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music from the birds and the bee with dave grohl. viola davis. in search for 2020." >> the most human trait is to want to know why. and in a year that tested everyone around the world, "why" was searched more than ever. >> the spread of the coronavirus has passed a significant milestone. >> while we didn't find all the answers, we kept asking. some questions inspire d. others, excitement. >> life in the bubble, whoo! >> is that me? >> yes. >> is that me? >> yes. >> i don't know what an improper fraction is. >> keep distractions out of the way. >> put it on there, start it up for me. >> what are y'all doing? it's still march. how many days in march? >> some questions made us cry. >> you know, we've been through our ups and been through our downs. i think the most part of important part is we all stayed together throughout. i love you guys! >> some made us worry about this spinning rock we call home. >> fires were detected in the amazon rain forest -- >> why were so many lives lost? >> almost 1.5 million people have died of covid-19 worldwide. >> w

please welcome dave grohl! hey, dave! >> hi, how are you?e-- this is the 25th anniversary year of the foo fighters. that was fast. did you have plans to celebrate and just couldn't because of the covid? >> yeah. we had-- we have been planning for this year-- >> stephen: well, i don't know, some people don't mark anniversaries. you don't have to yell. >> --years ago. no, we sort of thought, well, it's our 25th anniversary, we're going to make our tenth record. we have this world domination scheme to circle the planet a few times, and, you know, celebrate with the world. and we finished making a record, we had the t-shirts printed and pressed and ready to go, the trucks were filled with equipment, and everything just stopped. >> stephen: wait, so-- >> so we kind of had to-- >> stephen: do the t-shirts say, like, 2020 tour? does it say-- ? >> oh, 25th anniversary. everything. >> stephen: wow! what happens to them now? >> well, i mean, you know, you get a can of spray paint and just paint a six over the five-- i don't know really what you do. we

tonight, viola davis, daveed diggs, and music from the bird and the bee featuring dave grohl.heers and applause ] >> jimmy: thanks. hi, i'm jimmy, the host of the show. thanks for watching. thanks for bundling up with us. guillermo and i would like to extend our warmest regards to those of you who are snowed in by what the weather channel has dubbed, "winter storm gail." it's a storm named after your mom's best friend from college. [ laughter ] in some parts of the northeast, they got more snow this week than all of last winter. people were forced to stay indoors. they couldn't travel or go to school. it was like every other day since march. [ laughter ] a blizzard on top of covid is like a hat on another hat. speaking of cold, white stuff. mike pence is expected --

. >> decided to get a lot of people on the choruses singing started with dave grohl and ben harper theye rise to the top do you get tired of fighting for space? do you ever get tired? >> you do. you get tired of fighting for it, but you know what, the hardest fight is the fight within yourself. i think once you've conferred that, you're good. >> today, thursday, december 17th, 2020 >> hello, "today" show from charlotte, north carolina >> yay >> all born on december 17th. >> i'm 17. >> 19. >> i'm 21. >> happy birthday, girls >> hi, savannah and hoda >> good morning from cleveland, ohio >> hoda, today, shane is turning 3 years old. >> happy birthday. >> shane, we're sending you hugs right back happy birthday, little one it is thursday morning if you're just waking up, snow is here. a lot of kids have snow days. our kids are off today. >> i think calvin, dylan's little boy, i think today is his birthday, as well, december 17th happy birthday, calvin. >> happy birthday, cal huge thank you to everybody who pitched in to make our season of giving drive a success the last couple days. >> boy,

morissette, and post malone, with music from lewis capaldi, and the bird and the bee featuring dave grohls ago, our first guest surprise released another album, her second of the lockdown. yesterday, she celebrated her 31st birthday, and tonight, she is here with us. her self-directed documentary, "folklore: the long pond studio sessions" is on disney+, and her new album is called "evermore." please say hello to taylor swift. >>> hi. >> happy birthday. >> thank you so much. >> did you have cake? how was it last night? >> i actually, prefer to hydrate we, i dehydrate, so there was a lot of drink, water, drink water. >> so, you mentioned, i know you mentioned it a couple of times. you were born on the 13th. i was also born on the 13th. so maybe they are right. and that you have been looking forward to this birthday, because 31 is 13 backwards. >> yeah, so until i turn 113 or 131, this will be the highlight of my life. the numerology thing, when it doesn't take over on its own, i sort of force it to happen. like, with folklore and evermore, there's 16 tracks on fo folklore, 15 tracks on ever

and on thursday, viola davis, daveed diggs, and the bird and the bee featuring dave grohl. [ cheers andden globe-nominated actress and englishperson who married a mumford minus the sons. her new movie is called "promising young woman," it opens in theaters christmas day. please welcome carey mulligan. hi, carey, how are you? >> hi. i'm good. i like being described as an englishperson. >> jimmy: you are, you are. i have to tell you, after seeing your movie, your accent is so good. it is so unbelievably american that it is -- >> thank you. >> jimmy: -- actually shocking for me to be speaking to you in this pretend english accent that you have. [ laughter ] >> thank you, i've been working on my pretend english accent for a while. >> jimmy: you are in england right now, yes? >> i am, i am. >> jimmy: is that the best place to celebrate christmas? because to me it seems like it is. >> oh, 100%, yeah. we have all the things, yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, it's really -- it's built for christmas. in a way, christmas was -- not technically invented there, but kind of invented there, by charl

on our show, our guests are viola davis, daveed diggs, music from the bird and the bee featuring dave grohlriter, and producer, whose stage name means literally "an historical period after malone." his album "hollywood's bleeding" and single "circles" are nominated for three grammy awards, and you can see him headline the "bud light seltzer sessions presents new year's eve 2021" livestream event on new year's eve. please welcome post malone. [ cheers and applause ] how are you doing? >> how are you, sir? >> jimmy: how are you? good to see you. >> good to see you. >> jimmy: i'm happy to have you on the show tonight. but i have to say, not as happy as my dad is. my dad, and this is no joke, this is not something he's done for effect, is a very big fan of yours. he informed me of this about a year ago. in fact, he texted this to me. "heard my bud post is on the show tomorrow, say hi for me, just listening to circles." >> what a legend, yes, sir, he's a badass. [ laughter ] my dad's a big fan of yours as well. >> jimmy: oh, that's nice, all right. >> we can trade off if you'd like. >> jimmy: ye

alanis morrisette with music from sabrina claudio, lewis capaldi, and the bird & the bee featuring dave grohllor swift. [ cheers and applause ] please join us for that. our first guest tonight you know as a girl in a quiet mary poppins place on the train who wears prada. [ laughter ] next, you can see her star alongside jamie dornan and christopher walken in the movie, "wild mountain thyme," it premieres in theaters and on demand tomorrow, please say hello to emily blunt. hi, emily. >> hi, jimmy, how are you? >> jimmy: how are you? >> i miss you. >> miss you too. this is really our time. this is the time where we would play pranks on each other and have all sorts of fun around the holidays. >> i know. i do miss your little christmas elf pranks. i miss you a lot. >> jimmy: are you in new york right now? and what are you drinking? >> just some water with lime cordial. >> jimmy: it looks dirty. [ laughter ] how's everything? how's the family doing? >> the family are really good, really good. we're just back home for the holidays. we've been in london for about five months for some work and stuff

morissette, and post malone, with music from lewis capaldi, and the bird and the bee featuring dave grohllause ] please join us for all of that. four days ago, our first guest surprise released her second album of the lockdown. yesterday, she celebrated her 31st birthday, and tonight, she is here with us. her self-directed documentary, "folklore: the long pond studio sessions" is on disney+, and her new album is called "evermore." please say hello to taylor swift. hi, taylor. >> hi. >> jimmy: happy birthday. >> thank you so much. >> jimmy: did you have -- are you hung over? did you have cake? how was it last night? >> i actually prefer to hydrate while i dehydrate, so there was a lot of drink, water, drink, water. >> jimmy: you mentioned -- i know you mentioned this a bunch of times, 13 is your lucky number. you were born on the 13th. most people think that is an unlucky number, i was also born on the 13th, so i don't know, maybe they're right. [ laughter ] and you've been looking forward to this birthday, because 31 is 13 backwards. >> yes, so until i turn 113 or 131, this will be the hi

those voices include lenny kravitz, sheryl crow, dave grohl, that's just to name a few. few nights we don't remember and we've all had them with friends we won't forget is what the song is about. it's a catchy tune, isn't it? and that's not all from the beatles. sir paul mccartney is releasing a brand-new number called "mccarthy 3" that comes out at midnight along with a brand-new video. meantime, ringo's new song is out now. check it out. >>> next up, all of us have had to zoom or do video chats during the pandemic. most of us, let's face it, have had a technical problem or two along the way, frozen screen, no audio. it happens. it even happens to the queen. the royal glitch, if you will. her majesty, queen elizabeth, has been making virtual appearances from windsor and, well, it doesn't always go as smoothly as one would expect. take a look. >> it's very interesting to hear about it. >> thank you, manual. i'm sorry? sorry, ma'am. i lost you. i wasn't sure actually if you could hear me. >> oh, you just disappeared. all of you. >> terrible. i'm still here, ma'am. >> good