tonight -- jim parsons. star of "gotham," ben mckenzie.o-hosts of "pod save america," jon favreau and dan pfeiffer. featuring the 8g band with leah shapiro. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers ] great to hear. always great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. today is president obama's final day in office, and i just want to say, mr. president, you weren't great for comedy. [ light laughter ] you were always sincere and eloquent. you never had a scandal or fell down s you carried yourself with grace and dignity for eight whole years. so, on behalf of comedians and talk show hosts everywhere, we're gonna miss you, joe! [ cheers and applause ] you got us through, buddy. president obama surprised his white house staffers with a private concert by bruce springsteen to thank them for their work over the last eight years. meanwhile, trump thanked his supporters with a performance by a bruce springsteen's cover

but jim breaks it down in a way that makes us all feel smarter. >> hi, this is jim parsons. may know me as a guy who plays a genius on tv but trust me when i tell you, that's acting. >> the show is called jim parsons is too stupid for politics. and he's kind of nervous. >> oh scared to death. are are you kidding me? it's live. but it is what it is. it is the reason stupid is built into the title. >> sheldon may be a brainiac on the big bang theory but jim says he today do serious studying. >> my biggest desire is to talk about things going on in government, in the country, from a neutral point of view. from fact-based point of view. >> the weekly talk show airs on serious xm's channel, andy, being andy cohen. >> so far andy has been a hands-hoff and very kind boss. >> jim's radio gig does not mean he is leaving his hit sitcom behind. >> i have no intention to leave the big bang theory. why would i leave? >> could we ever have too much sheldon? >> too much sheldon? no! >> jim is an executive producer off of the big bang spin-off about a teenage sheldon. >> i wouldn't advise t

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, the actor, jim parsons-- - they think they wanna make it into a series? - they will make it into a series. - see, i wondered about that because as i read this, actually, my thought was, it seemed like a play because the setting is effectively stationary, not literally stationary, but it's effectively stationary, it's sort of one setting. i thought it lent itself almost to be made into a stage play. - and don't forget, i'm also taking the reality of this in which they did, the terranauts, where the biosphere ends, did produce plays inside as a way of bonding, and also to perform for people. further, since there are 50 2-year closures, if this show were to come and be successful, our great-grandchildren could be watching it still. you know, anything could happen because you have eight new people going in each time. - well, again, i come back to, i'm embarrassed to say, the low-culture reference that came to mind reading this book was mtv's the real world. in some ways where it's like a different cast of characters every season and a different location, i th

jim parsons told us he doesn't want his big bang character to have a baby but would pop the questiononscreen love, amy. there may be trouble if paradise for some of the couples. >> we all come back from the holidays. i don't think anyone's went well. if it did, it wouldn't be funny, would it? >> presenting pharrell williams with an impact in producing award for their film hidden figures. >> waitinggfor some nice poetry to come out. and the only thing happening is my heart beat 90 billion miles per hour. >> finally, margot robbie hits the ice. here is a first look at her role as tanya harding in the upcoming biopic, i'm harding. she is a ffrmer hockey player so she looks at home on the ice. >> the finest hockey player i've ever seen. >> she is producing the movie with her new husband, tom akerman. >> sitting down with sly's daughters before their moment in phe golden globe spot lights. >> it is surreal. >> plus, blackish star, anthony anderson, faces off with his mom on "e.t.." how she got him to start acting. >> everyone says i'm funnier than he is. he is just jealous. >> momma, take

bye everybody..o cf1 o >> jim parsons takes us behind the scenes of his talk shoo.ure of the big bang theory. >> plus, "e.t." >> we're with vin diesel for his big hollywood premier. >> wow. did you see that? >> as the action hero reveals his most dangerous stunt. tomorrow on "e.t." >>pam m: the section on the storm is moving into the bay area >>reporter:

bye everybody..o cf1 o >> jim parsons takes us behind the scenes of his talk shoo.ure of the big bang theory. >> plus, "e.t." >> we're with vin diesel for his big hollywood premier. >> wow. did you see that? >> as the action hero reveals his most dangerous stunt. tomorrow on "e.t." >>> "the insider," tracking the biggest stories making news today. ♪ >>> blake lively. >> it's so surreal to be a mama, and i am so grateful for that. >> number one, hollywood super moms take over the people's choice awards. >> i'm on the red-eye home and the kids have a concert. >> all of the power dads and award-winning couples. >> no! no! no! >> and what style was the night's go-to glamour trend? >> then "will and grace" is back. ♪ >> are you kidding? the show is classic. >> but what other shows just scored renewals? it's in our tv news round-up on. >>> number three, dolly parton

. >>> and jim parson's new job. >> i'm scared to death. >> and a "big bang" spin-off with someone elselaying sheldon. >>> come on, chris hemsworth. you're already the sexiest man alive, and now you have to do this on the basketball court? >> now for january 20, 2017, this is "entertainment tonight." >> hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. >> let's get started. here is tonight's top story. new fallout today over the movie, "a dog's purpose." the red carpet premiere for the film scheduled for tomorrow is canceled. the decision is after tmz released this controversial video showing a frightened german shepherd named hercules on set being forced into the water. amblin entertainment and universal pictures stated they "did not want anything to overshadow this film that celebrates the relationship between animals and humans." >> this was me and this was me then i came back as this little guy. >> the movie is out a week from today. monday's press corps for the movie stars including dennis quaid is also canceled. >> the dog comes back in his life and reminds him of his true self. >> quaid will

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tonight -- jim parsons. star of "gotham," ben mckenzie.everybody doing tonight? [ cheers ] great to hear. always great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. today is president obama's final day in office, and i just want to say, mr. president, you weren't great for comedy. [ light laughter ] you were always sincere and eloquent. you never had a scandal or fell down s

jim parsons, taraji, our director, we've been buying out theaters because we want that message felt byngratulations. we are so thrilled. tamron, you hosted a forum. and i got to come down and do behind the scenes of it. by the way, ali is in the movie. >> in "hidden figure." and we're not hanging up on you. but listen. guess who we have on the other line. >> tell him congratulations. >> i will tell him. >> are you there? do we have call waiting? >> i'm here. >> hey. octavia spencer. >> are you on the line, octavia. >> congratulations, mahershala. >> we can have people talk to each other. >> this is a first for us. >> this is great. >> i'll see you this weekend. thank you, guys so much. >> take care, octavia. >> our own oscar party. >> don't hang up. you stay on. >> that's right. congratulation. >> i thought we were all hanging up. >> you stay. we go away. you stay. congratulations on this nomination. this is your first oscar nomination. how does this feel? >> wow. amazing. i haven't really had a chance to take it in yet. i think maybe in a couple of days, i get a moment and let everyth

jim parsons, pharrell, ted, our director we've been buying out theaters.elt. >> congratulations! we're so thrilled. tamron, you hosted -- >> i mean, this movie -- >> yeah. i got to come down behind the scenes of it. >> guess what. we're not hanging up on you, but, listen, guess who we have on the other line? i will tell him. are you there? do we -- >> i'm here. >> hey! octavia spencer was on the other line. >> on a conference >> are you still on the line? >> yes. i am. congratulations! >> i'll see you this weekend. thank you so much. >> take care! >> mahershala, don't hang up. congratulations. congratulations on this nomination. this is your first oscar nomination. how does it feel? >> wow. it feels amazing. i haven't really had a chance to take it in yet. i think maybe in a couple of days when i get a moment and get to kind of let everything settle and think about it in it'll hit me. it'll hit me at som the whole journey and working on "moonlight" to shooting it and sharing it then to seeing people receive it and then that bouncing back and people recogni