we'll be right back with lewis capaldi. >> dicky: tonight's performance by lewis capaldi on "jimmy kimmelrs are saving up to $400 when they add xfinity mobile. they can choose from flexible data options. and get nationwide 5g included, all on the most reliable network! ...and they lived happily ever after. again! again! get an incredible offer on xfinity internet and you could save up to $400 a year when you add xfinity mobile. click, call, or visit a store today. >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >> jimmy: i want to thank post malone, kawhi leonard, and billy crystal, apologies to matt damon. we ran out of time for him. "nightline" is next, but first, his album is called "divinely uninspired to a hellish extent." with the song "before you go," lewis capaldi! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ i fell by the wayside like everyone else ♪ ♪ i hate you i hate you i hate you but i was just kidding myself ♪ ♪ our every moment i start to replace ♪ ♪ cause now that they're gone i hear all the words that i needed to say ♪ ♪ when you hur

cheers and applause ] then later, his album is called "divinely uninspired to a hellish extent," lewis capaldinight, this thursday night, 9:00 eastern. go to live.pandora.com. is thursday tomorrow? by thursday i mean tomorrow. tomorrow night on our show, our guests are viola davis, daveed diggs, music from the bird and the bee featuring dave grohl, so join us for that. our first guest is a multi-platinum selling musician, songwriter, and producer, whose stage name means literally "an historical period after malone." his album "hollywood's bleeding" and single "circles" are nominated for three grammy awards, and you can see him headline the "bud light seltzer sessions presents new year's eve 2021" livestream event on new year's eve. please welcome post malone. [ cheers and applause ] how are you doing? >> how are you, sir? >> jimmy: how are you? good to see you. >> good to see you. >> jimmy: i'm happy to have you on the show tonight. but i have to say, not as happy as my dad is. my dad, and this is no joke, this is not something he's done for effect, is a very big fan of yours. he informed me o

music from lewis capaldi. and now, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, that's me.h, we have a lot of entertainment for you tonight. some might even say too much, right, guillermo? >> guillermo: right, jimmy. >> jimmy: i'm tired. our 3-year-old, tuesday night he woke up, he woke me up, he was yelling from his bedroom. so i went in and he said, my blanket is off. i had to put the blanket on him. i go back to bed. two hours later i hear him again screaming. again, my blanket is off. i put the blanket on him again. then last night before he went to sleep i taught him how to put his blanket on himself. i said, don't wake me up again, i'm sleeping, 's

the clippers, carey mulligan, daveed diggs, alanis morissette, and post malone, with music from lewis capaldibird and the bee featuring dave grohl. four days ago, our first guest surprise released another album, her second of the lockdown. yesterday, she celebrated her 31st birthday, and tonight, she is here with us. her self-directed documentary, "folklore: the long pond studio sessions" is on disney+, and her new album is called "evermore." please say hello to taylor swift. >>> hi. >> happy birthday. >> thank you so much. >> did you have cake? how was it last night? >> i actually, prefer to hydrate we, i dehydrate, so there was a lot of drink, water, drink water. >> so, you mentioned, i know you mentioned it a couple of times. you were born on the 13th. i was also born on the 13th. so maybe they are right. and that you have been looking forward to this birthday, because 31 is 13 backwards. >> yeah, so until i turn 113 or 131, this will be the highlight of my life. the numerology thing, when it doesn't take over on its own, i sort of force it to happen. like, with folklore and evermore, ther

tomorrow night, post malone will be with us, music from lewis capaldi.d the bird and the bee featuring dave grohl. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest is an oscar and golden globe-nominated actress and englishperson who married a mumford minus the sons. her new movie is called "promising young woman," it opens in theaters christmas day. please welcome carey mulligan. hi, carey, how are you? >> hi. i'm good. i like being described as an englishperson. >> jimmy: you are, you are. i have to tell you, after seeing your movie, your accent is so good. it is so unbelievably american that it is -- >> thank you. >> jimmy: -- actually shocking for me to be speaking to you in this pretend english accent that you have. [ laughter ] >> thank you, i've been working on my pretend english accent for a while. >> jimmy: you are in england right now, yes? >> i am, i am. >> jimmy: is that the best place to celebrate christmas? because to me it seems like it is. >> oh, 100%, yeah. we have all the things, yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, it's really -- it's built for ch

mulligan, daveed diggs, christian serratos, alanis morrisette with music from sabrina claudio, lewis capaldi bee featuring dave grohl. and on monday, taylor swift. [ cheers and applause ] please join us for that. our first guest tonight you know as a girl in a quiet mary poppins place on the train who wears prada. [ laughter ] next, you can see her star alongside jamie dornan and christopher walken in the movie, "wild mountain thyme," it premieres in theaters and on demand tomorrow, please say hello to emily blunt. hi, emily. >> hi, jimmy, how are you? >> jimmy: how are you? >> i miss you. >> miss you too. this is really our time. this is the time where we would play pranks on each other and have all sorts of fun around the holidays. >> i know. i do miss your little christmas elf pranks. i miss you a lot. >> jimmy: are you in new york right now? and what are you drinking? >> just some water with lime cordial. >> jimmy: it looks dirty. [ laughter ] how's everything? how's the family doing? >> the family are really good, really good. we're just back home for the holidays. we've been in london

the clippers, carey mulligan, daveed diggs, alanis morissette, and post malone, with music from lewis capaldi the bee featuring dave grohl. [ cheers and applause ] please join us for all of that. four days ago, our first guest surprise released her second album of the lockdown. yesterday, she celebrated her 31st birthday, and tonight, she is here with us. her self-directed documentary, "folklore: the long pond studio sessions" is on disney+, and her new album is called "evermore." please say hello to taylor swift. hi, taylor. >> hi. >> jimmy: happy birthday. >> thank you so much. >> jimmy: did you have -- are you hung over? did you have cake? how was it last night? >> i actually prefer to hydrate while i dehydrate, so there was a lot of drink, water, drink, water. >> jimmy: you mentioned -- i know you mentioned this a bunch of times, 13 is your lucky number. you were born on the 13th. most people think that is an unlucky number, i was also born on the 13th, so i don't know, maybe they're right. [ laughter ] and you've been looking forward to this birthday, because 31 is 13 backwards. >> yes,

>> well, everybody that has had a hit this year, lewis capaldi and doja cat, and envogue.he year with president-elect biden and future first lady dr. jill biden. that will all happen too right before the ball drops and we finally get to say, 2020 is over. happy new year, 2021. >> how did you find that balance, right? some people just want to put this year behind, forget about it and just have a party, but also, you know, i heard you talk about the heroes. >> yeah. >> you have to still incorporate some of that. how do you balance just putting that behind and everybody let's have a party versus also recognizing what we have been through? >> i think we do want to have a celebration. i think we are all looking forward to so much celebrating a new year and what hope this new year can bring. i don't want to jinx it by saying it's going to be so amazing, but let's hope so. i remember when the ball was dropped in 2020, i was ad libbing all kinds of things about it's 2020, it's a new decade and what an amazing year it's going to be, but it turned out to be one of the most challengi