this christmas, celebrate the baby jeezy with young jeezy. us tomorrow night, we'll be joined by robert downey jr. and lenny kravitz will be with us. our first guest tonight has been on this show more times than anyone including me. yes. she is an emmy-winner and grammy nominee with a new comedy special "kathy griffin: tired hooker." i premieres on bravo tuesday, december 20th. please say hello to kathy griffin. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you? >> jimmy -- [ cheers and applause ] what about this? >> jimmy: well -- enthusiastic fans that arrive for your historic 32nd appearance on the show. >> 32 appearances. >> jimmy: we just passed regis and kelly. >> good, that's fantastic. >> jimmy: how are you doing? >> i'm having the best kwanzaa of my life. i really am. >> tip it. >> i'm going to tip it. you know what that is? that means that people are such a fan of my alcoholic mother that they are referring about how she tips a box of wine by just yelling "tip it." my mother is a national treasure. >> jimmy: i know that. is she watching

and later this week robert downey jr., kathy griffin, jamie bell, and music from young jeezy and lennyoin us then. our first guests represent the most formidable assembly of mentors and assessors of talent in television today. you can hear them talking backstage. watch them on "the x-factor," at 8:00 wednesdays and thursdays fox. please welcome simon cowell, paula abdul, nicole scherzinger, and l.a. reid. [ applause ] thank you for coming. what were you guys talking about back there because we could all hear you kind of out here? >> oh, i just said to l.a. because he hasn't done one of these shows before, is that the worst that can happen is you humiliate yourself in front of millions of people. >> jimmy: l.a., i feel in a way you've done that already and i'm going to tell you why. >> really? i like how this is started. >> i like this. >> jimmy: i was very angry last week as i was watching the show and i watched the end of the show. now for those who have not seen the show, there was a 13-year-old girl named rachel who simon was mentoring. >> a young 13-year-old. >> jimmy: a young 13-y

tomorrow night, kathy griffin, jamie bell will be here and music from young jeezy.rt downey jr., lenny kravitz and me, jim. all right, let's -- we thought it would be fun to play a game with families at home and they are connected to us through skype video chat. it's time to play a special holiday edition of the skype scavenger hunt. all right. let's meet our families. first, from loveland, ohio, sandy and butch and their kids bianca, roman and sabrina. how are you tonight? >> good! >> jimmy: butch, how old are you? >> 46, man. >> jimmy: i'm sorry, i meant roman. it's roman, right? roman, how old are you? >> 7. >> jimmy: you said you're 4? just screwing with you. are you fired up about this tonight? >> kind of. >> jimmy: exactly the answer i've been looking for. our next family is from oak park, illinois. they are the centers. joanna and nick and their kids alicia and aubrey. hey, guys. now, that's -- that's the kind of enthusiasm i was hoping to see. what's going on there? >> don't ask. >> jimmy: still running on that halloween candy fumes, i guess, huh? families,

and we'll have music from the kooks, death cab for cutie, young jeezy, and lenny kravitz.st guest tonight is a terrific actor and, as a result of that, a two-time oscar nominee. on december 21st, he joins tom cruise and a dumpster full of explosives in the new movie "mission impossible: ghost protocol." please say hello to jeremy renner. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you? >> hey, hey. >> jimmy: well, hey, i know, there's a new baby in your life, but -- since the last time you were here. >> yes, there is. >> jimmy: not your own. >> i didn't do it. >> jimmy: not your own. >> my dad still making it happen. >> jimmy: you have a baby brother. >> yeah, i'm 40 and i got a 6 month old baby brother. >> jimmy: wow. dad is really -- he's still going, isn't he? >> he might be disappointed that i haven't done anything so he felt like -- >> jimmy: he's having his own grandchildren? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's self-sufficient. >> if he can still do it, i guess. >> jimmy: how did dad break this news to you? >> well, his name is theo. >> jimmy: the baby's name? >> ye