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you got holly hunter! she's amazing. >> she is the coolest.. after we worked together for a a week, she came to see me do standup, and when i got off stage, she said "you're different up there, you're like a man up there." [ laughter ] i don't know what she thought i was for the week, but i'm fine with it. >> jimmy: it was a great script, well directed. they handled all the subject matter so perfectly. i'm telling you, this is the move, you gotta go out and see it. >> aw, thank you man. >> jimmy: i want to show a a clip. here's ray romano and kumail nanjiani in "the big sick" take a look at this. >> hey. >> oh, hey, sorry, didn't mean to surprise you. i just wondered what were we going to do anything, you got any parlor games? >> i don't -- what are parlor games? >> card games, word games, any word games? >> no i -- >> have you ever played "you can't rhyme it"? >> how does that go? >> it's basically -- you try to find a word, a real word, that nobody can rhyme. >> okay, stonehenge. [ light laughter ] >> see, you would win. [ cheers and applaus

>> reporter: his movie mother mother-in-law holly hunter.ray romano. >> i hated "everybody loves raymond." >> really? i love that show. >> really? >> yeah. >> plaid shirt, staircase in the broung background. that -- >> you hate staircases? >> for me it was "ray romano's in it." and then i loved him. >> isn't he great? >> i thought i could start saying something and something smart would come out. >> when judd suggested him i was like, that's a stroke of genius. >> reporter: we met at meltdown comics in l.a. there's a theater in back. >> right here for six years i did a show here every wednesday. for six years. >> reporter: and taped his comedy central show "the meltdown" with jonah and kumail. >> is this seat -- okay. >> reporter: the big sick released this friday. nationwide mid july. focus grouped. >> they liked this movie even more than they liked bridesmaids and "trainwreck." >> it's my tip for culty hit of the summer. >> if you didn't like it but you had to pretend you liked it right now, how would you talk to me about it? >> it's reall

holly hunter from the set of "the big sick."e from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> today, thursday morning, june 22nd, 2017. you are listening to snapback by old dominion. >> i like it. snap back. >> snap back. snap back. >> i don't kw. >> okay. >> i know. >> anything i do -- >> snap back. >> that's it. >> you gotta do the head too. i can't do all that. i'll throw something out. >> speaking of your kids. >> yes. throwback thursday. my daughter, leila, is graduating from high school today. >> my gosh. >> look at her. >> that was her kindergarten picture. now this. i remember when she -- when they -- when we took her to school the first day. in kindergarten they said, welcome to the class of 2017. boom. >> how are you feeling about it? >> i am a little misty. i feel a little emotional, you know. >> will you cry? >> i probably will, oh, yeah. i'll be thinking about my parents, for them to have seen this, they won't. all those things. i have family coming in. >> will leila cry? >> i don't know. i think she is feeling a little emo

ray romano and holly hunter play them. >> stephen: nice. ( cheers and applause ) very nice. >> and, sos you eating dinner together. >> lunch at the hospital cafeteria. this is our first conversation together. >> stephen: jim. o, uh, 9/11 -- ( laughter ) no, i mean, i've always wanted to have a conversation about it with -- people. >> you've never talked to people about 9/11? no. what's your stance? >> what's my stance on 9/11? oh, anti. we lost 19 of our best guys. ( laughter ) private joke, obviously. 9/11 was a terrible tragedy. >> why do you joke about it? ( cheers and applause ) >> i want to say that that is not what my wonderful father in law asked me when we first spoke. >> stephen: okay. he warmed up to it. ( laughter ) i'm joking. he never asked me that. >> stephen: what about your folks? they're depicted in the movie, too, i assume? >> yeah, they're very excited. the person who plays my dad in the movie, he's a bollywood legend. he's, like, robert de niro of india. this was his 500th phillip he's in. i just saw him tweet yesterday. said just completed my 510t 510th film. i sai

. >> seth: and holly hunter was your incredible co-star the first time.e kidman is going to be in it. >> yep. >> seth: and is it true that you wanted -- in the first season was oppressively dark. is it true you want it to be even a little bit darker? >> yes. >> seth: wow. and do you feel like you executed on that? >> yes. >> seth: oh, my god. that's fantastic. >> definitely. i mean you know, for me it's just about being challenged. it's about having something more to do as an actor and making it more complex, you know? so, yeah, i definitely asked for it to be more f'd up. [ light laughter ] as they say. >> seth: yes. and then now it sounds like, im doing a bit, but this is also true that you're working on a project where you play typhoid mary? >> yes. [ light laughter ] >> seth: is that so? >> i know. >> seth: and you're not -- these aren't just parts that you're casting. you produce these things as well. >> yeah, yeah. i'm executive producer on "handmaid's tale" and e.p. on "fever: the typhoid mary project" as well. >> seth: gotcha. >> yeah, i figure i'

and holly hunter. >> what's your stance? >> what's my stance on 9/11? >> oh, anti.9 of our best guys. >> huh? >> that was a joke, obviously. 9/11 was a terrible tragedy, and it's not funny to joke about it. >> no joking here. the critics are loving the big sick, giving it a whopping 97% certified fresh on rotten tomatoes. it's called a superbly well-timed story of culture clash that revolves into a lovely tale of mutual understanding and acceptance. and it was called one of 2017's best films. >>> this morning on "world news now," the obamacare overhaul. >> some republicans insist it will make insurance more affordable. but not all are on board. we'll have the reaction. >>> and the cleanup has begun throughout the gulf coast region. cindy battered it with winds, rain and tornados. the remnants will cause problems throughout the weekend. >>> then taking a stand. these students were told they can't wear shorts to school, so they found a way around the rule. we're going to take a look at the dress code protest coming up. >> free the knee. >>> and the cia scandal you wer

. >> in the movie, you get to be married to holly hunter.able. but she is an intense -- she's the combo of an intense actor, just like you would think, but very giving and collaborative and warm. she gave me one of my favorite back handed compliments. she came to see me do standup. came to the comedy cellar. she said, you were different unthere. you were like a man up there. thank you. i took it as a compliment. >> we've got a lot in common. >> uh-oh. >> we love golf. and we have something else in common happening this year. and i know how i feel about it. i'm curious how you feel about it. within a short time of each other, we're going to turn 60. how are you feeling about that, ray? >> 50 was a big one. i think 60 is a little bigger. here's to put it in perspective, i put it this way. peter boyle was 60 when "everybody loves raymond" started. i will be the age of my father. i feel like a stupid kid inside. i feel like an immature kid. and my wife can vouch for that. you know, it's all good. it's all good. >> are you freaked out? >> i'm fre

. >> in the movie, you get to be married to holly hunter, which i love her. she's so intense.you know, an academy award winner, yes. she made me feel very comfortable but she's intense. she's is a combo of an intense actor like you would think but very giving and collaborative and warm. she gave me one of my favorite back handed compliments. she came to see me do stand-up after we worked together for a week, she came to the comedy cellul cellar and afterwards, she goes, that was something. you were different up there. she goes, you were like a man up there. >> thank you? >> i took it as a compliment. >> we've got a lot in common. >> uh-oh. >> we both love golf and we have something else in common happening this year, and i know how i feel about it. i'm curious how you feel about it. within a short time of each other, we're going to turn 60. how you feeling about that, ray? >> you know, 50 was a big one. i think 60's even a little bigger. to put it in perspective, i think of it this way. peter boyle was 60 when "everybody loves raymond" started so i'm going to be the age of --