mindy kaling is here. [ cheers and applause ] oh, we love mindy kaling. plus, she's the new face in the new "star wars" film everyone is talking about. shuse's on the cover of every magazine, here. she was on "elle," yeah. and then she's here. that's her. [ laughter ] and then here she is again. she's in the new huge movie "star wars: the force awakens." daisy ridley is on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] excited to meet her. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: and can you get any better than this erson? oh, my goodness. applause ] >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: "used to love you" is the name of the song. it's awesome. she's here. guys, we have exactly 12 shows left before we go on christmas break, which means it's time for that beloved "tonight show" tradition. it's time for 12 days of christmas sweaters. here we go. [ cheers and applause ] 12 days of christmas sweaters 12 days left >> jimmy: that's right. every show between now and christmas we're giving one lucky audience member an awesome christmas sweater from the countdown to christmas cabinet. since t

please welcome the charming, the hilarious, mindy kaling! >> jimmy: welcome to the show. >> hi. >> jimmy: you look fantastic. >> thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: thank you. >> never stop yelling! >> jimmy: yes! take t tt. why not you? yes, you. they're saying yes, you. yes. >> wow. >> jimmy: you. yes. >> what a nice recepti, guys. >> jimmy: that's the reaction. that's what hahaens, see. >> hi, how are you? >> jimmy: thank you for coming on the show. i appreciate it. >> oh my gosh, i'm so excited. >> jimmy: yeah, this is fun. this is you. "tonight show," it's us, we're talking, we're chatting. we have things to talk about. >> it's all set up. >> jimmy: yeah, it's all pre -- >> we set the stage. >> jimmy: we set the stage. it's all pre-chatted out. and we're gonna hit all the basics and get to everything. tell me about the new "star wars." no, i'm just kidding. [ laughter ] you know what's funny, 'cause i was looking at -- i was looking at your book and first of all, not only do i love your humor, and so many funny things in here, funny chapter

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. >>> mindy kaling's project for 2016, read a book. she'll walk you through her favorites. >>> bob harper is here to fill us in on a twist coming to his show, and tips to get the year off to a good start. >>> first, get a check of the weather from dylan. >> times square, it is going to be nice in the northeast. temperatures near 50 degrees today. the great lakes, we have lake-effect snow. across the southeast, we'll see storms, especially through southern georgia. temperatures are cool through the northern plains. tonight at midnight, temperatures still in the '40s in new york city. we're in the teens and 20s through the upper midwest. temperatures only in the upper 20s for areas like seattle. 32 in oregon. of 2016, little showery along the gulf coast, but the northeast in the 40s. it is a little chilly but sunny greenville, spartanburg, anderson will be mostly cloudy with just a few showers left, high of 65. north winds at 5. the mountains will be mostly cloudy, patchy fog until 11 am, high of 55. cooler temperatures will be felt toni

. >>> mindy kaling's project for 2016, read a book. she'll walk you through her favorites. >>> bob harper is here to fill show, and tips to get >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >>> what's a new year's eve party without kathie lee and hoda, especially when new year's eve is on a thirsty thursday. celebrations on nbc with a toast to 2015. it's the ultimate look at the buzziest stories and events of the year. they invited their celebrity friends to the party. >> 2016, non-resolution, i am not willing to drink less. >> one thing i won't be doing in 2016 is diving further into technology. i'm going to try to keep it simple this year, and just be in the moment. >> i will not be giving up cheese. i know that for certain. >> to not look back at this past year. instead, i look forward to the future. >> next year, i will not be wearing culottes. >> i won't be getting an iphone. no, i might. i probably will. >> i'm not going to wear culottes. >> i'm not weaning myself off social media and i'm not weaning myself off my phone. >

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ooh, i hope it's mindy kaling! then, i'll be joined by creator, writer, producer, author shonda rhimes. ( cheers and applause and it is entirely, entirely possible she's got some new job titles since i started that sentence. ( laughter ) then, i'll sit down with bruce campbell and lucy lawless. they're starring in the new series, "ash versus evil dead," based on the cult zombie movies. they'll feel right at home because i'm going to pick their brains. that sound can only mean one thing-- it's time to say hi to jon batiste and stay human. ( cheers and applause ) they're about to kick out the jazz jams. but before they do, one more thing-- the national hot dog and sausage council announced that hot dogs aren't sandwiches, but they still cling to their desperate idea that hot dogs are food. ( band playing "late show" theme ) welcomes aziz ansari... shonda rhimes... bruce campbell and lucy lawless. featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, it's time for "the late show with stephen colbert"! ( cheers and applause )

tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- mindy kaling. daisy ridley. musical guest, gwen stefani.

. >> jimmy: later this week, mindy kaling, gwen stefani, and sting. sting will be here. always fun to have sting here. is sting singing? >> yeah. >> jimmy: oh, that will be fun. it's gonna be good show it's gonna be a good show what night is he coming, sting? >> friday. >> steve: friday. >> jimmy: friday. it's a friday night friday friday gotta get down on friday gonna get down for the weekend weekend friday friday gotta get down on friday all right, sting will be here on friday. >> steve: on friday? >> jimmy: yeah, he's gonna sing. [ cheers and applause ] he's the best. come on, man. speaking of the best, we have a a movie star in the house tonight, you guys. >> steve: what? >> jimmy: one of the biggest movie stars in the history of movies. gosh, we love him so much. he's an academy award nominated actor. he's back as han solo in the new film, "star wars: the force awakens." [ cheers and applause ] harrison ford is here tonight. he's a cool guy. >> steve: he's a cool dude. >> jimmy: also here tonight, he's a talented actor, writer, director, and singer. he's a fantastic

. >> steve: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: then later this week, mindy kaling will be here. [ cheers and applause ] gwen stefani. sting will be joining us. [ cheers and applause ] let's get to tonight. this is big time, right here. here to talk about the new "star wars" film, the director and co-writer of "star wars: the force awakens," j.j. abrams is here! [ cheers and applause ] and he's the best. he's the best. perfect guy to take over this franchise. he's really, really good. i love him. plus, she's the grammy award-winning artist, who's doing some amazing work as unicef's newest ambassador. p!nk is joining us. here's a thing you can buy. [ cheers and applause ] it's like fitbit, like an exercise thing for kids. and you'll see, it's amazing what she's doing. it's a cool thing. i love p!nk. she's great. so, that will be fun. then we got great music from the one and only flaming lips [ cheers and applause ] heady nuggs. i'm psyched about that. guys, the holidays are here. and i know a lot of you like to give books as a gift. but i don't want you guys giving away any stinke

the very funny mindy kaling will be here. [ cheers and applause ] plus, she's the new face of the big "star wars movie," daisy ridley will be stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] and we have great, great music from our pal, gwen stefani will be here. [ cheers and applause ] oh, my goodness. who doesn't love gwen stefani? then on friday, we have sting. we have mylene farmer. [ applause ] eva longoria, and thank you notes. it's a good friday. you don't wanna miss that. but first, here we go. i'm talkin' about tonight's show, oh, yeah, that's what i'm talkin' about. tonight this -- yeah, he's from the hugely anticipated new movie "star wars: the force awakens." i don't even know what he -- what character he plays. >> steve: he's a bad guy. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: well, i know the rylo ken. is it -- what's his name? kylo ren. what is it? >> kylo ren. >> jimmy: kylo ren. well, what i was talkin' about when i see it in the phone book, it's ren kylo. >> steve: yeah, exactly. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: my man adam driver is on the show tonight. [ chee and applause ] you know him from "girls.

. >> jimmy fallon had brett favre on on the show tonight, mindy kaling, daisy ridley, and gwen stefani. you can catch the tonight show with jimmy fallon right here on ktiv at 10:35 after news 4. oprah winfrey is preparing for her one- woman show, "an evening with oprah," which kicks off in melbourne, australia. the talk show host and media executive will begin her australian tour with a show that's being billed as a-one-of-a-kind, intimate event. entertainer nick cannon's next gig will be with radioshack. the electronics retailer says creative officer. cannon will help develop exclusive new products and revamp radioshack's image. among other things, cannon will work on educational products related to learning math and science. radioshack is trying to work its way out of bankruptcy. n-b-c embarks on its latest musical holiday tradition tonight --- a three-hour live event production of the groundbreaking broadway show "the wiz." it's the musical that brought oz to life in a funky sing-along journey down the yellow brick road, while winning seven tony awards, including best musical. tonig

we've all made mistakes and comedian mindy kaling said you couldn't have paid me to care before this. i love steve harvey, and both contestants too, now actually. miss colombia's reign as miss universe lasted an agonizing four minutes. >> thank you. >> the bizarre sequence of events began when harvey declared her the winner. >> colombia. >> reporter: for a full two minutes she was on stage alone, basking in the glory of her apparent victory until harvey returned to the stage. >> i have to apologize. >> reporter: four and a half minutes after being announced as winner miss colombia's crown was awkwardly removed and placed on the head of a miss philippines. >> despite the mistake viewers in the philippines were thrilled turning sunday night's gaffe into a strange but thrilling moment for viewers around the world. his support for steve harvey writing, quote, live tv is tough and mistakes happen. steve harvey took responsibility and nobody better. harvey responded to thanks man, al. always appreciate your support. we said it yesterday he made a mistake, owned the mistake immediately. obvi