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i'm glad you're here. i'm glad you're here. i'm glad i'm here. being on the west coast of the united states is not such a good thing anymore. i woke up this morning like good, okay, we're still alive. [ laughter ] is anybody else on edge because of the north korea stuff yesterday? walking around the house looking for things i could hide under. it was really -- then i was worrying about this and i came up with a theory. and hear me out on this because it made me feel better and maybe it will work for you too. here's the theory. maybe kim jong un is just trying to ruin donald trump's vacation. [ laughter ] maybe that's what's going on here. he's playing golf? [ cheers and applause ] let's put a scare into him. what rhymes with bomb? guam? okay. [ laughter ] so all night last night everyone's on edge about north korea. we have no idea what's next. so this morning at 7:56 a.m. the

as president was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. it is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before," dot dot dot. [ laughter ] and now after he tweets this totally untrue statement he makes us wait seven minutes before dot dot dot. hopefully we will never have to use this power but there will never be a time we are not the most powerful nation in the world. okay, you can get away with a dot dot dot stuff when you're tweeting about cnn or rosie o'donnell. but kim jong un, in the time between those tweets kim jong un could have a nuclear missile halfway to my house. okay? [ laughter ] this is not dot dot dot time. it's not not not is what i'm saying. so trump also reposted a video of himself warning that north korea would be met with fire and fury. he reposted the video of himself. which is like the presidential equipment of liking your own facebook post. [ laughter ] it's really unacceptable. this is interesting but not

that line about the fire and fury. he didn't run it by his advisers or anybody. he just blurted it out like a neighborhood drunk on the street corner. [ laughter ] fortunately, the response from the secretary of state rex tillerson was more restrained. he caught up with reporters on a flight to guam, actually to refuel on his way home from malaysia where he told everyone calm down and just take a breath. >> i think americans should sleep well at night and no concerns about this particular rhetoric of the last few days. >> jimmy: okay, good, i feel better already. [ cheers and applause ] tillerson, he said trump was just speaking in a language kim jong un would understand. i don't know. was that korean? i didn't think it was. [ laughter ] the idea that we should have no concerns about the fact our president

to rain fire and fury on north korea? if our president was daenerys targaryen i'd have no concerns. but he's not. so i have concerns. this problem with north korea and the nukes is not an easy one to fix for anyone. presidents clinton, president bush, president obama all tried different strategies and they didn't work. and so far trump's strategy of playing multiple rounds of golf and watching "fox & friends" is not working either. [ laughter ] the bottom line is we cannot afford to have an unstable, unpredictable, ego maniac dictator in charge of an arsenal of nuclear weapons. and kim jong un has to be stopped too. [ laughter ] so anyway -- [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thanks, everybody. while the president is at his golf club in new jersey issuing threats this is what's going on at the white house today. >> behind the white house over your shoulder we see this shot all the time. what is that? >> shep, it appears to be a very large chicken display. [ laughter ] >> a what? seriously?

>> well, i'm looking at the same images -- >> there we go. >> -- that you are over my shoulder. that's right. i don't have a whole lot of information other than to tell you that that chicken is not something that is normally present at that location behind the white house. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: normally the only chickens at the white house are fried and in a bucket. [ laughter ] this is reportedly the work of protesters, which is probably not helpful right now. if trump sees people calling him a chicken he could wind up bombing rhode island to prove he isn't. he's very sensitive. you know, there's a story from vice, a news story, the president gets a folder filled with positive news stories about him not once but twice a day. if he eats his vegetables he gets a third one too. [ laughter ] could you imagine that? there's like a folder version of kellyanne conway's mouth. according to the story, these folders typically they're like 20 to 25 pages long. by the way, this is the same guy who can't be bothered to read a three-page daily intelligence

but you know he's going over every word of these complimentary articles. and not only are there news stories. they also print out what they describe as admiring tweets. mr. president, good news. big rig bob 39 thinks you're killing it. [ laughter ] and then i guess he smiles. apparently, reince priebus and sean spicer used to fight over who got to deliver the folder, hoping it would keep them in the president's good graces. and by the way, it didn't work. [ laughter ] i do want to say, though, i don't know why it's a big deal that -- i don't know. the president has people deliver good news. i have my staff do the same thing every day. do you have my -- yeah. >> guillermo: here's the folder, your grace. >> jimmy: thank you very much, guillermo. [ cheers and applause ] let's see what we have in here. oh, this is nice. top of the show in top form as funny man enters to rapturous applause. nice. personal one. former sexual partners declare kimmel greatest lover. [ laughter ] cosmetic surgeons flooded with

oh, and this is nice. oprah names james kimmel all-time favorite thing. well, that's nice. [ laughter ] thank you, guillermo. [ cheers and applause ] this is probably not in the president's good news folder today. according to the "washington post," the fbi last month conducted an early morning raid on paul manafort's home. paul manafort was trump's campaign manager who hid his ties to russia. the fbi was worried he'd hold back key documents. so in the wee hours of the morning they raided his house. if this presidency was the movie "goodfellas" we'd be at the part where the helicopters are flying over. [ laughter ] this is good. there are a lot of very depressing stories from the world of politics, but this one in kansas they have an election for governor coming up and even though it doesn't happen until next year it's already shaping up to be an interesting race. >> throwing their hats into the ring for governor, two teenagers. >> believe it or not, jack ferguson and alexander klein are juniors in high school, not even old enough to vote yet.

but there's nothing in the state constitution preventing their candidacy. they say they'll run as democrats. among the issues that'll be on their platform are marijuana legalization and an increase in the minimum wage. >> jimmy: who would have guessed they'd be for marijuana legalization? [ laughter ] well, i wanted to know more about these young men. so we tracked one of them down. and joining us now, the next governor of the great state of kansas, jack ferguson. hello, jack. how are you doing? >> hi. nice to see you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: where are you right now, jack? >> i'm in my bedroom in wichita. >> jimmy: your bedroom. is that state flag always hanging in the bedroom? >> yep. it is. >> jimmy: why are you running for governor? >> well, i've always wanted to -- i think one of the major things is i want to get the younger generation involved in politics. you know, i've been interested in politics since i was 7 or 8 years old during the barack obama presidential campaign. >> jimmy: okay. >> but ever since governor brownback and trump i've started to notice that politics is kind of degener

and we need the younger generation to get involved in order to fix that. >> jimmy: but people your age aren't legally allowed to vote. so really what are they going to do? have you thought about voting for student council instead? >> well, you know, that -- no, i don't think that makes as big of an impact. >> jimmy: now, who is your running mate? who is that kid that's running with you? >> alexander klein. he's also -- he's been a friend of mine since the beginning of high school. we attend school together. >> jimmy: and he would be your lieutenant governor? >> yes. that would be correct. >> jimmy: have you asked any of the girls at school to be your first lady? [ laughter ] >> you know, i haven't thought about that yet, but something to think about. >> jimmy: if you were to win, would you move to the governor's mansion? and if so, would your parents then move in with you? >> well, i would definitely move. but i don't know what they would want to do. but yes, i would definitely move. >> jimmy: is there any dirt on you, any skeletons, anything you just want to get out of that closet right now? >> no. i don't think there's anything that -- nothing major personal scandal. >> jimmy: is there truth to the

rumor that you're just trying to get a campaign manager so you have a person to buy you beer? [ laughter ] >> no, no. that is a falsehood. >> jimmy: have you met with the russians -- >> but not a bad idea. >> jimmy: the russians seem to be good with this sort of thing. have you met with them? >> no, no, no. i haven't had a single call from the kremlin yet. >> jimmy: do you have a job right now? >> yes. i work at my family's restaurant, his burgers and bobbles here in wichita. >> jimmy: what's the name of the restaurant? >> fizz, burgers and bottles. >> jimmy: and would you keep working there if you were governor or would you have to put that on the side? >> no, no. but i'd be making enough money jimmy: i've got to tell you, a few years ago i would have said this was impossible. but now it probably is -- it might even be probable that you could be the next governor of kansas. jack, do you know what the kansas state bird is? >> the meadowlark. >> jimmy: that's absolutely correct.

most people will say the jayhawk. keep us posted and good luck making kansas great again. i hope you win this thing. >> thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] new thing., we'll have -- oh, a books for dogs and the funniest word in the english language will be revealed. so stick around. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> dicky: abc's "jimmy kimmel live" brought to you by boost master pass. you can use it online and on your phone i masterpassed it. you got the tickets? onward! playing the hero: priceless masterpass. the secure way to pay from your bank don't just buy it. masterpass it.

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi there. welcome back to the show. jim parsons, damson idris and music from the war on drugs is all on the way. but first i have big news for dog owners. you know how they have audio books you can listen to instead of reading when you're in the car or whatever? i guess they're very successful

because they're now available for dogs. >> hi. i'm cesar milan and i'm excited to talk to you about my new project i just launched with audible called audible for dogs. we've seen research that audio books have a common effect on our dogs. if you want to learn more about how audio books can help your dog download my free guide from audible. >> jimmy: or don't. the dog won't know either way. diculous idea.eems like a it seems like a big waste of money until you realize, you know, statistics show more than 99 out of 100 dogs are illiterate. [ laughter ] i know. it's very sad. so this is supposedly good for the dogs. supposedly it calms them down. and the books they pick for them are titles that i guess interest them. "the dog vinci code." "game of bones." "eat stay sit." "for whom the ball rolls ." and of course "moby stick." the classic. but guillermo, this is similar to a product i know you are working on. >> that's right. >> i don't know if you've seen the ads but guillermo has a thing not for dogs, fo

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maybe that's funny in england. but i'm not sure that it's that funny over here. but to put the research to the test we went out on the street where pedestrians are wandering by to see if saying the word booty to them would make them laugh. >> booty. >> what am i doing? >> booty. >> boody? >> booby? >> booty. >> booty. >> slowly, slowly. can you speak slowly? >> booooty. >> booty. >> booty. what kind? [ laughter ] >> booty. >> yeah. >> booty? >> what are we supposed to answer on that? i

is it like -- >> what's booty? >> booty. >> booty's ass. >> what is it? >> yeah. >> there's a study saying booty is the funniest word in the dictionary. >> no. it's not funny. >> no. >> at all. >> well, all right. thanks for taking -- booty. >> yeah, it is funny. >> jimmy: i don't know. i think it was a flawed study. [ cheers and applause ] i don't know. booty -- booty is not the funniest word. not even close. and in fact tonight, to set the record straight we've compiled a list of the actual funniest words in the english language. every one of which is funnier than booty. and here now to help me present them, four-time emmy award winner for best comedy actor, a man who knows funny words. mr. jim parsons. jim? [ cheers and applause ]

on this scroll that jim has in his hands are the funniest words in the english language. jim, are you ready to set them free? >> oh, very much so. >> jimmy: then let's begin. the first word is? >> monkey. [ laughter ] canoodle. [ laughter ] gargle. cockpit. [ laughter ] bigly. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: uranus. [ laughter ] >> nuts. >> jimmy: balls. >> cumberbatch. >> jimmy: wenis. >> reince priebus. >> jimmy: horny. >> poop. >> jimmy: albert pujols. >> boner. >> jimmy: nips. >> gubernatorial. >> jimmy: and the number one funniest word in the english language is?

[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i'll see you in a minute. tonight on the show we have music from the war on drugs. damson idris is here. and we'll be right back with this gentleman, jim parsons. [ cheers and applause ] >> dicky: portions of "jimmy kimmel live" are brought to you by pa ne ra bread. visit panera today. you deserve to know what's in your cup. read

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sunset ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back to the show. tonight from "snowfall," which you can see on fx, damson idris is here with us. then this is their new album it's called "a deeper understanding," the war on drugs from the mercedes-benz outdoor stage. tomorrow night, john lithgow will be here, jay baruchel will join us, and we'll have music

from the great diana krall. so please join us then. our first guest is a four-time emmy-winning actor who launched a thousand novelty t-shirts as sheldon on "the big bang theory." now, he is producer and narrator of the documentary mini-series "first in human" which airs over the next three thursdays on discovery. please welcome jim parsons. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello. >> jimmy: hello. how are you? >> i'm very good. how are you doing? >> jimmy: i'm doing well. thank you for helping with the list. >> it was a pleasure. that.: it added credibility >> i don't know that it added credibility but it's the first time i realized i've ever come out before a segment on a talk show. >> jimmy: is that right? >> i think so. i don't remember seeing the audience before. >> jimmy: it's almost like you were my co-host for a reason. >> it was brief. you know, you have a monitor that's on the ground. if you don't do a lot of tv or whatever, a situation like this, monitors everywhere and you're on them, it's really le

a mirror and you're like what do i look like? even being on tv i feel like i still do it. jimmy's looking up and i'm looking down. i can see it. >> jimmy: you know, it's funny, when we have kids on the show or monitors, just a tv screen or a really dumb celebrity, we will have to -- we didn't anticipate that you would fall into those cat goryes. >> it applies to all of us. yes. >> jimmy: are you back to work on the "the big bang theory" right now? >> table read today. >> jimmy: what season is this? e table read?one showed up for >> everyone showed up. everyone looked basically the same. we have one pregnant cast member. melissa. which i'm happy about it. she's so tiny it looks like she over ate. [ laughter ] i don't know. it's crazy walking in for the 11th year. it's a really severe bit of arrested development, i have to tell you. i know there's a part of my brain that's just like it does not understand that i was 33 and m

you know what i mean? >> sure. yeah. >> like this show's going to end at some point and i'll be like i can't wear this anymore. i am an old man. >> jimmy: like the t-shirts and the -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: you're doing two shows right now, right? >> well, i'm acting in that one. and then i do voice-over and i'm an e.p. on "the young sheldon show." which is -- >> jimmy: how old is the young sheldon? >> the actor's 9. >> jimmy: he's 9. you helped cast him? >> yeah. we were watching -- they wrote the most trial by fire lengthy horrible -- not horrible, it was funny, but a two-page monologue and all these kids were coming in with it. and they were all really good. but they -- ian. ian is the kid who's playing sheldon. and his tape came in. it was just kind of mind-blowing. and i thought, oh, he looks really young but he must be like 13 or something to be able to do this. he was 8. he was 8. he is such a manchild. he's like -- he thinks like a

>> jimmy: what do you mean he thinks like a man? because that could be dangerous. >> no, no. do not twist this on me. [ laughter ] this is not a dirty story. you are horrible. you're a gutter. he -- i'll tell you what it is. he like -- when we first started working together, he would be like -- look. there's a certain complication in sheldon, especially for a child, which is -- and especially for a smart empathetic actor like ian is. he understands things. he reads people's emotions well and he listens well and he's now playing a character that's not supposed to always be able to do that. and so every once in a while they'd have me kind of read through a scene, like he could listen to me do it. and i thought i don't want to give him line readings. that's not possible. the kid is not a mimic. you can watch his little brain at work and he'll like say oh, someone would say it like that because they thought this or they thought that. and equipment

i never thought of it like that, but you're right. that's what i'm doing. >> jimmy: are you at all worried that -- >> he's going to take over? take it. run with it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: ian will get all the yeah.? ally like this kid.ike you >> oh, he's fantastic. >> jimmy: so you formed a bond with him. t i'm fine with them.ry good if they're smart and talented. the rest of them i'm like no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: if they cast them to be as much like you as possible. >> he's such a sweet kid too. he wanted to get me a gift for our wedding, me and todd. he wanted to get us a wedding gift. >> jimmy: congratulations, by the way. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] official. >> jimmy: ian bought you a wedding gift. >> an ant farm. >> jimmy: an ant farm. >> for a wedding gift. and said congrats on your new children. i have tried to embrace it and enjoy it. todd literally, every time we walk in the kitchen, which is where i put, it goes there's an infestation. he's not on board with at that time all. >> jimmy: there are bugs in your home. >> there are. but they're kind of fascinating. >> jimmy: sure. they're ants. >> and they die. they die within about six

months. >> jimmy: yeah. they die soon. we had an ant farm at our house once. >> you did? >> jimmy: it didn't last long. and the idea of farming would u're just killing time.working literally. >> jimmy: that is true. >> it's kind of heartbreaking. >> jimmy: there's a metaphor in there somewhere. >> this child is a sadistic little thing, isn't he? here's your box of death. happy wedding. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] that's very funny. >> jimmy: maybe he's smarter than you thought. >> yeah. got one on you. >> jimmy: so tell me about this documentary. i watched it today, and i d very moving as well.teresting >> you know what's one of the most interesting things for me, is i had no idea it existed. i knew what the national institutes -- i'd never heard of it. the national institutes of health. >> jimmy: you're talking about documentaries, right? >> in general. i didn't know we had historical true tv. no. there's this one building at the

largest clinical research hospital in the world, which means patients with seemingly or definitely incurable diseases who've gone through all the testing finally really volunteer to be test subjects. and they go into hospital rooms and their doctors are literally across the hall in laboratories, and it's just this back and forth. and it's this beautiful combination -- of course it's the greatest hope in the world. they're all hoping to get a personal cure. >> jimmy: or a miracle. yeah. >> yeah. but we trace through four specific cases we follow through this documentary. and in each of them they all have different outcomes, they all have different -- obviously. but there's this bedrock of this knowledge they all have that whatever happens to them they know that they're making a contribution to like adding a rung in the ladder to coming closer to find a cure. it's the most beautiful moving thing in the world and it's such important work. and we pay for it.

that's what blew my mind. this is something that has to go and ask for funding every couple of years just like any other thing does. fine. but i just thought you hear about the waste of taxpayer dollars all the time. and i just -- when i first heard about it, thought why do we not know this is something that president truman got going in the early '50s. like our country's behind this. i don't mean to sound cynical, but when i first heard about it and i put it in perspective, i was like this sounds like something i'd hear about in a foreign country. oh, in finland they have this hospital where they whatever. and i don'ts mean that as a slap against us. it's just like this is ours and i didn't know about it. i'm getting overdramatic, aren't that are doing wonderful or things. >> jimmy: all you hear about is the waste. >> exactly. the bridge to nowhere. no, this is some stuff going on too. >> jimmy: explain the title of the show. because it's an odd title. >> it is. it's a weird thing to hear. "first in human." not "inhuman." "in human." it's literally what it says.

the first time certain therapies or whatevers are going to be tested in a human being. and i mean the -- not in a crass way but really a base way of saying it would be like these people have volunteered to put their lives on the line like a guinea pig. they're going to be -- they volunteer to be in the lab. >> would you do that if you were in that situation after being -- >> oh, i think so. i'll tell you why i would. because one of the things you see in this documentary is the passionate, humane care these doctors work with. they're all on a mission to find new therapies and new cures. but there is not an ounce of chest-beating pride about it. it is -- in fact there's one case during it where the doctor switches his protocol and takes a chance of kind of losing all the progress they've made because he's got to give the patients

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[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back. still to come, war on drugs. our xt

stars as a talented young drug dealer from south central on the show "snowfall." it airs wednesday nights on fx. please welcome damson idris. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> wow. >> jimmy: are you taking it all in? well, you're from england. do you still live in england? >> yeah, yeah. i still live in -- i grew up in peckham, southeast london. and now i live in a place called elephant castle. >> jimmy: elephant castle? really? >> yeah. elephant castle. it's literally a place with one big horrible shopping center. >> jimmy: for real? >> yeah. so imagine a mall in skid roe and the best thing in there is a cvs. [ laughter ]

>> jimmy: we don't have to imagine. we walk down a block. elephant castle. well, welcome to los angeles, as we call it here. >> i love it. >> jimmy: it's amazing the accent that you do on the show because you really seem like w did you do that so well? i have a dialect coach. his name is dub c. and he's from westside connection. he raps with -- >> jimmy: oh, the rapper. >> yeah. real o.g. >> jimmy: that's your dialect coach? >> i know, right? [ laughter ] you can understand i was petrified all the time. so i was staying downtown where they put me and they called me up and he was like "yeah, what's up? it's dub c." "yeah, i'm gonna be your dialogue coach. they want to call me a damn dialect coach. anyway, i'm downstairs. this is me." what? he's like "yeah, come downstairs." i'm like how do you know where i live? "don't worry about it, homey. ain't nothing but a g thing. click. [ cheers and applause ] oh, my gosh, there's a gangster waiting for me downstairs. so i get down there -- >> jimmy: oh, you did go down.

>> yeah. i went down. >> jimmy: next time don't go down. [ laughter ] >> so i get there and he's like he's got a real blacked out car and stuff. heat like what's up, little homey? jump in. we rolling. i'm like okay, my south central for dummies booklet says we rolling means drive-by. okay. [ laughter ] lled popeye's.his restaurant >> jimmy: yes, i've heard of it. [ laughter ] >> i've never been to popeye's before. >> jimmy: do you know popeye the cartoon character? >> no. >> jimmy: oh, you don't even know popeye, huh? >> i didn't know anything. i didn't know if we were going to eat pasta, chicken. i had no idea. >> jimmy: it's chicken, yeah. >> we're driving there and i'm like what's popeye's? he's like "man, don't ask no stupid-ass questions. get that biscuit, dip it in the honey. dip it in the honey!" [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: wow. this is some dialect coach you've got. >> yes, mr. dub c. i was petrified. >> j

job. >> he transitioned me from a british wimp to an american gangster. >> jimmy: do you like american rap music? are you interested in that? >> i mean, wow. my favorite rapper's kendrick lamar. >> jimmy: yeah, sure. he's great. [ applause ] >> and it's funny because we've been touring the show. so i've seen every state in america. well, major city. and we're in the ritz in philadelphia. don't ask me why i was there. so isaiah john who plays leon on the show, he calls me up. i'm sleeping in my room, he's like come downstairs. who's there? is it rihanna? [ laughter ] he's like no, better. it's kendrick lamar. i'm like okay, i'm about to jimmy: what's the w? omw. >> on my way. >> jimmy: oh, on my way. okay. all right. [ laughter ] i was expecting a g. [ applause ] i don't know. i'm old. >> you guys understood.

>> jimmy: omw? >> so i'm like i'm about to meet kendrick lamar. i'm wearing my best clothes. so i put on like this blue louis vuitton t-shirt, my favorite ripped jeans. >> jimmy: all right. >> and some red bottoms. i'm like i'm about to meet the wizard. so i run downstairs. >> jimmy: i don't know what red bottoms are either. but i'm going to keep going as if i do. oh, red bottoms. yeah. laughter ]crack.ars old. [ applause ] >> jimmy: you say white don't crack. we say wdc. but go ahead. [ laughter ] >> there we are. so i get downstairs and it's kendrick lamar sprinting on a treadmill. >> jimmy: kendrick lamar's on a treadmill? >> in a gym. i'm like i probably shouldn't wear these clothes because i'm not going to be able to blend in. so i get one of those gym balls and i sit on it. and for about 35 minutes i just look at him. [ laughter ]

i just watch kendrick lamar sprinting for about 35 minutes. >> jimmy: did he get nervous? >> he was really into it. he was going -- >> jimmy: into the running. >> so i go upstairs and me and isaiah are pacing around, we're wimps, we need to go down there and tell him about "snowfall," tell him about the show. so we muster up the courage, go back down there. i bolt toward him. his security's closing in. i'm like hi, mr. kendrick lamar, my name's damson idris i'm an actor on snowfall it's about the beginnings of the crack epidemic in l.a. that's where you're from, right? applause ] at's dope."ah, that's dope. [ laughter ] you british on the show? i'm like no, no, no, no. i'm from compton. compton, l.a., where you're from. he's like oh, cool, cool, cool, cool. let me hear it. >> jimmy: oh, he was interested. >> and i passed out. >> jimmy: you did. you didn't do the accent for him? >> passed out. >> jimmy: probably the best move. well, first of all, it's amazing

that accent in the first place. [ cheers and applause ] but congratulations. the show has been picked up already for a second season. >> yes. >> jimmy: that's a very good sign. >> i know. you're probably not that excited that we have a second season because you're in like season 15 -- >> jimmy: well, i call it s-2. but yeah. sure. [ laughter ] well, the show is called "snowfall." it's wednesday nights on fx. that's damson idris, everybody. we'll be right back with the war on drugs. [ cheers and applause ] >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing.

>> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >> jimmy: i want to thank jim parsons, damson idris. i want to apologize to matt damon. we did run out of time for him. "nightline" is next, but first their new album "a deeper understanding" comes out august 25th. here with the song "pain," the war on drugs! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ go to bed now i can tell pain is on the way out look away and dominos fall away ♪ ♪ i know it's hard lookin in knowin' that tomorrow you'll be back again ♪ ♪ hang your head and let me in i've been waiting so long ♪ ♪ i've been staring into the light when i saw you in the distance and knew ♪ ♪ that you'd be mine am i moving

back in time just standing still ♪ ♪ i met a man with a broken back he had a fear in his eyes that ♪ ♪ i could understand i can't even shake the hand without breaking it ♪ ♪ i'm just pulling on a wire but it just won't break i've been turnin' every dial but i ♪ ♪ hear no sound i resist what i cannot change ♪ ♪ i wanna find what can't be found ♪ ♪

♪ i'm aware you're tired and lost like a demon in the doorway waiting to be born but i'm here all alone just beggin ♪ ♪ pull me close and let me pull you in give me the deeper understanding of who i am yeah i'm moving back again but i'm ready ♪ ♪ i've been pulling on a wire but it just won't break i've been turnin' every dial but i hear no sound ♪ ♪ i resist what i cannot change

own it in your own way ♪ ♪ yeah i wanna find what can't be found ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thanks.

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