offerman is also an author.shour weekend's christopher booker caught up with him in a patch of woods in upstate new york to hear about his latest book. >> reporter: as was the case for many of us, life slowed down for nick offerman when the pandemic arrived. >> when it went down, i never got too freaked out, because my life... always shifts. i keep shifting hats. >> reporter: an actor, a comedian, a carpenter, a furniture maker, a competition reality show host, offerman's version of shape-shifting is an overlapping affair. one day may be spent in his woodshop, and the next, playing the ornery ron swanson on the tv show "parks and recreation." >> i like saying "no." it lowers their enthusiasm. >> reporter: but offerman has also written five books. his latest, "where the deer and antelope play," was written during the slow days of the pandemic. part travelogue, but more meditation on our relationship to the natural world, the book reflects on offerman's time spent outdoors. it opens with his pre-pandemic trip to g

please welcome nick offerman. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome., all clean-shaven and everything. >> well, i'm in author mode. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i see, i understand. the cover of your book, which i love by the way, is very -- very brawny paper towel, i'd say. [ laughter ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: it's very rugged looking. i like it. it reminds me of a national park poster or something. [ laughter ] >> that was my aim. and my wife has accused me of being the quicker picker-upper around the house as well. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: she has. this is your fifth book. the other four were about how to get rich selling timeshares, something like that? [ laughter ] >> they were pretty much the same subject matter, i just kept trying to get it right. i think finally i nailed it in this one. >> jimmy: you got some incredible endorsements on the back of the books. a blurb from henry david theroux, mother nature, a badger, even. [ laughter and applause ] this is remarkable. the people you've wrangled. >> you've got to be persistent. >> jimmy: is that right? i

tomorrow night -- nick offerman and aunjanue ellis, with music from alessia cara.>> claiming he feared for his life. will this surprising turn on the witness stand work? >> anything to try to justify the unjustifiable killing of ahmaud arbery, who was lynched for jogging while black. >> the reverend jesse jackson, who's become in the court with the arbery family. >> he never was a threat to anybody. he should not have been killed. >>> plus seaweed solution. how underwater farms c

tomorrow night -- nick offerman and aunjanue ellis, with music from alessia cara.> we have a lot of injustice, but finally we got justice. the victim's mother. her message for the mcmichael family. >> not only did my family lose, their family ost as well. >> and his father's hope. >> i knew definitely it was going down. >> this special edition of "nightline," "justice for ahmaud," will be right back.

tonight -- nick offerman. aunjanue ellis. and music from alessia cara. and now -- jimmy kimmel!y: thank you, thank you. hi, everyone. thanks. gentlemen. guillermo. hi, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching. thank you for joining us on a night when things are literally looking up. if you are watching this show on tv right now, you might be missing a once-in-a-lifetime event. the lengthiest partial lunar eclipse in almost 600 years

i do mind being called redneck, back in the day that would applied offerman after cultural perspectiveand love section on my neck. fashion lizard. i wouldn't use that though, because it's offensive to lizards. and reptiles, snakes, even turtles. >> it with the bun this thing up, but i think i would really did kill another thing and i was hickey's. >> in my defense we all can't chop forever 51. >> you actually undershot my age. >> mckenna get out of the segment before i really get audited. objects could you believe shocked from a man who is vapor less. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> do you still believe that we are 81 million votes for the man who reads?" [laughs] during a speech on tuesday the king of naps learned that there's some stuff in the prompter that you're not supposed to read. like the instructions. >> you may have heard the ceo of walmart yesterday on the steps we have taken he said and i quote, the combination of private enterprise government working together has been really successful. because of the actions we've taken things began to change. end of quote. [laughs] >> abs of the best of us.

. >> stephen: thanks to zac redman and nick offerman!tick around, because we've got a great show for you tonight with the dramatic conclusion of my interview of the director of the landmark new beatles documentary, peter jackson. but when we come back, i debut some brand-new holiday movie classics. ( cheers and applause ) what is... an overpass? come on! question, is that an “s” or a “5”? think it's a 5... i thought so. argh! frustration...loading. [sfx: laser sounds] nobody wants more robot tests. but we could all use more ways to save. chai latte, for “rob ott.” for “rob ott.” error human. [sfx: laser sounds] switch to geico for more ways to save. ♪ ♪ cases of anxiety in young adults are rising as experts warn of the effects on well-being caused by the pandemic. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ christmas trees try so hard. lights, ornaments, and lil choo choo trains. c'mon. the best trees, they kinda only need two things. peanut butter and chocolate. not sorry. reese's. this holiday season, give your family the gift that keeps on... going? our very own

and on thursday, nick offerman, and alessia cara. please join us for that.cting as soon as she was potty-trained. now she's an oscar-buzzee for her role in "the power of the dog." >> one two three slide, hm, hm, hm -- what is it, george? >> i just -- i wanted to say how nice it is not to be alone. >> jimmy: "the power of the dog" is in select theaters tomorrow and on netflix starting december 1st. please welcome kirsten dunst! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how are you? >> i'm good. i've been sleep training a 7-month-old, so i had a crying baby. >> jimmy: oh, boy. how many days into that are you? >> he was so good, then last night it was [ bleep ] hit the fan. it was just like -- i was sleeping a half hour in between shoving a pacifier in his mouth. >> jimmy: wow. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i heard he's a very big kid. >> very big, we call him "big kahuna." [ laughter ] he's like 22 pounds. like for a 7-month-old? >> jimmy: that's crazy. >> my wrist is killing me. [ laughter ] you're like this all day. i try to straighten my back. because all he wants to do is

of nick offerman and amy poehler's "making it." >> yes, it is -- yeah, it is an extension of the "making> seth: how did she get you to do it? >> well, it was a funny story. she called me, and i was like, "hey, amy, how's it going? and she was like, "hey hey! you're going to do a show! a baking show! and i was like, "okay! i'm sorry! she was like, "shut up, i made you! i made you!" and i was like, "okay, i'll do it, i'll do it, i'll do it." you know how amy is. >> seth: yeah, i mean, i would say if she has a catchphrase, it's "i made you." >> yeah, "i made you." [ laughter ] >> seth: you -- so the first episode is hanukkah themed was that your idea >> no. it was actually the show's idea and, you know, they came to me -- i think it was maybe amy's way of smoothing things over with me for yelling at me. >> seth: yeah, yeah. >> but it was interesting because she was like, "hey, you know, one of the first bakes we're going to have in the competition is going to be hanukkah themed. and i remember my response, i said, "your funeral! [ laughter ] you know, so - i mean, i immediately assumed they

nick offerman. wilmer valderama, from hbo, john wilson will be with us.abrams, and the war on drugs. so please join us for all of that. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest tonight is an oscar and emmy winner, beloved by all. she is the woman who convinced to keep this beard. for real. true. and she is a director now. you can see her yelling action at herself and engaging in the martial arts in the new movie "bruised." >> send you back to school. come on. pick it up. pick it up. don't look like ufc. five seconds. four. three. two. [ whistle blows ] >> jimmy: "bruised" is in select theaters starting wednesday and on netflix starting november 24th. please welcome halle berry. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ how are you doing? it's very good to see you. thanks for coming. >> good to see you too. >> jimmy: it's funny to see you here looking beautiful and dressed up after watching that movie in which -- i mean, i know it's a movie and i get it. i understand how they work. it's acting and all that stuff. but you are fighting viciously and beating and being bitten

. >> in connection with the murder of this 17 year-old boy, a mohamed offerman is his name and his body was found in a parking lot of central elementary school in january of 2019 police say the suspects knew him. but they say it took multiple law enforcement agencies to make these arrests. 2 of the men arrested. alright 23 year-old ruben gonzales a gallant as of indianapolis, indiana and 21 year-old antonio valencia of concord and the other 2 suspects have not been identified because they were both minors at the of the death. there's no word on a possible motive in the case. >> today. we have ceremonies are going to be held all across the bay area to honor veterans on this veterans day one of the biggest events is going to be in danville. that's where we find kron four's will tran standing by this morning will. >> they're still getting ready for the party, so to speak. the celebration. you can see the building right behind me. you see the flags there and they will have. >> a lot more. the building will open up at 9 o'clock this morning for people who want to observe veterans day. >> thi