Trump Claims He's Unaware of Viral Death Rumors | Jessica Chastain, Paul Mescal & Josh O'Connor, Sabrina Impacciatore | Tuesday, September 2

Summary

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (September 3, 2025)

Episode Theme:
A lively night of late-night comedy covering viral political rumors, celebrity interviews, quirky gardening confessions, culinary hijinks, and lighthearted guest stories. Jimmy Fallon welcomes Jessica Chastain, Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor, and Sabrina Impacciatore, peppered with satire, trending topics, and signature interactive fun.

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1. Monologue Highlights & Viral News Commentary

00:05–05:10

• Kicking Off the Show

  • Jimmy warmly welcomes the audience, with self-deprecating humor about the crowd's applause compared to Venice Film Festival ovations ([01:09]).

• Back-to-School Jokes

  • Light banter on students returning to school and parents' helplessness with homework.
  • "[...] I can tell the exact moment they realize he will not be able to help with the homework." (Jimmy Fallon, [01:13])

• Pop Culture & K-Pop Gags

  • References to "K-pop demon hunters" and playful digs at Trump’s list of nicknames ([01:33]).

• Trump Viral Rumors & Political Satire

  • Jokes about Trump's public absence, conspiracy health rumors, and blurry golf photos.
  • "To prove Trump is healthy, his team released photos of him golfing, but they're mostly blurry and from far away. So either Trump is fine or he's Bigfoot." (Jimmy Fallon, [01:57])
  • Mocked Trump's alleged jealousy over Putin-Modi hand-holding with a faux Trump statement:
    • "No, that's not it. Not that one either. Definitely not. Okay, look, we don't hold hands because we're too busy kissing... Nope. Not quite. Almost." (Fake Trump, [03:28])
  • Mentions a viral White House video with "mysterious bags" (Epstein files gag).

• Corporate & Airline Humor

  • Starbucks' record sales and a tongue-in-cheek “intense” ad about pumpkin spice ([04:16]).
    • "Pumpkin Spice, we own you." (Fake Ad, [04:39])
  • Spirit Airlines' bankruptcy: "Not good right now. Their accountants are drunker than their pilots." (Jimmy Fallon, [04:55])

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2. Opening Banter & Gardening Antics

05:24–11:46

• Show Lineup Announcement

  • Jessica Chastain, Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor, and Sabrina Impacciatore introduced; Jimmy jokes about his thriving garden: "I have two tomato plants. They've both grown one tomato each." ([06:19])

• Cucumber Confessions

  • Jimmy shares excitement over a homegrown cucumber—turns into show-and-tell with comic buildup and innuendo.
  • "It's a grower, not a shower." (Jimmy Fallon, [08:55])
  • Panel jokes about the cucumber's odd shape:
    • "I don't know what happened... I figured maybe this part will beef out eventually..." ([09:08])
    • "I've never quite seen anything like it." (Jimmy & Co., [09:44])
    • "Make a pickle out of it." ([10:56])
  • Plans to have a Blue Ribbon Sushi chef prepare a cucumber roll for Jessica Chastain.

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3. Interactive Game: Tonight Show "Connections"

11:50–14:05

• NY Times Game Live
  • Jimmy introduces and plays the NY Times "Connections" puzzle with guests and staff.
  • Notable comedic exchanges:
    • "What dads say to their kids at the start of NFL season." (Jimmy, joking about a set of goodbye phrases, [12:37])
    • Football terms mistaken for OnlyFans content: "That's things that cost extra to see on OnlyFans. Oh, never mind." (Jimmy Fallon, [13:49])
  • Panel camaraderie and quick wit.

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4. Interview: Jessica Chastain

14:23–23:32

A. Academic Pursuits & Personal Life

• Returning to School at Harvard
  • Jessica reveals she’s started a master’s degree in public administration at Harvard.
  • "I'm back to school. I'm getting my degree in public. My master's." (Jessica Chastain, [14:55])
  • Loves statistics and describes herself as "a secret nerd" ([15:38]).
  • Did not stay in a dorm: "Like, my RA was housekeeping." (Jessica Chastain, [15:59])
  • When asked her goal: "My goal is to take over the world." ([16:07])

B. Gardening Gags & Cucumber Taste Test

• Guest is roped into the ongoing cucumber bit, which takes on increasingly cheeky undertones:
  • Jessica: "That is not something you should ever say to a woman..." ([16:40])
  • "Not everyone can watch a cucumber that looks so circumcised." ([17:19])
  • Both riff on the vegetable’s comical appearance, culminating with Chef Karma of Blue Ribbon Sushi making a cucumber roll.
  • Positive verdict: "It's fantastic." (Jessica Chastain, [21:50])

C. New Series: "The Savant"

• Premise & Real-life Inspiration
  • Chastain's character infiltrates hate groups online while balancing motherhood.
  • "[...] balancing motherhood and at the same time, the dark, complex world as she infiltrates hate groups in the dark web." (Jessica Chastain, [22:19])
  • Based on real people who catfish and help prevent mass shootings: "So she's had this alter ego online... and then she gets people to trust her, and then they share, you know, plans." (Jessica Chastain, [23:05])
  • Discusses real-world stakes if discovered (doxxing).
  • Preview: "The Savant" premieres September 26th on Apple TV.

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5. Interview: Paul Mescal & Josh O’Connor

23:56–29:37

A. On-Screen Partnership & Working in America

• Bonding Stories
  • Met on Zoom during the pandemic before filming "The History of Sound."
  • "I just seen Normal People. And I was like, there's this amazing kid... And then we've been friends ever since." (Josh O’Connor, [24:31])
  • Jolly Rancher obsession and breaking diet rules on set.
    • "We had, like, rations... only give us four. And not in front of the director." (Josh O’Connor & Paul Mescal, [26:01])
    • "Jolly Rancher Friday!" ([26:26])

B. Music, Musicals, and Film Details

• Both have musical backgrounds; Paul in school musicals, Josh in "Oliver" and "The Wizard of Oz."
• Film premise: "Your characters travel around and record folk songs in order to preserve them for future generations." (Jimmy Fallon, [26:58])
• Dream song picks: Laura Marling's "For You," Nick Cave's "Galleon Ship," The National's "About Today" ([27:18])
• "The History of Sound" is a period romance about preserving stories and love.

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6. Interview: Sabrina Impacciatore

29:37–34:54

A. Entrance Antics & White Lotus Reflections

• Energetic Arrival
  • Falls on entrance; jokes about resilience: "It's not about falling. It's about how you rise up after." (Sabrina, [30:30])
  • Pays tribute to "White Lotus" creator Mike White: "You have to know that you are one of the men of my life and I will love you forever and ever." ([31:08])

B. Starstruck Stories & Language Flubs

• Hilarious recounting of meeting Jason Momoa, accidentally saying "sex" instead of "ex":
  • "... I say, oh, my gosh. Like me. You make me think about my sex..." (Sabrina, [32:32])

C. New Series "The Paper"

• Describes the show as a genre-mix, with comedic sparring over its tone:
  • "It's a very serious show." (Sabrina, [34:23])
  • Fallon protests: "It is not a very serious dramatic show. No, it's not dramatic. It's a comedy. It's a drama." ([34:28])
• "The Paper" available on Peacock.

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7. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "To prove Trump is healthy, his team released photos of him golfing, but they're mostly blurry and from far away. So either Trump is fine or he's Bigfoot." (Jimmy Fallon, [01:57])
• "I got the hots for, like, scatter graphs and like, bell curves." (Jessica Chastain, [15:38])
• "It's a grower, not a shower." (Jimmy Fallon, [08:55])
• "Not everyone can watch a cucumber that looks so circumcised." (Jessica Chastain, [17:19])
• "It's not about falling. It's about how you rise up after." (Sabrina Impacciatore, [30:30])
• "You make me think about my sex..." (Sabrina Impacciatore, [32:32])

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8. Episode Timeline & Timestamps

• Monologue & Current Events: 00:05–05:10
• Show Lineup & Gardening Bit: 05:24–11:46
• Connections Game: 11:50–14:05
• Jessica Chastain Interview & Cucumber Roll: 14:23–23:32
• Paul Mescal & Josh O’Connor Interview, Jolly Rancher Stories: 23:56–29:37
• Sabrina Impacciatore Interview & "The Paper": 29:37–34:54

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Summary

A characteristically brisk, jovial episode blending politics, pop culture, and personal anecdotes. Highlights include the inventive roasting of political rumors, an extended garden-and-cucumber comedic saga, Jessica Chastain’s Harvard adventures, stories of on-set candy rationing, and Sabrina Impacciatore’s irrepressible energy and language mixups. With distinct comic chemistry, classic Fallon games, and culinary fun, the episode delivers both laughs and insight—an entertaining sampler of late-night charm.

Transcript

[Jimmy Fallon]

From Studio six three in Rockefeller center in the heart of New York City, it's a Tonight show starring Jimmy Fallon. Tonight, join Jimmy's guest, Jessica Chastain. Dr. Collins, supreme master joy that has featured deep Legendary Ruth murder 21. And now here he is, Jimmy palace it. I love it. Right back. Enjoy yourself, everybody.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Tonight Show.

Thank you for watching.

You know, after watching those 15 minute standing ovations at the Venice Film Festival all weekend, that eight seconds of applause really means a lot. Thank you. Well, guys, today students across the country went back to school. I love meeting my kids teachers because I can tell the exact moment they realize he will not be able to help with the homework.

Yeah.

Yeah. It's now September, and I think it's safe to say K pop demon hunters had these songs of the summer. There's golden, you, idol, soda pop, and a bunch of other nicknames Trump's given himself. Well, speaking of President Trump, after not being seen in public for several days, today he appeared in the Oval Office, which means it's six more weeks of dictatorship. That's right. Trump wasn't seen in public for several days and it sparked a lot of conspiracy theories about his health. I don't know. Something's actually wrong with Trump. When J.D. vance starts stocking up on eyeliner, that's when I know it's real. To prove Trump is healthy, his team released photos of him golfing, but they're mostly blurry and from far away. So either Trump is fine or he's Bigfoot. I don't know. Today, Trump claimed that he was unaware of online theories that he's sick. He said he's too focused on real issues like the cracker barrel logo. Oh, and people are talking about this viral video that shows mysterious bags being dropped from a window in the White House. You see that? Don't worry, it's just the Epstein files. It's all good. We got them. Don't worry. Some more political news today. Trump announced that the Space Command headquarters is moving from Colorado to Alabama. Yep, the entire Space Command is moving. Apparently, Greg wanted to be closer to his family. Hey, get this. I read that Trump is upset after Vladimir Putin was spotted at a summit holding hands with India's Prime Minister. It got even worse when Putin said he is the tailor to my Travis. Trump was like, I guess our summer fling meant nothing to you. Yep, Trump seemed pretty upset after Putin was seen holding hands with Indian Prime Minister. But now Trump appears to be backtracking a little bit because he just released this message. Take a look at this.

A lot of people are saying I'm very jealous because I saw Vladimir holding hands with Narendra Modi. But how can I be jealous when I'm always busy holding hands with my beautiful wife Melania? Like in this video right here. No, that's not it. Not that one either. Definitely not. Okay, look, we don't hold hands because we're too busy kissing. Nope. Not quite. Almost.

Yeesh.

Nope. Wait, zoom in. I got the thumb. The thumb counts. Take that, Vladmare. I am so over you.

Switching gears, Starbucks said that after launching their fall menu, they had their best sales week ever. And you could tell that they're feeling pretty good about it. Check out this ad I just put out.

What's up, America? Pumpkin Spice is back. Oh, my gord, it's still 80 degrees. Who gives a. We know you'll funnel him straight down your halls, ya pathetic pumpkin simps. First, Krabby and Taylor got engaged. Now Starfeet's fall menu's here. Your basic bitch heart's about to explode.

Pumpkin Spice, we own you.

And then we'll get you hooked on Peppermint Mumpkins. Suck house copy.

Intense ad. All right, moving on. And finally, Spirit Airlines just filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year. It's not good right now. Their accountants are drunker than their pilots.

We have a great show. Give it up for the Roots.

What a show we have for you tonight. I'm happy to be back. We had a couple weeks off. Yeah, it's a hot show tonight. She's a very talented actor who stars in the new series the Savant, which premieres September 26th on Apple TV. Jessica Chastain is here tonight.

Jessica Chastain.

Plus, they star in the new movie the History of Sound, which is in theaters September 12th. Paul Meskal and Josh O' Connor are joining us. You know it from the White Lotus. You can now see her in the new series the Paper. All episodes are available this Thursday on Peacock. Sabrina Impacciatore is here tonight. So my gardening is really thriving. It's thriving, I would say. Yes. Thank you for giving me that word. It is thriving. It is. You know, I have two tomato plants.

Yep.

They've both grown one tomato each. Yeah. Yep. I invested in a cucumber.

Oh, nice.

Yeah. How do you say cucumber?

I say cucumber.

Yeah. Cucumber plant. And everyone said, jimmy, don't do cucumber. I go, no, I'm going to do it. I focused. I talk to it. I put Eggshells in the soil. I put. I heard put some Epsom salt into the soil as well to help with the magnesium. Magnesium. I'm assuming a lot of sun, a lot of water. And I finally. It's ready to be picked and riped. And I wanted to show it to Jessica Chastain tonight.

Fantastic. Can we see it?

Well, here's what I'm going to do.

Okay.

I'm going to show you two cucumbers that are not what I grew.

Okay. Just so we can see what a cucumber is.

These are store bought. Sure. Everyday, commercial, plain old, regular Cucumbers. Cucumbers. And then one of them. I'll show you three cucumbers. One of them will be what I grew.

Wow.

And I want to see if you can guess which one I grew.

Okay. So I'm going to look.

Which is my cucumber. Is it burpless? It's a burpless seven or seven.

Yeah, burpless six.

Seven, something like.

And you grew it from seed?

What's that?

You grew it from seed?

No, I got the plant halfway ready to go, and I thought I saw a flower on it when I bought it. You're out. But it did. Wasn't. It took all summer anyways. Hey, it's here. It doesn't matter.

It's here. It's here.

Now it's here. And it's ready to be seen. Here we go.

Okay, here's one cucumber.

Ooh, that's beauty.

That's just a cucumber. Yep. Look at that yellow.

Who needs that yellow there? Yep.

Here's another cucumber. Ooh, that's like a. That's like a pickle one.

Yeah, got a little Persian.

There you go.

Okay, now you're one of those. One of those could be mine. Or this. Don't hold it upside down.

Please don't.

Do not hold it upside down. Leave it like that. So one of these.

Oh, my Lord.

Hulk called.

So one of the. One of these.

Kermit.

One. One of these is.

One of these is yours. The one you.

I. I grew. I grew, personally. I grew one of these in my. I thought it was still growing. I thought it's still growing. Yeah, I think it might be.

It's a grower, not a shower.

Yeah. If. If you can't guess, it is this one. This is.

Oh. Whoa.

Wow.

I would have never knew.

Yeah.

Wow.

So I don't know what happened. I don't know what happened to it, because what I was. Cause I was watching as it was Growing.

Right.

And I go, uh, oh, this doesn't seem right.

Yeah. Something seems off about this.

Well, then I never really grew cucumber before, so I figured maybe this part will beef out eventually, you know, as it's growing.

Right.

Maybe that's the last part to kind of hold it. Yeah.

Looks happy to see you.

What's that? I've never, I've never quite seen anything like it.

You've never, you've never seen anything like that? Okay, let me think. Cough and turn your head. There you go.

Look at that guy. I've seen something similar, you know.

Sure. Maybe you're trying to grow maybe two cucumbers. Grew it once. You know what I mean? Like a double barrel happen, man.

I think. Did somebody squeeze it? I mean, it looks like.

Don't.

Get your head out of the gutter, man. It looks like someone squeezed them the middle of it. It looks like a, Like a Shake Weight.

Sure.

Yeah.

How do shake weights go?

I might do it. No, but it looks like that. Yeah.

Yeah.

Or like a rattle or something.

Yeah. Like a gourd.

Yes, it looks like a gourd. Family. This is ridiculous.

Yeah. Who needs that? That's just too much cucumber.

That's too much, man.

Yeah, I don't need that in my life.

I can't handle this.

No.

Well. And my salad? Yeah, sure. Salad too much. It'd be over too much. Why is there so much?

What are you gonna do? Yeah, like have a cucumber salad.

Yeah. Well, I guess we are with that. Dude. This guy is like little Persian. No, this guy's like, I don't know.

Make a pickle out of it.

This guy's not bad. Yeah, I like this guy. He's pretty good.

Feels, feels.

But then in walks this dude. But I, I, I, I want to do something good with it tonight. So we've, we've invited a chef.

Oh.

From Blue Ribbon Sushi, which is one of the best spots in the city. They have a couple restaurants, and maybe he's going to make a cucumber roll. I'd like to present this to Jessica Chesting. I think she will enjoy it because it's homegrown. It's made with love.

Yeah.

And that's really all that matters. That's all that matters.

That's all that matters. Made with love. Yeah.

My God. Well, we'll see you later. You have to hold it with two hands.

Don't kiss it. Well, you talk to it a lot. I know you talk to it a lot. Anyway, it's okay. Little feller, Little fella.

That's a pretty decent sized cucumber.

Fantastic cucumber.

Guys, I've been obsessed with the New York Times games lately.

Really?

I love the games, especially, you know, Connections. You play that? Yeah, it's so much fun. Well, the day's gotten away from me and I haven't done today's puzzle. I was thinking we could all do it together. It's time for tonight's show, Connections. Let's do it. Okay, so the way it works is there's 16 random words or phrases, and our goal is to find. Find four groups of four words that share a common theme. Once we have one, I click submit and see if we're right. Higgins, do you see anything?

I think I do. I think I do. So long.

Okay, Stay in touch. Uh huh.

Farewell.

Uh huh.

And I'll never forget you.

Aw. What is the connection there?

Like, I guess, like dramatic, emotional goodbyes.

[Josh O'Connor]

Oh, yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Well, let's see. Here we go. What dads say to their kids at the start of NFL season.

Oh.

Still counts. Yeah, he still got it. Still counts as a connection. Oh, yeah, yeah. You got one, Quest? Yeah, I got one. All right, so there's Odin, Thor. Yeah. Gunnar and Loki. Oh, okay. Yeah, those are what, Norse mythology, something like that. Oh, all right, let's try that. Names of kids starting kindergarten this year. Odin. Get away from Thor. Thor. Put that down. Put that in your mouth. Uh, either way, we got the connection. That's pretty good. Uh, yes. Come on. What? Hey, man, can I get one? Let me try one. Oh, September 19th, September 20th. Yep, September 22nd and September 23rd. And what, what's that connection?

Those are all days in September.

Yeah, that's true.

That is true.

My bad. Makes sense. Let's try it. Days that weren't very notable to Earth, Wind and Fire. They don't like those days.

Do you, Rem?

Do you remember? All right, so that. That just leaves us with tight end, end zone, backfield, and sack. I mean, they're all football terms, right? Let's just see what this is. This is things that cost extra to see on OnlyFans. Oh, never mind. That's all we have for tonight. Show connections.

We'll be right back with Jessica Chastain, everybody.

Our first guest is an Oscar winner starring in the new series the Savant, which premieres Friday, September 26th on Apple TV. Please welcome Jessica Chastain.

Always nice to see you. Thank you.

Welcome back to the show.

[Jessica Chastain]

Great fans, great band, love the music.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Come on. You look fantastic.

Thanks.

I Want to talk to you about this thing that you've been doing over the summer. Sounds pretty cool to me. You went back to school?

[Jessica Chastain]

I'm back to school. I'm getting my degree in public. My master's.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Ooh, you're getting your. Wow. Your master's, but not any master's program. You're at Harvard.

[Jessica Chastain]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Wow.

That'S too shabby.

Congrats.

Thanks.

[Jessica Chastain]

It's in public administration, so it's the sexiest degree ever.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes, of course it is. What made you want to do that?

[Jessica Chastain]

Oh, gosh, I don't know. I mean, I was just wanting to learn new things. And you know what my favorite class ended up being? Quantitative method, which is like statistics. And at Juilliard, you know, we never. As theater nerds, we never really got to learn stuff like that. So I am a secret nerd.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Jessica Chastain]

Yeah. I got the hots for, like, scatter graphs and like, bell curves.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. You love that?

[Jessica Chastain]

I love it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's fair. And is it done now? Completely. You have your master?

[Jessica Chastain]

Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I just started. So it's a mid career program. I did the summer and then I've got to do a fall and a spring.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And did you stay in the dorms?

[Jessica Chastain]

I mean, my dorm was the Charles Hotel.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Okay, sure. Yeah. Okay.

[Jessica Chastain]

Yeah. Like, my RA was housekeeping.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And what is your goal? What are you going to do with this Masters?

[Jessica Chastain]

My goal is to take over the world.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes. You can already do that. No, yeah, you can already do it. I'm into expanding my horizons.

[Jessica Chastain]

Okay.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I've been gardening this summer and I have a pot with some plants in it and I talk to the plants.

[Jessica Chastain]

You talk to your plants?

[Jimmy Fallon]

I talk to it. I water them. I treat them with love and care. And I would like to. I would like to show you my cucumber tonight.

[Jessica Chastain]

That is not something you should ever say to a woman on it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

As a farmer. As a.

[Jessica Chastain]

Coming from a farmer, it's literally the first line in a me too story.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, I'm not too.

I mean, I meant like a farmer. Like a vegetable. I like to. This is it.

[Jessica Chastain]

I'm afraid nobody's seen it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Can't be afraid of this. There it is.

[Jessica Chastain]

You're kidding me.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Jimmy, what do you think? I don't know what happened.

[Jessica Chastain]

Wow. I mean, not everyone can grow a cucumber that I don't even want to pick it up.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Don't.

Yeah.

[Jessica Chastain]

I mean, not everyone can watch a cucumber that looks so circumcised. Talking About Jimmy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What are you talking about? I just don't know what happened in the middle. Well, that is what. I don't know what happened as it was growing up.

[Jessica Chastain]

Maybe you were talking to it too much.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I just think maybe, like, someone squeezed the middle of the.

[Jessica Chastain]

Stop.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No. I've just never seen anything happen like this in my life.

[Jessica Chastain]

Never seen anything like that in your life. You need to get out more.

[Jimmy Fallon]

But I thought it would be amazing. If you're up for it, I would like to see if we can have this acclaimed sushi chef is here, and maybe he would come out and he can make a sushi cucumber roll for you to try. Would you be up for that?

[Jessica Chastain]

I would definitely be up for it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Please welcome, from Blue Ribbon Sushi in Rockefeller Plaza, Chef Karma. Chef Karma. Nice to see you, Chef.

Welcome to the show.

Thank you very much.

Hi.

Thank you.

This is Jessa Jessica Chastain. Chef, you're forgetting the main ingredient here. Sure. You know what to do with this? I'll take care of it. Yep, take care of it. And. Yeah. What do you think?

It really looks great.

Thank you. You heard the chef.

[Jessica Chastain]

Did you see the enthusiasm?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

You heard what he said?

Yeah.

This is fantastic. I appreciate this because I want to give it the love that it deserves and the attention. So now he's going to. As we talk. Yeah. That hurts.

[Jessica Chastain]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Already it's looking better.

[Jessica Chastain]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What do you think?

[Jessica Chastain]

Oh, God.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Chef, all looking normal?

Yes.

Better than normal, you think? Okay. He's speechless. He is speechless.

[Jessica Chastain]

He has nothing to say about your kid.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, but he seems happy.

[Jessica Chastain]

Does he.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Now? He's getting the nori. Okay. I figured you would like this. Cause I once met. I saw you at a sushi restaurant once. We did. With your family.

[Jessica Chastain]

With my family, yes. But the interesting thing is, only on late night would you ever go from talking about Harvard to, like, eating your cucumber and a sushi chef making.

[Jimmy Fallon]

This is late night television.

[Jessica Chastain]

This is it. This is where it's at, Ladies and gentlemen, New York City.

[Jimmy Fallon]

City. Yes. Only. Only this can only happen in New York City. I want to talk about your new show, the Savant, but now's the time. Okay. Yeah. I guess we can talk while. While the chef's preparing this, he's putting some.

[Jessica Chastain]

I mean, it's not a big cucumber, so it's not going to take long. I didn't even mean to say it that way.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No matter what you say, it's gonna come out dirty. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It'll get the job Done.

[Jessica Chastain]

Not every cucumber hits the spot.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Okay.

But this one will, though. This one, I have a feeling. I have a feeling this one will. Okay, here we go. It's ha. You ready?

It's ready.

Oh, no, thank you, Chef.

Good.

[Jessica Chastain]

Mute music.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Thank you, Chef. Oh, look at this. Chef. Carmen, you did a great job. It's beautiful. Thank you.

[Jessica Chastain]

It does look really good.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Blue ribbon Sushi. I'll let you do the honors.

[Jessica Chastain]

So am I the only one tasting it?

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, no, you're the first.

[Jessica Chastain]

The first.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Jessica Chastain]

I doubt. Okay. No, oh, wait.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I put a little. I put a little wasabi in there.

[Jessica Chastain]

Spice it up, right? Yeah. I mean, it's okay.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Okay. Cheers, bud.

[Jessica Chastain]

Cheers.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Good to see you.

[Jessica Chastain]

Yeah, it's pretty.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's as fresh as it gets.

[Jessica Chastain]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What do you think? It's fantastic.

[Jessica Chastain]

Fantastic.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Thank you very much.

[Jessica Chastain]

It's tangy. It's. I can't say anything without Jeff.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Thank you very much. Jeff Parma Blue ribbon Sushi.

Thank you for being here.

Thank you for having us. All right, let's talk about your new show.

[Jessica Chastain]

Let's talk about extremism.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes. I'm obsessed with this show. It's scary. It's also thrilling. And it's based on a true story.

[Jessica Chastain]

It's based on a true story. It's about a woman who's living a double life. She's balancing the emotional weight of motherhood and at the same time, the dark, complex world as she infiltrates hate groups in the dark web.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, it's based on her article called Is it possible to stop a mass shooting before it happens. I was in Cosmo, and that's basically what's going down. And it's tricky because you were kind of playing people as you're into this role you're playing in.

[Jessica Chastain]

Yeah, I mean, she catfishes. There's all these people who do this, which. I didn't realize this. They catfish people online. So she's had this alter ego online, and she pretends to be this guy that's racist, sexist, homophobic, all these things.

[Jimmy Fallon]

She has to.

[Jessica Chastain]

She has to. She's pretending to be it, and then she gets people to trust her, and then they share, you know, plans. Plans. And then she works with the FBI.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. And if you get busted at any point, then you'll get.

[Jessica Chastain]

Yeah, you can get doxxed. If they find out who you are. And it's, of course, happened before. They put your real identity online and your address and your family information and everything. So it's super dangerous. And there's People out there doing that every day right now to keep us safe.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Jessica Chastain, everybody. The Savant premieres September 26th on Apple TV. More Tonight show after the break. Stick around, everybody. You know.

Our next guest from projects like Normal People, Gladiators, Gladiator two, the Crown and Challengers. They star in a new movie, the History of Sound, which is in theaters September 12th. Everyone, please welcome Paul Mescal and Josh O'.

Connell. I'm happy you're here. So happy to be here. Thank you very, very much.

Congrats on your new movie, the History of Sound. Is that where you guys first met on that film?

[Josh O'Connor]

No, no, we met on Zoom.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

In.

[Josh O'Connor]

During COVID Right?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Really? Yeah.

[Josh O'Connor]

I reached out to Paul's agent, who's my agent, and I said, I just seen normal people. And I was like, there's this amazing kid. You've got to see this actor. And he was like, I represent him. And. And then we chat on Zoom. Then we've been friends ever since.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And. Is that what you remember?

Well, very close.

[Paul Mescal]

I watched Josh in God's Own country when I was in drama school, and I was, like, obsessed with him. So then I was trying to play it all cool on the Zoom, thinking that this is how actors interact. And Josh is kind of like a special unicorn. And, yeah, he was one of the first people I met after normal people.

[Jimmy Fallon]

There you go. And you had a big bond on this film. Everyone said that you guys became the best of friends. Did you do a lot of hanging out off screen as well?

Yeah.

[Josh O'Connor]

So here's the thing. We're sort of like. It's a. You know, we're very serious actors also working.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Very, very serious.

[Josh O'Connor]

We're not necessarily used to working in the States. And in the States, you have craft services and incredible candy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, let's talk candy.

[Josh O'Connor]

Okay.

[Jimmy Fallon]

We're connoisseurs.

[Josh O'Connor]

We're connoisseurs.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Josh O'Connor]

Specifically, Jolly Ranchers.

[Jimmy Fallon]

But not the hard ones, like the chewy Jolly Ranchers. Yes.

[Paul Mescal]

But the problem, Jimmy, is that we were on a diet for this film.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Of course. You're actors. Actors. Very serious actors. Your body is your temple.

[Josh O'Connor]

Body is a temple.

[Paul Mescal]

But there is a key issue with that, which is the soft Jolly Rancher.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Josh O'Connor]

Which we had, like, rations. It'd be like. We'd say to the. To the crew, only give us four.

[Paul Mescal]

And not in front of the director.

[Josh O'Connor]

And not in front of the director. And then it would be like, you know, we'd break that rule, and we'd say, four in the morning.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Four in the morning. Yeah, four in the morning.

[Josh O'Connor]

Then they do one and then eight in the afternoon.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Paul Mescal]

And then on Fridays.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, all bets are off. That was Jolly Ranch.

[Josh O'Connor]

Jolly Rancher Day.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You actually called it Jolly Rancher Friday. Yeah, Friday. Yeah.

[Josh O'Connor]

Jolly Rancher Friday.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Josh O'Connor]

But we are serious actors.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You are serious actors. Yeah. You both sing in the movie and you have great voices. Paul, when did you start singing?

[Paul Mescal]

I started singing in school musicals. I did Phantom of the Opera and all of the. Like Les Mis, Miss Saigon.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, really? Yeah. I did not know that. Yeah. I loved the actual. Josh, what about you? Musicals, growing up?

[Josh O'Connor]

No, not as such. I think I did a production of Oliver at one point and the wizard of Oz, so. Yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Yeah, those count. The movie takes place in the 20s. Yeah. And basically your characters travel around and recording folk songs in order to preserve them for future generations. Yeah. I was gonna ask you if time was erased and you could save three songs, what songs would you save?

[Josh O'Connor]

Okay, three songs. Paul, we talked about this. We've talked about this a lot.

[Paul Mescal]

We have a shared love for song by Laura Marling called for you. Do you know the artist? Laura Marling?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Paul Mescal]

She's so good.

[Jimmy Fallon]

One.

[Paul Mescal]

We love that.

[Josh O'Connor]

We love that song. For me, there's a song called Galleon Ship by Nick Cave.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, yeah. Nick Cave in the back. I got more whoops.

[Josh O'Connor]

That got a few more whoops.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

[Paul Mescal]

I love the song about Today by the National.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, yeah. I love the national as well.

[Paul Mescal]

The National. That's.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I was gonna say those songs, they.

[Josh O'Connor]

Were the ones you're gonna say.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. That's crazy. That weird coincidence. Yeah. I would probably say the Twist by Chubby Checker. Oh, then let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker. She released two years later. And then I'd probably say Wipeout by the Fat Boys. When they met the Beach Boys. And those are the three songs that everyone. I got no boobs, right? Yeah. How do we set up the movie? The History of Sound?

[Paul Mescal]

It's a very. I think it's a very beautiful film directed by Oliver Hermanus. It's about my character Lionel meeting David in Maine, in Massachusetts. And it's about.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

Woop.

We have a wooper. Yeah, we've got a whooper. Code red. Code red. We got one whooper in there. Yeah, it's a problem. And.

[Paul Mescal]

Yeah, it's about them. It's about them falling in love and about Lionel's life.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Aha. Before you go, we wanted to give you a little something to say congrats on the Movie. Here's some jolly. Some jolly rats.

Come on, enjoy. Take them, share. Do whatever you want to do. Yeah, whatever you want to do.

They love it.

Paul Mescal, Josh O', Connor, everybody. The History of Sound is in theaters September 12th. We'll be right back with more tonight show. Our next guest is an emmy nominated.

Actor hido from her work on the White Lotus. She's now starring in the new series the Paper. All episodes are available this Thursday on Peacock. Everyone please welcome Sabrina Impacciatore.

Jimmy is such a joy. Come on. The best.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

So you know I fall, you know Jimmy Fallon and also Fallon.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Sorry, yes, Jimmy Fallon. It's Fallon. It's Fallon.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Fallon is Fallon.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Welcome.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

So it's done.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That was an entrance right there. That's what I'm talking about.

Thank you, guys.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

It's because of the right to fall, you know? Yes, it's the right to fall. So it can go worse than that moment, right?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

So.

[Josh O'Connor]

Oh, yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

So you fell already.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

It's not about falling. It's about how you rise up after.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Talk to me. I want to get to know you. I know you a little bit from White Lotus and you're fantastic in that. You were so.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Thank you so much. My gosh, that's a honor. Thank you. Sad by you, really. Thank you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Everyone loved you in that.

Thank you.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

That was a life thank you experience.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It was. Right?

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

And you know, Mike White, wherever you are, you have to know that you are one of the men of my life and I will love you forever and ever. Just have to say this.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That made you get other projects. You just did a movie with Oscar Isaacs. Jason Momoa.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Oh, my God.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Jason Momoa. He's. I get starstruck around Jason Momoa.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Guys. It's so terrible what I did with Jess of Momoa.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What'd you do with Jason Momoa?

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Because Jason Momoa plays my boyfriend in Julian Schnabel movie. Okay. So I arrived to his knee, actually, and I was. He's very tall and very small and I was very anxious to meet him. I think he's apart from my boyfriend. He's the hottest man on the planet. Okay. So Alora Guarda, Jimmy. I was so, so emotional to meet him and I said I'm not going to let him understand that I find him so sexy. So I will behave like it's cool. I'm very cool. And so I met him and he hugged me. He launched me like this. Like the first seconds, the very first seconds. And then I said, jason, I'm so Sorry I'm so small. And he said, don't worry. Don't worry. You are perfect. You make me think about my ex. So I thought, okay, I'm going to tell him the same thing. So I make him feel comfortable and I say, oh, my gosh. Like me. You make me think about my sex. So imagine how my brain works. My brain is my. Yes, I said sex. I said sex. Because my brain is my worst enemy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my God.

You made me think about my ex. You made me think about sex. Yeah. Fantastic.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Hey, can you see that my dress is pointing at you? Hey, guys, this is Jimmy Salo.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Hey.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

And I'm here also. Look at my dress.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's gorgeous.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Thank you so much. This is an homage to your red tomatoes in your garden.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my gosh, I'm blushing. I'm blushing. Let's talk about your new series, the Paper.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

The paper.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Paper's in the same universe as the.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Office, but forget about the office.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, forget about it. This is the new thing. The Paper.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

This is the new thing.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Paper.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Paper. Everybody, the paper's out. Peacock on September 4th on Peacock.

Peacock.

Yes. Can you tell me.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Oh, my God. Did I say no?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Well, we had a good run. We've been on for about 11 years.

And the Tonight show had a great run. Historic run. Now your dress is pointing that way.

Okay.

Yeah.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Is that.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What else can we say that the paper's about Alora?

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

The paper. It's a very serious show.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It is not a very serious dramatic show. No, it's not dramatic. It's a comedy. It's a drama.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

I promise. It's a thriller. It's a thriller.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's not a thriller. It's not a thriller. And don't do that. It's not a thriller. It's not a thriller. It's funny.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

It's a horror movie.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's not a horror movie. It's a very funny horror series based on a local newspaper.

[Sabrina Impacciatore]

Yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And you're very funny in it. And it's got a great cast of characters.

Sabrina Impeccatore, everybody. All episodes of the Paper are available this Thursday on Peacock. More Tonight show after the bracing round. Everybody. My dance is Jessica Chastain Palmesco, Josh.

O', Connor, Sabrina Impacciatore and the Roots.

Right there for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Good night, everybody. Thank.

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