was -- >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. [ cheers and applause ] nate bargatze's unbelievable. >> nate bargatze.erous to, like, take a flyer on this first try. and so, he agreed to do it. and i said, when we're thinking about who would do it -- i said, "well, let's get somebody who knows how to work an audience, who's funny, and can do all that." and nate's the guy. and -- >> jimmy: oh, he crushed it. >> so, i thought, "i don't know how this is gonna go." so, he and i appeared on the "today" show to promote it. and it sold out in eight minutes. [ light laughter ] and so, i would like to think that was me, but it also might be the guy who sells out madison square garden doing comedy. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no. everyone's there to see willie geist. yeah, come on. >> so, it'll be me and nate next week. and we hope, based on how the tickets have sold, we'll do more of those and maybe -- maybe this guy will come in and do it one time. >> jimmy: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i'll do whatever. i'm a big fan. you know i love you. >> you're the greatest. >> jimmy: one of the best. wil

. >>> and next week, a very special "sunday sit-down" with standup comedy superstar nate bargatze in very first "sunday sit-down" live with nate bargatze sponsored by city winery next week on "sunday today." >>> let's turn and get another quick check of your local sunday weather. at some clearing there through the golden gateridge. but you notice there the flag is just whipping in the wind. it's going to be a little bit breezy today, as this system makes its exit from the bay area. lots of sun though, for people heading into the city for a lot of shopping to get ready for the lunar new year. temperatures reaching about 58 later this afternoon. we should see a mostly sunny day around the bay and som >>> ahead on show, our highs and lows of the week including the rats getting high as they eat their way through the evidence lockers of the houston police department. we'll check in on the rodent suspects. >>> but up next, a visit to the texas schoolhouse that holds a painful history and now is national historic site. we are back in just 45 seconds. when you really need to sleep. you reach

first up, nate bargatze with willie geist. the fans were there and hanging out. cut all four years. by the way, the first year my dad was the assistant coach and i still got cut. he got the ball rolling. >> your dad cut you. >> i don't know who took it the most serious. i played for my church. i played on carpet, too, so your traction was great. >> carpet? at the church? >> you could play in any kind of shoes because you had the most traction. you would break ankles, literally your ankle would break because your feet would get stuck and they don't move. i loved my high school. i graduated with 56 people, which i get made fun of, too. you still didn't make the team with that many kids? >> half of them were girls? >> half the school is girls. >> might be the funniest guy out there. you don't know if he's being serious. he's fantastic. >> dead pan. >> catch more of that conversation next week, february 2, on "sunday today." >>> next up timothee chalamet, you might remember the viral chala-met contest. this launched the whole lookalike contest. doppelgangers are fron

flew in from san diego and houston and knoxville and idaho and chicago filled the place up to see nate bargatzeenas all over the world. international tour. and he was so generous and great to do our very first sunday sit down live. it will be turned into a tv interview that you'll see next sunday on sunday today. but we had an absolute blast. so my big thanks to nate and coming up this sunday. on sunday today, a woman who just yesterday was nominated for an academy award for her costarring role in wicked. she is cynthia erivo, who of course, plays elphaba, the green witch, in wicked, a movie that did over $700 million worth of business. ariana grande, also receiving a nomination for supporting actress. the movie, got ten academy award nominations. a great conversation with cynthia erivo coming up this weekend over on nbc sunday today, and we'll be right back here on. >> morning joe. >> we will. >> emu and doug. >> you'll be back. >> emus can't help people customize and save hundreds on car insurance with liberty mutual. you're just a flightless bird. >> no. he's a dreamer, frank. >> and doug. >