mo will not run in the kentucky derby tomorrow because he has low energy. no uncle mo. [ light laughter ] he was replaced by a horse with lots of energy, uncle sheen. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] duh. winning, placing and showing. [ laughter ] hey, happy mother's day to all the moms out there! [ cheers and applause ] i love you, mom! i love you, mom! [ applause ] well, listen to this. a new survey found that 16% percent of mothers want to be alone on mother's day. [ light laughter ] that's got to be -- that's gotta be -- watch it, mom. okay? got to be weird for those kids. "i made you a finger painting, mommy." aw, you shouldn't have -- bothered me. [ laughter ] shouldn't have bothered me. get outta here." this isn't good, you guys. a recent survey found only 7% of eighth graders can correctly name the three branches of government. that's ridiculous. everybody knows it's the legislative, the executive -- [ light laughter ] the unemployment rate went up last month. [ laughter ] the unemployment rate went up last month for the first time since november, but on the bright side i hear a senior management position just opened up at al qaeda. so -- [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] this sunday president obama will be doing an interview with "60 minutes." michelle obama will be doing an interview with "martha stewart." not to be outdone, joe biden will be doing an interview with a panda he made at build-a-bear workshop. [ laughter ] "yeah, i like chocolate." check this out. the niece of the founder of chef boyardee is releasing an italian cookbook. [ laughter ] it's nice, 'cause when you cook the meals, you're like, "ah, just like mom used to pour into a bowl." [ laughter ] that's right. a cookbook from the family of chef boyardee. every recipe begins with, "step one -- lower your expectations." [ laughter ] come on. ah, come on. [ cheers and applause ] it's some pretty tasty stuff. this is momma's beef-a-roni. the way mom used to make beef-a-roni. >> steve: oh my god. mama's spaghettios. >> jimmy: mama's spaghettios. >> steve: add sugar. >> jimmy: i love -- [ laughter ] i love spaghettios, man. is that chef boyardee? >> steve: is it? >> jimmy: spaghettios? >> qwestlove: no, that's franco-american. >> jimmy: that's franco-american, man. >> steve: which is odd, 'cause doesn't franco mean france? >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: the frano-prussian -- >> jimmy: yeah, spaghettios. >> steve: a french and american company made spaghettios. not an italian. [ laughter ] it's not italio-american. >> jimmy: no, no. it's franco american. >> steve: go ahead with your show. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: thank you. [ laughter ] you okay? i'm on the phone -- i'm on the phone. sorry. [ laughter ] did you hear about this, higgins? 85-year-old hugh hefner and his 25-year-old fiancÉe crystal harris have sent out the invitations for their june 18th wedding. that's right. yeah. she told the guests to wear white, but bring black, just in case. [ laughter ] [ audience ohs ] just to be careful. [ cheers and applause ] just in case. i'm not saying anything. that's right. hugh hefner and his fiancÉe sent out their wedding invitations. she's registered at crate and barrel, while he's registered at plot and casket. [ laughter ] now, i've never heard -- [ in unison ] i've never heard of that place. >> jimmy: me neither. and finally -- [ light laughter ] finally, i read that facebook and google are interested in a three-way venture with skype. or as nerds put it -- ♪ [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight! give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> jimmy: hey, before we get started, i'd want to remind everybody that next week will be bob marley week here at "late night." [ cheers and applause ] all next week -- we're going to have amazing musicians in our studio to perform some of bob marley's greatest songs in honor of the 30th anniversary of his last concert. great acts like chris cornell, lenny kravitz, jakob dylan, jennifer hudson, bob's son ziggy marley and even ms. lauryn hill, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] that's right. it's going to be a phenomenal week. great music and it all starts this monday. i can not wait for that. we have an awesome show tonight, though. she's on tv. she's on broadway. she does it all. the insanely talented actress, edie falco is here! [ cheers and applause ] one of our favorites. we love her over here. [ applause ] from the new york knickerbockers, all-star forward carmelo anthony is stopping by! [ cheers and applause ] one of the great players, great dude. he's a stud. and i'll be cooking with my buddy, chef michael symon is on the show tonight! [ cheers and applause ] making some meatballs or something. [ cheers and applause ] hey, i should remind you guys, in stores may 23rd, pre-order for mom now. "thank you notes" our first book. [ cheers and applause ] that's right. [ applause ] coming out soon. very exciting. it's only a dozen bucks. go pick it up somewhere. amazon. where else do you find books? >> steve: salvation army. >> jimmy: salvation army. [ laughter ] garage sales, stuff like that. >> steve: garage sales. >> jimmy: you can find that. it's a good book. it's really fun. everyone loves it. it has a lot of words in it and everything. [ light laughter ] >> steve: people love words. >> jimmy: you guys, today's friday. that's usually when i catch up on some personal stuff. i check my inbox. return some emails. and of course, send out thank you notes. i was running a bit behind today, so i thought, if you guys wouldn't mind, i'd just like to write out my weekly thank you notes right now. is that cool? do you mind? [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. james, can i get some thank you note music, please? ♪ james -- james -- james, focus up. [ laughter ] james -- focus up. ♪ unbelievable. [ light laughter ] ♪ thank you -- mother's day, for being a great way to tell mom, you gave birth to me. you raised me. everything i am is because of you. now let me buy you some tulips and a quick brunch and we'll call it even. [ laughter ] ♪ thank you -- hard taco shells, for surviving the long journey from factory to supermarket to my plate, and then breaking the moment i put something inside you. [ laughter ] [ applause ] ♪ thank you, kentucky derby horses for showing the people of kentucky something they only get to see once a year. full sets of teeth. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: what? what? >> jimmy: someone from kentucky wrote that joke. [ light laughter ] >> steve: great state. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, stuffed twice baked potato for being the most insulting way to cook a potato. first we're going to bake you. then we're going gut you. mash you all up and re-stuff you back into yourself then bake you again and then eat you. what are you going to do about it, potato? [ light laughter ] nothing. [ applause ] ♪ thank you -- boxer briefs, for being so comfortable and loose fitting while at the same time firmly supporting my -- [ various sound effects ] [ laughter ] what is going -- >> steve: what's going on in there? >> jimmy: i don't know what happened, man. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you -- flip-flops, for being dirty germ magnets people can strap on their disgusting little leg ends. cover your ground knobs, you filthy jerks. [ light laughter ] sorry about that. what is -- i don't know why that's going on. >> steve: so angry. >> jimmy: your ground knobs? >> steve: a lot of issues. >> jimmy: sorry about that. i don't know what that is. ♪ thank you -- guy at work walking down the hallway next to me at the exact same speed as me. [ laughter ] who didn't appreciate my, "hey, what if we held hands?" joke. [ laughter ] next time it won't be a joke. i'm just going to do it. [ laughter ] do i speed up? do i slow down? what -- >> steve: either one. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you -- tv dinners, or as i like to call you, edible depression. [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ we met as soulmates [ light laughter ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you -- person who waits until the cashier has completely rung you up before you get out your wallet. "hey, buddy, let's go!" i'm at a dunkin' donuts buying a sausage wrapped in a pancake. time is not on my side. [ laughter ] i'll pay for it! [ applause ] i'll keep the damn --" >> steve: "it's on me. this one's on me." >> jimmy: "i'll pay for the damn sam." [ light laughter ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you -- my abs, for being like the lost city of atlantis. do they exist? maybe. i'm definitely not going to do the work needed to find out. [ light laughter ] very sad edition of thank you notes. ♪ thank you -- teenager in texas, who drove his date to the prom in the famous oscar mayer wienermobile. i bet that's not the only wiener he tried to drive home that night. 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[ cheers and applause ] [ derby trumpet ] ♪ ♪ it's derby time and i'm having a blast talkin' mint juleps and big ol' hats ♪ ♪ i'm rolling on up to churchill downs 'cause it's time to kick off the triple crown ♪ ♪ well, they call me little j the jockey mc i'm the baddest dude in the kentucky derby ♪ ♪ i'm 4'3" and it's plain to see all the fine ladies want to get with me ♪ ♪ now let's hear some more straight from the horse's mouth i'm dialed in ♪ ♪ i'm the favorite to win so you better pick me if you're gamblin' i'm a real sure thing ♪ ♪ not a phony makin' sea biscuit look like my little pony everybody in the house ♪ ♪ just clap your hands for the horse they call mucho macho man i'm twelve-to-one ♪ ♪ and i'm good in the mud and after the race i'm going out to stud i'm fillin' up ♪ ♪ on oats and hay put your hooves in the air let me hear ya say naaaaaaaay you sound confident ♪ ♪ that's what i like but now it's time to let uncle mo to the head ♪ ♪ i'm the horse to beat i'm the horse to catch but at the last minute i'm known to scratch ♪ [ scratching ] >> scratch it up! scratch it up! [ cheering ] scratch it down! scratch it down! ♪ >> jimmy: ladies and gentlemen, give it up for soul horse number one, midnight interlude. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> aww, yeah. i'm midnight interlude. what's up, ladies? yeah, you know these other horses are fast. but me? [ laughs ] i like to take things slow. come on, jimmy, you know you wanna ride me. [ laughter ] 'cause i'm your stallion. i'm the steed you need. so climb onboard. grab hold of my mane, and whip me all the way to the finish line. [ whip sounds ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: are we still talking about the race? [ laughter ] >> yeah. something like that. >> one, two, three! ♪ ♪ it's derby time and we're having a blast talkin' mint juleps and big ol' hats ♪ ♪ we're rolling on up to churchill downs because 'cause it's time to kick off the triple crown ♪ ♪ ♪ >> yo, brooklyn!