jackson, jason momoa and music from kehlani is all coming.ave a child or maybe at one time you were a child, which i assume you were, then you were probably familiar with a place called sesame street. it's now in his 47th season. they put the new episodes on hbo. i grew up with sesame street. it's how i learned to eat cookies the way i do. i decided to invite myself to visit and do some educating. >> hello, everybody, it's time for another day. are you ready, cookie monster? >> ready. >> are you ready, grover is this. >> yes. >> are you ready, mr. jimmy? >> no. >> where did he go? >> jimmy? >> how did he do that. >> hi, kids! it's time for the letter of the day. >> oh, all right. what is it? >> the anticipation is killing me. >> what is it, what is it? >> i know you've all heard of letters like, a, and b and c. but our alert of the day is yuke. >> excuse me, jim thi, but i do not believe yuke is a letter. >> yes, it is. i made it up. it's right here. >> elmo, me think he crazy. >> you guys are crazy. you've been singing about the same 26 lett

jackson -- from "frontier," jason momoa -- this week in unnecessary censorship, and music from kehlani >> very nice. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching, thank you for coming. this is a special night. i'll be making a visit to sesame street later in the show, and i'm going to bring everyone with me. can you tell me how to

jackson -- from "frontier," jason momoa -- this week in unnecessary censorship, and music from kehlaniand now, here's jimmy kimmel! [ applause ] ♪ >> very nice. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching, thank you for coming. this is a special night. i'll be making a visit to sesame street later in the show, and i'm going to bring everyone with me. can you tell me how

jackson -- from "frontier," jason momoa -- this week in unnecessary censorship, and music from kehlani here's jimmy kimmel! [ applause ] ♪ >> very nice. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching, thank you for coming. this is a special night. i'll be making a visit to sesame street later in the show, and i'm going to bring everyone with me. can you tell me

jackson will be here, jason momoa will join us, and we'll have music from kehlani. us then. our first guest is one of the funniest men alive, it says so right on his license plate you can see him alongside steve martin in "an evening you will forget for the rest of your life," the tour kicks off february 10 in this sarasota and the 11th in clearwater. please welcome martin short! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: it is wonderful to see you always. >> wow! that enthusiastic applause reminds me of my ring tone. [ laughter ] thank you so much for that fitting ovation, thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: so much effort. thank you for being here. i think the last time i saw you, i hope you don't mind me mentioning this, was at your house. >> it was. >> jimmy: it was a tree trimming party. >> a tree trim. >> jimmy: which is very old school. >> very old school. no one touched the tree. the tree was empty by the end of the night. >> jimmy: you're right, no one trimmed the tree. >> no one trimmed the tree. >> jimmy: it's a pain in the ass to trim the tree, really.

jackson, edgar ramirez, jason momoa and music from lady antebellum and kehlani.s, space travel, lindsay lohan, you name it. his new movie "a dog's purpose." >> that can't be him. is that him? it is him! it's him! yes! yes, it's him! >> hey, hey, hey! >> it's me! bailey bailey bailey! doodle dog! after all these lives i'd actually found him, i'd found ethan. >> jimmy: a dog's purpose" opens friday. please welcome dennis quaid! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how you been? >> hey. >> jimmy: you know what? i don't think of you as an ethan. i don't think i could ever think of you as an ethan. >> really? it's my middle name. >> jimmy: is it really? >> no. >> jimmy: okay. [ laughter ] what is "a dog's purpose"? it's to hump legs, right? >> that is one of the -- yes. a very important purpose, i guess, with your dog. but yeah, i think it's about a dog's purpose is to show us what the -- how beautiful it is to be alive. >> jimmy: oh, that is a good purpose. >> right here and now. >> jimmy: you've ruined the ending of the film, but yes. it's a good purpose. i want to a

with music from andrew mcmahon in the wilderness, the americanos, kehlani and lady antebellum.at next week. our first guest is a lovely and talented man who is currently working two shifts on this network. he is the star of "black-ish" and host of "to tell the truth" which airs sundays at 8:00 here on abc. please welcome anthony anderson. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: that's very sweet. you brought these from home? >> i brought them from home, let's get started right now. let's get started right now. >> jimmy: how you doing? did you watch that inauguration this morning? >> no, i did not. >> jimmy: you did not? why. >> because i haven't made the pledge of allegiance to the united states of america to poke fun of our president for the next four years. >> jimmy: you haven't? would you like to take it now? >> let's do it. >> jimmy: put your hand on your heart. what the hell are you wearing? [ laughter ] >> these are my inauguration pants! i didn't watch the inauguration but i dressed for it! >> jimmy: are those jams? >> no, they're not. >> jimmy: they're not. >> they're alexa

jackson, kehlani. so please join us then.upon our first guest sitting alone in a car talking to himself, don't worry, he's working. he is an oscar-winning actor and big-time movie star. starting friday you can see him get fat, bald and sweaty in the new movie "gold." please welcome matthew mcconaughey. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very good to see you. i have to say it's a little bit weird seeing you because i saw the movie, in the movie you're a completely different guy. now you're back to you as the guy. there's a lot more of me in the movie. >> jimmy: there is. how much weight did you gain for that movie? >> 47. >> jimmy: oh, 47. >> 47. >> jimmy: was that the goal? or hoping to get to 50 and were unable to make it? [ laughter ] or did you exceed your goal? >> i started out, i didn't even plan on gaining the weight. i started living a life lichenny wells, looked in the mirror, like these pants don't fit. well, this is the way we're going. got to 47. >> jimmy: do you feel like you have to explain to everyone? like, th

jackson, edgar ramirez, jason momoa and music from lady antebellum and kehlani.first guest has survived great white sharks, space travel, lindsay lohan, you name it. his new movie "a dog's purpose." >> that can't be him. is that him? it is him! it's him! yes! yes, it's him! >> hey, hey, hey! >> it's me! bailey bailey bailey! doodle dog! after all these lives i'd actually found him, i'd found ethan. >> jimmy: a dog's purpose" opens friday [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how you been? >> hey. >> jimmy: you know what? i don't think of you as an ethan. i don't think i could ever think of you as an ethan. >> really? it's my middle name. >> jimmy: is it really? >> no. >> jimmy: okay. [ laughter ] what is "a dog's purpose"? it's to hump legs, right? >> that is one of the -- yes. a very important purpose, i guess, with your dog. but yeah, i think it's about a dog's purpose is to show us what the -- how beautiful it is to be alive. >> jimmy: oh, that is a good purpose. >> right here and now. >> jimmy: you've ruined the ending of the film, but yes. it's a good purpose.

jackso mcmahon americanos, kehlani anbellum. please join us for all of that week.bhe truth" which ai8:00 here on abc. please welcome anthony anderson.] ♪t stright immy: d you watch noause i of allegiance to thtates ofricafuo pokeur >> jimmy: yolike to take it now? >> jimur hand on you heart.er ] are my innts! i didn't we jat. yw much were that's what happen successful ow much pant never k way, you know present trumlfed w>> yes, i have. don't loly. [ laughter ]pants alone are ok at you y. how many times have yo wi >> no, just once. but i've been in his presence a he years. >> jimmy: to the point where like is he someone -- would you consider him a friend, an pho right now. >> jmy: you coul >> yt going to s have h >> he's juesident now.my: do you have th number in those pants? i didn't want to bring m l call.pplause ] >> we can do that. >> jimmy: all right. >> and leave a message. how about y'all leave him a message on the phone, tell him how you really feel, can you do that? [ cheers and appe ] >> jimmy: they say he answers phones even from unmarked calls. >> let's