bridget jones?en in the was a column written in the independent, a left wing newspaper wing writer newspaper by a left wing writer called about called helen fielding about a left wing woman who voted labour called jones so the idea called bridget jones so the idea that you'd be woke ifying it by by making her somehow socially conscious is laughable. she was all always socially conscious. she was always. she has a gay best friend , which in the 90s best friend, which in the 90s was fairly surprising, of course. obsessed course. yes, she was obsessed with her weight. find me a woman who publicly who isn't privately or publicly a bit obsessed with her weight. so is no there no so there is no there is no suggestion. this is rebecca. >> let just interrupt you. >> let me just interrupt you. the of the left the people of the left persuasion ten, persuasion from, say, ten, 15, 20 ago, they'd be called 20 years ago, they'd be called far right. today, the left have gone so far. left that everything's skewed.

. >>> rene zellweger is reopening bridget jones' diary.ner will reprise her role in "bridget jones, mad about the boy". and it will also feature hugh grant and the rom-com is set to debut on peacock which is part of the nbc universal. next valentine's day is when this comes out. there's a lot of fans from the previous ones. we've got recurring characters. hugh grant is back. overall good. >> so much time in between. the first one, the second one and now this one. it's like we've got to go back and re-watch them all. >>> now to a peacock-sized homecoming over a decade in the making. >> it was intimidating the first time i met you, because of your height, but also you're larger than life. we know you from tv. >> yeah. well, the word's iconic. >> for the first time since his departure in january of 2010, conan o'brien returned to the "tonight show," which of course is part of our nbc universal family. conan caught up with his own late-night successor, jimmy fallon, with the two reminiscing on the show in 1999. conan o'brien must go premiers o

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characters, but we know that the new potential romantic options for bridget. >> oh, it never ends for bridget joneswe're going to be seeing bridget in her in her 50s, and it's going towards the conversation that's happening in entertainment in general , where you need to be general, where you need to be comfortable with knowing that women's sexuality is depicted across spectrum. across the spectrum. it's not just love and romance. it's not just love and romance. it's not just reserved for the young. you get to see bridget, a very relatable character, go through the of romance and the vicissitudes of romance and love and an ever evolving life and the new elements that are introduced into her story. and that's people love the that's why people love the character much. she speaks character so much. she speaks the what women at the reality of what women at different stages in their lives go with life, family , go through with life, family, romance, and more and all three bridget jones films so far have been box office smashes, haven't they? >> do you think that we can expect the same from this fourth f

>> no, not even a little bit. >> it's called "bridget jones: mad about the boy." wetel ejiofor will be joining that. >> is she a grandma or something? >> i have no idea. i don't want to spoil it. >> i think it was a book. i didn't read that one. i like the first one. >> "mad about the boy" will hit theaters internationally and on peacock on valentine's day. >> we have time to catch up. now, this next one, we're excited. >> "joker," the new trailer for the highly anticipated sequel. this time around, he is joined by lady gaga dancing into the shoes of harley quinn. take a look. ♪ >> tell us, what's changed? >> i'll tell you what's changed. i'm not alone anymore. >> that's what you should be talking about. >> there is a scene there where he's just laughing. you said it yesterday, they put it on social media. it runs for 30 seconds, him just maniacally laughing and crying at the same time. hits theaters in october. >> is that a rom-com. meets the joker. just, the guys >>> last night conan o'brian was back in the building for the first time in a long time. the former h

what have you got in store, bridget for bridget store, bridget jones for bridget jones film. is coming. it's been announced. official. it's announced. it's official. it's happening. going to film happening. it's going to film this in london, then this summer in london, and then it's for a 2025 it's slated for a 2025 valentine's release. so it valentine's day release. so it feels far away. feels really far away. but i think it's going to be really exciting to see it filmed in london, it's set four years london, and it's set four years after the last instalment, which was filmed, was in 2016. it was filmed, which baby, was in 2016. it was filmed, whi(she's baby, was in 2016. it was filmed, whi(she's obviously baby, was in 2016. it was filmed, whi(she's obviously going baby, was in 2016. it was filmed, whi(she's obviously going to by, and she's obviously going to return. zellweger, as is return. renee zellweger, as is hugh grant. and the new addition to cast is leo woodall. so to the cast is leo woodall. so he's star of one day. he's the big star of one day. he's been in white lo

. >>> bridget jones returning, also hugh grant, and emma thompson who made her debut in 2016's ""bridgebridgets set to debut on peacock, part of nbc universal. that happens next valentine's day. i'm sure people are thrilled hugh grant is back in this one. >> look, you know, we've seen patrick dempsey. not so bad. >>> now to a peacock-sized homecoming over a decade in the making. >> it was intimidating when the first time i met you and because of of your height but also you're larger than life. we know you from tv. >> yeah, well, the word's iconic. >> for the first time since his departure in january 2010, conan o'brien returned to 30 rock. and the "tonight show," which is part of our nbc universal family, conan caught up with jimmy fallon with the two reminiscing on fallon's first appearance on conan's show back in 1999. the new shokow, conan o'brien mt goes premiers on max. you remember the whole slot, it was jay leno's show. then conan o'brien. there was a domino effect where everybody moved around. kind of stung when that happened. >> it seemed like he was a good sport. it was good to be ba

>> thank you, carson. >> renee zellweger set to return to the iconic role of a sec get called "bridget jonesin fact, it is one of the best scripts that i have read for a long time. >> is this something that you and rene had always envisioned of revisiting. >> i thought it was put to bed. i was dead. well, i am officially dead. >> looks like daniel cleaver isn't dead after all. mark your calendars. it's slated for valentine's day of 2025. >> can't wait. >> can't wait. >>> all right, next up -- bill burr is sharing a relatable parenting moment we can all get behind.o watch, you know, a 1:00 game, a 4:00 game and then the late game. with the package i would be taping other games. you had a monday night and a thursday night game. so i would have a tuesday and a wednesday game and a friday game to watch during the week that i had recorded. and then on saturday i would watch college football. now i have kids, and i don't know. i'm always watching "bluey," which is oddly, you know, very deep. what are we doing here? i'm getting misty eyed watching a >> "bluey" is real. he's got a death grip on the

bridget jones in the films with.an about being fat and never so that's what that's what people are saying is a wrong portrayal. >> but i think in terms of women complaining about their weight, that's what most women do. >> yeah, i think they should be worried about her weight. i think they should be worried about storylines. i mean, the third film was absolutely terrible. i've got no idea what this woman can possibly do with herself now, but we end up with this thing with films broadly where they no longer reflect pubuc where they no longer reflect public life because we're policing what goes on. so obviously women, you know, certainly lots of women i know are worried about their weight, but we can't now talk about what people are actually talking about because it's not reflective of this sort of pubuc reflective of this sort of public agenda of body positivity and mental health and whatever, and mental health and whatever, and that someone might see this and that someone might see this and it might trigger something

so this bridget jones so this is your bridget jones kind of archetype.self with ice cream and cake because and there is a scientific reason for it. apparently >> i'm sorry, this is not specific women. i'm more than specific to women. i'm more than happy to plunge through of happy to plunge through a tub of haagen—dazs bit haagen—dazs when feeling a bit miz. okay. kidding. well , flavour. yeah. >> well, flavour. yeah. >> well, flavour. yeah. >> what's your go to? it would be fish food. oh, no. that's, ben& jerry's jerry's. be fish food. oh, no. that's, beryouerry's jerry's. be fish food. oh, no. that's, beryou see? jerry's. be fish food. oh, no. that's, beryou see? sacrilegious. wow. >> you see? sacrilegious. wow. well look, look, the point is, i think we have more in common. >> i admit that there are fundamental differences between men and women . no, i don't think men and women. no, i don't think an appetite for cream is one an appetite for ice cream is one of them. and i think anyone who's feeling a bit down will reach for the spoons. >> no, i disagree

rene zellweger decided she has another bridget jones in her.oy. yes, guys. >> robin: hugh grant? >> lara: hugh grant is back. >> robin: yeah! >> lara: and emma thompson is back. she was in the third rendition of the film in 2016. it's been awhile. also in this rendition, white lotus standout leo woodall. he played jack in season 2. the fourth movie we'll see jones navigating work, love as a 51-year-old single mother. it is in production. we cannot wait. i welcome back. >> robin: they keep going to that well. [ laughter ] >> lara: it works. they made a lot of money. i can't remember what the number was but it was a very successful franchise. not surprising. finally, what does a rock star wear to the gym? this is not a joke. check this out. go lenny. yes. he is our gym-spiration on this hump day. his instagram video has been captivating on so many levels. he's wearing shade, combat boots. let's talk about the rest. did i mention lenny turned 60 on may 26th? lenny writes in part, never been better. there are no short cuts so seize your day. that i

it was a bit like that fight scene in bridget jones colin firth and jones between colin firth and hughot a huge amount of damage was done . huge amount of damage was done. yeah, iran says that's the end of it. whether we believe them or not, we don't know. but that's what they say. it'd be quite good if it was the end of it that they they've saved face, that which they had to that they've, which they had to do after the attack on the damascus consulate , if that is damascus consulate, if that is the end of it, that would be great. i mean , israel say no, great. i mean, israel say no, they'll do something at the at they'll do something at the at the time of their choosing, but let's hope not. >> do you think neil parish, the intervention of joe biden, the president united states, president of the united states, is significant ? what he's been is significant? what he's been saying the israeli prime saying to the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu take the which he means the win, by which he means you've defended yourself successfully. don't react. >> i think that is the answer, be