >> 'cause -- well 'cause it's -- um, so the delacorte theater is an outdoor theater in central park. and so -- >> jimmy: you're doing shakespeare. >> doing shakespeare, and it rained almost every night. and so -- but it's kind of amazing because every night the last line of the show, which we actually sang was, "for the rain, it raineth every day." and so the audience at that moment always burst out laughing. and the whole show is so joyful. i had such a wonderful time. but one night, something -- i don't know if it went wrong, but something happened. and, so there's this scene, my character, viola, she comes onto the stage. and i knew that the line was funny, but i couldn't figure out how to make it funny. so, every night, i was just trying something. just anything i could think of. and i was then, you know, go out there, audience wouldn't laugh, and i was like, "tomorrow." [ light laughter ]
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and then -- and then one night i went out there and i said the line and just the house went down. >> jimmy: you killed it. >> killed. and i was like, "oh, i found it. this is such a good feeling." [ laughter ] and i just, like -- and so, then, of course, i leaned into it, because you do. and so, i lean into it and i'm just -- the audience is losing their minds. i look into the wings. the cast is losing their minds. i'm high fiving myself in my head. [ laughter ] i'm just like, "i've arrived. this is happening." >> jimmy: yes. >> and i get offstage and i'm just like, "well --" and they go, "did you see the raccoons?" [ laughter ] and i'm like, the ra -- the ra -- what? and then they just go, "behind you. as soon as you came on stage, a a family of raccoons came out. they were so cute! we couldn't focus on the scene because the raccoons were so cute." so, i was like, "well, actually high five to the raccoons." [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: see, you've got to work with everybody. >> absolutely. >> jimmy: you've got to work -- you play well with others. let's talk about "the idea of you." oh my gosh! buddy, the trailer alone has
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gotten over 125 million views. it crushed. broke the record. [ cheers and applause ] most watched trailer of any streaming movie in history. can we set up what the movie's about? >> oh, sure, sure. the story is about solene marchand, who is a woman who lives in silver lake. she's a gallery owner. she's a mom. and she's got this really wonderful life, and she unexpectedly meets the lead singer of the biggest boy band in the world, a 24-year-old young man named hayes campbell. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and he thinks she's kind of great. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and so, the story is about how they fall in love. >> jimmy: yeah. because you're just a mom and you're chaperoning this thing and you go to this thing and then you see this boy band -- >> i love hearing you describe my movie. [ laughter ] "you're just a mom who did this thing." >> jimmy: i can do it. yeah, you're a mom in this thing. that's how i describe it. i just, you're a mom, you're chaperoning like a coachella type of thing, like a giant outdoor festival thing. and the biggest boy band in the world, and then the lead singer -- >> oh, yes, so, my character -- my daughter is off watching st. vincent. and because she doesn't like the boy bands anymore.
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she liked them in seventh grade. but, anyway, i happen to have a a backstage pass, so i'm all access thing. i have to go to the bathroom. somebody tells me where the trailers are. i go, and i -- i -- i walk into the wrong trailer. >> jimmy: yeah. you walk in and the rest is hijinks ensues. who -- remind the actor who plays the lead singer. >> nick galitzine. >> jimmy: oh, man. you guys have great chemistry. >> i mean, thank you. >> jimmy: did you know when he was auditioning, did you go, "oh, this is the guy." >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: yeah. >> yeah, no, as soon as he -- i actually burst out laughing when he walked in. because -- has anybody here read the book? >> jimmy: no, we don't read. [ laughter ] >> well you should, it's fabulous. >> jimmy: we don't read. this is "tonight show." you want to go -- you want to go over to stephen -- you want to go to stephen colbert if you want to get people that read books. [ cheers and applause ] we don't read. [ laughter ] lame. >> well, you have an awesome book in store for you. >> jimmy: lame-o. we do audible here.
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we do that. we can do -- that count? >> i think it's time for you to dig me to get me back. >> jimmy: yeah, i know. >> okay, so -- >> jimmy: it's based on this book. >> what's a book? >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] too late. no, too late. but this is based on the big, best-selling book. >> okay, well the book does have a fan following, somewhere. [ laughter ] and anyway, and i think the book's incredible. and hayes campbell is so beautifully written in the book. and so we knew that we just really needed to find someone really special. >> jimmy: and he walked in, you go, "this is the -- >> and he walked in. and i -- yeah, and i just thought, "oh, that's hayes campbell." and that was almost two years ago. and now nick and i have become really good friends. and it's -- yeah, it's opened up in this beautiful way. >> jimmy: it's really great. i want to show everyone a clip. here's anne hathaway in "the idea of you." take a look. >> hi again. >> are you a part of that asmr community that gets off on listening to people pee? >> no, i wasn't -- >> because i don't think you can just go around assuming -- >> it's actually my trailer. >> what?
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>> it's not literally mine. you know, i don't own it -- >> this is your trailer? >> yeah. i'm in the band. we're performing on the main stage in an hour. i'm hayes campbell. >> august moon? >> yeah. >> well, i absolutely know who you are. anyway, i'll -- >> jimmy: yeah. come on. you know how to do it. [ cheers and applause ] anne hathaway, everybody. "the idea of you" begins streaming on prime video this thursday. we'll be right back with melanie lynskey. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ astic is not wasted... but instead remade over and over... into the things that keep our food fresher, our families safer, and our planet cleaner. to help us get there, america's plastic makers are investing billions of dollars
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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest is an emmy-nominated actress who you know from "yellowjackets" and "the last of us." you can see her in the new series, "the tattooist of auschwitz," which is available this thursday on peacock. everyone please welcome melanie lynskey. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: come on now. welcome back. >> what a nice group. >> jimmy: it's a great crowd. the best, the best in the
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world. >> i don't care that you don't read. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, we don't care. no one has to read here, come on. are you kidding me? i -- thank you for playing reverse charades. i appreciate you playing that. you were saying you are very not -- you are not competitive? >> no, i'm not very competitive. i get a little competitive -- i love playing mafia, which is kind of a different thing. >> jimmy: oh, i know mafia. >> yes. >> jimmy: and do you play it with people? >> i do. i play it with people. i -- over the pandemic, craig mazin, who created "the last of us", and i hosted a big zoom mafia that was very elaborate. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: wow. >> and it's kind of why he thought of me for "the last of us." because, he was like, "it's really interesting to see you be, sort of like, sweet and normal but also, like, a a terrifying killer." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: well, who knows, he's going to watch "reverse charades" and cast you from our -- our game show, "reverse charades." >> cast me as a -- >> jimmy: um, you ended up being emmy-nominated for your role in "the last of us." >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: congratulations. not too -- >> yes. thank you. yeah. >> jimmy: not too shabby. uh, you were telling me something backstage. you were talking -- we were talking about your new series on peacock, and you were saying while you were in, was it -- >> slovakia.
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>> jimmy: slovakia. >> which is beautiful. >> jimmy: yeah. you said that you got engaged. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and i started laughing because i know your husband. >> yes. i'm married. >> jimmy: yeah, you're married. and i go, "well that's interesting." because -- >> yes, i have a lovely new engagement ring. >> jimmy: yeah, i go -- yeah, it's gorgeous. but -- but -- but -- >> thank you. >> jimmy: just tell me exactly what you meant by that. >> so here's the thing. my husband's first proposal was so confusing. [ laughter ] i didn't know what was happening. we were on -- the day before, i had been looking at rings, and i tried one on. i was like, "it kind of looks like an engagement ring almost. i don't think i'm going to get it." so, then he got me this ring. so, i was like, "oh, thanks." [ laughter ] i didn't -- it didn't, sort of, cross my mind. and then there was a strange speech. [ laughter ] and i was -- we were just, sort of, sitting there. he had paused, whatever, "the bachelor," and i was just, sort of, like, "okay." and i was like, "are you -- do you -- are we -- we're not
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breaking up?" he was like, "no, no, no." [ laughter ] so, i said, "okay." and then i was like, "well, thank you. lovely. good chat?" and then three days later, we went to meet his family for christmas. and he said, "we're engaged." [ laughter ] i said, "are we? oh. oh." >> jimmy: what? >> it was so confusing. i didn't know -- >> jimmy: and you were like, "are we? wait, when did that happen?" >> i said, "oh." i was like, "do i tell my friends?" and he said, "of course." but it was so confusing. and then i said, "that's not usually what a proposal is like. people usually understand -- [ laughter ] that -- that it's happening." >> jimmy: at least one person understands it. >> so since then he's been very cute, and he's been proposing to me over and over. [ audience aws ] which is very sweet. and he did one on my birthday in slovakia that was so cute. and he gave me all these little gifts. and he was going to take me out for dinner and do it at dinner, but our daughter was like, "give her the ring, dad." [ laughter ] "where's the ring? that's the big present." >> jimmy: aww, that's so cute. >> yeah, it was cute. >> jimmy: well, congratulations
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again on getting engaged. [ cheers and applause ] >> to my husband, thank you. >> jimmy: tell him i said, "hi." >> i will, i will. >> jimmy: i want to talk about your new peacock series, "the tattooist of auschwitz," based on a best-selling novel, inspired by a true story. >> yes. >> jimmy: can you tell everyone what the story is about. >> well, this woman called heather morris, who is a a new zealand woman. so i get to play a a new zealander in the series. she's who i play. met an elderly holocaust survivor in melbourne, in 2003, and started recording his testimony and his story and his memories. and then she wrote a book that became a best seller. so, in her midlife, she found out she was really great at writing and she wrote this beautiful story, which was about lale's time in auschwitz, where he also met the love of his life. it's kind of -- it's almost unbelievable. it's an incredible story. >> jimmy: i want to show a a clip. here's melanie lynskey in "the tattooist of auschwitz." take a look at this. >> i've never done anything like this in my life, and i was
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not prepared for how overwhelmed i would be listening to your memories. >> who wouldn't be? at least if they have one of these. >> that's very generous of you. but i didn't want you to know i was struggling because your story, it's such an important story. and i don't know if i'm capable of writing it. i'm actually terrified. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: melanie lynskey, everyone. "the tattooist of auschwitz" is available on peacock this thursday. we'll be right back with a a performance from lang lang. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪
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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: performing "carnival of the animals" from his new album "saint-saens," please welcome back, lang lang. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: camille saint-saens was wracked with pains, when people addressed him, as saint sanes. he held the human race to blame, because it could not pronounce his name. so, he turned with metronome and fife, to glorify other kinds of life. be quiet please, for here begins his salute to feathers, fur, and fins. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: the lion is the king of beasts, and husband of the lioness.
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gazelles and things on which he feasts address him as your highoness. there are those who admire that roar of his, in the african jungles and velds. but i think that wherever the lion is, i'd rather be somewhere else. ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: some fish are minnows, and some are whales. people like dimples, and fish like scales. some fish are slim, and some are round, they don't get cold, they don't get drowned. but every fishwife fears for her fish. what we call mermaids and they call merfish. ♪ ♪
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>> jimmy: the swan can swim while sitting down, for pure conceit he takes the crown. he looks in the mirror over and over, and claims to have never heard of pavlova. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: at midnight in the museum hall, the fossils gathered for a ball. there were no drums or saxophones, but just the clatter of their bones. a rolling, rattling carefree circus, of mammoth polkas and mazurkas. pterodactyls and brontosauruses sang ghostly prehistoric choruses. amid the mastodonic wassail i caught the eye of one small fossil. "cheer up sad world," he said and winked, "it's kind of fun to be extinct." ♪
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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yes! come on! [ cheers and applause ] that's how you do it. that's how you do it right there. the best, buddy. lang lang! [ cheers and applause ] that's a standing ov -- come on. [ cheers and applause ] "saint-saens" is out now. we'll be right back, everybody. lang lang! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ new thrills big chills. and oh look at that. theres a new adventure happening every day. universal orlando resort.
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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to anne hathaway, melanie lynskey, lang lang, once again! [ cheers and applause ] fantastic, buddy. you're gonna get so many kids into classical music thanks to this. you're fantastic. >> thank you. >> jimmy: you are brilliant, buddy. and of course thank you to the roots right there from philadelphia, pennsylvania. [ cheers and applause ] thank you for watching. stay tuned "for late night with seth meyers." goodnight, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rocll

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