Trump Denies Drawing Image of Naked Woman in Shocking Epstein Birthday Book | Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michelle Dockery | Tuesday, September 9

Summary

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Episode Summary

Date: September 10, 2025
Guests: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michelle Dockery
Special Appearance: Mark Duncan (AI movie programmer)
Main Theme: Celebrity banter with the cast of “Only Murders in the Building” and Michelle Dockery, satirical monologue on current events/politics, and light-hearted interviews celebrating pop culture milestones.

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon blends topical humor and celebrity interviews, featuring the stars of “Only Murders in the Building” (Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez) and Michelle Dockery of “Downton Abbey.” The show kicks off with Jimmy’s trademark irreverent monologue, riffing on the latest news, pop culture oddities, and political scandals—at one point spoofing Trump’s supposed art contribution to Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book. The cast shares personal stories, behind-the-scenes tales, and jokes—plus a satirical, AI-generated musical number makes for a memorable segment.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Monologue Highlights & Political Satire

• Controversial News: Jimmy jokes about Cracker Barrel pulling restaurant renovations following backlash and compares their menu to “Trump’s birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein.”

  • Notable Quote: “Every menu will now look like Trump’s birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein.” – Jimmy Fallon (01:54)

• Epstein Birthday Book Bit: Congress releases a “Jeffrey Epstein birthday book” containing, supposedly, Trump’s naked-woman sketch. The Trump administration repeatedly denies involvement, and the bit spirals into a comedic blame-game involving an absurd list of possible culprits.

  • Notable Bit: Steve Martin and Martin Short name everyone from Ghislaine Maxwell to Mr. Beast and Shaggy, culminating in Jimmy’s callback—“There wasn’t me.” (03:20–03:48)

• White House Drama: Fallon mocks a supposed showdown between Trump officials, lampooning their threats with innuendo and playground insults.

  • Quote: “I wanna give you a hard one right in the kisser.” – Fallon (in-character; 04:17)

• Apple Launch & AI Movies: Jimmy skewers Apple’s new iPhone colors and AirPod redesign, then introduces “Mark Duncan” for an interview about an AI-made animated film, which devolves into a parody where AI mashes up famous songs and movies.

  • Quote: “I can show you some toys. Cowboy, spaceman, potato…” – Mark Duncan (06:11)
  • Jimmy: “That’s just the song A Whole New World from Aladdin, but the lyrics are about Toy Story and Shrek. Is it?” (06:24)
  • AI Movie Title: “The Mulan Before Time 2: Rise of Brutal Transylvania.” (07:27)

2. Celebrity Guest Banter: “Only Murders in the Building” Cast

• Warm Welcome & Social Media Joke: Jimmy marvels at Selena Gomez’s 417 million Instagram followers. The chemistry between the cast is on full display, filled with mutual teasing and affection.

  • “I love Martin Short. He’s like a Labubu doll that chugged a Red Bull and sprang to life.” – Fallon (01:54)

• Cracker Barrel Gag Returns: Martin Short jokes about being “added back to the Cracker Barrel logo.” (09:35)

• Wedding Talk: Selena shares excitement about her upcoming wedding; playful speculation about Bad Bunny and Benny Blanco as her fiancé.

  • Selena: "It's wonderful. I'm very lucky. It's going well. I'm so excited." (10:38)
  • Martin Short: "I'm sure our invites will arrive any day." (10:47)
  • Selena: "Of course they are. Marty's the ring bearer." (10:52)

• Milestone Birthdays: Steve Martin, newly 80, jokes that he feels 65 (“which is also not good”). Martin Short gave him a humorous “very optimistic” gift: a 30-year treasury bond. (11:30–12:08)

• SNL 50th Anniversary Anecdotes: The cast reminisces about attending/performing at a star-studded “SNL” anniversary, with stories about Paul McCartney, David Letterman, and behind-the-scenes antics.

  • Martin Short: “I was standing on the stage and I have Paul Simon here and Paul McCartney here, literally like this... How did this happen?” (12:47–13:13)

• “Only Murders” Season 5 Teases: They discuss the new season, the impressive guest cast (Meryl Streep, Nathan Lane, Christoph Waltz), and the creative process for casting.

  • Martin Short: “If the billing were made according to talent, we would be eighth and ninth.” (15:46)
  • Season 5 is "certified fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, 100% as of today. (16:14)

• Plot Hints: Season 5 reportedly weaves in themes of gambling and casino-building in New York, but they humorously dodge spoilers. (16:56–17:13)

• Meta Humor: Jimmy mentions his own appearance in season two, claiming it was the “highest rated episode.” (17:53)

3. Interview with Michelle Dockery (“Downton Abbey” Finale)

• Personal Updates: Michelle reveals she’s pregnant and discusses her dog Alfie’s indifference to the baby news.

  • Michelle: "He doesn’t care... I don’t think he has any clue." (19:23)

• Oasis Fandom: Michelle details having seen Oasis live, enjoying pre-published setlists for strategic “pee breaks,” and Liam Gallagher’s tambourine antics. (19:51–20:29)

• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

  • Dockery confirms this is the final installment after fifteen years.
  • The new movie is set in 1930: Lady Mary is divorced and ostracized, with the film focusing on generational transition.
    • Michelle: “She’s thrown out of parties and everything. Oh, yes. Nightmare.” (22:54)
  • Stories about working with Dame Maggie Smith, sharing her legendary wit: “And she [Maggie Smith] went: 'Very infrequently.'” (22:27)

• Audience Giveaway: Every audience member gets Downton Abbey movie tickets, courtesy of Focus Features. (23:10)

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Notable Quotes & Moments by Timestamp

• [01:54] “Every menu will now look like Trump’s birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein.” – Jimmy Fallon (Monologue)
• [03:20–03:48] Comedic blame game, Steve Martin rapid-fire naming suspects, capped by:
  “There wasn’t me.” – Jimmy Fallon as Shaggy.
• [06:11] “I can show you some toys. Cowboy, spaceman, potato. Tell me, Donkey...” – Mark Duncan (comedic AI song)
• [10:47] Martin Short: “I'm sure our invites will arrive any day.” (Selena’s wedding)
• [11:30] Martin Short: “I turned 80 years old.” – Steve Martin: “And honestly, I feel like I'm 65, which is also not good.”
• [12:47]–[13:13] “I was standing on the stage and I have Paul Simon here and Paul McCartney here, literally like this... How did this happen?” – Martin Short (SNL anniversary)
• [15:46] Martin Short: “If the billing were made according to talent, we would be eighth and ninth.” (about the guest stars on “Only Murders”)
• [19:23] Michelle Dockery on dog Alfie: “He doesn’t care... I don’t think he has any clue.”
• [22:27] Dame Maggie Smith anecdote: “And she went: 'Very infrequently.'” – Michelle Dockery
• [23:01] Michelle Dockery: “This one is really about kind of passing the baton on. It’s the next generation kind of moving forward into the 30s.”

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Monologue and Political Satire: 01:20–05:47
• AI Movie Satire with Mark Duncan: 05:55–07:35
• Celebrity Guest Segment Begins: 08:57
• Only Murders in the Building Interview: 09:23–18:10
• Michelle Dockery / Downton Abbey Interview: 18:29–23:32
• Closing Thanks and Finale: 23:49–End

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Episode Tone and Banter

The tone is playful, irreverent, and sharp—classic of Fallon’s late-night humor with a collaborative spirit among the guests. Celebrity self-deprecation (“If the billing were by talent, we’d be eighth and ninth”), friendly roasting, and heartfelt anecdote mix freely. The “AI musical” segment stands out as a hilarious highlight.

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Transcript

[Jimmy Fallon]

From Studio 6B in Rockefeller center in the heart of New York City with the Tonight show starring Jimmy Ballon. I joined Jimin is death, Steve Martin. Martin. Melinda Golden, Michelle Zachary. And feature c, legendary group Truth 21 Day Dash. And now here he is, Gimmin. That's a great crowd right there. Love you right back.

Enjoy yourself. Enjoy yourself. Welcome, everybody. Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Tonight Show. This is you guys. I'm so excited about this. The stars of Only Murders in the Building, Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena.

Gomez are my guests tonight.

I saw that Selena Gomez has 417 million followers on Instagram. Incredible. And if you combine that with Marty and Steve's, that's 417 million followers on Instagram. I'm so happy that they're all here. Backstage, I said, it's so great to see you again, Selena. And then I said, it's very nice to see you too, Marty and Steve. Hi.

It's Jimmy.

It's Jimmy. I love Martin Short. I love him so much. He's like a Labubu doll that chugged a Red Bull and sprang to life. Isn't he amazing? Let's get to some news. Well, guys, after receiving a ton of backlash over their logo change, Cracker Barrel just announced that they've suspended all restaurant renovations. Cracker Barrel isn't stopping there to appease conservatives even more. Every menu will now look like Trump's birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein.

Oh.

[Martin Short]

What secrets.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's right. Congress just released the full Jeffrey Epstein birthday book, which includes a drawing of a nude woman that Trump reportedly made for Epstein. Take a look at this. Yeah, it is gross. But in Trump's defense, Hallmark really doesn't have too many options in the sex trafficking friends turning 50 section. But there's not that many available. Hard to. Of course, the Trump administration quickly denied that Trump drew a naked woman. First up, Trump said, I didn't draw a naked woman. Then J.D. vance said Trump didn't draw a naked woman. Then Marco Rubio said Trump didn't draw a naked woman. And finally, this guy said, Trump didn't draw a naked woman. It's me first. The White House said the birthday card didn't exist. And now that it's public, they're claiming Trump didn't draw it. Check out what Trump's been saying about it behind closed doors.

[Martin Short]

Sir, the story isn't going away. We need to address it.

[Steve Martin]

I didn't draw it. Just blame someone else.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Like who?

[Steve Martin]

Epstein?

[Martin Short]

I don't think so.

[Steve Martin]

Ghislaine Maxwell?

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Diddy?

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Oj.

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Don Junior.

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Eric?

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Talwan.

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Gavin Newscombe?

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

The Chicago Pope.

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Phillies Karen?

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun.

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

The demons from K Pop Demon Hunters.

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

The Annabelle doll.

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

The CEO of Cracker Barrel.

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Tom Hanks?

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Mr. Beast.

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Shaggy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

There wasn't me.

[Steve Martin]

The mom from that Netflix documentary about catfishing.

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Eric Adams?

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

Mamdani.

[Various voices (comedic bit)]

No.

[Steve Martin]

De Blasio.

[Martin Short]

Freaking de Blasio. Okay, I'll run with that.

[Selena Gomez]

Y.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Friggin friggin de Blasio. Well, this is while during a private dinner, President Trump's Treasury Secretary, Scott Besant apparently threatened to punch another Trump official in the face. And it was House finance official Bill Pulte. And I don't think he's over it. Just look at what Pulte said about the incident. I dare Besen to come at me again, because this time I'll be ready. Then Treasury Secretary Bessen said, oh, really? Well, I'm gonna get us a private room, lock the door, and take you straight to Pound Town. And Pulte said, I don't think you're saying what you're trying to say. Then Besson said, did I stutter? I'm gonna break your legs and arms when we enter the bone zone. And Pulte said, okay. And Besson said, are you afraid to trade blows with me? I wanna give you a hard one right in the kisser. And Pulte said, seriously, man, stop talking. And Besson said, you better believe I'm gonna get a few good licks in when I smash you so hard in your office, they're gonna rename it the Boom Boom Room. Finally, Pulte said, you know what? Just punch me in the face and get it over with. Well, some business news. Today, Apple held their big annual launch event and unveiled their latest products. Apple unveiled the new iPhone 17, which comes in lavender, Sage, Mist blue, and a few others that sound like women's deodorant. You get to pick which stylish color that you want hidden under your giant rubber ph. Meanwhile, Apple said the new AirPods will have an improved fit after they analyze more than 10,000 3D ear scans. Ooh, it's odd. It's like after a decade, Apple looked at the AirPods and thought, hey, what if these fit? Well, Listen to this. OpenAI is backing a full length animated film made by AI that will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. And this is exciting. We actually have the supervising programmer of the movie joining us live via satellite, Mark Duncan. Mark, welcome.

[Mark Duncan]

Hello, Jimmy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Hello, Mark. So tell us a bit about this new movie.

[Mark Duncan]

I could tell you about the movie, or I could sing our big original song.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Song from your new movie? Yeah. Sounds great. Let's do it.

[Mark Duncan]

Okay, here it goes. I can show you some toys. Cowboy, spaceman, potato. Tell me, Donkey, did you know that an ogre lives in the swamp?

[Jimmy Fallon]

I'm sorry, hold on. Sorry. Hold on. Hold on a second. Sorry. That's just the song. A Whole New World from Aladdin. But the lyrics are about Toy Story and Shrek. Is it? Yes.

[Mark Duncan]

Are you sure?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes, I'm sure. This is from your AI Movie?

[Mark Duncan]

Yes, it is. We're still working out some of the kinks from the algorithm. Why don't I do a different song from the movie?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Okay. Please? This was all written by AI Completely.

[Mark Duncan]

By AI you're gonna love this.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Okay.

[Mark Duncan]

Raccoon Pocahontas. What a wonderful phrase. Raccoon Pocahontas. Moana surfs the waves. She's friends with mad.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Stop, stop, stop, stop. That is from Lion King. That's Hakuna Matata.

[Mark Duncan]

Uh, no, that's Raccoon Pocahontas.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's completely different. Pocahontas is also a movie, and so is Moana. I think your artificial intelligence is just mashing up other animated movies that already exist.

[Mark Duncan]

No, that's just a coincidence. I assure you, this is a completely original, unique movie.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Okay, maybe. What's the movie called?

[Mark Duncan]

The mulan before time 2 rise of brutal Transylvania.

[Jimmy Fallon]

We can't be part of this. We can't be Mark Duncan, everybody. I don't want to be.

No, no.

Raccoon Pocahontown. Well, switching gears, Red Lobster just introduced a new Spend Less shrimp promotion.

[Michelle Dockery]

Mmm.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Nothing makes my mouth water more than the thought of discount shrimp. Do you guys see this? The woman from the viral Coldplay kiss cam moment has filed for divorce from her husband. It's the first time someone listed their reason for divorce as Jumbotron. The woman now wants to get away from the spotlight, so she's going to spend a few weeks with her sister in Philadelphia. Wow.

Come on.

I heard that a man in Spain just broke a world record by running the fastest backwards 100 meter dash in heels. The record was for most concerned family. We have a great show from Only Murders in the Building.

Steve Martin. Martin short Selena Gomez are here from Downton Abbey, the grand finale. Michelle Dockery is joining us.

[Michelle Dockery]

Half man Triller. Half man triller. 5:70 storm. Just like.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Gotta hold on to it. Better hold on to it.

Our first guests are the Emmy nominated Stars of the hit series Only Murders in the building. Season 5 is streaming now on Hulu with new episodes on Tuesdays. Please welcome Steve Martin, Martin Short.

And Jelena Goman.

Oh, my.

Hello, Jimmy.

Steve Martin Martin shorts. Selena Gomez, welcome back to the show. Thank you for being here. Thank you for having me.

[Michelle Dockery]

Is this a show where we eat the hot wings?

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, that's not this show.

[Martin Short]

I'm actually in a fantastic mood tonight because I was recently added back to the Cracker Barrel logo.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, congrats.

Yeah, congratulations.

I didn't Jimmy Fallon or is the.

[Michelle Dockery]

Epstein Files know you as redacted.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That is interesting.

[Michelle Dockery]

Look how handsome you are.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Really? I appreciate that.

[Michelle Dockery]

Really. Your teeth are so white.

Your.

Your smile is like an email from Trump. All caps.

[Jimmy Fallon]

These two. Yeah.

[Martin Short]

I have to say, I know we're just kind of being funny here, but of all the late night hosts, honestly, I'll miss you most when you are deported to Uganda.

[Jimmy Fallon]

All right, well. Yeah. Well, we'll see. Thank you very much. I appreciate that.

[Martin Short]

Have any comments about. You have anything to say about Jimmy?

[Selena Gomez]

No, I'm happy here just watching you two struggle.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Ok. Well, I just love the show.

[Michelle Dockery]

I wish I could see it more, but, you know, it's on so late and I'm kind of a Gutfeld guy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, yeah. Interesting. That's interesting. But I'm happy you're all here. Selena, you're getting married soon. Are you having fun? Are you having fun planning?

[Selena Gomez]

It's wonderful. I'm very lucky. It's going well. I'm so excited. Yeah.

[Martin Short]

I'm sure our invites will arrive any day.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, I was going to say, are they invited to the wedding?

[Selena Gomez]

Of course they are. Marty's the ring bearer.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my gosh.

[Steve Martin]

Here's your ring, Selena.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Take it.

[Michelle Dockery]

Well, I'll be frank. I'll show up and show them the wedding.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, if you do the Fran.

Come on.

[Michelle Dockery]

No, I think it's. It's, it's. We are all so excited because we love this lady and we love her fiance. Bad bunny. So. What?

[Selena Gomez]

Eddie Blanco.

[Martin Short]

Oh, are those. That's two different people.

[Michelle Dockery]

Yeah, completely kind of the same.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Steve. You just hit a milestone birthday, by the way.

[Martin Short]

Yes, I did.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Happy birthday.

Yeah.

[Martin Short]

Thank you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Happy birthday.

[Martin Short]

I turned 80 years old.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my God.

[Martin Short]

And.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, no.

Oh, my God. Steve. Hi. Thanks.

You're a doctor.

[Michelle Dockery]

Okay, go ahead.

[Martin Short]

And honestly, I feel like I'm 65, which is also not good.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I have a picture here of Marty. Got you a banjo cake for your birthday.

[Michelle Dockery]

Yeah, that's right. That's my cottage.

[Martin Short]

Yeah, you got some. You got the Tina Fey in there. Paul Rudd, and then there's others. And Marty gave me a very optimistic gift. He gave me a 30 year treasury bond.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, that's so thoughtful. That's optimistic. Yeah, yeah.

[Michelle Dockery]

You sweeten.

[Martin Short]

Right.

[Jimmy Fallon]

The last time I saw you two, we were at The Siren Life 50th anniversary.

[Martin Short]

Oh, yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It was one of the best nights.

[Martin Short]

Where were you seated?

[Jimmy Fallon]

I was actually. I sat behind Marty. Actually, you know what? I had great seats. Behind me were David Letterman and Paul Schaeffer. And they're great laughers and they have very distinct laughs. So every, every bit that was funny. Letterman would be like. And Paul Shaffer would go, ah, ah, that's bad. Stereo in stereo behind me. Yeah.

[Martin Short]

I was very honored. I was asked to be the host, I guess, do the monologue for the 50th. And I thought, Gee, 50 years later, I'm still back on this stage. I remember doing the 40th anniversary and they asked me to do the monologue then. And I was standing on the stage and I have Paul Simon here and Paul McCartney here, literally like this. And I'm looking and they're doing a bit talking, and I'm thinking, how did this happen?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Martin Short]

You know, and then when I do the 50th, I'm out there again doing the monologue and there's John Mulaney and Marty. And I thought, what happened? No, how did this.

[Jimmy Fallon]

How dare you.

How dare you.

[Martin Short]

John Mulaney co wrote.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It was great to work with him.

[Martin Short]

And you were mildly amused.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Marty, I don't know if you remember this. You were my favorite because we were doing bits in between the commercial breaks. My wife was like, who else in the world? Like, what is wrong with you two? Like, it's the greatest of all.

[Michelle Dockery]

So what would happen is, I mean, it was just loaded with every interesting person in the world. So they go to commercial break and a lot of people just sat there. Jimmy and I would get up, go and talk to people, and by the end we got and got tired. And the last commercial, I just sat on your lap.

[Jimmy Fallon]

He just came around. It was so fun, though. But we were like interviewing people and asking you a question.

[Michelle Dockery]

Yes, absolutely.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It was the most exciting thing.

[Michelle Dockery]

It was so much fun. It was such a brilliant show, too.

[Martin Short]

What did Fred Armisen say?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, no, Fred.

[Michelle Dockery]

So Fred had the dressing room beside me and I had to do the goodnights. And there were so many people on stage and it's live and you're kind of nervous. Anyway. And McCartney was beside me and I introduced him. And then I go off the stage and Fred says to me, what did you do? I said, what do you mean? You turned him and said, ladies and gentlemen, Tony McCartney. And I said what I did, yes. Turned out he was just joking, and I completely believed him.

[Jimmy Fallon]

He's the best friend. He gets you all the Tony McCartney.

[Michelle Dockery]

I dressed him. I passed his dressing, and he'd be on a phone, and I'd say, hi, Fred. And then you.

[Selena Gomez]

I'm gonna use that one.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. He's the greatest. Let's talk about Only Murders in the Building.

[Martin Short]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Congratulations. This is season five.

[Michelle Dockery]

Season five.

[Jimmy Fallon]

This is season five. Also, you're doing this, but you're also, by the way, on the road with each other, doing standup and doing your. Yeah.

[Martin Short]

We have a show called the Dukes of Funny Town, which is kind of a retro.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's the name of your tour, the Dukes of Bunnytown.

[Martin Short]

But go back to Only Murders in the Building because we have this incredible cast this year, and people think, you know, oh, we're just hiring celebrities to play, but we actually have it written. And then we think who would be best? And you come up with these great people, like Meryl Streep is back. And Richard Prime. Oh, you have Nathan Lane.

[Selena Gomez]

Zellweger, Logan Lerman. Nathan Lane, Christoph Walsh.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Dockery]

Bobby Thunderbar, you know.

[Martin Short]

Oh, you know, if the billing were made according to talent, we would be eighth and ninth.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, wow, that's awful high. Don't you think I know that the last season is nominated for a bunch of Emmy Awards, so best of luck to you on that, Mr. Martin Short.

[Martin Short]

Best comedy actor on Tag.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I mean, no big.

No big deal.

[Michelle Dockery]

I think in a way, I'm sharing.

[Martin Short]

With both of you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Season five. By the way, I don't know if you know this, but is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes as of today? 100%. Come on. That's not too shabby. That's not too bad.

[Michelle Dockery]

Not too bad at all.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's not too bad at all to be the best.

[Martin Short]

I never understand Rotten Tomatoes because it goes. Does it mean it's 100% rotten?

[Jimmy Fallon]

No.

[Martin Short]

I mean, no, it's confusing. If you just. If you're a grammarian like me.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my God.

[Michelle Dockery]

Grammarian.

[Martin Short]

Sorry, I meant Grandpa.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I didn't know what you were talking about.

[Michelle Dockery]

No one did.

[Jimmy Fallon]

How do we set up season five? What is this season about?

[Selena Gomez]

Oh, did you read the script?

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, I didn't.

[Michelle Dockery]

I read the coverage.

[Martin Short]

No, it turns out it's quite up to date because we shoot them. And then after the fact, it's actually about gambling in New York City. And it turns out there is a competition now to build a casino in.

[Michelle Dockery]

Don't reveal too much.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Don't reveal too much.

[Martin Short]

I'm not talking about our show.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, okay. No, no, no. It is.

[Selena Gomez]

I'm talking about down the Bob of New York.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. I remember when you came up with this idea and you were saying, like, I got this idea for a show. I don't know, Marty and I are going to do it. Or maybe like it was before Selena was cast even, and you were like, yeah. It's called Only murders in the building. It's just about two guys. They solve only murders that happen in their building. And I go, good luck, dude. Cut to.

[Martin Short]

I tell you, when you get to season five, you got a problem.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's so well done and congrats and I love all of you. Congratulations.

[Michelle Dockery]

You were on season two, I believe.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes, I was. It was the highest rated episode. Yeah.

Come on. That's so funny. Steve Martin. Martin shorts. Lena Gomez, Season five of Only murders in the building is streaming now on Hulu.

More tonight show after the break. Stick around, everybody.

[Michelle Dockery]

Give me two women.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Our next guest is an Emmy and.

Golden Globe nominated actress. She's back as Lady Mary in Downton Abbey, the grand finale, which hits theaters this Friday. Please welcome Michelle Dockery.

Welcome back.

You look fantastic. And you just announced recently that your pregnant. You have a little baby.

Hi, baby. Hi. Hi, baby. Welcome to the Tonight show.

[Martin Short]

You're gonna be a mom.

[Jimmy Fallon]

How are you feeling?

[Michelle Dockery]

I'm feeling great, thanks.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You are? Yeah.

[Michelle Dockery]

I think I'm in my peppy, you know, peppy face.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You are. We've talked on the show before about your dog.

[Martin Short]

Was it Alfie?

[Michelle Dockery]

Alfie.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What does Alfie's situation? What does Alfie think about baby?

[Michelle Dockery]

Well, people keep asking me like, oh, does he know? You know, they're so sensitive. He doesn't care.

[Jimmy Fallon]

He doesn't?

[Michelle Dockery]

No. I don't think he has any clue.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I think he does.

[Michelle Dockery]

I'm quite disappointed, really.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, but wait till the baby arrives. Then ALF will be like, wait, where's all my.

[Michelle Dockery]

Yeah. Where's all the attention?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Where's my love? Yeah, I know. We also talk about music when you're on the show and I know you're an Oasis fan. I was going to ask, are you going to see them?

[Michelle Dockery]

I've seen them.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You did?

[Michelle Dockery]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Wait, you saw Oasis?

[Michelle Dockery]

Yep. Tickets. It was absolutely amazing.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It was, right?

[Michelle Dockery]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And you know, they're so happy.

[Michelle Dockery]

Oh, they were so good. And, you know, they published it, the, the set list so that you could, you could see which songs were coming.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, do you like that?

[Michelle Dockery]

I did because I, you know, I had to keep going, you know, for pee breaks, so.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, yeah, Yeah.

[Michelle Dockery]

I would look and go, okay, this song, I love this song. But I could, I could dip out.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You dip out?

[Michelle Dockery]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

But I heard they sound great.

[Michelle Dockery]

Oh, they're just amazing. And they just, just did song after song and, you know, there wasn't a huge amount of talking in between. Just Liam putting his tambourine on his head just to make everyone laugh.

[Jimmy Fallon]

He's the greatest.

He's the most fun.

[Michelle Dockery]

Oh, the best.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Let's talk about Downton Abbey, the grand finale. Is this really it? Is this the.

[Michelle Dockery]

Yeah, it's over, guys.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, no.

[Michelle Dockery]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's the last one.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Is it sad? Is it sad? Is it bittersweet?

[Michelle Dockery]

It is bittersweet. It's just, you know, it's been 15.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Years, but I mean, when the show ended, you got sad.

[Michelle Dockery]

Yeah, it's been a very long goodbye.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Because it's like the show's over. It's like, I think you were on for that. You're like, yes, we're very sad. The show's over. And the movie came out. Yeah. And it was a smash hit. And you're like, yeah, but we're sad now. It's over. And then another movie came out that was a bigger hit. And then you're like, now, but now we're really sad.

[Michelle Dockery]

Well, I think it's in the title, you know, the grand Finale. It's definitely the last one.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Is it when it's a smash hit or there's going to be one more, hopefully. But this is the last one. Tomorrow night at 9pm on NBC. By the way, there's a behind the scenes special called Downton Abbey celebrates the grand finale and has all sorts of, like, stories about the set and bloopers and things like that that you haven't seen. And you get to talk about Dame Maggie Smith, who I loved. What was she like?

[Michelle Dockery]

She was, I mean, at times she was very much like the dowager in some ways. Her wit was just. She was so sharp.

[Jimmy Fallon]

She is.

[Michelle Dockery]

And she made us laugh so much and it was just such a privilege to work with her. But she, you know, sometimes you would have to be really, you know, if you catch, you know, you wouldn't sort of catch the judges so fast. And this one day someone came on set and she said, oh, how was your evening, darling? And the actor said, oh, it was lovely, Maggie. I, you know, had a lovely evening, went to dinner with some friends and sat next to someone I didn't know. And, you know, when you just sort of click with someone, you just have this kind of, you know. And she went very infrequently.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's very dowager. Yeah. Infrequently. Yeah. So funny. How do we set up where this final Downton Abbey picks up?

[Michelle Dockery]

So it's 1930. Mary finds herself in a bit of a predicament. She's divorced and is being ostracized from society, which is quite sort of shocking.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Interesting.

[Michelle Dockery]

So that's the sort of central storyline.

[Jimmy Fallon]

She can't be divorced.

[Michelle Dockery]

Yeah. She's thrown out of parties and everything. Oh, yes. Nightmare.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my God.

[Michelle Dockery]

But it's, it's really, I mean, this one is really about kind of passing the baton on. It's, it's the next generation kind of moving forward into the, into the 30s.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's so fun. Actually, guys, we have a special thing tonight. Focus Features is providing a pair of tickets for everyone in our audience to see Downton Abbey, the Grand Finale.

Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Michelle Dockery. Michelle Dockery, everybody. Downton Abbey, the Grand Finale hits theaters this Friday. We'll be right back with more tonight. Joe, stick around.

[Michelle Dockery]

The lady, Tell me why, Tell me. So I asked you, was it low? You said it was a pro now. Yeah. Hold up, wait for this. This up.

[Jimmy Fallon]

My thanks to Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michelle Dockery and the Roots right there from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Good night, everybody. Thank you. Got involved, got it. Got involved. Get, get involved get into it do it, get into it. Yeah, I made it just to let you know. Otherwise. That's right. Starter. So hard working. Mr. Dy, hold it down, let's hold it down. Get involved better get involved, get involved Getting to it.

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