Steve from rockefeller center, in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests natalie portman. Billy porter musical guest lous and the yakuza and the legendary roots crew and now heres your host, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause jimmy come on, now yeah, thats right hello. Thank you very much, everybody thank you for tuning in and watching the tonight show. Thank you, roots hey everybody, lets get to the news and jokes well, guys, the final president ial debate is just a few days away, and the organizers are trying to make sure it goes smoother than the first one. Listen to what they came up with after that first debate debacle, in an effort to limit interruptions at this thursdays match up, the commissioner of president ial debates said that it will mute the microphones of President Trump and joe biden to allow each candidate two minutes of uninterrupted time at the start of each segment jimmy yeah, good luck with that [ laughter ] if you mute trumps mic, hell just run across the stage and yell into bidens. Wrong wrong what he just said was wrong. Back to you. Thats the current state of our politics we need a mute button. Meanwhile, americans were like, oh, dont worry weve already been doing that. For a long time. [ laughter ] yeah, for trump, the only thing scarier than a mute button is the s. A. P. Button. [ light laughter ] trabajo el wallo. [ laughter ] and this is good, if the mute button doesnt work, Kristen Welker will have a a water spritzer to spray the candidates its more humane yeah, it goes mute button, water spritzer, then lowering the podium into a hole in the ground [ laughter ] i say forget about muting the mics just give whoevers interrupting the helium voice. Hes absolutely wrong obamacare is no good. We made it better. Questlove yeah jimmy meanwhile, the debate hasnt even happened yet and trump is already attacking the moderator. Listen to what he said this morning on fox friends. Look, these people are not good people. Savannah guthrie, i knew what i was getting into it worked out fine, but she was out of line. She was totally out of line. But so was chris wallace, he was terrible and i was the one that told you people about scully. Kristen welker is far worse than scully. But i do it anyway jimmy it used to be an honor to be asked to moderate. Now its like getting invited to a wedding during the pandemic how do i get out of this [ laughter ] with trump trailing in the polls, a lot of republican senators have started to distance themselves from the president. At this point a lot of them dont want to be seen with him apparently, they have their own excuse generator if he asks to get together ill show you how it works for instance, when trump asks john cornyn to get together, he said [ beeping im already very busy playing the dad on every cw show [ laughter ] next, when trump asked steve daines, he said [ beeping i would but im busy transforming from a man back into a boy [ laughter ] next, when trump asked senator ben sasse if he wanted to hang out, he said [ beeping im busy tonight performing with my daft punk cover band, sasse punk [ laughter ] next, when trump asked rick oh [ laughter ] he said [ beeping i have a meeting with my other leader, zoltar [ laughter ] and finally, when trump asked roy blunt, he said [ beeping im sorry, i already have plans that day to steal christmas. [ laughter and applause well, guys, with two weeks left until election day, candidates are making their Closing Arguments to really drive home their message. Heres one from trump. If youre italian, do you happen to like christofor columbus christofor. Huh . [ laughter ] jimmy what what do you like christofor columbus . Guys, listen to this during one of his rallies, trump said that after his covid treatment, he felt like superman then the crowd started chanting check this out i woke up the next morning, and i was like, i felt like superman i felt good. I said, get me out of here boom, superman superman superman superman jimmy oh ohhoho yeah, trumps superman he can even leap short ramps in a slow hobble. [ laughter ] trumps a little different than superman with him, you hear, its a bird, its a plane, its a a man eating fried bird on his plane. [ laughter ] all i know is, id pay good money to watch trump try to put on spandex inside a phone booth. Just saying. Tariq yeah jimmy some more news about the president. Hes been criticizing sounded like tone loc just showed up. [ laughter ] tariq lets do it. Jimmy lets do it. Yes. [ laughter ] oh some more news about the president. Hes been criticizing dr. Fauci a lot lately, and during a a radio interview, fauci made a pretty interesting comparison listen to this its like in the godfather, nothing personal, strictly business. As far as im concerned. Jimmy yeah, i have a a feeling trumps gonna wake up tomorrow with the head of his golf club in his tanning bed then fauci got real nasty and called trump the godfather iii of president s. [ laughter ] meanwhile, after every trump rally, the coronavirus is like, just when i thought i was out, he pulls me back in. Well, this morning trump responded on fox friends by once again making fun of dr. Faucis first pitch. Look, hes a nice guy hes got a really bad arm. Not a good baseball thrower. Jimmy when are these two gonna stop fighting and just hook up already . Namecalling, making fun of his athletic ability next, trumps gonna knock faucis books out of his hands you dropped something, nerd. Mr. Fauci i dont know what that means it doesnt even make sense trumps argument is basically, hes a terrible scientist, he cant even throw a baseball. I wouldnt trust his opinion on the disease, he cant even dunk he cant even dunk [ laughter ] wait, cant even dunk. Also, you dont exactly come across as the biggest jock when you say, baseball thrower. [ laughter ] hes also a terrible bat rounder. Trump thinks hes a baseball expert now because hes on about 18 different steroids. [ laughter ] hey. Too soon. Jimmy not soon enough. Not soon enough. The pitch wasnt that bad. Can we see it again . All right. Yeah, theres still no defending that sorry. What tariq in faucis defense questlove hey. [ laughter and applause jimmy no, no, no that was no, no, no no,that was look you were under a lot of pressure and questlove come on, man move on. Jimmy yeah if you want to know what a real ball player looks like, its this questlove come on jimmy no, its not you [ laughter ] no, no, sorry. Wrong photo. Its this. No, no, no sorry, its this actually, it is this jimmy what a oh oh, im being told we have another Closing Argument from trump. You know why theyre trying to talk everybody out of voting people arent buying it, cnn, you dumb bastards. Jimmy hey, this is interesting. I just read that [ zoom ringtone incoming zoom from Jeffrey Toobin no, no, no hang up decline, decline decline, decline [ laughter ] halloween is coming up, everybody. Are you excited about halloween . [ cheers and applause hersheys have figured out a a way to do trick or treating during the pandemic. Its a little strange, but watch this hersheys is rolling out a robotic door to dispense king size reeses Peanut Butter cups to kids for halloween. Touchless delivery, at your service. Kids just need to say trick or treat, and the candy pops out through the retractable mail slot. Jimmy if your kids are worried about having a normal halloween this year, just tell them to relax and look at the floating door whizzing down the street [ laughter ] somewhere, a scientist was like, well, we can use the Robotic Technology to develop more precise, less invasive surgical techniques. Or we can use it to deliver chocolatecovered Peanut Butter pucks. They tried the same thing with necco wafers, but the kids just smashed the door into pieces necco dust everywhere. And finally, this isnt good at least seven people in florida have been charged with a milliondollar scheme. Listen to this florida officials claim flying squirrels were trapped in the state, driven to chicago, and then shipped to south korea. They say poachers set as many as 10,000 squirrel traps and captured up to 3,600 flying squirrels over a threeyear period jimmy going forward, these are the scandals i want to read about in 2021. [ applause ] yeah, it was a secret flying squirrel trafficking ring. You can get all the details in season two of the vow. [ laughter ] i should mention, im not a big fan of flying squirrels. I mean, theyre crazy. When you look up, you can clearly see their nuts [ audience ohs ] [ zoom ringtone decline decline decline we have a great show give it up for the roots, everybody. No, i dont want to talk jimmy we have a great show for you tonight. Her new Childrens Book, Natalie Portmans fables, is available now. Natalie portman is here. [ cheers and applause plus, he narrates the new hbo Max Docuseries equal. Billy porter is here [ cheers and applause and weve got great music tonight from lous and the yakuza [ cheers and applause hey, everybody, the election is two weeks away, and a lot of eyes are on pennsylvania its a battleground state, and its important that everyone gets to vote our friend lebron james is doing some great work down there with his more than a Vote Initiative to fight Voter Suppression and make sure everyones vote counts but a lot of people say the ballots in pennsylvania are confusing. So here to help you through the process and make things easier are philadelphias own, the roots. Said the election is comin two weeks away and i got some news for my friends in p. A requests for ballots are vali for seven more days so get yours mailed now no more time to dela pay attentio ill mention just how to fill it out cause there are pitfall and brick wall that wanna block you out uh lets open it up dont be surprised when you fin the contents inside first instruction dont rush i get them in your min then theres the ballot itself u thats where you cast your vote plus theres one other kin of voting envelope finally you might have ballot questions in plain language to tell em al the law proposal that you hang with youve got al the pieces now so we can make the puzzl but lean in to your screen and know this next parts trouble tariq ahem pick up a pen not a pencil my friend and know i cant be purple or lavender tinge color the bubbles to vote who you pleas but make sure theyre filled in like its the sat next pick your secrecy envelope up thats the smaller on and its for secrecy duh fold up your ballo and then put it in then put that i the larger one vote inception jimmy sorry, sorry, sorry. Can we do that last part one more time . I put the secrecy envelope in the where . Tariq uh, listen you cant jus stuff the envelope with your ballot cause then the poll workers sa your votes invali this is called a naked ballot its a tric so use you secrecy envelope and dont be a jimmy i got it i got it i got it last steps put your name and address an your john hancoc on the back of the envelope and you can rock and roll to an Election Office that they mad or just drop i in the mai cause the stamp is paid and that is how you mail your vote in my home state but you can also vote early or go on the dat just raise your voic make your choice and take a selfie u whether youre i harrisburg o philadelphia just make sure yo know the rules i your own zip codes and tell that naked ballot to put on some clothes [ cheers and applause jimmy Tariq Trotter and the roots, everybody make a plan go vote well be right back with more tonight show, everybody [ cheers and applause its a lot to drive with five kids in the car. I have to fill up my gas tank twice just to see my parents. 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Im lovin it my finger is on the button push the button the time has come to galvanize jimmy my first guest is an oscarwinning actress, director, producer, activist, and now a Childrens Book author this is her new book, Natalie Portmans fables, which is available now here is natalie portman. Yay hi. Jimmy oh, its so great to see you. Thank you so much for coming back to our show i appreciate this. Im so glad to be back, and yeah, in this new format jimmy i heard that youre in australia, is that correct . I am in sydney, yes, ahead of shooting thor. Jimmy first of all, how is australia, cause ive never been, and i love it and everyone i know who is australian, i love everyone ive seen in movies, i love muriels wedding. I love everything about australia. Its just gorgeous, right . Its a really amazing country. Im very i feel very, very lucky to be here the people are amazing, and its a beautiful and, yeah. I dont know you can you hear the birds, like, singing right now . Jimmy yeah, that was almost on cue oh my gosh whoever is helping you with the sound effects, great job let me just explain to everyone the time difference. Right now, it is tuesday here in america, and its wednesday morning where you are. So thank you for getting up early to do this im in the future, yes. Jimmy yeah, are we going to be all right its all going to be okay, jimmy. Jimmy thank you, thank you thank you for saying that. How are you and the family how are you dealing with quarantine and all this stuff . Were good. You know, i think all of us have had similar experiences with kids at home during quarantine its been jimmy yeah there are days when things are great. And youre like, im baking cupcakes, and were doing crafts and were having a dance party. And then there are days that youre like, heres a screen and im going to stare at the wall and, you know, hope the day is over soon. Jimmy just go for it yes. Download it. Download it. Yes. Go for it. Go for it. I dont care, yeah i just kept looking at my husband being like, is it okay to have a drink yet . What time is it . Is it drink time jimmy what time is it in america . Its tuesday night, lets go for it can you talk about thor . I know we talked about it a little bit last time you were on, and its so secretive. Yeah, im playing the mighty thor, there were some of the graphic novels where jane foster becomes thor and its going to be really, like, silly and funny and great. Weve got Taika Waititi. Jimmy Taika Waititi is brilliantly funny. Oh, my gosh, is he talented . Hes wonderful. So, im very excited to just be working with jimmy he has a good brain, that guy are you actually filming or are you still prepping just prepping jimmy these movies, i dont know if people understand the training that goes into these things did you have any idea. I mean, are you doing these crazy workouts and stuff im trying. Jimmy its insane. Ive also had months of pandemic, you know, eating baked goods and lying in bed and feeling sorry for myself jimmy oh, yeah so im, like, super tired after working out. Jimmy yeah and during. Jimmy yeah and dreading before jimmy while you were in quarantine, i also saw a couple things on instagram, i follow you, youre a good follow, by the way, theres many things you do one that im obsessed with is your cooking videos. I could watch you you should do a show i would watch every single week i would tune in. I love it. Its so i just, you got a a knack for it thank you thats so nice i feel like i dont really have a lot of skill so i always feel like if i can do it, anyone can do it. And feel like sharing those things, cause i know ive gotten so many great recipes and stuff from instagram, from other people that i follow and it definitely is easier now that were cooking every meal, pretty much. Jimmy yeah, but no it think i disagree. I think you have skill you know exactly thank you jimmy everything is chopped perfectly. Its really, honestly, im obsessed and its also vegetarian, or is it vegan, even yes yes. Im vegan, and a lot of people think were like eating alfalfa in the corner. You know, so i like showing jimmy no that theres really delicious, varied, easy things that you can do at home that your kids will eat that are plantbased. And ive been lucky enough to learn a lot from other people that i admire a lot. Jimmy i love that part of, you know, the Silver Lining of all these things, but the quarantine, you know you go, oh, my gosh, natalie portman, i love her, shes my favorite actor. And you get to see more of your personal side, and you go, wait, shes a great cook shes interested in cooking, you interview chefs, and like, theyre cooking with you i love that you did this thats a gamble. Thank you jimmy you think your agent would be like, hey, just, youre thor. Were good we dont need to do this stuff. I love that you did that not only that, i love the book club, too. Thanks. Jimmy how did that come about . Well, i love reading, i love hearing from other people what their recommendations are. So, i started sharing what i was reading and what i love. Its great getting feedback from people, and getting to read alongside people and hear what their responses are its been a really awesome opportunity for me to get to meet some of the writers that i really love by getting to interview them for the book club its kind of like an easy pretext to talk to people i really look up to. Jimmy yeah, i want to talk to theres so many other things i want to talk to you about. Over the summer, it was announced that you and some very other Accomplished Women are helping bring a brand new womens professional soccer team to l. A. Thats massive how do you get involved in this, and how cool is that youre like an owner of a soccer team . Thats nuts. Its so exciting. A group of us became really passionate about womens soccer because we have the best players in the world in the united states, in the most popular sport in the world and so we got together and we are bringing angel city fc, the womens soccer team for los angeles, to l. A. In 2022 and we are super excited to just kind of celebrate these incredible athletes. And yeah, its the first femaleled, female investors, i think any professional sport jimmy and i love the name, too. Thanks. Jimmy yeah, i love it. Im into it. Hey, i want to talk to you more about your book when we come back can you stick around yeah, please. Jimmy natalie portman, everybody. Well be right back with more natalie portman. Another bundle in the books. Got to hand it to you, jamie. Your knowledge of victorian architecture really paid off this time. Nah, just got lucky. So did the thompsons. That faulty wiring couldve cost them a lot more than the mudroom. 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And its so much about what were telling kids is importanty kids, and both my son and my daughter, i was noticing that the classic books were overwhelmingly, like, the classic stories, overwhelmingly male characters. And its so much about what were telling ki to Pay Attention to, and who were telling them to empathize with, and whose stories we want them to empathize with and so, i didnt want to throw away the classic stories, but i and so, i didnt want to throw away the classic stories, but i was like, what if we did it and just reflected the world more as it is, where theres all genders, and the Animal Kingdom represents the real world. So, you know, theres the wolf is female, one of the pigs is female you know, where jimmy its three little pigs, tortoise and the hare, city mouse country mouse and city mouse. I think its great not only do i love your take on it, and the illustrations, by the way, as well but also, it is a quality book its a real book and i love it, when its quality, and you go, you didnt just slap your name on it and you walk away. Attention to detail, im telling you, you know what im talking about, pal especially, i love this. The front page is one of my favorite parts this book belongs to i remember that, all of my books as a kid i also wanted a table of contents, that was really important to me. Because my daughter really loves to point to which story she wants, when theres many stories in a book. So i wanted it to have an illustration so kids that cant read yet can choose which story they want first. Jimmy i just love the illustrations, too yes janna mattia, who did the illustrations is so amazing, and she has all of these little hidden jokes, too. In the tortoise and the hare, theres a hare taking a tortoise out of a hat like a a magician, and theres a porcupine making balloon animals. Theres all these little jokes jimmy isnt it amazing its so fun and are your kids, like, do you practice on your kids, do you guys like this rhyme . Does this sound good totally i fully read it to them as i was in process and saw what made them laugh, or what was interesting to them, or what made them not Pay Attention and zone out so, it was great ha jimmy yep. So, it was great having kind of editors at home jimmy all right. Its called fables, Natalie Portmans fables. Thank you so much for coming on the show and congrats on thor. And come back and talk to us whenever youre awesome, buddy. Stay safe. Thank you so much so good to see you jimmy thank you. Natalie portman, everybody fables is available now. Well be right back with billy porter stick around im kalvin, and theres more to me than hiv. Im a peer educator,. A fitness buff,. 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Jimmy our next guest is an emmy, grammy, and tony winning performer who narrates the new docuseries equal, which premieres this thursday on hbo max. Here is the one and only billy porter billy, welcome hello jimmy thank you, and welcome. Look at you. You always you always have something. I want to thank you for being here, cause you were here back in april yeah. And so much has changed since then obviously, youre now back filming season three of pose. Yes jimmy how is it going . Its wild its crazy im excited to be back were all glad to be back. Disney, who now owns fx, has put brilliant protocols in place. Everybody looks like a a stormtrooper [ light laughter ] i feel so sorry for the crew, because they have to have goggles, and masks, and shields. Jimmy they have that here, too, i agree but that allows us to be able to go to work this is a wild, crazy time and im just grateful that there are people who care enough to take the right steps, to believe science and get us back to work jimmy you were nominated for another emmy this year and even though it was virtual, you still showed up and delivered with awesome style look at that, come on, now come on, now yes. What is the piano . Okay, so im working with a a new stylist, ty hunter of beyonce fame and he and his assistant colin showed up on emmy day with a a piano that they had found the night before on craigslist and spraypainted white. Jimmy i love it. And they brought a backdrop and a photographer, and they came out to my front yard, and we took some photos, darling jimmy i love that you did that you know, i dont know if anyone else did that for, like, a virtual event. It was pretty cool that you did that. It was my first it was my first, because i hadnt been doing any virtual red carpets through the entire quarantine and i just thought this will pack a punch, because im nominated for an emmy. Its a big deal. And i havent been doing them. Jimmy yeah and i bet you everyone has been calling and asking, will billy show up . And will billy do something for us will he get the hat . Will he do something . And you go, yeah, just chill. Ill take care of business. Yeah. I wasnt doing it because the moment that were in didnt make me feel like doing anything like that jimmy yeah i agree. You know, and so i just wanted to be respectful jimmy yeah and i think, you know, having six months of not doing that, you know, and then embracing it for the moment, which was the emmys, was a good thing. Jimmy and it made people happy. Yes jimmy and you see the things that we miss, and you go, awe, i miss that. Yes. Sadly, you know, broadway announced that it will be shut down through june. Which is just awful. You think about this youve been doing a lot to celebrate broadway, as we wait for it to come back. One of your early broadway roles was teen angel in grease, and you posted a a photo of your first time on the tonight show. Here it is [ laughter ] what do you remember about this i remember that we were on tour with the prebroadway production of grease, that starred Rosie Odonnell and Megan Mullally jimmy Megan Mullally prewill grace. Jimmy i did not know that. And we were in costa mesa, and the tonight show was going to have us, and they came to the show, and they saw the whole show and they chose my number and, so i ended up being able to go on and then it was a surprise, because after the number, jay leno paneled me, which was a big deal because, like, i wasnt supposed to go and talk. I was just supposed to be a musical guest and sing jimmy and you scored yes jimmy theres this trend online right now, i just recently did, where people share photos and they go how it started, and how its going. And people are doing it. Youve been having fun with it you made one just for us tonight. Yes. Lets take a look at this now, that is how it started, which i have questions about [ laughter ] i see how its going lets start with how its going. Where was that was that kinky boots. That was kinky boots, 2013, the tony awards. Jimmy oh, come on. So that was the original dream come true. The dream that i started having when you see me on the left over there jimmy now, what was happening when youre on the left over there . How old are you . Okay, so, i am 13yearsold i was at Reizenstein Middle School i had discovered musical theater in the sixth grade i was in the eighth grade. And i figured, here ive spent the last two years playing second banana. So, im going to be the star of the show the show was announced, its oliver. I went to the library. I took out the cast album. I learned where is love. I came, i sang, i did my audition the cast list comes up, and it says oliver twist, eric pearson well, i storm into the directors office. Mr. Ken lutz, who was the instrumental teacher, who i am still friends with to this day and i was like, how dare you . You know, like, i went off on him. And he said, billy, billy, you, fagin. If anybody knows oliver twist, i was cast as fagin. Fagin is really the star of the show fagin is really the lead and i was like, okay. He said, well, take the script home and read it. Of course at 13, youre just counting your lines. And fagin, i was just counting my lines he doesnt even enter until the last scene of the first act. I was like, how are you going to tell me im the lead of a a show named oliver and im not playing oliver jimmy oliver but that is when i discovered the power of a star entrance, darling. Because the children were waiting for me i didnt realize that. I didnt understand that jimmy oh, my gosh. This is ridiculous the children were waiting for me at 13, i arrived on the stage to applause, darling jimmy i dont think theres anything more, you get that special feeling when a kid is doing oliver, and they sing where is love. Just the voice, just so little yeah, but for me, im reviewing the situation, an octave up in a pittsburgh cockney accent. There is video, and im sure someone will post it now jimmy next time you come on, we got to play that. Billy, youve also been using your platform to encourage people to vote yes jimmy like your beautiful blazer says. And be active. Last time you were on, we talked about your version of for what its worth. Man, oh, man, did it explode it ended up being on Barack Obamas summer playlist. Did you freak out . Its astonishing. Ive been an independent artist for a long time. I had a record deal back in the late 90s and they dismissed me ive been doing independent music for a while. So for this to happen, to be able to crack through in this way for something that i just remained persistent and consistent on is really amazing and its really powerful and, you know, its made it to the list of, like, being in contention for a grammy. Jimmy this is what im talking about. See, thats what you do. You know, just keep going if theres anything i can say to folks just keep going, just keep showing up for your life and putting one foot in front of the other. Jimmy it was great i love that you did it and i was so happy to see it on the list i was like, hes got to be so happy right now. Yeah, its amazing. Jimmy you narrate a new docuseries called equal, which is on hbo max. Which, by the way, is killing it right now yeah. Jimmy could you set it up for everybody . I think we as a society know a lot about lgbtqplus history from 1969, which is the stonewall uprising forward what equal does is it really talks about what came before that you know, the history that came before 1969. So probably around the turn of the century, even as far back as the late 1800s, up into the stonewall uprising i learned a lot about stuff i didnt know. They called and asked me to be the voice. So thats what i did its really exciting, and really, really good. Really empowering. Jimmy you are so talented, you are fun, you are fearless. We love you here i want to show everyone a clip of equal, which premieres thursday on hbo max. Take a look at this. 100 years ago, lesbians and gays could find their fun together in the underground world. Were talking the roaring 20s, and the dirty 30s you know, prohibition, speakeasies, and the like. It was still on the downlow, but you could find the gay life, if you knew where to look for it but by the 1950s, queer love was forbidden love a conservative chill set in across postwar America Jimmy billy porter all four episodes of equal begin streaming this thursday on hbo max next time you come on, i need that video i want to find it. I want to hear that. Well find it. Im sure ill hear from some folks we got that one, and we got guys and dolls from when i was in high school, too. Theyre out there somewhere. Ive seen them jimmy i love that the kids were out there waiting for you, for your entrance. The children. The children were waiting for me, honey. Gave me applause, darling. Jimmy well be right back with a performance from lous and the yakuza stick around, everybody. Music playing well, if youre celebratingt by eating reeses. Ween . Then no, youre actually late. Not sorry, reeses. But she wanted someone who loves with the cats. Ng. So, we got griswalda. Dinners almost ready. 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