we're here with woody harrelson. so, this is a fantastic new film. whom, obviously, you never met before. is it true that the first time you met them was the scene where you met them in the film? >> yeah. yeah, bobby farrelly who directed it, you know, it is a comedic masterpiece, which, you know, the last time we did a film together was "kingpin," another comedic masterpiece. [ cheers and applause ] any way, he had said the night before -- he arranged that to happen like that. he said, "listen, you know, we're going to try to get the scene, but you never know how things are going to work. we might end up throwing the script out all together." i break out into a sweat. i'm like what the -- heck. [ laughter ] i forgot network television. yeah, no. so, i was -- i got very worried about that because i'm used to the context of a script and improvising may be inside of that. but this -- anyway, there was no need to worry. i came in. these guys were just so fun. and they would come up with great improves. and the whole experience was just joyful. and i don

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," remember robert redford, remember him and what's his name, the guy that plays in "cheers," woody harrelsonlson a million dollars. they're husband and wife. >> what's the relationship? >> they could have banged someone else. >> million dollars. >> interesting. >> it is robert redford or if dadanny devito. >> i don't know who robert redford is. >> oh my god. >> someone just got so upset. >> he was a very good looking man but as he got older, he looks like an old woman. >> i can't believe it, making reference earlier than my generation. >> there is a victim in this situation that nobody saying they feel bad for who's the woman who was caught in the photo behind him. that makes him a jerk. when i am on an airplane, you do not take a photo of me. that's a horrible thing to do. she's sitting there and she's not wearing a mask. she's on his side and now what happened to her with this. don't spread this picture. what if she was lying to her? what if she was lying to her spouse about where she was. >> exactly. >> yeah. >> that's the beginning of this. >> it is so hard to have an affair in the age o

larry: coming up, a softer side of woody harrelson. >> showing the greatness of who they are came throughn: catching up with the actor about his new larry: tonight, the women tell all. woody big screen after his oscar-nominated triangle of sadness with a new feel-good movie. george pennacchio from our sister station in l.a. has a look at champions. >> i'm going to be your basketball coach. >> now. george: in champions, woody harrelson plays a former minor league basketball code-2 gets into trouble. the only way out of it adults with intellectual abilities. i am sure they learn from you, what did you learn from them? marco island a lot. what they did in terms themselves and showing the greatness of who they are. it just came through, always. >> i am johnny. >> it was lovely and refreshing end honest and a lot of their personalities shone through in their characters, which i was delighted by because they are just such fun, incredible people . [indiscernible] >> also in the mix, cheech marin as the man who runs the community center where they practice. when did you become the wise old man? [

can woody harrelson take this team all the way? sounded like you guys were having fun.esn't feel right. [ retching ] yeah, other than that. pretty fun. it's the most winning comedy of the season. [ cheering ] champions! ♪ yo, i'll tell you what i want, ♪ ♪ what i really, really want ♪ ♪ so tell me what you want, ♪ ♪ what you really, really want ♪ ♪ i wanna, i wanna, i wanna, i wanna ♪ ♪ i wanna, really, really, really wanna zigazig ah ♪ applebee's! get a dozen shrimp for $1 with any steak! now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. ♪♪ they ordered pineapple. you gotta smell the butt to know if it's ripe. ♪♪ (thwok!) hear that noise? means it's ripe! freshest cream always in the back. 'cause cream rules everything around? all right chefs, we gotta go get the beans! i think they asked for baked, bro. jellybeans?? chef, they definitely said pinto beans! no! actually, they want fava beans. you are so good at this. we get groceries. doordash. the eagle has landed. that's one small wstep for man.... hey, what's up? -one giant... uh... houston... we have a situation. how did

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you may have seen what he herrill so -- woody harrelson hosting snl. non nonsense. i don't have to wear the mask. why should they have to be vaccinated. how is that not up to the individual? tim robbins weighing in with this week. what he back -- what he is right. time to end the charade. is it a charade? >> now that the celebrities have chimed in, it is officially over. i think we will see a throwdown in hollywood in the next couple months. i really believe this can of worms is literally just open. >> jonathan: eric, we are talking and the break about jon stewart's hilarious interview on colbert where he said, well, there's this coming out of -- out of wuhan, china. perhaps we should talk about if it is chocolate deliciousness. everyone is weighing in. >> he got a lot of backlash from the left and it turns out we have the department of energy and the fbi saying the lab leak theory is most likely right. the people espousing the theory were conservatives. they were the bad people and that is part of the politics now. it is not just about facts and logic

. >> the so-called feel-good movie of the week is woody harrelson's champions. when a tease of minor league basketball coach with judge's order to work with a team of intellectually disabled players, it's a well intentioned, though, meandering light comedy. it doesn't really break any new ground a similar case like this in past. but it does have part will leave you with a warm feeling. it's a dean's list b minus. there's also scream 6 this week. the latest installment and one of the most successful horror slasher franchise is there's little that's new or creative in the senate. the end of the day, it's still a little blood. he cat and mouse chase cessa violence. which cream 6 takes over the top. this time it's become my least favorite thing in the movies. there's just too much of it in real life. give it a dean's list. c and now on to the 95th academy awards. recapping my picks for the acting category winners for best actress. i predict the winner will be michelle yeoh from everything everywhere. all at once. bassett is likely to snag the best supporting actress

in came woody harrelson. you get behind the bar and right away. strangers are your best friends was really that place where you fit in where you actually belong . this is your secondary family lost nick colas santo, the coach after the third year. we didn't realize how sick nick was, and he started writing all his lines down wherever he could. we saw one of them after he passed away. the line was. it says if he's still with us now. and we used to touch that. every night. when we perform, we'd come down and touch that and give it a little pat. i'm off. the last episode. i'm the luckiest son of a bhichai on her. i just remember thinking i got to be part of that history of comedy. i am the luckiest son of the truly. wait have you surrounded? you're just gonna sunday. are you going to take your lawn back? we're gonna take it back. take it back. builder triple action gets three jobs done at once. kill swedes prevents cab gas and keeps your long growing strong, glorious. no no scots triple action today. it's guaranteed long feed it introducing new sweet

. >> the so-called feel-good movie of the week is woody harrelson's champions he's a minor league basketballe's order to work with a team of intellectually disabled players. it's a well intentioned, though, meandering light comedy. it doesn't really break any new ground. similar like to passed. but it does have part. we'll leave you with a warm feeling. it's a dean's list b minus. there's also scream 6 this week. the latest installment and one of the most successful horror slasher franchise is there's little that's new or creative in the senate. the end of the day, it's still a little blood. he cat and mouse chase cessa violence. which cream 6 takes over the top. this time he's become my least favorite thing in the movies. there's just too much of it in real life. give it a dean's list. c but now on to the 95th academy awards. recapping my picks for the acting category winners for best actress. i predict the winner will be michelle yeoh from everything everywhere. all at once. bassett is likely to snag the best supporting actress award for black panther wakanda forever. key you kwan will win

i think it's been like mulaney, woody harrelson and jim carey, like all like great guys and all, likeincredible artists within their own. so they're, like, lose the gig or whatever you know, it's like no, no like that's that's yeah, it was. it was never mind to begin with. you know, like i only got it because i happen to be but remember fred armisen calling me in in 2008 when obama had selected, you know, president biden as his running mate. fred calm and go. hey, congrats. i was like, why would happen he goes. biden got picked biden and chris dodd. so what he does you played them in that halloween sketch. remember when obama came? i was like, oh, yeah. oh that's funny, so it wasn't like , you know, it just sort of it wasn't like tina to sarah palin. it wasn't like this automatic. we have to do this. it was already been already done it there already fitted me for the wig ground. not bad. not bad thing to fall into. and then yeah. then they get to play against tina's sarah palin in the in the 2000 election sketches. of course, because i practiced a couple zingers where i call you, jill

woody harrelson leading the cast as e. howard hunt and g. gordon liddy.>> we strike tonight ♪ >> what? >> these are the wrong tools >> what? >> he has the wrong tools. >> this time we walk straight in the front door. >> a double sided dead bolt. >> that is "white house plumber. starts streaming on the 1st. that's hbo max. >> did we just air a curse word? we did. >> oh, in spanish? >> no, no, no. >> okay. >>> next up, david schwimmer, the "friend's" star, is going viral for this >> when i first looked at that, i thought it needs more sauce because everything is very separate but actually it is so moist and so delicious. >> that, my friend. >> no. >> there you are. >> honestly? >> come on. >> i never had something that i enjoyed so much. that is a fantastic pie. >> you made my year. thank you. >> wait. that's a big deal? >> it's a huge deal. i watch the baking show. for him to give a handshake happens like, once every few episodes, and it's only for utter perfection he's sort of like the simon cowell character in that other show and then he gives you the ha

. ♪♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: i want to thank my guests, woody harrelson.oran, everybody. atom willard. 8g band. stay safe. get vaccinated. get boosted. we love you. [ cheers and applause ] ♪♪ >>> tonight, the u.s. launching air strikes in syria after a deadly attack on americans. the u.s. hitting multiple targets after a suspected iran-linked drone attack killed an american contractor and wounded five u.s. troops at a base in northeast syria. our reporting, the key radar system that was down at the time. did that leave the base open to attack? >>> also tonight, the scare at the office of the manhattan d.a. investigating donald trump. the suspicious powder and threatening letter discovered. police hauling hazmat bags from the building. it comes as mr. trump warns of death and destruction if he's charged for a hush money payment and the new blow for mr. trump and the special counsel's january 6th investigation. >>> severe storms, more than 30 million under the threat of a potential tornado outbreak, and heavy flooding from texas to west virginia. we're track