and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 581, quebec! yeah! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! ? ? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much! thank you. oh! that is a hot crowd! [ cheers and applause ] that's amazing right there. hey! right back at you, man. welcome. welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, to "the tonight show." this is it, baby! this is it! [ cheers and applause ] this is the show.

all right. welcome, everybody. here's what people are talking about, you guys. tonight was the lighting of the rockefeller center christmas tree. [ cheers and applause ] that's right. thousands of people waited for hours in the cold just to go, "cool. back to the hotel, let's go back to the hotel." [ cheers and applause ] "that was good. that was good." [ applause ] that's -- actually the rockefeller tree lighting was like any other tree lighting. everyone helped for about five minutes, and one mom had to finish the rest by herself. [ laughter ] "don't eat the popcorn! forget it." meanwhile, the obamas just had the white house decorated for their final christmas before they leave. they want to make it look nice for santa, since he's not coming back for at least four years. [ laughter and applause ] this year -- this year's white house holiday display also includes 56 lego gingerbread houses, which is took over 200,000 lego to make.

[ laughter and applause ] "you're eating a lego." "it doesn't even taste like gingerbread!" they used over 200,000 legos for the white house christmas display. after hearing this, donald trump heard said, "save those legos. we can use them for the wall." [ laughter and applause ] "save them. we need it. we need every lego. at the very least, they really hurt to step on if they come over barefoot in the middle of the night. it hurts when you step on them." [ laughter ] "i [ laughter ] this photo was everywhere today. trump and mitt romney were spotted having dinner here new york last night, and everyone's talking about romney's expression. take a look at this photo. is that good? [ laughter ] it got even worse when the spaghetti came and trump said, "ever see lady and the tramp?" [ laughter ] "let's just try it." [ cheers and applause ]

i read that donald trump's pick for education secretary betsy devos never went to public school, and has never even worked for public schools. people are saying that as a a billionaire without much experience, she might be too similar to trump. well, we wanted to find out for ourselves, so we actually have her on the line right now to discuss her new role. betsy, are you there? >> hi, jimmy. it's fantastic to talk to you, really fantastic. [ laughter ] j that you're too inexperienced and too similar to donald trump? >> i have big respect for trump, jimmy, bigly. but let me tell you, we are very different people, very different. and besides, who needs experience? think about it, jimmy. what teachers did you like more in school? the experienced losers, who assigned homework every night, or the hung over substitutes who just turned out the lights and put on an old vhs copy of "e.t."? >> jimmy: yeah, that's right.

teachers unions have also spoken out against you and your lack of -- >> that's ridiculous. i have a great relationship with teachers. teachers love me. they love me. it's true. but jimmy, when americans elected our tremendous president donald trump, and he really is tremendous, just tremendous. i mean, this man is so tremendously tremendous. [ light laughter ] donald trump is the most tremendous of the men in the world. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: mrs. devos, mrs. devos, i feel like you're not actually saying anything. >> no, i'm saying something. >> jimmy: well, if i may just point out, you failed at every political movement that you've been part of. >> wrong. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: your track record suggests that you would gut the education system for the benefit of private companies. >> wrong. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: basically serving as a puppet for donald trump. >> no puppet. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and his business interests. >> no puppet. [ light laughter ] you're the puppet, jimmy. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: betsy devos,

what is she talking about? [ laughter ] >> steve: "bigly." >> jimmy: bigly. finally, if you're looking for a cool christmas gift, you guys, a swiss company just released a new $250 drone that's actually attached to a a rope that you hold in your hand. they say it helps to control the drone. it's great for first-time users and it's a kite. it's a really expensive -- [ cheers and applause ] we have great show tonight. give it up for the roots! ? ? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] [ coughing ] it has been great week so far. [ laughter ] did you notice that i had a a little -- >> steve: vampire cough? >> jimmy: i had a little tickle in my throat.

[ coughing ] [ laughter ] it's been a great week so far. there's more ahead. tomorrow night, our pal emma stone wille be here. >> steve: yes! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: she is -- >> steve: stone bone. >> jimmy: stone bone, man. she's gonna be here, and we're gonna do a special singing edition of "the whisper challenge." it's going to be fun, yeah. plus, we have kacey musgraves. she's gonna be performing. [ cheers and applause ] and then on friday, chelsea handler will be here! [ cheers and applause ] and john legend! [ applause ] she stars in one of this year's biggest movies, "rogue one: a a star wars story." it's the very talented felicity jones is on the show tonight. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: plus, he has two highly anticipated new films coming up, "jackie" and "20th century women." billy crudup is to being by. >> steve: oh! >> jimmy: always good, talented, talented guy. [ cheers and applause ] speaking of talented, i love

do you enjoy good music? >> steve: i -- you know what? i do. >> jimmy: yeah, exacly, yeah. car seat headrest is here tonight! >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: "teens of denial." that's all the words. they're the coolest kids. when i first heard them, i think i heard the song, "fill in the blank," and -- you have heard of them, quest? >> questlove: i heard it. >> jimmy: these guys are, like -- i thought it was, like, a king. i thought it was, like, a new king song unscripted. but they're newer. it's louder, and they're just -- they're awesome! i love them. they're -- kids. they're so young. i was like -- i think they're 10 years old. >> steve: really? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: 10? >> jimmy: they're 10 years old, yeah. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: they're on "america's got talent." [ laughter ] no. that's not true. but they're just phenomenal. the song they're doing tonight is called "drunk drivers/killer whales." [ light laughter ] yeah. don't let the title -- yeah. [ light laughter ]

? ? it doesn't have to be like this it doesn't have to be like this ? ? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah. it's good. yeah. that's it. if they just -- [ cheers and applause ] i think -- i think that car seat headrest, i might be making the story up. >> steve: i think you would know. >> jimmy: well, i run their wikipedia page, so i -- [ laughter ] i think they're called "car sear headrest" because the guy -- writes the songs in the band went to his car to get some quiet. and to write the songs, he sat in the bacat seat headrest. i might be making it up. >> steve: you never know. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: anyways, they're here tonight, and they're fantastic. >> steve: yeah! >> jimmy: car seat headrest. [ cheers and applause ] you'll know about these guys. everyone's talking about them. "rolling stone" loves them. they're just -- they're awesome. i love them, love them, love them. guys, we're in week 13 of the nfl season, and the big thursday night football matchup is between the dallas cowboys and the minnesota vikings! [ cheers and applause ] and it's right here on nbc this

every season, they give out awards like "most valuable player." but, they also awards during the season, sort of, like the ones in high school yearbooks, "like most likely to succeed" and "class clown." >> steve: right. >> jimmy: stuff like that. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: so that in mind, it's time for "tonight show superlatives." here you go. [ cheers and applause ] ? tonight show superlatives ? ? >> jimmy: our first player is jeff locke. he's a punter for the minnesota vikings. he wot and the elf on the shelf." [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: interesting. >> steve: i can see it. >> jimmy: these are awards they give out during the season. >> steve: yeah, during. not after the season. >> jimmy: no, yeah. next up from the cowboys, chaz green. [ cheers ] he was voted "most likely to flip his beard around and use it as a neck pillow on a a flight." [ laughter and applause ] annoying. [ squeaking noise ] yeah. yeah. [ squeaking noise ]

a rare gift. [ laughter ] it's a gift. >> jimmy: it's rare to give. >> steve: it's a blessing and a a curse. >> jimmy: it's a gift. it's a gift. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: the next player is kavon frazier. he was voted "most likely to be the character in a horror movie when he's like, 'guys, i don't think we should split up.'" [ laughter and applause ] "'i'm serious. i'll go with you.'" next up is vikings quarterback sam bradford. [ laughter ] he was voted "most likely to corner you in a party and talk about the dip." [ laughter and applause ] "you think there'sen eight layers?" >> steve: "go easy on us, it's called dip not soup." >> jimmy: "what if it's not nine layers?" >> steve: yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: "is that layer dip? no way." >> steve: go get the ingredients." >> jimmy: "how many large chilis do you think are in there?" >> steve: "i'm going to say two, three." >> jimmy: "no, four are large chilis." >> steve: "four are large chilis? wow!" [ laughter ] "i'll put ghost peppers in this one." >> jimmy: "i don't know why" -- here is joe looney. he was voted "most likely to look at you, reach out his arms and say 'up, up,' when he's tired of walking."

"up, up!" he's cute. he's cute. he's sleeping. next, we have travis frederick. [ cheers ] he was voted "most likely to make you answer a riddle before crossing his bridge." [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: "leave me!" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: here is joe berger. he was voted "'minecraft >> steve: wow! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: is that an award to give out? >> steve: yeah, they give out that award during the season. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: up next from the cowboys is sean lee. [ cheers ] he was voted "most likely to move his mouth like a a nutcracker." >> steve: wow. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: and finally, from the vikings is audie cole. he was voted "grungiest val kilmer." >> steve: oh! >> jimmy: there you go, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] those are your "nfl superlatives." we'll be right back with audience suggestion box. let's go!

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[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back. thank you so much for watching. thank you for being here. hot crowd tonight! [ cheers ] you got to feel the love through the tv set. yeah. guys, welcome back. you know, we're always striving to get better here at "the tonight show." harder, better, faster, stronger. [ cheers and applause ] before every show we put out a a suggestion box for the audience just to get some feedback about what you guys think of the show. some things you'd like to see us do. that kind of stuff. so tonight look inside the audience suggestion box. here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: this is one of my favorite bits cause we get to hear from you guys. [ cheers ] hey, jimmy, you should do more

from steven randolph. thank you, steven. you should do more cool stuff on your show like shoot lasers out of your fingers. ah, interesting suggestion. it actually sounds pretty cool. let me give it a try. [ laughter and applause ] [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: this one's from felicia krause. hey jimmy, i love watching gifs. you know, those things online where a moving image loops over and over. i was wondering what a gif would look like in real life. can you show us? yeah. i think we can do that. give it a try. here's a real-life gif of me sipping hot chocolate that's

[ applause ] these are all great suggestions, you guys. this one's from michelle shaw. hey jimmy, with the post-election holiday, it seems a lot of people are worried about having disagreements with their family members. is there anything you can do to show us that we can all get along? you know, i thth one thing we can do to help. show a video of a puppy and kitten sharing a holiday meal together. check it out. ? ? ? ah, ah, ah-ah-ah i know this much is true

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[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest is a a golden globe and academy award nominated actress who you can see in the giant new movie "rogue one: a star wars story." we're going to see an exclusive clip tonight which is interesting. it's in theaters and imax 3d december 16th. everyone please welcome felicity jones! [ cheers and applause ] ? ? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: they love you, i love you. >> oh, jimmy! >> jimmy: we love you! you look beautiful. >> hi. >> jimmy: welcome. welcome back to the show. congrats on everything. last time you were here, you were promoting "the theory of everything." >> yes. >> jimmy: and you got nominated

>> thank you. >> jimmy: that's a big deal. was it fun? >> it was. it was. it was -- it was pretty awesome. i have to say. >> jimmy: is it a lot of -- i just feel like, it's just so much you have to go do to all of these events and things, and show up, and get your picture taken in photos. >> yeah, i mean, by the time you actually get to the oscars, you're just so relieved, because you have a day off, the next day. the next day you get to do absolutely nothing. >> jimmy: i love the name "fic did you change that to be an actor name. sometimes actor's change their name. >> well, yeah, i mean, there was a point. because there is another felicity jones. so officially, on imdb, i am actually felicity jones ii. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: is that how they do it? really? >> yeah, exactly. >> jimmy: wow. what would you change your name to, if you were going to change your name? >> if i was going to change my name. so i went through many different options.

with the idea of felicity h. jones. >> jimmy: oh. [ light laughter ] >> exactly. >> jimmy: no, i mean, no. i'm sorry. i zoned out for a second. no, no, no that's exciting. you didn't do it. you didn't change your name. but you had no other options? i like, i love felicity jones. i like hadley, too. it's beautiful. >> oh, thank you very much. >> jimmy: let's talk about "rogue one." cause this is a big, big deal. i mean, are you guys excited for this? this is like -- [ cheers and applause ] people are so excited, so excited around the office. everyone's talking about this. in the "star wars" family. >> yeah. >> jimmy: do you know what that's like? i mean, are you feeling it? are you feeling the force? i mean, are you feeling what's up? >> uh, yeah. every day. >> jimmy: everyday? >> every day, riding the force. riding the force. >> jimmy: people want to know everything. they want to know every single scoop about it. fans get crazy about this stuff. they want to know everything. >> yeah, it was real effects secret. >> jimmy: did you see -- yeah. there's a man who got your face tattooed on his leg. [ laughter ] the movie's not even out yet. this is you, this is jyn erso,

is that -- >> everyone's going, ah -- [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: what is your feeling about this? what -- did that do to you when you see this? >> well, i just think, i'm a a bit worried when the hair starts to grow back? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. [ laughter ] i didn't think about that. yeah, i didn't think about that. you might get a beard over there. yeah, it's going to be like -- i didn't even -- yeah. that's going to be a bummer. [ cheers and applause ] i didn't think about that. >> he better be shaving. he better keep shaving. >> jimmy: he has to keep his leg shaved. yeah, absolutely. but also -- you say, "may the force be with you", in the film? >> i do. i do. and it was one of those lines where you just, worry about for weeks and months before. you know? it's a pretty heavy line to have to say, and you don't want to -- you don't want to overdo it. so i would practice. i'd be walking around, i'd be walking along the street, and then be trying like -- ah, do i emphasize this? you know, what should i do with it? and it's going to be shouting like, "may the force be with you!" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's not good. [ laughter ] may?

>> jimmy: you can be extra polite, you know. >> yeah. >> jimmy: may the -- yeah. may the force, be with you. [ light laughter ] >> that's it. that's the one. that's it. that's the one i should have gone for! damn! >> jimmy: i'm excited that you do say it. and everyone's freaking out. but, and congratulations on all this stuff. >> thank you very much. thank you. >> jimmy: you did a lot of training, with -- was it jiu-jitsu? what is it? >> i did, it's um -- i did a a lot of kung fu. >> jimmy: kung fu? >> yes. i had a wonderful teacher called master u li. and -- it was -- i mean, it was many hours of devotion, and practice, and doing it over and over again. and wanting to kind of, you know, make jyn a bad ass. so, uh -- >> jimmy: yeah, you are. but, i was wondering, if you could maybe show me a little move that you do in the -- in the film? i have your -- [ cheers and applause ] weapon of choice -- not bad, right? >> that is pretty good. you've got a pretty good team here. >> jimmy: yeah, and i have a --

clearly looks like a toy. but, it's -- this is a toy. [ light laughter ] all right, so what do i do? >> okay. >> jimmy: oh, man. >> are you ready? >> jimmy: no. already i'm nervous. do it slow motion first. >> okay. so i'll just -- i'll take you through, step by step. >> jimmy: yeah. >> okay, so first of all, we have to lock eyes. >> jimmy: yeah, of course. [ laughter ] try not laugh. it's my face you're laughing at. >> we got to be serious. >> jimmy: yeah, of course. >> then i am going to -- so i'm going to take out your blaster. all right, slow motion. [ laughter ] [ talking over each other ] no, you were like -- your face was mad, and you wanted to hit me. and i go, whoa, whoa, whoa. so you take out my blaster. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: the blaster -- blast-o away. >> blaster's gone. >> jimmy: all right, the blaster's gone. >> and i can use it. >> jimmy: that's very expensive. sorry about that. [ light laughter ] star wars is -- [ unintelligible ] >> and then i'm going to take you around the head. >> jimmy: again -- slow-it-down! [ cheers and applause ]