he stars alongside connie britton in a new limited series called "dirty john."lcome back. nice to see you again, buddy. >> oh, it's scary how good that feels. >> jimmy: right? doesn't that feel good? that love from everybody. >> woo. when you started out, i know from when having you on the show before, you did standup. >> yeah. >> jimmy: for a long time. you did impressions. and do you ever get the bug -- >> sketch comedy and -- >> jimmy: to do comedy again? >> i mean, sometimes. but if i even, like, vaguely mention it in my household, my kids just grab the straitjacket and the handcuffs and just want to, like -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: why? >> lock me down. i know. they can't understand that, you know, it's okay to go and do something where you suck for a a really long period of time before you become good at something. [ laughter ] you know? so they're terrified. they're terrified of the thought that i'm just -- so if i ever do it, i just have to not tell them and just go out and do it. >> jimmy: but it'll probably -- yeah, you don't want to end up on youtube o

we'll be right back with connie britton.ng ) ( band playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody! folks, you know my first guest from "friday night lights" and "nashville." she now stars in bravo's "dirty john." please welcome back to "the late show," connie britton! ♪ ♪ ( applause ) >> stephen: hello! >> hi! >> stephen: nice to see you again. >> nice to see you, too. >> stephen: happy thanksgiving. >> thank you. i love the turkey. i'm not going to lie. >> stephen: you do? >> yeah, i do. do you not. >> stephen: i love the turkey. but obviously the first question is do you put the stuffy in the turkey or are you one of those people-- >> no. >> stephen: what do you do? >> i put the stuffing in the turkey where it belongs. >> stephen: you stuff it in there. exactly. >> if it wasn't meant to be stuffed in the bird they wouldn't call it stuff. >> stephen: they could call it dressing. and those people should be stopped at the border. >> that's right. let's get it together. >> stephen: they're not allowed t

>> you're working with connie britton who's got that hair.ched it actually. >> you've touched hair? wow, eric. >> i get a couple scenes i get in hands in there. >> john makes me feel so special. >> eric told me he got to touch the hair. >> well, yes, he did. he seemed real thrilled about it. >> still, eric says working with connie was a definite bucket list moment. as for who's on connie's co-star wish list? >> eric bana, check it. did it. >> i certainly am thankful for that. let's get back to "e.t.'s" own thanksgiving duo, not the turkey, the did yuo in new york. i feel you guys. it's cold here, around the high 60s. >> listen, you know who loves all this cold weather? vampires. >> and ten years ago today "twilight" introduced us to the most romantic one of all time, edward cullen. but twi-hards aren't the only ones feeling extra grateful today. the film's stars are too. >> certain memories will be close to you forever. so it will never be normal to say something was that long ago. >> say it. >> vampire. >> the whole ride's been really great.

. >> steve: good looking.im >>: plus, he stars opposite connie britton in a a new limited series forlause ] and we have great music from troye sivan, everybody. [ cheers and applause ]t you do not w miss it. hey, guys, it's time to announce our next "tonight show" challenge. here we go. a [ cheers andlause ] ♪ ♪ tonight show challenge yeah tonight show ♪ >> jimmy: guys, because it's lpmo-vember, we wanted to raise awareness for men's llalth issues. so this week's cge is called the sharpie challenge. and here's how it works. you have to balance a sharpie on the edge of a table, flip it up in the air, catch it mid-air, rip the cap off, draw a mustache on your face, all in one motion. [ light laughter ] i did it in my office this morning. it took a couple takes. anyways, take a look. >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy fallon, and this is the sharpie challenge. [ cheers and appuse ] there we go. >> jimmy: there we go! now, it is your turn! i nt you guys to go crazy with this. you can add music, sound effects, props, whatever you wa to do. stumes. just record and post it on tick-tock, instagram, twi

we both kn, veronica, that's what you think. >> ooh, connie britton, good morning. this. tell us a little bit. >> first of all, this was originally a series of articles in "the l.a. times" a it became a podcast. stort's a true >> it's a true story that happened a couple years ago. and people were gripped by this podcast, it was so well done. i s, too. one of the things that interested me so much,as how this woman, deborah newell, to me, i saw so many women in her because, i think the way she's been imprinted by all of the different things iner life, affected how she made the decisions in her life this lets us see three generations of women and the thing that impacted their decisions. >> john is not a good guy. the show is called "dirty john." i'm not giving anything away. >> we have to be carul not t assume that everybody would know that at the outset. >> what's interesting about debor deborah, is she's not some silly, gulliblevictim. she's a smart, successful woman, who falls for this very charming person. f yes, exactly. and the other pais that's interesting to me

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and of course, i had the wonderful connie britton to play off of.nning and not get to the end. >> i know. i'm just saying. we were joking about it before. she met this guy in online dating, right? isn't it great -- >> for women watching, before they watch "dirty john," what are the takeaways? they meet a guy like your character. how would you know he's crazy? >> a red flag is seriously someone who has no friends or family. major red flag. that's the first one. and a man who turns up for a first date in a pair of cargo shorts? >> i'm in trouble. good thing i'm married. you're married. would you use online dating these days? >> i've been married 21 years. i'm starting to suspect something. i would not. i would run a mile. i would go traditional. >> i don't think i could, either. >> a whole, new world. you just turned 50. >> i did. >> during this shoot. >> thank you very much. >> what does that feel like? i'm right behind you. >> i celebrated 50 when i turned 40. they got a koala birthday cake. i was away from home. it was no big deal. i didn't have a