7am. [ cheers and applause ] steve from studio 6b in Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests tyler perry. Abigail spencer. Musical guest van morrison. And featuring the legendary roots cr. Questlove 550 steve and now, here he is, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause ] jimmy oh, hey thats what im talking about. Hi, hey welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, everyone. Welcome to the tonight show [ cheers and applause ] this is it. Youre here. You made it. Thank you for being here. Im your host, jimmy fallon. You guys, this weekend is the second president ial debate between donald trump and Hillary Clinton. And i read that hillary took time off the campaign trail to get ready. While donald trump spent yesterday stretching out his thumbs for another 3 00 a. M. Twitter meltdown. [ laughter and applause ] apparently, hillary says shes expecting a prepared and focused donald trump to show up to sundays debate. [ light laughter ] trump said, wrong. [ laughter and applause ] you dont say that. Nobody says steve why would he say that . Jimmy actually, Hillary Clinton just did an interview with elle magazine, and said in high school she ran for class president and lost. But it got weird when she showed up at her high school eight years later and ran again. [ laughter ] couldnt stop. Steve wow. Had to do it. In the same interview, Hillary Clinton told a story about when she wore a fake pony tail to school that got pulled off in front of everyone. She said it was the worst moment of her life. Even hillarys Fact Checkers were like, uh, sure. Yeah. [ laughter and applause ] yeah, thats the worst that pony tail. Lets go with that. But heres some good news for hillary. A new poll has Hillary Clinton ahead of donald trump in the swing state of new hampshire. [ cheers and applause ] but trump said he didnt care, because if he cant win new hampshire, hell just build an even newer hampshire and make the old hampshire pay for it. [ laughter and applause ] this is the newest hampshire ever. Heres a little entertainment news. Its rumored that jayz is going on a world tour next year to respond to beyonces album, lemonade. [ audience ohs ] which is a pretty round about way of saying hes still locked out of the house. [ applause ] hes not locked out. I saw that bachelor winner, lauren b. , is claiming she felt very alone after ben chose her, because they couldnt reveal their relationship. While ben said he felt very alone, because he was just down to one girlfriend. [ light laughter ] used to nine around the house. This is pretty amazing. A british man just solved the worlds smallest rubiks cube using tweezers and a magnifying glass. When asked if he got any help from friends, the man said, friends . [ laughter and applause ] [ british accent ] ill never solve that puzzle. [ light laughter ] and finally, this is cool. It was Just Announced that a a live production of mean girls is coming to washington, d. C. , next year. [ cheers and applause ] then hillary said, youre damn right it is. [ laughter and applause ] hey, we have a great show tonight. Give it up for the roots [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] jimmy thank you, guys thank you very much happy friday, everybody. Guys, come back again next week. On monday, taraji p. Henson will be here. Steve yeah [ cheers andla. Guys come back on next week c from phish will be here on monday as well. [ cheers and applause ] then later next week, kevin hart will be back. We love kevin. [ cheers and applause ] going to do something fun. Bryan cranston will be here. Steve oh jimmy vin diesel will be here. Steve what . [ cheers and applause ] jimmy and jon hamm will be joining us. Steve yeah [ cheers and applause ] slice of hamm. Jimmy and we have great music performances from james bay, barry gibb [ cheers ] steve barry gibb . Jimmy barry gibb will be here. And kings of leon will be here steve yo [ cheers and applause ] jimmy all next week. Its going to be good. But first, we have a fantastic show tonight. He is one of the most successful and talented guys around. He has a new movie called boo a madea halloween. [ light laughter ] tyler perry is here. Steve oh [ cheers and applause ] jimmy boo madea herself may stop on may stop by a little bit later, too. Steve really . Jimmy maybe. Not sure. Probably will. Plus she stars in the giant new nbc show timeless. Abigail spencer is stopping by. Steve oh. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy and we have music steve from the one and only. Jimmy from the one and only. Van morrison is here, ladies and gentlemen steve oh [ cheers and applause ] jimmy guys, today is friday and thats usually when i catch up on some personal stuff. I check my inbox, i return some emails, and of course send out thank you notes. And i was just [ cheers and applause ] i was i thought if you guys wouldnt mind, id just like to write out my weekly thank you notes right now. Is that cool . [ cheers and applause ] roots, can i get some thank you note writing music, please . [ laughter ] steve looks suspicious. Jimmy no, no confident. Hes confident. Like james bond. Steve like james bot . Hes like a robot james. Jimmy here we go. Thank you, Vice President ial debates, for being a couple of people sitting around a table fighting about donald trump and Hillary Clinton. Or as most of us call that, thanksgiving. [ applause ] there you go. Thank you, ted cruz, for calling people to remind them to vote for trump, but looking like a guy whos telling his wife he just lost the Kids College Fund at the track. [ laughter and applause ] oh, you picked up. I didnt think you were going to pick up. Steve thought i was going to go to the machine. Jimmy yeah. Thank you, leaf piles, or as adam and eve call you, laundry. [ laughter ] steve its what they wore. They wore leaves. That was their clothes. Jimmy thank you, stella artois, for making every guy say, uh, i forgot it came in this stupid glass. [ laughter and applause ] i like that glass. Steve love it. Jimmy something different. Steve classy. Jimmy something different. Steve pinky out. Jimmy thank you, cows, for not being called milk horses. [ laughter and applause ] theyre not called that. Steve dont call em that. Thats your beef with cows. [ light laughter ] jimmy thank you, pumpkin carving for assuming that after being ripped open, disemboweled and stabbed, the pumpkin would be smiling. [ laughter and applause ] horrible. Steve horrible thing. Pumpkinocide. Jimmy thank you, jogging, or as i like to call it, practice for emergencies. [ applause ] just in case. I would be going faster. Thank you, tom brady, for spending your fourweek nfl suspension for deflategate sunbathing naked in italy, riding a scooter in rome, and visiting the beach with your super model wife. I hope you learned your lesson. [ laughter and applause ] never do that again. Those are my thank you notes. Well be right back with more of the tonight show, everybody [ cheers and applause ] when its time to potty train. Its time for training underwear new pampers easy ups. Has an allaround stretchy waistband. And pampers protection. So youll see drier nights. And theyll see their first underwear. New pampers easy ups. Ill call you later ah, i. Or. No i wont,. Ill text you, because what am i your dad . Dont stay out too late . Yea, just text me. Thank you, get home safe. This must be what Antonio Brown feels like when hes dancing in the end zone. Touchdown Antonio Brown [crowd cheering] this must be how lucas felt when he finally got katies number. Pepsi. 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Guys, the election is only a a month away, and both candidates are scrambling to get every vote they can. In fact, i heard Donald Trumps been reaching out to africanamerican and women voters by calling them himself. [ light laughter ] its true. And this is crazy. We actually got footage of his very first phone call to an africanamerican woman, and it is fascinating stuff. Take a look at this. [ phone ringing ] who that calling me . [ cheers and applause ] hello . Jimmy congratulations, youre speaking with donald trump. I know damn well you aint calling about how you get my number . Jimmy i am making cold calls to undecided voters and you were the first name on my list. Is this media . First of all, my name is madea. Ma to the damn dea, okay . [ laughter and applause ] thats my name. Learn how to talk, dernald. Jimmy look, media, id like to conduct a quick survey with you. Do you mind if i ask you a few simple questions . Yes, i mind. Goodbye. Jimmy perfect. First question, what is your biggest concern this election . Oh, thats simple. You. You are my biggest concern. Next question, please. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy okay, when i win this election what should be my first act as president . Oh, i think you should have the National Guard and all the army people bring out jackets and give to everybody. The quilted lined kind. Jimmy why is that . Because if you win, hell done froze the hell over. [ laughter and applause ] jimmy okay. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Not. This is not a debate, donald. This is not a debate. Jimmy have you seen my poll numbers lately . Have you seen my poll numbers . Have you seen my poll numbers . Have you seen my poll numbers lately . [ laughter ] theyre very impressive. Yes, honey, ive seen the size of your hands so trust me, im sure that your poll number is not that impressive. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy theres no problem with the size of my hands. Trust me, theyre big, theyre beautiful, and they are fantastic. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] are you done . Can i get off jimmy hold on. [ growling ] all right, boy. Okay. Hes not thirsty. Look, is there anything i could say to convince you to vote for me . Oh, yes, very simple. Hello, my name is Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy okay, moving on. What is your opinion on building the wall . Oh, im all for that. Jimmy really . Yes, yes, i think jimmy the wall . I think you should build a a wall, yes. Jimmy because i want a tall wall. Yes, you should have a tall wall, a tall wall. A tall wall in a circle around trump tower so i can lock your ass up, because thats exactly what you deserve. [ cheers and applause ] hallelujah somebody. Jimmy okay, okay. I dont what is with all the hostility . Havent you heard the old saying, if you dont have anything nice to say, tweet it at 3 00 a. M. Instead . [ laughter ] look, donald, okay, thats one thing that you and i have in common, okay . Its that we both say whatevers on our minds. For instance, you can say that a beauty queen is disgusting. Aint that what you said . And i can say that i heard that you look like a pumpkin sitting outside my house. The truth is you look like the jackolantern that sit out of my house. In this case its a a jackassolantern. Jimmy okay. Like, can you please get off my phone . Jimmy wrong. I prefer the term, trumpkin. [ laughter ] now, look, lets cut to the chase. On election day, will you be voting for donald trump . Aint no black people voting for you donald. Dont you understand that . Lord, help him. Lord help him understand help him understand lord help him understand [ laughter ] help him too timothy help him understand jimmy what was that . Is that some kind of hymn . I love hymns. Theyre so much better than hers. [ laughter ] all right, media, i have to move on to my next caller, but before i go, i got to tell you, if youre voting for Hillary Clinton, you really need to wake up. First of all, im woke, okay . Im woke. Im woke like a rooster. Cockadoodledoo, bitch. Jimmy well, whatever. [ laughter and applause ] yeah. Jimmy im going to go eat a a bucket of kfc and do my seven minute workout. Okay, fine. Then im gonna do my eat my popeyes and do my sevenminute twerkout. Jimmy cue the music. Cue the black people music. [ cheers and applause ] [diggy by spencer ludwig] power, power to the lord power, power to the lord power lord ill have that goat cheese garden salad. That gentleman got the last one. Sir, you give me that salad and i will pay for your movie and one snack box. Can i keep the walnuts . Sold. But i get to pick your movie. Can i pick the genre . Yes, but it has to be a comedy. A little cash back on the side. With the blue cash everyday card from american express, you get cash back on purchases with no annual fee. Throw. Its more than cash back. Its backed by the service and security of american express. Its more than cash back. Electricaonly a few. E at the heart of every hybrid. Truly move us. Electrifying the road forward for over a decade with over one million on the road, lexus hybrids are always charged and always ready. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy our first guest tonight is one of the hardest working people on the planet. He is an actor, writer, director, producer, and best selling author. On october 21st, you can see him in the new movie, boo a a madea halloween. Everyone please welcome the multitalented tyler perry [ cheers and applause ] jimmy tyler perry hello. Hello. Hello. Jimmy tyler perry. Thank you. Thats pretty funny, man. Jimmy that was fun. I love your donald. Your donalds hysterical, man. Jimmy thank you for doing that. That was so much fun to do with you man, i appreciate it. Jimmy i never know what youre going to say. cause its so fun, kind of like improvising a scene. You never know what im going to say . I never know what youre going to say. Jimmy you know the little hand. That was a good one. [ laughter ] the hand was good. The hand was really good. Jimmy you posted this picture yesterday and i wanted to know what was on the picture. You and Bernie Sanders. Jimmy Bernie Sanders . Yeah. Jimmy where was this . [ applause ] i was leaving a hotel in detroit and oh my god, this is so awful. Im leaving this hotel in detroit and i walk up to him and im kind of fan girling. Like, oh my god thats Bernie Sanders, i want to say hi to him. So i walked up to him i kept up with him, and i said, hi, im tyler perry i im he goes you know how you have that people have that look where they have no idea who you are . [ laughter ] he totally had that look. So im like, hey, im tyler perry how you doing. Im really good. I say, youre here stumping for hillary, right . Yeah. Yeah, i am, i am. Okay. Well, can we take a photo together . Just do it quickly, do it quickly. [ laughter ] jimmy he had no idea who you are. No, no, not at all, right . So, im like, okay, okay. So then i say im losing him, right . So i say, listen, i know lots of black people. This is going to be good for elections. I felt like such a tool, man. I said that to him. [ laughter ] jimmy you did say that . I said that to him. I said that to him. Jimmy make it quick. Make it quick. Yeah. Wait. So he goes, make it quick, right. Then i say i know lots of black people and he looks at me like, who the hell are you saying this to me right now . It was really funny, man. So im sure some of his people are telling him tonight, hey, bernie, im tyler perry. How are you . Good to meet you. Im a huge fan. Huge fan. Huge fan. [ laughter and applause ] jimmy i know that, when they have no idea. Yeah, yeah, you know that face where its like jimmy that face where like i am not gonna i dont know who you are. Jimmy i dont recognize you at all. How was detroit, by the way . I havent been there in a a while. How is it doing . Detroit, you know what. Let me tell you something about detroit. The people are so resilient, so i think detroit is going to be fine. As long as the people and the attitude and the spirit thats there now continues to live there, it will be fine. Jimmy very good. I love detroit. Shout out to everyone in detroit. [ cheers ] yeah. Jimmy i hope it comes back, because its a beautiful place. And happy belated birthday. Yes. Jimmy im a september birthday too. Yes, virgo. Jimmy yeah. Virgo. [ cheers ] we have four or five people, yeah. We have four or five people in the audience. But were usually more introverted than that. That was pretty loud. Jimmy yeah, exactly. Chill out, virgos. Jimmy yeah, exactly. You sure youre not on the cusp . [ laughter ] youre a cusp kind of person. Right, right. Right, right. [ laughter ] jimmy virgos wouldnt do that. Thats a cusp move. Never. Were chill. [ light laughter ] jimmy we had a good horoscope coming up, though. I think octobers supposed to be good for us. Or november is supposed to be good for us. Something like is that right . Jimmy yeah, weve got a a good couple months coming in, yeah. Ill take it. Jimmy youre 47 years old this year . And so far, i 20 plays, 25 movies, seven tv shows, 853 episodes youve written and directed. [ cheers and applause ] youre only 47. Only 47, yes. Jimmy not bad. No, not bad. Jimmy thats pretty impressive. And the finale of my show, too close to home, is on tlc this monday night. [ cheers ] so yeah, were pretty excited about that. Jimmy you just love working . You love the reaction . What do you like . All of it. I love the work. I love the reaction. And i work really hard but then i take breaks and i take really hard breaks too. I take long periods off. But for the most part jimmy so like a vacation for you is an actual vacation, do you actually just chill . I write on vacation. Jimmy you do what . I write. Jimmy i thought you said you ride. Im like no, see thats that sounds like, yeah, i did 87 miles in three days. Thats not vacation. No. No, no, no, no. Yeah, i know those kind of people. Jimmy yeah. For my birthday, i road 47 miles on my bike and you know, theres this woman i get out of the parking lot, im feeling great, im going to get on my bike, im going 47 miles and this woman gets out, i said, how far you going today . I just met her. She goes, im going to go 100. Im just like jimmy come on, give me something. Its my birthday, you know . Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] jimmy give me something, man. Let me have something. Jimmy let me have one thing. But you do so now you have boo a madea halloween. Yeah. Jimmy i just i want to get into, because i know the idea, the origin of how it came in. But madea if you dont know the story about what tylers done, i think its the coolest thing ever. You do these like like it was a was it a character or a oneman show . No. Its a face play. So its like broadway, just with black people. [ laughter ] yeah. Yeah. And its jimmy i know. Yeah. Right. [ talking over each other ] i was doing a show in chicago was where it started about 18 years ago. I did this i had this play called i could do bad all by myself, i think it was the first one. And madea was in the show, but there was a lady who was supposed to show up who didnt, so i had a small role, but it became much bigger because that person didnt show up. I had her lines and mine. And then at the end of the night, i was apologizing to the audience because im like, ive been advertising that this person would be there. She had a hit record on the radio and she didnt show up. And the audience is chanting, we dont care, we dont care. So thats how it all started. Jimmy isnt that unbelievable . Yeah, so for all of you who hate madea, youve got chicago to thank for it. [ laughter ] jimmy no, we love madea so much. As we just saw. Thank you. Thank you, baby. Thank you so much. I appreciate that. Thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy i dont know what youre going to say. No, neither do i. Thats the thing. Thats so scary. To have no clue. Jimmy doing that bit today, i dont know whats going to happen. But the fun thing is, youre doing this thing with waze, which i love that app. You know, the gps app . Where all of a sudden you can choose madea. [ laughter ] yeah. Yeah. Jimmy do you know about that . Let me give you a sample. Heres one thing that madea might say to you if youre using waze. Hey, baby, hello, this is madea, im back. Come on now, lets go. Jimmy and heres another madea on waze. Police reported ahead. Stay alert, honey. Jimmy yep. [ laughter ] stay alert, honey. And then three . Heavy traffic reported up there. Just breathe, child. Relax. Thats on waze. They wouldnt let me they wouldnt let me cut loose, though. Jimmy oh, really . No, they wouldnt let me. I would be like, what the hell . Didnt i tell you turn left . Turn this damn car around [ laughter ] thats what i wanted to say. They wouldnt let me do that. Somebody have an accident. Get your ass out the fast lane, please [ laughter and applause ] those were the things i wanted to say. Those were the things i wanted to say. Jimmy thats what you wanted to say. Yeah. Right, right, right. Next time. Next time. Jimmy the idea for this one, for boo, came from a a chris rock movie, top five. Yes. Jimmy i remember this scene in the movie because he was talking about his movies coming out and he was up against a a madea movie, yeah. Jimmy but it was a fake it was a fake movie. Chris called and asked if he could use the character for the movie and boo a madea halloween and i think okay, great, fine. And when lions gate saw it, they said, wait a minute, you got to do that movie. Im like, are you serious . You want me to do a movie called boo a madea halloween . [ laughter ] this was a chris rock joke, you know . And theyre like, no, no, we want you to do it, and its funny, man. Oh my god, this movies funny. Jimmy no, this one no, dude jimmy ive seen all of them. This might be the funny dude, this is this is the funny one. Jimmy i think its the funny one. [ laughter ] theyre all funny. But this has got some great moments. We got great moments. Jimmy and theres also some new you also give a chance to new artists and new people out there. Theres a lot of youtubers in that. Yeah, yeah. I wanted to do that man, give people a chance. These kids are so talented. Yousef erakat and brock ohurn and lexy panterra. This girl has 68 million views twerking. Jimmy yeah. Youve seen it. Youve seen it. Jimmy seen it . Im the finished product. Ive been twerking out for about two years now. Right, right. Thats exactly what it is. Yousef videos. Hes got like 168 views of some of his pranks. Isnt it unbelievable now . Its a whole new world. Jimmy its a whole new thing. Its entertainment, tv and streaming. Its just so but its cool when they get to be on the big screen. Yeah. And theyre right there holding on. They did a great job, too. Jimmy should we set up anything at all about the movie . I dont know what the hell we about to see. [ laughter ] jimmy well, no, i mean in general. Madea is baby sitting for her great her niece. Jimmy her niece . Yes. Great niece, yeah. Jimmy great niece, and shes like, youre not going to this halloween party. She sneaks out to a frat party, right . Jimmy and she sneaks out. And all hell breaks loose. Jimmy i mean, theres clowns. [ audience ohs ] listen, and i got nothing to do with that, man. I got nothing to do with that. [ laughter and applause ] jimmy no, no, no. I filmed this movie before that happened. I got nothing to do with it. Jimmy im not saying youre responsible. Oh, please, please. Lets get that yeah, right. Lets get that straight. Jimmy im not responsible either. I want to get that straight too. I have nothing to do with any and if theres any clowns out there, i love you. [ laughter ] just stay away. Stay away. Were good. Were cool. Were cool. I dont need i see you clowns come up to me im going to beat one of those bitches down. [ laughter ] let them come up on me, im telling you right now. Its crazy, man. Its crazy. Its weird, right . Jimmy but you got zombies in here. I want to show everyone a clip. Heres tyler perry as madea in boo a madea halloween. Take a look at this. [ cheers and applause ] we about to get turned up. Let me get everybodys hands up like this. I cant stand this music. If you cant stand it, why your body why your body moving like that . Thats my bottom half. Every time i hear this music, it just want to drop. Thats the ho from back in the day coming out in me. I dont like this crap. I dont like this. I dont i dont like this. I dont i dont i dont like this music. I dont i dont mable i got to get the hell out of here. My ho coming out. [ laughter ] [ applause ] bottom half. Jimmy i love this guy. Tyler perry, boo a madea halloween, opens everywhere october 21st. Well be right back with Abigail Spencer. Come on back. [ cheers and applause ] my mother passed 2003, but she always told me i dont care if you turn out to be a great athlete or whatever but, you need to make sure you get your college degree. Sometimes i call the house, just to hear her voice. phone ringing answering machine hi, leave a message after the beep. beep hey mom, this is larry. I just want to let you know that uh, i fulfilled the promise that you held me to. Love you. beep ok. Xa, ask 1800 flowers to order tina roses. Alexa, ask uber for a ride. Ok. Alexa pause. Alexa resume. thump, thump, thump, thump crash crumbling tic tac freshmints. A whole lot of flavor in a little mint. Tic tac. Go little. tic tacs rattling imy bargain detergentgh a couldnt keep up. Isaster. So, i switched to tide pods. Theyre super concentrated, so i get a better clean. Tide. Number one rated. Its got to be tide initiating retrieval sequence. Activating thrusters. Target acquired. Dang it ah come on astronauts can vote from space. Take a break from the election with red or blue tea. Make time for snapple. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy our next guest stars in the brand new nbc series timeless, which airs monday nights at 10 00 p. M. Please give a warm welcome to the lovely Abigail Spencer [ cheers and applause ] jimmy Abigail Spencer, welcome, welcome, welcome. This is how i do all my entrances in all my sittings. Jimmy yes. Well done, its fantastic. Thank you for coming on the show. Thank you for having me. Jimmy i wanna know hi. Jimmy hi, by the way. We have so much catching up to do. Jimmy i really do. Weve never met. Jimmy no, thats why. [ light laughter ] thats why we have a lot of catching up to do. Congrats on the show. Thank you. Jimmy i want to get into that big scifi time travel hit for nbc, but i want to go back speaking of going back in time to when this little girl existed. There she is. [ audience aws ] jimmy oh, my goodness. This is my favorite part, the flowers on clearance that im holding in my hand. [ laughter ] jimmy was that a price tag . It was a price tag. Jimmy thats like such a a minnie pearl move right there. How adorable. Oh, my oh, my gosh. This was my first pageant dress that my mother made me and notice the pantaloons. It was, you know, seeing into the future, i was little miss competition. Clearly still reigning little miss. Jimmy i love the costume. Thanks. Oh, yeah, its weird. Its like what i did yesterday when i was on timeless. Jimmy yeah, thats you now. Yeah. Jimmy you kind of still into that type of wardrobe. Yes, i do. I like it. Jimmy what was it like i want to hear about the pageant life. How long did you do it . Did you just i did pageants for ten years. Jimmy you did . Ten years. Jimmy wow. Well that the reason i did it for ten years is because thats how long it took me to win finally. [ laughter ] jimmy oh, no. Did you have fun doing it . Oh, i loved it. I mean, im from gulf breeze, florida, and theres not a lot of things to do if you want to sing and dance and you wanna be an entertainer and you wanna be an actor. Youve got to do pageants, and that was what was available to me. Jimmy was your mom into it . No. No. Not at all. My dad is a professional surfer and this is like my mothers Worst Nightmare that i did all this stuff, but i roped them and i pulled them along because i was like, i have to sing, i have to dance, i have to have a a way to do this thing. Jimmy i have to get out there, mom do you understand me . I have to yeah. Jimmy i got to be a star i got to be a star and then i roped her into making all of my clothes and she did my hair and we choreographed all my routines together. Jimmy what routine was that one . This was jimmy cats . [ laughter ] the one that i clearly didnt win thats why it took ten years. Jimmy yeah. I was like, ah ten years . Jimmy did you have a go to talent that oh, yeah. I was a singer. Thats what i did. Jimmy oh, really . Yeah. Jimmy what was the song . Do you remember . Yeah, oh, my gosh. Well, there were a few. There was if i only had a a brain, which is one that i started with. Jimmy really . I dressed as a scarecrow. Jimmy yeah. I did it. Jimmy i like that. Thats cute. Yeah, a song from the heart, not the brain. Jimmy yeah. And then i had a hit me with a hot note but really the culmination was New York New York that was my big [ cheers and applause ] my big number. Jimmy that was your thing. That was my big number because i would religiously watch liza minelli sing that song over and over and over. Jimmy oh, yeah. Shes the great shes great. Jimmy and can you give us a a taste of what that would be like . I dont know. Should i . [ cheers and applause ] should i . Jimmy just give us a taste. If you want to join in. Jimmy yeah, of course. We all know the song. Start spreadin the news im leavin today i want to be a part of it New York New York i want to wake up in a city that doesnt sleep when im in a and find im king of the hill top jimmy top of the list . Top of the heap jimmy king of the oh, yes. King of the jimmy no. Number one. Jimmy no, i got it. A number one [ cheers and applause ] jimmy you got to take it home. I do . Jimmy take it home are we still singing . My little town blues [ cheers and applause ] jimmy whoa, thats what im talking about are melting away ill make a brand new start of it New York New York [ cheers and applause ] if i can make it here ill make it anywhere come on come through New York New York [ cheers and applause ] jimmy oh, my gosh [ cheers and applause ] we did not plan that we did not plan that. Jimmy we did not plan that at all. Thank you roots. I sang so much higher than i should be singing. Jimmy oh, my gosh. That was a knock out. You won, you won, you won, you won. Thank you, thank you. Jimmy you made it you made it here. You made it everywhere. Wow, that was unbelievable. Oh, my gosh. I apologize to everyone for that. Jimmy we loved that. Abigail spencer. [ cheers and applause ] i never sing. I never sing anymore. Jimmy that was amazing that you just could do that. You know what . I met leslie odom, jr. At my Carnegie Mellon audition. Jimmy oh, hes the best. Isnt he the greatest . Hes one of my closest friends. Jimmy oh, no, hes great on our show. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. Hes so amazing. Jimmy he came back and sat in with the roots. He has a new jazz album. Hes the best. We met at my Carnegie Mellon audition and became very good friends ever since. Jimmy we have something in common. Do you know this . Both of our tv debuts were on regis and kathy lee. Yes, i heard about i want to see this. How can i see this . Jimmy theres a tape of it somewhere that exists. I went with my buddy because i was a big fan of regis and kathy lee. I had a crush on kathy lee gifford. [ light laughter ] i liked her. I liked that she could close one eye. I just thought it was funny and like she could do the eye. I cant do it. Oh, cause she has a lot of dexterity in her eyes. Yeah, yeah. Jimmy yeah, she can do that. Its the best. Yeah. Jimmy i had everything. I had the calendars. The regis and kathy lee yeah, i was a big fan. Oh, my gosh. I love this. Jimmy so i was in high school, i think, or college at the time and i went with my buddy, got tickets, we went, we were so excited. And you know they have that contest where its like, who was the star of top gun . You know . Then i go, uh with the wheel when they like jimmy yeah. Then they go, tom cruise. And they go, all right, pick a a number between 1 to 200, and someone in the crowd wins it. I said to my buddy, no matter what number they yell, stand up like we won. Yeah. Thats amazing. Jimmy cause its live. Ive always wondered that. Like, how would they know . Jimmy live tv. Theyre like, 31. We had the worst seats and we were like, oh my gosh, we won the camera came on, im like, hi, mom. You know . [ laughter ] are you serious . Jimmy oh, yeah, it was a a big deal. That was amazing. Jimmy now what was your story . Well, when i met leslie odom jr. , i was in new york auditioning for all of the theater schools, i was going to do musical theater. And my father was kathy lees first love. So when she was 15 controversial, okay. [ laughter ] jimmy scandal. Scandal. The surfer and the junior miss. Because she was junior miss and my dad was professional surfer, so of course they should meet. But my dad kept in touch with her over the years, and my mom knew about it. So my mom and i [ light laughter ] jimmy yeah, i get it. You got it. And my mom and i were coming to new york to do all of these auditions, and just as like a a fun i had never been to new york before. Again, little miss gulf breeze. Like, small town. Jimmy yeah. Dont know what im doing. And yeah, remember her . Jimmy fluffy dress. There she is. Nothing changed. And so she got a ticket to the show. He reached out to her and said, my daughter and my wife are coming, could they come sit in the audience . So we were just like, oh my gosh, a fun tourist thing to do. This will be great. And then five minutes into the show, when they started, all of a sudden, kathy lee goes, we have a very special guest in the audience today. And im looking for someone famous. Im like, David Lettermans in the audience, like, just look because she had all these famous friends. Jimmy David Letterman would be sitting in the audience, yeah. That was what i thought. [ laughter ] i was like, maybe they do that. Like, maybe theyll help each other out. Jimmy he might have. I have no idea. They high five each other before their talk shows. Jimmy its very possible. [ laughter ] little miss gulf breeze. Jimmy yeah, i know. So then, she goes, everyone, id like you to meet Abigail Spencer, and i was i was like, what . And then one of these giant cameras, like, exactly whats happening right now, came forward right into my face, and she goes, abigail, tell everyone what youre doing in new york. And i went, im a singer and an actress and a dancer and im here auditioning for colleges and im going to be a a director. Literally, i just, like, went for it. I did it. Jimmy no way. [ laughter ] oh, yeah. All in. 17 years old. Super green. No fear. Jimmy wow. And it just so happened that the casting director of all my children was watching the live feed and kathy lees assistant called the casting director and said, hey, were chatting with this girl in the audience that kathy knows and she wants to be an actress. Would you like to meet her . And of course like, usually people, like, click, but no, judy was like, oh my gosh, im watching the live feed, id love to meet her. So the next day, i had a a general meeting with the casting director of all my children and i will never forget it. I had this Emerald Green 70s coat and my beret and i was like sashay, i love new york you know, like, love is all around us, just like mary tyler mooreing my way down to jimmy mary tyler more, yeah. Youre gonna make it after all [ light laughter ] and i had the meeting, and literally, i guess, four months later, i had been cast on the show. Jimmy and you havent stopped working since. So thank you, kathy lee gifford. [ cheers and applause ] kathy lee, we love you kathy lee jimmy how cool is she . Oh, my gosh. Here you are, now youre on timeless, on nbc, its a big hit on our network. Its a well, its a scifi, its like a time travel thing, you play a professor who goes back cause theres a guy trying to change history. Yeah. Jimmy and its almost like which is bad for historians. Jimmy yeah, really makes uhoh, dont know anything anymore. Jimmy yeah, but you go back and try to fix it and stop it, but then everything that gets changed in the past affects, obviously, the future. Yeah. Jimmy so, yeah, thats basically the gist. I want to show everyone a clip. Heres Abigail Spencer in monday nights episode of timeless. Take a look at this. Im general grants aide. Youre robert todd lincoln. Have we met . No. I admire your father. Pleased to meet you, miss . Juliet shakesman. Are you an actress . No. Yes. Not a very good one. Just starting out. Something rarer than an actress, a modest one. General grant was supposed to attend tonights play but he cant make it and i have to return his tickets. Well, ill take the tickets to the box office for you. Id like to leave a note too with the generals apologies. Of course. Take your time. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy can we just say, i dont know if we did we see in the clip, who that was . Who was that . Robert todd lincoln. Jimmy yeah. That was abraham lincolns son. [ audience ohs ] jimmy Abigail Spencer. Timeless airs mondays at 10 00 p. M. On nbc. 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[ cheers and applause ] jimmy i cant even tell you how much i appreciate this our next guest, because he was our very first guest on late night, and its just at the time, we couldnt book the show and nobody had any faith in us and this guy had faith in us. I dont know how or why, but he just did our show and i thank him all the time. I love this guy ao much. Hes one of the most prolific recording artists and songwriters around. Just released his new album. Keep me singing. Performing too late, please welcome van morrison [ cheers and applause ] well its too late for sorrow for sorrow baby it its you late well its too late for tomorrow for tomorrow baby jump and wave well its too late cry another rain cause its too late to start all over again not to blame but its not too late for wednesday my garden whoops i beg youre pardon just dont hesitate well its too late crying in the rain cause its too late to start all over again cant complain but its not too late for what my garden with my baby youre pardon just dont hesitate well its too late for sorrow for sorrow then it hits you late its too late for tomorrow for tomorrow tomorrow just cant wait tomorrow just cant wait tomorrow just cant wait tomorrow just cant wait [ cheers and applause ] jimmy yes van morrison keep me singing is available now. Well be right back, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] its not a weekend hobby. Ance . You have to live and breathe it for 50 years. Its the sound. And the fury. Its letting it all hang out there, and its hanging on for dear life. That is what amg driving performance means. And this is where it lives. The 503horsepower mercedesamg c63 s coupe. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy my thanks to tyler perry, Abigail Spencer, van morrison once again [ cheers and applause ] and the roots, right there, from philadelphia, pennsylvania. [ cheers and applause ] stay tuned for late night with seth meyers. Thank you for watching. Have a great weekend. I hope to see you next week. Byebye, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] announcer live from 30 Rockefeller Plaza in new york, its late night with seth meyers. Tonight will forte. From nbcs this is us, actress mandy moore. Mlb allstar david ortiz. Featuring the 8g band with danny carey. [ cheers and applause ] ladies a gentlemen, seth meyers. Seth good evening, everybody. Im seth meyers. This is late night. How is everybody doing tonight . [ cheers and applause ] fantastic. We are live right now. It is 12 37 34 in the morning. And to prove were live, its now 12 37 39. [ laughter ] all right lets get to the news everybody. Tonight was the first