people are still reeling from storm number one. >> this is a wet heavy snow. 6-1 conversion. 6 inches of snow to 1 inch water convergence. 7-12 in lehigh valleys. and 0-nothing down along the shore. if the track changes at all, it is the only caveat. and tomorrow we will have the latest information to share with you. have a great night. we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- katie holmes, brian tyree henry, the u.s. women's hockey team, musical guest, meghan trainor,

and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 826! yeah! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey! what a crowd! i love you, i love you. welcome, everybody. welcome to "the tonight show!" this is it. you're here, you made it! [ cheers and applause ] this is what people are talking about. you guys, the gold medal-winning u.s. women's hockey team is here tonight! [ cheers and applause ]

♪ they'll be out in a few minutes, but until then, they're downstairs in the 30 rock ice rink slamming tourists into the boards. [ laughter and applause ] of course, the academy awards were last night. [ cheers and applause ] and today my dad called me up and said, i did a great job hosting. >> steve: aww, that's so nice. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: last night's oscars broadcast was over three-and-a-half hours long. wow. to put that in perspective. that's longer than most jobs last in the white house. [ laughter and applause ] did you see -- at one point -- >> steve: hey-oh! >> jimmy: i guess christopher walken got on stage to present the award for best original score and a lot of people were talking about his pants being high. [ laughter ] did you hear about this? i didn't -- look, check it out. see if you can notice it. >> music speaks. >> jimmy: i guess so, yeah. >> these words by hans christian andersen truly sum up -- >> jimmy: i mean, that's a a little -- >> steve: wow. [ laughter ] >> truly the emotional spaces. [ laughter ]

>> steve: okay, come on. >> long after the credits have rolled. >> jimmy: now i see something now. i didn't see it last night. i get it now. [ applause ] >> steve: you made that up. >> jimmy: in other movie news, "black panther" was a huge hit at the box office again this weekend, making $65 million. >> steve: oh. [ cheers and applause ] the only thing coming in higher? christopher walken's pants. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: that's the only -- that's it. [ laughter and applause ] the news out of washington, i read that president trump is on a diet and has been trying to eat more salad. [ light laughter ] when he first ordered one at the white house, the kitchen was excited because they thought the obamas were back. they were like -- >> steve: hey-oh! >> jimmy: "michelle? michelle? michelle?" [ applause ] this was going viral over the weekend. a group of republican lawmakers in utah made a video to explain how laws are made. and they decided to get a a little creative. check this out. ♪ now this is a story all about how our bills get flipped into a law ♪ ♪ i'd like to take a minute just sit right there

i'll tell you how a bill becomes law ♪ ♪ in a legislators mind an idea is raised in the law book is where they spend most of their days ♪ ♪ drafting out maxing out hardly relaxing all cool ♪ ♪ and all introducing bills inside of house chambers ♪ >> jimmy: all right, all right, stop, stop, stop. >> steve: oh. [ audience groans ] >> jimmy: i can't take it. i can't take it. just when you thought utah couldn't get any whiter. you know that's exactly. [ applause ] >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: you guys hear this? it was so windy this weekend that almost all the passengers on a united flight to d.c. threw up. [ light laughter ] united said, "we're going to have to get rid of this plane." spirit airlines was like, "we'll take it! [ laughter and applause ] we don't mind. just hose it down." >> steve: hose it down! >> jimmy: some international news tonight. north korean leader kim jong-un invited south korean officials to dinner. [ audience oohs ] it was described as two hours of, "you take a bite. no, you take a bite first." [ laughter and applause ] let's switch wine. you take a sip. this is interesting. i saw that in finland, a pair

of baby pandas was attracting -- [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hashtag, i think there's some confusion. i wasn't actually trying to call you out here. i'm sorry, i was just trying to tell a joke. i'm sorry, but i'm going to have to ask you to go. [ audience aws ] you know i don't even think that joke will work. now, let's just move on to the next one. scientists just discovered a a gene in rams that explains a a possible -- ♪ [ cheers and applause ] stop, stop, stop. the mascot for the unc tar heels right there. this is -- thank you. [ cheers and applause ] i'm sorry, i didn't mean to do this. but you have to go too. i have a show to do. sorry. [ audience aws ] sorry about that, guys. okay, next joke. i saw that bird-watchers have spotted an extremely -- ♪ [ cheers and applause ] okay. thank you. you guys have to let me finish a joke. please, just go over there. thank you very much. [ audience aws ]

let's switch gears. in entertainment news, "black panther" has been number one -- ♪ [ cheers and applause ] you're not even -- you're not even a black panther. so that doesn't really make sense. just go over there, please. please, just go over there. yeah. go. [ audience aws ] go with the next joke. in sports, i saw that tiger woods is preparing -- ♪ [ cheers and applause ] no, please. go over there, please. get away. thank you, very much. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: let's go to the next joke. i saw that sales on yellow-colored jackets have fallen -- ♪ [ cheers and applause ] hey, hey! hey! all right, thank you, please. go over there. please. guys, i'm not trying to be cavalier about this, i need to get back to my -- ♪ [ cheers and applause ] thank you very much, yeah. good to see you, fine. thank you very much. just please, stand over there. guys, i'm not even going to do this next joke, because why would i even do it, because i know that he's going to come

out. [ light laughter ] please, just walk over there. guys -- [ cheers and applause ] i get it. i get it. you guys want to dance, right? you want to dance? all right. as long as you're all here, hit it, roots! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] get out of here! thank you very much. ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] all right. very good. all right, thank you. they must be exhausted. all right. thank you, guys. be sure to catch the acc tournament which tips off tomorrow at barclays center. give it up for the mascots, you guys. >> steve: come on. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: okay. >> steve: oy! [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: guys, this made me

laugh, i read that apple employees keep walking into glass walls at their new campus in california. [ laughter ] an apple customer said, "oh, so you do know how to make glass that doesn't shatter. that's interesting." [ audience ohs ] >> steve: oh! oh, snap! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. this is pretty cute. there's a photo -- are they just going to hang out in the hallway? ♪ guys, that's good. no, it's good. my god, they're getting rowdy. [ light laughter ] this is very cute. there's a photo going around of a baby's reaction to trying pizza for the first time. have you seen this? look at this. >> steve: aw, yeah. [ audience aws ] >> jimmy: isn't that cute? don't worry, kid. it will feel like that every single time. [ cheers and applause ] pizza is good. and finally, some science news. stephen hawking and neil degrasse tyson just posted a video explaining what came before the big bang. and trump was like, "easy, 'young sheldon.'" [ laughter and applause ] we have a great show tonight,

guys. give it up for the roots, right there! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: hey, guys. it is monday. we're so happy to be back. we have a fun week of shows ahead. john cena will be here! >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: sterling k. brown will be here! >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: and drew barrymore will be stopping by. >> steve: ah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: but first, we have a a great show tonight. she stars in the new film, "dear dictator" katie holmes is here tonight! >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we love katie holmes. >> steve: katie holmes! >> jimmy: we have a lot of good show tonight. plus, you know him from "atlanta" on fx. you can catch him on broadway in the play "lobby hero" brian tyree henry is dropping in as well. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: also, joining us tonight, we have members of the gold medal-winning usa women's olympic hockey team! >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: and we have great new

music from meghan trainor is here! >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: have you heard "no excuses," have you heard the jam yet? >> steve: no, play it. would you bust me off a piece? [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: i'll bust you off a a piece. this is "no excuses." meghan trainor. check this out. ♪ you must have confused me confused me with someone else ♪ ♪ there ain't no excuses excuses babe ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: it's gonna be great. >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: meghan trainor will be here. >> steve: come on! >> jimmy: guys, stick around, we'll be right back with katie holmes! come on back for more "tonight show!" [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ join t-mobile and the whole family can stay connected with new iphones. which is great... ...unless your parents thought you were studying. aren't exams this week? somebody's busted. so join t-mobile, buy an iphone 8, get an iphone 8 on us. and for a limited time,

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest is a a very talented actress starring in the new film, "dear dictator," which opens friday, march 16th. please welcome katie holmes! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> jimmy: pal, welcome back to the show! >> thank you. >> jimmy: i just love having you here. isn't this fun -- backstage, by the way? >> backstage is incredible. you walked in -- >> jimmy: i mean, there's mascots. there's the gold medalists. people with gold medals walking around, isn't it fun? >> i know. >> jimmy: and katie holmes. yeah, back there's -- >> i was like, why didn't i bring my skates? >> jimmy: i know. well, you said you got really into the olympics. do you always get into it or no? >> i do. i'm an olympic junkie, and i love it so much. in fact, this year i was watching the skiing, and i was like, we have to go skiing. so we went presidents' day weekend, and it was so much fun. >> jimmy: are you a good skier? >> i'm okay. [ laughter ] i'm -- i'm -- i'm okay, but i was, like, so into it. i was, like -- in my head, i was, you know, on the olympic team, and -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but in real life, you're pizza-ing. >> i'm pizza-ing. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> but i was -- i was like, yeah, i'm going to be on the "today" show in the morning. >> jimmy: yeah, no, yeah, exactly. >> with my gold medal. >> jimmy: yeah, but you weren't -- >> no, i wasn't. i wasn't, but it's okay. >> jimmy: yeah. does suri like skiing too? 'cause you've got to start young. right? >> she's really good.

>> jimmy: she is. yeah. >> so that's a challenge, because she's really good, and i'm trying to keep up, and i'm, like -- no, no -- not the double blue! i can't do it! >> jimmy: yeah, no, exactly. yeah, we've got stick to the bunny slope, man. >> i'm like -- >> jimmy: i am -- i'm doing it just for the kids. >> it's so hard. >> jimmy: i grew up in -- i'm from brooklyn, so i don't know anything about the outdoors at all, or anything. [ laughter ] seriously. so, i mean, just going skiing is such a big ordeal, and dressing the kids up, and they have to go to the bathroom, and the whole thing, and then i've got to go to the bathroom. then i've got to change my onesie, but they're really good, and they're so little that i think they have no fear of falling or anything. >> i know. >> jimmy: right, but i'm so scared. >> and they go down the hill so fast. i'm like, uh, uh -- >> jimmy: i know. i keep ruining all the family photos, because i'm like -- i'm just nervous. [ light laughter ] when i ski, it's beyond pizza. it's so, like jerry lewis, like "ah!" but every photo of my wife is like, she's so cool, she's like suzy chapstick in there be like -- she looks good. i'm just like nervous just

standing still. [ laughter ] people are saying, "sir, you're ruining our vacation. please, please." [ laughter ] >> but it's all about the look. like if you have the right ski outfit. >> jimmy: see, you kind of have a cool outfit. i have -- >> i tried, because i feel like i got in the chairlift, it doesn't -- nobody knows which slope you're going down. >> jimmy: oh yeah, that's true. >> so it's like, as long as you have like, you know, your stance right? it's like, yeah, that's right. >> jimmy: and you look cool, and you're like, yeah, i'm going down kitten paw. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. i saw you posted this. look at this. is that -- [ audience aws ] look at baby, baby, baby face right there. >> i know. >> jimmy: that was -- was that the first season? >> this was the pilot. >> jimmy: this was the pilot? >> so, this is april of '97. >> jimmy: "dawson's creek." >> yes. >> jimmy: april of '97. do you remember those times? do you remember auditioning for this? >> yes. so i was a senior in high school, and i remember i had done a pilot season the year before, my junior year, and i had gone out to l.a. and tested for things, and my senior year, i was like, you know what, i'm only gonna have this year to do my high school musical, and they gave me a role. which was really exciting for me. >> jimmy: what was the musical, do you remember?

>> it was "damn yankees." >> jimmy: hey, nice. >> and i was lola. so i was like -- [ light laughter ] and, so then i was like, auditioning on tapes in my basement. and like my mom and i had -- you know, a routine. we would read the sides together. she would hold the camera, she would read the other part. so she was dawson, in this situation, and i was -- >> jimmy: your mom was the original dawson. >> she was the original dawson. [ laughter ] yeah, we did a lot of very interesting conversations doing those auditions. >> jimmy: yeah, interesting. >> and anyways, they -- we sent the tape in, and they said, okay, great. can you come out and test? because we -- you know, you're part of, like, a small group. but they wanted me to come the day of my opening night. so i was like, wait. >> jimmy: wow. that's a life decision right there. >> yeah. so my dad, who's -- you know, very wise. he said, well, kate, what do you think is the right decision here? >> jimmy: yeah. >> and i said, well, uh -- i think i could -- i kind of made a commitment. so i probably can't break that, you know, with my friends, and

the school, and everything. he's like, yeah, i don't think you can. so we called and said, we can't do it, and then they waited, but the -- the weird -- the funny thing is that kevin williamson who created the show, and saw the tape, he said katie i only saw half of your audition because your sister's volleyball game was taped through it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you mean you taped over it -- >> yeah. i mean, that's how -- and i'm still that good at technology. i'm like -- >> jimmy: that's what got you the role. yeah. >> that's what got me the role, i guess. >> jimmy: half the audition, see, and here you are 20 years later. yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i mean, how old -- you guys were just kids. >> so we were babies. we were 18 when we started. michelle was 16, and it was such a great time. >> jimmy: isn't that fun? you kind of grew up together. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and you see those guys every now and then, right? >> every now and then, and we're all going to get together so. >> jimmy: hey, no way? >> yeah, so it'll be really exciting. >> jimmy: how fun is that? >> i know. >> jimmy: well, i can't wait for the instagram post. [ laughter ] let's talk about your new movie, "dear dictator." first of all, michael caine. i love michael caine.

>> i love michael caine. >> jimmy: now, you've worked with him before, right? >> i worked with him on "batman begins," but this movie is a a comedy, and working with him in a comedy was so much fun, and he plays a dictator who moves into our house, unbeknownst to me, and he's living in the basement. and i play a woman who has a a teenage daughter who is rebelling to the point of having a dictator from another country come and live in our house, but ultimately, it helps our relationship. >> jimmy: yeah, and michael, does he give you advice or any -- any acting advice or anything? because, you know, he's famous. he has this great acting tape where he teaches people how to act. and he's like "i'm michael caine, it's all in the eyes. you have to look -- you have to make sure your eyes don't blink. [ laughter ] you never blink when you act. you never blink. that's the secret to --" [ babbling ] [ laughter ] >> i just tried not to blink. >> jimmy: you just didn't blink the whole time, yeah. >> i just didn't blink, and i was like -- >> jimmy: but he's a great guy,

huh? >> he's great. >> jimmy: he's just legendary. >> yeah. >> jimmy: well, i want to show everyone a clip. here's katie holmes in "dear dictator" take a look at this. >> guess what? >> what? >> anton thinks that i could actually become a real dentist. >> does he? >> yeah. >> i guess in his country, there's more doctors per capita than any other country in the whole world. can you believe that? >> yeah, that's 'cause all the idiots who get rejected from med school here, go there. >> why do you have to be such a a downer? anton thinks that i can do it, and, you know, i feel really good about my knowledge of teeth. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: katie holmes, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] "dear dictator" opens friday, march 16th. we'll be right back with brian tyree henry. stick around everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ wow! ♪ here's an invitation to the whole wide world, ♪ ♪ from your brother to your sister ♪ ♪ to your best friend's girl, ♪ don't bring that bad day with cha, ♪

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>> jimmy: our next guest stars in the critically acclaimed series "atlanta" on thursdays at 10:00 p.m. on fx. you can also catch him on broadway in "lobby hero" in previews now at the helen hayes theatre. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome brian tyree henry! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> oh! >> jimmy: welcome, welcome, welcome! >> wow. >> jimmy: thank you for coming on the show. >> man, you have no idea. this is a dream come true. >> jimmy: aw. >> i'm looking at jimmy fall-on! >> jimmy: oh my goodness. that's what i call you in my house, jimmy fall-on! >> jimmy: jimmy fall-on. [ talking over each other ] >> hey, man! >> jimmy: i just -- congrats on everything. >> thank you. >> jimmy: first of all, you're fantastic. in -- you do film, you do tv, and now broadway. >> yeah. >> jimmy: but also, you're on the cover of your first magazine. >> oh, this is good.

[ laughter ] it's crazy. >> jimmy: here it is. drum roll -- >> ready, ready? quest, you got me man? yeah, you got me, man. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: look at that. that's you. >> "backstage," yeah. >> jimmy: that's you "backstage" -- >> "backstage," man you don't even know what i'm talking about. >> jimmy: dude -- >> look, you don't understand. this is like the actors' bible like if you're in new york -- >> jimmy: "backstage." >> and you want to find auditions or you want to find out who got the part that you didn't get. >> jimmy: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> you read "backstage" so -- >> jimmy: "backstage" is like -- i remember getting a a "backstage." was it a -- was it a newspaper almost? >> yeah, it was like -- it was like -- it was a fold-down newspaper, yeah. >> jimmy: you would have to go and get it at specialty places -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: where actors go. and i'm not an actor. i didn't even have an agent. i had -- >> you find out the agents and all that stuff. and now they've gotten so classy, they made it into a a magazine now. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: a classy magazine. >> and i would see -- i would start seeing a lot of my peers on the cover of "backstage." and i was sitting there, i was like, "i want to be on 'backstage.'" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, man. you made it. you made it. >> i made it on "backstage!" >> jimmy: look at it. come on, that's what i'm talking about. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> wearing the janet jackson t-shirt, by the way. janet, i hope you are watching. i wear your stuff all the time. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you got your masters at yale. is that right? >> yeah, or as i like to call it, yal-e. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh yeah, yeah, yeah. yal-e. >> yal-e. full of drama, yeah. >> jimmy: what is that audition process? that's got to be rigorous. >> well okay, so you have to go in with like a contemporary monologue, and a classical monologue. so usually like a contemporary monologue is like a living playwright and you do a a monologue from there. and then you do like something from shakespeare. but when i auditioned, i didn't know that i had to sing. so you also have to sing. if you make it to call-backs, like once they do the culmination of all the people auditioning -- because there were hundreds of people auditioning at the same time. and so they narrow it down to like about eight or nine. and so my call-back was like me and like six other black dudes. and we're sitting there like -- [ laughter ] so we hear somebody inside like go in for their call-back, and all you hear is -- ♪ old man river [ laughter ] and i was like -- >> jimmy: that's my jam. >> i was like, "oh no --" >>

jimmy: i was going to do "old man river." >> we go to sing now? we got to sing? like i didn't know we had to sing. >> jimmy: "old man river." >> so i just had to bite the bullet and go, "okay, well i'm going to go in here and try do the funniest audition ever, sing a song that's even crazier than that." and i just bet them -- i bet all the guys -- i was like, "$20 that i'll have the funniest song like coming out of there. i guarantee you." this one i was like, "i probably won't get into yale at this point if i got to sing." but yeah, we did -- >> jimmy: what song did you sing? [ laughter ] >> "look at me i'm sandra dee" from "grease." >> jimmy: what? [ laughter ] [ cheers ] what? you had to have won that one! >> because i was -- >> jimmy: you had to have won that one. >> i was watching "grease" before i went to the audition, which is my favorite movie. i think it's a great movie. >> jimmy: i love "grease!" >> and -- and like -- i just was like, "what can i -- no don't do -- no sandra dee, they're not gonna -- [ laughter ] this black dude goes in there and just started singing sandra dee just like giving the best stockard channing he can. and i literally sang it. like i'm singing it, and i was

in the middle. i was like, "alright, black dude, singing sandra dee. tell me when to stop." and they're like, "please stop." [ laughter ] "please stop." and at that point i was like, "i didn't make it into yale." >> jimmy: yeah. >> i was like, "that's it." but i made $60 that night. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you made $60 and you got in. >> made $60, yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, absolutely. you couldn't break us off a a little piece -- >> oh, jimmy, i just -- i couldn't do that. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: come on. just a little bit of sandra dee! brian! >> i mean -- okay. ♪ look at me i'm sandra dee lousy with virginity won't go to bed til i'm lawfully wed ♪ ♪ i can't i'm sandra dee okay. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: that is how you do it right there. crushed it. crushed it. best sandra dee ever! >> oh man. >> jimmy: best sandra dee ever! >> [ inaudible ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i love it. i love it. >> we had it. we had it.

we had it. we had it. >> jimmy: you've been to the show before, but not on the show. but you've been here -- cause you're friends with sterling k. brown. >> yes! that's my best friend. >> jimmy: we love him. >> yeah, man, he's amazing. he's going to be -- i just found out he's going to be here. >> jimmy: he's going to be here this week. >> i was like, "huh, okay, that's fine. all right." [ laughter ] and he's doing "saturday night live," which i'm like, "man, like big ups to you, man." >> jimmy: no, he's great. but how did you guys meet? >> we met almost over ten years ago. we were doing this workshop with sundance. sundance has this theatrical lab. and tarell alvin mccraney, he wrote "moonlight," you know? >> jimmy: yeah. >> he's a classmate of mine. he was doing a play up there. and we were doing this play where we had to play drag queens. and i had a beard at the time. and i had never shaved my beard off. cause he used to come in like -- what i call taco meat. you know what i mean? something like -- like ground beef. [ laughter ] anyway. anyway -- >> jimmy: okay. [ laughter ] >> anyway, so i -- it was just -- >> jimmy: looked weird. >> it was just congeal on my face. it was like, "oh, i can't get a a beard. it's just taco meat." like it just --

[ laughter ] the other night -- >> jimmy: i never heard that before. >> please don't ever use it. [ laughter ] but i needed to shave cause i was like, "i'm playing this feminine, you know --" >> jimmy: yeah. >> character. and we were in park city, utah, which i don't know if you know, there are no black barbers in park city, utah. [ laughter ] so he had clippers. and i was like, "can you shave my face for me?" and it was that moment i was like, "if he says yes, it's either going to be the most awkward time of our lives or are we going to be best friends after." >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. shaving your beard. >> and he did it for me. and then he -- but he left this little patch right here. and i was like, "why are you leaving that?" and he was like, "well, you know, that's the flavor-saver man. you've got to leave the flavor-saver." i was like -- [ laughter ] "the flavor-saver, what is that? and he's like, "think about it, man. just think about -- think about it." [ laughter ] and i was like, "oh, god!" and i was like, "where did you get that?" and he was like, "my grandmother told me." and i was like, "your grandmother told you that?" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: bizarre. >> "your grandmother told you? your grandmother is the boss, man. she's the boss." so yeah, and after that we've just been best friends ever since. i'm the godfather to his first-born son andrew, who i love.

>> jimmy: isn't that great? >> yeah like we -- >> jimmy: how great is that? >> he actually gave me a pep talk before i got here. because i was like, "i'm nervous, man! i don't know what i'm going to do. i'm going to be in the room with jimmy fall-on and the roots." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you're crushing it. you're crushing it. come on, you know how to do it, man. congrats, you're on broadway. >> thank you. thank you. yeah man, "lobby hero." >> jimmy: this is amazing. look at this. [ cheers and applause ] playbill! that's great, too, right? >> i mean, yeah, i mean, like, you know, i'm doing it with some great actors. you know, you've got michael cera, who is amazing. you got bel powley. she and i did a movie together last year. she's amazing. and then chris evans, i don't know if you guys have heard of that guy. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: captain america. >> captain america. >> jimmy: yeah. >> he keeps bringing his shield to the theater. [ laughter ] he doesn't. he doesn't. chris, i'm joking. he doesn't. but it's amazing. it's written by kenneth lonergan who won the academy award. >> jimmy: kenneth lonergan. >> for "manchester by the sea." >> and trip cullman is the director. we're opening the helen hayes theater. it's their new broadway space so we're the first play in there. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: is it fun? is it fun when you coming out -- >> let me tell you something man. because the stage has been my life, that's where i started. you know, i did shakespeare in the park here, worked with a

a public theater here. and i hadn't been on a stage for a long time. so literally, saturday, i had a a show. and i went up on a line. i don't know if you know what that means, when you go up on a a line, it means you forget what you're supposed to say. and i'm looking at michael cera, and i'm just like -- yeah, so, like -- and he couldn't do anything to help me. but all i know is that my butt was so tight. [ laughter ] i just remember -- i just remember standing there. and i was like, "oh, you're not breathing, but squeeze your ass as tight as you possibly can." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's not helping with your improv. >> but it helped. the line came. i found the line. i was like, "oh, great." >> jimmy: that's the secret. >> that's the secret. squeeze your ass -- >> jimmy: so read -- read -- >> "backstage." >> jimmy: "backstage." >> and you'll learn -- >> jimmy: squeeze your ass. >> squeeze your ass. >> jimmy: that's what you've got to do. >> i've got to tell you something real quick. you had mascots out here. >> jimmy: yeah. >> in high school, i was my high school's mascot. i was a mascot at e.e. smith high school in fayetteville, north carolina. our mascot was -- [ cheers and applause ] what you know about fayetteville! [ laughter ] what are you talking about? >> jimmy: you're kidding.

>> they love it. i was the golden bull. and like for me, it was a a superhero power. because none of my friends and nobody in the school knew i was the mascot. and so i would go to like the football games and like get them hyped. because i'm sorry, black dude as a mascot -- we know how to -- we know how to -- but like -- >> jimmy: up the game. >> you know, up it a little bit. and then, like -- i would go out and then during halftime i would run into the bleachers just sweaty, just a sweaty mess. i'm like, "yo, the game is good right?" [ laughter ] and my friends are like, "why the hell are you sweating so much?" i'm like, "oh, i guess i'm really into the game. oh-oh, halftime is over, gotta go." >> jimmy: you're like superman going into a phone booth. >> like seriously. and then my like secret identity got revealed at homecoming. because like we did this sketch in front of the whole school and i'm out there. and one of the cheerleaders knocked my head off. and the whole -- literally, that's what happened. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: we all -- >> the whole school was like, "what?" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: at the same time. >> glad it was my senior year. because i haven't talked to those people since. >> jimmy: well, look at you now. and congrats on "atlanta." >> aw man, thank you. >> jimmy: season two is getting great reviews.

>> yes. >> jimmy: this is called the -- "atlanta, the --" >> "robbin season." >> jimmy: "the robbin season." >> "robbin season," yeah. >> jimmy: what does that mean? >> well, basically, in a -- you know, when it gets a little colder and close to the holidays, you know, people have got to survive some way. so, you know, atlanta is beautiful and everything. but there's still areas where people, you know -- we trying to make it. and so home invasions happen a a little bit more. like people get a little -- you get robbed every now and then. it's like new york, you know what i mean? like every day in new york. but, like -- joking. i love new york. but in atlanta, it's a a little -- little dangerous. little bit more dangerous. so we decided to name this season "robbin season" because like for our heroes. on the theme of hero -- heroes. that's what i'm doing. >> jimmy: yeah. >> we have to go through survival, especially for "paper boi," alfred. like, he's now more recognized. he's got a little more notoriety. and people want what he got. so he's just trying to make sure, you know, he makes it. and "robbin season" is just like the essence of what the season is going to be about. things are a little bit darker. things are a little bit, you know, little bit -- the

circumstances are a little bit more real. >> jimmy: you're crushing it. i want to show everyone a clip. here is brian tyree henry in "atlanta." take a look at this. >> this is "paper boi." and you're tuning into the fresh mix rap playlist. long live fresh. >> okay. all right. let's do another take. but let's do it -- let's do one that's cool. that's just like -- cool. [ laughter ] >> this is "paper boi." and you're tuned into the fresh rap mix playlist. long live fresh. [ bleep ] >> uh, so let's do it again. and just -- this time like you're at a party and everything is crazy. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you're killing it. you're great, man. you're good. >> thank you. >> jimmy: come back whenever you want, man. we would love to have you back. >> i would love to. i would love to. >> jimmy: brian tyree henry, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] new episodes of "atlanta" are on thursdays at 10:00 pm on fx. check out his broadway play "lobby hero" at the helen hayes

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we are joined right now by four members of the u.s. olympic women's hockey team who recently won the gold medal over in pyeongchang. take a look at that historic win right there. >> ooh, yeah! >> scores! >> she is stopped! >> jimmy: we did it! we did it! >> gold in pyeongchang! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: please welcome, goalkeeper, maddie rooney, jocelyne lamoureux, monique lamoureux, and captain meghan duggan, everybody! ♪

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: guys, happy to see you! those are the real ones? >> yeah, feel it. >> jimmy: oh, my god. wow, wow, wow. >> they're are all heavy. >> jimmy: sorry i just banged it, but yeah, it's really heavy, yeah. is it affecting your posture? >> neck exercises. >> jimmy: neck exercises, yeah. that's a great -- that's a great medal. it feels fantastic. are you flipping out? have you taken it off? i would never take it off. >> no, we're leaving it on -- we're leaving it on. >> i think we're flipping out just being here right now. >> yeah. >> jimmy: oh really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: no, this is -- but i mean i would -- do you wear that like if you go to starbucks, and you go, and like, i would just wear it wherever i went. yeah, by the way, i won one of these, yeah. [ laughter ] i've got to tell you, the shot that you scored -- now you guys are identical twins sisters, right? >> yep. >> yep. >> jimmy: i just wanted --

yeah. it's clear. i just want to make sure. [ laughter ] i just wanted to make sure i wasn't having a stroke, or something. [ laughter ] you're identical. is it bizarre that you guys both ended up on the usa -- on team usa? >> well, it's just kind of always been -- >> jimmy: i know -- >> she lost her voice so i can speak her mind. >> jimmy: speak for her, yeah. >> our opportunities have been unique, just always being able to do everything together, and it's always been our dream to do together. so if it was only one of us, then that would be weird for us. >> jimmy: i think that you have some proud parents there. the score -- the shot we just saw, the -- "oops i did it again shot." >> yep. >> jimmy: it's called, "oops, i did it again." that's why -- i go, dude, "i love these guys so much." wait, so who designed that, britney spears? [ laughter ] >> our old college coach, peter nylander works tirelessly on different drills, and that was one of the unique names he came up with, and so it was "oops, i did it again" in reverse.

that's just what he'd call it. he's swedish, so it's just more funny even coming in a swedish accent. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh yeah, of course. >> she failed at it thousands of times, and i don't think she's ever done it more perfectly than on that goal. >> jimmy: it was the best. have you heard from britney spears? [ laughter ] >> yeah, i got a tweet from her. >> jimmy: you did? >> yeah. >> jimmy: oh, that's great. fantastic, and have you heard from justin bieber? i know you tweeted at justin bieber. >> no, i have not heard. [ laughter ] [ audience aws ] >> jimmy: this is -- going to break my heart. >> i know, wait, wait, i've got to show you something. >> jimmy: yeah. oh, team bieber. there you go, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you're a belieber! >> of course. >> jimmy: you are a belieber, yeah. >> huge fan. >> jimmy: and you're -- huge fan. we love justin bieber. he's on the show a bunch of times, and why -- you want to tweet back, or what do you want to do with him? >> i mean -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what's your business? what's your business with justin bieber? >> i mean, yeah, i want him to notice me. that would be awesome, but, i mean, i want to go stop his shot, too. >> jimmy: really? stop his shot? >> in men's league. >> jimmy: you're challenging him? >> yeah. >> jimmy: does he play? does he play?

i didn't know he played hockey. >> no, he plays hockey. >> jimmy: of course. he's canadian right? >> yep. >> jimmy: you have to, but so he plays -- where does he play? justin, she's calling you out here. i've got to say, when you blocked that last goal, it was just -- that was the most emotional coolest thing, because you blocked it, and you were like that's it. we won dudes. [ laughter ] i was just bawling, crying. i was just so proud of you guys i was like -- that's what you want. you want that emotion, and i just -- i don't know, i can't even tell you. i just think it's great, a a great moment. we all needed as a country, too. so you made us all proud. thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] meghan, talk about -- talk a a little bit about your fights for equal rights in hockey. >> yeah, happy to. i think, you know, a few of us have been in our program a long time, and just were seeing things that we thought -- you know, it was time to make a a change. everyone said it.

it's 2018, and we took a stand to make sure that women in our program were receiving the treatment that we felt was fair, and we would help kind of pave the way for that next generation of young girls, as well. >> jimmy: so cool, and look at -- [ cheers and applause ] best example ever. you got the gold. >> yes. >> jimmy: you brought me a a gift, which is very nice. no one ever brings me gifts. you don't have to do that, but it's very nice of you, and i haven't seen it yet, but i'm very excited about this. this is from you guys to me. look at this. [ audience aws ] [ cheers ] >> turn it around. >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i've got to -- >> put it on. >> jimmy: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, yeah. that looks great. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i'm so happy to have met the four of you, but i'm also happy you didn't come alone today. you brought your teammates. say hello to the 2 2018 gold medal-winning usa women's hockey team!

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i love our next guest so much. oh, my god. every time she comes on, she just knocks it out of the park. performing her new single, "no excuses," give it up for meghan trainor! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> woo! fallon, y'all ready? ♪ huh what you sippin' on that got you talking crazy lookin' at me sideways always coming at me ♪ ♪ why you why you acting hard when you just a baby boy i keep it real ♪ ♪ with you but you trying to play me have you lost your mind open up your eyes ♪

♪ huh you must've confused me confused me with you must've confused me ♪ ♪ confused me with there ain't no excuses excuses babe♪ ♪ your mama raised you better than that huh what you sippin' on that got you talking crazy ♪ ♪ lookin' at me sideways always coming at me why you why you acting like you ♪ ♪ never met a lady i don't disrespect you don't you disrespect me have you lost your mind ♪ ♪ open up your eyes huh you must've confused me confused me with ♪ ♪ someone else you must've confused me confused me with someone else ♪ ♪ there ain't no excuses excuses babe someone else your mama raised you better ♪

♪ than that huh ♪ ♪ your mama raised you better than that ♪ >> one more time. take it back, hey. ♪ ♪ your mama raised you better than that have you lost your mind open up your eyes huh ♪ ♪ confused me baby confused me confused me baby hey ♪ ♪ confused me confused me with someone else ♪ ♪ your mama raised you better than that ♪ >> let me see your hands up. come on, hey! ♪ ♪ ♪ confused me confused me ♪ >> that's right. hey. ♪ your mama better than better than that come on baby your mama raised you ♪ ♪ better than that she raised you better than that ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: come on! >> yeah! >> jimmy: that is how you do it! come on! meghan trainor! "no excuses" is out now! we'll be right back, everybody! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to katie holmes, brian tyree henry! [ cheers and applause ]

the u.s. women's hockey team. meghan trainor, 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 and have a great night. hope to see you tomorrow. bye-bye, everybody! [ cheeee and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- nathan lane, star of "hap and leonard: the two bear mambo," actor michael k. williams, author brad meltzer, featuring the 8g band with zach danziger. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. according to "the new york times," following news that china's president xi jinping is now president for life, president trump jokingly told donors this weekend, "maybe we'll give that a shot someday." [ light laughter ] at