And featuring the legendary roots cr. Questlove 588. Steve and now, here he is, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause ] jimmy oh, welcome thank you. Welcome. Thank you for being here. Enjoy. Sit down, relax. Now, listen. Something in my teeth. Welcome. Thank you so much. Thats too nice. Welcome, welcome. Welcome, welcome, welcome, to the tonight show. This is it. [ cheers and applause ] this is the show this is the show to be at. Oh, man. Thank you for being here. Heres what people are talking about. Oh, theres a chance of snow in the forecast for new york city, this weekend. [ cheers and applause ] just remember the simple rule. If someones lying in the snow on their back, snow angel. If theyre lying on their face, santacon. [ cheers and applause ] be nice to them. Walk around them. Of course, christmas is just a a couple weeks away, and in case you havent heard, the hottest toys this year are hatchimals. Which are stuffed animals that hatch from eggs, and learn to walk and talk. They say that these things are so fun that kids will play with them for ten full minutes before going back to their iphones. [ laughter and applause ] ten minutes of fun that dont involve then theyll watch youtube videos of kids opening their hatchimals. [ light laughter ] thats right. Theyre called hatchimals and theyre toy animals that hatch out of an egg. And if you cant get one, just give your kid a real egg and tell him it takes a while. [ laughter and applause ] may be a baby chicken one day. Get this. I read that one person bought 23,000 worth of hatchimals to resell. And now parents who cant find any are furious. Then the buyer said, relax. Theyll all be available at the trump tower gift shop with a a slight markup. [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] and this week, the u. S. Senate has its annual secret santa gift exchange. Which means every senator picked a name from a hat and was like, not ted cruz, not ted cruz, not ted cruz. Ah, i got ted [ applause ] thats right. The senate had its annual secret santa, and this year, 59 senators participated. It was mainly democrats, since republicans got everything they wanted in november. [ cheers and applause ] steve hey ho jimmy a lot of people are talking about this. In addition to becoming president , it was revealed that donald trump plans to hold another title as well. Take a look at this. As if running the u. S. Isnt enough, trump wants to keep his old day job on the reality show the apprentice. Nbc and Trumps Campaign say he will remain as an executive producer for the show, even after he becomes president. Jimmy yeah. Trump will remain the executive producer of the apprentice. Trump said, im not actually going to do anything. Im only interested in the title. And then [ laughter and applause ] then everyones like, are you talking about being a producer or being president . Which one are you talking about . Hey, this is pretty cool. Ryan gosling was honored in hollywood this week, by putting his hand and footprints in concrete outside the iconic chinese theater. Ryan gosling, yeah. It got [ cheers ] it got weird when gosling pressed his hands into the concrete and it went [ laughter ] oh, a Little Health news here. A new study found that longterm marijuana use can damage your eyesight. Which i guess explains why this guys always wearing sunglasses. I mean, now i get it. [ laughter and applause ] finally, a holiday revival of the classic disney cartoon, duck tales, is set to premier this summer. [ cheers ] in fact, they even released the opening credits, and it looks like they theyre finally addressing a major issue with the original series. Take a look at this. None of us are wearing pants here in ducksburg we dont cover up our junk with our hands its been duckward you might think its weird but you can see our duck nuts ducktales whoo you can also see our butts which we call ducktales whoo [ cheers and applause ] jimmy we have a great show tonight give it up for the roots [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] jimmy hey thank you very much. Welcome. Thank you for watching. Thank you very much. Guys, first up, we have a fun show tonight. This is the one. [ cheers and applause ] this is the one to be at. Hes a giant movie star. He is the sexiest man alive. [ cheers and applause ] steve hey come on jimmy hes also doing this really cool thing. Hes the host of the upcoming rock the troops special, saluting the brave men and women of Americas Armed forces. The one and only Dwayne Johnson is here. [ cheers and applause ] we love him. I love that dude. Steve a delight. Jimmy i love him. Yeah. Plus we love this guy too. Very funny man. He stars with matt leblanc in the new Comedy Series man with a plan. Kevin nealon is dropping by. [ cheers and applause ] and if you like good music you guys enjoy good music . [ cheers ] this guy is one of the kirk . Hes my favorite. Jimmy hes your favorite . I love this guy. Gary clark, jr. Is here [ cheers and applause ] the story of sonny boy slim. He can jam. Oh, my gosh. Hes just amazing. I just love how hes one of the best guitarists out there. Guys, we have exactly 11 shows left before we go on christmas break. [ audience aws ] which means its time for that beloved tonight show tradition. Its time for 12 days of christmas sweaters here we go [ cheers and applause ] twelve days of christmas sweaters eleven shows left jimmy that is right. Every show between now and christmas, were giving one lucky audience member a snazzy christmas sweater. [ cheers and applause ] from the countdown to christmas cabinet. Since there are 11 shows left, lets open door number 11. [ cheers and applause ] oh. [ cheers and applause ] wow. Oh, look at this. Whoa. This is [ cheers and applause ] merry woofmas. Merry woofmas. Now, lets see whos going home with tonights sweater. [ cheers and applause ] everyone, look at your seat number. Look at your seat number, and if i call your number, i need you to jump up, let me know where you are. Quest, can i get a drum roll, please . [ drum roll ] who wants me to pick their number . Its a good one [ cheers and applause ] it is 408. [ cheers and applause ] hey, right there. Oh, hey. How are you . Not bad. Come on over, pal. How are you . Number 408 is so close to us here. Hi. How you doing . Its beautiful. Jimmy i know it is. Yeah. Thank you so much. Dreams do come true. Jimmy what is your name . Mary kate gallagher. Jimmy what . Mary kate. Jimmy okay. [ light laughter ] but do you add is that your last names not kate. No, mary kate is my first name. Jimmy yes, mary kate. Gallagher is my last name. Jimmy mary kate gallagher. Okay thats cool. Mary kate gallagher. Where are you from . Chicago. Jimmy chicago. Thats what im talking about. [ cheers and applause ] we love chicago. It gets cold in chicago. It does. It is. Jimmy you can use this. I could use that, definitely. Jimmy would you would you like to try this on . It just snaps right on. Yes, absolutely. Jimmy this is perfect, here we go. Mkg jimmy mkg, man, lets do this. Oh my goodness. Look at that. Wow. That is beautiful. Its subtle. Its almost like you dont even know youre wearing a sweater. This is just beautiful. Chicagos going to love it, and we love you for being here. Thank you. Jimmy thank you for coming to the show. Congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] mary kate. Thanks again to mary kate. Stick around. Well be right back with thank you notes, everybody. Shout out to chicago. [ cheers and applause ] don and i met because im a volunteer for meals on wheels. We had an instant connection. What was that . 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Thats why verizon has the best deals of the year on the best network. Like a free smartphone when you add a line or switch. No tradein required. Choose from the Samsung Galaxy j3, the lg k8 or stylo, or the the motoz play. All free. And as if you needed another reason, switch to verizon now and get up to 650 to cover your costs. Theres still time to get exactly what you want at verizon. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy welcome back, welcome back, welcome back, everybody. Guys, today is friday. Thats usually when i catch up on some personal stuff. You know, i check my inbox, i return some emails, and of course, i send out thank you notes. Well, i was running a bit behind. [ cheers and applause ] i was running a bit behind today, so i thought if you guys wouldnt mind, id like to write out my weekly thank you notes right now. Is that cool . Do you guys mind . [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. I really appreciate that. James, can i get some thank you note writing music, please . [ laughter ] steve aw. Jimmy perfect. Steve thats perfect, like a little hatchimal. Jimmy thats perfect. [ light laughter ] steve hes so cute. Jimmy whats that . Hes like [ laughter ] steve hes like a sad hatchimal. Jimmy you thought that was a hatchimal. Steve yeah. Jimmy no, thats james from the roots. Steve who . [ laughter ] cute jimmy baseball . Jimmy you thought his head was going to hatch and an animal was going to come out . [ laughter ] we should do that next week. Thats a good idea. [ laughter ] he thought it was a hatchimal. Thank you, donald trump, for getting a dog when you move into the white house. That will make two things in the white house going after crotches without permission. [ cheers and applause ] steve whoa whoa. Jimmy hey, whoa, whoa. Steve hey whoa hey hohey jimmy hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, come on steve hey, forget about it. [ light laughter ] thank you, picture of shaq being sworn in as sheriffs deputy in georgia, for looking like it was taken on take your son to work day. [ laughter and applause ] hes big dude. Hes a big guy. Steve and topping 72. Jimmy congrats bud, yeah. Exactly. Steve tallest man on the force. Jimmy thank you, patting your back pocket to feel for your wallet, for being an acceptable way to spank yourself. Steve ooh. [ laughter and applause ] jimmy what is that music . Questlove baby got back jimmy was that, like, sexy music . What was that music . [ laughter ] it was like i got the 12 00 news jimmy it does sound like that a little bit. It does sound like that styx song, yeah. Too much time on my hands. I got the 12 00 news blues jimmy yeah, yeah, no, yeah. Sitting on this barstool talking like a damn fool got the 12 00 news blues [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers ] [ cheers ] steve nice cape. [ cheers ] jimmy i had to rock out the cape, man. Steve you got to rock the cape, man. [ laughter ] jimmy because i jam so its so sick. Steve so huge, it blew the sleeves off. Jimmy so raw. Steve it turned into a a cape. [ laughter ] raw, man. Thats like jimmy thats raw. Thats steve thats like jimmy when the fun is that raw steve you have to wear a a cape. Jimmy when its two sheets. [ laughter ] i pull out my steve so raw, they call it sushi. Jimmy exactly, thats right. Steve dude, that beat was sushi. Jimmy there you go. Its so raw, its right. Steve you got to cape it, man. Jimmy yeah. [ light laughter ] steve you cape a good time. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] sitting on this barstool talking like a damn fool i got the 12 00 news blues jimmy sorry. [ cheers ] [ laughter ] jimmy thank you, family holiday photos, for being a a good way to show people what you would look like if you joined a cult. [ laughter and applause ] steve we all wore the same outfit. Jimmy happy holidays. [ light laughter ] thank you, ob gyns, for providing great womb service. [ laughter and applause ] steve heyoh hey ho, ho, ho [ cheers ] steve oh, wow. Your pen broke. [ laughter ] what happened . You got to get a new pen. Jimmy i got to switch over to the other keyboard. Steve yeah. Thats where we need another hatchimal. Jimmy there we go. [ laughter ] jimmy thank you, candy canes, for starting out as a a seasonal candy, then turning into a festive shiv. There you go right there. Those are my thank you notes. Well be right back with Dwayne Johnson, everybody [ cheers and applause ] its your last chance to save during the final days of the ford year end event. Hurry in for the best deals of the season on ford, americas most awarded brand. With the most 5star ratings. And the highest owner loyalty. Giving drivers what matters most. Thats how you become americas bestselling brand. Just announced, get 1500 total cash on select models, on top of the best offers of the season. Hurry, the final days of the ford year end event end january third. 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How much grief are you getting for being on the cover of the sexiest man alive . I mean it is first of all, its an honor. Jimmy yes, of course. And its really, really cool, right, but yeah, i am getting so much grief, especially from my boys. Of course as you can imagine, right, everybodys just its just a continuation of just jimmy yeah. Whats that term . Oh [ bleep ] talking. Jimmy yeah, exactly, yeah. I can just see kevin hart just going oh, kid. Well, kevin hart demands he demands a recount, right now. [ laughter and applause ] he demands a recount. Jimmy thats great. But i tell kevin, listen, buddy, theres always never. Jimmy thats right. Theres always never. Heres your daughter, jasmine, looking at the people magazine. Look at how impressed. Oh, yes. Jimmy even shes impressed. Look at that face. She is loving it. Jimmy are you kidding me . Oh my god. I tell you, i have turned into a monster at home, though. Thats the thing. Jimmy you are. Right, so any time you get a a title like the sexiest man alive. Jimmy of course. So now, with my lady lauren at home, its just now i dont even have to speak in full sentences. So now for example, you know, go ahead and ask me, hey, you know, howd you sleep last night, baby . Jimmy howd you sleep last night, baby . [ grunting ] thats not thats it. Jimmy no thats not it. Now, what i just said was, i slept very well, thank you so much for asking. Jimmy you couldve done it as words, instead of winking. But its very jimmy youre really milking this. Is there anything that you do thats unsexy . God. I mean [ laughter ] thats lets see. You know, i you know what it is . Whats i make i love to make breakfast in bed. [ cheers ] i know, yeah. Jimmy thats not unsexy, right . Unsexy. Oh, unsexy. Unsexy. Thats right, sorry. Jimmy you cant think of an unsexy thing that you do . I do, i do. Heres what i do. Jimmy thats how sexy he is. Hes a sexy a sexy man. He is so sexy [ cheers and applause ] its the worst. Im so lame, i make breakfast in bed. No. Jimmy i crack the eggs on my abs. What, thats not unsexy. Thats kind of rad. Thats cool. Oh well, i do this unsexy thing. I end every text with a heart emoji and and a eggplant. Yeah. Jimmy thats another what are you talking about . These are all sexy things im kidding. Im kidding. Jimmy youre kidding. Im kidding. Jimmy yeah, i like i like i like i like this dude i saw in people magazine, your high school photo. Heres Dwayne Johnson in high school. Wow. [ cheers and applause ] listen. I look. I love you guys for cheering that. Thats so but as jimmy was pointing out, that is a dead caterpillar on my head, look at that thing. Jimmy you think thats bad . Heres my high school photo. Oh, my god. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy i had a wispy, wispy, wispy breeze. A breeze would blow by. I just want to say, like, those two guys in high school, i mean, that that they could do damage. Jimmy yeah. [ laughter ] yeah. Jimmy they could be buddies right there. Absolutely. How is the family . Hows the baby . Is she excited . Does she know about santa or christmas or anything yet . You know what, shes first of all, shes great and shes going to be a year, her birthdays next week. Jimmy oh, congratulations. [ audience aws ] thank you so much. Jimmy youre a good dad. Youre a good dad. Thank you. I really, really lucky. Like you, i have two daughters, right . Simone and jasmine. Jimmy yeah. And shes really unsure of what who santa is right now, but we did take her to go see santa and sit on santas lap and i got to tell you, it was it was awful. Yeah. [ laughter ] jimmy she did not like it. Hated it. Bawled, crying, awful. Hated it. Jimmy what were you doing . Hated it. I was not there. Jimmy yeah. I was not there. I got the text jimmy yeah. Right, so any time you see a a baby girl crying jimmy yeah. Its like, oh, man, it just breaks your heart. Jimmy absolutely. But but the redemption is i dressed up as pikachu. [ laughter ] thats the redemption. Because she jimmy she enjoys . She loves pikachu. Yes yes, there it is. I brought you a picture. [ audience aws ] [ applause ] ji