please welcome, tracee ellis ross!ers and applause >> jimmy: whoo one of our favorite guests i'm so happy to see you. >> hello, mr. jimmy fallon how are you? >> jimmy: you look fantastic, bud. >> thank you >> jimmy: welcome back to the show >> thank you thank you for having me. >> jimmy: it is -- it is award season i want to get to all the things involving awards, and you as well >> yes yes, yes >> jimmy: the one is, i saw you recently at the emmy awards. >> yes >> jimmy: you were so funny -- >> oh! >> jimmy: -- with natasha lyonne >> oh, oh! >> jimmy: you recreated the -- >> lucy. >> jimmy: the lucille ball theme. >> my childhood dr -- first of all, carol burnett's dressing room was across the hall, and then i was dressing up as lucy and i was like -- i -- it was like too much for my child inside >> jimmy: did you freak out? did you -- >> i did and look, it's kind of uncanny, the resemblance. [ light laughter ] [ cheers ] >> jimmy: you actually - >> so, we did. we re-created the conveyer belt scene with the chocolate

. >> reporter: they may come from different generations, but leslie uggams, issa rae, tracee ellis rossika alexander know what it's like to be a black woman in hollywood. >> i get joy from seeing these beautiful young women getting an opportunity to show how fierce they are. >> reporter: speaking truth about "american fiction" ahead on "sunday morning." >>> he sold out arenas and stadiums, but usher has never had an audience like the one he will have next sunday. tracy smith talks with the star of this year's super bowl halftime show. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: for 13 minutes next week, usher will likely be the most-watched human on the planet. and for him the road to the super bowl began right here in las vegas. did you find that thing when you came here? that was maybe missing? >> if ever anyone said that vegas is a place you go to die, it wasn't for me. it was a place that brought me back to life. >> reporter: usher later on "sunday morning." >>> our mo rocca this morning will really what may have been the most famous party of the 20th century. and you're invited. martha teichner is taking a l

brown has been here, tracee ellis ross has been here, talking about how wonderful it was to do such good do these big films, like, you know, the "james bond" franchise or "hunger games" to actually just be in a room and acting with a scene partner where it is just about, like, the words and the emotion. it just must feel so like a -- like - theater at some point. >> well, you know, i mean i find enjoyment and meaning in whatever i do. i try to if i choose well. so the scale of the film doesn't really mean that it can't have, like, real -- you know, like emotional depth and real, you know, meaning to those of us who work on it in fact, we're as committed as we are on any film this film, i guess, you know, there was something about -- there were a couple of things. one, that we had an opportunity to talk about these issues that, for example, the first -- the first scene takes place in a classroom, and there's, you know, there's a forbidden word on the white board behind me i'm a professor speaking to a class about southern literature. and it's a discussion that's happening in classrooms al

brown has been here, tracee ellis ross has been here, talking about how wonderful it was to do such goods, like, you know, the "james bond" franchise or "hunger games" to actually just be in a room and acting with a scene partner where it is just about, like, the words and the emotion. it just must feel so like a -- like - theater at some point. >> well, you know, i mean i find enjoyment and meaning in whatever i do. i try to if i choose well. so the scale of the film doesn't really mean that it can't have, like, real -- you know, like emotional depth and real, you know, meaning to those of us who work on it in fact, we're as committed as we are on any film this film, i guess, you know, there was something about -- there were a couple of things. one, that we had an opportunity to talk about these issues that, for example, the first -- the first scene takes place in a classroom, and there's, you know, there's a forbidden word on the white board behind me i'm a professor speaking to a class about southern literature. and it's a discussion that's happening in classrooms all over the country

ellis ross, and i just get a chance to be silly and fun.'m a bit of a mess you're like, "we've got to deal with cliff." so it's fun to sort of occupy that space and we all had a blast. >> seth: yeah, it's nice actually to get to see you as the sibling who's a mess >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> seth: you've had to do the heavy work >> randall has to hold it together for a long time now cliff is just like, "i'm gonna -- whatever. >> seth: i want to talk to you about a piece of work that, based on what you've said, you've never been asked about on television before. a role that i don't think anybody -- we talk about representation in the breadth of the roles you're offered >> talk to me. >> seth: you got to play sia in a lonely island video. [ laughter ] this was - >> i really did. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> it was so much fun. andy came up to me, i shot an episode of "99," and he's like, "hey, man, would you want to come and do this lonely island thing? you get to play sia. i was like, "how does that work?" he was like, "well, i'll show you. yo

[ cheers and applause >> jimmy: my thanks to tracee ellis ross, sir rod stewart, jools holland and the roots right there. that was great [ cheers and applause that was great thank you for watching stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers. good night, everybody. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers. tonight -- molly ringwald host of "up & adams," sportcaster kay adams, author nana kwame adjei-brenyah, featuring the 8g band with dan peters ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers, this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. and now if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news a federal appeals court ruled today that former president donald trump is not immune from prosecution for crimes he allegedly committed during his presidency okay so he doesn't have immunity, but after all these trials he must have built up some antibodies. [ laughter ] while speaking today about the senate's bipartisan immigration bill, president biden said repub

brown mean you have got tracee ellis ross. i could go on. you have got quite a community in this movie well, i'll go on one further and lesly adams, well, let me give her her flowers. we've got a clip from one of your scene. let's play it. >> awesome >> coraline, why don't you sit across from >> i'm happy you're not white me too >> all this movie makes you laugh, but that, that line those scenes. every part of this film made me lean in and it seems it's gotta be very important to you, just knowing the cast of characters you have embodied, building lease comes to mind from angels in america to this. it strikes me, must be very important to you to have the characters you embody and portray really hone in on what is relevant and what is timely and what is deep well, i want to tell stories that have some type of meaning outside of the theater. i that's just the way i like to work. i like to tell stories that have relevance to the days, issues and i like to work with writers who were very smart, who can help us shine light in some of the dark cor

this year's show will be hosted by tracee ellis ross you can check out more information over at today.comin japan, she's also making a major announcement about this onscreen project. >> welcome to the eras tour! >> this has been the most extraordinary experience of my entire life. ♪ he looks so pretty like a devil ♪ >> a streaming service has snapped up the eras tour concert film, starting march 15th, taylor swift "the eras tour: taylor's version" will be available on disney plus you might be wondering what makes this show taylor's version, she is adding the entire song. that includes four additional songs from the acoustic section of her show. before this, the concert movie had only been available to rent. >>> next up, mmoana, duane "the rock" johnson gearing up to say -- ♪ what can i say except you're welcome ♪ ♪ for the tides, the sun, the sky ♪ for 20 bucks on streaming ♪ hey, it's okay, it's okay, you're welcome ♪ >> because disney has announced there's a moana sequel in the works, dropping this quick teaser just yesterday. ♪ yes, moana and maui are both expected to return for the se

we have high-profile women like taylor swift and tracee ellis ross and women who are innovating acrossace. >> let's look at some of these categories like purpose and profit. women are really exploding in so many different fields. so narrow it down for us. we'll start with these changemakers. take it away. >> we found there were a range of women on the list figuring out how to build businesses that did good but also did well, so really aligning the success of their companies with having an social or environmental or greater impact on health. a couple of these women i'm going to point out is one who runs repurpose global, working to minimize plastic created by companies and remove that plastic from the environment. she's making money while doing something that has a good environmental impact. or jessica chang trying to bring down the cost of child care. or a company that does formula. she addressed the formula shortage and created healthy alternatives to the formula that is out there. the company hello heart is addressing heart health helping consumers, but also helping employers bring d