concert tonight at san pablo park. >> extra hard, right in the dark. >> look at that. >> all armed with those lights. they of course have the rain jackets, fifth through eighth graders searched for glow-in- the-dark eggs, so cool. filled with candy prices. organizers say the goal was to put on a fun event for the kids. >> the rain didn't stop them? >> you can see some sprinkles coming down before the easter egg hunts maybe happening this weekend? >> and we are still looking at a dry window on easter morning, so, if you spend all of the work dying the eggs and you are going to go put them out and everything like that, we will have a spotty chance of thunderstorms, but that is not until the afternoon on sunday, so right now, for easter morning we will see temperatures in the 40s and 50s. we will have cloud cover, but it looks dry for this point in the morning, and thunderstorms for the afternoon. and look at the sun next week, a fun little easter egg hidden for us. >> i like it. that is 75. >> it is going to be good. >> thanks

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- sarah paulson, dev patel, comedian jackie fabulous, and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 1951! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> jimmy: that makes me feel good. thank you very much. i appreciate it. enjoy yourself, everybody. welcome, everybody. welcome, welcome, welcome to "the tonight show." you're here. [ cheers and applause ] or watching from home. thank you for watching. well, guys, everyone's in a a good mood today. [ cheers and applause ] it's a holliday weekend, obviously. and also, because beyonce just released her new country album, "cowboy carter." [ cheers and applause ] it's out. great! happy fri-bey, everyone. [ light laughter ] if you're wondering why all the schools, banks, and post offices were closed today, that's why. [ laughter ] switching gears -- some political news, senator bernie sanders said that he wants to make ozempic more affordable. [ light laughter ] bernie was like, "the 1% shouldn't be the only ones whose body fat is 1%." [ laughter and applause ] yeah, bernie wants to lower the

price of ozempic. well, take a look at his full quote about it. bernie said, "we need affordable access to all medication, and ozempic is no exception." then he added, "ozempic is a a popular drug, and there's no reason americans are paying so much for it." [ laughter ] and then he said, "while we're at it, we should make botox more affordable. and lasik -- and fillers -- [ laughter ] and steroids -- and rogaine." and finally, he said, "anyway, gotta bounce. i'm late for an audition." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ some more political news. i read that a group of 14 senators are calling on the usda to keep the potato classified as a vegetable as opposed to a grain. the potato. yeah, and it's led to a very interesting conversation in washington. first, senator mark kelly said, "personally, i love potatoes! i think they should definitely be classified as a vegetable." it's a good point.

senator pete ricketts said, "i agree with mark. [ laughter ] there's noth -- nothing better than a perfectly round, peeled potato." [ laughter ] then congressman keith self said, "i love potatoes too! [ laughter ] especially the really old ones that have been in the basket for a long, long time." then senator john fetterman said, "amen, keith! but i like it when the potatoes sprout those little weird things on the bottom." [ light laughter ] senator rand paul said, "personally, i like it when they sprout from the top." [ light laughter ] and finally, senator mitch mcconnell said. "i like 'em mashed." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] sure. some movie news. today, the blockbuster film, "godzilla x kong," hit theaters. yep, in this movie they actually put away their differences and spend a week biking through wine country. [ laughter ] the movie is expected to be a a huge hit. of course, everyone is talking about the sizzling musical

number, "i'm just kong." [ laughter and applause ] the original "king kong" movie came out 91 years ago. [ audience ohs ] yeah, 91. you could tell that he's getting a little old. in the opening scene, he climbs the empire state building using one of those stair lifts. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] thank you. of course, march madness is happening, and michigan republican lawmaker, matt maddock, posted to "x" saying, quote, "happening right now. three busses loaded up with illegal invaders at detroit metro. anyone have any idea where they're headed with their police escort?" this is true. he really did post this, yeah. well, it turns out those busses were the gonzaga men's basketball team -- [ laughter ] -- arriving for the sweet 16. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: which might explain his next couple of posts. he then said, "the illegal invaders are now all getting off the bus in unison. they're wearing matching track suits. [ laughter ] is this some sort of cult?

i'm gonna sneak in and see what's going on." then he said, "the track suits tore away the legs, and they're wearing shorts and sneakers now. the shirts are emblazoned with the name of their leader, gonzaga. [ laughter ] not in my country. thanks, biden." [ laughter ] then he posted, "breaking, a a whole other group of aliens are coming to engage in combat. some sort of intergalactic battle over the orange orb." [ light laughter ] and finally, he said, "i don't know what to do. i've never been this mad in the month of march. anyone have any idea what's going on with me?" [ cheers and applause ] it's just march madness. well, some business news, kia is recalling more than 400,000 suvs because they can move while in park. [ light laughter ] >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: kia is trying to spin it. they're like, "no, no, no, that's just our self-driving technology." you can tell who owns a kia suv, because when they park, they're like, "stay. stay. [ laughter ] good car, good car, stay." well, this is going viral. someone noticed a slight typo on the side of a bojangles restaurant in north carolina.

take a look at this. yeah, they -- [ laughter ] they misspelled it. but it's not as bad as when they misspelled kfc that one time. that was -- [ laughter ] that was bad. that was bad. listen to this, guys. i saw a new survey that said that the key to happiness is staying hydrated. except for the part where you're waiting in the office kitchen while the person in front of you slowly fills a a giant water bottle. he's like -- [ light laughter ] "you seen that show on amazon yet? [ light laughter ] [ mimicking water dispenser ] pretty good. gets to the end, that's pretty -- pretty crazy. i haven't gotten -- [ laughter ] i haven't gotten to the end yet, but when i do, i'll definitely know it's the end, you know? [ mimicking water dispenser ] because it started with the beginning but then the beginning might have been the end. [ light laughter ] who knows? i won't know until i see the end. [ light laughter ] sucker's 86 ounces." [ laughter and applause ] "thank you, yeah. you know what, we're good. we're good. hurry up. forget it."

[ cheers and applause ] well, this is wild. police in virginia pulled over a driver for speeding and then found 123 pounds of marijuana in his car. 123 pounds! yeah, the only other car with that much weed is this one. [ laughter and applause ] and finally, you guys, this is our last show in march, so i thought it would be nice to give a little recap of the entire month. here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ march it's time to say good-bye spring is here time really flies ♪ ♪ winter you were kind of rough for me we say ♪ >> enough is enough. ♪ biggest question in the land will there be a tiktok ban ♪ ♪ congress wants to see it go but they still call it ♪

>> tic-tac-toe. a winner. [ laughter ] ♪ biden gave his big address democrats were real impressed but the best thing caught on screen ♪ ♪ was when he saw marjorie taylor greene ♪ ♪ ♪ donald trump's in major debt no he hasn't paid it yet ♪ ♪ you can tell he wants to stall until he wins the ♪ >> powerball. ♪ we're all loving beyonce her new album dropped today ♪ ♪ it's already an all-timer win awards like ♪ >> and my eyes see "oppenheimer." ♪ hello fourth month of the year good-bye "dune 2" and green beer ♪ ♪ memories we all made plenty but we'll forget 'em on 4/20 ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have a great show.

give it up for the roots, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, my goodness. what a show we have for you tonight. she is an emmy winner who is starring in the broadway play, "appropriate," which is running at the belasco theatre now through june 23rd. sarah paulson is here tonight! >> steve: come on! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: one of the best! and how 'bout our buddy dev patel. he directed, co-wrote, produced, and stars in the new film, "monkey man," which is in theaters april 5th. dev patel is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] and we got great stand-up comedy from the very funny jackie fabulous! [ cheers and applause ] love jackie fabulous. guys, we are currently in the middle of our fallon book club spring read contest.

that's right, and in the spirit of march madness, we started out with 16 books, okay? and we voted all week long. we actually got -- we found out we got over 420,000 votes. >> steve: ooh. >> jimmy: which is fantastic. this is -- people want to read. >> steve: they love reading. >> jimmy: yeah, people want to read this march. yeah. now it's time to take a look at the eight books that are moving into the next round. here we go. this is it. these are the eight books. we won't go into all detai -- again, by the way, i should remind you, i haven't read any of these books. [ laughter ] but the contest is -- yeah, we're gonna vote -- >> steve: right. >> jimmy: -- on these books. maybe the small -- maybe the smaller one, who knows? you never know. [ laughter ] i'm just saying, it could be any of these eight books. >> steve: and you have no preference. >> jimmy: i don't care. >> steve: yeah, you don't care. >> jimmy: that's what -- i'll love reading all -- all of these. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: i'll love reading -- all these books will be great, but that thin one in the middle is kind of interesting. [ laughter ] >> steve: that's the one that grabbed your attention, yeah. >> jimmy: that -- that one's got a little -- got a little buzz to it. yeah. no, it's any of these eight. they're all fantastic books.

and so, we're down to these. these are great books, great authors. congratulations to the authors. what we're going to do, is we're going to vote on these now, and get down to four, and then two, and then we're gonna find the book that we're all gonna read together. >> steve: ooh. >> jimmy: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] so, this is it. so, we got -- so, you go to fallon -- fallonbookclub.com to vote, if you want. or if you don't feel like typing, i don't want you to be bothered. >> steve: right. >> jimmy: put your -- bleep blorp your device on this thing. something will happen. if you -- if you -- if you're -- >> steve: it'll take you somewhere. >> jimmy: i don't know what happens actually. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: but something will ta -- if you put your smart device to this, take a picture or photo of this, something will come on your screen going, "you need help, dude?" or something. >> steve: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: and you go, "yeah, i need help." you press that button. it'll take you to the voting. then you vote on these eight. so, if you've ever heard, like, about these books or something, or you like the authors, you go, "hey, i want to root for these people and push them into the final four," go for it! do it. voting ends this tuesday night at 12:30 a.m. [ cheers and applause ] get your votes in, and we will reveal our final four on next

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. today, is friday, and that's usually when i catch up with personal stuff. you know, i check my inbox, and return some emails, and of course, i write out "thank you notes." and i was -- i'm running a bit behind, so today i thought if you guys wouldn't mind, can i write out some thank you notes right now? [ cheers and applause ] i appreciate it. james, can i get some thank you note writing music, please. ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: thank you, april fools' day, for being the favorite holiday of everyone's least favorite co-worker. [ laughter and applause ] "i got you." "stop, stop." >> steve: -- on the toilet. >> jimmy: "i unplugged the microwave."

"why?" "april fools." "no, actually it didn't work." "you see that show yet?" [ mimicking water dispenser ] "oh, man, i'm only up to, like, episode four. i think there's 15. but they're only releasing four at a time, four, eight, twelve, that's three releases then three more. why wouldn't they put another four -- four, eight, twelve, sixteen. maybe there are -- oh, it's overflowing. sorry." [ laughter ] [ loud gulping ] "so, when they do it they --" ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, clemson tiger, for looking like you just walked in on tony the tiger naked. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: "i'm nude!" >> jimmy: "i'm looking away. i'm looking away." >> steve: yeah.

oi! ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, basements, for coming in two types. tv fun room and murder and mildew. [ laughter and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, march madness basketball coaches, for looking like you're watching someone back up into your new car. "hey, whoa, hey, hey, oh, whoa! whoa. what the -- w -- w -- whoa, man. why? ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, ponchos, for letting me cosplay as trash. [ laughter and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, easter bunnies, for always looking like they're one butcher knife away from being in a horror movie. [ laughter and applause ]

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, our first guest is an emmy-winning actress who stars in the broadway play "appropriate," which is running at the belasco theatre now. it's only at the belasco right now through june 23rd. please welcome sarah paulson. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: fantastic. >> hi. >> jimmy: i'm so happy you're back. welcome back. >> thank you. >> jimmy: sarah paulson. man, oh, man, i love you. >> i love you too, jimmy. >> jimmy: this is a big day for you. >> oh, yeah.

>> jimmy: because not only are you here, not only is "appropriate" at the belasco theatre but, of course, beyonce just released her new album, "cowboy carter." >> i mean, for me -- >> jimmy: this is a big deal for you. [ cheers and applause ] >> for me it's an enormous deal. >> jimmy: it's a great record. >> i was up like right until the album dropped. >> jimmy: yeah, it's so fun. >> i was just, like, sleeping with one eye open waiting for it to happen. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and then it happened. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and then i've just been, like, all day. >> jimmy: every day. "blackbird," "jolene." >> "blackbird," "jolene." but the -- the duet. >> jimmy: "two most wanted." >> "two most wanted" >> jimmy: oh, don't even talk about it. >> i mean -- >> jimmy: i have a photo of you and beyonce. >> oh, yeah, we're best friends. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] now, my question is does she know that you're in this photo? [ laughter ] >> how dare you, jimmy. how very dare you. >> jimmy: did she know that you were there. >> i think it's evident that she is so excited i'm there. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: out of the three people, you and gabrielle union -- >> i think she has no idea i'm there, actually. but i know i'm there and that's all that matters. >> jimmy: no. but she actually posted a photo you guys together, you --

>> yeah, she did post this. and this was like, i think one of the greatest days of my life. because it's beyonce, blue checkmark. obviously, she posted it. that picture is of an idiot who is like trying desperately to get as close to beyonce as possible. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no. >> yes, 'cause look at them. their heads are together. and i'm just like -- it looks like i'm sort of photoshopped. like somebody dropped in there and put -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: have you seen beyonce since this? >> well, we talk all the time. i'm just kidding. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: tell her hello. >> i went to see her concert in los angeles with my good friend pedro pascal. >> jimmy: i love pedro pascal. [ cheers and applause ] >> yes, and my really good friend, jason butler harner, who you would also love if you knew him. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and beyonce was flying overhead as she does, because she's god incarnate just flying right overhead. >> jimmy: unbelievable. so she flies over you? >> she flies over and blew a a kiss and all these strangers, in the pit where we were standing, started pushing me, like, "oh, my god, you just got a kiss from beyonce." and pedro was like, "that was for me." >> jimmy: oh, my god. [ laughter ] >> i was like, "it was not for you." >> jimmy: why didn't he let you have one thing? >> i was like, "can i have one

thing?" >> jimmy: all i want is -- >> together: one thing! [ laughter ] >> only one. >> jimmy: and you won't give it. >> you won't let me have it. >> jimmy: you won't let me have one thing. >> one thing from beyonce. >> jimmy: from beyonce. >> why? >> jimmy: i want one thing. >> she's flying above, and i want one thing. >> jimmy: and you take that thing? >> you took it from me. >> jimmy: so let's take a a second thing. >> okay, what do i want now. >> jimmy: a third thing. >> but where is it? >> jimmy: beyonce, fly over me again. [ laughter ] we have -- we have -- we have lots to discuss. >> it's just like the things about people like you and me, it's just that -- it's just one -- one thing shy of just being in an institution. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: we have to take care of each other. >> we do. >> jimmy: we have to talk this play. look at this, "appropriate." people are raving. i don't want to -- knock on wood. tony nomination. that's all i'm saying. yep, i squeaked it out like i was a ventriloquist's puppet. [ cheers and applause ] tony nomination. but let me just read some reviews that's happening here. >> oh god.

>> jimmy: and plug your ears if you don't want to hear this. but these are great reviews. "entertainment weekly" says, "sarah paulson is monumental among a stellar cast." [ cheers and applause ] "new york times" called your performance "eye opening and sinus clearing." >> is that a compliment -- wait a minute. is that a compliment? >> jimmy: that's an interesting quote. >> sinus clearing. >> jimmy: sinus clearing, well -- is there a -- >> well, she's bracing. >> jimmy: you do have like a a vick's vapo-rub smell to you tonight. >> oh, interesting. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i've never breathed -- thank you so much. >> yeah, you're welcome. >> jimmy: then "the new york theater guide" says, sarah paulson leads a great american drama for our time. come on now. that's awesome. [ cheers and applause ] on the cover of "playbill." >> i'm on the cover of "playbill." >> jimmy: this -- this is the -- this is it. >> well, it's wild. i have -- my name is in lights in these little twinkly vintagey old-time lights above the theater. and i do have to say it was one of the craziest "pinch me" moments of my life to walk out of -- like out of the subway and walk to the theater and there was my name and i just thought, "i can't believe this is happening." >> jimmy: pal, i'm so happy for you. >> i get a kiss from beyonce.

>> jimmy: you are so well done. beyonce kisses you and then that. [ cheers and applause ] >> and then that. >> jimmy: you do a lot of -- a a lot of yelling in the play. >> i do do a lot of yelling. >> jimmy: and i respected that because, i go, "man your voice must be shot." >> it's tired but i do a lot of vocal warming up before the show. which i will be doing when i get to the theater, but it's going to be cutting it a little close. >> jimmy: do you want to do it right now? >> do you guys want to do it right now. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: teach us. >> can you come around. >> jimmy: yes, i can do whatever. i'm ready to go. i'll go on broadway with you. it's exciting. >> okay, we're gonna start with lip trills. >> jimmy: okay. [ making lip noises ] >> jimmy: guys. [ audience making lip noises ] >> okay, now i want, la, la, ga, ga, la, la, ga, ga, la, la, la. >> jimmy: la, la, ga, ga, la, la, ga, ga, la, la, la. >> ga, ga, la, la, ga, ga, la, la, ga, ga, ga. >> jimmy: ga, ga, la, la, gula, guga, ga -- >> no.

>> jimmy: i'm close. >> not good. okay, now i want you to try the lips, the teeth, the tip of the tongue. the tip of the tongue, the teeth, the lips. >> jimmy: hmm. [ laughter ] >> you can do it. >> jimmy: start with what? >> together: the lips, the teeth, the tip of the tongue, the tip of the tongue, the teeth, the lips. >> no. >> jimmy: yes, we got it. ready? >> together: the lips, and the teeth, the tip of the tongue, the tip of the tongue, the teeth, the lips. >> jimmy: lips -- you like teeth to lips. >> now i want it faster. >> together: the lips, the teeth, the tip of the tongue. the tip of the tongue, the teeth, the lips. lips to teeth, the tip of the tongue, the tongue to the lips. [ talking over each other ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i'm having a heart attack. [ cheers and applause ] >> this is what happens -- this is what happens if you don't train properly and get your diaphragmatic reading. >> jimmy: we're ready for broadway. sarah paulson, everybody. check out "appropriate" at the belasco theatre. sarah and i are doing something fun when we come back. stick around. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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we will look at our mirrors, make our faces, then reveal them on the count of three. >> reveal them to each other or to the camera? >> jimmy: yes, to each other. >> okay, great. >> jimmy: okay, we'll stare at each other for ten seconds while trying to hold our faces. >> sure. >> jimmy: first person to crack a smile, laugh, or break, loses. >> who's it going to be? >> jimmy: let's see what our first face is. okay. >> do i look too? >> jimmy: "awkward school picture day photo." >> okay. >> jimmy: awkward school picture day photo. >> okay. >> jimmy: okay, here we go. ♪ [ light laughter ] okay, ready? [ laughter ] one, two, three. [ laughter ] [ buzzer ] [ cheers and applause ] >> mine was so ugly.

it was so ugly. >> jimmy: no, it was not ugly. >> i was like, oh, this is really something that i'm giving you this on national television. like this face. >> jimmy: only a buddy does that. >> forever. >> jimmy: come on double fist bump. >> forever. >> jimmy: there we go. >> okay. >> jimmy: all right. how about this one, here we go. this one is, "confused bro." >> confused bro, okay. >> jimmy: confused bro. >> okay. >> jimmy: confused bro. [ laughter ] sorry, sorry. all right. one, two -- one, two, three. ♪ [ buzzer ] [ applause ] >> yours was really good. yours was excellent. >> jimmy: huh? >> uh? >> jimmy: yeah, that's one of my normal faces. all right, let's do -- >> just a normal tuesday. >> jimmy: let's do another one here.

this one is, "your aunt put on too much perfume for church." >> i'm not sure what to do. >> jimmy: one, two, three. ♪ [ laughter ] i'll give you that one. [ buzzer ] >> jimmy: i couldn't -- i couldn't think of it. i couldn't think of it. >> this is really an opportunity to look as unattractive -- >> jimmy: the show is going to be great tonight. your show is going to be -- >> it's going to be great because i'm so warmed up. >> jimmy: -- fresh. yes. let's do one more round. >> okay. >> jimmy: here we go. "reacting to a photo of a a friend's ugly newborn baby." [ laughter ] all babies are beautiful. we know that. >> not really, jimmy. >> jimmy: but there's a couple in there -- >> there's a couple that you're like, "whoa." >> jimmy: there's a couple that you got to act. you got to act, all right. >> "whoa." >> jimmy: reacting to a photo of your friend's ugly newborn baby. >> m'kay.

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please welcome, dev patel. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: come on. shock the monkey. welcome, buddy. i'm so excited to talk to you about this. this is a big deal, because i'm a big fan of yours. and clearly, we are too. and -- [ cheers and applause ] we have to get into "monkey man," because the internet for awhile was going, "hey, what's going on with dev patel. we want you to do another movie. where are you, dude?" >> i've been away for a second, man. i mean, it was -- i had a a friend send me one of those articles that, you know, "where are they now?" and it was me stepping out of a a grocery store, with like a a mouth full of food. >> jimmy: you were eating.

>> it didn't look very good and i was like, "this is really --" >> jimmy: you couldn't wait to leave the store to eat the sandwich? >> yeah. i'm a skinny guy. i need nourishment. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly, you do. >> but, you know, and then we premiered at south by southwest and i didn't think anyone was going to show up. and there was a queue for three blocks long. and i turned to my friend -- [ cheers and applause ] thank you, thank you. i thought they were there -- i was like, "is the ryan gosling movie today?" [ laughter ] and they're like, "no, they're here for you." >> jimmy: they're here for you, bud. >> and it was amazing. we won the audience award. >> jimmy: you won the audience award at south by southwest. [ cheers and applause ] it's a giant deal. ♪ it's a great movie. you did a great job. you worked your butt off for this film. and this is a story based on something you heard as a kid? >> yeah, i've been working on it for over ten years of my life. [ scattered cheers ] but it was, you know, it was hard. like, i turned down some of the best work that i've been waiting for my whole career to birth this little gremlin of a a film and -- [ light laughter ]

my dad wears this chain around his neck with this monkey holding this one mountain in his hand. and i used to ask him, i was like, "dad, what's that about?" and he's like, "wait till your granddad comes back from kenya, and he'll tell you the story." and hanuman is this kind of indian mythology. and if you go to a gym in india, you'll see arnold schwarzenegger, the bodybuilder, ronnie coleman, and hanuman. [ laughter ] and he represents mobility, and strength, and courage. you know, he's very similar to like superman in a sense that he splits his chest, and the iconography, and flies. and, you know, for me, you know, he was also a hero that lost faith in himself. he didn't have courage at one point, and needed to be reminded of who he was. so that was kind of, the kind of basis of the story for me. >> jimmy: you put your heart and soul, and sweat and blood, and tears into this movie. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you actually told me that you broke your hand. >> yeah. >> jimmy: during one thing and you were like, "i can't go tell the doctor about this. because if i do, i'm going to get a cast and then i'll have to reshoot the whole thing.

and i can't afford that." >> everything that went wrong -- could have gone wrong went wrong. and we couldn't afford to, you know, put a cast on and vfx it out of this movie. so we found a way to get around the system by getting this cheap medical private jet to keep the covid bubble. and we flew to jakarta that night. the doctor put a screw in my hand and he goes, "you cannot put more than a pound or two of pressure on this thing. otherwise, it's like pulling a a bent nail out of wood. you will ruin your bone." >> jimmy: you're like, you got to read the script, doctor. you got to read the script. i'm fighting this whole movie. >> and actually, i went straight back to set the next day, and was throwing myself, and bouncing off a window. and the crew, they made a a t-shirt, which i actually brought for you. one of the guys got my x-ray, and they call it the one screw that kept this production alive. but there's the hand on the t-shirt. >> jimmy: i actually have the real x-ray right here. this is the real x-ray. this is the screw in the hand. [ audience ohs ] >> that's the thing. and you know, the little covid bubble there, and "monkey man" in the back. so there you go, brother.

>> jimmy: i'm honored, dude. i'm honored. [ cheers and applause ] and they must have been psyched to have a leader like you to bring them through this. you ended up with a great film. and i also wanted to say, before we show the clip, you were inspired by our very own questlove -- >> questlove. >> jimmy: -- from the roots. >> you're huge inspiration to me, man. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how? how? >> so, you know, when i was writing this i saw this nike advert with you and kyrie irving. you know where you're like tearing up the drums, you're ferocious. and he's responding with a a basketball. and it was this amazing kind of musical piece that led to this beautiful crescendo. and, you know, doing an action film, you have to -- you have to do an iconic training sequence. and for me in our culture, you know, music is everything. so we got this -- the one of one best indian classical musician, this guy, zakir hussain, who plays this indian instrument called the tabla. [ applause ] he just won a bunch of grammys actually. >> jimmy: he did. >> and he's in his 70s. he came down and quarantined for two weeks to play for a a couple of days.

and, you know, he's like r2-d2. he doesn't talk. so, he just plays with his drums, and i respond on this dusty rice sack and it was incredible. like, one of the most amazing moments, so -- it's because of you that i wrote that scene. >> jimmy: wow. [ cheers and applause ] i want to show everyone a clip. here's dev patel in "monkey man." take a look. ♪ >> whoo! ♪ [ grunts ] ♪ ♪ [ applause ]

[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: dev patel. "monkey man" is in theaters april 5th. we'll be right back with stand-up from jackie fabulous. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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jackie fabulous. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> hi, guys. i'm feeling like a real grown-up finally. i used to have like 14 roommates when i lived in los angeles. i had a lot of -- i had a lot of hiking roommates. i got a girl who hiked all the time. a lot of hikers out there. i don't know what they're looking for, but there are a a lot of hikers in l.a. and she didn't know how to do fattening foods fun. she didn't understand how to be fat properly. [ light laughter ] she'd bring home a pint of ice cream, all excited, and i'm like, "where's yours?" [ laughter ] ladies, is it just me, but isn't a pint one serving? isn't that for one person? [ cheers ] okay, with a pint, all i need is a napkin and some privacy. i don't need any help with a a pint. [ laughter ] had another roommate always on a diet. she always used to call me with her diet accomplishments. right?

she was like, "jackie, i just lost two ounces!" [ light laughter ] i lose that when i trim my bangs. you understand me? [ laughter ] you know what else you should lose? my number, don't call me anymore. [ laughter ] 'cause we should have empathy for those who want to lose weight, you know what i mean? like, i think i'm very beautiful. my husband loves my body, but -- [ cheers and applause ] stop it! stop! but i also want to lose 85 pounds. confidence is confusing. [ laughter ] you know what i mean? what does it feel like to feel a breeze between your thighs? i don't know how that feels. [ laughter ] my thighs have been together my whole life. i don't know what that's like. they used to describe women's bodies, remember, with fruit shapes. like, you're apple shape. you're pear shape. i am tempur-pedic mattress. that is -- [ laughter ] when you get on top of me you're safe, you're not gonna fall off. [ laughter ] can you balance a glass of wine on my belly? yes, because i've tried. [ laughter ] and don't be mad at oprah.

why we mad at oprah? i know she was our weight loss ambassador for years. i get it, but i have been a a member of every weight loss program in the world. the last one i was a member of, it had a list of what they said were zero calorie foods. i saw that list, they had bananas on there. when i saw that i had 11 bananas for lunch. [ laughter ] oh, so i have my last roommate now, y'all call them husbands. [ laughter ] and i want to give a marriage progress report. it's about a year and a half in. and, um -- yeah, yay, love. [ cheers and applause ] my husband, he's a really good cook, thank you, lionel richie and jesus. but it's very risky living with him. i know where all the smoke alarms now. okay? everything he makes is a little built of barbecue, well done with a slash of arson. [ laughter ] we almost die whenever he cooks, and here's the reason. men, you don't seem to have the patience to stir. you ever notice men can't stand in front of a stove and slowly just stir? women, we will fry you guys

bacon half naked, taking hot grease in the face! [ laughter ] without a problem. my husband, he'll put raw fish over a frying pan, over an open fire. and then he'll go to home depot. where you going? [ laughter ] you're going to kill us all. i posted a video of me telling that joke online and this man commented. he said, "i just finished taking a nap and a shower and then i saw your post and remembered i had a skillet full of meat on the stove." [ laughter ] they also don't tell you when you're married the groceries are always going to be gone. and grocery shopping day is not "eat all of the groceries day." and weird grocery, too. the cinnamon! husband eats a lot of cinnamon. isn't that a garnish? like when you're baking you put a little bit of cinnamon in there? who's getting lit off of cinnamon? [ laughter ] when we got married, we had a a bottle of cinnamon, huge, that i have had since michael jackson was touring. [ light laughter ] with his brothers. you understand how long i had this? [ laughter ] we got married. cinnamon gone!

when you're single, you know how long garlic powder lasts? 9 1/2 years. [ laughter ] so yeah, enough of that. and my husband, he's a repeat. you know, he's from the '90s, we dated back then in our 20s. we're in our 50s now. i know, stop it. [ cheers ] and he made a real italian dinner from scratch. he made the pasta. he made the bread. we would have wine and cheese and dessert. eat all that and still make sweet love in the '90s. [ cheers and applause ] yes. no. we got back together now. i said, "hey, we could have all the pasta, bread, wine, cheese, and dessert or go make love." i can't do both. [ laughter ] that freaky limber chick from back in the day, that bitch is dead, okay? [ laughter ] i have arthritis, asthma, and allergies now. you got to pick one. we can't do both. it's nice having a man, too, that we're the same age, you know, age appropriate. you know, i like that. we would lay around in the dark reminiscing about back in the day about our first kiss.

and now we lay around and like, "remember when we could eat cheese?" [ laughter ] you know, yeah. [ laughter ] i used to attract young guys, too, like late 20s. but young guys are pretty easy to get. there's no challenge. most young guy need a place to live. [ laughter ] they're hungry, they wander in the streets. i could lure a guy into my house with a game console. there's no challenge getting a a young guy. they're easily impressed. i had one young guy came over. he's like, "ooh-ooh! you got sheets!" what the hell? [ laughter ] how old are you? they got sheets in jail. where do you live, sir? [ laughter ] thank you. i'm jackie fabulous. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: the best. >> thank you, jimmy. thank you, love. thank you. >> jimmy: jackie fabulous! see jackie at the laugh shop in calgary, alberta, april 4th through the 6th. my thanks to sarah paulson, dev patel, jackie fabulous once again!

[ cheers and applause ] and the roots right there from philadelphia, pennsylvania. [ cheers and applause ] thank you for watching. stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." goodnight, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- bowen yang. author of "burn book," journalist kara swisher. an all-new "closer look." featuring the 8g band with aric improta. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] and now, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers.