>> lou: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- martin lawrence, director james burrows, and cousin sal pranks nba fans, plus music from bartees strange. with cleto and the cletones. and now, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thanks. oh, that's very nice. hi, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching. thanks for making your friday night our friday night, i appreciate it. well, i don't know if you watched the game last night, but

the golden state warriors are the nba champions. they closed out their series against the celtics to win their fourth nba title in only eight years. this was the scene in the mission district of san francisco where fans finally got to show off the expensive hydraulics they had installed in their cars just for -- the nice thing about these cars, had the warriors lost, they can flip over themselves. [ laughter ] it was an emotional night for fans in the bay area and for the players too. >> i mean, there's some dog days, a lot of tears shed on the bench. steph talking to me, even draymond, just -- those guys, andre -- i'm just thankful to be here, man, this is crazy, i can't believe it. i knew it was a possibility. to see it in realtime? holy cannoli, this is crazy. >> jimmy: my god, watch your language, there are children watching this. [ laughter ] boston fans were disappointed. they were hoping to win an 18th title.

no one was sadder than this fan. who got a tattoo, back in march, that says "boston celtics, 2022 world champions." so i guess someone isn't going to wear tank tops this summer. [ laughter ] what do you do? besides not get that tattoo in the first place. if i was dopey enough to do something like that, i'd go to the tattoo place and change it just slightly, to show good sportsmanship and strong american values. [ applause ] sunday is father's day. so make sure to call your mom and "tell dad i hope he's having a good day." [ laughter ] i get my father the same thing every year. ten uninterrupted minutes of listening to him talk about his knee surgeries. [ laughter ] without interrupting. this weekend is also the start of my off-season. my hibernation. tonight is my last show before i go on summer vacation. [ cheers and applause ] >> guillermo: oh! >> jimmy: guillermo? hey! you know what, i was worried about this. because he's very attached to me.

i'm like a mother kangaroo, he likes to be in my pouch. [ laughter ] i hope he's okay. where did he go? yeah, let's see if we can catch him. guillermo? hey, man, cheer up, man. i know you take it hard when i'm gone, but it's just for the summer. >> guillermo: you're leaving the show? >> jimmy: well, for the summer, yeah. >> guillermo: oh, okay. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i thought that's why you stormed out of the room. >> guillermo: no. i just remembered they have bagel bites in the green room. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh. oh, bring me one of those? >> guillermo: sorry, jimmy, they're for employees only. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, all right. well. [ applause ] it's fair, it's fair. i didn't need them anyway. i am going on vacation. i'm hoping some time off will allow me to find exotic new locations to get covid. [ laughter ] we have some great guest hosts lined up to fill in who will be tasked with the difficult job of staying on top of news like this. >> you have to take an online

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dr. martin luther king jr. speak in 1963. >> the "i had a dream" speech, 1 million people. then i gave my speech, and they showed the same thing. it's hard to believe. many, many decades later. but it's identical. architecture, identical pools. my pictures were exactly the same, but the people were slightly closer together. they were more compact. but exactly the same. but there were more people. they were fighting together if you look at it. am i allowed to say my speech is better? i don't think so, i better not play with that one. [ audience moans ] >> jimmy: i don't know, i think it would be fair. let's compare. here's dr. martin luther king jr. >> i have a dream. that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. >> jimmy: okay, now same venue but different speaker.

this time donald j. trump. >> distinguished leaders representing each branch of the united states armed forces, the army, navy, air force, coast guard, marines, and very soon, the space force. >> jimmy: that's right, yes. his famous "i have a space force" speech that will never be forgotten. [ laughter ] yes, donald, the election was stolen and your speech was better than martin luther king's. anything else you want to throw in while you're hallucinating? maybe you could beat steph curry at h.o.r.s.e., you probably could. [ laughter ] don's mypillow pal mike lindell is still at it. you know, donald trump's ego won't allow him to admit he lost the election. mike lindell is stuck on this for no reason at all. >> the january 6th committee, he kept saying, who's the traitor? i said, anyone that says this election wasn't stoled is a traitor. >> jimmy: yeah. just like i "stoled" this car i'm driving while i video chat. [ laughter ] mike's having a really hard time in his role as election

crusader. apparently his mypillows have been dropped by yet another major retailer. >> mypillow just got canceled by, everybody wait it's, wait on it -- it rhymes with walmart. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: why? >> it rhymes with walmart. >> jimmy: i think i know -- is it walmart? [ laughter and applause ] not only does it rhyme with walmart, it is walmart. he's not exactly the riddler, but go on. >> executive vice president of walmart got another phone, and i said, i get it. you're canceling us. he had this shmirk on his face when i slammed the computer. [ laughter ] >> jimm: the guy had a shmirk so i shlammed the computer! it's a total schmear campaign! mike says he knew something was up with walmart last year when they took his products out of their "as seen on tv" section. most likely because he's not allowed on tv anymore, because

whatever network he's on gets sued when he speaks. so walmart moved him out of the "as seen on tv" section and into the "as seen on your psychotic uncle's facebook page section." i want to get back to the basketball for a minute. steph curry was the mvp last night but no one was happier to e a winner than klay thompson who had been out for two seasons with injuries. he made an incredible comeback there he is with the larry o'brien trophy. that is what the winning team gets. it's as sacred as a trophy gets in sports. and so we decided to have some fun with it. we sent my cousin sal to the finals to give nba fans a chance to take a photo with the larry o'brien trophy, and a chance to accidentally break it apart. >> sal: hello, how are you doing? >> whoo, hi! >> jimmy: my name is bart, what's your name? >> nice to meet you. >> sal: this is it. this is the larry o'brien trophy in all her glory -- whoa, clumsy

guy here, right? hold on one second. cme on over here, if you would. yeah, we need you to sign something here saying that if something were to happen to the trophy in the three to five seconds you're posing with it -- >> like if you tripped on it? >> sal: yeah, like if you tripped on it. initial, initial, initial, initial, sign. basically saying i'm not going to steal it, i'm not going to break it. but if you do, you owe upwards of $1 million. okay? up to $1 million damage. >> [ bleep ] there goes my river house. >> sal: there goes the river house, right? you guys aren't clumsy, are you? >> leave it to my guy yawn saye, she says i'm a klutz. >> jimmy: >> sal: maybe take the cents? i do have to offer it to you. >> she's not here. >> sal: i have to offer you $45 for insurance. >> no, thank you. >> sal: you're passing on it? >> yeah, i don't think i'm going to break it. >> sal: you're not going to do it? all right, you're rolling the dice. let's see what happens.

cameron, can you say "indemnification"? >> indemnification. >> sal: pretty good, pretty good. let's take this picture, come on, here we go. one, two, three. and -- great. now maybe one -- your right arm and your left arm in the air. >> like this? >> sal: great. nice. oh! >> what happened? >> what happened? >> sal: maybe a high five over it. one, two, three -- one, two, three, high five -- oh! one, two, three -- oh! what happened, did you do that? did you do that? >> no. >> no. >> didn't touch it. >> sal: all right. one, two, three -- oh! >> oh my god. >> sal: what happened? >> oh my god. >> oh, come on, man. >> what did you do?

>> i didn't touch anything. >> sal: huh? >> we did not touch anything. >> sal: but you high-fived. >> high five? >> you were up there. oh my god. >> sal: did you elbow it? >> i didn't touch it. >> sal: neither of you touched it? it just fell over? >> just fell over. >> sal: yikes. which one of you hit it? >> none of us took it. >> sal: i can't remember if you took the insurance or not. >> no. >> sal: you didn't take the insurance. remember when we went over that word, indemnification? i anif you guys wed someone to take primary liability at this point. do you want to cop to who actually did it? it would be so much easier if one of you steps up here. >> you. >> why me? i didn't touch it. >> you're the grownup. >> sal: she's the grownup? what did you do, put your arm up? >> i flexed like this. >> sal: oh, yeah, yeah. mario, you're saying that she is the one that actually made contact with it.

can i get you to sign that right here? saying it was lorena? how do you know each other? >> we're married. >> sal: you're married, this is terrific. it's not looking great for you to be honest. ultimately i saw him stumble. that i definitely have on film, him stumbling. i would think it was probably his fault. >> i don't know -- okay, i don't think we touched it. >> sal: right. >> can we just look at the tape? can we just see what happened? >> sal: yeah. >> i really don't have any cash. >> sal: yeah. >> i don't have close to a million cash. >> sal: you don't have close to a million dollars? okay. you know what, we can watch the tape. we can all watch it together on "jimmy kimmel live," because you're on camera right now. okay? >> oh my gosh, are you kidding me? >> sal: no, i'm not kidding. >> i was a fan, jimmy. i was a fan, dog. >> oh my god. >> oh, man. that was good. >> sal: she's got very long nails, i'm getting out of here. >> oh my goodness!

>> that was the most scared -- >> sal: really? good, i'm glad to hear that. >> that's the most scared i've ever been. [ cheers and applause ] >> sal: you all right? >> [ bleep ]. >> jimmy: thanks, cousin sal. sorry, everybody. we've got a fun show for you. the great jim burrows is here. [ cheers and applause ] we have music from bartees strange. be right back with martin lawrence!

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greats, jimmy burrows is with us. [ cheers and applause ] jim directed "taxi," "cheers," "friends" and many many more of the shows we all love. then later, born in england, raised in oklahoma. his new album is called "farm to table." bartees strange from the mercedes eq stage. [ cheers and applause ] as i mentioned earlier this will be my last show for a couple of months. i'll be traveling around the country with mike lindell. [ laughter ] in his car, in his grand am. we're going to get some of those voting machines, break them up, see what's inside. [ laughter ] but i'll be leaving the show in excellent hands. my guest hosts will be -- anthony anderson. nicole byer. al franken. jeff goldblum. chelsea handler. sean hayes. simu liu. rob mcelhenney. lamorne morris. desus nice. mark rober. kerry washington. and more. guillermo, you're in charge of making sure none of them steals any of my stuff. >> guillermo: all right, yeah, for sure, yes. [ laughter ] whatever you say, yes. >> jimmy: how many of those are you going to eat tonight, you

figure? >> guillermo: maybe seven. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: okay, seems reasonable. >> guillermo: yeah. >> jimmy: our first guest tonight is a three-time bad boy, three-time big momma, one-time wild hog, and many-time sheneneh who has reassembled his beloved show's cast for a new special. "martin: the reunion" is on bection ction b.e.t. plus right now. please welcome martin lawrence! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very good to see you. >> i'm glad to be back. it's been three years. >> jimmy: it has been a long time. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: covid kept us apart, i feel like. >> yes, it has. how y'all doing? [ cheers and applause ] all right, all right. glad to have the audience back. >> jimmy: audience is back. you are back. you are getting a star on the hollywood walk of fame, it was

just announced. [ cheers and applause ] >> yes. finally. finally after all these years. but you know, because i already have my hands and feet at the chinese theater. >> jimmy: oh, that's like the big honor. >> yeah, i have that already. so now they're giving me the star, so i'm taking them all, like steph curry, give me mine! [ applause ] >> jimmy: i don't blame you. i was thinking, wow, martin doesn't have -- guillermo has two of them, you know? judge mathis has a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: do you know where it will be? will it be near us? >> i don't know, no. i'll be there when it's time to do it. i'll be there, showing up. i don't know where to be, though. >> jimmy: have you decided who will speak on your behalf? you have to bring some people in to speak about you. >> i haven't even got to it, i just heard about it today, so i'm still working on all that. >> jimmy: all right, we'll figure it out. it's god to see you. last time you were engaged you were here, right? >> yeah, yeah. that's -- >> jimmy: not anymore? [ laughter ]

>> yeah, i don't know. i don't know, the pandemic. >> jimmy: uh-huh. got too close? >> maybe it's too close, i don't know. but no, no -- i try to date. >> jimmy: you are? >> i took one girl out. she -- all she did was order a lot of food and then took one bite and took the rest home. [ laughter ] that's when i knew i was on a foodie date. >> jimmy: a foodie date? >> a foodie date. >> jimmy: i didn't know about those. >> one girl i took out, she had a lot of hair and a hat on. and she took the hat off and the hair came with it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: deal breaker? >> yeah, that's a deal breaker. >> jimmy: where do you meet? i'm really interested. do you go on an app? do you meet -- because you're not out hanging around, right? >> i might through friends meet -- >> jimmy: people fix you up? >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: oh, boy, that's perilous in a way, isn't it? so then -- yeah you know there's

going to be a report at the end of the day. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and also it's pressure on them because if they set you up with somebody that's not great you're like, oh, now i know what they think of me. >> right, i'll never let you set me up again. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: very interesting fact, and tell me if i have this right. your daughter is dating eddie murphy's son? yes? >> yeah, that's a fact. >> jimmy: that's true. that is -- [ laughter ] is the hope, is the secret hope that they have some kind of comedy superbaby together? [ laughter ] you know, that changes everything? >> that's funny, that's funny. the comedy superbaby. >> jimmy: did you talk to eddie about this? >> no, we haven't talked about it. we kind of just stay out of their business and let them do their own thing and respect their thing. >> jimmy: uh-huh? but i mean, if they're to get married, you're not going to pay for that wedding, are you? eddie has to pay for it, right? [ laughter ] >> i'm going to try to get eddie to pay for it. [ applause ]

>> jimmy: what's father's day like for you? >> oh, father's day. i don't know. they buy you the tools they want you to work on stuff with. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: your kids want you working on stuff? >> no, not really. i'm not that kind of dad. i'm not mechanical and all that stuff. >> jimmy: right. >> you get the same things for -- fathers get the same things, like robes and house slippers and stuff like that. mothers get all the beautiful stuff. >> jimmy: they get the good stuff, yeah. and kind of deservedly so. >> yes. >> jimmy: let's be honest. >> yes. >> jimmy: you won't have -- will they come, will they celebrate you in some way? >> oh, i hope so. >> jimmy: you don't know? [ laughter ] no plan has been made? >> no plan has been made. >> jimmy: you know it's sunday? >> yes, yes. >> jimmy: kids, if you're watching -- [ laughter ] dad would like something on sunday. mabe a brunch would be nice, yeah? >> yes, yes. >> jimmy: this reunion special that you guys did, do you remember -- i don't know, i've told you this.

you probably don't remember it. one of the first jobs i ever did on tv was i was working for fox, they had me go to the set of "martin" to interview the whole cast, including you. and you and i had a very good conversation. in fact, as i recall it, you were not that excited about doing it. and then when i got there, we had a lot of laughs, actually. >> right, right. >> jimmy: i was talking about how filthy the kitchen was. and it was a big deal for me at the time because i always watched the show, and then having you there. and yet you have this reunion special, and i was not invited. [ laughter ] >> oh. well, you were there in spirit. >> jimmy: was i, though? i feel like i wasn't. [ laughter ] i may have been asleep. i don't think you can be there in spirit if you're asleep. >> well, we won't miss you next time. >> jimmy: okay. what was it like to be on that set again? >> it was -- it was beautiful. it was like -- like -- i felt like we was going back to work again. daily routine and everything. and it just felt so good to see the cast again and get back together after all these years. >> jimmy: was that the first time you guys had been all

together -- >> well, we had had a lunch maybe a year or so ago. and we talked about maybe possibly getting back together. and then just so happened this year, b.e.t. came through for us. and it came to happen. >> jimmy: we're taking a look at a clip from that show when we come back. martin lawrence is with us. "martin: the reunion" on b.e.t. plus. be right back. >> lou: portions of "jimmy kimmel live" are brought to you by astral tequila, nourished by the sun and stars. a bright tasting tequila for bright moments together. onks ] [ engine revving ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> jimmy: is shenayney like an immepersonation of someone in yr family? >> she's actually my sisters and my nieces. yeah. >> jimmy: do they like that she's them? >> yes. you know, because -- you know, shenayney is a strong black young lady, she don't take no stuff. >> jimmy: no, she doesn't at all. >> yeah. >> jimmy: shenayney, how did what, four, five characters on that show? >> oh, it was more than that. >> jimmy: more than that, yeah. >> i don't remember exactly. eight or nine. >> jimmy: did you ever -- do you think of shenayney as another person? >> when i'm in it. when i'm in the character, yeah. i take on the mannerisms of my nieces and my sisters and the attitudes and all that. >> jimmy: do you ever do that with them? >> no. >> jimmy: no, you don't, yeah. [ laughter ] do they do you? >> no. no, not at all. not at all. >> jimmy: you guys have a lot of guest stars on the show. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i was looking through the list. it's really -- it's pretty

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he always does. [ applause ] what about the celtics? do you know any of these guys? >> jayson tatum. he's a good young man. >> jimmy: so is he somebody that you would say, you know what, he's probably a little down right now, i'm going to reach out, send him a text or give him a phone call? >> i reach out her. ta tatum? it's going to be all right. go get it next year. [ applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, i think he would still like a text, i think that would be nice. tv's one thing -- >> a text is a little more. >> jimmy: mike epps was here on monday. and he said to me -- he was telling me in detail that black audiences are much better than white audiences. do you agree with that assessment? >> i don't know. i think that's a matter of opinion, you know. >> jimmy: yeah, right. >> but i know black audience, when we laugh, we give it up. argghh! we give it up. [ applause ] white audience tends to do a little --

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"cheers," "frasier," and "will & grace," "friends." this is his memoir "directed by james burrows." please say hello to jimmy burrows. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how are you? it's great to have you here. >> i'm fine. you're higher than me. >> jimmy: that's how we do it in late-night television. [ laughter ] >> you want to switch? >> jimmy: yoall the stuff you'v done on television, you told me you'd never done a late-night talk show. no one's had a more interesting career than you have. it's really remarkable. >> i've had a very interesting and successful life. >> jimmy: you know, "cheers,"

which obviously you were a huge part of -- [ cheers and applause ] you know, the theme song, "everybody knows your name." everybody does know your name from this credit that they see at the end of all of these great shows. i wanted everyone to see your face and head did and all that stuff for a change as well. [ laughter and applause ] >> you see a lot of my head. >> jimmy: one of the great experiences of my life was working with you on "live in front of a studio audience." we had norman lear. we restaged some of his famous shows. "the facts of life." "all in the family." "the jeffersons." and "diff'rent strokes." and this was live. two episodes. and i can't even begin to tell you how impressed i was watching you. usually i like to kind of be in charge of things. and i was instantly -- recognized i am not in charge of this. and nor should i be. were you nervous doing that? >> i was petrified. >> jimmy: you were petrified.

>> you know, i was -- i almost sang the gloria gaynor song. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: there are a lot of great stories in the book, but i do think this is one of the most educational things i've ever read about television. there's so much to be learned here. let's start with "taxi." [ cheers and applause ] was that your first -- one of my favorite shows. i've probably seen every episode of "taxi" 11 times, you know, it's just one of those shows that if it comes on, i do not turn away. i am locked in. and something i've always wondered about, even before we met. what was it like when you were casting "taxi" and danny devito walks in? [ laughter ] a guy that most people didn't know as an actor at all at that time. to audition for the part of louis depalma. >> he walked in, threw the script on the table, and said, "who wrote this [ bleep ]?" [ laughter and applause ]

>> jimmy: at that point, did you know right away that he was going to be the guy? >> look at him. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. >> look at him. but you know, what -- he brings -- just looking at him, he brings so much to that character. >> jimmy: if you had many episodes of television you've directed, you had one episode that you would put in a time capsule or something like that, which one would it be? >> the pilot of "cheers." [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the script is great. the pilot episode -- it's like a perfect -- it's a perfect pilot. >> it's in the vernacular now. >> jimmy: is it? >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. people read that pilot all the time if they're new in the business and want to know what you have to do to have a successful pilot. and the other -- sam and diane are in the vernacular now. >> jimmy: yeah, right. will they or won't they? it's a sam and diane thing. >> yeah. >> jimmy: it was interesting reading your -- the decision-making process where you go, oh, people love this

game, this romance that might happen, do we blow it if we make it happen? what do we do? and then they break up, is this going to be a problem? it's just interesting to be on the other side of that. >> yeah, at the end first year, we had that show where they kissed for the first time. so coming into the second year, we -- there was no way we couldn't -- we would not get them together. because if sam malone can't bed a woman in a year, he's not -- [ laughter ] he's not lothario. he's nothing. so we got them together. we got terrible reviews. "you've ruined the show." you know, we ruined the show. then they began to see the dynamic of this relationship. and it drove the show for five years. shelley long playing that character was unbelievable. and teddy was unbelievable. [ applause ] and the chemistry. >> jimmy: yeah. there is one thing that i want to show this picture, first of all, of you guys watching the

finale, the "cheers" finale. television was different at that time. there you guys are in a hotel room around the world's smallest table. [ laughter ] i think we have it on the big screen now. here it is. there's the cast of "cheers" or most of the cast of "cheers." and you right there. how many people watched that finale? >> 86 million. >> jimmy: 86 million people were tuned in. and the ending is just great of that show. it couldn't be better than it was. >> people hated us, though. >> jimmy: for what? >> because you end a sitcom, you take away somebody's pacifier. you know? they will never -- they will never be at peace with that when you take that away from them. >> jimmy: yeah. >> you know? it's just -- but it was time. ted called us and said he didn't want to do another year. and we thought about, you know, what we could -- you know, if we could do it. then no, it's sam's bar, it will always be sam's bar.

so, you know. we wrapped it up. >> jimmy: so it's ted's fault? [ laughter ] >> yeah. yeah. >> jimmy: "friends," which is a show that is obviously -- [ cheers and applause ] hugely popular when it was on. but is just as popular now as when it was on. which is crazy. it might be the most -- i mean, after it had originally aired, it might be the most popular, that and "seinfeld," sitcom in the world. i mean, maybe that, "the simpsons," "friends." did you imagine it would still be popular in the year 2022? >> no, no. but that pilot, when i read that script and when it was shot, 99% of that script that i read went out on the air. >> jimmy: really? >> i mean, i've been lucky with all these great shows. but the writing has been extraordinary. >> jimmy: yeah. well, i don't know that it's luck. i think when you have the best writers and they're seeking the best director, that's probably -- maybe it was luck at the beginning, but --

[ cheers and applause ] i do want to -- there's one thing i did not like in the book. i'll be honest with you. because that's our relationship. there's something we don't like, we talk about it, we don't pretend it. why did this have to be in the book? [ laughter ] that didn't need to be in. that was unnecessary. >> he came to us, he was crying. [ laughter ] because of his relationship with you. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: even back then? >> yes. >> jimmy: wow. >> yes. >> jimmy: i mean, don't you worry about disease? [ laughter ] anyway. that was "will & grace," right? >> that was "will & grace." >> jimmy: did you ever imagine after "friends" you'd have another humongous hit that endured? in the case of that show, made a big impact on the country in showing gay people together. [ applause ] in fact, you had an experience

with our now president? >> i did. i did. joe biden, you know -- my wife and i went to see "hamilton." he was there that night. not -- not back in the 1700s. [ laughter ] the play. >> jimmy: the later one. >> the later one. i went up and introduced myself. and he was so, so bracepraise w of the show. it made me cry, he was so sweet about it. >> jimmy: imagine joe biden watching "will & grace." [ laughter ] it's weird. you think "matlock" would be his show, you know? [ laughter ] it's so great to have you here. you've got to read this book. if you like tv, if you watch tv, you're going to love this. it's called "directed by james burrows." jimmy burrows, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] thank you. we'll be right back with bartees strange!

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>> jimmy: i want to thank martin lawrence and jimmy burrows. apologies to matt damon. we ran out of time for him. we'll try to find a spot for him in the fall. [ laughter ] "nightline" is next. but first, his album, "farm to table" is out now. here with the song "wretched," bartees strange! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ daily doesn't seem to come up as fast when it's you i'm haunting you i'm calling ♪ ♪ i need you back in my system throw out the things i'd wish i'd known ♪

♪ when every night i lie hoping you'd come through the door my life feels wrong ♪ ♪ without you i can't be here lost and abandoned nobody asking ♪ ♪ i cannot stand by you there's days that i go off stranded nobody follows ♪ ♪ nobody sees what's true there's days that i wanted to be through and every day ♪ ♪ i toss and turn my life feels wrong without you so i took the keys ♪ ♪ to the lake i said to god what i said i know the folk on the road i know they don't ♪ ♪ wanna move today i wish i could die in the morn sometimes it's hard ♪ ♪ but you know i'm thankful i know the folk on the road i know they die for the lord

sometimes ya man might go ♪ ♪ i don't believe anymore i wish i could die in the morn sometimes it's hard ♪ ♪ but ya know i'm thankful i was trying to be something wretched something i saw on tv ♪ ♪ but you were the only one who'd come through calling you found ways to rescue me you rescued me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i can't be here lost and abandoned nobody asking i cannot stand by you ♪

♪ there's days that i go off stranded nobody follows nobody sees what's true ♪ ♪ there's days that i wanted to be through and every day ♪ ♪ i toss and turn my life feels wrong without you so i took the keys ♪ ♪ to the lake i said to god what i said i know the folk on the road i know they don't ♪ ♪ wanna move today i wish i could die in the morn ♪ but you know i'm thankful i know the folk on the road i know they die for the lord sometimes ya man might go ♪ ♪ i don't believe anymore i wish i could die in the morn sometimes it's hard ♪ ♪ but ya know i'm thankful ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

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