. >> dicky: kenneth branagh. ellie kemper. and the kids scrabble champions. >> jimmy: top republicans including sarah palin and karl rove are giving most of the credit for killing bin laden to former president bush. which is kind of like when you open a pickle jar and somebody goes, yeah, but i loosened it. >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel with a message from pepto bismol just in time for cinco de mayo. guillermo is outside getting a jump on the holiday right now on hollywood boulevard where four innocent pinatas are about to be smashed. hola, guillermo, que pasa? >> hola, jimmy, feliz cinco de mayo! i am here to show you how to make the perfect cinco de mayo snack. >> jimmy: and why are you yelling? >> oh, so you can hear me! >> jimmy: oh, okay. >> okay? >> jimmy: what do you have there on the plate? >> nachos. okay, and then -- hold on. okay, first, you put some beans. >> jimmy: some beans? pinata beans? wow, it's like you -- you are delivering a baby, guillermo. all right. we got some beans. >> and then you add cheese. >> jim

first up tonight a conversation with acclaimed actor, writer and director kenneth branagh. he has become synonymous with shakespeare thanks to numerous films he's acted in and directed but starting this week out with something zilededly different. the marvel comic film "thor." and a conversation with ice-t. the law and order star is out with a new member hoyer called "ice." film maker kenneth branagh and actor ice-t coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference. >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports "tavis smiley." with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic 'em mourment one conversation at a -- empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: pleased to welcome

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. >> osgood: coming up,,,,,,,,,,,, >> osgood: kenneth branagh is a talented actor, a respected directorangeles recently for our martha teichner. >> reporter: look out. the norse god of thunder and his mighty hammer are hurdling toward a theater near you this week in 3-d with natalie portman and a hunky new star chris hemsworth. the surprise is who directed this $150 million marvel comic come to life. >> you're a natural. >> reporter: kenneth branagh. >> only he who is worthy is able to pick up the hammer so it's a very good indication that you're able to pick it up. that is a deep seated worthiness running through you, martha. in theory only you, me and chris hemsworth who can pick this up and potentially save the world. >> reporter: branagh is better known for hamlet than hammers. >> to be or not to be. that is the question. >> reporter: as an actor, he's proudest of his hamlet. it's one of six shakespeare films he starred in or directed, hoping to make the bard popular entertainment. shakespeare earned him three of his four oscar nominations. was there something of your shakespearean

from "thor," kenneth branagh, also from "thor," thor himself, chris hemsworth.off, the new national school scrabble champions who i will face and conquer. and sir anthony hopkins. we'll also have music from calexico and k.d. lang and the siss boom bang. so please join us next week, too. our first guest tonight is a very beautiful and emmy-nominated actress. she is a former univison hostess, who's married to a former al bundy on the extremely exceptionally funny show "modern family." you can watch it wednesday nights at 9:00 here on abc. please say hello to sofia vergara. [ cheers and applause ] >> hola! hello, jimmy. >> jimmy: you really ran out here. was that to avoid us staring at you? >> i was running? no. >> jimmy: a little bit. can i ask you to please keep your eyes up here when we're talking? thank you. >> look at the handsome crowd you have. >> jimmy: thank you. [ applause ] >> okay, i keep the eyes over there, but you keep them away from here. >> jimmy: i'm going to aim for your scalp and then maybe i'll get to just right to your eyebrows would be good.

from "more," director kenneth branagh. so join us all this week.ur first guest tonight returns to the big screen in grandiose fashion. as frigga, the queen of asgard and mother of thor. she bought him his first wiffle hammer, "thor" in 3d opens in theaters friday, please say hello to rene russo. how's it going? >> hi. i like it because your audience is close. okay, can i just say how much i love your family? >> jimmy: oh, thank you. >> i love uncle frank. i got to meet sal. i met mickey. this is like a place you'd want to stay. if i didn't have to go to -- i know you probably -- >> jimmy: you're more than welcome. in fact, you can have most of my family. >> i have most of your family. you're italian and german, right? >> jimmy: i'm italian and german-irish, right. you like your family? do they work with you ever? >> i do -- ever? once -- i recently for thanksgiving stood up and said, okay, i've had it, if you come to my house for thanksgiving and you act this way again, i'm never cooking again. so they're all crazy. >> jimmy: was this during grace?

tomorrow night, we'll be joined by the director of "thor," kenneth branagh.l school scrabble champions. every year, i play them. how old are these kids? like, 12. last year, i think i lost but i crushed them all the years before and tomorrow night i will crush them again and celebrate wildly so, please join us for that. do we have that replay ready. is that possible? we do? there you go. all right. like a buffalo has been put in a suit. all right. there you go. that's don, our warmup guy, everybody. this enthusiasm doesn't happen on its own. our first guest tonight is an exceptionally talented man with an academy award to prove it. if he wasn't already before, he is now a god. you can see him play odin, father of thor, in the new 3-d movie "thor." it opens in theaters friday. please say hello to anthony hopkins. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: well, thank you so much for coming back. we had a lot of fun when you were here the last time. at least i did. i hope you did. i had a lot of fun. i know you are next door at the premiere of "thor" last night. >> prem