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>> jimmy: welcome. thank you. guillermo. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for joining us here in hollywood, california. hi, there. it's thanksgiving week. we are thankful to have you with us. we still have five weeks left of 2024, but we've now reached that time on the calendar where the end of the year lists are made. we got the first big one today. the dictionary today, dictionary.com, has chosen its word of the year. some of the finalists for word of the year were brain rot, brat, weird was number five. big news for al. but there's only one number one. and the word of the year for 2024 is -- [ drumroll ] demure. [ cheers and applause ]

congratulations, demure. demure. i don't know. i've not used that word a single time, but somehow, demure is the word of 2024. thanks primarily to a popular person on tiktok named jules lebron. >> see how i come to work? very demure. i do my makeup. i lay my wig. i do a little braid. i flatiron my hair. i do chi chi. i do viral vanilla. very demure. very mindful. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's so me. i do almost like -- you see how i come to work? very demure. [ laughter ] i do my makeup. i lay my wig. i do a little braid. i flatiron my hair. i do i do chi chis out. i do viral vanilla. [ laughter ] very demure. very mindful. [ cheers and applause ] it was bug spray they gave me? [ laughter ]

i feel like demure being named word of the year is some kind of dumb reaction to trump winning the election. this was not a demure year. let's be honest. the word of this year is hop to it, right? [ cheers and applause ] >> guillermo: yeah, that's right, jimmy! that's right. >> jimmy: speaking of demure, you'll never guess who joined the website cameo yesterday. >> hey, cameo, it's your girl from colorado, lauren boebert. i am so excited to be joining another platform where i can connect directly with supporters from all over the world. >> jimmy: shouldn't you be busy cutting off the milk supply to orphans or something this time of year? [ laughter ] lauren boebert made history yesterday, made herstory yesterday, by becoming the first sitting member of congress to join cameo. she's the first member of congress to do a lot of things while sitting. [ laughter ] but cameo -- boebert offered a number of options. you can get her to say "happy

birthday." you can ask a question. you can receive a pep talk. you can get advice. or get cranked during the family musical. [ moans and laughter ] [ applause ] it's quite a deal, actually. for only $250, you get a personalized message. for $300, you get a personal message with release. [ laughter and moans ] unfortunately at some point yesterday, boebert suddenly went off of cameo. i don't know what happened. one minute she was there, then poof. she disappeared. like a cloud of vape smoke from a witch's red lips, it disappeared. [ laughter ] all it says is "oh-oh" with a sad lance bass on it. [ laughter ] normally when lauren boebert leaves that quickly, she's being escorted out by an usher. don't worry, you can find her on only fanatics, really. [ laughter ] she got it backwards. she should stay on cameo and disappear from congress, not the other way around. [ cheers and applause ]

i would say -- i saw this last night. cameo's got quite assortment of maga grifter types. click on the "politics" tab. corey lewandowski. matt gaetz. trump's lawyer. trump's former fixer. trump's other lawyer. his former press secretary. couple of disgraced sheriffs in there. some fox news dingbats. not one but two george santos accounts. one regular george santos for $250, one of george in drag as katara rivash for $600. [ laughter ] that one, i have to say, is very demure. it's worth checking out. [ laughter ] there is something kind of refreshing about the fact that these people don't even pretend to be doing jobs anymore. they're just cashing in. i went down a rabbit hole with these last night. let me tell you something. if you want a gift for somebody you love, look no further than former sheriff from phoenix, joe arpaio, who will light up your world with a message so warm, so personal, you'd think it came from a member of your own family. >> hey, tony.

sheriff joe arpaio. mother, father came from italy. you have a great name. i heard from lexi. and lexi mentions that you now have a $1 billion net worth business going on. and he says that i've been the talk of our -- of your office for years. and the message from all of them is -- i are a hacker pro, like to cringe. i don't know what that means, but okay. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that went on for another two minutes. well, old joe don't get paid for buying the charisma, does he? somehow people keep buying these from him. there are many, many joe videos. one asking for relationship advice. >> hey, holly.

louis, your friend for over a year, may have a little disagreement about trust in a relationship. >> jimmy: every video, his head keeps sinking lower and lower. [ laughter ] joe's eventually going to be in his own nuts, doing videos. [ laughter ] meanwhile, the tariff of nottingham, donald trump, is making good on those tariffs he promised. trump said on his first day in office, he's planning to issue an executive order, would call for 25% tax on all products that enter the country from mexico and canada, 10% additional for products from china. now if we want to purchase a tie from the donald j. trump collection, better get it immediately or it's going to cost an extra 10%. [ laughter ] almost everyone who knows anything about economics believes these tariffs to be a terrible idea. some say this is the dumbest thing he's come up with since don jr. [ laughter ] the problem is, china and canada

and mexico don't actually pay the tariffs. the american company that imports their goods pays the tariff. which they, of course, pass down to us. then we have $40 avocados as a result. this could send inflation through the roof. mexico makes all kinds of things. they make cars, trucks, instruments, tequila, the best damn late-night sidekicks in the world. [ cheers and applause ] >> guillermo: yeah! >> jimmy: prices for all of that stuff -- and poor canada is like, what did we do? [ laughter ] i mean, be honest. is this because of drake? [ laughter ] who ever would have guessed that the mail order steak salesman who declared bankruptcy six times would be so bad with money? i don't know. while trump is menacing our neighbors, president biden is planning to celebrate thanksgiving with his family in nantucket. he's been celebrating thanksgiving in massachusetts. for a long time. ever since his buddy squanto introduced him to maize in 1621. [ laughter ] on the ferry over he still yells

"land ho!" [ laughter ] this is a photo of the bidens' visit to nantucket for thanksgiving a couple of years ago. [ laughter ] haunting a local ice cream shop. this is what happens when you say the word "malarkey" three times into a mirror. [ laughter ] those girls haven't slept a wink since that day. [ laughter ] grant potus was in staten island yesterday pretending to serve food at a friendsgiving for the coast guard. watch this, this is funny. you see he pockets a roll. [ laughter ] then he keeps taking little nibbles from it. like a kid, like a little kid. you see -- there he goes again. [ laughter ] another egregious abuse of power from the biden crime family. [ laughter ] you know, thanksgiving is a holiday that is celebrated primarily in the united states and in canada. not too many other countries celebrate thanksgivings. but some world leaders are getting into the holiday spirit nonetheless, including vlad

putin, who came up with early christmas gifts for his good buddy, kim jong-un. >> russia says president putin has given more than 70 animals. that includes lions, bears, yaks, and cockatoos to pyongyang zoo. >> jimmy: all eaten immediately upon landing and they were delicious. [ laughter ] over the next 48 hours, millions of americans will travel back to their family homes to be reminded once again why they left in the first place. [ laughter ] aaa projects nearly 80 million of us will travel to see loved ones. at some point, whether they're stuck in traffic or at the airport, they'll say the words, "we are never doing this again." then a year goes by, and we do it again. and that is the real magic of thanksgiving, i think. [ laughter ] that and the food, of course. they did a survey. they found that 35% of americans consider turkey to be their least favorite thanksgiving dish. [ applause ] i don't know, i like -- turkey's kind like the aquaman of thanksgiving. might not be your favorite, but

the justice league isn't complete without him, right? [ laughter ] as for side items, brussels sprouts ranked at the bottom list. if you think they're unpopular for thanksgiving, try handing them out for halloween. [ laughter ] once again at the top of the list, most popular thanksgiving food is -- you know? the 10-milligram pot gum meow eat in the car on the way to your in-laws'. [ cheers and applause ] this thanksgiving might be a difficult one. another important study showed that trump voters are more likely to bring up the election than kamala harris voters. and that 36% of trump voters are actually planning to bring it up at thanksgiving dinner, which means now might be a good time to get that covid you've been wanting all year. [ laughter ] families are family, no matter who you voted for. while this year might be particularly tricky, the good news is there are lots and lots of experts giving lots and lots of advice on how to handle a potentially controversial conversation at the dinner table.

>> tips on how to stop politics from ruining your holiday. >> set expectations before the gathering. >> decide which topics are off limits. leave politics at the door and focus on healthy topics. topics you all enjoy. >> encourage neutral topics. >> "i'm not really comfortable talking about this." >> prioritizing self-care. >> saying no when you have to. >> practice not being so reactive to confrontation. >> deep breathing or take a little bit of time. >> if things get heated, experts say reach for a glass of icewater. >> i may be spending time with pets. >> reach out to a therapist. >> agree to disagree and pass the sweet potatoes. >> walk away and put on a movie. >> exit gracefully. >> you can say, this is my house, my rules. >> november is diabetes awareness month. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. talk about that instead. it does seem like it's going to be harder to come up with things to be thankful for this year. it shouldn't be. most of us are very fortunate. so before the thanksgiving madness begins, i thought it

would be nice to have a moment of silence for all of us to reflect on everything that we are grateful for. ♪ i am thankful for my family, for my friends, for my co-workers, and for everyone who watches our show, i am extremely grateful for all the joy they bring into my life. >> i'm thankful for my saxophone and for the many, many sexual doors it opened up for me. [ laughter ] >> i am also thankful for my saxophone and all the dirty things cleto's mother lets me do to her. [ laughter ] >> i'm thankful that nobody at this show knows how incredibly high i am right now. [ laughter ] >> i'm grateful that when i smile, it looks like they put a baby filter on robert de niro. >> i'm thankful my girlfriend hasn't realized that i can't grow a real moustache.

>> i'm thankful that my wish to turn from an abercrombie and fitch mannequin into a real boy came true. >> i'm thankful for my beautiful wife. and even more thankful for my secret girlfriend. oh, yeah. >> i'm thankful i got that lauren boebert cameo before she left the site, rrrr! [ thinking in spanish ] >> jimmy: oh, that's very sweet, and i'm thankful for you, guillermo. >> guillermo: me too, jimmy, i love you. happy thanksgiving, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have a good show for you tonight. ronny chieng is here. we have music from knocked loose, and we'll be right back with kathy griffin, so stick around!

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stage, a grammy-nominated band from kentucky. their album is called "you won't go before you're supposed to," music from knocked loose with poppy. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest tonight is an emmy and grammy award-winning performer who is currently on her first stand-up tour in six years. the "my life on the ptsd list" tour stops at the chicago theater on new year's eve. please welcome kathy griffin. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you look fantastic. you look festive. >> i am festive. i have my first new year's eve gig after i got [ bleep ] canned from cnn six years ago for a rather infamous photo of the previous administration, soon to be the next administration.

>> jimmy: that's right, that's right. >> every so often, i do a little decapitating on the side. [ laughter ] but i am done with that now. >> jimmy: i'm glad to see you, i really am. >> i love you so much. >> jimmy: what is that, a necklace you've got on? >> this is a mirror ball to celebrate my first new year's eve gig. >> jimmy: oh, okay. >> i am back on tour after the whole cancelation. i'm very excited. >> jimmy: right. >> and i'm kind of getting back in with certain celebrities. >> jimmy: oh, you are? >> yes. >> jimmy: that's your favorite thing. >> that's my favorite. so guess whose house i went to for a party? >> jimmy: do you want me to guess? because i will try. >> no. >> jimmy: okay, all right, all right. [ laughter ] >> so you guys, i've become friends with paris hilton. >> jimmy: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> i know. first of all, i love good old paris. i'll tell you why. >> jimmy: okay. >> because you know, i still call her a dirty whore. [ laughter ] and she laughs. and she should. she laughs with her billion-dollar empire. billion with a "b." >> jimmy: is she a billionaire? >> billionaire with a "b." she's the number one female grossing deejay in the world, so there you go. i wish i was that kind of a dirty whore.

okay, so get this. i'm in a little clique of older ladies. and we call ourselves paris' aunties. we have a text chain. we get together, look after her a little bit. it's sia, the singer. chandelier, titanium. >> jimmy: right, yeah, great. >> rosie o'donnell. my old pal. luenell. >> jimmy: luenell, i love luenell. >> laraine newman. original "saturday night live" cast member. >> jimmy: oh, wow. >> it's a good little group. >> jimmy: you're on a text chain with paris? >> yes. >> jimmy: who started the chain? >> me. >> jimmy: you did, okay. [ laughter ] >> of course i did. >> jimmy: okay, all right. [ applause ] >> by the way, sidebar, my new favorite hobby is that every time sharon stone blows me off for a dinner date, i add her to a random text chain. [ laughter ] and jimmy, she like wants to kill me. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: how many times has this happened? >> around four. they're like 17-person text chains.

>> jimmy: and it will say "sharon stone has been added to the conversation." >> it's her real number. it's not her office number. >> jimmy: i like that. >> it's a good one. anyway, we go to paris' house and the invite said they were going to be filming her tv show there. but you know, so up my alley. >> jimmy: yeah, you like that. >> i love a camera. and the theme was that we all had to be pink and sparkly. so that was the theme. >> jimmy: that's not a theme. >> it's a theme. paris still, god love her, still dresses like she's 14. [ laughter ] everything's pink, pink, pink, pink, pink. i get the panicky call from rosie o'donnell that i've been getting for decades. griffin, it's o'donnell. o'donnell, how can i help you? i'm not pink and sparkly, i'm a lesbian, what am i going to do? i got no pink, i got no sparkles. i said, look, o'donnell, this is our paris, we're going to adhere to the rules. what am i going to do? i like ufc. i like conor mcgregor. i'm a lesbian. i go, he's not going to be

there. [ laughter ] i go, i'll get you a pink, sparkly scarf, then you'll pass. then rosie said this. i'm 64, you guys. at our age, somehow this has become a threat. rosie goes, okay, i'll wear it, but you're driving. [ laughter ] okay! so i swing by, get o'donnell. we go to paris' house. >> jimmy: is everyone invited? like the whole -- >> all the girls are going. >> jimmy: everyone's pink and sparkly? >> you better, you better. >> jimmy: sia's pink and sparkly? >> absolutely, she wore a crown. >> jimmy: luenell's pink and sparkly? >> full fendi, yes. laraine newman. pink jumpsuit. we go to paris' house. she painted the exterior pink at the house. >> jimmy: no, she did not. for the party? >> why not? cha-ching. [ laughter ] i want that dirty whore money, where do i sign? >> jimmy: wait a minute. she painted her house for the party? >> pink, yes. >> jimmy: then the next day -- >> repainted it.

jimmy. you've been doing it belong all these years. so we go in. here's my favorite part. when you go to an a-lister's house, they don't let you inside the house because they know somebody like me is going to steal something. [ laughter ] a little cutlery, nothing major, a couple forks or something. first of all, i kept trying to get in the door. then the security guard starts following me around. >> jimmy: what door, to her bedroom? >> any door that was open, an exterior door. >> jimmy: you're roaming around the house? >> i felt if there were not gift bags, i could make my own gift bag. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's entirely reasonable. >> thank you. so then the security guard's following me. and i'm thinking, where do i go? there was a unique coterie of celebrities. everything from camp fondy, the tattoo lady, to lance bass from nsync, you can't have a party without lance bass, everyone knows that, everyone on god's green earth. then so i run away from the security guy. then i run smack into the rock. >> jimmy: the rock was there? >> i don't mean i tripped on a rock.

i mean the actor, the rock. >> jimmy: dwayne johnson? >> the big movie star. >> jimmy: he's at this party? >> he's at this party. he turned to me, i've never met him. i just spit on you, i'm so sorry. >> jimmy: it's okay, is he pink and sparkly, though? >> he had pink sparkles. he's with his kids. a dad, you know. i bump into him. i just panic because i'm being followed by this security guard. i've never met him and he was so nice. "hey, kathy, how are you?" i went, "hi, the rock." [ laughter ] i know his name is dwayne johnson. i just panicked and said, "hi, the rock." i'm thinking, i've got to get out of here, there's too much heat on me at this party. [ laughter ] i look for my plus one, o'donnell. where is she? sitting around the fire pit with kathy hilton. [ audience moaning ] thank you. [ laughter ] see, they get it. on "the housewives," kathy hilton is known for being, let's go with ditzy. she'd say stuff like, "who's hunky-dory? have i met her? i don't know this hunky-dory." [ laughter ] o'donnell coming up.

i go, "what was that like? she's known for saying crazy stuff." "you want to hear her opener? kathy hilton sat down next to her and said, hi, rosie, i'm kathy, did you know i was the last person to talk to michael jackson before the propofol?" >> jimmy: what? >> i go, you walked away? okay. so then this guy comes up to the two of us. and this is obviously one of kathy and rick's friends. they're die-hard republicans. they go to mar-a-lago. >> jimmy: oh. >> i wish they wouldn't, but they do, whatever. >> jimmy: they do, huh? >> the guy comes up to rosie o'donnell. "am i relieved to finally see a real conservative here." to rosie o'donnell. >> jimmy: to rosie? >> so rosie, very polite, she's been famous a long time. she's like, "actually, i'm not a conservative. in fact, i'm about as far to the left as you can probably get, sir." he won't let up. "no, no, you're hilarious, i saw your hilarious comedy special on my fox news app."

take a minute. >> jimmy: okay. [ laughter ] >> just take a minute. so then o'donnell goes, "oh. you think i'm roseanne barr." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, no. yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah, yeah, that's -- >> okay. now, again, i'm d-list, i'm not the most famous person in the world. but let me tell you something. all the trumpers know me from the head picture. [ laughter ] they all know me, they know my face, they know my hair. o'donnell goes, "no, i'm rosie o'donnell, this is my friend, kathy griffin." and i went like this. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: then he knew? >> oh, he knew. he was thrilled to meet me. >> jimmy: well, let's take a break. it's unbelievable. this is why i like to have you in my house. kathy griffin is here, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back. it's called quitter's day, [timer countdown] look it up. [timer countdown]

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give me a chandelier. >> i don't know if i can do it. >> one, two, three. one, two, three. shh. ♪ i'm gonna swing from the chandelier ♪ ♪ from the chandelier ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you really do have famous friends. that is kathy griffin -- >> i put sia on the spot. you guys, she wears that wig that's half black and half blond with the big bowtie. she totally has privacy.

>> jimmy: she's notoriously one of the most shy people. >> shy people. and she's got autism, and she calls it the tism. [ laughter ] and so i want to respect her privacy, but she came to see me in vegas and the whole audience was dark. so i thought, i'm going to put her on the spot. and she didn't have a microphone or anything, she just sang "diamonds" then "chandelier." when it comes to singing, she can just blow, man. >> jimmy: when you say you wanted to respect her privacy, you kind of did exactly the opposite of that, yeah. >> that's my game. >> jimmy: that's your thing. >> you're finally figuring it out. >> jimmy: this is your first stand-up tour in six years? >> yes. >> jimmy: you must have a ton of stuff to talk about. >> i'm calling it "my life on the ptsd list" because i really do have freaking ptsd. the trump thing, then i got lung cancer, then i have a vocal cord implant. and i'm going through a divorce. and i was addicted to prescription pills. and now i'm 4 1/2 years sober. [ cheers and applause ]

and i'm loving this tour. i'm so grateful for this tour, you guys. i got to play carnegie hall a month ago. i finally have a new year's eve show. at the iconic chicago theater. >> jimmy: in your hometown. >> this is really corny. don't cut me off. >> jimmy: okay, all right. [ laughter ] >> every single live show, i've done about 50 shows so far, i always make a point to say, "and the one late-night host who never ditched me is jimmy kimmel." [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, how nice. >> everyone bursts into applause. every time. >> jimmy: by the way, not only did i not ditch you, i look forward to us spending time in prison together in january. [ laughter ] >> right. we have a -- yeah. share a cell at guantanamo. >> jimmy: oh, guantanamo, yeah, that would be a little extra something. >> my hair will frizz. who's going to do my hair and makeup? >> jimmy: it is very humid there. don't worry, i'll learn to do your hair. >> oh, my god, love you, love you. >> jimmy: chicago's your hometown? >> it's my hometown. when you're a comic, you've got to work new year's eve. my first show back was at a casino in vegas.

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>> jimmy: hi, there. music from knocked loose and poppy is on the way. you know our next guest from "crazy rich asians," "the daily show" and now, a tv show about being trapped in a tv show called "interior chinatown." watch the whole season on hulu. please welcome ronny chieng. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you look very handsome, how are you? >> i'm okay. thanks for having me on. >> jimmy: great to have you. have you ever been to a party at paris hilton's house? >> no. i went to a hilton once. [ laughter ] that's as close as i got to a paris hilton party, that sounded pretty wild. >> jimmy: happy early

thanksgiving. do you have plans for thanksgiving? >> oh, yeah, thanks. i'm happy to be the only guest that is willing to come on the show before thanksgiving. [ laughter ] because i -- yes, thanksgiving means nothing to me. >> jimmy: is it true? >> yeah, why not? we live in america. thank you, yeah, thank you. [ applause ] i don't know if that's political, but yeah, i'll take it. >> jimmy: thanksgiving doesn't mean anything? >> i mean, does chinese new year mean anything to you? [ laughter ] that's how i am. >> jimmy: i wouldn't say it means nothing. >> yeah, why wouldn't it? i mean, i guess we live in america, it's okay to hate each other now. i'll just say i don't care about thanksgiving. >> jimmy: is it just thanksgiving? or all american holidays? >> no, it's nothing about america. i just don't like holidays. >> you don't? >> no. when your life is awesome, like mine -- [ laughter ] every day is a [ bleep ] holiday. [ cheers and applause ] this is a holiday. i'm on the kimmel show. every day's a holiday. >> jimmy: what about your birthday? >> yeah, no, i don't celebrate my birthday. >> jimmy: you don't celebrate

your birthday? >> when your life is awesome, every day -- no. i don't care about it. >> jimmy: why? just -- you don't like the attention? or -- >> yeah, i just -- i get enough. i'm on national tv right now, i get enough attention. >> jimmy: you just had a birthday, didn't you? >> no. no, i didn't. for some reason, on the internet, someone put my fake birthday on the internet as november something. >> jimmy: really? >> and that's not my birthday. >> jimmy: that's not your birthday? >> because i hate celebrating birthdays, so now i get two birthdays i can not celebrate. [ laughter ] every november -- i don't know the date, honestly. every november, people start messaging me happy birthday. tv shows will message me happy birthday. "it's ronny chieng's birthday." it's not my birthday. >> jimmy: when is your birthday? >> i don't want to say, i don't want to say. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: why not?

>> i'll tell you the year. no, i don't want to say the year. no, no. >> jimmy: may i see your i.d.? do you have your wallet on you? >> i'm glad we can talk about this. i don't show my birthday because i think it's a security issue. >> jimmy: oh. >> in this day and age. >> jimmy: oh, yeah, you're right. >> all these hackers out there trying to hack into our systems. >> jimmy: right. >> i don't want some -- you want to know my real birthday, but i also don't want people to celebrate my fake birthday. [ laughter ] so glad we could clear this up. what i'd like you to, do you as a trusted member of american media -- >> jimmy: uh-huh? [ laughter ] >> i want to show you my i.d., and can you just verify to the world that my birthday's not in november? just say that. that will be enough. for wikipedia. >> jimmy: do not release -- >> do not say my actual birthday, for security purposes. >> now i'm dying to know when your birthday is, i don't know why. it's just going to be a day. >> i need you to verify this. >> jimmy: all right, okay. hold on. i'm kind of blind. >> please. verify for the world my birthday's not -- >> you're 73 years old? [ laughter ] okay.

>> you're not supposed to say that. >> jimmy: okay. i'm not going to say when it is. but i will verify that it is absolutely -- can i say it's not in november at all? >> yes. >> jimmy: it's not even in november, okay? >> thank you. >> jimmy: there you go. >> is that enough for you, wikipedia? >> jimmy: that's enough. you've really just made this more a challenge for the hackers now. is your mom still living in singapore? >> yeah, thanks for asking. every time i come on the show, you ask about my mom, she hates it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: why does she hate it? >> she doesn't like to be involved in show business. she doesn't want people to know i have a mom. she lives in singapore. she's doing great, thank you. and she never comes to america. hates coming here. i can't imagine why. >> jimmy: what do you do with her when she comes? >> she came recently because i've been on tour doing stand-up comedy. "hey, mom, come on tour with me a little bit, see a little bit of america." i was at her mercy as to what

date she picked, meaning which city she'd attend. she ended up picking the florida dates. >> jimmy: oh. >> she went to florida. we went to fort lauderdale and orlando together. and she ended up loving it. >> jimmy: she did, she loved florida? you took her to our weirdest state. [ laughter ] >> i know, i know. i kept telling her, "this is not normal america, stop falling in love with the place." she actually loved it. hey, you know what, i went to tampa. i did a show in tampa, did a show in orlando. shout-out, florida people. those guys were great. the people who came to my show were really cool people. >> jimmy: you're still cohosting "the daily show"? >> yes, sir. >> jimmy: cohosting? rotating? >> rohosting. >> jimmy: you can use that. >> i think we call it fake hosting. >> jimmy: i was wondering about this on election night. you guys had a live show. >> yes. >> jimmy: and you probably had it in your head that it would go one way or the other? were you prepared for any eventuality at that time? >> yeah. we were. but i think we kind of knew

where it was leading. being people who have our finger on the pulse, unfortunately. and it was -- covering the election live in america was both a dream come true as a political historian junkie, u.s. political history junkie, and also like watching a car slowly crash into the country. [ laughter ] and there's not much you can do about it at that point other than make dumb jokes about it. luckily we had mr. jon stewart kind of anchoring the thing. who better than the guy who invented modern american satire to try to give us some context to it? i don't know. i -- my thing is, if you look at history, right, america always swings between progressive and conservative. over the three centuries of american rule. >> jimmy: that's right. back and forth. >> i come from a conservative country. there's nothing inherently evil or bad about conservative mindset. i just think that we would like to have conservatives who are not [ bleep ].

that's really what it is. [ cheers and applause ] no, just intelligent, reasonable conservatism. i've got maga friends. that's how much i love america. i'm making friends with maga people. sometimes my maga friends, the messaging is so convoluted, i can't get to what their core issue is because the surface level messaging is so chaotic. sometimes my maga friends will be like, "ronnie, china caused covid, but covid isn't real." [ laughter ] i'm like, "okay, well, i don't know how i feel about it now." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: by the way, i do want to ask you about your show, "interior chinatown." it's a police procedural, but it's much more complex than that. >> yeah. so it's a show about these guys, these people in a "law and order" type procedural show who don't know they're in a tv show. they're constantly questioning their reality.

like, why? why do certain characters get better lighting than them? why is there always a mystery that seems to solve itself in the background? why are we always in the background of these stories? all this leads to allegory for anyone in america who feels like they're in the background of a story that is america. and they're constantly questioning why are they not given a voice in the story? >> jimmy: taika waititi directed your pilot. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: that was a big deal. >> he's the best, yeah. >> jimmy: that must have been fun to be directed by him. >> super fun. he's the best. who better to try to navigate this extremely complicated idea than the master of complicated ideas? and he -- he's very free. so imagine like after we -- in between scenes when we're just hanging out and joking about the scene we just filmed, he will be like, "wouldn't it be funny, like after this fight scene, we call a cut, wouldn't it be funny, while we're fighting, somebody throws a plate, it sticks in the neck, then blood

comes out?" ha ha, that is a funny thought, we're laughing about it. he's like, "yeah, that is funny." then he'll make it happen. >> jimmy: he killed somebody? [ laughter ] >> yeah, took a plate and stuck it in someone's neck. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: well, congratulations on the show. >> thank you so much. >> jimmy: interior chinatown." all the episodes are on hulu right now. ronny chieng, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] we'll be back with knocked loose!

>> jimmy: thanks to kathy griffin and ronny chieng. apologies to matt damon. we ran out of time for him. "nightline" is next, but first, their album is called "you won't go before you're supposed to." here with the grammy-nominated song "suffocate," with help from poppy, knocked loose! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ suffocate ♪ ♪ >> how you doing? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪

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