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64% of americans say they like the way things are headed, and not only are we feeling more optimistic, we're also getting more amorous. sales of condoms have you know those things, right? have skyrocketed over the past month. condom sales are up 24%. and why not? you're at walgreens getting your vaccination anyway. might as well pick up a twelve pack of white claw and a carton of durex too. right, guillermo? >> guillermo: that's right, jimmy, yes. >> jimmy: here in los angeles, as of today, our public libraries are open once again. finally, you can go indoors and read a book. playgrounds are open too. i'm glad the playgrounds are open. i was getting tired of dressing the kids in paw patrol costumes and taking them to the dog park. even joe biden took a field trip today. the president popped into a fifth grade class at yorktown elementary in virginia this morning, for a quick visit with the kids. >> what do you want to be when yo grow up? >> i want to be a fashion

designer. >> all right. >> a fashion designer. >> pretty good. how about you? >> a barrista. >> a barista, that's good. >> a chef. >> a chef, whoa! all be darned. what do you want to be? >> i want to be a funeral director. i enjoy working with dead bodies. >> holy cow. >> jimmy: wow, kids say the darnedest things, don't they? did you see the big spacextravaganza yesterday? the crew aboard the "spacex dragon" successfully splashed down after six months in orbit. and they got a big round of applause. that's the thing about astronauts, though. they're all like i'm going to the moon, but sooner or later, they always come back. they come crawling back to earth. this was the first manned nighttime landing since 1968, and it went great. all four astronauts were recovered in one piece. it's a lot easier for these things to splash down now that the ocean is filled with packing peanuts.

it's safer. by the way, this is funny. i googled this today. these are the first two questions that pop up when you search "space x dragon." number one, who is the crew? and does spacex dragon have a toilet. which, when you think about it, that's really all you really need to know about anyone. who are you? and where are you pooping? solid idea for elon's monologue saturday night. right? >> guillermo: right, jimmy, yeah. >> jimmy: in other techno news, this might be up there with spacex. in virginia, a local girl scout troop came up with a creative way to get their cookies to customers during covid. they teamed up with a drone delivery service to drop boxes of thin mints from the sky. it's fun, right? who wants to see the smile of an appreciative child when you can get cookies dropped right on your head from the sky? girl scout cookie sales are down 50% this year, which is strange because everybody's weight is up 50% this year. but maybe this will turn things around. i thought it might be fun to try

using a drone to deliver cookies in our studio. so -- thank you very much. we got one, and we have a trefoile cookie. is that your favorite cook zmi. >> guillermo: yes, jimmy, that's my favorite. >> jimmy: those are nobody's favorite. >> guillermo: it's mine. >> jimmy: there we go. i'm going to try to operate this thing. i'm going try to get this right into your mouth, guillermo. >> all right. >> jimmy: i'm going the wrong way already. here we go. oh, whoa! hey. >> guillermo: wow. >> jimmy: and all right. we'll try later, i guess. >> guillermo: what happened to the cookie? >> jimmy: i don't know what happened. i'll try at the end. [ laughter ] i guess we should have had a rehearsal.

as of saturday, casinos in las vegas are allowed to operate at 80% capacity. there is already a lot of activity on the strip. this was the scene in vegas this weekend downtown. gamblers are vaccinated and ready to lose their whole stimulus checks playing "young sheldon" slot machines. just up the 15 in utah, senator mitt romney had a rough weekend. romney appeared at the state republican convention, where he was booed relentlessly by his fellow republicans. >> so what do you think of president biden's first -- [ booing ] >> thank you, thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: thank you. i've never seen rude behavior from a group of mormons before, but it only went uphill from there. >> you know me as a person whost

hide the fact that i wasn't a fan of our last president's character issues. [ booing ] >> and i'm also no fan -- >> show some respect! >> aren't you embarrassed? >> jimmy: no, they're not embarrassed. like their leader, they are incapable of shame. and of course, this was music to the ears of one donald j. trump, who released a statement, this is what he does now that he can't tweet. he released a statement saying, "so nice to see rino mitt romney booed off the stage at the utah republican state convention. they are among the earliest to have figured this guy out, a stone cold loser." thanks for the memo, don. we'll make sure to fax it to mitt. why are trump's losers always stone-cold? do they have to be kept at a certain temperature, like the vaccine or something?

speaking of stone cold losers, rmember trump's national security advisor, michael flynn? the former general who pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his ties to russia, then got a pardon from his former boss, and now somehow he is a hero to the qanon crowd. flynn spoke at a rally of trump supporters in south carolina yesterday, and for an ex-military man who wraps his misdeeds tightly in the flag, he sure did have trouble coming up with the words to the pledge of allegiance. >> listen, i'm going to say the pledge of allegiance. you're going to say it along with me. i want you to hear, not just listen. i want you to hear every single word of the pledge of allegiance. that is our pledge to each other. that is our pledge though this country. i pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. individe yul for which it stands, one nation, under god -- >> indivisible. >> jimmy: i pledge of

allegiance, inindividual -- i mean indivisible. you guys fill in the rest. only the best people. i bet he knows the russian pledge of allegiance! you know, it's easy to goof on mike flynn, because he's a lunatic, but i wonder how many of us can recite the pledge of allegiance without screwing it up. do you know the pledge of allegiance, guillermo? >> guillermo: i used to do it in school, jimmy. >> jimmy: all right. give it a try. you got stand up. you can't sit. put your hand. >> guillermo: i pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and which -- >> jimmy: okay, you screwed it up. >> guillermo: i did? >> jimmy: well, let's go out to the street to find -- >> guillermo: i did? >> jimmy: yeah, you did. can you do the pledge of allegiance for me? >> i sure could. >> take it away. oh, hand over the heart. >> oh, that. i pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, one nation -- [ buzzer ]p>> from the top. >> oh, man.

>> i pledge of allegiance to the allegiance -- [ buzzer ] i pledge the allegiance -- [ buzzer ] >> i pledge allegiance to the america. >> to the united states flag. [ buzzer ] the american flag -- [ buzzer ] >> too many words. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag to the united states of america. >> to the republic to which we honor. [ buzzer ] >> and to the republic for being united or something? [ buzzer ] >> one nation -- one flag no, way. [ buzzer ] . >> one nation, under god to the republic -- >> [ buzzer ] >> under god, individual -- [ buzzer ] >> almost. >> independent. [ buzzer ] >> individed. >> [ buzzer ] >> individual. >> [ buzzer ] >> i know the word individual is in there. that's what's important, right? >>. [ buzzer ] >> see, i was thinking

individual -- >> [ buzze ] >> i know liberty is in there, but i don't know where. >> liberty, freedom, republican for all. [ buzzer ] >> and liberty for all. >> you left out one important word. >> amen? >> close enough. >> was i close enough? that will do it? >> there you go, jimmy. >> jimmy: that's right. close enough. all right. let's try this again. here we go. guillermo, get ready to eat here. all right. okay. i'm going to go a little higher. okay. now i'm going to go forward, i think. >> guillermo: oh! >> jimmy: hold on. let me come back. go a little lower. there we go. you got to pay attention. here it comes. here comes your biscuit!

oh! wait, wait. go a little lower. >> guillermo: now i feel like a chihuahua. >> jimmy: well, you look like a french bulldog. all right. here we go. >> guillermo: how much time do we have? >> jimmy: we got all the time we need. >> guillermo: all right. >> jimmy: all right. here we go. >> apologize -- >> jimmy: here it comes, here it comes! yes, there we go! [ applause ] hold on. chew on it, and i'll see if i can get you to fly too. be like the movie "up." here we go. >> jimmy: we've got a good show for you tonight. casey wilson is here. we have music from jason aldean. and we'll be right back with sean hayes. so stick around.

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♪ >> jimmy: welcome back. oh, here it is. this is her very funny new book. it's called "the wreckage of my presence." casey wilson is here with us tonight. then later, a bona fide country music superstar, his latest single is called "blame it on you," music from jason aldean. this week, we've got new shows all this week with guests rosario dawson, julianna margulies, rob mcelhenney, daniel dae kim, and dr. anthony fauci, with

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thank you bud light. you know our first guest's face from his emmy-winning work on the show "will & grace," and you know his voice from not one but two podcasts, the very popular "smartless," with jason bateman and will arnett, and now his new one, "hypochondriactor." it premieres on wednesday. please welcome sean hayes. [ cheering and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome, welcome. how are you? how are you doing? >> good. wow. how is everybody? how is it working at this show? [ cheering ] >> jimmy: we have fun. we have a good group. >> you guys all have to do this all day long for this monkey, all day long, every day. and then you cash your check and he feels good about it. >> jimmy: it's not -- it's not all day long. >> yeah.

>> jimmy: we do it in the parking lot when i pull up. and then of course in the hall as i walk upstairs to my office. >> i have a heart out in three minutes because of the guillermo bit. that was 17 minutes. >> jimmy: i don't know. >> is that how rehearsal went? >> jimmy: that's a good segue into our topic here tonight, your new podcast. >> all of the sudden i just lost jimmy. he went into have jimmy kimmel tv mode. >> jimmy: no, but i did think of the fact that guillermo and i just shared a cookie which i haven't done with anyone for quite some time, guillermo. i'm happy it was you, but i'm worried we now have covid or something. >> guillermo: no, we're safe, we're safe. >> jimmy: more than that. you know i love your show "smartless". >> you're so sweet. and you were so kind to be on it. >> jimmy: it wasn't really kindness. i enjoyed being on it. >> thank you very much. in all seriousness, i say this every time, you're the nicest person in show business. >> jimmy: thank you. >> you always -- [ applause ]

>> jimmy: that's not saying much, but thank you. >> the bar is low. you're always so kind. you're always do anything i ask. i need to borrow $75,000. you are always there for me whenever i ask. and i love you for it. so thank you. >> jimmy: well, i feel the same about you. and thank you for saying that. but now i'm going to compliment your podcast. >> yes. >> jimmy: and i'm going to ask you if your co-hosts on the podcast, jason bateman. >> jason and will. >> jimmy: yes. >> i always call him justin. >> jimmy: it is weird because we do have another friend, justin theroux in the mix, and that does confuse things. and of course we all love justin bieber. and that confuses things. >> oh, that's why. >> jimmy: how did they react when you said guys, this is doing great. i think i'm going to do my own podcast. >> i'm doing both. they don't give a crap. they're very supportive. we love each other very much. we've been friends for over 20

years. they're the best. as long as they can make their tee time on the golf course. >> jimmy: then they're all right. okay. so you started this podcast. it's called "hypochondriactor," which i can't believe that wasn't taken. i can't believe that was still available. >> you kidding? >> jimmy: no, i'm kidding. that's a mouthful, "hypochondriactor." >> "hypochondriactor." you just said it. >> i know i just said it. but you said it like it rolls off the tongue. it does not. >> okay. that's good for marketing. can i get that as a sound bite from you? >> jimmy: absolutely. >> no, "hypochondriactor." yeah, i've always kind of been fascinated with medical stories. i know a lot of people don't know that, but any time i read something or hear something, i think if it hasn't happened to me, it's going to happen, like walking down the street even when covid started, did i get too close to that guy? that's me all the time. >> jimmy: right. >> so i i've always been fascinated. my favorite part of talk shows is when people come on and share a medical issue because it's not only funny, but people at home

can relate to it. maybe they don't feel alone anymore. and you can provide hope and information about it and connect. why is that funny? i don't know. because i don't feel like these stories on the talk shows do any of that stuff at all. usually it's yeah -- >> no, no, sorry. >> jimmy: i got my penis caught in my zipper or something. i don't know if that's helping anybody. >> well, now i can't have you on the show because you just shared your story. no, but i think it's like -- no, no. i'm saying when they're funny. when they have -- i love e.r. stories because they're so dramatic. as long as they have a happy ending. not i'm jimmy kimmel, i make sex jokes. not an ending like that. it's comedy and the drama. >> jimmy: like in the e.r. story, probably my only good e.r. story is running into you in the e.r. >> isn't that crazy? we talked about that before. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i brought my friend andrea martin with me, she wasn't feeling well. >> jimmy: great comedy legend andrea martin. >> she is the best.

i'm looking, and we're talking, and i look over, and there you are just standing there. i'm like jimmy? and you're kind of far away. just standing there. how are you doing? what you doing here? you were my warm-up guy. >> jimmy: my friend don, warm-up guy. >> he was sick and you brought him there. i thought that was so nice. you're the nicest man in show business. >> jimmy: well, but i was upset because you brought andrea martin, and she was just being ignored basically. did you ever see setv? >> or my big fat greek wedding. what do you mean you don't eat meat? she is the funniest person ever. so we were there. i go -- i have this condition. i always say name a part of my body and i can -- >> jimmy: can i do it? >> sure, if you want. >> jimmy: so name a part of your body. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and you will have a story about it. >> inside or out. >> jimmy: nipples. >> those are fine.

but they're very close to my heart. my heart. so when i -- see, i have afib. you know what afib? your heart beats like that. >> jimmy: sometimes. >> like you're going to die, right? when i go to the e.r., the same e.r. i saw you at cedars-sinai, i'm like norm from "cheers." i'm in there all the time. all i do, i know exactly what needs to happen. look, this is how this is going to go. you're going to appropriate filpro profil. one time i was in new york with scotty, my husband. he is gay. >> jimmy: which one, you or scotty? >> and so i'm in -- >> jimmy: what? >> so i'm in new york, walking down the street. and i get afib, and it's going really fast, right? and it's going really fast. and he takes me to the e.r. oh, crap. got to go to the e.r., propofil

and i'm out and back. for some reason on the west side, the e.r. let him stand in the emergency room, in the operating room, wherever i was, so i was out michael jackson drug. i'm out and i go this is amazing! right? and i was out again. and i was like. >> jimmy: you know what they call it? that's called being funconscious. right? another title for another podcast. >> that's your podcast. >> jimmy: no, you can have that. sean hayes is here. his new podcast is "hypochondriactor" or we may change it to funconscious. we'll be right back. >> oh, no, i have to set up the

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♪ >> jimmy: we're back. casey wilson is coming up. jason aldean is coming up, and sean hayes with us. he has a podcast called "hypochondriactor." okay, you need to know that.

>> jimmy: you didn't know this, but your talent booker, the people that book the show. >> yeah. >> jimmy: asked me to be on. and i don't know, what do i have that -- you know, what do i have? and then i thought of it. i don't know if you would be interested in this, but i will tell you. >> okay. >> jimmy: my father, his dream. >> okay. >> jimmy: and they all already know what i'm about to say. >> okay. >> jimmy: he loves to tell people about his medical conditions. i mean, it's his greatest pleasure in life is taking you through a two-hour story about his torn miniscus. >> nothing would make me happier. >> jimmy: would you be okay if i brought my father on? >> absolutely. >> jimmy: and we go through his medical? >> absolutely. >> jimmy: that would be wonderful. >> by the way. >> jimmy: yeah? >> by the way, i also had a torn miniscus. >> jimmy: oh my god. he will love that, but only as an opening for him to tell you about his torment. >> that's okay. and it's funny you say you don't know if you have anything.

because i'm looking at a lot of problems. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: nothing covered yet. >> oh, okay. >> jimmy: what do you see? name a part of my body. >> i think we already heard about the penis, jimmy. >> jimmy: i do want to talk about your other podcast, "smartle "smartless". >> yes. >> jimmy: it's a fun idea. one of you books a guest and the other two don't know who it is. the guest is revealed and all of the sudden they go oh my god, it's paul mccartney, who you book board show. >> for people who don't know, we do it through zoom. because you were a guest on it. you cover up the camera, you close your laptop, put a post-it over it. paul mccartnccartney. that was insane. he was on my list, and he actually asked to be on the show, which is so flattering. and then when he did, it was kind of -- so it was my guest because he was already on my list. he was great. i went on and on with a question. remember that song "no more

lonely nights". >> jimmy: yes, of course. >> in the '90s. >> jimmy: i think it was the '80s. >> anyway, so i love that song. and i was breaking it down, because i'm a music nerd. i studied piano for 30 years. i was nerding out on the music and the structure of that song and how he changed tempos every other measure. it was like a seven-minute question like it is now. and i said -- and i said did you intend to do this, blah, blah, blah? and literally silence, he goes "i don't know how to read music." he didn't know anything i was talking about. didn't care, nothing. i'll never get that time back. i could have asked him so many other things. >> jimmy: but you did learn something about him that none of us really knew. >> isn't that amazing? >> jimmy: it is. >> the guy didn't go to school for music or anything. >> jimmy: but there was a moment in that podcast where you said something about yourself, you revealed something that i wanted to know about. >> what. >> jimmy: that you toured with kenny roger. >> kenny rogers!

>> jimmy: i have a photograph of this little show. but tell me what you -- tell me what you did with kenny rogers. >> so i was an elf on the kenny rogers christmas tour. do you want to show? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: these are your fellow elves? >> that's me in the hat. >> jimmy: in the snakeskin elf costume. >> suzanne and bob. and this is elfus. and this guy in the middle is kenny rogers. >> jimmy: it sure is. >> we went on christmas tour. and it was $500 a week. oh my god, yeah, i want that job. by the way, it's still kind of amazing for a 20-something-year-old. >> jimmy: more than kind of. sure. >> so we would go, and we would be stoned before every show. we'd be so high. >> jimmy: kenny too? >> no, not kenny. so the first part of the show was kenny's old standards and whatever. and then the middle of the show, we came out and sang "we need a

little christmas" right? and we would change the whole set with a bench and a tree and all the snow and the [ bleep ] everything, right? it was crazy. and so we're doing it, and every city, as we progress, the director is like hey, i know you guys are bringing on a lot of stuff, but the guys in the band, can you bring on these extra chords too? i know you're doing that, but can you also bring on, you know, the water bottles for the band? i go hey, we're not really elves. you know? stoned out of my mind. totally stoned. we're not really elves. and i can't even sing, and i got pretzels in my mouth because i'm stuffing my face right before we go out. and he -- by the way, whenever he was singing a song or talking a lot in between sets, we called him the rambler instead of the gambler. and here's me [ bleep ] at 23 years old, or whatever i was, 24

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♪ >> jimmy: hi. welcome back. music from jason aldean is on the way. you know our next guest from shows like "happy endings" and "saturday night live," but now you will know her personally thanks to her new collection of essays, "the wreckage of my presence" is out now. please welcome casey wilson! [ applause ] how you?

>> hi! >> jimmy: you look fantastic. i like that dress. >> thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: i wish i could wear a dress like that. >> you can. you absolutely can. >> jimmy: i don't think they make them my size. i really don't. hey, casey. >> hi. >> jimmy: welcome. secondly, i want to ask you about this photograph on the discover of your book. it's not the typical celebrity book cover photo. >> no. that is me drunk at my 30st birthday. and they wanted me -- the publisher was let's do a big photo shoot of you, comedy photo shoot. and i just got nervous. i'd be like a with a briefcase and a pacifier, women can have it all, nor a bathtub full of pills or something. [ laughter ] so i decided -- >> jimmy: you didn't want that? >> no. i didn't want that. >> jimmy: i think you made the right choice. >> thank you. >> jimmy: did you have to pay whoever took this picture? >> my friend, june diane, where is my photo credit. >> jimmy: she didn't get one? >> i don't think she took it.

>> jimmy: oh. >> she was trying to get credit. she is are there royalties? i don't think so. >> jimmy: you know, you're very candid. this is about your life and very funny and all after that stuff. candid about yourself, but also candid about your father who is a character, who is something i think we talked about last time you were on the show. >> you can't not talk about him. >> jimmy: is he excited about being mentioned in the book? >> he is very excited. he made a promotional video for me. that we shot. >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> in the house. and he held the bounce board for. it was great. he is a great guy. he is very eccentric. >> jimmy: yes. one of the things that he does that i'm impressed by and also mortified by you talk about in the book, when he is late for a flight, he'll just park his car in front of the airport and abandon it. >> that's right. that's right. now this was mainly pre-9/11 behavior. but he figured if he had a business meeting, he is always running late, it's cheaper for

him to not miss the flight or the meeting. so he would pull up at the airport and just leave the car and know that it's going to be towed as his own personal valet. [ laughter ] >> disturbing behavior. >> jimmy: and then he would go to the tow yard and get his car back? >> that's right. he didn't have the money for this. so it was all very strange. why can't you just be on time. but i guess he couldn't. >> jimmy: that's another way of going about it. >> we all have different ways of going about things. >> jimmy: you have something in common, somewhat -- well, obviously you have a lot in common. he is your dad. but you love baths and he loves the hot tub so much so that he is in the hot tub every day of his life. >> that's right. he has an above ground hot tub that is his whole world and universe. he is in there every morning with a cigar and "the washington post." so much so -- there he is -- that -- [ laughter ] see the hook for the robe behind, the hook? he is very sweet, cute,

wonderful man. but see the hedges behind him. all of the neighbors on either side have added major foliage. they're like we love paul, but we don't need to see him at that hour, and he is rolling calls in the hot club at that hour. >> jimmy: is he naked in the tub? >> i don't know and i don't want to know. be he is often in a santa hat too if it gets cold instead of a regular hat. >> jimmy: oh, we should send sean hayes and the elves to him. >> he would love it. he would love it. >> jimmy: is he a good granddad? >> yes. he is. >> jimmy: plays with the kids and all that? >> he isandfheoe l the new tren in parenting. we ks throw:00 a tantrum and spitting in your face, and i ask how did they make you feel? he doesn't love that. but last year, last year during the pandemic, my son was turning 5. so he was 4. and my dad gave him a saw and -- a saw.

a saw and a hammer. >> jimmy: hardware stuff. >> yeah. and he said to me, casey, you're working so hard and you're home with the kids, i want to give you a break. throw zoom on. i'll teach him sawing lessons over zoom. he got a hammer and wood. he sent wood through the mail, planks of wood. and he said these kids, you know, they're all babies. i did this at my age. you were sawing at 4? >> jimmy: he didn't have you sawing at 4, did you? >> he claims he did. i dent know how to saw. >> jimmy: maybe you built that hot tub and you don't realize it. >> i was right there. >> jimmy: i know you're married now. obviously you have the kids, the whole family. but you did write about some of your dating experiences, and some of these unusual dates that you went on. >> i did. sorry to laugh at this story. but something odd happened. it's dark and funny, which is that my mom passed away quite suddenly, and she was buried

where she wanted to be buried, in the depths of florida, like near a bayou or something. and i brought a boyfriend there. it's a trek to get out there. it's a two-hour drive. and we're standing at her grif. there is no easy way the say it. >> jimmy: how long have you been dating this guy? >> about a year. about a year. we get out there and we're standing and we've brought flowers. and i'm crying, of course. and he farted. >> jimmy: now you heard it? >> oh, yes. everyone around the bayou heard it. >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> it's just so shocking. you know to be standing. >> jimmy: of all places. what an impression to make on mom. >> of all places, anywhere else, you know. just literally at my mom's grave. and then we left. >> jimmy: did he acknowledge it? >> at the time it was so crazy to be crying and hear someone fart, again, at your mom's grave. [ laughter ]

and my brother, my brother was there too. and my brother was just like you got to get rid of this guy. i don't know what he had to do with his own faculties to keep that from happening, but the fact that he didn't is really bad. >> jimmy: your family, before your mom passed away, you guys went on a very -- i thought we went on bad vacations, but you went on one. your parents took you on vacation at a singles destination? >> by accident, my mom booked -- we normally went camping all our lives, and they're we're going to splurge and go to club d in turks and caicos. and i was excited. my brother was 16 and we were 13. and we get there, and ma'am, this is a singles club med. it's not for kids. it was 18 up. my mom booked us, and we begged them and they let us stay. so my brother and i are off on the side watching foam parties and shots and everyone is getting sexy. we had to sit there and see our

parents. it was horrible. >> jimmy: your parents also getting sexy? >> they were having fun. i don't know about sexy, but my dad participated the first nightclub med puts on a show. and everyone that works there comes out and does comedy and they ask for a volunteer from the audience. you know who had his hand up. and two seconds later, not two seconds later my dad is in a white doctor's coat with a stethoscope dancing to "everybody was kung fu fighting." i don't know why he was in a lab coat. but everyone called him the doctor on the trip. doctor! >> jimmy: he was suddenly famous on the trip. >> and he was a celebrity from that, yeah. >> jimmy: wow. so your dad is a doctor too. that's exciting. >> yeah. yeah, i don't know what was more meaningful for him. >> jimmy: how long before you let your son operate the saw? >> honestly, my dad finally had gotten his vaccine and saw us after a year about two weeks ago, and he had him sawing.

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>> jimmy: i want to thank sean hayes, casey wilson and jason aldean. apologies to matt damon. tomorrow night, our guests are rosario dawson, music from anitta, and dr. fauci. there's something called "covid" he'd like to talk about.

it sounds interesting. "nightline" is next. thank you for watching, goodnight. this is "nightline." >> tonight, covid catastrophe. the people of india crying for help. >> hospital no more beds, no more beds. >> the coronavirus ravaging the second most populous country in the world. and here at home we're with the doctors r racing against time t get help to desperate loved ones overseas. >> it's worse than anything i could have imagined. >> where america stands in shipping the covid-19 vaccine t reflecting on service and sacrifice. >> we're fixers, you know. our job is to fix people's problems, not to have problems ourselves. >>