to be president. welcome back. tonight from animal planet one of the great animal handlers on this or any planet, dave salmoni is here with us.

nice group. >> jimmy: i've got to tell you something terrible. so last night richard dreyfuss was here. >> right. >> jimmy: and i think he wanted the audience to give him a standing ovation but nobody stood up. and i told him, oh, nobody ever stands up, we tell them not to stand. [ laughter ] >> maybe tell him not to watch the show, then. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: we'll gas him or something. [ laughter ] oh, boy, i feel like i'm looking in the mirror. every time you're here. [ laughter ] >> it is odd, isn't it? separated at birth. >> jimmy: we were.

black as night on the inside. [ laughter ] >> these are the cheerleaders for our puppy bowl during -- >> jimmy: oh, you have the chickens be the cheer qulaerds? leaders. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and do the puppies eat the chickens? is this chicken doing something? you're good. >> jimmy: these are more like muppets than chickens, aren't they? [ laughter ] >> i thought they're odd enough looking that i could bring them out for you. >> jimmy: they are pretty odd-looking. do these lay -- i assume they lay eggs. >> they do. they lay a lot of eggs. 100 a year.

good night.

is here with us. he's bringing a bobcat, a -- not boar, and silky chick enz, y iens y y chickens, which are these great-looking chickens. and we're going to eat them. tomorrow night channing tatum, regina king and music from kopecky. our first guest is a big movie star who, in his new movie, plays a big movie star, it is his fourth collaboration with joel & ethan coen, the very funny "hail, caesar!" >> i mean, we tell ourselves that we're creating something of artistic value or there's some sort of spiritual dimension to the picture business, but what it really is is this fat cat out in new york running this factory, serving up these lollipops to -- what they used to call bread and circuses for the -- >> now, you listen to me, buster. nick skank and the studio have been good to you and everyone else who works here. if i ever hear you badmouthing mr. skank again, it will be the last thing you say before i have

if i ever hear you badmouthing mr. skank again, it will be the last thing you say before i have you tossed in jail for having you colluding in your own abduction. >> i would never do that. >> "hail caesar" opens in theaters friday. clooney. [ cheers and applause ]

juicy fruit. so sweet you [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hello there. welcome back.