Trump calls war in Iran “A Short Term Excursion” | Viola Davis, Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias, & Jo Koy | Tuesday, March 10

Summary

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – March 10, 2026 Episode Summary

Main Theme & Purpose:
This episode of The Tonight Show balances political satire with lively celebrity interviews, musical comedy, and the celebration of comedic legends. The show opens with Jimmy Fallon's signature quick-witted monologue, touches on the ongoing war in Iran and its domestic effects, and features appearances from Viola Davis (discussing her new novel), Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias and Jo Koy (promoting their historic stadium show). There’s also a comedic musical competition, “Battle of the Instant Songwriters,” showing off audience creativity.

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Monologue & Political Satire

00:06 – 05:32

• Beautiful New York Weather and Celebrity Sightings

  • Jimmy jokes about taking a pedicab to work, driven by Kristi Noem. (01:10)

• The War in Iran: Satirical Take

  • Focus on President Trump calling the war a “short term excursion.”
    • “It’s the first war to be described like a day of apple picking.” – Jimmy [01:18]
    • Compares Trump’s language to everyday errands: “like when your mom says she’s doing a super quick Target run, then ends up stuck in the store for 30 years.” [01:23]
    • Mocks shifting justifications for the war, including blaming previous presidents and nonsensical scapegoats like Bad Bunny [02:38].
    • Running gag about Trump’s “Iran plan generator.”

• Impact on Gas Prices

  • Parody jingles for Speedway (gas station chain) escalate with each, highlighting inflation and absurd solutions.
    • “At this point, you should just buy a horse!” [04:04]
    • “We still offer great deals on hot dogs and boner pills.” [04:12]
  • “When you stick in your credit card, we just don't give it back.” [03:54]

• Other Topical Jokes

  • Spirit Airlines' pilot shortage: “Anyone who volunteers to fly the plane drinks for free.” [04:46]
  • Travis Kelce comeback/Taylor Swift quip: “Taylor Swift heard and was like, hey, you know I’m rich, right? I could buy Kansas City if you want me.” [05:13]

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Battle of the Instant Songwriters

06:03 – 12:35

• Concept: Two audience members write/perform original songs based on randomly assigned titles within an hour.

  • Contestant #1: Gus Benson (North Carolina), Piano
    • Title: “The Time on My Microwave is Right Again”
    • Lyrics muse on seasonal time changes and the relief of the microwave clock matching real time. [07:49]
      • “The winter’s over and the daylight’s been saved. I’m so glad that my microwave’s behaved.” [08:22]
  • Contestant #2: Anya (Maryland), Guitar
    • Title: “My FYP is All Mormon Wives and Harry Styles”
    • Humorous take on TikTok’s algorithmic surprises.
      • “Harry Styles was in One Direction, but Mormon wives are swinging in both directions.” [10:28]
      • “My FYP is all Mormon wives and Harry Styles.” [11:17]

• Audience Voting & Prizes

  • Anya wins; both contestants receive an “I Love Music” sweatshirt, a Tonight Show notebook, and $1,000. [12:10]

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Viola Davis Interview

12:59 – 20:33

• Warm Welcome and Birthday Banter

  • Viola jokes: “I’m 60 now. I’m on a downward turn.” [13:38]
  • Jimmy and guests protest, “You look fantastic.” [13:49]

• Discussing Awards and Viral Moments

  • Viola recalls presenting at the Actor Awards, going viral for her exuberant celebration:
    • “I’m that auntie at the party that’s had one too many beers and just shows her ass too many times. ... I’m that parent at the soccer games.” [14:22]
  • Reflects on winning her Oscar:
    • “Underneath that dress... I have on platform sneakers that were specially made for me. Seven inches high.” [15:25]

• Madame Tussauds Wax Figure

  • Candid/funny reactions to seeing her wax figure:
    • “Everyone thinks I have words to say. ... I was freaked right the hell out.” [16:14]
    • “And I saw my booty. They had the booty out there.” [16:33]
    • Claims: “I think I have the best wax figure. Maybe Jeff Goldblum is a close second, but mine...” [17:08]

• On Writing 'Judge Stone' with James Patterson

  • Viola says, “Your agent calls you and says, do you want to collaborate with James Patterson?” [18:28]
  • Describes the book’s process: collaborating while driving to soccer practice:
    • “Giving him notes while I’m driving is extremely dangerous.” [18:48]
  • Plot description:
    • “The story is about a 13-year-old girl who gets raped, has an abortion, and her doctor gets brought up on murder charges and is facing 99 years in prison. And it becomes this huge courtroom scene in this small town in Alabama.” [19:55]
  • Teases potential for a limited series adaptation: “I think it would be a great limited series. ... I would be a good and formidable Judge Stone.” [19:35]
  • Supportive close: “Keep doing these things. I love you so much. Come back whenever you want.” [20:26]

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Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias & Jo Koy Interview

20:57 – 28:52

• Upcoming Historic Stand-up Show at SoFi Stadium

  • Jimmy: “No comic has ever performed for a crowd that big.” [22:41]
  • Fluffy describes: “It is the biggest comedy show I think that’s ever been put on. ... It is not a comedy show. It’s a comedy event.” [23:02]
  • Decision to exclude Netflix to keep the night unique: “If you’re not there, you won’t see it. That’s what makes it special.” – Gabriel [23:34]

• How the Collaboration Began

  • Jo: “Backstage at the Forum, I just looked down and go, we should, like, do something together… He was like, yeah, like SoFi.” [24:13]
  • Gabriel: “We’ve been doing this for so many years combined, total, we got 60 years of comedy experience. ... This has to work.” [24:34]
  • On the tactical approach: “Math.” [24:51]

• Comedic Inspiration

  • Inspired by Kevin Hart’s Philadelphia stadium show, and Chappelle/Rock’s team-up.
    • Fluffy: “If Kevin can do it, there’s no reason why I can’t do it. After this show, other comics are gonna see that and they’re gonna start taking more chances.” [25:32]

• Their Long Friendship

  • “Over 21 [years]. We both had hair. When we first met, we both had hair.” – Gabriel [26:16]
  • Amusing story: Fluffy buying two Hummers with TVs and DirecTV (“first time I ever paid for cable ever”) after gaining wealth. [27:03]

• Recent Honors

  • Joe: “Handprints at the Chinese Theater.” [27:31]
    • “This is bigger than a dream, right? ... I remember going there and sticking my hand in Eddie Murphy’s handprints… When I was doing the speech, it was crazy.” – Joe [27:41]
    • Attendees included Tiffany Haddish, Martin Lawrence, Wanye Morris, and Fluffy.
  • Fluffy: “Got a star on the Walk of Fame.”
    • “I’m immortalized in front of a Buffalo Wild Wings.” [28:33]

• Closing Congratulations

  • Jimmy: “It couldn’t happen to two nicer and more legit dudes... Congratulations on selling out Sofi Stadium.” [28:41]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Absurd Political Language:
  • Jimmy: “It’s the first war to be described like a day of apple picking.” [01:18]
• On TikTok Algorithms:
  • Anya: “Harry Styles was in One Direction, but Mormon wives are swinging in both directions.” [10:28]
• On Awards Pressure:
  • Viola Davis: “Everyone thinks I have words to say... I was freaked right the hell out.” [16:14]
• On Breaking Records in Comedy:
  • Gabriel Iglesias: “It is not a comedy show. It’s a comedy event.” [23:06]
• On Achieving Dreams:
  • Joe Koy: “I remember going there and sticking my hand in Eddie Murphy’s handprints...and then it was that day.” [27:41]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Political Satire, Trump & Gas Prices: 01:06 – 05:32
• Battle of the Instant Songwriters: 06:03 – 12:35
• Viola Davis Interview: 12:59 – 20:33
• Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias & Jo Koy Interview: 20:57 – 28:52

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Tone & Style:
Playful, fast-paced, and highly comedic, with witty banter, affectionate ribbing among celebrities, and a spirit of celebration.

Useful For:
Anyone wanting an engaging snapshot of the show’s topical humor, celebrity insights, and the unique comedic perspective Jimmy Fallon brings to late night TV, along with highlights from cultural and entertainment heavy-hitters.

Transcript

[Jimmy Fallon]

From Studio 6B in Rockefeller center in the heart of New York City, it's the Tonight show. Starring Jimmy Fallon. When I join Jimmy and his guests, Viola Davis, Gabriel, Fluffy Iglesias and Joe Corn. And featuring the legendary Roots crew. And now here he is, Jimmy. That's what I'm talking about. Wow. Thank you very much.

Enjoy yourself. Welcome, everybody. Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Tonight Show.

You're here. Thank you for watching.

What an absolutely beautiful day it was in New York City, don't you think? Oh, gorgeous today. Temperatures in the 70s. It was unbelievable. It was so nice. I took a pedicab to work and this was exciting. The driver pedaling it was Kristi Noem. Oh, yeah. I love a good celebrity sighting. Of course, the big story happens to be continues to be what's happening in the Middle East. And yesterday, President Trump said that the war in Iran will be a short term excursion. Short term excursion. It's the first war to be described like a day of apple picking. Just like when your mom says she's doing super quick Target run, then ends up stuck in the store for 30 years. It's like Trump then said that we could call the war in Iran a tremendous success right now. Or we can go further. Yep, we've apparently entered the just for funsies part of the attack. He also said that the US Is making major strides towards completing our military objective. Yeah, we're almost done with step one, figuring out our military objective. Trump added that we've already won in many ways, but we haven't won enough. He was like, the Supreme Leader is gone, but people are still talking about the Epstein files. So there's still more work to be

done once they stop talking about that.

Well, the war is in its second week and still seems like President Trump has no plan to get out of it. In fact, Trump's even started using a special Iran plan generator to try to come up with ideas.

[Joe Koy]

Really?

[Viola Davis]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

For instance, when he asks what do I do about the war in Iran? It tells him to figure out how to blame everything on Obama, Biden and Bad Bunny. That's it.

[Viola Davis]

That's.

[Jimmy Fallon]

See how it works.

Yeah.

He does it like. Here's another one. It tells him to just admit you bit off more than you can chew. Like the CEO of McDonald's. I don't even know how to attack this thing. And finally, it tells him to threaten to make them touch your neck rash.

Oh, that's.

These are all excuses. You mix them up. Of course, due to the war in Iran, gas prices here in the US Are still soaring.

[Viola Davis]

Yep.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Gas prices are spiking, and it's already pretty noticeable. I mean, this is Speedway's jingle before we got involved with Iram.

[Jingle Singer/Announcer]

We're on your way. The convenience stores of Speedway.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Nice.

Yeah.

Now here's the new jingle.

[Jingle Singer/Announcer]

We're on your way. But gas will now cost $80.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I'm hearing. They just actually changed it again, really? Sorry.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Send it to you. Check this out.

[Jingle Singer/Announcer]

We're on your way. You should siphon gas out of your lawnmower.

[Jimmy Fallon]

They actually just released another jingle. Yeah, Here.

[Jingle Singer/Announcer]

We're on your way. When you stick in your credit card, we just don't give it back.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I don't believe this, but are you serious? They have one more jingle? Yeah, listen.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Oh, my gosh.

[Jingle Singer/Announcer]

We're on your way. At this point, you should just buy a horse.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I'm getting word that. There's the last one.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

There's the last one.

[Jimmy Fallon]

There's the last one. Here it is.

[Jingle Singer/Announcer]

We're on your way. Gas prices are determined by complex geopolitical factors, but luckily, we still offer great deals on hot dogs and boner pills.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Go back to the old game. Better hot dogs and boner tails. Switching gears to some business news. I saw that Spirit Airlines is currently facing a pilot shortage.

Ooh.

[Viola Davis]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Today they called an Uber to the airport, then asked the driver, how'd you like to have the wildest day of your life?

Boom. Boom.

It's concerning that they keep saying anyone who volunteers to fly the plane drinks for free. I don't think they should say Spirit is even trying to hire back pilots that they fired. It's great for anyone who likes their pilots rusty and holding a grudge. I think that's fine. Some big sports news. Travis Kelce just announced that he's returning for a 14th season with the Kansas City Chiefs.

[Joe Koy]

Sure.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Taylor Swift heard and was like, hey, you know I'm rich, right? I could buy Kansas City if you want me.

We have a great show. She's an Oscar, Tony Emmy, and Grammy winner Viola Davis is here. They are two of the biggest comedians

in the world, and they're about to perform for 70,000 people at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles. Gabriel Fluffy Iglesias and Jo Koy are joining us.

Stick around. We'll be right back with Battle of the Instant songwriters. Come on back. Welcome back, everybody.

Here at the Tonight show, we love songs, and we especially love songs written by our audience members. In under an hour, it is time for Battle of the Instant Songwriters. Here we go. Welcome to Battle of the Instant Songwriters. Before the show, we went through our audience and picked out two people who said that they were musicians. We gave them each a made up so we don't know. We gave them each a made up song title and gave them an hour to write an original song based on that title. Here's a shot of them practicing backstage a minute ago. Let's see what they came up with and meet them right now. Come on over, everybody.

Hey. Welcome. Thank you for being here. Thank you for having me. Hi.

Thank you for being here. Welcome to the show. Let's start with contestant number one. What is your name and where are you from?

[Joe Koy]

My name is Gus Benson and I'm from North Carolina.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Hey, Gus.

Gus from North Carolina. Gus, what was the title of the song that you were given?

[Joe Koy]

My song is called the Time on My Microwave is Right Again.

[Jimmy Fallon]

The time on my microwave is right Again. And what instrument will you be playing?

[Joe Koy]

I'll be playing piano.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Hey, beautiful.

All right.

Why don't you go over there, get ready to go, and I'll give you a big introduction. Get ready. Get in the zone. This is gonna be fun.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

All right.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I like this. And now, ladies and gentlemen, here to perform the world premiere of the soon to be classic, the Time on My microwave Is right Again. It is. Gus. Ben.

[Gus Benson]

There's something special about this time of year. The snow is melting and the air is clear. The past six months I have been living a lie. I've been sleeping later and I'm never on time. It's time to leave the bar. When the hand drops from 1, 2, 3. I've gotta call a car. Cause tonight I'll be losing sleep. At least the world is back into alignment again. I set the time on my mind. Microwave is right again. I've read the manuals and pressed all the buttons. Don't even dare to get me started on the oven. The winter's over and the daylight's been saved. I'm so glad that my microwaves behaved. So glad that I no longer have to pretend. Because the day time on the microwave is right again.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Come on. That's what I'm talking about. Give it up for guys. Everybody. Thank you. Well done.

Thank you. Thank you for doing that.

Thank you.

That's fantastic, bud. All right, let's meet contestant number two. What is your name and where are you from?

[Anya]

My name is Anya and I'm from Maryland.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Hey, Anya. Welcome, Anya from Maryland.

Anya, can you tell everyone what your song title is?

[Anya]

My FYP is All Mormon Wives and Harry Styles.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And what instrument will you Be playing today.

[Anya]

I'll be playing guitar.

[Jimmy Fallon]

All right, go for it. Get ready and get in the zone.

That's a good title.

Good job, bud.

[Viola Davis]

Thank you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

All right, ladies and gentlemen, get ready for the world premiere of my FYP is all Mormon Wives and Harry Styles by Anya.

[Anya]

Hey, it's 2am and I can't see cause I'm scrolling on my FYP. Harry Styles was in one direction, but Mormon wise are swinging in both directions. I guess my algorithm's messy tonight showing stadium lights and UTOP fights. All the wives are on Instagram live. The commenters are picking sights, dirty sodas and sparkling smiles. American girls and secret lives. My FYP is all Mormon wise and Harry Styles. Women rise in hairy styles.

[Jimmy Fallon]

There you go. Come on. Fantastic. Get over here.

Well done.

That was fantastic. Give it up for Anya. Great job, Anya. Now it is time to see who won.

So we're gonna let our great audience decide the winner. That's right. Was it Gus

or was it Anya? Looks like our winner is Anya. Congratulations, Anya. Here we go.

Anya, you get a sweatshirt that says I Love music. And also you get a Tonight show notebook for writing more songs and $1,000. Thank you. That was fantastic.

Thanks for playing. But no one goes home empty handed.

Our other contestant here, Gus, will get an I Love Music sweatshirt as well and a Tonight show notebook also with $1,000. Come on, keep writing stuff.

Come on. Give it up for your two new instant songwriters. Stick around. We'll be right back with Viola Davis. Come on back. Hey, my buddy. Well done, man. It was great. Our first guest is an Oscar, Tony,

Emmy, and Grammy winner who co wrote this new novel, Judge Stone, which is available now wherever books are sold. Please welcome Viola Davis.

Oh, thank you. One of my favorites.

They love you.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

We love you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Welcome.

[Viola Davis]

I love being loved.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, we do. We love you.

[Joe Koy]

Yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

We always have fun stuff to talk about.

[Viola Davis]

We do.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I want to wish you a happy belated birthday.

Happy birthday.

[Viola Davis]

You know, I have to say, skiing into 60 was. I was like, oh, this is fabulous. I'm 60 now. I'm on a downward turn.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, no, no, I am.

[Viola Davis]

I'm on a downward turn.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, I am.

[Viola Davis]

I'm just trying to get it up now. Just like, to be happy about it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What are you talking about?

[Joe Koy]

You look fantastic.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You're crushing. You're writing novels with James Caudrey.

What are you talking about?

This is great. And then you're on. You're all over the Internet last week because you're at the Actor Awards.

[Viola Davis]

Oh, yes, yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And you gave out the award to Michael B. Jordan for best act.

Come on.

[Viola Davis]

It's like, why they gotta show me with my mouth gap open? I mean, I just, like, I was overjoyed. I think that I'm that auntie at the party that's had one too many beers and just shows her ass too many times. Cause that was that moment. And I'm that parent at the soccer games. I'm that parent that. The referee's like, hold up, hold up.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Disqualified.

You need to come calm down. Yeah. No, you went for it. It was good. Yeah, it was great. It was celebrating each other.

[Viola Davis]

And I didn't rip my dress. Well, I did rip my dress open. I did. I did rip my dress open. You did, but it's all good.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's all fine. You can handle it. You've done. I mean, here I have a photo of you winning your Oscar. Look at this. That's what I'm talking about. You didn't rip your dress that night.

[Viola Davis]

No.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No. What do you remember about that? And how do you think of your Oscar now?

[Viola Davis]

Well, you know, I won an Oscar.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Viola Davis]

I mean, what do you think?

[Jimmy Fallon]

But, I mean, did you.

[Viola Davis]

But underneath that dress. This is what I think, because I see them every single time. I have on platform sneakers that were specially made for me that were probably 7 inches high.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Really?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Viola Davis]

That's what I remember about that moment.

[Joe Koy]

And you're wearing sneakers there.

[Viola Davis]

I was wearing sneakers right there. And what I remember about that. Because my Madame Tussauds picture.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

[Viola Davis]

Is with that dress.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You have your own wax figure.

[Viola Davis]

Yeah. So do you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I have one more. I'm not. I'm not in the cool section, though. I'm by the. I'm by the. You know, once you're in, the fact

[Viola Davis]

that it freaks you right the hell out.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Did you freak out? I mean, I just.

[Viola Davis]

I freak.

[Jimmy Fallon]

They do a great job. Look at this. Here's you with your wax figure. But, I mean, did you.

[Viola Davis]

And people kept saying, while you're looking at it, they keep saying, Ms. Davis, Ms. Davis, can. Do you have words to say? Everyone thinks I have words to say. Can you have words to say? Do you have words to say? And I couldn't say anything. I was freaked right the hell out.

[Joe Koy]

It's odd.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's odd looking at yourself and hanging out with yourself.

[Viola Davis]

And I saw my booty. They had the booty out there. I saw the ring I had on. I saw the little divot in my nose. I saw my eyelashes. It freaked me right the hell out.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, how about the eye? When they're doing the eyeballs.

[Viola Davis]

The eyeballs were freaky.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I'm telling you. They open up a suitcase full of, like, 100 eyeballs.

Yeah.

[Viola Davis]

I'm like, just pick an eyeball.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Viola Davis]

Like, whatever.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Like, I've seen this on Dateline. Yeah. Frightened me, but it's amazing. What great job they do.

[Viola Davis]

You know what? I'm gonna just say it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Go ahead.

[Viola Davis]

I'm gonna be that auntie at the party with too many beers.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Viola Davis]

I think I have the best wax figure.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What? Come on, now. What? All right, listen. All right, listen. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

[Viola Davis]

Maybe Jeff Goldblum is a close second, but mine, y' all will see. You go to Madame Tussauds, especially in la. You're gonna see I'm the best.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my gosh.

All right, that's good. Next time you come on, I'm gonna show a list.

[Viola Davis]

I'm the best.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I'm the best.

Next time you're on, I'm gonna show

[Joe Koy]

a list to see.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You're always doing something different. That's why I love talking to you and having you on the show. And this is another one. Congratulations on this book, Judge Stone, with James Patterson, Viola David.

[Viola Davis]

What can't you do? No, there's a lot of things I can't do.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, no, no.

[Viola Davis]

Like, I'm a really crappy driver. I'm not a very good. No, no, no.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I don't want to go down that list.

[Viola Davis]

We don't go down that rabbit hole. But I'm very proud of this book.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Congratulations. You're getting great reviews on this. You put out a memoir. It went to number one. You've put out a children's book. You've won every award. You've won a Grammy, a Tony, an Emmy, an Oscar. You're an egot. Yes, yes.

You've done it all.

You've done everything. How does this book come about? How do you get to collab with James Patterson?

[Viola Davis]

Your agent calls you and says, do you want to collaborate with James Patterson? That's really. And then you're thinking to yourself, are you kidding me?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

[Viola Davis]

And then they told me the premise, and I said, oh, I could do that. I could do that. And then all of a sudden, you're collaborating with James Patterson. You're giving him notes while you're driving. The soccer practice.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Really?

[Viola Davis]

Which, by the way, talking and giving notes while I'm driving is extremely dangerous.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, you're really not good at any of that stuff.

[Joe Koy]

Yeah, yeah.

[Viola Davis]

It's extremely Dangerous. But it's just been. I think it's a great book.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, it's crushing. It's getting great reviews. And my question, of course, is, is this gonna be a movie or a series or something?

[Viola Davis]

Why do people always wanna fast track everything?

[Jimmy Fallon]

I just can't. Cause I kinda wanna be there.

[Viola Davis]

I want to scoop.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes. I wanna be there before it becomes one of these things. I say, why? Because then maybe you put me on the poster or something. Jimmy Fallon called it. He said it. No, no, I can't act in it. I can't.

[Viola Davis]

You want to be one of the lawyers? Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You want me to ruin your movie?

[Viola Davis]

No, I think it would be a great limited series.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You do?

[Viola Davis]

Yes, I do. And I think that I would be a good and a formidable Judge Stone. But I think that this book, right

[Jimmy Fallon]

now, that's the scoop I wanted.

That's everything I wanted. You gave it to me. I love.

How do we describe what the story is to everybody?

[Viola Davis]

Well, the story is about a 13 year old girl who gets raped, has an abortion and her doctor gets brought up on murder charges and is facing 99 years in prison. And it becomes this huge courtroom scene in this small town in Alabama.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oof.

[Viola Davis]

That's some powerful.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's a powerful. Now that's what I'm saying right there. That's gotta be a series. That's a limited series right there.

[Viola Davis]

Yes. And you know, and me and James. Just like that, y'.

[Jimmy Fallon]

All.

[Viola Davis]

Yeah, like that.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, you crush it.

Keep crushing it.

It's a great book. Keep doing these things. I love you so much. Come back whenever you want. You're the best. Viola Davis, come on.

Drugstone is available now. More tonight, yo, after the break. Thank you for the scoop. I got the scoop. One and only, in the flesh. Senate Sierra Leone being fresh to death.

Our next guests are two of the biggest comedians in the world. They're performing together for one night only at Sofi Stadium in La Sofi Stadium on March 21. Everyone, please welcome Gabriel Fluffy Iglesias and Joe.

That's right. Come on. Congratulations. That's what I'm talking about.

Fluffy.

Fluffy.

What?

What?

Welcome, Joe. Welcome, Gabriel. Fluffy. What's up? What shirt are you wearing tonight? Look at this work of art right there.

That's fantastic. Stand up. Take this shirt. Hey, no, hey.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

I got this at Target

[Jimmy Fallon]

and Roots.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Ah, thought of you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, come on. That's what I'm talking about.

[Joe Koy]

That's amazing.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Come on. That is fantastic.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Oh, man, we gotta make it special, Jimmy. So thank you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Welcome both of you back to.

Hold on.

[Joe Koy]

I spent a lot of money on my wardrobe, right?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh,

All right, let's see your chest tattoos.

[Joe Koy]

We gotta keep the view.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, yeah, we got. No, I'm so happy you're here before this historic event. This is crazy what you guys are doing. Congratulations.

[Joe Koy]

It's crazy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Thank you. March 21, SoFi Stadium sold out. 70,000 people will be out.

[Viola Davis]

This.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No comic has ever performed for a crowd that big.

[Joe Koy]

It's the first time in LA so, so fi. It's. It's the first time. Super crazy even thinking about that.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

You know, I've been there. WrestleMania was there. I went to go see Taylor Swift there.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I saw Tay Tay.

Oh, yeah.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

She killed it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. What can fans expect out of the show, Gabriel?

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

It is the biggest comedy show I think, that's ever been put on. It's like, you know, it's Joe, it's myself. We're gonna have a couple of surprise guests. It is gonna be an event. It is not a comedy show. It's a comedy event.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, I love that comedy.

Are you.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

You've done appearances and we excluded Netflix.

[Joe Koy]

Ha.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

They're not happy about that because they did want it to be something.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Park.

[Jimmy Fallon]

So if you.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Joe's like, don't burn my deal, dude. Don't burn my deal.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. So if you're not there, you won't see it.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

That's what makes it special. That's what makes it special. You have to be there in order to enjoy that event.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I know you guys have made appearances on each other's shows. Whose idea was it to have a headline show?

[Joe Koy]

This one. This one. You know, I was doing the Forum, like, I did a bunch of sold out forums in la. And then, like, he does. You know, he does, like, staples, and he's doing all these other shows. So I would jump on his stage and then he would jump on my stage. And then backstage at the Forum, I just looked down and go, we should, like, do something together. You know what I mean? Let's just do one show together and let's see how many we can do. I was thinking forum, and he was like, yeah, like Sofi.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's a pretty good.

He's like, like Sofi, that's a pretty good game.

[Joe Koy]

You not like Sofi, that's.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's a stadium.

[Joe Koy]

Yeah. We're not playing football. Like, we're doing standup. And he was like, hey, man, let's go big. He was like, yeah, let's bet on ourselves. And then he looked at Me. And he goes, trust me.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Wow.

[Joe Koy]

Yeah. He goes, trust me on this one. And I go, I don't want to trust you on this one.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I don't know. Again, it's too much.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

You always want to find out what your ceiling is. You know, it's like, we've been doing this for so many years combined, total, we got 60 years of comedy experience. I looked at his numbers, looked at my numbers, looked at the amount of shows, looked at the best market, and it just made all the sense. I'm like, this has to work. It has to work.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And, you know, did anyone inspire you on this? Math.

[Joe Koy]

Math.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes, math. I was thinking this plus this, plus this.

Yeah, Yeah.

I was thinking right here.

Yeah.

I was thinking, like, when Chappelle. When Chappelle and Rock did a show.

[Joe Koy]

Ooh, yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That was a big deal.

[Joe Koy]

Yeah, it was beautiful.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I did want to mention, by the way, you're going to announce another one night only, this time in London at the 02 Arena.

[Joe Koy]

Yeah, 02 Arena.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And tickets go on sale on Friday. That's massive.

That's cool.

[Joe Koy]

Yeah, it's fun doing this, man. Let's not forget, like, Kevin Hart. Kevin Hart did Philly, you know, he did the stadium there, and then this one did Dodger Stadium.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

But Kevin Hart's show is what inspired me to want to attempt Dodger Stadium. I went there, I attended the taping of it, and I was row two and I watched them and I said, you know what? Freaking Kevin, way to go. One day I went and it showed me, if Kevin can do it, there's no reason why I can't do it. After this show. After this show, I promise you, after this show, other comics are gonna see that and they're gonna start taking more chances because there's no reason why, you know, comedy shouldn't be at the top.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Right there, we got two heavy hitters.

Thank you. The best.

[Joe Koy]

Yeah. Gabe just told me in the green room, he's like, hey, let's do LAX next. I'm like, what

[Jimmy Fallon]

exactly. Yeah, what do you do? You just do a whole country. But how long have you guys known each other in this business?

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Oh, over 21. We both had hair. When we first met, we both had hair. Now look at. Yeah, it's just kind of like that's what we're doing.

[Joe Koy]

Like, what, that.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Over 20, maybe 25 years.

[Joe Koy]

Like, 20 years.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

When I first met Joe, he was working at a bank. He had just had his son. That's what I remember. We were at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood.

[Joe Koy]

Yeah. And he used to come to the Laugh Factory and he was already, like, selling out improvs. So he had, like, a lot of new money. Like, you know, when someone has new money, they don't know what to do with it. And I just remember him pulling up in, like, two Hummers. Not one Hummer. Two Hummers. Like, he had his boy driving the other Hummer. And I was just like, wait, what? Wow. He's like, yeah, check it out. I got a PS4 in here. Big screen TV in the backseat.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Just doing it, right?

[Joe Koy]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

I was so stupid. And seriously, guys, I didn't have anything growing up. So when I did start making money, I went full rapper. I did.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I did.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Yeah. I bought two Hummers and they both had DirecTV in the Hummers. It was the first time I ever paid for cable ever.

[Jimmy Fallon]

But also, besides this giant thing, which. Which, again, congratulations on, you've done some other remarkable things, too. I know that. Joe, you had your handprints at the Chinese Theater.

[Joe Koy]

Oh, yeah, that was.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, that just happened.

Jo Koy.

What are you talking about? Did you freak out?

[Joe Koy]

Yeah, I freaked out.

[Jimmy Fallon]

This is bigger than a dream, right?

[Joe Koy]

Yeah, this was crazy because I remember going there and sticking my hand in Eddie Murphy's handprints and, you know, doing the whole thing, like, someday. And then it was that day, and when I was doing the speech, it was crazy. And the people that came out and talked for me was sweet. It was like Tiffany Haddish, Gabe was there, and Martin Lawrence was there, and it was cool. Wanye Morris from Boyz II Men was there. It was just amazing.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

And by the way, it was one of those things where I'm sitting in the crowd. I was there for his event, and I'm looking around, I'm like, I had no idea Joe knew so many people, like, in the business. I'm like, I'm talking to Babyface. Backs. Uncle, what are you doing here? He's like, I'm just here for my boy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I'm like, what do you mean, you know?

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

Baby Face, when did you know?

[Joe Koy]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And then I. Kenny babies.

[Viola Davis]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And then Gabriel, here's you right here. The Hollywood Walk of Fame. Come on, bud.

Yo, come on.

That's nice.

You got a star in the Walk of Fame.

[Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias]

I know, I know. I got a star. I'm immortalized in front of a Buffalo Wild Wings.

[Joe Koy]

Wow.

[Jimmy Fallon]

So touching. I want to say congratulations. It couldn't happen to two nicer and more legit dudes. Dudes, this is awesome. Congratulations on selling out Sofi Stadium, Gabriel,

Fluffy Iglesias and Joe COY, everybody. Their one night only show is happening March 21st at SoFi Stadium in LA. Let's go more Tonight show after the break. Stick around everybody. My thanks to viola davis, gabriel, bucky iglesias, joe coy and the ruth. Thank you for watching. Good night everybody. Got it, bob. Gotta get it bomb jack. Got it, bob. Let it do it, do it.

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