please welcome christine baranski!ed to follow mel brooks? >> jimmy: it's impossible. >> oh, my god, it's like a frat party back there. you're on your way to hiatus. it's definitely hiatus energy. >> jimmy: everything is screwed up. >> people are having some beers back there. >> jimmy: wished they would wait until the show is over. >> i considered it. i thought, no. >> jimmy: at least 40% of our guests are drunk when come out here. have you ever performed drunk? >> you know, once i did a play and i had two glasses of wine between shows. and it was definitely scary. you just don't want to do that. not when you're doing french -- obscure french playwrights. >> jimmy: yes, whenever i do that, i don't ever have a drink. tracey ullman was here earlier in the week. and she said you, she, and meryl streep did some drinking together. >> how these stories developed. we did, we did. i saw her at a cocktail party last night. we're doing the press for "into the woods." and it's great and we all adore each other and it's great to s

from "into the woods," christine baranski. "this year in unnecessary censorship." and music from jenny lewis. with cleto and the cletones. and now, to be on the safe side, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks to all of you for coming. happy holidays to everyone. you like my look? [ cheers and applause ]

from "into the woods," christine baranski. "this year in unnecessary censorship."usic from jenny lewis. with cleto and the cletones. and now, to be on the safe side, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks to all of you for coming. happy holidays to everyone. you like my look?

from "into the woods," christine baranski. "this year in unnecessary censorship."the safe side, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks to all of you for coming.

tomorrow night, we'll be joined by christine baranski, we'll hear music from jenny lewis, and the comedyius mel brooks will be here. 88 years old, he still kills wherever he goes. not people, but -- he's a murderer and we're going to bring him to justice tomorrow night. our first guest answers to many names including bruce wayne, billy blaze and beetlejuice. he is among the best of the best. now nominated for a golden globe for his great performance in the excellent movie "birdman." it's in theaters now. please welcome michael keaton. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thanks for coming. great to have you here. >> this is great. >> jimmy: you are dressed very snazzily, also. i have to say. >> i show some respect for you. >> jimmy: i appreciate that. usually people come in cargo shorts. i added it up today and i hope that doesn't embarrass you, but we figured out that you already won nine best actor awards for this movie. [ cheers and applause ] which has got to be all of them. and you're nominated for eight more and we're not even -- >> 17. >> jimmy: that would be 17. >> cash involved in

but the christine baranski character on that show is a version of hillary. >> and she's a "hardball" by the way. i met her. you just mentioned "the good wife." it's a chicago show, brimming with politics. julianna margulies' character, alicia florrick, is running for state's attorney and plays bare-knuckle politics with her husband. >> is that what i'm doing here, i'm asking you for a favor? >> yes, you are. you want something, that's a favor. >> no. and you know why it's not? because if you don't show up to endorse me, if you go off to some governor's conference instead, your favorables will plummet through the floor! >> the anger is just so inexplicable. what do you think? [ all speak at once ] she's so mad at this guy. >> i would say, during this holiday season, so that none of the ladies watching get angry with you, i would not use the word angry, when we talk about alicia florrick. >> that woman's not angry at her husband? >> i think he deserves it. i don't think she's being angry. i think she's being forceful, making her point and playing "hardball" politics with her husband. >

and then christine baranski walks over, who is devilishly good fun and loves a hoot.o, "is meryl okay? i can't believe they fired her." [ laughter ] and she goes, "she's in bits. she's in bits. james, i've never seen her like this. who fires meryl streep?" and anna goes, "oh, my god, are you serious?" and christine goes, "glenn close is on a private jet on the way." [ laughter ] and it starts to grow to the point where i'm thinking, "wait, has she been fired?" [ laughter ] and then meryl comes in in her costume and people can't believe that she's there for something that they thought -- >> seth: that's a very embarrassing thing to believe, that you believed. you bought the biggest lie of all time. >> i mean, who would ever -- it's ridiculous. >> seth: i'm excited about this. you're taking over "the late late show" in march. >> i am. >> seth: so exciting. [ cheers and applause ] >> can i -- i feel i should say this. i truly mean this from the absolute bottom of my heart. because it got leaked, there was a leak before it was official. and the first person, the first per