>> lou: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- ariana grande, bernadette peters, and music from victoria canal. with cleto and the cletones. and now, jimmy kimmel! ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> jimmy: very nice. i appreciate that. thank you. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. [ cheers and applause ] thank you for watching. thanks to all of you here in our studio for braving the elements to be here tonight. wow. on a rare rainy day in southern california. this is one of those days when everyone who works here shows up dressed like the killer in "i know what you did last summer." [ laughter ] and you know who we can thank for the rain? president trump. [ laughter ] he finally turned the sprinklers on. we have a very, very -- we have a very crazy person running our country right now. [ laughter ] like, standing in the intersection loudly talking to himself crazy. [ laughter ] yesterday, trump held a doozy of a press conference with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, where he surprised everyone, including the people who work for him, i think, by unveiling this plan for gaza,

which is to relocate everyone who lives there permanently. he would remove the almost 2 million palestinians who live there and build a really cool real estate development that we would own. and i guess sell to others? this is really what he wants to do. it's like our country is being run by the maniac from "saw." [ laughter ] donald "jigsaw" trump. and of course, the big question -- one of the big questions, besides "are you out of your -- mind" is if you pull all the palestinians out of palestine, who would then live there? >> to follow up on what you were saying about the gazans leaving gaza, going to other countries, one, where exactly are you suggesting they should go, and two, are you saying they should return after it's rebuilt, and if not, who do you envision living from? >> i envision a world -- people living there, the world's people. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: the world's people. or maybe the village people. [ laughter ] you can see he's really thought

this through. [ applause ] every idea is worse than the last. he seems to believe that the reason there's been conflict in gaza is because no one thought to give them a pickleball court. [ laughter ] everything, no matter what the crisis may be, it always comes back to real estate with him. >> we have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal. and i don't want to be cute, i don't want to be a wise guy. but the riviera of the middle east, this could be something that could be so -- this could be so magnificent. >> jimmy: i can see the brochures now. "the riviera of the middle east." [ laughter ] trump didn't even have success with the atlantic city of new jersey. never mind the riviera of the middle east. [ laughter ] we could make it the vegas of somalia! and the everyone will love it! [ laughter ] this "plan" to develop and repopulate gaza, it's never going to happen. the leaders of egypt, saudi arabia, qatar, jordan, turkey, france, germany, spain, the uk, have all forcefully rejected it. the only thing the united nations and the taliban have in common is that they both think this is a terrible idea.

[ laughter ] but trump says he spoke to the leaders and everybody loves it. [ laughter ] all this was apparently news to trump's new secretary of state, marco rubio, i guess isn't in the loop because he reportedly first learned about it when trump announced it on tv. [ laughter ] this is good. look at this reaction from his chief of staff, susie wiles, who is usually so calls her "the ice maiden." that's his nickname. [ laughter ] that what you're seeing there, that is the face of a woman whose soul just exited her body at the speed of light. [ laughter ] speaker of the house and human squirrel mike johnson said trump's little project in gaza is a quote "bold move," and majority whip tom emmer used it to make the claim that democrats are anti-semitic. >> the far-left's continued embrace of vicious attacks against the jewish community has shown their true colors. there is no denying that today's democrat party is the proterrorist, anti-semitic

party. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: isn't that the guy who said jews are responsible for all the wars? in fairness, he's only anti-semitic when he's drunk. [ laughter ] here's the thing. everyone around trump knows this stupid idea just popped out of his head. but it's not like he didn't warn us. say what you will, but trump is delivering exactly what he promised to when he started his campaign. he even put it in an ad! >> hello, everyone. it's time to take this country back from sleepy joe and make america great again. first we're going to build a big, beautiful, beachfront resort on the ancestral homeland of the palestinian people who will be sent far, far away. next, we're going to get tough -- on denmark. soon, maga will stand for make a greenland america. i also promised to start a nasty, unprovoked trade war with our friendliest neighbor, canada.

and will immediately sign an executive order to raise the price of prescription drugs. kamala wouldn't do that. i also promised 2 billion gallons of beautiful california reservoir water into the ground for no reason at all. and if elected, i will immediately put a blackout drunk in charge of our military. and give this guy -- >> yeah! >> good guy, rich, your social security numbers and the keys to all the computers to do whatever the hell he wants. only i, donald j. trump, will put a brainworm in charge of your body, rename the gulf of america, and fire half the fbi and cia. but i need your support. this november, vote for the only candidate strong enough to [ bleep ] everything up. donald j. trump. gimme your money. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you're welcome. promises made, promises kept.

at the white house today, our president signed what he is calling the "no men in women's sports executive order." he made a big show of it. he brought in a bunch of kids, a bunch of girls who play sports to bear witness as he signed this important historical document. >> pretty good, huh? i see that. okay? good. now you're going to go out and win those iodevents, right? nice to see you all. none of you girls have wieners, do you? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what? [ laughter ] you know, we still can't get background checks for people who want to buy machine guns. but somehow, if they find nuts in your speedo, it's beneficial by law. [ laughter ] this is interesting. there was a man in inltd who decided to demonstrate how nonsensical our gun laws are by

getting himself a license to carry a handgun, which he was able to do with no problem -- even though he cannot see. >> this is how terry navigates the world, with a seeing eye stick. it's when he used when he came to this office to get fingerprinted for his concealed carry permit. >> it went very smoothly and normally. and nobody seemed to think anything about it. if i can have a gun, yeah can't i have a driver's license? what's the worst that could happen? i could kill somebody? [ laughter ] >> how does a blind man get a gun? >> i have no idea. >> wow. well. we'll tell you how starbucks and applebee's are helping you get in the mood -- >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, tell us more about starbucks and appleb applebee's, won't you? [ laughter ] we've got a top-quality show for you tonight. the great bernadette peters is with us. [ cheers and applause ] making her late night television debut, victoria canal is here.

[ cheers and applause ] and we are hashtag-blessed by a visit from oscar-nominee ariana grande. [ cheers and applause ] not only is ariana here to chat tonight, she has agreed to "wing it and sing it" with us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you? thank you for coming. great to have you here. [ cheers and applause ] we're excited that you're here. >> thank you, i'm so excited to be here. >> jimmy: ariana is a multiple grammy award winner. obviously she knows how to sing. but your test tone tonight, if you choose to accept it -- >> i've chosen. >> jimmy: yes. to sing a song. you've never heard the lyrics or heard the music before. >> no, it's too late, i can't go back. >> jimmy: it's time to "wing it and sing it" with ariana grande.

[ cheers and applause ] ariana, step right over there. we've got our keyboard player, jeff, here to help us out. now, we've written lyrics. the lyrics are on these cards right here. you've not seen these? >> i have not seen them. >> jimmy: you're going in blind here? >> absolutely blind. >> jimmy: okay, very good. you ready, jeff? ♪ >> i'll just follow this vibe. >> jimmy: yes, follow that man but look at these lyrics, ariana. >> okay, okay. ♪ ♪ i am a strong successful woman [ cheers and applause ] who always stands up tall ♪ ♪ even though i am in fact oh-oh -- oh god. [ laughter ] so very, very small ♪ ♪ life, they say is short

and it turns out i am too ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ i'm a human baby carrot i'm a lady pikachu ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i am little i am tiny i'm the perfect bite-sized snack ♪ ♪ ten of me stacked up only equals [ laughter ] one of shaq ♪ ♪ i'm an oompa i'm a loompa i'm a pint-sized mini me ♪ it's going still, it's long. ♪ when i'm in an elevator i can't reach the number three ♪ [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i have the same dimensions as a newborn cockatiel i can run a marathon

inside a hamster wheel ♪ ♪ i can't ride a roller-coaster for a bed i use a sock ♪ ♪ i fell into a toaster i'm the bird in a cuckoo clock ♪ ♪ cuckoo cuckoo ♪ wow, that was very simpatico. [ laughter ] ♪ and yes my name is grande it's ironic that i'm small ♪ ♪ people ask me where's your mom when walking through the mall ♪ [ cheers and applause ] she's here somewhere. mom? ♪ but i don't let it bother me you'll never see me frown ♪ ♪ 'cause i'm defying gravity and you can't pull me down ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: this one has a little

bit of a theme here. you're familiar with the small world ride? ♪ there's so much that we share oh -- >> jimmy: no, wait. >> a chair, thank you. thank you so much, guillermo. >> jimmy: so much that we share -- ♪ w it's a small world after all ♪ [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much! ♪ what a fun show we have tonight. bernadette peters is here. victoria canal. and we'll be right back with ariana grande. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, welcome back to the show. tonight, she's a tony and golden globe award-winning actress. you can see her live on stage in "stephen sondheim's old friends" right here in l.a. bernadette peters is with us. [ cheers and applause ] then later, a talented singer-songwriter. her album is called "slowly, it dawns." victoria canal. [ cheers and applause ] tomorrow night -- tomorrow night, the beautiful rob lowe will be here. nicole brydon bloom will join us, with music from mt. joy. so please join us for that. our first guest is a grammy award-winning recording artist and first-time oscar nominee. she plays glinda the good witch in "wicked." please welcome ariana grande. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i have to say -- first of all, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> jimmy: secondly, that was really something. i mean, that really was. you go into this, this will be funny. then i'm standing there going, oh, my god this woman can sing. that was crazy. >> that was terrifying. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: was it? >> so much fun and absolutely insane. that was hilarious. >> jimmy: it really was something else. i was thinking about it too, going through the song, there have to be a lot of advantages to being small, yes? like on an airplane, it's great. >> yes, it is convenient when traveling, yeah. >> jimmy: is that it? >> even glove compartments. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: take a little nap? >> yeah, just dive on it. >> jimmy: in the glove box? [ laughter ] congratulationed on your oscar

nomination. [ cheers and applause ] your first oscar. >> thank you. >> jimmy: that's exciting. like, there's a lot of things that -- i guess you kind of get jaded along the way. you have various achievements. but getting an oscar nomination must be something. did somebody call you to let you know? >> yes, no, it was quite surreal. i was watching the livestream and bowen yang was doing the announcements with >> jimmy: uh-huh, so costar. >> it was in london, and i was watching and i just -- as soon as they starting announcing that our whole "wicked" -- i was just sobbing because i love our "wicked"ly so when they announced my name, i almost collapsed. >> jimmy: a sudden burst of text messaging and phone calls and all that stuff? >> yeah, my mom called instantly. my best friends called, my team called. then my therapist. [ laughter ] and then even my gynecologist. [ laughter ] i was like, oh, my god.

>> jimmy: did your therapist really call you? >> yes. >> jimmy: okay, but the gynecologist, that's little weird. [ laughter ] >> yeah, why didn't you ask about that? no, it was lovely. "oh, my god, it's been awhile, we good?" [ laughter ] "is everything great?" you know. >> jimmy: you actually picked up? i would imagine 100 people are calling you, you have to decide, mom, yes. aaron and doug, yes. gynecologist, [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] >> no, she was so sweet, she was like, "oh, my god, you did it, i'm so proud." "thank you, we'll hug over the next breast exam or whatever." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you heard from your friends, your family, your team, your medical consultants. [ laughter ] last month, you brought your mom. i just met your mom a moment ago. you brought her to the golden globes with you. >> i did. >> jimmy: and she said something on the red carpet -- >> oh, yes. >> jimmy: -- that it didn't seem that you were that excited about. let's show it. >> well, she -- yeah.

>> i just met harrison ford. >> you met harrison ford -- >> no, i did. >> that was your goal? >> that was my goal. we've pretty much done everything except harrison ford. i don't mean we did it. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: you know what it looked like? a little ghost punched you in the stomach right at that moment. [ laughter ] >> she was like, "can we cut that?" i was like, "i don't think so." [ laughter ] "i think it happened already." >> jimmy: us your mom a loose cannon? >> oh, yes, and it's fabulous. i would never change it. i love it. >> jimmy: you don't take that from her, though? >> i think i'm kind of right in between my mom and my dad, you know? they're very different, but if you meet them both, i kind of make sense. i don't think i got -- i don't think i got enough of that. i wish i had a little more. >> jimmy: you did a very funny "saturday night live" sketch in which you played a mom, and you were -- i heard that that was

based on your actual mom? >> yeah, you know, loosely. exactly, yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yes, it was a game night, as i recall. and the son brought his boyfriend. >> yes. >> jimmy: and then you were the competitive mom. >> yes. >> jimmy: you immediately started digging into the size of his penis. [ laughter ] >> yeah. yeah, it was based on a true event. [ laughter ] no, we were having a game night, and, you know, my family is very -- they love games very much. i just love to play them. but certain other family members love to win them. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i see. >> it's life or death. and one of my brothers' husband's brothers made a joke. was winning. "ha ha, we're really winning [ bleep ]." that kind of thing. and my mom was like, "what, you

got a tiny [ bleep ] or something?" [ laughter ] and i was like, "bowen, we have to write a sketch." [ laughter ] i was like, "there's something here." >> jimmy: that's good thinking, though in that moment, to go like, okay, that's not just funny, but i can turn that into something. >> we have to use it, yeah. >> jimmy: when you were a kid, like did your mom come to all your performances? >> yeah. >> jimmy: see you in everything? >> yeah, i have a very, very supportive family. i'm so grateful. but yeah, there wasn't anything she missed. even when i was younger, she would audition for the shows when i was in family theater, community theater, so that she could stay at the rehearsals. because usually they were like, no parents, see you after at pickup. she was like, i will play the apple seller in "annie." apples, apples, who wants apples? >> jimmy: did she get the part? >> she got it and nail ed it, yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you and your mom were in the play together? >> yes, so she could be there to

support me and be there during rehearsals. >> jimmy: wow. is that good? >> it was great, yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, because i wouldn't want that from my mom. [ laughter ] >> i was 8. >> jimmy: i would want my mom to go sell her apples at 8. evenal age 8, i think. would you do -- like what kind of shows would you do? put on shows for the locals? what would you do with this talent when you were a kid? >> yes, i was sort of always finding ways to be on stage. i loved acting. i loved singing so much. i was in little palm family theater and other community theater plays i could audition for. whatever i could find. i was also in a group called kids who care, and we sang to raise money for different charities and different events. also sometimes old age homes. >> oh, so you'd go into the old age home and sing for the -- what kind of songs would you sing? like old songs? >> funny you should ask. [ laughter ] because we totally should have had a different set list. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, really?

>> for that occasion and that, you know, audience. maybe we should have thought about ate little a lot of it was broadway songs we all loved. one of the songs was "when you own" from "rent." ♪ you're living in america at the end of the millennium ♪ [ cheers and applause ] thank you. but not a great song to sing when the final chorus is -- ♪ you're dying in america ♪ [ laughter ] to, you know, a bunch of people who are -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: did that register with them? >> thank god she couldn't hear it. [ laughter ] [ applause ] thank god. >> jimmy: that's the silver lining. >> that was the silver lining. >> jimmy: ariana grande is here. we'll be right back. >> lou: portions of "jimmy kimmel live" are brought to you by captain morgan. this super bowl, head to

followthecaptain.com to chart your path to rum street. did we need to wave her down to tell her that? no. no. for a young homeowner turning into their parents, the neighborhood is their life. wonder who's visiting the burkes. that's not their car. hey, guys. who's winning? [ giggles ] now most of the neighborhood uses progressive -for their cars and house. -okay. she didn't ask. ohhhh! [ sighs ] progressive can't save you from becoming your parents. but we can save you money when you bundle home and auto with us. here he comes...like clockwork. [ giggles ] old spice super hydration body wash. the sweet scent of a honeymoon in fiji. mosturize with vitamin b3. [gasp] you better not be using all the old spice! oooooh. can you get my back? ♪ with new mcvalue at mcdonald's, you can buy one and add one for a dollar. enjoy meal deals, and treat yourself to deals in the app. there's always ways to save...

...all day, everyday. get more than you expect with new mcvalue ♪ are you having any fun? ♪ ...all day, everyday. ♪ what you getting out of living? ♪ ♪ who cares for what you've got ♪ ♪ if you're not having any fun? ♪ ♪ have a little fun ♪

exactly! and unsweetened has 0 grams of sugar. and it's an excellent source of calcium. wow! planet oat really has it all! ♪ i don't ever see anyone coming out to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most important, and if you're feeling unsafe,

that's not okay. it doesn't feel like that in our hearts. i mean, it's worrisome. [dog barks] [dog barks] um -- >> eww, what even is that? >> glinda? what's the reason? >> i know, it's my granny. she always makes me the most hideous hats. i'd give it away, but i don't hate anyone that much. i couldn't. could i?

[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that is ariana grande in "wicked." for which she is nominated for an academy award. i've heard -- i don't know anything about singing, but i've heard that this particular musical is very difficult to sing. were those songs challenging even for you with this voice? >> well, thank you. but yes, it required, like, a lot of retraining of my voice. just because vocal -- like glinda's vocal track so is different than what i usually sing. with pop music, i usually sing in my mixy belt register. sometimes it goes in a falsetto place. sometimes a little whistly. glinda exists in the fully operatic soprano register. i had to train to learn how to sing it and make that part of my voice a lot stronger and train my vowel sounds and my consonants. and i started training three months before my first audition. and it's funny because you could

actually, like, hear when you go back and listen to the voice, it's like week by week the sound evolved. it's really nerdy, but -- >> jimmy: is it like lifting weights in some ways? >> yes, it's totally like that. your vocal cord are cords like any muscle are just muscles, so they have to learn a new habit. when you're singing pop music or doing one style of singing for a long time, they're accustomed to that. so glinda's style of singing is a completely opposite, yeah. >> jimmy: like my aunt chippy. she screams at us so much. [ laughter ] that she's unable to whisper now. [ laughter ] >> right. >> jimmy: when she tries to do it -- >> it's muscle memory, yes. >> jimmy: which you shot the movie, which of the songs was the first one you sang? >> oh, no -- actually, i think it was "popular." [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it was "popular." that was the first one. >> it was first. >> jimmy: did you say, like, i want to do that one first? >> no, that was just what was on the shooting schedule. and i was like, wow. diving right in, let's go. [ laughter ]

let's go. >> jimmy: as you know, kids in particular are crazy about this movie. my daughter, my son, they loved the movie. and we -- you know, of course, kids have questions. they think you're glinda. you know, they don't necessarily know that you're an actor playing that part. they think you're a good witch. so we went out, and we did this with cynthia when she was here last week. we went out on hollywood boulevard, we asked kids if they had a question for you. >> oh, my god. >> jimmy: and they did. would you mind answering some of them? >> i would love to answer. >> jimmy: here we go, here's our first kid. >> anna practice australia. is there going to be a season 2 of "wicked"? [ laughter ] >> oh, my god. she's so cute. i suppose in a way there is going to be a season two. >> jimmy: there is a season two. >> yes, november 2025. [ cheers and applause ] she'll have a season two. love you. >> jimmy: who else do we have ought there? >> my name is alyssa, and my

question is, glinda, do you play any video games? like "brawl stars" or "robots" or anything like that? >> that's the coolest person i've ever seen. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i've never heard of "brawl stars" but i'm very familiar with roblox. >> i don't think glinda knows. i don't know. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. you're answering in character now. >> i thought they were for glyn de. >> jimmy: yeah, they are, but even i'm confused now. >> where's the line? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: nobody knows. >> where does one end and one begin? >> jimmy: maybe this one's more straightforward, here we go. >> my name is antony. >> do you have any questions for glinda? >> does she like spider-man? >> jimmy: now, that's a good question. does she like spider-man? >> i don't know that we exist in the same universe. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, i guess you don't, right? >> spider-man and oz, i don't know that she would know. i think she would enjoy the idea of it. >> jimmy: i have to believe they'd get along.

>> like galinda, i have a question for glyn de. >> jimmy: how about ariana? do you like spider-man? >> of course. >> do you like to eat sausages? >> jimmy: oh, goodness, wow. >> so, no. we're vegan. [ laughter ] but there are vegan sausages. >> jimmy: they have vegan sausages, right? >> yeah, yeah, you know? i want to make him happy. [ laughter ] whatever you want. sure. >> jimmy: we don't know, maybe he's very anti-sausage, we don't know where he's coming from. >> wow, i love that those are the questions. >> jimmy: yeah, they're very insightful, aren't they? >> it makes me so happy, wow. >> jimmy: it's great to have you here. good luck at the oscars. we'll all be watching. [ cheers and applause ] you can see it at home. you can buy it. you can rent it. you can see it at the movies. ariana grande, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] we'll be back with bernadette

peters! to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms... ...with my psoriatic arthritis symptoms. but just ok isn't ok. and i was done settling. if you still have symptoms after trying a tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq works differently. rinvoq is a once-daily pill that can rapidly relieve joint pain, stiffness, and swelling as fast as 2 weeks for some. and even at the 3-year mark, many people felt this relief. rinvoq can stop joint damage. and in psa, can leave skin clear or almost clear. rinvoq can lower ability to fight infections. before treatment, test for tb and do bloodwork. serious infections, blood clots, some fatal; ...cancers, including lymphoma and skin; serious allergic reactions; gi tears; death; heart attack; and stroke occurred. cv event risk increases in age 50 plus with a heart disease risk factor. tell your doctor if you've had these events, infection, hep b or c, smoked, are pregnant or planning. don't take if allergic or have an infection. done settling? ask your rheumatologist for rinvoq. and take back what's yours.

(♪) (music plays throughout) there it is. all the parts you need, guaranteed to fit every time. ebay. things. people. love.

♪ “billathi askara” by björn jason lindh ♪ [metal creaking] [camera zooming] ♪ [window slamming] woman: [gasps] [dog barking] ♪ woman: [screams] ♪ [explosion] [explosion] ♪

[lock clicks shut] if you're living with hiv, imagine being good to go without daily hiv pills. ♪ good to go binge-watch. ♪ good to go out even later. ♪ with cabenuva, there's no pausing for daily hiv pills. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month. it's two injections from a healthcare provider, as few as 6 times a year. don't take cabenuva if you're allergic to its ingredients, or taking certain medicines, that may interact. serious side effects include allergic reactions or rash, post-injection reactions, liver problems, and depression. if these occur, get medical help right away. tell your doctor about your medicines or supplements, medical conditions, liver or kidney problems, mental health, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. the most common side effect is injection site reaction ♪ with cabenuva, you're good to go. without daily hiv pills.

talk to your doctor about switching.

>> lou: tomorrow on "jimmy kimmel live" -- and join us next week with guests --

introducing new eroxon gel, the first fda-cleared ed treatment available without a prescription. eroxon gel is clinically proven to work within ten minutes, so you and your partner can experience the heights of intimacy. new eroxon ed treatment gel. [ car engine revving ]

special k. two points! for all the special reasons you move. ♪(operatic music)♪ like bonding. ready, mom? let's go. serious... healthy bonding. i got this wow skin from olay body wash. it's new super serum: sink into my skin with 5 powerful ingredients. 5 benefits in 1! look at this olay difference. so luminous! olay super serum body wash. mmm, savory, juicy and hold up— it's got hidden valley ranch seasoning? nice. [oven dings] crispy, zesty, ranchy perfection. hidden valley ranch. only serious about flavor. some people just know they could save hundreds on car insurance by checking allstate first.

like you know to check the weather first, before sailing. it's gonna get nasty later. yep. hey! perfect day for sailing, huh? have fun on land. i'll go tell the coast guard. yep. yeah, checking first is smart. so check allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds. you're in good hands with allstate. have you always had trouble with your weight? could save you hundreds. same. discover the power of wegovy®. with wegovy®, i lost 35 pounds. and some lost over 46 pounds. and i'm keeping the weight off. i'm reducing my risk. wegovy® is the only weight-management medicine proven to reduce risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart disease and obesity. don't use wegovy® with semaglutide or glp-1 medicines, or in children under 12. don't take if you or your family had mtc, men 2,

or if allergic to it. tell your provider if you plan to have surgery or a procedure, are breastfeeding, pregnant, or plan to be. stop taking and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or any of these allergic reactions. serious side effects may include pancreas inflammation and gallbladder problems. call your prescriber if you have any of these symptoms. wegovy® may cause low blood sugar in people with diabetes, especially if you take medicines to treat diabetes. call your prescriber about vision changes, if you feel your heart racing while at rest, or if you have mental changes. depression or thoughts of suicide may occur. common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain, flu, or upset, headache, feeling tired, dizzy, or bloated, gas, and heartburn. some side effects lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. with wegovy®, i'm losing weight, i'm keeping it off, and i'm lowering my cv risk. ask your prescriber about wegovy®.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, there, welcome back to the show. music from victoria canal is on

the way. our next guest is one of the all-time broadway greats, whom you can see right here in l.a. in "stephen sondheim's old friends" running from this saturday until march 9th at the ahmanson theatre. please say hello to bernadette peters. yep ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ how are you? >> i'm so happy to see you. >> jimmy: i'm happy to see you too. are you taller than ariana grande? i mean, how do we compare? did we figure that out? >> um -- well, my shoe has a little platform, so i don't know. i am, i'm a little taller. >> jimmy: irfeel like johnny carson sitting next to you, i have to say. how many times were you on "the tonight show" with johnny? >> i don't know. he started in new york, i started in new york. they went out, came out to hollywood, i came out to hollywood. many times. >> did he ever try to marry you

after the show? [ laughter ] >> yes. >> jimmy: he did, yeah, i would think so. i would understand that, yeah. that's -- i saw you for the first time -- now, i met you actually like right before our show started. before it went on the air. you were nice enough to be in a sketch with me. but the first time i saw you in person was in las vegas where i grew up. you were on -- it was a taping of a show called "circus of the stars." >> was that in las vegas? >> jimmy: yes. do you remember that? >> no, i'm -- i must have wanted to forget that part of my memory. [ laughter ] tell me about it. >> jimmy: i'll tell you about it. you were the -- what do they call, like the ringmaster. >> a ringmaster, yeah. >> jimmy: in fact, i have a photograph from that very show. it's you and jerry louis. >> oh, my gosh. >> jimmy: did you know jerry well? >> not well. >> jimmy: no? >> no, not at all. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: not at all? did you know he was standing behind you when you took this picture? [ laughter ] >> i think i knew that, yeah.

>> jimmy: but it was exciting to see you. you worked in vegas when you were a child, right? >> yeah, actually, the first time i was there, was actually 13 years old. >> jimmy: 13 years old. >> you know, you can't do anything when you're 13 years old. you have to walk through the casino really fast. i was doing a show that we had brought from new york. it was "gypsy." >> jimmy: oh, yeah, sure, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. so i was one of the kids in "gypsy." i was 13 years old. and you were also -- you weren't there then, but you came as a kid also. >> jimmy: i was 9 when i moved to las vegas. i lived there from age 9 to 18. and yeah, i remember that. the casinos, you could be in them but you couldn't go near the machines. >> no. >> jimmy: if you do, they'd kind of move you away from the slot innocence and that sort of thing. >> you couldn't do anything. did you go horseback riding and enjoy the desert and things like that? >> jimmy: i did a little bit. cleto and i, our band leader,

would go horseback riding whenever we could save up $7. i'm horribly allergic to horses. so i'd go anyway. did you do that? >> i did go, one morning, i did, and i loved it. did you go to the main drag for the shrimp cocktails? >> jimmy: oh, yeah. [ laughter ] i'm 40% shrimp cocktail. [ laughter ] the shrimp cocktails -- the shrimp are like sea monkeys, they're not even shrimp. they're the smallest shrimp in the biggest glass. >> depends where you get them. >> jimmy: we didn't go to the good places. i wasn't in "gypsy" when i was a kid. [ laughter ] i worked in a pizza place is what happened. is that a memory, like you had a good time living there in las vegas? >> when i was 13? >> jimmy: yeah. >> no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no it wasn't fun? >> no. it was better when i was an adult. >> jimmy: better when you were an adult. >> much better. >> jimmy: you were there with bob newhart. >> i was. >> jimmy: how long did you guys do that show? >> you know -- >> jimmy: what happened -- >> quite a bit. i was with him quite a bit. and then what was fun would be,

in his dressing room after, he was friends with -- don rickles would come over. >> jimmy: oh, that's great. >> with his life. and steve and eydie would come over. that was exciting. >> reporter: was that dieting for you to be in the middle of all that, and did don make fun of you? >> a little bit. >> jimmy: a little bit. did you want him to make fun of you? >> no, i was afraid. you didn't want don rickles to -- >> jimmy: one of my all-time favorite movies was "the jerk" which you made with steve martmar martin. [ cheers and applause ] i have a photo here. if you pay attention, steve's just missing your face with that fork. this movie, did you ever go back and batwatch "the jerk"? >> not really, no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, man, is it funny. carl reiner directed that. >> carl reiner directed it.

the wonderful part is i used to ride in the car in the morning with him to go to work. and they'd be writing a movie in the car. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. and especially -- i remember one morning the scene where i'm -- i'm supposed to be -- i'm asleep, and he's next to me going, "you know, i've only known you two weeks, but it really feels like two years because the first hour really felt like ten hours, and the second day really felt like three weeks." and he went through this whole thing in his head. and that happened in the car. going to work. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: i remember him picking out a thermos for you, for you, and yeah. i mean, that's -- boy, to work with those two guys. >> i know. >> jimmy: you and steve to me were the most -- this is the couple that i was like, oh, my god, would these people please adopt me and take me away from this family? [ laughter ] >> was that when you were in vegas? >> jimmy: that was -- yeah. really, yeah. when i was in vegas. you're doing this musical. i'm going to come see you, by

the way. >> i know. >> jimmy: "stephen sondheim and old friends." >> old friends, old friends. >> jimmy: you've worked with stephen sondheim a bunch of times? >> many times. it's such an entertaining show. and uplifting, which is kind of important right now. i think you're going to really enjoy it. >> jimmy: yeah, i could use some uplifting. [ laughter ] >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: then you will, after the l.a. run, you're going to broadway? >> we go to broadway. and -- [ cheers and applause ] we have a great cast. we have some of the cast from london, and we have great new york people in it. and i'm so proud to be in it. >> jimmy: is it like a greatest hits kind of thing where you've picked -- you know, picked certain songs that you want to do from various musicals? >> it -- it has a beautiful beginning and arc. it has part of -- yes, part of the shows that he has written. all the music from the shows that he has written. we picked it in a way that it takes you on this beautiful

musical journey. and it's quite lovely by the end. >> jimmy: i mean, i've never -- i have to say, i've never had a bad time on a beautiful musical journey, that's for sure. [ laughter ] i bet -- some are saying this is better than "circus of the stars." >> i hope so. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: none of that, you don't remember any of that? it would be like steve feeding edie to a lion or something like that? >> i had to look it up. i saw brooke shields hanging from a rope. >> jimmy: brooke shields was hanging from a rope. >> she went on to have a wonderful career, now she's president of equity. she had grit. she had grit that carried her through. >> jimmy: yeah, she had circus grit. not just grit but circus grit. [ laughter ] circus grit is the best kind of grit. if you're going to be in a car with 40 other clowns, you have to have circus grit. [ laughter ] >> yeah. hanging from a rope. >> jimmy: it's very exciting to have you here. thank you for being here. i can't wait to see you in the

show. [ cheers and applause ] it's called "stephen sondheim's old friends." it opens saturday here in l.a. at the ahmanson theater. runs until march 9th. then on broadway starting march 25th. bernadette peters, everybody. we'll be back with victoria canal!

>> jimmy: thanks to ariana grande and bernadette peters. apologies to matt damon. "nightline" is next. but first, her debut album is called "slowly, it dawns." here with the song "black swan," victoria canal! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ staying with alice she's doing fantastic again ♪ ♪ i'm just the mold in her living room playing the funny friend ♪ ♪ late night emotional

eating alone ♪ ♪ just worked out why i avoid going home ♪ ♪ one day at a time i am falling behind into underwhelm ♪ ♪ black swan that i am i'm sick of the damn chase ♪ ♪ i'm saving a dance for feelings i can't place ♪ ♪ mama turn me blonde black swan black swan ♪ ♪ you said i like to romanticize 2008 you called it what it is ♪

♪ the youth that i missed felt exactly the same ♪ ♪ that's just the guy that i was and i'll be dissatisfied with the nature of me ♪ ♪ you breathe the smoke of my constant emotional state hmm, mm, mm ♪ ♪ black swan that i am i'm sick of the damn chase ♪ ♪ i'm saving a dance for feelings i can't place ♪ ♪ mama turn me blonde take my final form ♪ ♪ black swan black swan ♪ ♪ lost where i belong

all the signs are wrong black swan black swan ♪ ♪ and i'm so comparative tired of feeling it never free of it wherever i am ♪ ♪ it's not where i should be that's all it is ♪ ♪ still making amends with my personality contortionist ♪ ♪ black swan that i am i'm sick of the damn chase ♪ ♪ mama turn me blonde take my final form ♪ ♪ black swan black swan ♪ ♪ lost where i belong all the signs are wrong black swan

black swan ♪ [ cheers and applause ] this nightline. tonight, wendy williams speaking out in a new interview with the breakfast club's charlamagne tha god. >> this whole thing about frontal temporal dementia is ridiculous. >> and the new legal twist with her dementia diagnosis. plus, superstar showdown. >> holmes steps up, throws and he got it. >> two nfl