thank you for watching. ha a >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight, john stamos. l.a. laker russell westbrook. and music from alice merton. and now, jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: thank you, thank you. very nice of you. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for masking up and spreading out to be here in our studio. in hollywood. in california, which, according to our governor, will be the first state to mandate covid vaccination for all students who go to school in-person.

which is something -- well, not everyone is happy about. angry parents have been protesting outside local school board meetings. you can see they made signs. they are not your kids. i won't co-parent with the government. they do not like the idea of requiring kids to get vaccinations to go to school. even though we've been requiring kids to get vaccinations to go to school for 150 years. seriously. did you know this? >> no, jimmy. i didn't know. >> jimmy: in the 1850s, the state of massachusetts required vaccination against smallpox, which is a disease we don't have any longer because there is a vaccine. bottom line. get your kids vaccinated. or you're gonna have to be with them all day. you're going to have to home school. and if you're not bright enough to understand that vaccinations are safe, i'm going to say you're not bright enough to teach them geometry either. so it's something to think

about. on saturday, the cdc issued guidelines for the holidays. they still recommend holding gatherings outside if you can. which would be great on christmas. but if you must do it indoors, they say you should open a window and use a fan to keep the air flowing. not only do window fans prevent the virus from accumulating, they also help hide the scent of all the weed you'll be smoking to deal with anxiety of having the holidays with your family again. i guess it's a good sign that we went from the cdc telling us "by no means should you travel for holidays" to "turn on a fan." my concern is that we're going to find out santa is an anti-vaxxer. he is an old white guy in a red hat. don't be surprised. all donald trump wants for christmas is to get back on twitter. he is so -- trump's lawyers are seeking to overturn his twitter ban. they're asking a federal judge to restore his account.

at least while his lawsuit against twitter plays out. team trump argued in court documents that twitter "exercises a degree of power and control over political discourse in this country that is immeasurable, historically unprecedented, and profoundly dangerous to open democratic debate." are they talking about twitter or trump? his tweets were like if fortune cookies had death threats in them. trump is apparently upset that the taliban is allowed to have an account but he is not. right. exactly. the fact that you have been determined to be more dangerous than the taliban is kind of all you need to know. but trump wasn't the only one locked out of his social media accounts today. all of us were. facebook, instagram, and whatsapp were all down for hours. how many of you fried to get on and didn't get on over and over again today? stop doing that. not even 12 hours after the hashtag deletefacebook started trending on twitter after that

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myspace. remember that? myspace was a special place. everyone had their own page. their own space, if you will. do you hear that? that's music. every page had music because they were customizable. it was like your own private sisqo concert every time you checked in on tila tequila. and you always had one person you could depend on. no, not her. no, not him. i mean yes him, but someone else. that's the guy. tom. good old tom. he's dead now. no, tom ice alive. and this is what he looks like today. he turned out to be a winner after all. tom brady had a heckuva homecoming in boston last night. about 29 million americans watched tom brady return to play the team that cast him aside. it was the second most-watched sunday night football game ever.

brady and the bucs managed to win it thanks to a missed field goal that bounced off the post in the final minute. despite a warm ovation from the fans at the beginning of the game, brady was booed often throughout. after the game, they asked him how he felt about the boos. he said he couldn't hear them. because he had three super bowl rings in each ear. and even though tom was clearly the focus, he did get a run for his money from the patriots lnebackers coach, steve belichick, son of bill, who was very expressive on the sidelines last night. >> so now we're starting to get into some of those moments, right? these are those tom brady moments. >> jimmy: that didn't look like a tom brady moment to me. looks to me like the belicheck boy might need an exorcist. i'm surprised his head didn't spin around. but the main storyline was brady versus his old coach, bill belichick. it was the sports equivalent of

watching a kid fight his dad on tv. you know i saw this online. this photo. which would appear to be a passionate embrace. but this is what actually happened. they hugged for less than half a second. it's like the hug you give someone who smells. the patriots made a mistake letting tom brady go to florida. and the fans know it. this is a guy who is beloved in new england. from the years 2002 to 2019, in the six states that make up new england, thousands of baby boys and even girls were named brady. even with larry bird, who is as beloved in boston as anyone, you didn't see a big spike in the number of larrys. you didn't meet any girls named larry, okay? so, with tom returning for the first time, it was an emotional night for boston sports fans. and so tonight, i thought we should check in with the most emotional of them all. a child who was named twice after the greatest quarterback of all-time. from seekonk, massachusetts, let's say hello to 2-year-old-

tommy brady fitzpatrick. hi, tommy, how are you holding up? >> who the hell is that? >> jimmy: jimmy kimmel. >> oh for pete's sake, kimble. it's not bad enough you ruined "paw patrol" for me, now you're ruining my nap time. great! i'm tryin' to sleep one off over here, you fruit bat! >> jimmy: i'm sorry about that. i wanted to talk about the buccaneers beating the patriots last night. i would imagine that had to be hard for you. >> hard? that had to be hard you say? it was a friggin' rollercoaster! i went through all the stages of grief! first one bein' denial. "there's no way that traitor will show his face in foxborough ever again! then came stage two, anger. [ bleep ] you tommy! how dare you come back here with a florida pirate on your helmet. like some kind of swashbucklin' boner eater! go pats!

pats forever! i hope we snap your [ bleep ] spine! >> jimmy: that seems a little harsh for your hero. you're named after him. >> fair point. it was a little out of hand. and that's where the next stage came in. bargaining. "please god, let touchdown tommy have a change of heart, and switch to a pats jersey halftime like he's m. night friggin' shyamalan!" >> jimmy: that seems optimistic. it's unlikely that he'd change jerseys during the game. seems unlikely to me. >> yeah no doy, you dong knocker. there's a better chance of me finding the winning powerball ticket in my diaper. so that's where stage four kicked in. drinking. >> jimmy: wait. i think stage four is depression. not drinking. >> oh i'm sorry. are you a psycho-chiatrist now? i didn't know i was on here with dr. friggin' phil. >> jimmy: what's that you're drinking by the way, baby tommy?

>> well if you must know, karen, i call it the lynnfield latte. it's breast milk and hard cidar. packs a punch! anyway, the drinking ushered in stage five, violence. that's when things get hazy and dark. apparently i chewed the ear off a cop. got locked up. slept it off. who cares? misdemeanor. i've done worse. believe you me! >> jimmy: i believe it, i believe it. >> and i got to stage six, nostalgia. stage seven, despair. stage eight, diarrhea. and now i am at stage nine. self loathing. >> jimmy: i think the last stage is supposed to be acceptance. not self loathing. >> well, what i've accepted is that life sucks and you suck and god sucks and this city sucks a big one too!

every town in new england is worse than the next. from sommerville to seekonk. from methuen to medway. from newton upper falls to newburyport. from woonsocket to winnipesaukee!! it's all garbage! garbage towns, garbage places. tommy, take me to tampa! i wanna feel that warm florida sun on my baby nuts! [ bleep ] >> jimmy: wow, i never thought i'd see the day you'd turn your back on new england. >> you mean like how tom turned his back on all of us? >> jimmy: i don't know that he did that. >> you want to fight me? you want my persimmon sized fists up your toot chute? is that what you want? because bring it on! >> jimmy: no, no. i don't want that. thanks for chatting with us. you can go back to your nap now. >> yeah. you'd like that wouldn't you, you [ bleep ] creeper?

you'd like to watch me sleep. you creepy weirdo with all of your weird hollywood friends, like uncle jesse stamos! >> jimmy: that's tommy brady fitzpatrick. >> i miss you tommy terrific! come back! >> jimmy: one more thing, while we're on the subject of legendary pats. i want to mention that pat robertson, the 700 year-old host of "the 700 club", pat robertson, after almost 60 years on television nearly every day, has finally stepped down. friday was pat's final show. over the years, he has given so much to so many of our monologues, that we wanted to give something back. so we combed through the archives and here they are now. as we say farewell, some of the all-time greatest pat robertson moments. >> welcome, folks. we got a great program for you. you don't want to miss anything.

especially that stripper visited by demons. cocaine is a product of a vegetable. alcohol is a product of a vegetable. marijuana is a vegetable. i've been to china several times. i have seen one of the biggest mcdonald's in the world. i'm a fan of beans. all kinds of beans. you've got to be careful. the towels could have aids. you must be nice to fat people. most gays don't want pizza, they want cake. how come jews have more money than a lot of people? i've got an uncontrollable urge to watch pornography. do you do body waxing. all you have to do is take your top off and dance around a little bit. >> is that a black thing?

>> it's a black thing, pat. i was doing some moves kind of like what they do in the olympics. we're all going to die. we're all going to die. >> jimmy: i don't know about that. thank you, pat. we've got a good show for you tonight. the new los angeles laker russell westbrook is with us. we have music from alice merton. and we'll be back with john stamos. stick around. ♪darling, i, i can't get enough of your love babe♪ ♪girl, i don't know, i don't know,♪ ♪i don't know why i can't get enough of your love babe♪ ♪oh no, babe girl, if i could only make you see♪ ♪and make you understand♪

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[ applause ] then later, she is a singer-songwriter all the way from germany. her song is called "vertigo." alice merton from the mercedes-benz stage. [ applause ] this week, we have new shows with james bond himself, daniel craig, rami malek, ellen pompeo, henry winkler. and we'll have music from x ambassadors, old dominion, and billy idol. [ applause ] our first guest of the week is a greco-american treasure whose smile could light up even the darkest demon's soul. season one of his high school basketball series "big shot" is on disney plus now. please say hello to john stamos. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪

>> the walk out feels so good. >> jimmy: you come out, people here. >> it's nice to see all of you. [ applause ] one of the things i miss is the whisper. you ever watch like when the guest comes out, the host, they would shake hands and whisper. ever wonder what we say? i put together something, jim. >> jimmy: you did? john stamos. [ applause ] >> i just had sex with your wife. >> jimmy: john stamos. >> what's up, jim? i took three viagra. >> jimmy: you know what? i remember that. i still remember that.

>> full disclosure, i did not have sex with your wife. i did take three vie yag a. that was about a year ago. i think i'm good now. >> jimmy: very good to see you. >> i have a bone to pick you. >> jimmy: we've gone from three viagra to a bone. >> i was listening to you on "howard" recently. >> jimmy: on the "howard stern" show. >> have you heard about this thing. >> jimmy: the ring, i have it on. >> i bought one because of you guys. tell them about it. it reduces stress. >> jimmy: well -- >> it helps you sleep. >> jimmy: in some people it increases stress. >> that's the thing, i lost mine. >> jimmy: it measures your heart beat, i guess. i don't know what it does. but i like looking at the app that says you had a very good night's sleep last night. >> i haven't, because i can't find mine. it tracks your sleep and your stress level. it doesn't track itself.

you can't find it. >> jimmy: you're right. >> and it's very expensive. >> jimmy: i lost one, too. >> jennifer aniston had it and lost hers. >> jimmy: she lost hers too? i think they want you to lose them. i keep talking like this and i keep thinking the mail will come with a whole box of these things. i almost lost it today. >> terrible. >> jimmy: you're right, they should be able to track them. >> i am more stressed because i have less sleep. but i'm happy to be here. in [ applause ] >> jimmy: how is your boy, billy, is he 3 years old now? >> 3. >> jimmy: i have a 4-year-old billy. >> how do you keep them alive? >> jimmy: he's trying to kill us is what it is. he wakes up before the sun. >> same with mine.

he's pot xwty trained pretty we that. happened fast. i went in and saw him, dad, i have to pee. this is how he pees on the toilet like this. >> jimmy: really? >> he's like -- and then he goes into a downward dog. he's like wipe, wipe. got to rush in and wipe. >> jimmy: did he learn that from the cat or something? >> no, me. and the music, i don't know what you guys play to your kids. but he loves betelgeuse. and he met betelgeuse at universal studios. it might have been matt damon. so he's become obsessed with betelgeuse. there's a broadway musical version of "betelgeuse. "he got hooked on the musical, the soundtrack. the opening song is called the whole being dead thing.

first you have to explain what that means. the lyrics are, like, you're going to be fine on the other side, die, mother [ bleep ], die, die. he's back there singing it. and my wife is like, should we not -- no, no, don't make ate big deal. if he knows it's a bad word, he will say it. at what point do you tell him, because he's going to the teacher saying die, mother [ bleep ], die. >> reporter: when he says that to the teacher at show and tell. wow, because sometimes you do hear things and then you don't want them to hear, but they hear everything and they know everything. but if you react in any way, like we watched "e.t." and the kids sapiy penis breath and my kids were so delighted. i just knew they were going to be line oh, yes, penis breath and now it's part of their

vocabulary. they also love saying the word "butt hole." that is another word they love. >> it's a funny word. >> jimmy: but it's a step too far. butt's fine, but when it gets into that, like that's too much. >> yes, it is. >> jimmy: but the more i try to tell them that it's too much -- >> the more they say it. we ought to get rid of them, all together. [ laughter ] i love it. >> jimmy: are you having fun? >> he's a beautiful boy. >> jimmy: are you molding him in your image? >> no. i try to, but he's not buying it. there's one scene on "full house" where a monkey is spanking my butt. that he likes. but anything else, he won't -- >> jimmy: i never saw my dad get spanked on the butt by a monkey. do you share wisdom or is he too young for that? >> well, you hav to, right? one of the things -- you know how -- they all have a.d.d.,

these kids. >> jimmy: well, they don't. it's just that he's 3. don't worry. you know like when they say this person has the attention of a 3-year-old, that's why. >> he'll do something and then quit. i'll say no, once you try, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. yesterday he was at a play date and he went to kiss some kid and the kid didn't want it. and he was like, my dad told me, try, try again. >> jimmy: you've got some trouble on your hands. >> he's too charming. >> jimmy: i want to embarrass you for a second. i want to read something. over the summer, robert lloyd, a writer from l.a. times wrote a story, and the headline is john stamos is one of tvs most underrated actors. it's time he received his due. >> you sure my mother didn't

write that? what a nice thing. >> jimmy: it's really like an examination of your whole career, and your -- really, i think you know what? he's probably right. i think maybe looking like this has made people take you not so seriously. you know what i'm saying? see, i'm getting hypnotized. i'm falling for you right now. he wrote this, he's more interesting looking than a clooney, pitt or damon. definitely damon. his smile is wayward, going this way and that. >> what do you mean, going this way? that's like if you say somebody has pretty blue eyes. >> jimmy: i can see you're getting uptight about getting complimented. but relax and listen. take it in. it's nice to have somebody say something nice. his smile is wayward, going in way and that. his bottom teeth are just a

little cracked. it feels almost like a radical authenticity in a hollywood star. >> i have a confession. i got them fixed. >> jimmy: after this article? you lost your look of authenticity. >> i don't care. >> jimmy: so this article that is 100% nice from beginning to end, what you took out of it is i need to fix my teeth? >> well, he said they were wayward. >> jimmy: i see why your son is not listening to you. john stamos is here. we'll be right back.

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>> jimmy: who was how old at that time? >> 19. nobody knows about this. he was not at -- this guy barry keenan. he's 81 now, my good buddy. i didn't want to glorify it, because i have a son and the idea of kids being kidnapped is terrible. it's really -- i got to take a real deep dive into this the truth is, he was mentally ill. i got to see how low a person has to get and the extremes they have to go through to get out of it. it's a fascinating study in mental illness and a guy plagued with catholicism and doing the right thing. we wanted to get to that state of grace and it's interesting. >> jimmy: does it surprise you at all sinatra didn't have him killed? >> he tried, three times. but the hitman -- it's like

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: i'm excited you're here. not just as a talk show host but as a lakers' fan i'm excited that you're here. >> me, too. i'm happy. >> jimmy: were you always planning to come here, was it always in the back of your head? >> secretly, yes. >> jimmy: because it's your hometown. >> i think every player wants to eventually play at home. and i think now the timing is right, the team is right, everything is in line. >> jimmy: what's the best thing about being home? >> being able to be with my kids and my family, my mom, my dad, my brother, my close friends, having an opportunity to be able to see my kids grow up and not be going back and forth. to me that's the most important. >> jimmy: what's the worst thing about playing at home? there has to be some negatives.

>> every day, it's a birthday party. my parts, friends, that's the worst part. >> jimmy: once the season starts, you've got a really good excuse to not go to any of that stuff. >> absolutely. >> jimmy: how many tickets do you have to get for the first home game? what are you expected to deliver for the family? >> right now it's very quiet. i know by october 15th-ish, it's going to get ugly. >> jimmy: should they ask you earlier, or is it better to wait till right before? >> don't ask me at all. >> jimmy: do you have somebody that you can go hey, call dave or something like that? >> i have a few of those people. but i've already told them, as well, we're not doing it. >> jimmy: not doing that? >> we're not doing it. my parents, wife, kids will be there. family, close ones, that's it. >> reporter: have you been to taco tuesday at lebron's house yet? >> no. i haven't gotten the invite yet.

>> jimmy: you and lebron and anthony davis and carmelo anthony played on the olympic team in what, 2012 snafs >> yeah. i think anthony was just born at the time. >> jimmy: at that time, did you guys discuss -- did any of you say wouldn't it be great if we could play together? >> it's crazy, becausemelomelomo we never talked about playing with each other. me and bron have been friends and it never came up. and then this summer, boom. the next thing you know i'm a laker. it happened so quick. we talked before, but nothing about -- >> jimmy: they didn't try to tell you on coming here? >> not too much you have to sell about coming to l.a. easy sell. >> jimmy: interesting. i don't know if you saw this, but you're already on a mural

here in town. an artist named royal dog painted you. and you can see you and lebron, which is pretty cool. also, that's my trans am. it's weird that it happens to be in that shot. i parked it right between those two trucks. that's a nice welcome home, isn't it? >> these amazing. i can't wait to go by and see it. i don't know where it is, but when i find out, i'm i'm i'm i see it. >> jimmy: we'll tell you where it is. you are the all-time nba leader when it comes to triple-doubles, which is really amazing. [ applause [ applause ] triple-doubles is points, rebounds, assists, or steals also. you can get a quadruple double theoretically. >> yes. >> jimmy: i don't know if anybody ever has. >> a few people. >> jimmy: so is that something you're aware of when you're playing? >> you know what?

sometimes throughout the game you kind of -- it can feel like you're getting close. you have nine or ten assist, points, rebounds. you obviously see the stats. but for me, when i'm playing, i try not to get triple-doubles that are like 10, 10, 10. i like to get outrageous and go 20, 20, 20. [ applause ] >> jimmy: i think i said this to you last time you were here, and i'm going to say it again, you seem so intense and fearsome on the court. and then you seem as nice as can be in real life. i guess that's kind of what the documentary shows. >> yeah, you know what? i'm super excited about the doc. i hope everyone across the world gets to see it. the reason i did it is for that exact reason. a lot of people see me on the floor, i'm very passionate and i like to compete at a high level.

but people think that's who i am, and that's -- >> jimmy: line the nba version of resting bitch face. you seem mad, but you're not mad. >> no, i'm just competing. and then my passion play gives the viewers an opportunity to better see who i am on a day-to-day basis. the things i love to do, the things i don't like to do. who i genuinely am. >> jimmy: do you mind sharing the story you shared about playing against kobe bryant in college if >> this one time going into my sophomore season at ucla, a lot of pickup games at ucla would happen. a lot of superstars would come. this particular day, kobe came. and now i'm super hyped and super juiced. >> jimmy: how old are you at this point? >> 16, 17. i'm super hyped, and i'm just excited to compete, because to

me, kobe is the best in the world. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i had the opportunity to compete and then kobe, you know, not going back and forth because he was basically killing me. but that's okay. but the number one lesson i got in that, watching him and to this day, i think we all know the mamba mentality. but when i was younger and watching him, he was competing like it was the finals. to me, it was so inspiring, because it allowed me to understand this is what you need to be like, regard lstz less of you are. and i took that and ran with it. >> jimmy: if you play very, very hard at all times, it comes easier at the times when you really are expected to play hard. >> absolutely. once you leave it out on the line, i always feel like this game has given me such an unbelievable platform to help and inspire people across the world. so any opportunity i have, i do it every time. [ applause ] >> jimmy: do you think players

and -- obviously i know your approach, but it seems almost necessary for a guy like lebron james to not play as hard in the regular season, and to play as hard as he can in the playoffs, just so that his body is healthy enough to play. >> you know, some guys got different approaches, and i think i was able to learn that, being around them. but i do know just for me persnally, i know that the game is not promised to me. i know tomorrow is not promised to me at all. so every time i step on the floor, i give everything i have. you know, i wake up the day and do the same thing again. >> jimmy: do you guarantee the lakers are going to win an nba title this season? >> well, guarantee? i like our chances. >> jimmy: i hike your chances, too. why number zero? >> zero, like when i first got to ucla, i was thinking as zero

like a new beginning, a new chapter my life and i always start from ground zero. that's the reason i chose zero again. >> jimmy: i like it. your documentary is called "passion play: russell westbrook" and it premieres october 15th on showtime and the lakers open the 2021 nba season versus the golden state warriors october 19th on tnt. russell westbrook, everybody. we'll be right back with music from alice merton. ♪ ♪ ♪ finding your new favorite spot? piece of no-you-really-have-to-try-this cake. get exclusive access to sought after restaurants. one of the many reasons you're with amex platinum.

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>> dicky: "the jimmy kimmel live concert series" is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >> jimmy: now for a little music. it's about to happen here with her song "vertigo." alice merton! ♪ ♪ hands are sweaty my heart beats heavy ♪ ♪ there's something out there i swear i'm not ready ♪ ♪ and i don't really know where to go from here ♪

♪ the sound's getting louder the floor starts shaking ♪ ♪ everybody's feeling it why can't i feel it, no why can't i just let it go ♪ ♪ 'cause all i can feel is vertigo oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ all i can feel is vertigo ♪ ♪ gotta get outta my head ♪ ♪ do something that i'll regret ♪ ♪ he's dancing now with someone he met ♪ ♪ losing my sanity get rid of my vanity ♪ ♪ all i can feel is feel is ♪ ♪ all i can feel is vertigo ♪ ♪ their faces seem deadly it just got messy ♪ ♪ his eyes bloodshot but he's going in steady ♪ ♪ and i don't really know why i'm still here ♪

♪ and my head keeps pounding my feet are still hurting ♪ ♪ i think i lost sight of where i was goi♪ where to go from here ♪ ♪ 'cause all i can feel is vertigo oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ all i can feel is vertigo ♪ ♪ gotta get outta my head ♪ ♪ do something that i'll regret ♪ ♪ he's dancing now with someone he met ♪ ♪ losing my sanity get rid of my vanity ♪ ♪ all i can feel is feel is ♪ ♪ all i can feel is vertigo ♪ ♪ gotta get outta my head ♪ ♪ do something that i'll regret ♪ ♪ he's dancing now with someone he met ♪ ♪ losing my sanity get rid of my vanity ♪ ♪ all i can feel is feel is ♪ ♪ all i can feel is vertigo ♪ ♪ caught inside of a dark night out ♪

♪ left me standing by myself under your control ♪ ♪ 'cause all i can feel is vertigo ♪ ♪ all i can feel is feel is ♪ ♪ all i can feel is vertigo ♪ ♪ gotta get outta my head ♪ ♪ do something that i'll regret ♪ ♪ he's dancing now with someone he met ♪ ♪ losing my sanity get rid of my vanity ♪ ♪ all i can feel is feel is ♪ ♪ all i can feel is vertigo ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> dicky: "the jimmy kimmel live concert series" is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing.

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