is what we knowt this hour. the death tolll has risen to at least ten people. the palisades fire has burned nearly 20,000 acres, but it is now 6% contained. the eaton fire, that's the one in altadena. it's burned more than 13,000 acres. unfortunately, containment is at ro. now, between those two fires, some 10,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged. and there's the kenneth fire in calabasas. forward. progress has been stopped, and a person of interest is being questioned by arson investigators. some good news, though. tonight, the community is coming together to help people displaced by the fires. this video from just a few minutes ago at the rose bowl parking lot in pasadena, which is next to altadena. people are dropping off donations for people in need. families can come pick up supplies, water, even diapers, all for free. that's what happens when something devastating like this comes and happens. people rise to the occasion to help their neighbors, but still a lot of concern with the wind going to

pick up again. certainly, you know, that's the thing with these winds is that we need those windows where they begin to calm down. but unfortunately, if you look at the timestamp, they're at about 9 a.m, we are expecting to see some gusty winds once again ramping up into that 40 50 mile per hour range in those higher peaks. so just keep an eye out and stay alert. all right. that's going [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- willie geist, pete lee, and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 2076! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: appreciate that. thank you very much, everybody. thank you. thank you. enjoy yourself. thank you and welcome, welcome, welcome to "the tonight show." [ cheers and applause ] this is it. well, guys, some big news from washington. tomorrow the supreme court will hear arguments on whether the federal government can ban tiktok. [ audience oohs ] it's expected to be the first time a supreme court justice says the words "skibidi toilet." [ laughter ] that's -- that's what they're saying. should be an interesting case. the justices will start scrolling through evidence, then, two hours later, look up

like, "what was he doing again?" [ laughter ] some more news from washington. today was former president jimmy carter's funeral, and all five living u.s. presidents were in attendance. yeah, biden, obama, bush, and clinton were in the front row, while trump sat in the back with an ipad and a bag of cheerios. [ laughter ] "bluey, bluey!" a lot of people were surprised that melania showed up 'cause they thought trump's plus-one would be elon musk. [ laughter ] and this is going viral. people are talking about the greeting george w. bush gave barack obama. check this out. >> live coverage of the state funeral of former president jimmy carter. >> jimmy: there you go. [ laughter ] >> steve: "what's up, chief?" >> jimmy: it's funny greeting someone at a state funeral like he's your bro who just finished a keg stand at a frat house. [ laughter ] "your turn, bro." bush actually did the same thing at the vatican while meeting the pope. he's like, "hands up. ooh, i got you!"

[ laughter ] people are also talking about one of the lighter moments at the funeral where everyone was seen laughing together. here's a photo of that. yeah. yeah, this was -- this was when the uber eats guy walked in with trump's mcdonald's order. [ laughter ] and then they go, "yeah." well, this was great. in these divided times, even obama and trump put aside their differences and had a friendly interaction. >> steve: ooh. >> jimmy: watch this. [ choral music ] ♪ [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: i wonder what those two guys could both find funny. oh, yeah, yeah. biden fell asleep. [ laughter ] yeah, biden, he fell -- he fell asleep. >> steve: aw. >> jimmy: it was a long service. and at one point it seemed like even trump had a tough time staying awake. take a look. it's real. [ laughter ] that's actually the first time he slept next to melania in years. [ audience ohs ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: pop! two acres.

>> jimmy: some former vice presidents were also in attendance. here's al gore sitting next to mike pence. both were thinking, "oh, good, i'm not the most boring person here." [ laughter ] switching gears to some business news, i read that jcpenney is merging with forever 21. [ audience oohs ] and in nine months they're gonna have a baby gap. [ laughter ] actually, while we're on the subject, i'd like to mention -- thank you, james. i'd like to mention a few other companies who support the show. it's time for "tonight show sponsors." here we go. ♪ tonight show sponsors tonight show sponsors ♪ >> jimmy: ihop -- "why yes! we do clean our tables with syrup." [ laughter ] uber eats -- "if you wanted it right, you shoulda gotten it yourself." [ laughter ] and finally, hampton inn -- "for when you're too classy for motel 6, but not by much." [ laughter and applause ] that's our "tonight show sponsors." thank you.

i have to get those in before the commercial break. >> jimmy: "we clean the tables with syrup." >> steve: yeah, "with syrup. yes, we do." >> jimmy: well, guys, listen to this. at the consumer electronics show in las vegas, playstation debuted a new technology that lets you smell its games. [ applause ] nintendo tried the same thing, but they didn't think people wanted to smell two plumbers who work in the sewer. so -- [ laughter ] meanwhile, another company showed off their advanced robot bartender. >> steve: ooh. >> jimmy: yeah. or you could do what i do and just lea a trail of crumbs and make your roomba bring you a beer. [ laughter ] but this is pretty scary. using a.i. technology, scientists have determined what a man may look like in 30 years due to an ultra processed food diet. this is real. they really did this. take a look at it. [ audience ohs ] >> whoa, that guy's hot. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm sorry, who -- who said that? >> i did, jimmy. i thought this was a family show. but you're here showing pics of incredibly hot dudes. [ light laughter ]

>> jimmy: i don't know if people would agree with you. >> you kidding me? his eyes are that of nature's most perfect creature -- the raccoon. his hairline is 54% receded. that's what scientist call the golden ratio. >> jimmy: yeah, i don't think that's true. >> and his forehead is speckled with dots like a beautiful impressionist painting. he's the perfect specimen. isn't that right, ladies? [ cheers and applause ] >> yes! >> jimmy: wait. who said that? who said yes? [ light laughter ] >> i did, jimmy. ♪ ♪ i get lost in your eyes ♪ ♪ and i feel my spirits rise ♪ >> hey, you want to get out of here and eat 125 cans of pringles with me? >> like two raccoons in the night, baby. >> jimmy: oh, my goodness, this is beautiful. [ cheers and applause ] i didn't know that would happen. ♪ >> jimmy: going out that way.

oh, my gosh. >> steve: so beautiful. >> jimmy: so cute. they weirdly wore similar outfits. >> steve: yeah. and they walked exactly the >> jimmy: finally, i heard that an overdue book was just returned to the new york public library after 72 years. [ audience ohs ] the librarian was like, "holy shh!" we have a great show. give it up for the roots, ladies and gentlemen. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome to the show, everybody. well, we wanted to let everyone know in l.a. that we're thinking about everybody out there. it's just devastating -- >> steve: crazy. >> jimmy: but anyways, everyone, you're in our thoughts. and if you'd like to help out, you can go to redcross.org for that.

and if not, if you know someone in l.a., give them a call and check in. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: make sure they're all right. give them a text. guys, we have a -- [ cheers and applause ] we have a great show for you here tonight. he is an emmy-nominated news anchor who hosts "sunday today with willie geist," which airs sunday mornings, right here on nbc. willie geist is here tonight! >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: and he is a hilarious comedian. you can see him on his "ready to connect" tour at the washington, d.c., improv february 6th through the 8th. pete lee is joining us! we're talking to him. [ cheers and applause ] and he's performing stand-up later in the show. last night -- last night i went to see this play, "all in," on broadway. yeah. and this is over at the hudson theatre. and last night was -- it was john mulaney. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: it was fred armisen. >> steve: yep.

>> jimmy: it was chloe fineman. >> steve: yep. >> jimmy: and it was richard kind. and -- and -- and they all were great. and they're all reading stories from simon rich, who's a great writer, super funny. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: and i watched the show. i went -- i went with seth meyers. and i -- i spilled his drink. [ laughter ] nothing you can do once the show starts. >> steve: yeah, what're you gonna do? yeah. >> jimmy: you can't get up. >> steve: "hey, sorry, man." >> jimmy: "sorry, dude." >> steve: "your drink's gone." >> jimmy: yeah. i -- yeah. but it was -- it was great. and they're all brilliant. everybody i just mentioned were so great on stage. and i was watching it. i went -- like, obviously i'm a a fan of it and everything, but i'm actually gonna be in this play. >> steve: whoa. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: so, i'm joining the cast january 28th through february 2nd. my cast is gonna be me, nick kroll, aidy bryant, and lin-manuel miranda. >> steve: oh! >> jimmy: that's happening. [ cheers and applause ] so, i got to start learning my lines. >> steve: you've gotta learn your lines, man. >> jimmy: i'm going to broadway. there you go, hey. [ cheers and applause ] anyways, stick around.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. our first guest is an emmy-nominated news anchor who hosts "sunday today with willie geist," which airs every sunday at 8:00 a.m. here on nbc. please welcome, willie geist! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: they love you. we love you. welcome back. willie, welcome back. you look great. >> jimmy, how are you, man? good to see you. >> jimmy: i'm feeling great.

nice to see you as well. thank you for ming on the show. obviously, some devastating news in los angeles i saw you were covering this morning. >> yeah, we were on from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. we had the fires in los angeles county, we had jimmy carter's funeral. it was a wild morning. but man, you wake up -- and you were just talking about it -- you see some of these images, and it is -- it's sort of a a cliche, but it feels like something out of one of those apocalypse movies. you can't believe at you're seeing from overhead. and every one of those pictures is a human story. i know a lot of people -- i'm sure you do too -- who, like you said, are going home. place isn't there anymore. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and so now what? it's like, "are we moving to a a different city? how do we find a new school for our kids?" >> jimmy: yeah, all of the stuff. >> it's brutal. >> jimmy: and also, like -- also it's not on their terms, you know. >> exactly. >> jimmy: it's mother nature, doing what they could. they can't even fight the fires 'cause the winds are so strong. >> and that's the thing. like, i had friends i would talk to yesterday morning that'd say, "we're fine. don't worry. thanks for checking in." by that night, they're like, "we're out of here. we got to go." because those winds are so fast

and shifting so quickly. >> jimmy: those firefighters are doing such great work, by the way. >> they are. they are. and it's an impossible job. yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it's an impossible job. >> the head of the cal fire, the fire department, and the head of the lapd just said, "we've never seen anything like this. this is unprecedented. we're doing everything we can. we're getting as much water to the places that need it as quickly as we can, but it's just not enough." >> jimmy: yeah. i saw you cover it. you did a great job covering that this morning. but also, president jimmy carter's funeral >> yeah. >> jimmy: which i thought was lovely and a nice, respectful way to say goodbye. >> yeah. you know, we've become this political culture where there's no such thing really as dignity or bipartisanship or any of those things. >> jimmy: i guess. >> unfortunately, i hate to say it. but this is a rare moment today in that church, in the national cathedral in washington, where there was, where there was reverence and respect. and it is such a tableau. every time a president dies, you see in the first couple of rows all these former presidents who've been at each other's throats during political campaigns.

>> jimmy: yeah. >> who've said awful things about each other in the past, sitting there. >> jimmy: being civil. >> like, as you pointed out, president obama and president-elect trump. >> jimmy: yeah. they were -- yeah. look at this. >> this reminded me -- you know when you go to church, like, with your brother and you're whispering and giggling in church? [ light laughter ] and who would have thought these two -- >> jimmy: these two would be the -- yeah, exactly. >> -- would be sitting, whispering and giggling in church? >> jimmy: yeah. >> but it was nice to see, even if it only lasts for one morning. and, you know, jimmy carter's story, he was a one-term president. people have different thoughts about what kind of a president he was. but this is a guy who came from a tiny town in georgia, plains, georgia, was a peanut farmer -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> -- and rose to become the most powerful man on the face of the earth for four years. it's an amazing american story. >> jimmy: what a story. >> he had a great post-presidency, his work with habitat for humanity and human rights. and so, a man who was well remembered today. >> jimmy: yeah. [ applause ] well said. what -- what did you do for the holidays?

>> good holidays. we were home for -- for christmas. and then after we went to universal theme park. >> jimmy: yeah! >> come on! [ applause ] >> jimmy: universal -- universal studios. someone i know has a roller coaster there. >> do you know there's a ri -- a jimmy fallon ride there? >> jimmy: yes! >> okay. >> jimmy: yes, we have our own -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: -- ride at universal -- [ cheers and applause ] thank you. please sit down. please sit down. they're storming the stage. they're storming. we worked hard. that is one of the most -- >> it's a great ride. >> jimmy: -- hardest working things that we've done. thank you. >> it's an amazing ride, and it's one of the first rides when you walk in the park. >> jimmy: it's right there, yeah. >> so, like, you hit the rip ride rockit, the roller coaster, and then it's right to the fallon ride. >> jimmy: pff, i don't even know if you need that first one. you just go right -- [ laughter ] how many times did you ride it? >> here's the catch. so, i'm about to turn -- >> jimmy: willie, please don't do this to me. >> easy, easy. wait. hold on a second. i'm about to turn 50 in a few months. and apparently something happens to your equilibrium when you get old. >> jimmy: what? >> and you can't, like, spin and go backwards and deal with simulators the way you used to. and so, i was always the guy with my two kids.

i would ride any roller coaster, upside down, backwards, the water slides that go straight down. >> jimmy: yeah. >> all of a sudden, i can't get on a roller coaster without getting off and just kind of, like, walking sideways and, like, falling into the churros kiosk on the way out. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: really? >> and so, i'm just gonna say it right here on your show. i did not do the jimmy fallon ride this time. [ audience ohs ] i'm not proud of it. [ sad tuba ] >> jimmy: this is unbelievable! >> i hang my head in shame. >> jimmy: yeah. wait. but you could -- mine's a a simulator. >> but you weren't alone. i didn't do -- a lot of them i skipped. i did the rip ride rockit. >> jimmy: oh, i thought you were like -- you took your family. you said, "i wouldn't let my family ride it either." [ laughter ] "no one's allowed to ride the jimmy fallon ride." >> if i can't do it, no one can do it. >> jimmy: no one's doing it. >> but i was the guy who i've never been. >> jimmy: yeah. >> we had a huge group of 20 people going on these rides, i was the bag holder. so, everyone's like, "hey, can you hold my hat, and my glasses, and my backpack?" so, i'm standing outside all the rides with, like, 18 backpacks. >> jimmy: everyone's like, "that's willie geist!"

>> yeah, they're like, "hey!" "yeah, how you doing?" "you going on the rides?" "no, i can't do that anymore. i'm old." >> jimmy: you're not old. >> i got reading glasses. i wake up in the morning. i walk like c-3po for a little bit. >> jimmy: that's ridiculous. >> when you're trying to walk -- >> jimmy: these are -- that's your choice. >> but you're -- you're a big roller coaster guy. >> jimmy: i did -- >> like, you'll go on anything, >> jimmy: i did anything with the kids. anything for the -- what i do, is i just keep doing them. then i feel weird. and then i just take that weirdness and just ride it all the way through. [ laughter ] and then -- and then when you're walking around -- [ applause ] yeah, i -- don't affect me anymore. i get on the roller coaster. i go, "go ahead, spin. try me." it doesn't do anything. either way, it's going to spin in my head. >> i wasn't -- i wasn't total shutout. i did, like, some of the rides. >> jimmy: yeah. >> but i paid for 'em, you know? >> jimmy: yeah. >> like, felt it, like, into the night at dinner, like, just kind of leaning sideways. >> jimmy: yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i want to talk to you about your appearance on "curb your enthusiasm." >> oh, thanks. >> jimmy: more with willie geist, when we come back. come on back, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> all you have to do to do a a jiy impression is be

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. we're hanging out with our friend -- willie geist is here! [ cheers and applause ] i want to talk about "sunday today," by the way. look at -- you have one of the best mugs in the business. >> it's a good mug, isn't it? >> jimmy: yeah, you have a a great mug. >> yeah. thank you. it's big. >> jimmy: yeah, it's a -- >> you could bathe an infant in our mug. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i do like this mug. yeah, i want to talk about "sunday today." but first, "curb your enusiasm." i didn't get a chance since the last time you came on. you were fantastic on the -- >> oh, thank you. >> jimmy: -- the final season

of "curb." [ cheers and applause ] you and larry, what -- what's it like? how did you end up on "curb your enthusiasm?" >> totally surreal. so, i was trying to get larry david to come on my sunday show. >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> he was putting it off and putting it off. one day my phone rings, i'm standing in my backyard. >> jimmy: yeah. >> it's an l.a. number. eh, let's take a shot. roulette. hello. "willie, it's larry, larry david. larry -- like, we're not friends. he doesn't call me a lot. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, so you're like, "is this a prank?" yeah. >> so, he -- he called me. and he goes, "i heard you want an interview. eh, i'm not gonna do it." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: is that right? >> he was calling me to say, "i don't wanna be on your show." [ laughter ] and -- so we talked for -- he said, "but i have an idea. what if you came on my show?" and i said, "on 'curb'?" and he goes, "yeah." i said, "i'm not an actor. i don't know what to do." "eh, you'll be fine." [ light laughter ] and like, from that call to the moment i got on the plane, there was basically no more communication. it was, like -- [ laughter ] -- just go ad lib with one of the great ad libbers of all time -- >> jimmy: yeah, he's a genius. >> -- for two days. so, i went out to l.a. it was a two-day shoot. >> jimmy: did you have lines? >> it -- well, it was like they say, it's a -- it's an outline. so, there's no line really. there are a couple lines you have to say to move the plot

along. but otherwise, i was like, "hey, guys, what do i do? i'm like a tv anchor. i'm a news guy. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and they're like, "just rift with larry." [ light laughter ] so, i'm like, "what?" so, i rift with larry. but the beauty is, first of all, he was so supportive. he laughs really hard. >> jimmy: yeah. >> you know larry. >> jimmy: he's a good guy, yeah. >> he was like, "that was great, that was great." and then they just shoot a a bunch of takes. and the ones that aren't funny sit on the floor, and the rest of 'em go in thehow. >> jimmy: no way. >> so, i had no idea what they were gonna use. but he was -- he -- i can't say enough about how much fun it was, how surreal it was, and like how supportive he was for a person, in my case, who had no clue what he was doing. >> jimmy: yeah, i just love that he's actually like that in real life. >> totally. he was great. >> jimmy: yeah. and it's like don't try to be anything else. >> yeah. >> jimmy: he's like, "no, he's great." >> i mean, that was -- i would say that's a bucket list thing. but who puts that on their bucket list? "i'm gonna be on 'curb your enthusiasm.'" >> jimmy: yeah. >> "no, you're not." [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, but you did it. >> so, yeah. yeah. >> jimmy: did you watch your episode? >> i did. i did. i actually -- i was on the plane home from universal last week -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> -- where i didn't ride the roller coaster, just to -- [ light laughter ] help bring -- bring that back. and i was on the menu on delta looking for something to watch,

and i saw the episode. and i almost touched it. and then i thought, "don't be the guy watching yourself --" >> jimmy: you can't be that guy. [ laughter ] >> -- "on a plane." >> jimmy: that would be such a a good tiktok, by the way. >> so, i pulled my -- yeah, i -- >> jimmy: you have to do it next time you go on a plane. >> i should have done it. >> jimmy: you have to watch yourself and have someone tiktok from behind. >> i pulled my finger away. >> jimmy: "how lame, willie geist is watching himself --" >> oh, my god. >> jimmy: -- "and laughing really hard." >> don't you get cancelled? >> jimmy: laughing really hard at yourself. [ laughter ] >> rewind it. >> jimmy: "yeah, this guy is brilliant!" >> yeah. >> jimmy: "everyone should watch it." i had the best time on -- i've done "sunday today" a couple times with you. >> yes, you have. yeah. >> jimmy: and you were nice enough to have me on when we were celebrating our tenth anniversary on "the tonight show." >> tenth anniversary, yeah. >> jimmy: and thank you for doing that. you actually came, we have some photos here. here's you. >> okay. this still -- even looking at that makes me uncomfortable. [ laughter ] so, this seat -- >> jimmy: why? >> the seat where you're sitting right now -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> -- is sacred. this is "the tonight show" desk and "tonight show" chair. i have no business in that seat. and jimmy was like, "when we talk in the interview, why don't we switch seats? " >> and i fought you on it. because to me it's like sitting in the oval office behind the resolute desk. you earned that chair. >> jimmy: ah, no.

>> you're the president of the united states or you're the host of "the tonight show." >> jimmy: yeah, but i've known you for a while. >> but we -- yeah, we switched for a couple minutes. >> jimmy: but then, i don't remember this photo. what is happening here and -- >> i was trying to -- [ laughter ] >> um -- >> jimmy: what are we doing? >> i wish i knew. i wish i knew. the best guess is, i think you were telling me how the studio, as you all can tell, is a a little smaller than it looks on tv. and you were saying, "look how close i am to the band. i think it's about six feet." [ laughter ] and we didn't have a tape measure, so we just took a a person who was six feet tall. >> jimmy: yeah, you're six -- yeah, so two six feet -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: that's -- that's how far we are -- >> so, it's -- >> jimmy: -- from the roots. >> so, it's -- so, i think that's 12 -- is that 12 feet? yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, it's 12 feet. it's like two willie geists away. yeah. >> that's two human people measuring sticks. yeah. >> jimmy: you're about to celebrate your ninth anniversary, by the way, on "sunday today." >> it's a weird anniversary, right? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it's fantastic. nine years. >> nine years. >> jimmy: hey, congratulations. >> you know, our mutual friend, andy cohen, mocks me for celebrating off-anniversaries. [ light laughter ] he's like, "what, is this your fourth anniversary or so --" >> jimmy: yeah. >> "that's not --" >> jimmy: your ninth.

>> "wait for ten. nine is not a thing." >> jimmy: no, i don't think that's -- >> but it's amazing. >> jimmy: celebrate. yeah. >> we're -- we're a year or so behind you. and it's been amazing. you know, we've got people like you who are willing to sit down with me for an hour or so and have great -- >> jimmy: you do some great -- >> -- open conversations and -- >> jimmy: great inter -- >> -- having fun. >> jimmy: well, you're doing something really fun. a live one. >> yes. >> jimmy: are you gonna do more of these? >> so, this is brand-new. >> jimmy: yeah, explain. >> so, we have -- coming up next week on january 22nd -- >> jimmy: all right. >> jimmy: we're doing our "sunday sitdown," which we do on the show every sunday, we're doing it live in front of an audience like this. so, we're taking it to theater here in new york, at city winery, with your buddy, nate bargatze, who was -- >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. [ cheers and applause ] nate bargatze's unbelievable. >> nate bargatze. >> jimmy: he's -- he's one of my favorites. >> who was so generous to, like, take a flyer on this first try. and so, he agreed to do it. and i said, when we're thinking about who would do it -- i said, "well, let's get somebody who knows how to work an audience, who's funny, and can do all that." and nate's the guy. and -- >> jimmy: oh, he crushed it. >> so, i thought, "i don't know how this is gonna go." so, he and i appeared on the "today" show to promote it. and it sold out in eight minutes. [ light laughter ] and so, i would like to think that was me, but it also might

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>> jimmy: our next guest is a a very funny comedian. he is a friend of the show. he's like family to us. so, you can catch up on his "ready to connect tour" at the washington, d.c., improv february 6th through the 8th. please welcome pete lee! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: pete lee, welcome back. first of all, it means a lot that you are here tonight. i really appreciate you coming here. >> thank you. yeah, my -- i don't mean to be a bummer. this a comedy show. i am a comedian. but my house burned down yesterday. [ audience aws ] that was the most studio audience response i've ever heard. [ laughter ] that was like a game show where it went from zero to bankrupt. >> jimmy: but -- >> it's really sad. you know, i didn't know.

the producers asked me, "are you sure you evem want to do the show?" i was like, "yeah, i want to do this." this feels therapeutic. it also gave me something to focus on. you're a great friend jimmy. a great man. i love you. you know, maybe too soon to say, but i love you. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, definitely say it to me. i always said that, "pete, like if you want to go back or check in on anything." you said, "no." and i appreciate this because i think it shows everyone how strong everyone is right now during these times. [ cheers and applause ] l.a. is going to come back. and they are going to come back stronger. [ applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, i mean, it's's st -- i don't want to upset you any more than you are upset. >> i said to you when we talked in the hallway. i go, "i'm gonna come on." and he goes, "that's going to be great." and i go, "jimmy, i might cry." it's totally possible that i might cry. but that's also okay. and i -- it was really hard. and if youou want tohow what the house looked like. >> jimmy: this is pretty -- >> and by the way, there is a

a take that comedians have been doing that's like, hey, don't feel sorry for the people in the palisades, they are all rich. i am not rich. okay, i am just not. and this is my house looked like, it's a modest house that was on the ocean. brag. [ laughter ] and. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and this is what it looks like now. yeah. and i just -- i made a post. have you ever made a post on instagram and then you are not crying until you write the post? you are like -- like i was crying so hard; it sounded like pulling a straw in a fast food cup. i lost mhome. [ laughter ] i don't know where to go. oh! [ laughter ] so, that's how hard i was crying. >> jimmy: how do you process all of this? and do this? and thank you for being this strong. >> yeah, i mean, i am already -- i have been joking about this. there are a lot of very serious people in the world. we live in 2025. and so, there are going be people with the jokes that i

said making light of this that are going to be mad at me because they are going to go, "hey, you're making fun of a a tragedy too soon." my house burned down. i can tell jokes about this. [ laughter ] so my -- yesterday, i was crying and i just kept writing down jokes. i was crying and writing down jokes. >> jimmy: you were writing down jokes? >> once you are thinking about it. like, jimmy, i'm very funny. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: i know that. [ cheers and applause ] that's exactly right. but this is what you do. >> this is what i do. so, last night, at the comedy cellar, i took notes on stage. i hope people don't think this is tasteless, but can i tell all the jokes that i wrote? [ cheers and applause ] okay, so -- i learned something, jimmy. when your house burns down, dry january is over. [ laughter ] i got so drunk. i was drinking like prohibition is going to start up again tomorrow. [ laughter ] this is absolutely true. so yesterday i was watching --

i was watching the cbs news, on nbc. oh, my god, i hate cbs. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no, no. you can say it. >> i was watching cbs news. the anchor was in front of my house. he is like, "some people are finding out right now their home is burning by watching this broadcast." and i'm watching with a friend. i go, "yeah, that's me. [ laughter ] that's my house." and my friend goes, "which one is your house?" i go, "the orange one. [ laughter ] it used to be white. now it's blaze orange." [ laughter ] my house looked like the logo for a guy fieri restaurant. [ light laughter ] that's my house, flavor-town. [ laughter ] i told you, i'm funny. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i appreciate you doing this. so, one of the things -- this is insult to injury. so, i was in a relationship and i lived in this neighborhood for four years.

and so, i met some of my best friends in this neighborhood. and then, i met a lady and moved to arizona for her and turned out to not t work out wasn't the lid for her pot or vice versa. so, then my friends were like, "oh, you are going through this breakup. why don't you move back into our house at the ocean?" so, i lived there a month. it burned down. [ audience oohs ] i know. it's terrible, right? so, i am a single guy right now. and last night, there was a a girl that -- you know, she was flirting with me. and i am single. and she was like, "my place or yours"? i am like, "yours." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's not an option. >> i was like, "i do not have a a place. yoare not just a hook-up. you're part of my plan." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. do you remember the first time we met? >> yeah. >> jimmy: it's been a while. >> yeah. >> jimmy: we have been friends for a while. >> we have been friends for a a while. i actually manifested meeting you, jimmy. which -- restraining order.

[ laughter ] i was -- so, a friend of mine told me to read the book "the secret." and i am dyslexic, or have astigmatism, whatever it is. [ light laughter ] so, i watched "the secret" on youtube. and there's this a part where it goes, "now is the time to pause this program and wish for something unreasonable." and so, i was like, "all right." well, you discovered nate bargatze. you walked in the stand late at night, and you saw him doing standup. and that's the lore. and i was like, "okay." so, if that could happen to nate bargatze and then jimmy saw him and loved him, maybe it could happen with me." so, i wished for that. and i wished that i go on "the tonight show." and i wished it goes really well. and i wished that i get a a standing ovation because that seemed unreasonable, right? and then, it was four days later, i get a call that i have a "tonight show" showcase. your booker, michael. i love you. >> jimmy: like an audition for "the tonight show." >> an audition. by the way, so jimmy came to the showcase. and i was in the bar. and i drinking whiskey because it's my work medicine. [ light laughter ] and all of a sudden jimmy comes

up to me. he goes, "hey, dave told me you will be on the show blah blah blah." by the way, i'm sorry that's an impression. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's not -- why are you laughing? [ imitating g jimmy ] >> "it's not a good impression, the roots." [ laughter ] >> all you have to do, to do, a a jimmy impression, is be slightly out of breath. [ imitating jimmy ] "hey, i'm in a hurry. [ laughter ] hey, everybody, i have to get across the crosswalk." >> jimmy: that's kind of the way i do it. yeah. sorry, i cut you off. >> anyway, so you walk up. you were really nice. and you are just -- you are the warmest person. everybody goes, "is jimmy the same person in real life?" i go, "yeah, it's insane." he is like, "hi, i'm jimmy. nice to meet you." i go -- i just looked at you. the first thing i said to you, i go, "the secret is real." [ laughter ] and he goes, "well, i don't know what to do with that, but i'll see you on the show." [ laughter ] [ applause ]

>> jimmy: sounds like me. >> yeah. and so, in new york city, whenever there is a celebrity in the room, everybody is too cool for school. they don't wanna acknowledge that one of their favorite celebrities -- because you are beloved. and so, you are in the room. everybody is a little bit weird. so, the first two people on the show bombed their faces often. and then, roy wood jr. was running his set for that night, and you came to check it out. and he basically warmed the crowd up -- he teed it up for me. and then, i'm doing my set. the crowd is still a little weird. they're like, "jimmy is here. we love him." [ light laughter ] and then, i told a joke. i go, "i never want to offend everybody. like, the other day, this guy sneezed, and i wanted to say 'bless you.' but instead, i go, 'happy holidays.'" [ laughter ] and jimmy stands up and goes, "yes!" he goes, "i love this guy." [ laughter ] i was like, "i love you, too, jimmy. or i don't know what to call you, sir." [ light laughter ] and i wanted to tell you because i am a huge fan of "the tonight show." over history. like, i've read books on it. i've been to museums. and i wanted to say i love your "tonight show." but instead, i go, "i love your impulse control."

and you go, "thanks! i don't have any." [ laughter ] and then you walked up to me right after i got off stage, and you invited me on the show. and it changed my life. my agent, at the time, fired me a week before that showcase. and then, because of you, i got with ca and it changed my whole career. and now i am touring and i'm selling out venues. and you changed my life, jimmy. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i love you, bud. i love you, bud. >> thank you. >> jimmy: you make your show. comedians make our show. thank you so much. you are one of my favorites. thank you for being here. pete lee, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] check out his "ready to connect tour." pete is doing standup when we come back. stick around, everybody. that was phenomenal! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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i tried to quit smoking cigarettes probably hundreds of times over the years. two or three days into quitting again. i go get into a vehicle and guess what? there's a pack of cigarettes in there. i mean, i've got the unlit cigarette in my hand and i said to myself, why do i even try to quit?

when if i'm going to cave so easily every time. something clicked in my head that told me i can do this? ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: he can be seen on his "ready to connect" tour at the washington, d.c., improv february 6th through the 8th. one of our favorites, please welcome, the very funny, pete lee! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> hey, guys. so, my name is pete. you might recognize me from tv from before. [ light laughter ] i don't like my name, peter. peter, you know? that's not like a tough man's name. it's not like, "hey, whose harley is that?" "it's peter's." [ laughter ]

i asked my dad, i go, "why did you name me peter?" he goes, "'cause i thought it was the strongest sounding name in the bible." i was like, "eh, no, you could have named me satan." [ laughter ] pretty sure nobody would call me satan, satan, pumpkin eater, [ laughter ] [ applause ] my dad's like, "no, i'm offended by that. because in latin the word peter means rock. so, your name means rock." and i'm like, "i'm pretty sure that's not true." [ light laughter ] "'cause otherwise, he would have called himself dwayne "the peter" johnson." [ cheers and applause ] "can you smell what the peter is cooking?" [ laughter ] all right. that one got weird. [ laughter ] i feel like we're really bonded. what do you guys want to do after this? [ light laughter ] do you guys all, as an audience, wanna go to the same bar all at once? [ cheers and applause ] yeah. i think it'll be fun.

i'm down. yeah. and then we can play a game where i'll point to anyone. "i'll fight him." [ laughter ] do you know what's funny, is i'm actually, like, a trained, vicious fighter. ah! [ laughter ] i am. i got my black belt in taekwondo. >> whoo! >> yeah, whoo! taekwondo or black belts? or -- okay, now i'm doing crowd work. anyway. [ laughter i just want to connect. no, but i got my black belt in taekwondo when i was 12 years old and then i quit. so you know what that means? that means i could destroy anyone in here with my bare hands. [ light laughter ] as long as you're 12 years old or under. [ laughter ] i've only fought children. [ laughter ] every once in a while, i'll get nostalgic. i'll be in, like, a dairy queen in the midwest. i'll see a little kid with his karate uniform. and i'm like, "god, i want to kick his ass!" [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i'm staring him down like, "i'll hit you so hard, your shoes will light up." [ laughter ]

yeah. it's hard for me to be scary because i -- i'm filled with joy, you know? look at my face. this is me when i'm angry. [ laughter ] which is actually terrifying. [ light laughter ] "i'm gonna get ya." [ laughter ] "murder!" [ light laughter ] i've been, uh -- i've been working on my assertiveness, unless you guys don't like that, then i'll stop. [ laughter ] i like whatever you guys like. [ applause ] thank you. do you guys ever feel like you get bulld by your lyft or uber drivers before they even pick you up? [ light laughter ] right? because on the map, we're the blue dot, they're the car, right? and they'll be parked two blocks away. and they'll be like, "i am here." and i'm like, "you're two blocks away." and they're like, "well, can you walk to me?" i'm like, do you not understand the service you provide? [ laughter ]

dude, now i got to get a lyft to catch my uber. [ laughter ] and i don't like the map, right. because as soon as the car comes up on the map, right, your friends are like, "where is it? when's it coming?" right? and i'm like, "i don't know, i'm just looking at the car and it's spinning on the map." [ laughter ] like, dude, i don't know what this guy's doing. he's doing donuts on 49th street. [ light lahter ] now he just went backwards two avenues really fast. then he just gently slid sideways across four neighborhoods. i'm like, "we're drunk. this guy's wasted." [ laughter ] and a lot of the drivers are really good, they're professional drivers. i want to give them credit. but some of them, it's really scary when you're in the car with them. right? i was going down -- i was in a a lyft or an uber, whichever one you guys like better, that's what i was in. [ laughter ] i'm on your side. and this guy was going like 87 miles an hour down this tiny, new york city side street. and i'm back there, i'm like, "sir, my seatbelt doesn't work. [ light laughter ] you're going fast. i feel scared. i need you to slow down a a little bit.

i'm from wisconsin, and i've been working on my assertiveness, and this is like a ten for me." [ laughter ] but he couldn't hear me 'cause he's having the chillest cellphone conversation -- [ laughter ] -- in whatever beautiful global language sounds like -- soo-loo-o-loo. [ laughter ] soo-loo-loo. [ silly sounds ] and i'm back there like, "sir, when you're done making nature noises --" [ laughter ] -- "could you dial it back a a skosh?" [ laughter ] i knew skosh would get ya. [ laughter ] [ applause ] i felt so scared, and he wouldn't listen to me. so, i saw the telephone number that he was talking to on his bluetooth dashboard console, and i called it. [ laughter ] i called his friend. the guy was like, "who is this?" i was like, "peter." [ laughter ] he was like, "what?" i'm like, "i'm in the car with your friend right now, and i

just need him to slow down a a little bit." [ laughter ] he's like, "why are you calling me?" i was like "i just feel he trusts you." [ laughter ] he's like, "i do not understand." and i was like, "soo-loo-loo." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] all right, thank you, guys. i'm pete lee. thank you. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i don't know. that's -- i didn't -- [ cheers and applause ] love you, buddy. >> love you. thank you. >> jimmy: that's pete lee! see pete on his "ready to connect" tour. we'll be right back, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to willie giest! pete lee, once again! well done. and the roots from philadelphia, pennsylvania. thank you for watching. stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." good night, everybody. thank you! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night w