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we've got music from chloe moriondo, allison russell featuring brittney spencer and brandi carlile, andtoo. please join us for all that. our first guest is an emmy-nominated actor, producer, director, and now-game-show host. she controls the whammies on "press your luck"- season three premieres wednesday here on abc. please say hello to elizabeth banks. hello, liz are beth the -- elizabeth banks how are you? >> hi, jimmy. >> good to see you, where are you? >> hartford, connecticut. >> i'm guessing it's not beautiful in hartford, i've not been there. >> you know, i think it's probably not the nice estimast connecticut but they have been nice. >> you are from that area? >> i am, and while i've been working here i have been spending weekends seeing friends and family all over the east coast. i have seen my dad who i have not seen since the beginning of of the kbloepandemic and i'm se my mom this memorial holiday. >> how was that seeing your dad after a full year of not seeing him? >> i full cried baby cried, the whole type. i cried in the car, for the ten minutes before we saw each other.

tonight -- lena waithe, kelvin harrison jr., and music from allison russell featuring brittney spencercarlile, and now, jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: well, hi there. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. welcome. thanks for watching. thank you for joining us at our headquarters in hollywood, where we were attacked last night by another devastating ted cruz twitter strike. [ laughter ] once again, i have found myself in a squabble with the senate's least-favorite senator, ted cruz. and once again, guess who started it? me. i guess i started it. [ cheers and applause ] last night on the show, i mentioned the fact ted cruz got some flack for being stupid.

we've got music from the band camino, allison russell featuring brittney spencer and brandi carlisle, of "american idol," whoever that may be. maybe we'll find out now. this guy probably knows who it is. he works about 27 hours a day. [ laughter ] he's the energizer bunny of broadcasting you see him every morning on "live with kelly and ryan" and on sunday he hosts the season finale of "american idol" live here on abc. please say hello to ryan seacrest. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you know what? it's good to see you. >> great to see you. >> jimmy: every time you're here, i feel pad that we asked you to come. >> no, don't feel bad at all. i was just taking a nap in the eevator, i'm well rested now. >> jimmy: good. you're on "live! with kelly and ryan." this morning in new york. >> yes, i was, i can't remember what we did or who we talked to but kelly was there. >> jimmy: that is true, you can't remember anything? >> i can't remember anything. i don't know if it's age or too many shows. >> jimmy: it's too many shows. no, it's not even too many shows. i can't remember anything, i