Trump Spams Truth Social | Amanda Seyfried, Reba McEntire, Kon Knueppel| Tuesday, December 2

Summary

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episode: Trump Spams Truth Social | Amanda Seyfried, Reba McEntire, Con Knueppel
Airdate: December 3, 2025

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Episode Overview

On this episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon delivers his signature monologue with a mix of political satire and pop culture jabs, focusing on Trump's Truth Social activity, TSA travel chaos, and YouTube's new recap feature. The show features heartfelt and humorous interviews with Amanda Seyfried, Reba McEntire, and Con Knueppel, offering stories about viral musical moments, television and NBA careers, and the joys of returning home. The tone remains light, playful, and fast-paced throughout, with plenty of witty banter.

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Key Segments and Insights

1. Jimmy's Monologue

[01:10 - 06:27]

• Trump's Truth Social Posting Spree:
  Jimmy jokes about Trump posting over 160 times in a single night.

  • “It’s like someone said to Trump, tell us the results of your MRI without telling us the results of your MRI. 160 posts and 1 night this morning, Trump’s thumbs were as swollen as his ankles.” (Jimmy Fallon, 01:10)
  • Introduces the new word “thankles” for Trump's swollen ankles.

• Return of Trump Vodka:
  Light-hearted poke at Trump launching his vodka again, calling it the “perfect grift...I mean, gift.”

• TSA’s Record Screening and Parody Announcement Video:
  Comedy sketch satirizing TSA’s new travel record—the usual confusion at airport security.

  • “All personal belongings in the tray.” (TSA Rep, 02:52)
  • “Good luck closing your bag again. Is this real life? Enjoy your flight.” (TSA Rep, 03:04)

• YouTube’s New Recap Feature:
  Jimmy jokes about the year-end recap becoming blackmail material.

• Stranger Things Wordplay:
  Extended riff on titles similar to “Stranger Things,” with the sidekick growing increasingly absurd:

  • “Is it when you hook up with Rando from Tinder?” (Sidekick, 04:03)
  • “Those are stranger flings.” (Jimmy Fallon, 04:07)
  • “Is it when you’re allergic to bees?” – “Those are danger stings.” (04:29-04:31)

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2. Christmas Tree Lighting Events

[05:34 - 06:27]

• Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting features star performances, while Jimmy lampoons the D.C. event with an imaginary lineup:

  • “Don’t miss Mitch McConnell playing the kazoo...President Trump singing Let it Snow as he throws the shredded Epstein files only on C-span 9.” (Announcer/Jimmy Fallon, 06:10)

• Giving Tuesday
  Jimmy carries on with holiday humor:

  • “It goes Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday, Credit Card Bill Wednesday, Fake Your Own Death Thursday and Create a New Identity Friday. That's the week.” (Jimmy Fallon, 06:37)

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3. Guest: Amanda Seyfried

[07:32 - 13:46]

• Reflecting on Viral Musical Moment:
  Fallon and Seyfried reminisce about her last appearance where she played “California” by Joni Mitchell on a dulcimer, which went viral.

  • “It was one of the most viral videos that ever went out of our show in the history of our show.” (Jimmy Fallon, 08:28)
  • “Joni Mitchell instagrammed it and said a mesmerizing moment.” (Jimmy Fallon, 08:50)
  • “I've never been a part of anything that viral and it was so positive and so organic.” (Amanda Seyfried, 09:02)

• Family and Music:
  Amanda talks about singing with her children, her son’s perfect pitch, and the dream of a family band.

  • “My dream of having a family band is kind of coming to.” (Amanda Seyfried, 11:16)

• Reunion with Michael B. Jordan:
  Discussing a throwback photo from their early days on “All My Children.”

  • “We were so young. We felt so lucky. And then they wrote me off, but he stayed.” (Amanda Seyfried, 11:59)

• Upcoming Films:
  She teases her two new movies, particularly emphasizing the emotional depth and unexpected nature of “The Housemaid.”

  • “It’s a thriller, but it’s kind of grounded in some very real profound traumas. But it’s also just a female empowerment and there’s a lot of catharsis at the end.” (Amanda Seyfried, 13:28)
  • “You scare me in this movie.” (Jimmy Fallon, 13:11)

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4. Guest: Reba McEntire

[14:14 - 20:05]

• Basketball and Rodeo Dreams:
  Reba shares her background in basketball and her original ambition to become a champion barrel racer.

  • “Anybody in the audience, did you ever play half court girls basketball? Bless your heart. I couldn’t do full court. Golly, that's hard.” (Reba McEntire, 15:12)
  • “I wanted to be a world champion barrel racer in the rodeo.” (Reba McEntire, 15:38)

• Music Career Beginnings:
  Reba describes getting discovered while singing the national anthem at a rodeo, which led to her first record deal.

  • “Red Stegall heard and he thought I might have Some promising qualities in my voice... and 11 months later, I had a recording contract.” (Reba McEntire, 16:06)

• Hosting NYC Christmas Festivities:
  Reba expresses excitement about hosting her first Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting and seeing NYC in December for the first time.

  • “Nobody’s been able to tell me. Do you know if I pull a lever, do I hit a button? Is it a big red button that you hit?” (Reba McEntire, 17:00)

• The Voice and TV Success:
  Talks about coaching on “The Voice” alongside Michael Bublé, Nile, and Snoop, feeling like “the mother.”

  • “They entertain me so much.” (Reba McEntire, 17:51)

  Jimmy lists Reba’s major career accomplishments:

  • “You just celebrated the 50th anniversary of signing your first record deal. You sold over 58 million albums worldwide. 35 number one singles. 32 studio albums. 26 compilation albums. And you just got nominated for your 18th Grammy Award.” (Jimmy Fallon, 17:57-18:30)

• On ‘Happy’s Place’:
  Reba describes the camaraderie of her comedy’s second season.

  • "Season two, we’re bonding...The storylines are evolving between Bobby and Emmett... The writing is incredible.” (Reba McEntire, 19:46)

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5. Guest: Con Knueppel

[20:36 - 25:34]

• NBA Rookie Success:
  Fallon introduces Con as the first NBA player to score 150+ points and 30+ threes in his first 10 games.

  • “That’s the craziest thing that ever happened. Congratulations.” (Jimmy Fallon, 21:10)

• Life Adjustments:
  Con discusses shifting from college to the NBA’s demanding schedule.

  • “We’re 20 games in, and that’s halfway through a college season, and we’re only a quarter of the way through the NBA season.” (Con Knueppel, 21:17)

• Family and Hometown:
  Anecdote about bringing the Charlotte Hornets team to his Milwaukee home, mom's 25 pounds of chicken fajitas, and childhood neighbors watching the team bus arrive.

  • “Mom was ready. 25 pounds of chicken fajitas.” (Con Knueppel, 22:22)

• Path to Basketball:
  Initially didn’t love basketball—parents played in college, but he got interested through NBA Jam.

  • “They were like, he has to do it. They’re pretty worried, but, you know, I started playing NBA Jam.” (Con Knueppel, 23:24)

• Name Mispronunciations:
  The challenges of people getting his last name right.

  • “I was actually just watching my brothers...and the announcers were like, you know, these three kids are brothers of Charlotte Hornet, Con Knievel.” (Con Knueppel, 23:42)

• Roommates and Rivalries:
  His college roommate, Cooper Flagg, who is also making waves in the NBA.

  • “We both just won rookie of the month.” (Con Knueppel, 24:27)

• Facing NBA Legends:
  On playing against childhood idols, nerves on the court, and seeing his own name on an NBA jersey.

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Notable Quotes and Moments

• On Social Media Overload:
  “It's like someone said to Trump, tell us the results of your MRI without telling us the results of your MRI.”
  (Jimmy Fallon, 01:10)

• On Virality and Vulnerability:
  “I've never been a part of anything that viral and it was so positive and so organic.”
  (Amanda Seyfried, 09:02)

• Reba on Career and Competition:
  “All the rodeo cowgirls were disappointed because I was a contributor. I didn’t win. They liked to see me coming to the rodeo because they could always take my money because I wasn’t that good.”
  (Reba McEntire, 16:31)

• Reba reflecting on longevity:
  “You just celebrated the 50th anniversary of signing your first record deal... 18th Grammy nomination.”
  (Jimmy Fallon, 17:57-18:30)

• Con Knueppel’s humility:
  “What else would you have done?”—“I don’t know. I have no idea.”
  (Jimmy Fallon & Con Knueppel, 23:28-23:30)

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Important Timestamps

• Monologue (News, Trump, Sweet TSA parody, Stranger Things riff):
  01:10 – 06:27

• Amanda Seyfried Interview:
  07:32 – 13:46

• Reba McEntire Interview:
  14:14 – 20:05

• Con Knueppel Interview:
  20:36 – 25:34

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Summary Table

| Segment | Timestamps | Key Themes | |--------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------| | Jimmy’s Monologue | 01:10–06:27 | Political satire, viral news, humor, wordplay | | Amanda Seyfried | 07:32–13:46 | Virality, music, motherhood, film, nostalgia | | Reba McEntire | 14:14–20:05 | Humble beginnings, TV/music career, holidays | | Con Knueppel | 20:36–25:34 | NBA rookie life, family, adjustments |

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Final Takeaway

This episode of The Tonight Show balances sharp, timely late-night humor with genuine, uplifting conversations. Amanda Seyfried and Reba McEntire share stories of vulnerability and triumph, while Con Knueppel’s rookie reflections bring a fresh, relatable sports perspective. Throughout, Jimmy maintains a lively, encouraging tone, letting each guest’s personality shine.

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Transcript

[Jimmy Fallon]

From Studio 6ft in Rockefeller 7 in the heart of New York City, it's a Tonight show starring Jimmy Fallon. Tonight, join Jimmy Lusquet, Amanda Steiff, Reva McIntyre, Tom Kipple, and featuring Bee, legendary roots. First, two, two, two, three. And now, here he is. Jimmy, Welcome. Thank you very much. Hello. Whoa. That's what I'm talking about. Hi. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Welcome, everybody. Hello, everybody. Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Tonight Show.

You're here. Thank you for watching.

Well, guys, people are talking about this. Last night, President Trump posted over 160 times on Truth Social, averaging more than one post a minute. Well, I think we know where Venezuela's cocaine has been going. It's like someone said to Trump, tell us the results of your MRI without telling us the results of your MRI. 160 posts and 1 night this morning, Trump's thumbs were as swollen as his ankles.

Omg.

I got cankle. I got thankles. I got thankles. That's a new word. Webster Dictionary Oxford, if you're listening. Thankles is the new word. Uh, it's fine, though. I'm sure being up all night didn't affect him during today's cabinet meeting. I've been president, but this war is going on and the President is trying to end it. Not because, listen, we got a million things in the world as a country. Uh, hey, you guys hear about this? I saw that. After a 14 year hiatus, Trump Vodka is back. At this point, even Trump is acknowledging living under me can be a lot. Yep, Trump Vodka. He was like, it's the perfect grift. I mean, gift for the holiday season. Switching gears, on Sunday, the TSA screened more than 3 million people at U.S. airports, setting a new single day record. They actually released a video celebrating this achievement. Check this out.

[TSA Representative]

Here at the tsa, we just set a new single day screening record. It's because of you and your family's love of travel, we're allowed to do what we do best. And on behalf of everyone at the tsa, we just want to say, all personal belongings in the tray.

[Reba McEntire]

Belt.

[TSA Representative]

Two shoes can stay on. Laptop in its own tray. Shoes off. Actually, laptop can stay in the bag. Actually. Chug your water. Still a little bit of water. Walk through this lane. No, I mean this lane. The sensor detected something on your elbow. What's this in your bag? Stand and wait while we ransack your luggage.

[Con Knipple]

Okay.

[TSA Representative]

Never mind. There's nothing. Good luck closing your bag again. Is this a real life? Enjoy your flight. Oh, you missed it. Sorry. Happy holidays from the tsa.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I thought that was very nice. It's awesome.

We'll get this. Today, YouTube released their first ever recap, which is a shareable highlight reel of your year's watch history. In other words, blackmail. Yeah. Now your friend can send you a reel of all the videos you didn't watch the first time he sent them to you. You're gonna love this. This one's great. You gotta watch it. This guy's on the trampoline. You're gonna freak out. Well, guys, everyone's talking about the new season of Stranger Things. And, wow, it is. It's officially the most viewed show ever on Netflix. And the new season is so good.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

Oh, yeah, right. I just watched that. It's the one that got Emma Stone her second Oscar.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, that's Poor Things. We're talking about Stranger Things.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

Oh, right. Wait, is that when you hook up with Rando from Tinder?

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, those are stranger flings. Again, we're talking about Stranger Things. Oh, right, right, right.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

Wait, is it when people wear hats and protect the forest?

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, those are ranger things. We're talking about Stranger Things.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

Is it when Hermione goes to karaoke?

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's Granger sings. This is Stranger Things.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

Is it when you're allergic to bees?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Those are danger stings.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

Is it what angels wear in a nativity scene?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Those are manger wings.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

What a violinist does when she breaks her instrument.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's change her strings.

Well, is it.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

Is it Henry VIII, Louis XIV and LeBron?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Those are major kings.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

When a radio psychiatrist insults his brother Niles.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Those are Frasier zings.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

When you make a transaction at, like.

[Jimmy Fallon]

A pawn shop, that's exchange your BL.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

When someone tries to contact you in 1985, that's pager dings. Is it two shades of white?

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's Beger cream.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

Hang on, I think I've got it. Is it the popular series about a group of adventurous kids in the 80s?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes. You finally got it.

Oh, man. Yeah.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

I love the goonies.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Guys, it's the holiday season, and tomorrow night is the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, hosted by Reba.

Reva McIntyre is hosting you. Yes.

And then the next night is the National Christmas Tree Lighting outside the White House. And they're actually pretty different events. I mean, for instance, this is the lineup from New York.

[Announcer]

It's Christmas in Rockefeller Center. Don't miss Michael Buble, Kristin Chenoweth, Gwen Stefani performing youg Make It Feel Like Christmas. And the Radio City Rockettes, only on NBC.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, it looks like fun, right? Yeah. And now check out the lineup down.

[Announcer]

In Washington, D.C. it's the National Christmas Tree Lighting. Don't miss Mitch McConnell playing the kazoo. Chuck Grassley doing the Charleston. Lindsey Graham performing Santa baby. And President Trump singing Let it snow as he throws the shredded Epstein files only on C span 9.

[Jimmy Fallon]

There you go.

See, that's n.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

You guys.

[Jimmy Fallon]

This is nice. Today is Giving Tuesday.

Yeah.

Yeah. That's great. That's right. It goes Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday. Credit card bill Wednesday. Fake your own death Thursday and create a new identity Friday.

That's the week.

Here's a wild story. A man in New Zealand was arrested after he allegedly walked into a jewelry store and swallowed a $20,000 egg. Yeah. And a few hours later, it was a $1 Faberge. We'll be right back with more tonight too, everybody.

Thank you, bud.

[Sidekick/Comedian]

Some of my people fell in love with MP Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Our first is an Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning actor who you can see in the new movie the Housemaid. It's in theaters everywhere. December 19th. Everyone, please welcome Amanda Tybron.

Look at that. That's the love. That's what I'm talking about.

That's what I'm talking about. Feel the love.

[Reba McEntire]

I do.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I feel.

[Amanda Seyfried]

I feel it every time I come here.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Right? Yeah.

[Amanda Seyfried]

They just hand me a drink.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Is that what happens?

Yeah.

[Amanda Seyfried]

It's my favorite one.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What is it?

[Amanda Seyfried]

It's in Manhattan.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Ooh, classy.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Enjoy it and thank you for coming back to the show.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Anytime.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Can I tell you, last time you were on the show was one of the best experiences I had.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Me too.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You played California by Joni Mitchell on the dulcimer.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Which I didn't really know what a dulcimer was, but it's like a kind of a guitar type of thing you play in your lap.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You crushed it. It was one of the most viral videos that ever went out of our show in the history of our show.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Surreal.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Everyone of my friends were like, that was the most amazing thing. She's so talented.

[Amanda Seyfried]

I couldn't believe who I was hearing from.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, really? You got it too.

[Amanda Seyfried]

It was like it was my birthday, but 10,000 times.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It was everywhere.

[Amanda Seyfried]

I couldn't believe people, like reached out from, you know, five years. I haven't heard from them.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Joni Mitchell instagrammed it and said a mesmerizing moment. And she's saying a beautiful rendition of California. Joni Mitchell.

[Reba McEntire]

I approved.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Come on. That's the biggest honor in the world.

[Reba McEntire]

Yeah.

[Amanda Seyfried]

I've never been a part of anything that viral and it was so positive and so organic.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

Nothing but flavors.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah.

[Amanda Seyfried]

It's all down here.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, it is not.

[Amanda Seyfried]

No, no. But it does feel. It felt really great because I was nervous and I got through it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, of course. Yeah, of course. You got through beyond. Got through it.

[Amanda Seyfried]

You gotta challenge yourself.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. You gotta do it.

[Amanda Seyfried]

And then it really like, it really, you know, it pays off.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I wanted to show. Right here, this is Google searches for the word dulcimer.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Everybody learned.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes. They learned what a dulcimer was the week. The week that you were there. I feel like people are gonna start playing. We're gonna start seeing more dulcimer, I think so.

[Amanda Seyfried]

It's a beautiful. It's a really. It's kind of easier to learn than a lot of instruments. Cause they're only, you know, four. Four strings.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I have to show another thing you did. Amanda Seyfried's viral late night cover makes Joni Mitchell classic. A streaming hit. Went up 800% increase in streams after you sang it on this show.

Come on. That's the best. I know. Trust me.

You might have introduced a. That didn't know Joni Mitchell. Now they're fans of Joni Mitchell.

[Amanda Seyfried]

It's truly surreal.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And you have a beautiful voice. Fans were saying, we want more. We want an album.

[Amanda Seyfried]

I'll do an album. I always will. Listen, you would. There's a musical coming out as well. Like, the same. I have two movies coming out this month, which is crazy. They couldn't be more different. One of them is a musical. But I also feel like I have finally in my life stopped listening to myself with such a judgmental ear that now I'm just like, I'm gonna sing and I wanna cover things.

[Reba McEntire]

I don't wr.

[Amanda Seyfried]

But I would love to harmonize with artists that I love. Like, I've told every artist I know that I would harmonize on anything they needed.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Or any. Or any talk shows.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Oh, anything. You want us. I'll harmonize with you anytime.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I'm trying to get that out of you. Oh, I'm happy. Next time you come on, we'll do something.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

All right. Yeah.

Good.

[Amanda Seyfried]

That's challenging.

[Jimmy Fallon]

How's the fam?

[Amanda Seyfried]

They're good.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Do you sing to your kids?

[Amanda Seyfried]

I do. I sing to my kids. I sing to my daughter.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Did they sing?

[Amanda Seyfried]

My son has, like, perfect pitch. Thank the Lord.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Really?

[Amanda Seyfried]

And my daughter plays instruments. Now she's starting to play the ukulele and the guitar. And now we can play together. So I'm thinking Like, my dream of having a family band is kind of coming to.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my God. You're like the parshis family. Yes.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Tiny kids grow up and they start understanding music in a way that you could have never imagined. It's so the coolest thing.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Like, they're actual people.

[Amanda Seyfried]

They're people who have rhythm and a soul.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

That's what I'm talking about. Shout out to your kids.

Yeah.

Speaking of kids, I wanted to show this photo that went viral.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Oh, my God.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You and Michael B. Jordan. One from 2003 and then 2025.

[Amanda Seyfried]

I was 17. I think he was 16.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And where was that photo taken?

[Amanda Seyfried]

That was at All My Children. My first hit, our first job.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You were on All Our Children?

[Amanda Seyfried]

Yeah. Oh, for sure. For like 10 months. And we fell in. Our characters had, like a love story. It was so beautiful. We worked for Habitat for Humanity. We enjoyed, you know, we enjoyed the job. We were so young. We felt so lucky. And then they wrote me off, but he stayed, so. Yeah, listen, he stuck around. I mean, you both.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I think you're both doing pretty well. Come on. Congratulations.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Yeah. And then I saw him recently. It's so nice to run into people that you started out with.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Amanda Seyfried]

We're peers and we love our jobs and we get to celebrate each other a lot.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You have two great movies coming out. You're getting awards buzz for the testament of Ann Lee. This is congrats.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Thanks. I love it. I love it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You do? Yes. Good. Please, no. See the movie. You're fantastic. If you like her singing. You sing a lot.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Yeah, I sing a lot. Things that you don't expect me to sing.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No.

[Amanda Seyfried]

They're so beautiful.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Congrats.

[Amanda Seyfried]

It's not abba, but it's.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No. No, it's not.

[Con Knipple]

No.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's not Mamma Mia.

[Amanda Seyfried]

But it's not Mamma Mia. But it's still incredibly.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And then the Housemaid is a totally different movie.

[Amanda Seyfried]

It is thrilling. I have spent so much time talking this movie up. It's like not even a. It's. It's. It's unexpected. It's so surprising. It's like an actual movie experience. That makes it more.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's terrifying. You scare me in this movie.

[Amanda Seyfried]

No, I. I've. I got to play somebody I've never gotten to play before.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

It's based on the book, the best selling book. Everyone loved it. And then how do we set it up?

[Amanda Seyfried]

God, yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Housemaid special. Intoxicating thriller.

[Amanda Seyfried]

It's a thriller, but it's not. It's kind of grounded in some very real profound traumas. But it's also just a female empowerment and there's a lot of catharsis at the end. And you're. It's like, it's so surprising.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Even if you're like you're getting into character right now.

[Amanda Seyfried]

If you love the book.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, don't get into character. No, don't scare me. That's how you do it. Amanda Seinfred, everybody. The Housemaid is in theaters everywhere December 19th. Reba McEntire joins us after the break. Stick around, everybody.

Our next guest is a Grammy winning legend who you can see every Monday at 9pm as a coach on NBC's the Voice. And her sitcom Happy's Place airs Fridays at 8pm on NBC and the next day on Peacock. Please welcome the one and only Reba McIntyre.

Thank you so much.

Reba McIntyre, you look fantastic. Welcome back to the show and thank you for coming back. It's a big night for us because we're following the NBA on NBC. And I found out that you used to play a lot of basketball.

[Reba McEntire]

I'm telling you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You did.

[Reba McEntire]

I was.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Talk to me.

[Reba McEntire]

I was from a very small school, Kiowa, Oklahoma, and I got to play because we didn't have that many girls taking basketball.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, so that's how you got on the Tibet. How long did you play?

[Reba McEntire]

From fifth grade to 12th grade.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's a long time.

[Reba McEntire]

Now, talking about long time. It was a long time ago. Now, anybody in the audience, did you ever play half court girls basketball? Bless your heart. I couldn't do full court. Golly, that's hard.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, really? So it was only on the half court is what you played?

[Reba McEntire]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And did you think that you had a career in basketball?

[Reba McEntire]

No.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What did you want to be when you were at that age?

[Reba McEntire]

Oh, I wanted to be a world champion barrel racer in the rodeo.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I'm being ignorant here, but what?

[Reba McEntire]

Oh, all right, come here, I'll show you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Okay.

All right.

[Reba McEntire]

You got three barrels.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, I thought you were going to stand on my desk.

[Reba McEntire]

All right, you got three barrels out at an arena and you come out on your horse and you go around, around, around and come home.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's it?

[Reba McEntire]

That's it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And you wanted to be a champ in that?

[Reba McEntire]

Yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And then what happened? How did you get discovered? How did you start singing?

[Reba McEntire]

Well, I was singing at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City in 1974, that is the World Series of Rodeo. And I was there singing the national anthem. And Red Stegall heard and he thought I might have Some promising qualities in my voice. And so he took me to Nashville, did a demonstration tape, and 11 months later, I had a recording contract.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Wow.

That's what I'm talking about.

[Reba McEntire]

And everybody was so disappointed. All of the rodeo cowgirls were disappointed because I was a contributor. I didn't win. They liked to see me coming to the rodeo because they could always take my money because I wasn't that good.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my gosh.

[Reba McEntire]

But I wanted to be.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I'm so happy that you became who.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Thanks.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And I'm happy, actually, you're in the city for a week. We got you for a while in New York because you're hosting the big Christmas tree lighting tomorrow night.

[Reba McEntire]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Live on NBC.

Yeah. Okay.

[Reba McEntire]

Nobody's been able to tell me. Do you know if I pull a lever, do I hit a button? Is it a big red button that you hit?

[Jimmy Fallon]

I will make sure there is a big red button.

[Reba McEntire]

Thank you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, no problem. I'll make it easy for you. Yeah. Yeah, it is. But I heard that you've never been to New York in December.

[Reba McEntire]

Never have. Oh, never. Oh, y' all have.

[Jimmy Fallon]

We asked. Well, you're here, but. Yeah, but what are you thinking? Are you loving the city?

[Reba McEntire]

I am. With all the decorations. It's so beautiful, crisp and clean.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You're perfect to host this thing tomorrow.

Thank you. You're perfect.

It's gonna be great.

[Reba McEntire]

I'm sorry, but I didn't know if anybody else saw that.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. We love you, especially here at NBC. I mean, you're on the Voice. You're crushing on the Voice. They're so lucky to have you on here.

[Con Knipple]

Thank you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You're a great. Oh, my gosh. You're a great cook.

It's fun. Amazing.

[Con Knipple]

It is.

[Reba McEntire]

Oh, my gosh. Doing the Voice with Buble, Nile and Snoop.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yep.

[Reba McEntire]

Oh, my gosh.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Right? It's a blast. Right? It's fun.

[Reba McEntire]

I feel like the mother. They're like 12 year olds. They have so. They entertain me so much.

[Jimmy Fallon]

But the contestants, they must freak out that it's you when they're singing to you. I mean, I'll just go through some of your stats here. You just celebrated the 50th anniversary of signing your first record deal. You sold over 58 million albums worldwide. 58 million. You've had 35 number one singles, Reba McEntire. You've released 32 studio albums and 26 compilation albums. And you just got nominated for your 18th Grammy Award.

That's how you do it.

[Amanda Seyfried]

Come on, now.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That is how you do it. Come on. That's how you do it right there.

[Reba McEntire]

I'll tell you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

Why?

[Reba McEntire]

Yada yada.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. And I was watching your. The team mentor is Nick Jonas.

[Reba McEntire]

Oh, my gosh.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Who's the sweetest and so talented.

[Reba McEntire]

Oh, my gosh.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You met Nick Jonas. This is another great. Back in the day when you did Annie get yout Gun on Broadway. Look at you guys.

[Reba McEntire]

He's the cutest little rascal.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What do you remember about him being on Broadway?

[Reba McEntire]

Oh, so cute that his family, you know, brought him in and his mom or dad and all the kids that were on Annie get yout Gun when I was on Broadway in 2001 were so sweet, so well mannered and so professional. It just blew me away.

[Jimmy Fallon]

He's a pro.

[Reba McEntire]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. And he's crushing it.

[Reba McEntire]

And he's such a great mentor on the Voice.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Reba McEntire]

I learned a lot from him.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Both of you guys. Perfect. And then your other show, Fridays at 8, Happy's Place. Congratulations. We love it.

Thank you.

[Reba McEntire]

Thank you. Season two lights our heart. We love that.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's so fun. It's so funny. What's happening in season two?

[Reba McEntire]

Well, a lot of things are happening, but the best thing for the cast is that we know each other now. Season two, we're bonding and we're having.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Fun and you get to play more with each other.

[Reba McEntire]

Yeah. It's kind of like, I know what you're going to say when I say this. We've just learned each other and it's so much fun. The storylines are evolving between Bobby and Emmett. What's happening with Gabby, and it's. It's just a lot of fun stuff. The writing is incredible. The crew, everybody's so much fun to work with.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Come on.

Reba McIntyre. Happy's Place airs Fridays at 8pm on NBC. The next day on Peacock. More tonight's show after the break. Stick around, everybody. Break a life. Tomorrow night, Our next guest is having.

A standout rookie season for the Charlotte Hornets. He's already made NBA history as the first player to score 150 or more points and 30 or more three pointers in the first 10 games of his career. Wow.

Please welcome Con Canippo.

Thanks for having me. Congrats on everything. What a great start to your rookie season. Oh, my gosh. The numbers, I was just saying, is the craziest. That's the craziest thing that ever happened. Congratulations.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah, it's awesome.

[Jimmy Fallon]

How's it. Is it. How's it all feeling? How's the adjustment to life in the NBA?

[Con Knipple]

Yeah. I mean, it's a little bit different than college. You know, you're playing a lot more games. I was telling somebody the other day that we're 20 games in, and that's halfway through a college season, and we're only, you know, a quarter of the way through the NBA season.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Must be exhausting.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah. I mean, it's a lot of travel, you know, but it's great. You get to come. Come out to cities and do stuff like this.

[Jimmy Fallon]

When do you get time off?

[Con Knipple]

Get time off in the summer.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Okay.

Yeah.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah, typically.

[Jimmy Fallon]

But, you know, then you're always still.

[Con Knipple]

Training, still training, trying to stay in shape.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And I know you just took the team back to your hometown. Where'd you grow up?

[Con Knipple]

I'm from Milwaukee.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

So look, you had the whole team. Your mom had everybody over. Did your mom know the team was coming over?

[Con Knipple]

Yeah. So my buddies or my teammates know that I'm from Milwaukee, so they're like, con, where we going? Where we going to eat? And I'm like, well, I'm going home.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, I'm so where you guys are?

[Con Knipple]

I see my family and they're like, well, I guess we're going to Khan's house.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Like, hey, Mom.

[Con Knipple]

And my parents were like, you know, invite anybody over. And I was, I think I'm gonna invite the whole team over. Where are we going? So mom was ready. 25 pounds of chicken fajitas.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No way. Is that right?

[Con Knipple]

Yeah, she was ready to go.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's a good mom. I met your mom. She's gorgeous, by the way. That's a good mom right there. Did it feel. Did it feel fun to go back to your hometown with the whole Charlotte Hornets?

[Con Knipple]

Oh, yeah, it was great. It was great. You know, always good to go home and, you know, to do it and play. Play in front of the. Play the Bucs. That's a team you grew up rooting for and, you know, playing in front of a bunch of family and friends. It was great.

[Jimmy Fallon]

How did you get. Did you. Did everyone. Did you take the team bus there?

[Con Knipple]

Yeah, we took the team bus.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Con Knipple]

That's a trip. Turning onto your street and seeing all the neighbors and stuff coming down in this big old coach bus.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You're like, look at me. What's up, guys?

Hi, neighbors. Yeah, I used to shovel your driveway.

Yeah, I heard that basketball wasn't originally in the cards for you. We're like, I'm not sure if I'm in love with this.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah, I didn't love it at first. My parents were worried. They were Telling relatives like, oh, man, he doesn't really like it. That was worrisome for them. They both played.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Both your parents played?

[Con Knipple]

Both my parents played in college, yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's wild. So that would be. Yeah, they're like, he has to do it.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah. Yeah. They're pretty worried, but, you know, I started playing NBA Jam.

[Jimmy Fallon]

What else would you have done?

[Con Knipple]

I don't know. I have no idea.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Con Knipple]

Glad it worked out.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Yeah, I think. Yeah, I'm glad it worked out. Con Knippel. It's a tricky name. People must mispronounce it all the time.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah. I was actually just watching my brothers, three of my brothers on the same high school team, and they were in a big tournament in Illinois, and there are these announcers. We're talking about the game, and they're like, you know, these three kids are brothers of Charlotte, Hornet, Con Knievel.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Knieble. Evel Knieble.

[Con Knipple]

We can't get this right, but actually, my grandpa, he called me grandchild of the year last year on the Christmas card.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No big deal.

[Con Knipple]

But better than anything else, grandchild of the year. Cause more people know how to pronounce knipple than ever.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Finally, finally, they know how to pronounce your name. Your roommate in college was Cooper Flagg.

[Con Knipple]

Right there.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That must be a very talented dorm room.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah, he just texted me because we both just won rookie of the month.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No way.

[Con Knipple]

For the NBA.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Congratulations, man.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah. Thank you. He texted me today. Like we would have thought, two roommates.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Is it tough to play against him?

[Con Knipple]

Yeah, he's awesome. He's a great player. He's good on both ends. You know, offense, defense does it all. Just a better, better guy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Do you pinch yourself at all when you're out on the court and you see legends that you kind of grew up and you're like, oh, my gosh. Cause you're only 20 years old. There's some older guys out there.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah. In a week, we played Giannis and the Bucks. We played Luca in the Lakers and then Shay in the Thunder.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Do you say hi to them before the game?

[Con Knipple]

Not before the game.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Too nervous?

[Con Knipple]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You have to show a little intimidation. Be like, yeah, I guess I know who you are. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, I'm gonna shoot on you. Do you get excited when you see your name on a jersey? NBA jersey.

[Con Knipple]

Yeah. It's special. And you know what? You're gonna have that feeling a little bit right here.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, come on, bud.

Come on, bud. You don't have to do that.

[Con Knipple]

This is.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Aw, you don't have to get. Come on, bud. That's what I'm talking about. That's my man, Tom Canal, everybody. You can catch the NBA on NBC all season long, Tuesday nights right here on NBC. We'll be right back. Stick around. My thanks to Amanda Seinfred, Reba McEntire, Tom Knipple. Yeah. And the Roots right there for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Good night, everybody. Thank you. Got involved. Gotta get involved. Get, get, get involved. Get into it. Do it. Get into it. Now you say that's never on the best.

That's right.

Tonight's daughter so hard working, Mr. D. Work, work, work, work, work, work, work. Yeah, baby. Going up. Going up. Yeah. Going up. Let's get it, B. Work, work, work. That's it.

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