And featuring the legendary roots crew. Questlove 596 steve and now, here he is, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause ] jimmy oh, oh welcome, everybody welcome, welcome, welcome [ cheers ] welcome in the back welcome all the way up in the back welcome to the tonight show. This is it, baby. [ cheers and applause ] this is it. This is the show. Youre all here. You all made it. Thank you very, very much. Welcome. This is what everyone is talking about. Of course, you guys, christmas is almost here. This is great. [ cheers and applause ] and donald trump loves christmas. [ light laughter ] yeah, cause its the one time of year where he can say, those are real, those are fake, and claim he was talking about christmas trees. [ laughter and applause ] those are real. Those are fake. Those look real but theyre fake. [ laughter ] those look fake but theyre real. Its been a busy week for trump. He confirmed yesterday that he met with mexican businessman carlos slim recently. And i guess it went well, cause he later tweeted in all caps, he is a great guy. [ light laughter ] i love that, even in print, trumps way of communicating with foreigners is just speaking english louder. [ laughter and applause ] you are a fun person. El muy fun persona. A bit of a scandal here, though. Tom arnold is claiming to have a copy of some apprentice outtakes where donald trump says, quote, every bad thing ever. [ light laughter ] well, we here at the tonight show were actually able to get our hands on a copy of those tapes. [ cheers ] ive got to say that trump does say literally every awful thing. Listen to some of these. I like the taste of orange juice right after brushing my teeth. I think it tastes fantastic. [ light laughter ] whenever i text someone, i start to type, then just leave that little dot, dot, dot bubble hanging there for hours. They love it. [ light laughter ] when a trash bag gets full, i like to tie it up, but just leave it in the bin. [ light laughter ] when im at starbucks, i never even think about what im going to order, until im at the register. I then like to read every item on the menu, to myself, and then just get the same thing i always get. [ light laughter ] whenever there are three urinals, i always take the middle one. Perfect for chatting. [ laughter ] jimmy yeah, thats it. The middle one. [ cheers and applause ] steve thats the best one. Jimmy thats awful. Donck steve hows it hanging . Jimmy perfect for chatting. [ light laughter ] actually, i dont know about you guys, but im im starting to get a little tired of talking about politics. [ cheers ] yeah, i know. Im done. I think we all are, which is why its time for tonights break from political jokes. Here we go. B [ cheers and applause ] jimmy tonight tonight, instead of telling another political joke, were just going to show you a video of a a cat, dressed as a banana split [ light laughter ] eating a banana. [ cheers ] enjoy. Jimmy here we go. [ applause ] there you go, thats it right there. There you have it. [ cheers and applause ] i feel better. You all feel better . We feel better, right . [ cheers and applause ] oh, hey, i saw that amazons home assistance device, the echo, is already sold out until after the holidays. [ audience oohs ] in the meantime, if you want to yell at something to turn off the lights or music in your house, just try your kids. [ laughter ] they you could you could hook them up. [ applause ] some news for shoppers here. I read that walmart will close two hours earlier this year on christmas eve, at 6 00. Yeah, but the meth lab in the bathroom will stay open until 9 00. Steve yeah. [ applause ] jimmy just so you know. Thats late. Steve yeah, thats late for them. Jimmy uhhuh. Check this out. A new study found that marijuana use among people over 65 has gone up 250 in recent years. [ light laughter ] yeah, weve talked to a few older marijuana users and heres what a few of them had to say. This woman said, i like to smoke up before watching jeopardy i call it my daily doobie. Steve wow. [ laughter and applause ] jimmy this lady said, 4 20 is when i smoke weed, and eat dinner. So, i mean, you get [ laughter and applause ] and i eat double steve yes. Jimmy i eat double what i used to eat. Finally, this man said, did you know that dark side of the moon syncs up perfectly with every single episode of murder she wrote . [ laughter ] we havgr [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] jimmy guys, it has been a a great week so far. Theres more ahead. Tomorrow night, Emmy Award Winner jim parsons will be here steve oh, come on [ cheers and applause ] jimmy weve got something fun planned with him. So be sure to tune in for that. Then on friday, adam driver will be here. [ cheers and applause ] we have rhett and link from good mythical morning. And r. Kelly, will all be joining us. So its going to be a good show. [ cheers and applause ] but first, we have a fantastic show tonight. She is nominated for a a golden globe and a s. A. G. Award for her fantastic performance in the new film fences. The beautiful viola davis is on the show tonight steve yeah [ cheers and applause ] jimsh i gotta i gotta talk to her. Were going to catch up with her, and then viola and i are going to play the best friends challenge. cause who knows, we could be best friends. Steve probably. [ light laughter ] jimmy we dont know. We probably will be, yeah. Also joining us tonight is one of the stars of the big new animated movie, sing, which is in theaters and 3d starting today. Nick kroll is stopping by. Steve yeah [ cheers and applause ] jimmy nick kroll he is so funny in this movie. Steve wow. Jimmy he plays gunther, the the dancing pig. Hes so funny. And also, hes also on broadway doing, oh, hello. Should mention that. How do we not bring that up . Yeah. And also, hes one of the best chefs in the world. I love this guy. Hes a magician, i think. Steve with food. Jimmy with food, yeah. Hes not an actual magician. Steve i was gonna say [ talking over each other ] jimmy would you say like hes one of the best chefs youve ever met . Steve absolutely. Jimmy ever. Ever, ever, ever. Steve yeah, whom is it . Jimmy whats that . [ light laughter ] the question is, who whom is it . Steve whom is it . [ light laughter ] jimmy because hes the chef from 11th eleven madison park, and the nomad, chef daniel humm is here. Steve yeah [ chrs and applause ] jimmy daniel humm. Eleven madison park. The nomad. That guys amazing. Guys, we have exactly three shows left before we go on christmas break, 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 three days left jimmy thats right every show between now and christmas, were giving one lucky audience member a a marvelous christmas sweater from the countdown to christmas cabinet. [ cheers ] now, since our and the the sweaters keep Getting Better and better and better. But since there are three shows left, lets open door number three. [ cheers and applause ] oh [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] [ cheers ] steve oh, my. Jimmy now, lets now lets see whos going home with tonights sweater. [ cheers and applause ] everyone look at your seat number. Look at your seat number. 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 . Who wants me to pick their number . [ drum roll ] [ cheers and applause ] 275 oh, my gosh 275 that was you. Hi how are you . Hold that. Thats for you, yeah. What is your name . Kate. Jimmy kate, where you from . Long island. Jimmy hey, long island. Thats not far away. Thats fantastic. [ cheers and applause ] we love long island. Yeah, what part . Way out east. Jimmy way out east. Yeah, like southampton area. Jimmy southampton, hey fun. Well, welcome. It it gets a little chilly in southampton, yeah . Yes. Jimmy do you do you have one of these . No. [ cheers ] not yet. Definitely dont have one of these. Jimmy you definitely dont have one of these. But, this is this is stylish. cause i think southampton, the hamptons areo stylish and cool. All the hip the holly the parties out there. And everything. Yeah. You roll up you roll up, with this one arm you get this one arm kinda like like that. With the will you try it on . Yeah, try this on. Yeah. Do i have to put it on . Jimmy oh, what do you mean, you have to put it on . You get, you mean [ light laughter ] you mean, you get to put it on . Yeah. [ light laughter ] yes, of course you get to put it on. Yeah, oh, youre gonna love this. Oh, this is fantastic. Oh, yeah. This is good. There you go. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Sweaters are meant to be worn and warm, at the same time. Oh, this is [ cheers and applause ] does that not look fantastic . Thats what im come on. Oh, my gosh. Hey, thanks again so much for being here. You look it looks gorgeous on you. [ cheers and applause ] that looks fantastic. Congratulations. Guys, stick around, well be right back with more of the tonight show come on back, 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. 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. Lines . An develop fine lines what lines . The chapstick total hydration collection. 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And the big thursday night football matchup is between the new york giants [ cheers and applause ] and the philadelphia eagles. Steve oh [ cheers and applause ] jimmy right here on nbc. Now, as you know, at the end of every season, they give out awards, like most valuable player. But they also give out awards during the season, sort of like the ones in high school yearbooks. Like most likely to succeed. Steve uhhuh. Jimmy class clown. Steve right. Jimmy stuff like that. They give it during the season. Steve i didnt know about that. Jimmy its not affiliated with the nfl or nbc. [ light laughter ] steve they just give it out. Jimmy whats that . Steve somebodys got to do it. Jimmy i dont know who does that. [ talking over each other ] i just enjoy it and the players enjoy it. Steve yeah. Jimmy everyone gets into it. And with that in mind, its time for tonight show superlatives. [ cheers and applause ] tonight show superlatives steve sounds like you give them out. Jimmy i guess i will someone from our staff probably gives them out. Yeah, i dont know. Steve oh, okay, i was gonna say, cause its called tonight show superlatives. Jimmy yeah, well either way. The tonight show has been around longer than us. Steve it has. Its been around. [ light laughter ] jimmy our first player is jason kelce. There he is. Hes a center for the philadelphia eagles. He was voted most likely to be santas tinder photo. Steve oh, yeah. [ laughter and applause ] jimmy looks like a stud. Steve swipe right. Jimmy swipe right, man. Our next player is giants cornerback janoris jenkins. He was voted most likely to sit directly in front of you in a movie theater. Steve yeah. [ laughter and applause ] jimmy excuse me. Are you kidding me . [ light laughter ] how am i supposed to see a a thing . [ laughter ] heres giants wide receiver Odell Beckham jr. Oh, we love him. [ cheers ] he was voted most likely to shampoo with prego. Oh, thats interesting. Steve oh jimmy i never didnt think that would work. Steve looks like a a rollatini. Jimmy but now i get it. Here is halapoulivaati vaitai. [ light laughter ] he was voted most likely to have been named right after his parents listened to supercalifragilistic expialidocious. [ laughter and applause ] steve yeah, why not . Beautiful song. Jimmy up next is from the from the eagles. Its connor barwin. He was voted most likely to leave halfway through a hair cut. [ laughter ] hes like ah, this is good. Im good. Im good. Im getting a text, and ive ive got things to do. Steve im not done. Im not done jimmy dont worry about it. Ive ive got to do something. [ light laughter ] steve ive got things to do. Jimmy yeah, yeah, yeah. Finally, from the giants, is robby gould. He was voted vin diesel. Well, there you go. [ laughter and applause ] those are your nfl superlatives. Well, be right back with viola davis [ cheers and applause ] there is no typical day. 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We are the night. But when we brought our daughter home, that was it. Now i have nicoderm cq. Gy helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. Its the best thing that ever happened to me. Every great why needs a great how. For me . Oh my. [gasps] what is it . Its samsung gear vr. You put it in there. Push the play button. Oh. [gasps] [laughter] this is crazy oh my gosh whooooah wow. [sighs] [laughter] youve gotta try this. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy our first guest is an emmy and a tony award winner. Now nominated for a golden globe and s. A. G. Award for her amazing work in the new film fences costarring and directed by Denzel Washington. It opens christmas day. Please welcome the very talented, the very lovely viola davis [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] jimmy all right, good to see you again, pal. Oh, man. Jimmy you look gorgeous, oh my goodness. Yeah, well, you dont want to know about this waist cincher ive got on. [ light laughter ] if i stop breathing, you know, take this [ bleep ] off. Jimmy you look great. Come on. This is all good. Thank you. [ light laughter ] come on. Every photo ive seen for the past month, any interview youve done you just look gorgeous. Thank you. Jimmy and i know you have reasons for all these great accolades and everything thats going on. But you have a hollywood walk of fame. Youre getting a star on the hollywood walk of fame, january ninth. [ cheers and applause ] thats what im talking about. How fun is that. Yeah. Jimmy isnt that amazing . Its amazing, you know. When i first started out, i said, i want to be a serious actress. Jimmy yeah. Like cicely tyson in autobiography of miss jane pittman you know. Jimmy yeah. Its not about awards. I dont want none of that. Jimmy yeah. I want people to throw roses at me on stage, you know. Jimmy yeah. And then i look back at my high school photo, and my ambition underneath, and what does it say . It says, i just want to be rich and famous. [ light laughter ] and im like, i dont want anybody to see that. Right . Jimmy wait ive changed, and then underneath it says, who is your favorite actor . And you would think cicely tyson. Jimmy yeah. Robert de niro, Sylvester Stallone. Jimmy why, Sylvester Stallone . And you know i have him under there because i thought he was hot. Jimmy yeah, of course. Of course, hes a stud, absolutely. And you wanted to be rich and famous, and yeah. Yeah jimmy you got to do everything. Did you ever get to work with Sylvester Stallone . I got to work with Sylvester Stallone once in my life. He produced a pilot that i did, that did not go to series. And it didnt because it was called father lefty. And it was about a catholic priest, a Roman Catholic priest, who sang Frank Sinatra songs by day, and at night was a private detective. [ light laughter ] i dont know why it didnt get picked up. Jimmy i want to see father lefty. I was like jimmy i love this. I would totally be in to father lefty. Yeah, i was like, i dont know why it didnt get picked up. And, i played the nun who was sassy. [ light laughter ] Roman Catholic nun. Jimmy yeah, of course. Yeah, with a fro. Jimmy father lefty, oh, my gosh. I wanna see it. I mean here you are how to get away with murder. Our pal, liza weil is on there. Yes. Jimmy we love so much. She came on the show. Please give her our regards. Mhmm. Jimmy but youre fantastic on that show. Thank you. Jimmy and you do [ cheers and applause ] its beyond belief watching you act. Because its like i just believe everything you do. Thank you. Jimmy yeah, i just and fences i want to get into this. But what do you do to relax . Are you gonna for the holidays . Chilling out, what does viola davis do . I sit in the jacuzzi and i drink prosecco. [ cheers and applause ] jimmy wow, jacuz it up. You get in the jacuz . I get in hey, let me tell you about my jacuzzi. Or any jacuzzi. I dont care if its a jacuzzi built for ten people. There are ten people in that jacuzzi. If i come, and there t going to squeeze my behind in there. Even if i take a seat right in the center of it. Jimmy yeah youre like thats how desperate i am. Jimmy jacuz me. Jacuz et moi. And prosecco you said . Prosecco, man. Jimmy more than champagne . More than champagne . Listen, im an equal opportunity drinker. [ light laughter ] [ cheers ] jimmy you are so, awesome. I love you, man. I call it my sippy sip. Jimmy yeah, youre thats what i call it, my sippy sip. Jimmy i need to have a a little, some sippy sip. Come on, give me that prosecco. I love it. I love it, too, man. Lets talk about fences. Because, man, oh man, youre fantastic in this. And i know you did this on broadway and you won a tony for it. Yeah. Jimmy with denzel, right . Yes. Jimmy its an August Wilson [ cheers and applause ] what a play. The 1950s de