jane levy, comedian jo firestone, and featuring the legendary roots crew >> questlove: 1206 >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause [ cheers and applause thank you very much. i love you, too. welcome, welcome, welcome to "the tonight show. you're here. [ cheers and applause thank you for being here thank you for watching you guys, what an exciting time this is to be in new york city there is a buzz. there's a feeling, a vibe, a a euphoria sweeping the town and there's one reason tonight at madison square garden, it was the westminster kennel club dog show [ cheers and applause do you feel -- that's right the dog show kicked off tonight and tomorrow, which means there is a good chance we'll know who won best in show before we will know which democrat won iowa [ laughter ] it was an exciting night at the dog show my favorite part was when eminem rose from the floor and started rapping "lose yourself." [ laughter ] yeah, everyone is talking about the academy awards and the big story is that the south korean thriller "parasite" won four oscars including best picture. [ cheers and applause yeah what an amazing moment for south korea. they have "parasite," they have bts. meanwhile north korea is this close to dialup internet [ laughter ] that's right "parasite" is the first non-english speaking film to win best picture though some arnold schwarzenegger movies come close [ laughter ] [ gibberish that's right, "parasite" won best picture, while the winner for worst picture was this [ laughter ] [ cheers ] >> steve: oh my -- come on, come on come on. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i guess over the weekend, there was a photo taken of president trump that everyone is talking about. can we see it again? [ laughter ] it looks like he just got hit in the face with a pumpkin pie [ laughter ] it looks like he stuck his head in a volcano [ light laughter ] it looks like a paint sample card from home depot [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause every color. >> steve: every color. >> jimmy: but trump is now claiming that the picture was photoshopped [ audience oohs he went even further and said, "actually every photo of me is photoshopped here's the real picture. [ laughter ] yeah, that's better. but back at the oscars, i saw that there was some controversy with this year's in memoriam segment. critics are saying they left out some big actors and they also forgot to include joe biden's campaign [ audience oohs [ laughter ] >> steve: snap >> jimmy: oh, it's a fun -- it's a fun night yeah, you can do it. [ laughter ] it's a roller coaster monologue. "whoa, oh. [ laughter ] last night the movie "american factory" won best documentary. it was actually produced by barack and michelle obama. and now some other political candidates have announced that they're making their own movies to compete in next year's oscars >> steve: oh >> jimmy: yeah for example, mike bloomberg is making one called, "i could buy ford and ferrari." [ laughter ] joe biden is making one called "the irishman i fought at a pool hall in 1956. [ laughter and applause bernie sanders is making one called "hair-asite." [ laughter ] and finally, president trump is making one called "third marriage story." [ audience oohs [ cheers and applause wow. some 2020 news yesterday at a campaign event in new hampshire, joe biden called a woman a, "lying, dog faced pony soldier." most people didn't know what it meant, but it turns out it's a a reference from a john wayne movie. so that ought to bring in the youth vote [ laughter ] well this is going viral yesterday in new hampshire a a group of young supporters sang joe biden a version of a backstreet boys song with his name take a look. ♪ joe biden yeah yeah joe biden yeah yeah ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it got worse five minutes later when they started singing 'nsync's "bye bye bye. [ laughter ] this went viral. over the weekend, people have become obsessed with footage of an owl running have you seen this i didn't even know owls ran, but they do. [ light laughter ] it's pretty cute but it's bizarre. look, look that's an owl running. [ laughter ] [ audience aws ] yeah i didn't even know they did that well, of course, it's already inspired some memes. for example, that's, "everyone at the airport in zone three when zone two is called. [ laughter ] it's also, "rudy giuliani when he hears trump say, 'here, boy.'" [ laughter [ audience oohs [ applause ] wow. and finally that's, "bernie sanders heading to the men's room after a three-hour debate." [ laughter and applause "just get there. gotta get it, quick, quick, quick. quick, quick, quick, quick!" [ laughter ] and finally, over the weekend, while trying to avoid a storm at british airways, flights from new york to london broke a speed record at over 800 miles per hour good news is they beat the storm, bad news is everyone who got off the plane now have a great show give it up for the roots, everybody. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: we have a fun show tonight. janet jackson is here! [ cheers and applause >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: jane levy is here. [ cheers and applause and we got great stand-up from jo firestone >> steve: wow. [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: quest, i don't know how you made it back tell me about your night >> questlove: i don't either >> jimmy: i mean, if anyone watched the oscars last night, questlove was -- >> steve: all over >> jimmy: all over the oscars. [ cheers and applause you did a great job. >> questloid ithstart? you did the pre -- >> questlove: i did the red carpet pre-deejaying thing-a-ma-jigga then i did the actual oscars drumming and deejaying and then i deejayed the after party at the governors ball. and then i deejayed jay-z and beyonce's gold party and then i made it to the airplane in one piece. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: isn't that amazing how you can do that? [ cheers and applause >> questlove: yeah >> jimmy: dude, tell everybody about the lin-manuel miranda - >> questlove: oh, so they put my dressing room and lin-manuel's dressing room next to each other, like, isolated. >> jimmy: yeah >> and so when went past, i wanted to say "what's up" to him and there was a big bodyguard standing there, kind of looking like -- i was like, "that's weird. why does lin have a bodyguard? five minutes later, it was four bodyguards an hour later, it was 11 bodyguardswhat?" >> questlove: yeah, and i was like, "is 'hamilton' like that?" [ laughter ] so at the end of -- like, three hours later, then it was ridiculous, like 20 bodyguards like, every one over six feet tall or whatever >> jimmy: yeah >> questlove: and then i realized that they were hiding eminem in that room and it wasn't lin-manuel miranda. [ audience ohs ] >> jimmy: yeah, that's right [ light laughter ] that's where eminem was, yeah. >> questlove: no one knew that he was doing that last night >> jimmy: they pulled it off >> questlove: they pulled it off, yeah. >> jimmy: i was watching the video clip and i go, like, "they're really showing that '8 mile' clip a little bit too long." i go, "oh, he's gotta be there. >> questlove: we didn't know no one knew. >> jimmy: i kind of knew a a little bit but i'm not one of those guys. [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah >> jimmy: i'm done being that guy. >> steve: oh, yeah, you knew >> jimmy: "oh yeah, you knew everything you can't surprise --" [ light laughter ] >> steve: "you can't fool me, man. >> jimmy: "can't fool me, man. i'm not that guy, but i did know that -- i felt like that was coming it was like they stayed on the -- oh, maybe i don't know [ light laughter ] guys, rupaul was on our show last week. we had a great time. [ cheers and applause did a great job hosting "saturday night live" too. but some people say i looked a a little nervous at one point during the interview >> steve: really [ laughter ] >> jimmy: on twitter, the user @issa6foot3 even uploaded a clip of themselves watching me and it went viral over the weekend. it's up to like, 7 million hits or something anyways, just take a look at what they posted >> jimmy: but this is gigantic this is the first time a drag queen has ever been put on the cover of - >> a drag queen? a drag queen [ laughter ] i am the queen of drag [ cheers and applause [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i -- i'm sorry i apologize. i'm embarrassed. i'm sorry. >> he got him so scared. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i really thought it was over that was it. i go - [ light laughter ] >> steve: now you're canceled. >> jimmy: that's it, i'm canceled yeah, started my own hashtag "jimmy fallon is over party. [ laughter ] i was like, "i had a good run. you know i had ten years in the business." [ light laughter ] i was like, "wait, what did i do wrong?" but it was so funny, he was like, "a drag queen? [ laughter ] i was like, "oh, no. anways, my thanks to rupaul. we love you. it was a very funny moment [ cheers and applause hey, guys you ever see a photo in the news and think, "well that headline could be much better?" i'll show you what i mean. it's time for "news and improved." [ cheers and applause ♪ news and improved >> jimmy: for example, check out this first photo the original headline was, "trump impeachment trial impacts election." that headline can definitely be improved because if you only looked at the photo, the headline could have been, "man insists barista give him the slightly larger muffin in the back left. [ laughter and applause check out the next photo the original headline was, "kushner to brief u.n. leaders." but if you only look at the photo, the headline could have been, "man watches wife laughing it up with her ski instructor." [ laughter and applause this next headline was, "bolton releases book manuscript." headline could have been, "new girlfriend's dad won't let go until you understand that's his little girl, capisce?" [ laughter and applause up next, this headline says, "sanders expands campaign. headline could have been, "man refuses to admit that he wore oven mitts instead of gloves." [ laughter and applause work the same. >> steve: the oven >> jimmy: the next headline was, "idina menzel belts 'frozen 2' with nine other elsas. headline could have been "horrified guests at wedding slowly realizing that bridal party is about to do some sort of performance." [ laughter and applause "oh, no, no, no. don't do this. don't. next headline was, "punxsutawney phil predicts early spring." headline could have been, "arby's catches this week's roast beef." hey. [ laughter ] [ audience oohs >> steve: come on. we have the meats. >> jimmy: who was that have them fired immediately. >> steve that's rude that's rude. >> jimmy: yeah the next headline was, "democrats face off in new hampshire. headline could have been, "cast of 'friends,' where are they now" [ laughter and applause "we were on the break! we were on a break." and finally, this headline was, djokovic wins australian open. headline could have been, "man zips fly too fast. [ laughter ] [ audience oohs that's all the time we have for "just and improved." [ cheers and applause we'll be right back with more of the "the tonight show." come on back, everybody. 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[ cheers and applause ♪ >> jimmy: welcome back you guys, i love hearing about new inventions and every new invention has a patent and i read that the u.s. trademark and patent office has issued over 10 million patents since it was created but only a few of them have actually become actual products so i figured there must be some gems out there that have been overlooked so here's a look at some real patents i found that i think should be made in a new segment called "why wasn't this made"? ♪ why wasn't this mad why why wh wasn't this made ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: now before we start, i just want to say these are all real actual patents that you can find on the u.s. patent and trademark website. let's take a look at our first patent right here. it was filed back in 1980 and it's a device that will keep you from eating too much it is the anti-eating face mask [ laughter ] this is real and it says here, "it is for preventing the ingestion of food by the user." yeah, it's pretty subtle [ laughter ] i think people will barely know you're wearing it. especially if you're hannibal lecter, maybe [ laughter ] it actually has -- it has like a padlock. [ laughter ] that's crazy [ laughter ] why wasn't it made ♪ why why why wasn't this made ♪ >> jimmy: you don't have to do the theme song every - [ laughter ] every time i say why wasn't this made. yeah [ laughter ] this next patent is -- ♪ why, why, why [ laughter ] next patent is an office supply it's a device for moistening the adhesive coating on postage stamps and envelopes so wets stamps and envelopes for you. let's see what it looks like [ laughter ] there you go, it's fully functional totally appreciate for the workplace. [ laughter ] nothing weird going on here. why wasn't that made ♪ why, why, why [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you tried to sneak that one in there, yeah. [ laughter ] ♪ why, why this next patent was invented for people who have to deal with bad commutes. okay, it is a self-propelled unicycle engageable from a a vehicle. [ laughter ] so as soon as you hit traffic, you -- it's very simple. you just pull over, you jack up the car, you remove one of the tires. [ laughter ] you pull this seat with handlebars out of your trunk, probably weighs 300 pounds then you attach the wheel to that and simple as that. you're all done. [ laughter ] that can take you probably an hour or two. then you just roll off, problem solved [ laughter ] why wasn't thide >> jimmy: we're down to our last one and it's for all you busy parents out there it's the apparatus and method for carrying a child [ laughter ] is that a child? that's a really old boy. [ laughter ] they definitely look related [ laughter ] look exactly alike they look exactly -- all right well, anyways, so someone just took stirrups and stuck them down a tool belt [ laughter ] so all your miniature clone has to do is take his shoes off and climb into the stirrups and then choke his doppelganger dad around the neck. [ laughter ] i actually stayed up late last night and -- [ cheers and applause let's see if i can get this thing worked out [ light laughter ] yeah, it's pretty subtle actually it's pretty cool no one really knows you're wearing it [ laughter ] you're at a, like, starbucks or whatever like, "hey, can i get a venti --" you know, no one knows. [ laughter ] all i need is my mini clone and -- [ cheers and applause ♪ >> hello, hello. oh, it's bouncy on here. >> jimmy: what's that? >> it's bouncy on here >> jimmy: it's bouncy on there [ laughter ] all right, hold on now >> wow >> jimmy: all right, buddy [ laughter ] you in yeah, not bad. [ cheers and applause >> i'm so bouncy over here ah so bouncy! yeah >> jimmy: that's all i have for "why wasn't this made? 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[ cheers and applause she's won five grammys she's in the rock & roll hall of fame. [ cheers and applause and she's had a number one album in each of the last four decades. everyone, please welcome the iconic janet jackson ♪ [ cheers and applause welcome. [ cheers and applause that's exactly right come on. that is exactly right. come on. absolutely welcome, welcome, please have a seat. thank you so much. you look fantastic >> thank you >> jimmy: thank you for coming back to our show i'm so excited that you're here and i just read some amazing things about you, all true and there was more stuff i wanted to talk about i didn't know -- you have an oscar nomination for best original song. >> yes yes. >> jimmy: you're the first woman to be nominated for a producer of the year grammy. >> yes >> jimmy: you have 27 top ten hits >> yes [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: you have the record for most consecutive top ten hits on the u.s. billboard hot 100 chart by a female artist [ cheers and applause and you're the first and only artist in history to have seven top five hits from one album you are unbelievable [ cheers and applause you're iconic. just to tell you some nice things about you >> thank you >> jimmy: is it embarrassing >> yes [ laughter ] >> jimmy: sorry about that i want to talk about so many things "control" was your first number one album. >> yes >> jimmy: before that you were more like into acting and doing that but what made that album different? and what do you remember about that album >> oh gosh, that was me coming into adulthood >> jimmy: yeah >> being a kid, a teenager, going to minneapolis being with jimmy and terry >> jimmy: oh yeah. jimmy jam and terry lewis. >> yes >> jimmy: absolutely >> yeah. >> jimmy: what would you guys get into over there in minneapolis? [ laughter ] >> i was very sheltered and i went to minneapolis with a a friend, a school friend, and -- good kid, good kid didn't get into much trouble >> jimmy: okay >> but i had my moments or they gave me my moments i should say. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: how did they give you your moments >> you know, the drinking age i think is 18, 19 in minneapolis so we went out one night and they gave me some ice cream.ale. >> jimmy: wow. >> well, it had a lot of brandy in it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: really >> yes, and i -- i got messed up >> jimmy: yeah [ laughter ] >> you know, i never had a a serious drink until i was 23 >> jimmy: is that right? >> yeah, that's -- >> jimmy: did you get any work done that night? >> no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: didn't work out? >> no. >> jimmy: not a good thing to do at all. >> no. >> jimmy: do you have a favorite line or favorite lyric? is there one lyric that everyone always just yells to you? >> oh, gosh. "miss jackson if you're nasty. >> jimmy: yeah that's it right there. [ cheers and applause it has to be, right? it has to be that. >> i get it from everybody >> we love you miss jackson. >> jimmy: "miss jackson. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause it is iconic that is a great line >> i get it from everyone. >> jimmy: really >> it doesn't -- entertainers. >> jimmy: everyone >> everyone. >> jimmy: did you realize it was going to become iconic when you sang it. >> no, i mean, you're just creating music no, i never did and the story is crazy >> jimmy: what was the story >> once again in minneapolis, and my friend and i, we were on our way -- i had never taken a a dance class. so she had this great idea to take a dance class we were staying downtown at a hotel, at a loftder guys up a- you know, standing up against the wall and they just basically started messing with us. and -- >> jimmy: cat-calling and stuff? >> yeah. >> jimmy: ooh. >> and i didn't like it very much >> jimmy: no >> and i was pretty embarrassed and i was actually pretty upset. and i came back to the studio that night and told jimmy and terry about my experience. and it turned into the song "nasty." yeah >> jimmy: wow. that is a crazy story. yeah, cause "my first name ain't baby." >> "it's j." it's the bt. [ laughter ] i was wondering if he has any questions for you that he would like to ask you. quest, do you have any questions you would like to ask miss jackson >> questlove: yeah, i always wanted to know, for years you wore a key in your earring i guess for your animal cages or whatever. >> yes >> questlove: but where is that key? like, what happened to it? >> i'm pretty sure it's in storage, in my storage yes. >> jimmy: so what is this? why would you wear a key - >> i never kept a -- what -- >> jimmy: keychain >> a keychain. so, and i took care of the animals. we had so many animals growing up >> jimmy: really and that was your job? >> yeah, we had fawn, mouflon sheep, peacocks, a giraffe, just all kinds of animals. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, that's just -- no, it's totally relatable every kid had that [ laughter ] >> so it was my job to feed them, to clean them, to clean the cages. that was my, you know, my chores >> jimmy: so this is a working key. >> that's a working key. >> jimmy: that's amazing that's a good question, quest. i like that. i never knew that. >> so all through school i wore hooped earrings. >> jimmy: yeah >> and i would keep the key on my earring so i wouldn't lose it >> jimmy: any other questions, quest? >> questlove: yeah, in the "miss you much" video, you do that dancing with the chair -- >> yes >> questlove: and the hat that lands on your foot >> yes >> questlove: how many takes did that take for -- >> oh, gosh. [ laughter ] well, you know, it's really funny that you ask me that because we shot -- i don't know how many days cause that was the long form video that we were shooting for "rhythm nation." and i think we shot maybe two, three days for "miss you much. but that i think was like the second day of shooting and it was the 23rd hour, something like that, of shooting >> jimmy: oh my gosh >> and we were so delirious. they brought breakfast we were eating pancakes. we were laughing like crazy. and then suddenly we had to do this routine so it didn't take many takes to -- obviously in rehearsal you get it right but we had some mishaps. >> jimmy: this morning was giant announcement you announced a tour >> yes [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: that is starting -- black diamond world tour i want to talk about that with you. i'm so excited more with janet jackson when we come back. 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[ fast-paced drumming ] g is here. vo: leadership iti mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. obama: at a time when washington is divided in old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. we are here with the one and only janet jackson [ cheers and applause before we talk tour, you have a little boy, right? >> yes >> jimmy: how old is he? >> eissa, he's three he just turned three january 3rd. >> jimmy: is he three now? >> yes >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. is he musical? >> are you kidding me? [ laughter ] he loves - quest, as a matter of fact, gave him a beautiful set, drum kit. >> jimmy: really >> loves it. loves it, yeah [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: oh, come on, he's a good dude. >> beautiful, beautiful kit. >> jimmy: i'm sending him something too. [ laughter ] does he like a harmonica i don't know what i can get him. >> he has that already >> jimmy: he has that already, yeah what's the - >> he's incredibly musical >> jimmy: he is? >> yeah. >> jimmy: what's his go to -- what does he - >> first it was the violin this -- all this he chose. >> jimmy: at three >> no, this was at two >> jimmy: wow. >> first he chose the violin and he loves classical music now it's all about -- even his third day of school he said, "momma" -- first day of school he took the violin to school third day of school he says, "momma, i want to take a a cello. i said, "baby, you don't have a cello. "i take one -- turn my violin into a cello, please, momma. so my assistant, terry, wh we're rushing for his class. and she took a straw and taped it to the bottom of the violin >> jimmy: and made him a little cello. >> he loved it [ laughter ] he was posing. he took it to school and my - i have two assistants. >> jimmy: yeah, sure >> my other assistant shanti, she said, "eissa, you want a a violin?" he said, "yes. she said, "who is going to buy it for you?" he says, "momma. [ laughter ] so -- he has a cello >> jimmy: you had to do it so now he has a cello. yeah, yeah [ cheers and applause long story short, baby gets what he wants. >> he takes cello lessons. he loves his cello lessons >> jimmy: i want to talk about this tour. let's take another look at it. it was just announced this morning, the black diamond world tour [ cheers and applause featuring -- here's what got my eye. featuring brand new music. does that mean maybe a new album? >> yes >> jimmy: really [ cheers and applause this is exciting >> yes >> jimmy: can i -- is that the title of the album do we -- can we say it >> yes, "black diamond." >> jimmy: it is "black diamond. [ cheers and applause why -- how did you land on the title? >> "black diamond," it's the toughest of the stones, of the diamonds to cut. >> jimmy: wow. >> and i -- i heard that immediately as hard to hurt, to destroy. and in my recent years i've come to realize that i'm incredibly strong. [ cheers and applause and i see myself as this rock, you know, and just rough around the edges. and just want to share some of my strengths and stories >> jimmy: yeah it also says here that you have a special performance of "rhythm nation." >> yes >> jimmy: what does that mean? what's so special -- what's so special -- [ laughter ] >> well, you'll have to come and see what that means. >> jimmy: okay, all right, i will [ cheers and applause i was going to name off some dates. but i -- there's too many. i just want to zoom in can we - [ cheers and applause >> that's just the states. >> jimmy: that's just the states, yeah that's not even the world yet, yeah, no >> that's just the states -- >> jimmy: during the commercial break i was showing you this and you go, "what is that? >> what's that >> jimmy: and i go, "that's you the next year. that is your schedule for the next year. oh, my gosh. it's kicking off in miami at the american airlines arena. >> yes yes. >> jimmy: what do you want people to take away from your janet jackson concert? >> whatever stress, troubles in their life, for those two hours just to leave them all behind and hopefully they'll have an incredible time. >> jimmy: yep, we love what you do too [ cheers and applause so -- thank you so much for coming back to the show. go see janet jackson on tour, you guys for more info on "the black diamond world tour, 2020," go to janetjackson.com. we'll be right back with more "tonight show. stick around, everybody. 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[ cheers and applause ♪ >> jimmy: our next guest is a talented actress and the star of the new show, "zoey's extraordinary playlist," which airs sundays at 9:00 p.m. on nbc. everyone, please welcome jane levy. [ cheers and applause ♪ hey. welcome, welcome, welcome to the show >> thank you so much for having me >> jimmy: thank for being here i want to get into the show. everyone's talking about it, especially over here, we're getting a lot of buzz, but - >> can i just say something? >> jimmy: sure >> okay. life is so wild. >> jimmy: uh-huh >> when i was in seventh grade, my friends and i had a shrine of you [ laughter ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. >> i mean, when i say shrine also, it was a photograph. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, okay, yeah so it wasn't a giant -- yeah >> and a signature >> jimmy: really >> an autograph. >> jimmy: yeah >> that's what they call it. an autograph that a boy, who probably had a crush on my friend karen, bought for her from ebay. >> jimmy: oh wow >> and we just adored you and we would try to imitate your sketches on our razor scooters with braces. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. >> which is actually, like, kind of your aesthetic no >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, that's of course my aesthetic. yeah >> i just mean, like - >> jimmy: how would you recreate my sketches just - >> i mean, nothing that's very worth telling. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah yeah that's a lot of my sketches, yeah [ laughter ] >> i just mean like -- [ laughter ] i mean like, you know -- >> jimmy: no >> ew. >> jimmy: yeah, of course. ew you kidding me [ laughter ] i want to say i follow you on twitter. >> hmm >> jimmy: and i think that you're very funny on there because you have some things that are a little -- i would say, just odd. >> okay, let me just -- okay let me say something about my twitter. this is probably revealing, but i am like, "nobody's on twitter, i can write whatever i want " [ laughter ] >> jimmy: millions of people are on twitter >> i think there's 250 million people on twitter. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah let me just read a couple tweets and if you could explain a little bit more. i just love to understand what this means this first tweet says, "found a lizard in my basket of socks and left it there.laughter ] >> i mean, why does that need explanation? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right. perfect. so you - [ laughter ] that makes sense, then you said, "i got to tweet this out. >> sure, sure, sure. >> jimmy: this one says, "'silence of the lambs' is my comfort movie. [ laughter ] what >> have you seen it? >> jimmy: yes. >> it's a great movie. >> jimmy: sure [ laughter ] it's not comforting. >> okay, okay, well let me be clear, it's not like it makes me feel comforted because it's, like, such loving material [ laughter ] but because i just think it's such a good movie that every time i watch it, i'm like, "ah, this is so good. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this one says, "where can i get the backpack i deserve? [ laughter ] i think that should be a a t-shirt, by the way. i think that is fantastic. [ applause ] where can i get the backpack that i deserve [ applause ] >> i mean -- >> jimmy: is that a metaphor >> i just think that we all deserve the right backpack for our fashion and needs. >> jimmy: you never found a good -- i'm not going to surprise you with one, but jansport makes good ones [ laughter ] >> sure, sure, sure. >> jimmy: let's talk about "zoey's extraordinary playlist." explain to everyone what this is, cause the idea is pretty cool and i don't know, we like it >> okay, i play zoey in "zoey's extraordinary playlist" and it is about a young woman who is a coder in san francisco >> jimmy: mm-hmm >> and she lives her life, like, mathematically problem solving, not fun or musical. >> jimmy: yeah, right. >> and she is suffering these headaches because -- well, we don't know why she's suffering these headaches. she's suffering these headaches. she has a father who is suffering from psp, which is this rare neurological condition, and she's worried that she has the same thing that her father has. so she goes and gets an mri. when she's in the mri, san francisco suffers an earthquake and when she comes out of the mri, post-earthquake, she can suddenly hear people's thoughts, but she hears them through big song and dance numbers. [ laughter ]thghts and you see go, like, okay -- and so it as a musical, like, when you they're dancing and singing around >> yes >> jimmy: i want to show everyone a clip. here's jane levy in "zoey's extraordinary playlist." take a look. ♪ ♪ i got the music in me i got the music in m i got the music in m i got the music in me ♪ ♪ i got the music in me i got the music in m i got the music in m i got the music in me ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: that's fun >> thanks. >> jimmy: that is fun. >> thank you >> jimmy: the premiere is currently streaming right now. jane levy, everybody [ cheers and applause "zoey's extraordinary playlist" airs sundays at 9:00 p.m. on nbc. we'll be right back with stand-up from jo firestone stick around [ cheers and applause ♪ growing up in la, bad air forced us indoors. and now we have to deal with this. climate change is an emergency. that's why i wrote the nation's most progressive climate law. and that's why i'm endorsing tom steyer. because when big oil tried to stop our clean air laws, he led us to victory. same with the keystone pipeline. when tom says we can save the world and do it together believe him. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. othroughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action. mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. obama: at a time when washington is divided in old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: our next guest is a writer and performer in the all new "national lampoon radio hour: the podcast" available on spotify. please welcome the very funny jo firestone [ cheers and applause ♪ >> whoo! wow. thank you. this -- wow. you didn't need to stand up. that's nice. okay, um - [ light laughter ] well, i was walking down the street the other day -- has anyone here turned 33? [ cheers ] okay, so if you're a a 33-year-old white woman, this joke is gonna crush. [ light laughter ] okay so i was walking down the street i was doing window shopping and i was like, looking at this window, i was like, "that's cute that's cute. that's cute. i look up and ann taylor, oh, no [ light laughter ] i got ann tailored and - [ laughter ] it gives me a chill every time i even hear the words "ann taylor," i just hear my mom go, "they got a petite section. [ laughter ] i don't know if it's a store i just know it's a portal -- [ laughter ] to menopause, you know [ laughter ] but i'm trying -- i'm trying to stay young, you know i'm trying to stay young i'm going to parties mm-hmm [ light laughter ] i'm going to parties like i went to a party the other night and i just kind of was talking to the same three people the whole night i thought, "this is great. we don't need anybody else." and then this woman comes up to us and she goes, "how would you rate this party? and, you know, i think, "i don't need to wait for the others i can say, 'nine.'" and then everyone else in the circle said, "six. [ laughter ] and that's just a lesson for you as an adult. if you're at a party and you're having a nine, everyone else is having a six [ laughter ] that's just the ann taylor brand for you. [ laughter and applause thanks yeah, give it up for ann taylor dress -- yeah. [ cheers ] i got a dog recently and when you get -- a lot of people when they get a dog, they say, "oh my dog's so good, so smart." and it turns out i got a dumb and bad one. [ laughter ] he's really awful. he bit my cousin he ripped my dad's pants off he's terrible. so we took him to this trainer and the trainer was like, "oh you're doing it all wrong. you got to be walking him for three hours a day, feeding him hard boiled eggs." essentially we're turning this dog into john cena [ laughter and applause and i mean it seems insane to make a bad dog stronger, but that's - [ laughter ] that's what we're doing. but i -- so i got -- it was hard to even get the dog because i got the dog with my boyfriend. he was really picky about the dog. he didn't want the dog to be too big, too small he wanted it to be brown he wanted ears to go like that, and he didn't want to be able to feel the bones. [ laughter ] you guys know, that part of the dog that gives it the shape of the dog? [ laughter ] my mom's friend mary was like, "honey, he wants a chicken finger." [ laughter and applause true, mary's right i mean we obviously -- you know, we live together has anyone moved in with someone they wanted to love? [ laughter ] things change when you live with somebody. you know, like, the other day, he goes -- he goes, "babe, come in here. i'm a genius." [ light laughter ] so i stopped what i'm doing because, you know, obviously my baby's a genius. i got to go check, you know. and so i go over to him and i look and he's eating cereal. and instead of milk, it's peanut butter. [ laughter ] that's a disappointment. [ laughter ] you know, but he's so -- he's so proud and i want this to work, so i say to him, i say, "well, sweetie, you just made the thickest snack [ laughter ] you just made a snack fit for a horse. [ laughter ] and then i went into the bathroom and screamed for three minutes. [ laughter ] but i've been -- you know, i've working on the relationship. working on friendships 2020, you know i like trying -- you know, just trying to connect with people more it's hard to connect for me. like, i don't know if you guys have noticed this, but i haven't looked at any one of you in the eyes. and if i'm make it to the end of the set, i do get an ice cream cone [ laughter ] but i'm trying [ applause ] you know, i am really trying, you know and like i've been doing this outreach with the neighborhood kids that's been really great. it's this activity i made up it's called liquid telephone and basically i just get 10 kids to line up in a row, and the first kid gets a a mouthful of juice and then they just pass it mouth to mouth -- [ audience oohs and then the kid at the end has to guess the flavor. [ audience oohs [ laughter ] i guess that's why i'm a six at parties. [ laughter ] okay, thank you so much. thank you. thank you. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> jimmy: you're a 10! you're a 10! jo firestone listen to her on the "national lampoon radio hour: the podcast" available on spotify. [ cheers and applause my thanks to janet jackson, jane levy, jo firestone, once again! [ cheers and applause >> thank you >> jimmy: and the roots right there from philadelphia, pennsylvania stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers. thanks for watching. have a great night i hope to see you tomorrow bye-bye, everybody [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers. tonight -- claire danes from "downhill," actor zach woods governor of california gavin newsom featuring the 8g band with elijah wood. ♪ [ cheers and applause ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. how is everyone doing tonight? [ cheers and applause that is great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news the oscars were last night and "parasite" won the award for best picture, though it did have some last-second competition [ laughter ]

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