a. >> out of time. the very a >> out of time. the very a great night >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- edward norton. from "scandal," portia de rossi. "this week in unnecessary censorship." and music from you and me. with cleto and the cletones. and now, remain seated. here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, everybody, i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks to all of you for coming. we're happy to have you here.

[ cheers and applause ] welcome to our humble abode. for those of you who are visiting us from other cities and countries, welcome to california. land of many earthquakes. which is why today we participated or more accurately, stood bill as others participated in what they call the great shakeout. at 10:16 a.m. this morning, millions of californians, mostly school kids, practiced what to do in the event of an earthquake. did any of you participate in the great shakeout tonight? really? why don't i believe that at all? [ laughter ] i timed the great shakeout well this morning. i made sure to be just outside across the street. when everyone dove under the counter, i ate all the free samples. [ applause ] of course -- we shouldn't make light because we need these earthquake drills because the big one is eventually going to kill every one of us, except for the kardashians.

they will be left behind to repopulate the state. experts say contrary to what we've learned growing up, you should not stand in a doorway during an earthquake. with that, doorways are very good places to stand if you want to get in somebody's way. i wonder, i was thinking this morning, i wonder what would happen if we had a real earthquake during the earthquake drill. if the big one hit at 10:16 a.m. exactly? we would probably all dial of confusion, right? guillermo, if we had an earthquake right now, what would be your first action? >> run to the door. >> jimmy: see, now, that's -- you're not supposed to run. and you shouldn't go through that door, because all these lights that are up here, these are the ones that are going to kill us. relax and enjoy the rest of the show. [ laughter ] this is encouraging. [ cheers and applause ] run. run? >> i -- >> jimmy: according to a new report, by someone who makes

reports, americans are living longer than ever before. which is exciting news for anyone who isn't waiting for a grandparent to die so they can inherit money for a downpayment on a house. the average life expectancy for a child worn in 2012 is 78 years and 9 1/2 months. that's up above six weeks from 2011. i guess once they came up with cialis, old people decided it was worth sticking around. but if you do die and there's, like, 40% chance you will eventually, then what?+egñ well, there's a company in kentucky that will release your cree mated remains into the stratosphere. they will shoot them into space. and it's not cheap. the basic package cost $2,800. you may as well send your wallet into space, really. sounds like a strange thing to do, but the company behind this put out a video that makes it appear to be a very elegant way to say good-bye to someone you love. >> rising gently to the upper most reaches of our atmosphere.

imagine being able to release your loved ones remains over 20 miles high, in the silent beauty of near space. ashes released here are carried by the earth's winds, lofting in currents, floating through eddies before eventually settling over mountains, oceans and descending as rain and snow. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: didn't ask much of people. could you please not rain your dead grandma's ashes on me? while we're on the subject of death, forbes has released their list of top earning deceased celebrities. and the richest famous dead person this is year -- do you know? michael jackson. earned $140 million this year. what a shame he isn't alive.

that money could have bought him a ton of finger tape. you have to admire michael's work ethic. a lot of big stars stop working when they die. it just goes to show, never give up. never stop fighting. [ applause ] another big -- thank you. i hope i've inspired you all. apple had a big announcement from their campus in cupertino today. apple announced new generation of ipads and i mac and they released the new operating system, too. they also announced today that, i thought this was interesting. there's no such thing as the apple watch. that was a joke. it wasn't a joke. [ laughter ] they announced the apple watch is coming out early next year, which is funny, because they already announced the apple watch last month. so, now we're getting excited when apple reannouncing things to us. [ laughter ] they should build apartments outside of apple stores so people with live in line, waiting for their products. they just had a big announcement

event last -- i mean, i wonder if they're aware that the phrase an apple a day is just an expression. they don't have to take it literally. starting tomorrow, you can preorder the ipad air 2 and mini 3. at this point, i have enough i pads to build a step stool in my home. the air 2 is the thinnest ipad to date. 18% thinner than the original ipad, which is great, because who wants to carry all those extra ounces around? actually less than an ounce less than the last ipad. it feels like apple is screwing with us now. look at this video they put out for the new ipod. >> here at apple, we're always striving to create the next technology call evolution. but while we're constantly looking forward to the fuel sure, we also want to pay homage to our past. with that in mind, we proudly announce the ipod retro. tactile scroll wheel and compact

five gigbytes of storage. we used to offer the ipod class classic. >> what makes the i.d. pod retro different? it is literally the exact same ipod we introduced in 2001. >> we found a warehouse full of original ipods and just figured, why not? >> we don't care anymore. >> we don't have to care anymore. >> we're gods now. >> so, anyway, the new ipod retro. >> orrive pod throwback or whatever, who gives a [ bleep ]. >> it doesn't even work. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i will buy one of those. this is good. this is from the jets/patriots game tonight. these teams don't like each other much. new york versus boston in any sport is always a grudge match. and you get a real sense of that from this video the jets posted on their facebook page today. see if you notice anything wrong with this.

they spelled rivalry wrong. wrongerly. the wizards of rivalry place. even their graphics guys have concussions in the nfl. [ laughter ] thank you. head injuries. warn eaer brothers has announce ten new movies based on d.c. comics. finally, hollywood is giving comic book movies a shot. some of the movies they're planning to make, some of you have heard, batman versus superman. the flash, justice league, okay whatman and wonder woman. basically, warner brothers just announced every toy your kid is going to want for the next six years. between d.c. and marvel and some of the smaller comic book companies, they're projecting we

might see around 40 super hero movies before the end of this decade. we need a super hero to save us from all these super hero movies. you guys know what uber is, right? it's an app -- not in every city. it lives on your phone. you can use it to get a ride. they will find you using your phone's gps. somebody picks you up and drives you. sometimes in their own personal car. now, i've used uber many times as a passenger, but i thought it might be fun to be a driver for a change. i'm kind of fascinated with the process. so, i got registered as a driver, for real. and then i took to the streets to give rides and change lives. oh, i got one. well, this is exciting, my first pickup.

>> hello? >> jimmy: is this eric? >> yeah. >> jimmy: hey, i'm right outside 8920. how's it going? >> good. >> jimmy: jimmy. >> eric. >> jimmy: how are you? >> oh my god. >> jimmy: no way. >> jimmy: i'm your driver today. >> is this for real? >> jimmy: this is for real. >> that is so funny, because i always see you on tv. >> jimmy: what's going on? i see you got a lot of dental stuff, huh? >> yeah. >> jimmy: why is that? >> actually it's funny, because i was working here, it's my last day. i'm going back home. >> jimmy: is that right? >> yeah. >> jimmy: where are you going? >> back home in africa. >> jimmy: wow. that's far. >> it is. >> jimmy: where in africa? >> i don't know if you have heard of gabon. >> jimmy: i have heard of gabon.

were you here learning to be a dentist? >> i was making ceramic teeth. >> jimmy: are you excited about going home? >> yeah. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i haven't seen my family for a year, two years, actually. >> jimmy: did you buy, like, souvenirs for your family? >> that's what i'm going to do, starting from tomorrow. >> jimmy: oh, you want to go right now? >> ah, okay. >> jimmy: why not? this will be the weirdest uber ride you've ever had. all right. here's the place. the hollywoodland experience. >> oh. >> jimmy: who are we shopping for now? >> shopping for -- >> jimmy: your parents? >> yeah. my two brothers and sister.

>> jimmy: okay. so, maybe for your father there's a statue that says best father. >> yeah, itch was thinking that. >> jimmy: best mom or mother? >> mother. >> jimmy: mother. you should get your sister a best sister, right? there's best brother but we can only give it to one. there can't be two best. is there is second-best brother statue? all right. let's get them both best brothers then. i think we should get this one, too. best contractor. oh, here's one i'm going to get for you. see what that says? best dentist. give a speech. >> i would like to thank everybody that supported me. family, friends. and most importantly, my teachers, you know, at ucla. oh, and jimmy. >> jimmy: thank you. put that in the basket. these are always very popular.

what's your brothers and sister's name? >> my brothers, one of them is ludvick and cedric. >> jimmy: we're going to get this one. >> linda. >> jimmy: linda. cedric, you said? colleen. okay? what about some shirts? that's a good one for your parents, right? can i get this one? thank you. yes. okay. all right. take those. i think you should get one of these for yourself. nice. it spokes the freedom of america. it's all right there. oh, my god. look at this. what a ridiculous picture. look at that. >> embarrassing. >> jimmy: right? might be nice for christmas. hollywood, lakers, dodgers. justin bieber.

do you like britney spears? >> sister does. >> jimmy: your sister does? all right. you are going to put all of this stuff in your luggage? >> i guess so. >> jimmy: all right, we bought a bunch of stuff. he lives in gabon. >> all right. >> jimmy: you have any idea who you are going to give best contractor to? >> not yet, no. >> jimmy: you'll find a contractor. one day, when you're building a house, if he does a good job, you pull this out and really blow his mind. i think we did pretty good. >> going to be happy. >> jimmy: you think they'll like this stuff? >> yeah. >> jimmy: there are kids in africa that don't have nine trophies. right? all right. we got it. we cleaned out the store. >> yeah. definitely. >> jimmy: i'll take you home. well, have a good trip back. very nice to meet you. >> thank you. nice meeting you, too. best ride ever. >> jimmy: thank you. sngz i will ♪ i will remember you

♪ will you remember me ♪ don't let your life pass you by ♪ ♪ weep not for the memories [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: sometimes the journey is better than the destination. if i had time, i would have driven him all the way back home to africa. so, eric is back home in gabon now and he -- we asked him to shoot some video. he shot video of his mom and brother wearing some of the stuff they go. >> hi, jimmy. how you are? >> thank you, thank you very much. >> jimmy: you're welcome. why do i get the feeling those trophies are already in the garbage? all right, we have a good show for you tonight. tonight, we have music from you and me.

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>> jimmy: hi there, everyone. tonight, you can see her on "scandal" thursday nights on this network. portia de rossi is with us. and we're going to have "this week in unnecessary censorship" coming up later. then, the very talented duo of dallas green and pink, who i think is great, this is their debut album, "rose ave," music from you and me. next week on the program -- what a list of guests -- starting with the great and powerful bill murray, keanu reeves will be here, jack black and kyle gass, also known as "tenacious d." "science bob" pflugfelder has crazy experiments for us, the very funny mike epps. plus music from bush, milky chance and on thursday, we're closing out the week with taylor swift on hollywood boulevard. and if you'd like to come see taylor swift live, go to

this website -- jkltickets.com, you'll find everything you need to know right there. and of course, that is a free concert. we never charge our viewers for anything we do and you know why? because we're stupid. [ laughter ] we make bad decisions. what are you going to do? our first guest tonight is an enormously gifted actor who got an academy award nomination in his movie debut and will i think probably get a third one for his performance opposite michael keaton in the excellent new movie "birdman," which opens in new york and los angeles tomorrow and hopefully near you soon. please welcome edward norton. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: very good to see you. >> good seeing you. >> jimmy: is it true that you were the very first uber passenger in los angeles?

>> it's true. i was. >> jimmy: that's crazy. >> yeah. >> jimmy: how? >> i'm rider one. >> jimmy: why? >> i -- i met travis, who started uber. >> jimmy: okay. >> back when it was still kind of this funky little experiment in san francisco and i was supper impressed by what he was doing and as someone who has had a long-standing antipathy and occasional battle with new york cab drivers, i begged him to bring it to new york city, begged him. literally, i said, bring it. >> jimmy: and you love it, i guess. >> yeah, but so, here, i went surfing. i took an uber. >> jimmy: the guy must have been thrilled when you showed up with your dirty surf board. >> yes. brand spanking new uber. >> jimmy: the first ride and i got sand all over everything. that's very interesting. any perks? do you now not have to pay surge pricing?

>> oh, no. >> jimmy: nothing. you do pay the surge pricing. >> i was thinking i might do -- what you did, but in new york, they have a thing now where -- it's just a messenger, delivery service. you can use uber to pick something up and take it somewhere. i like bikes and scooters, so, i think i'm going to be -- >> jimmy: you're going to pick up a few extra bucks. i have to tell you, driving the car was a lot of fun. i got to have 20-minute conversations with people and at the end of it, they go in their house. >> i'm a huge fan of it. i have guys who pick me up multiple times now in new york. there's a guy named suleman. >> jimmy: that may have come out wrong. [ laughter ] >> and that will be in the paper tomorrow. exactly. i can't go on. >> jimmy: you can't go on. there's no point to going on. >> but i am a big fan of what uber is. >> jimmy: this movie, "birdman," is, i thought, fantastic.

and unique, i've never seen a movie like that. i mean that in the best possible way. i almost couldn't believe what i had seen afterwards. and i don't think there's any good way to explain it to people without them seeing for themselves. >> it is. we all come out and we say that the movies are good, but this is -- this is an extraordinarily special movie. i would rank it in the most inventive and audacious films i've ever been involved with. >> jimmy: i'd rank it among the films i've ever seen. it seemed like it was difficult to make. >> it wasn't. it was pleasurable. part of what you are referring to is the film, it appears to have been done all in a single camera shot, the film is done with no edits. and -- >> jimmy: you say it appears to have been done. >> yeah. without unpacking it, there are interesting tricks of different types within that, but it was one of the most audaciously

conceived and choreographed things i've been involved in. >> jimmy: when you are shooting a very long shot where you have to get everything right and not just you, not just the actors, but the camera guys and flighting guys, everybody has to be in exactly the right place, are you terrified the whole time that you're going to be the one to screw it up? >> you know what's the worst is, if there's something really, really long and great actors like michael keaton and zach gal fin knack kis and nay owe my watts have done great bits across a long 15-minute thing and your only bit is to, like, come in and say one thing at the end, that's terrifying, because then, you know, you're risking everyone else's -- >> jimmy: i would have a thing, just by my nature, i would somewhere subconsciously want to ruin it just to make everyone mad. >> i suspect things like that happen to you a lot. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] almost every night. >> all kinds of effort by all kinds of people. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and then -- >> jimmy: just come right --

>> yeah. no, it was great. and look, i mean, like me, i'm sure you -- you know, i grew up in the era where you still had to look at the hbo schedule in an old tv guide kind of magazine. and i used to go through and find "night shift." 11:00 p.m. thursday -- >> jimmy: "night shift" one of the greatest films of all time. >> it was one of the first films i really started quoting. keaton just had that -- >> jimmy: he's fantastic. >> he had a delivery that was unlike anything up to that time. so, you know, it was a total thrill for me to work with him and he's just, like, spectacularly great. >> jimmy: he really is unbelievably great. your character in the movie is kind of a jerk. not you, the character, of course. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you wear a swar of someti scarf, which is always a bad sign in a man. >> he's an actor, but you kn know -- there's a quote, dorothy parker said twhauns if you

scratch an actor, you'll find an actress. and i thought that was sort of the key to him. he's a little bit of a prim madonna. >> jimmy: he is based on someone you know? >> there was aspects of our wonderful director that i borrowed from. i just dropped the mexican accent. but because he -- he's very passionate and very -- he's just very passionate about art. but there were -- there was an actor that i grew up watching that we all grew up watching, who had a reputation in new york theater for being a guy who hit the bottle a little hard and caused a lot of trouble and if you listen really close, you'll hear -- if you figure it out and you can tell me, i'll donate, you know, five grand to the charity of your choice. >> jimmy: is it -- [ cheers and applause ] the bad news is, i'm not going to be able to figure it out. >> i don't think you'll figure

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come on. >> yeah? why don't you get your wings and your [ bleep ] bird suit, man. >> ow! >> jimmy: that's "birdman," michael keaton and edward norton. [ cheers and applause ] >> i haven't -- i've been making movies for, like, you know, 18 years. i haven't learned much, but i learned how to take a punch. i can sell a punch. >> jimmy: it's very important to take a realistic-looking punch. especially when you're in underpants. >> and those can't really even be called underpants. >> jimmy: how do you describe them? >> a brazilian? >> jimmy: so, the -- this character -- >> talk about commitment to craft. >> jimmy: you went all the way down to the basics. to the undergarment. reminded me a little bit of fight club, seeing you square off with michael keaton. [ cheers and applause ]

>> the movie -- it's funny you say that. i will say that i -- the first time ill saw this film, it made me think of the first time that fincher showed us "fight club" in the sense that i walked out, though i'd been involved it in, it spun my head around so much that i really -- i didn't know how to absorb it. i felt that way very much about this. and in some ways, it's similar, because it's about -- it's about someone who almost has to lose their mind a little bit to recover a sense of their own self-respect, you know, it's someone who feels like their life is drifting and so they have to go a little bit crazy. >> jimmy: maybe more than a little bit. >> to pull it in. but -- >> jimmy: did you know that "fight club" came out 159 years ago yesterday? >> i didn't know that. >> jimmy: this is the sort of thing ill have on michalen dar. well, i tell you what. i have to say, congratulations on the movie. it is really, really good. it's called "birdman" and you should go see it. it opens in new york and l.a.

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>> jimmy: hi, we're back. edward norton is here. portia de rossi and music from you and me are still on the way.

but first, it's thursday night, which means it's time for our weekly tribute to the fcc where we bleep and blur things whether they need it or not. it is "this week in unnecessary censorship." enjoy. >> apple and facebook tonight are offering to pay for their women employees who elect to [ bleep ] their [ bleep ]. >> officer accused of grabbing one man's [ bleep ] during a stop and [ bleep ]. >> we got to [ bleep ] them on three. one, two, three. >> never ceases to give me a hard [ bleep ]. >> well, you know. >> perhaps the biggest [ bleep ] in the senate is john mccain of arizona. >> i think you can probably [ bleep ] me if you want to. >> i don't know if you want me to do that. >> their [ bleep ] are quite rebust. >> if you want to have the opportunity to go to college and to do so in a way you can afford it, i would [ bleep ] your [ bleep ]. >> would you [ bleep ] your wife for a contest? [ bleep ] her over burning coals. >> oh. >> squeeze out the [ bleep ].

>> in michigan, we [ bleep ] over [ bleep ] in our state. >> these eyebrows, that's my natural hair color. imagine that on your [ bleep ]. >> i stood backstage and from that day on, and every show i've done, i always [ bleep ] everybody's [ bleep ] when i come back. i remember what it looked like. >> that looked like a fun game you were playing. >> we were pretending to [ bleep ] [ bleep ] like grownups do. >> maybe you need a [ bleep ] that's big enough to share. >> sorry, barney. we'll be right back with portia de rossi.

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ring ring! progresso! i forgive you. you do? it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progresso or make it yourself. >> jimmy: why, hello, we're back with edward norton. you and me will be here shortly. you know our next guest from many fine shows, "ally mcbeal," "arrested development" and "nip/tuck." now, she is part of the

shonda rhimes empire as chairwoman of the republican national committee on "scandal," watch it thursdays at 9:00 on abc. please welcome portia de rossi. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you look very lovely. thank you for coming. >> thanks for having me. >> jimmy: very, very good to see you. been awhile. i haven't seen you for a little bit of time now. >> the last time we saw each other, we were in bed together. >> jimmy: that is right. >> indeed. it was you, me and ellen. >> jimmy: that's right. yeah. yeah. my first and only threesome. [ laughter ] we shot something for the oscar show when ellen was hosting. >> yeah. and then you had a baby. >> jimmy: oh. >> yeah. >> that's white. which one of you got me pregnant? >> i don't know how that happens. how is your baby? >> jimmy: my baby is great, thank you for asking. you know, there are always rule mores that you and ellen are going to have a baby. >> i know. >> jimmy: is there anything to that?

>> oh, gosh. no, it's just one big rumor that doesn't seem to go away. but at this point i feel like i'm disappointing the whole of america, not just my mother, you know? >> jimmy: you really are. >> it's true. it's like, the tabloids are at me, my mother is at me. >> jimmy: children are very expensive. >> they are. >> jimmy: that's something to think about before you jump into anything like that. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i don't know if you guys have been saving up or anything. do you have nieces and nephews and that sort of thing? >> yeah, we have two neemss. >> jimmy: that's enough. that's good. >> little 5-year-old and an almost 3-year-old. >> jimmy: that's perfect. >> we love them and play with them and then we leave. >> jimmy: you don't leave them in a public place alone by themselves, i hope. you are leaving -- >> no, no, my brother is way too smart to leave me alone with his children. [ laughter ] no, it's supervised play, jimmy. >> jimmy: you are the favorite aunt? >> well -- one of them, the younger one, perry, she seems to

think that, you know, i'm great right now and i'm going to enjoy that for the next couple years. >> jimmy: the other one does not care for you? >> she's 5. so, she realizes that the other aunt, ellen, a lot of perks go along with that. >> jimmy: like what? >> well, you know, there's free stuff. there's, you know, meet the pop star that she wants to meet. 12 games of giveaways, obviously. >> jimmy: oh, really? oh, god. i wish ellen was my aunt. >> yeah. she's a good aunt to have. >> jimmy: so, ellen doesn't, well, aunt portia and i have something for you. he says, i have something for you. look at whose name is on the show and the logo and everything. >> oh, yeah. and they watch her show every day, so, they've wised up now. >> jimmy: i know you were a big "scandal" fan before you wound up on the show. >> huge. >> jimmy: and ellen is a fan, as well? >> yeah, she is. >> jimmy: so, kwuns dense that you wound up being apart of the show, or? >> oh no. >> jimmy: it wasn't. >> no, no. i hounded shonda rhimes.

i am such a huge fan of hers, i think she's a genius. i wanted to be apart of that show so badly that, yeah, i just went at it. >> jimmy: how did you hound her? >> well, hounding in hollywood terms really means, like, my agents called her agents more than what was appropriate. >> jimmy: hounding by proxy. >> kind of, yeah. >> jimmy: and then she gave in or did itqcfgj take a long time? >> she took a meeting with me, which was so exciting to get to be in the same room with her and talk about her amazing, amazing shows. and then i didn't hear from her for a little while. so, i thought, oh, well, it didn't work out. one day, i get a call from my agent who says to me, i have "scandal" news. i'm not thinking the show. i'm thinking -- i'm paranoid, you know? >> jimmy: i see. >> i'm thinking, this is not the best way to tell me i'm about to be part of my favorite tv of all time. so, yeah. i, you know, within three days, i was at a table read.

>> jimmy: that quickly? did you know the character? >> i knew i was playing the head of the rmc, which was fantastic. >> jimmy: because you are a pretty hard core republican. i know that about you. [ laughter ] >> but i -- [ laughter ] i was actually at the table read and, of course, it was very exciting. i had to meet everybody. and insat do sat down in my seae started reading and i realized i didn't know the name of my character. so, i looked at shonda and betsy saw me panic and went, elizabeth. >> jimmy: that's a good thing to know. when you see the word elizabeth, you are supposed to come up with a line. that's one of the basic -- right ed? that's one of the tenants of acting. >> yeah. >> jimmy: ed always knows what character he is. >> i try. >> jimmy: you pick the underwear out. so, it's like a little bit of a

dream come true. on "scandal," you don't know how long you're going to be on the show. shonda kills people. >> yes. >> jimmy: do have a sense of how long you'll be on the show? >> i don't. i don't. i was brought on for an arc and it seems a little open-ended. i'm hoping. i am doing everything i can to stay alive. >> jimmy: you have to tweet a lot if you want to be apart of shonda's world. >> yes, you do. and thank god i'm obsessed with twitter now. i joined because of the show. >> jimmy: you did? i see, yeah. she wants everybody telling everybody when the show's on, all that stuff. >> and it's really exciting. the live tweeting. it's a little difficult to watch the show and tweet at the same time, but i'm getting used to it. but it's fun for everybody. >> jimmy: you really like doing it? i get the sense, people are like, shonda with this tweeting. and they force her to do it. >> no, no. i love it. and i love twitter, too. i'm quite obsessed with it now, so -- you know, i mean, this --

this is a wasted moment. i should be tweeting right now. that's how i feel. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: even looking up is a mistake. your head is down, you're so much more productive. well, congratulations on being apart of "scandal" fantasy camp. >> thank you. >> jimmy: very good to see you. please give ellen my best. portia de rossi, everybody. "scandal" airs thursdays at 9:00 p.m. on abc. we'll be right back with music from you and me.

>> jimmy: first of all, i want to thank my guests, i want to thank edward, i want to thank portia. i want to apologize to matt damon, we ran out of time for him. "nightline" is next. but first, here with the song "you and me" from their album, "rose ave," you and me. ♪ ♪ you and me were always with each other

before we knew the other was ever there ♪ ♪ you and me we belong together just like a breath needs the air ♪ ♪ i told you if you called i would come runnin' across the highs the lows and the in-between ♪ ♪ you and me we've got two minds that think as one and our hearts march to the same beat ♪ ♪ they say everything it happens for a reason you can be flawed enough but perfect for a person ♪ ♪ someone who will be there for you when you fall apart ♪ ♪ guiding your direction when you're riding

through the dark oh that's you and me ♪ ♪ you and me we're searchin' for the same light desperate for a cure to this disease ♪ ♪ well some days are better than others but i fear no thing as long as you're with me ♪ ♪ they say everything it happens for a reason you can be flawed enough but perfect for a person ♪ ♪ someone who will be there for you when you fall apart ♪ ♪ guiding your direction when you're riding through the dark

♪ and they say everything it happens for a reason you can be flawed enough but perfect for a person someone ♪ who will be there when you start to fall apart ♪ ♪ guiding your direction when you're riding through the dark oh that's you and me ♪ ♪ oh that's you and me oh that's you and me that's you and me that's you and me ♪ ♪

♪ i've been wandering through this damn city with the devil's voice inside my head ♪ ♪ and the streets are all bereft of fortune and the sky is painted blood dark red ♪ ♪ but i keep hangin' on i keep hangin' on and on ♪

♪ ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ now i'm a thousand miles away from nowhere and the night is turning it's turning bleak ♪ ♪ fear comes upon me now and i feel just like some ill-fated beast but i keep hangin' on i keep hangin' on and on ♪ ♪ ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh

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