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>> steve: other way, other way. >> steve: other way, there you go. other way. there you go. that's it. [ laughter ] ? if you want it come and get it ? [ laughter ] ? for crying out loud ? [ sing grunting ] ? let go of your heart let go of your head ? ? that's it. [ cheers and applause ] it's unbelievable. [ cheers and applause ] "babylon." it's giant. get it right now. that's the jam right there.? "the best of david gray." there he is. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: he's pointing at bruce springsteen. >> jimmy: he's pals with springsteen. >> steve: yeah, they hang out. >> jimmy: he wrote one of bruce springsteen's biggest hits, "babylon." >> steve: "babylon?"

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let go of head ? [ laughter ] that's it. th it goes like this. sorry, here it goes. here we go. ? let go of heart let go of head ? [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: putin's a huge david gray fan. >> jimmy: he's a giant david gray fan. >> steve: he's a gray head. they call him a gray head, man. >> jimmy: i love him, man. we have a popular photo, very ? turn on your heartlight ? ? let it shine where you go let it make a happy glow ? >> jimmy: neil diamond's on the show tomorrow night. he wrote "babylon." >> steve: he did? [ laughter ] for david gray. >> jimmy: neil diamond. >> steve: but he said, "david, you take it." t even the chair can have this one. >> jimmy: take it. got to take it, man. next up, we have a photo of queen elizabeth. [ laughter ]me says, "that feel when you remember you have

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from time to time, we put the roots to the test. we p?ick people from our audience and have the roots make up songs about them on the spot. with the roots." here we go! [ cheers and applause ] ? with the roots ? ?ots, you guys ready to do this? [ cheers and applause ] oh. raise your hand if you want the roots to write a song about you. come on. perfect, perfect, perfect. welcome. thank you for being here. i appreciate it. take your time. wh >> josh. >> jimmy: josh. very good, josh. josh, where are you from? >> i'm from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. >> jimmy: hey, very good. do you have an accent?

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including "gilmore girls: a >> how you gonna go with "blacklist?" >> jimmy: i like -- it's a a good -- it's a hit show. i like "blacklist", but "justin's world." all right. i don't know how you came up with that, justin. [ laughter ] what actor would you like to portray you? >> like, vin diesel. my favorite actor. >> jimmy: really? done. i can do vin. [ laughter ] we can make this happen. >> jimmy: yeah. guys, we got our pal justin here. if he made a netflix series about his life, he'd call it "blacklist."

i don't know, it's like a a cia -- i don't know what the story is. or it could also be called "justin's world." that's right. that's like, more of like an animated version of it. [ light laughter ] so, yeah. but if he could, in the series, if he can cast anybody, he wants to cast vin diesel.

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>> jimmy: you over fudged. it happens to the best of them. >> o.f. >> jimmy: it happens to the best. o.f. >> we got an o.f. >> jimmy: we got an o.f. in here. he over fudged. [ laughter ] what's happening on broadway at "the front page"? >> the fabulous, fabulous broadhurst theatre, "the front page." >> jimmy: are you loving it? are you enjoying it? how's nathan lane? our buddy nathan. he's great. >> oh my god. i just sit there backstage and listen to him every night. he's astounding and he's great to play with. john slattery is wonderful. we got a greatgr it's a good ensemble. everybody's working together. >> jimmy: what big movies? you got big movies -- >> "patriot's day" with mark wahlberg. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. mark. >> you guys, you and --. >> jimmy: i love that guy. >> you can make fun of my accent. >> jimmy: no way. no way, man. are you kidding me? come on, i don't make fun of anything you do. [ laughter ] >> it was up in boston, and i think it's going to be really good.

king kong movie, "skull island." >> jimmy: yes! that's going to be really good stuff. get your money's worth. don't you love john goodman in everything he's in? [ cheers and applause ] every single movie, everything. >> stop. >> jimmy: we love you. john goodman! go see him. "the front page," the broadhurst theatre right here in new york city. alexis bledel joins us next. [ cheers and applause ].

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? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: for seven -- for seven seasons, our next guest played rory gilmore on the beloved show, "gilmore girls." now, she and the cast have all returned for the netflix event, "gilmore girls: a year in the life," no spoilers. [ laughter ] everyone, please welcome alexis bledel. [ cheers and applae ]

>> jimmy: you look gorgeous. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you so much. >> jimmy: appreciate it. oh, please, please. i just -- i can't be the only person just getting into "gilmore girls" now, but -- am i? >> i don't think so. >> jimmy: no. yeah, no. a lot of people are. [ cheers and applause ] now, no spoilers. i don't want you telling me anything. >> i'm not going to say anything. >> jimmy: you won't say anything. but you're fantastic in the show. >> thank you so much. >> jimmy: and i am a fan. and i just caught up with season four. i'm up through -- i just finished season four. [ sigh ] >> i know. >> jimmy: i mean, i'm upset with you a little bit. but i don't know -- [ laughter ] >> yeah, no, i understand. i remember getting that script and thinking, this is so out of character. >> jimmy: i mean, you know -- i mean, this is a big deal goes down. and you know i'm team jess. >> i know, i know.

>> jimmy: let's ju say dean gets involved somehow and i don't even want to talk about it. [ laughter ] >> i'm not sure i want to talk about it either. it's not a good move, clearly. >> jimmy: but you and mom, you and lorelai get into a thing. and you go, what. >> it's like a big fight. >> like whoa, what happened? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: we had a thing. we had my top three characters that aren't you and lauren graham on the show. and it was luke, it was kirk, and it was paris geller, of course, yeah. did you have a -- did you have a top four "gilmore girls" characters that aren't you? >> i sure do. i think that cesar is awesome. he works at luke's. i think he kind of runs the place. like if he has to go be with lorelai, he's like i got it. he's awesome.

one, yeah. >> he's, like -- he's underrated, he's amazing. and then, babette, miss patty, they were on "all in the family" together, and every time they would come to set. >> jimmy: i knew sally struthers was -- i didn't know -- >> yeah, liz torres as well. she had been on the show for years and years so every time they would come to set, they would like, get together and sing show tunes. and it was such a raucous day on set every day they were there. this. after seeing some promotional photos -- you know wt >> yeah, i think so. >> jimmykw?v: they don't think know how to hold things. [ laughter ] >> sure. >> jimmy: that's judging and let's just hear it from alexis. i think this is how someone holds flowers, and -- [ laughter ] i think somebody -- >> jimmy: yeahifere, ?p?? like, tossed them or something.

mug. >> like, how -- >> jimmy: that's not normal. do you understand that that's not normal. no one holds a coffee mug -- what happened? >> well, my not normal because it's an oversized coffee mug. that coffee mug is almost as fu big as my face so i feel like i was set up to fail there somewhat. maybe a little bit. >> jimmy: how would you hold that mug? >> this is normally sized, so this is no problem. about, really, what they were. but -- >> right. we know we can't say.

>> no, i didn't know. no way. she kept them to herself until the very end. >> jimmy: that's so amy sherman-palladino. >> so secretive and yeah, so amy. >> jimmy: another -- another piece of work that i'm a fan of yours is the "sisterhood of the traveling pants." [ cheers and applause ] i'm a big fan of that. saw both of them. saw the second one in theaters. you guys go to greece and just let it all hang out, man, and get in a lot of trouble. [ laughter ] and i was -- i would say, if girls? i love all the girls. >> i know, they're so amazing. i mean, we would all love to do it. i think it would be so much fun. and we talk about it. >> jimmy: you have amber tamblyn, blake lively. >> i think it would be so much

>> wow. >> jimmy: with me, kevin hart, get paul rudd in there, mark- paul gosselaar. >> are you kidding me? pccp >> jimmy: i seriously, though, think you come out with the third one, "sisterhood of the traveling pants," get the whole team back together and you guys talk to each other, you're older now and you go, who has the pants? >> where are they? >> jimmy: where are the pants? you go, wait, i thought you had them and you go, i checked my fedex tracking number. you had them the last time. >> and then it gets -- it gets a little hostile. like maybe there's a conflict. >> jimmy: yeah, then you go it the pants. maybe someone's mom is wearing the pants. >> but then we figure it out, clearly we --. >> jimmy: it's clearly -- yeah, i don't know who -- maybe it's been put on a scarecrow and -- >> or it's been made into a a vest. >> jimmy: it's turned into a a horror movie. and a scarecrow is walking around with traveling pants. i don't knowagain, i'm not -- i with big picture ideas. then it's up to you to really finish it off. >> we'll figure it out. >> jimmy: i love you for coming on the show. >> thank you for having me. >> jimmy: thank you for not giving away any spoiler alerts. i know that was tough.

here's alexis bledel, it's not a spoiler, in "gilmore girls: a a year in the life." take a look at rory. >> i think it's kind of exciting, you know. no apartment, no rent, no ties. i could crash here, i could crash at lane's. i feel like this is my time to be rootless and just see where life takes me and travel wherever there's a story to write. i just wish i remembered to label my boxes because now i know where nothing is, my boots, my coats, my underwear. >> you have no idea where your underwear is? >> could be at lane's. >> you've been without your >> don't judge. >> i'm gwen freakin' stefani -- do you want to borrow some underwear? >> i would like to stop talking about underwear. i'm looking for my lucky outfit >> i think any outfit you wear without underwear is gonna be your lucky outfit. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: alexis bledel! "gilmore girls: a year in the life" is currently available on netflix. we'll be right back with music from the one and only david gray. stick around, everybody! [ cheers and applause ]

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>> jimmy: you guys ready? [ cheers and applause ] tonight's musical guest is a a multi-platinum-selling artist who is out with his new album, "the best of david gray." performing his hit "babylon," please welcome david gray! [ cheers and applause ] ?

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? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to john goodman, alexis bledel, david gray once again! [ cheers and applause ] and the roots right there from philadelphia, pennsylvania.

m have a great night. i hope to see you tomorrow. bye, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ? ? ? >> announcer: from new york, it's "late night with seth meyers."py tonight -- vince vaughn,i?, chief anchor of abc news, george stephanopoulos, comedian liza treyger,?ql featuring the 8g band with hannah welton. ? [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ]