Trump's Approval Rating Crashes to New Lows Amid Iran War Chaos and TSA Turmoil | Taraji P. Henson & Cedric the Entertainer, Flea, Camila Morrone | Monday, March 23

Summary

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Episode Summary

Episode: Trump's Approval Rating Crashes to New Lows Amid Iran War Chaos and TSA Turmoil
Guests: Taraji P. Henson & Cedric the Entertainer, Flea, Camila Morrone
Air Date: March 24, 2026
Host: Jimmy Fallon

Episode Overview

This episode opens with Jimmy Fallon’s trademark monologue, skewering President Trump’s record-low approval ratings amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and ongoing airport TSA chaos. The show then welcomes Broadway stars Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer, legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, and Emmy-nominated actress Camila Morrone. Each segment mixes lively banter, humor, comedy sketches, and heartfelt moments, delivering engaging interviews and lighthearted fun.

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Monologue: Trump’s Approval, Iran, and TSA Madness

Key Topics and Insights:

• President Trump’s approval rating reportedly hits a record low at 34%, drawing biting comparisons and jokes.
• Ongoing U.S.-Iran war receives sarcastic updates, with Jimmy parodying Trump’s responses to military and logistics challenges.
• TSA’s long lines spark a satirical interview with a fictional Trump administration spokesperson, Tim Garrison.

Notable Quotes & Moments:

• [01:12] Jimmy Fallon:

  “Trump’s approval rating is down to 34%. Just to give you an idea, Jeffrey Epstein’s at 35%. I don’t get it…TSA lines are four hours long. Gas costs more than gold. We just started a war in the Middle East. I mean, what do people want from this guy?”

• [01:42] Fallon’s “escape room with your dumbest friend” analogy and a series of “bing, bing, boom” Trumpisms lampoon the president’s public statements.
• [05:14] Tim Garrison (Trump admin spokesman, satire):

  “When you take something people hate and you add a second thing people hate, they cancel each other out, and you get something people love.”—On the idea of putting ICE agents into TSA lines

Segment Timestamps:

• 00:06–01:11: Opening & crowd warm-up
• 01:12–07:53: Political satire, TSA crisis, pop culture, and review jokes

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Interview: Taraji P. Henson & Cedric the Entertainer

Theme: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone on Broadway, friendship, memories, and stage life

Key Discussion Points:

• Both are starring in August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone, starting March 30 at the Barrymore Theater.
• Reflections on their long friendship, working together on Larry Crowne (2011), and revisiting old interview questions.
• Taraji’s influential college experience supported by Debbie Allen, who now directs the play—making this a “full circle” career moment.
• Discussion on the honor of performing August Wilson’s work and the legacy of Black creatives on Broadway.
• Cedric speaks about the challenge of suppressing his stand-up instincts in the rigorous world of scripted stage performance.

Memorable Quotes & Moments:

• [10:34] Cedric (joking about method acting):

  “I did just for the play. I shrank…”

• [12:48] Taraji (on concert vibes):

  “I’m not the one with the phone. I’m there—I’m experiencing it. Get your own ticket, you know what I mean?”

• [15:14] Cedric (on the play’s setting):

  “It’s about everybody that’s moving from the South, migrating to the North…leaving an old life, trying to find a new life. It’s all about that experience…”

• [16:23] Taraji (on Debbie Allen’s support):

  “Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad started a scholarship…And me, with my big old six-month pregnant self, I did some choreography, sang, did a monologue…and I won.”

• [18:24] Cedric (on stage mishaps):

  “I fell, but I had dust all on one side of my outfit…I had to work it like I was at the Met Gala—this is the latest. Dust to dawn, baby! That’s what I’m doing.”

Segment Timestamps:

• 09:50–19:43: Guest walk-on, Joe Turner’s discussion, Broadway talk, and play's early extension announcement.

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Interview: Flea

Theme: Musical evolution, solo jazz album Honora, fun storytelling

Key Discussion Points:

• Flea’s debut solo album Honora releases this Friday, as a jazz record.
• Wild (fictional) story of fighting off thugs, only to reveal the real reason for his bandaged head: running into a glass door after a “peeing accident.”
• Candidly discusses bedwetting as a child and offers encouragement to young fans with similar struggles.
• Deep love for jazz and trumpet as his first instrument, how Dizzy Gillespie inspired him.
• Album built with improvisation and close collaboration with fellow musicians.

Memorable Quotes & Moments:

• [21:24] Flea (addressing viewers):

  “I just want to let you know, all you bedwetters—you are not alone. You can be a bedwetter and you can make it all the way to the Jimmy Fallon show.”

• [24:20] Flea (on jazz legends):

  “For me, the jazz musicians—Clifford Brown, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk—these are the guys that gave the greatest gift this country ever gave the world. They raised the bar so high…”

• [25:13] Flea (on collaborators):

  “It’s as much their record as it is my record. There’s a lot of improvisation on this album…meeting me in a real cosmic space.”

Segment Timestamps:

• 19:56–26:21: Flea recounts “accident,” bedwetting solidarity, musical journey, and album preview.

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Interview: Camila Morrone

Theme: Breakout roles, viral celebrity mix-ups, language games, and Something Very Bad is Going to Happen

Key Discussion Points:

• Camila discusses Emmy-nominated role in Daisy Jones & The Six and learning guitar to fit in with her co-stars.
• Shares a humorous story about being mistaken for Anne Hathaway by paparazzi and comments on being compared to celebrities at the airport.
• Introduces her new series Something Very Bad is Going to Happen (Netflix, Thursday), produced by the Duffer Brothers.
• Camila and Jimmy play a Toronto slang quiz, with phrases like “tutu’s my word, Krowski” and “that’s too maza a lie.” Hilarity ensues as both fail to grasp Gen Z/Canadian lingo.

Memorable Quotes & Moments:

• [28:54] Camila (on celebrity mix-ups):

  “When I get through TSA, they’re like, ‘Why did you drop out of the Sesame Street movie?’ And I’m like, was I attached to the Sesame Street movie?”

• [31:51] Camila:

  “No, the kids are cool.”

• [33:15] Camila (translating slang):

  “You’re acting like a baby, my guy…You should just go, ‘You’re being Gerber, fam!’”

Segment Timestamps:

• 26:21–34:17: Camila interview, celebrity confusion, slang game, and preview of new series.

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Notable Segment: Toronto Slang Quiz

• Camila quizzes Jimmy on slang like “tutu’s my word, Krowski” and “that’s too maza a lie.”
• [33:17] Jimmy:

  “I actually might start saying that. ‘You’re acting like a baby, my guy.’”
  Result: both fumble definitions, to laughter.

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Closing Notes

• The Broadway production of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is already extended by a week.
• Flea’s solo album Honora releases Friday.
• Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen streams Thursday on Netflix.
• Upcoming guests previewed: BTS returns Wednesday and Thursday.

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Summary Table of Key Segments (approximate Timestamps)

| Time | Segment/Guest | Highlights | |---------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:06 | Monologue | Trump approval, Iran war jokes, TSA/ICE sketch, pop culture reviews | | 09:50 | Taraji & Cedric | Broadway play, friendship, career moments, fun interview game | | 19:56 | Flea | Wild accident story, bedwetting solidarity, trumpet & jazz love, album preview | | 26:21 | Camila Morrone | Emmy nods, celebrity confusion story, slang quiz, new Netflix show | | 34:17+ | Closing & credits | Thanks, roots band, episode preview |

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Tone:
A mix of sharp satire, genuine admiration for guests, playful ribbing, and uplifting stories—classic Tonight Show style blending comedy and heart.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Episode:
This episode is especially engaging for fans of topical humor, Broadway, rock and jazz, and pop culture. Standout moments include Taraji’s story of Debbie Allen’s mentorship, Flea’s candid comedic storytelling about childhood embarrassment, and Camila’s playful language game. The show delivers both escapist fun and insightful glimpses into the artistry of its guests.

Transcript

[A]

From Studio 6P in Rockefeller center in the heart of New York City, it's a Tonight show starring Jimmy Collins. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Tonight, join Jimmy and his guests, Taraji T. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer, please, Camila Morrone. And featuring the legendary Ruth Cru. What did you say there, Jim? And now, here he is. Shimmy. Come on, now. Oh, that's what I'm talking about. Wow. I love you. Enjoy yourself, everybody.

[B]

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

[A]

You're here. Thank you for watching. Thank you for being here.

[B]

Let's get to some news, everybody. Well, guys, according to a new poll, President Trump's approval rating just dropped to a record low. It's exciting. If it goes any lower, it'll match the actual price of gas we're going to meet at 19. Yep. Trump's approval rating is down to 34%. Just to give you an idea, Jeffrey Epstein's at 35%. I don't get it. TSA lines are four hours long. Gas costs more than gold. We just started a war in the Middle East. I mean, what do people want from this guy? Meanwhile, the US has now entered its fourth week in the war with Iran, and the White House still doesn't appear to have an exit strategy. It feels like being stuck in an escape room with your dumbest friend.

[A]

Clue, clue. We need a clue.

[B]

Open the drawer. Open the drawer again.

[A]

Clue.

[B]

No, the other drawer. And today, Trump said the Strait of Hormuz could open very soon and it might be jointly controlled by himself and the new ayatollah. You know Trump's in control when he turns the hole straight into a giant, lazy river. Yeah. Meanwhile, Trump said the US Is talking with a top person in Iran, but not the Supreme Court, whereas that's also known. Not the top person yet. We're now in week four of the war in Iran, so we thought we'd catch you up on everything that's happened. And there's no better way to understand the situation than by using Trump's own words. He's always explaining things so clearly, so I'll show you what I mean. At first, Trump said that he'd defeat Iran very quickly. Or as he put it, bing, bing, bing, Bong Xi.

[C]

It's. God, it's amazing.

[B]

He ordered a military campaign costing billions of dollars a day. Or as he put it, bing, bing, bing.

[C]

Missile launch. Missile launch, bing, boom.

[B]

But Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz and gas prices began to skyrocket. Or as he put it, they're like

[C]

this, and we're like, ding, boom. This is me. I hear

[B]

other countries are refusing to help, so the US has to do all the heavy lifting. Or as he put it, And now he's thinking about sending in troops. Or as he put it, ding, ding, ding. Hello. Where do I drop these people? So now here we are four weeks in, and Trump still doesn't have an exit plan. Or as he put it, take me home, Mommy. This is too tough for me. That clears everything up.

[D]

Thank you.

[B]

Bing, bing, bing, bing, bing. Boom, Boom.

[D]

Bing.

[B]

Bong.

[A]

Boom.

[D]

Bing, bing, bing.

[B]

Some more news. Today, Trump was in Memphis, and he visited Elvis Graceland home. Yeah. And this is nice. In honor of Elvis, Trump forced Marco Rubio to wear a pair of oversized blue suede shoes. You guys see this? You guys see this? The Commission of.

[A]

Oh, my God.

[B]

You guys see this? The Commission of Fine Arts just approved a commemorative gold coin of President Trump for the country's 250th anniversary. Ooh, can we see it? That's heads, but can we see tails? Oh, there you go. Hey, not far.

[C]

Wow.

[B]

All right.

[A]

Bing, bing, boom.

[B]

Meanwhile, the TSA staffing shortage is still causing crazy long security lines at airports. So today, the Trump administration decided it'd be super helpful to send in ICE agents. For more on this, please welcome the Trump administration spokesman, Tim Garrison.

[A]

Thanks for having me.

[B]

So, Tim, explain to us how putting ICE agents in airports will help long TSA lines.

[E]

Well, it's simple, Jimmy. When you take something people hate and you add a second thing people hate, they cancel each other out, and you get something people love.

[B]

Yeah, I don't know if that's true.

[E]

That's why we're adding ICE to the tsa, and it's also why we're putting the DMV in charge of the irs.

[B]

Wait, I'm sorry, but that is just a bad idea.

[A]

Exactly.

[E]

I mean, it is so bad, it's good. You know, like White Castle or the movie Mamma Mia.

[B]

Hey, I'm pretty sure you're just making bad situations worse.

[E]

Jimmy, have you ever imagined what it'd be like if your cable company was also your dentist?

[B]

That's an actual nightmare I've actually had. Look, all people want is to be able to buy plane tickets and get on a plane.

[E]

And that's exactly why we're sending in a new organization to. To help people buy plane tickets.

[B]

Please don't say it.

[E]

Ticketmaster.

[B]

Okay, thank you very much. A Trump White House spokesman. Everybody.

[A]

Two wrongs make a right.

[B]

That's not how the saying goes. Two wrongs One, right, guys, listen to this. I read that Kim Jong un just won 99.9% of the vote in North Korea's election. Over there, that's called a nail biter. Kim was like, make it 99.9, because if it's 100, people might think it's rigged. Switching gears to some entertainment news, project Hail Mary had a huge opening weekend, bringing in $140 million at the box office. The reviews are great, by the way. Check out what they say. For instance, this review called it two and a half hours of nonstop drama. Hang on, that's actually a review for every TSA line. Sorry. Next up, this review said, when those two found each other, I've never cried harder. Yeah, Actually, that's a review for Punch the Monkey and his girlfriend Momo. Sorry. Let's get to the real reviews. This review says, I'm speechless. It looked like nothing I've ever seen before. Hang on, that's about Kevin Hart's wax statue. Here's the review right here. It says five stars. Oh, hang on. That's about who's been on the Masked Singer during the past 14 seasons.

[A]

Five stars.

[B]

Come on. That's right. Take your time. Take your time in that one.

[C]

My people, right?

[B]

Take your time on that one. Enjoy it when you want. Take it home. Enjoy it. Take it home with you. Yeah. Enjoy it whenever you want. Back it up. This is the reviewer here. It said, in the end, I was shocked. They look like crabs. Hang on, that's actually what you came home after spring break. Sorry. This finally. This review said, a man trapped far away in a situation he has no idea how to get out of. Hang on, that's about President Trump and Iran. Sorry, interesting reviews. I'll get to them eventually.

[C]

It was a good movie.

[B]

And finally, Minnesota is proposing a grandparents happy hour bill that would let senior homes serve alcohol without a permit. Oh, yeah, I like that. Soon bouncers are gonna be like, I don't know. You don't look 84.

[A]

We have a great show. Give it up for the roof, ladies and gentleme.

[B]

Welcome to the show, everybody. Just a quick reminder, this Wednesday, we have an episode you don't wanna miss. Our guests are the biggest pop group in the world. BTS will be here Wednesday. They're back after four years. We're gonna catch up with them. We've got some really fun stuff planned. And they're performing songs off their newest album. This is Wednesday and Thursday. BTS on the Tony show this week. But first, what a show we have for you tonight. They Star in the Broadway production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Taraji.

[A]

Pete Henson and Cedric the Entertainer are here tonight. Come on. Love them both.

[B]

He's a Rock and Roll hall of Famer from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and one of the greatest bass players of all time. His debut solo album, Honora, comes out this Friday.

[A]

Flea is joining us.

[B]

Honora, he's the best. I love that dude. Oh, plus, she stars in the new series. Something very bad is going to happen.

[D]

Ooh.

[B]

It's gonna be a big show. All eight episodes premiere this Thursday on Netflix. Camila Morrone is here tonight.

[A]

Camila, stick around. We'll be right back with Taraji P. Henson and Cedric Anderson.

[C]

Out of the flames like a phoenix, straining to carry the weight of my brain. Like a genius.

[A]

Our first gu.

[B]

These are award winning actors who star in the brand new Broadway production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone, which begins performances March 30th at the Barrymore Theater. Please welcome Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer.

[A]

Hey. Love ya. That's what I'm talking about. That's what it's gonna be like on Broadway.

[B]

Welcome, Taraji. Cedric. Thank you for being on the show. Thanks for coming on together. Yeah, man, it's a big deal. I cannot wait to go see this.

[D]

Yes, that's me and the little. I'm the little one on there.

[B]

Oh, that's of course. Wow, you look great, Cedric.

[A]

Yeah, you really look great.

[B]

Fantastic.

[D]

I did just for the play. I shrank and.

[B]

No, your method. Your method. I want to get into this, but I also want to ask you how you're doing and what's going on. I know you just went to see Cardi B's tour.

[F]

I did.

[B]

She's on tomorrow. She's on the show tomorrow. How was she?

[F]

Oh, amazing.

[B]

Yeah.

[F]

You know, I'm like one of her number one fans.

[B]

Yes.

[F]

In case you didn't know, I am. But also, that's why I went to the first show. I didn't wait.

[A]

See?

[B]

Of course you didn't wait.

[F]

I didn't wait.

[B]

But look how good you look. You sent out a selfie.

[A]

Come on. Yeah.

[B]

What is it like going to a concert with Taraji P. Henson? I bet you'd be super fun.

[F]

A lot of fun. You need to wear comfortable shoes because we're going to dance.

[B]

Okay.

[F]

Oh, yeah, I dance.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Good.

[B]

I like when people dance. Yeah, you have to.

[F]

That's what you go for, right?

[B]

Yeah, I know.

[F]

I'm not the one with the phone. Like, I'm there I'm experiencing it. Get your own ticket. You know what I mean?

[B]

Yeah, yeah, exactly. That's smart. That's smart. Cedric, I heard that you've been in New York now a little while rehearsing this. You had a New York first yesterday.

[D]

Yeah, it was my first day walking through Central Park. I'd never been in Central park ever without. And didn't realize the amount of transportation that happens over there. It was just a lot of horses and ducks and people on bicycles and ducks on skateboard.

[B]

I know. That was good.

[D]

Horses giving horseback rides. It was like a lot.

[B]

A lot of traffic.

[D]

And it was like. And I had on dress shoes, so I was like, I'm wearing my Lululemons next time I go back.

[B]

You guys have known each other.

[D]

I've been lemon doubt a while now.

[B]

You guys were in. This is you guys in the Larry Crown.

[A]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[B]

Tom Hanks.

[F]

We've played husband and wife before.

[B]

Yeah, I thought it'd be fun. I found an old interview that you guys did together to promote Larry Crown. I thought it'd be fun if I asked you some of the questions from that interview. Ok. But then you have to guess how the other person answered.

[F]

Oh, ok. Oh, ok. Let's try it.

[D]

Oh, a young Taraji.

[G]

Young.

[F]

I'm still young.

[D]

Yeah, that's what I meant. That's what I meant. Younger.

[B]

You got to leave. You got to leave. You got to leave. Sorry, buddy.

[G]

Careful.

[F]

Oh.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[F]

The sedent that had hair.

[B]

Oh, wow. Hey, there we go.

[F]

I love myself.

[B]

Here we go. Your characters in the film. Just so everyone, a little backstory. Just won the lottery. All right, here's one of the questions they asked in 2011. They said, what's the first thing you would splurge on if you found out that you won the lottery? Taraji, what do you think Cedric said?

[F]

Probably a muscle car. Cedric said muscle car or some new golf clubs or something.

[B]

Cedric said a sports car.

[A]

That's correct. Oh, yeah, Good.

[B]

You said a sports car. I'm thinking Ferrari or I'd have to buy some more lottery tickets.

[D]

Oh, right. We'd definitely go get some more lottery tickets. That's the way. That's just good thinking right there.

[B]

Do you have a sports car?

[A]

Yes.

[D]

Yes. Ferrari.

[A]

No.

[F]

You did get it.

[A]

Come on, bud.

[B]

Now, Cedric, what do you think Taraji said?

[D]

I think Taraji back then would have been like, she was gonna buy, like, a beach house or something.

[F]

Like, what did I say?

[B]

Taraji said I blow it on shoes. Yeah, there you go. Yeah.

[D]

Winning.

[B]

Here's another question. You were asked, if you had never become an actor, what career would you have pursued? Cedric, what do you think Taraji said?

[D]

I think Taraji would have been like a fifth grade school teacher.

[A]

Sit down, y'. All.

[D]

Sit down somewhere. Sit down somewhere.

[B]

No, I would have guessed this. By the way, Taraji said hair, makeup, and fashion. Oh, that is you, of course. Yeah. Come on. That is you.

[D]

That's good. I mean, wow.

[B]

Now, Taraji, what do you think Cedric said? What career would have you? A chef. I've had your barbecue sauce before with Anthony Anderson.

[G]

Yeah.

[D]

AC Barbecue.

[B]

That's why I said it's delicious.

[D]

Thank you, brother. Yeah, man.

[B]

No, Cedric said landscape design.

[A]

Landscape.

[F]

You have a green thumb.

[D]

I've never grown anything in my life.

[F]

Why did you say that? Just for the publicity.

[D]

But, you know, at the time, I had to put in. I was putting in my yard at my house, and I was, like, into it. Like, you know, picking olive trees. I was picking up. It wasn't a joke.

[B]

Landscape designer.

[D]

No, I was, like, into it.

[F]

You're still there.

[D]

I'm out of it.

[A]

I'm out of it.

[B]

You're out of it.

[F]

You're out of it.

[B]

Let's talk about Joe Turner's coming. Gone. Congratulations on this.

[F]

Thank you.

[B]

And you got August Wilson. We're in rehearsals right now. And you move into the theater for the first time at the Barrymore Theater, where the original Broadway production also ran.

[F]

Yes.

[B]

That's good vibes.

[F]

That's good vibes.

[B]

That's good vibes right there. How do we set up what this show is about?

[D]

It's turn of the cigrilla. It's like 1911. It's about everybody that's moving from the south, migrating to the north. We own a boarding home. And it's all the people that's coming there looking for who they want to be. Kind of leaving an old life, trying to find a new life. And it's all about that experience of who you want to become. And we deal with all the lives,

[F]

like after the Civil War, 1911, slavery. And so a lot of black people were moving north for hope and jobs and things like that. And we encounter a lot of the people coming up north. Cause they stay at our boarding house.

[B]

And you got a great director on that.

[F]

We have a great director. We have an incredible cast. Listen, I know you guys know us because of what we've done in television and film. But this cat, you know, Ruben Santiago, is an amazing Broadway actor, film and television. But these babies we have in this play, these new and up and coming, this next generation.

[B]

Really sad. Really.

[F]

Oh, they're gonna blow you away.

[D]

And the legendary Debbie Allen and Debbie Allen.

[A]

Debbie Allen's my favorite.

[F]

Debbie Allen is amazing.

[B]

You had said it's like a full circle moment with you and Debbie Allen.

[F]

Yeah, well, you know. Cause Debbie is a Howard alumni. I was pregnant in college and I didn't know how I was gonna finish. And Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad started a scholarship in honor of their father. And you had to sing, dance, and act. And me with my big old six month pregnant self, I did some choreography. I sang a. And I did a monologue and I won.

[A]

Yeah,

[F]

I was able to finish school and then cut to I go to Hollywood and she directs me in a sitcom. She played my lesbian mother when I did my first series regular on this show called the Division on Lifetime. If anybody ever remembers that, if you want to look at it. And then she now is directing me on Broadway. My first Broadway show. I mean, it just.

[B]

I can't believe this is your first because you were fantastic. And Annie on NBC when they did a live Annie, you were fantastic in that. I know you could sing and do everything. Congrats. You should be on Broadway.

[F]

Thank you.

[B]

Cedric, what's it like being directed by Debbie Allen?

[D]

I mean, I mean, like I said, she's a major choreographer, so that's like every day is warming up.

[C]

It's like, you know, I gotta.

[B]

Oh, wow. Movement down, twerking.

[F]

Betty be getting down in there.

[D]

I'll be letting Debbie know, like, hey, no. Cedric is about that life.

[B]

Daddy, is it interesting doing a Broadway show because you're such a great comedian? Do you ever, like, want to break character and play with the audience?

[D]

Oh, yeah, man. That's the hardest thing about it. I mean, coming from the world of stand up and doing that, because you'll be performing and somebody might be like, mm, mm. And I'd be like, yes, they did.

[B]

You can't answer them back.

[D]

You can't answer them back. You know, you be ready to jump in. But it's that live performance thing that just happens that you love. I remember one time performing and I fell on stage and at Kings of Comedy, I fell, but I fell another time and I had like dust all on one side of my outfit and I just. Yeah, I had to work it. Like I was at the Met gala. Like, this the latest.

[F]

Like, that's just the latest.

[D]

This is the latest. Dust the dawn, baby. That's what I'm doing. It's all about how you rock it. You know what I mean?

[F]

Everybody next week had.

[D]

Everybody was like, oh, you see what?

[B]

Dusted it up on the right side.

[D]

You got to dust it up on the right side. Oh, my God, you got the dust today.

[B]

What does it mean to be in an August Wilson play? It's an honor.

[F]

I mean, this is such an honor. I, you know, I went to an hbcu, so we studied a lot of August Wilson and I had the pleasure of meeting him. He came to my acting teacher my freshman year.

[C]

Wow.

[F]

Had him come and speak to the acting class. So I feel like this play chose me. I also did a radio reading of August Wilson's Come and Gone years ago. And so again, like, it's just like I was meant to do this.

[B]

It's gonna be fantastic. And you also have some news tonight, right?

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[F]

Extended already.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

Come on, guys.

[A]

Congratulations. One extra week. You extended already?

[B]

Yes.

[A]

That's what I'm talking about. Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, August Wilson. Joe Turner's Come and gone begins performances March 30 at the Barrymore Theatre on Broadway. More Tonight show after the break.

[B]

Stick around, everybody.

[A]

Our next guest is a six time

[B]

Grammy winning artist and Rock and Roll hall of Famer that you know from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. His debut solo album, Honora, comes out this Friday. Please welcome Flea.

[A]

Come on.

[B]

Come on,

[A]

Flea.

[B]

Ladies and gentlemen, Honora is at this very.

[C]

Oh, yeah, that's my mother in law, you know.

[G]

Is that right?

[C]

I have a very beautiful mother in law.

[B]

Gorgeous, beautiful mother in law. Hey, well, let me take a look at you, bud.

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

Oh, man. What happened to you?

[C]

Well, it's very serious, Jimmy.

[B]

Oh, wow. Oh, wow.

[C]

A few days ago, I was walking down the street. I see this gang of thugs walking towards me. There's like five guys, they're all wearing leather jackets, leather jackets, mugging old ladies. I saw them mug like four old ladies.

[B]

Oh, my gosh. I hate when old ladies get mugged.

[C]

Oh, it's awful. They're carrying bats, knives, chains.

[B]

Chains.

[C]

No, they look like the bad guys in robocop. I saw them. They're coming towards me. You know, I'm very trained in martial arts my whole life. Wang Chun.

[B]

We all know this.

[D]

Yes.

[B]

You studied wang chun? Yes.

[C]

Yeah, so I charged him a flurry of flying kicks, round kicks. I jumped up into a tree, did a backflip, knocked the last guy out.

[B]

That's what you're supposed to do.

[C]

No, no, I had to. And they're all lying there on the ground, whimpering, crying, moaning, begging for mercy. At that moment, I realized that I had suffered a little, Nick. But justice had been done.

[B]

Oh, my God, that's.

[A]

Thank you. Wow.

[C]

Actually, Jimmy.

[B]

Yeah?

[C]

I have a confession to make.

[B]

Oh, no.

[C]

I made that story up.

[B]

Oh, my gosh. You've got to be kidding me.

[C]

No, I wanted to act tough and, you know, actually what happened was. It was a bizarre peeing accident. I was doing a radio show for Apple Music the other day.

[B]

Yeah?

[C]

I was playing songs. I was playing a Lee Morgan song, a great song called Stop with Billy Higgins on drums.

[B]

This is really hard.

[C]

This is the real story.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Three minutes left in the song. I said I gotta go pee. So I have three minutes before I introduce the next tune. I jump up, I run down the hallway, I pee. I'm coming back. I'm wearing my reading glasses. I'll yell something to someone. Running full sprint down the hallway, mind you, and bam. Smack into a glass door. Flat on my back, blood spurting out of my head. I'm laying there and I'm going, oh, man, I gotta do the Fallon show in a few days. I'll tell him I got in a fight. But, you know, strangely enough, this is not my first peeing accident. I want you to know that I peed to bed till I was 11 or 12 years old.

[B]

Okay?

[C]

Caused me no shortage of embarrassment. But is there a camera that I can talk to? Straight into the camera?

[B]

Try this, Cameron.

[C]

This one. Of course.

[B]

Sure.

[C]

I just want to let you know, all of you out there in TV land, all you bedwetters, I am one of you. You are not alone. I know what it's like to sleep over at someone's house and you pee the bed and you wake up in a sea of urine. I know the embarrassment. I know the pain. I know the lack of self esteem. And to bedwetters, I want you to know you can be a bedwetter and you can make it all the way

[A]

to the Jimmy Fallon mother. That's nuts. Come on. Yeah, that's exactly right.

[B]

Yeah, tell him, bud.

[C]

Yeah, man.

[B]

Congratulations on this album.

[C]

Thank you.

[B]

By the way, as soon as I found out that I heard that you were doing a solo album, a jazz album, I think I texted Quest. I'm like, yo, we gotta get Flea on the show because we love you here so much. I didn't know that you played the trumpet. I saw a video years ago of you playing with Nirvana.

[C]

Yeah, well, I played the trumpet when I was a little kid. It was a very. I Was in love with it. I wanted to be Dizzy Gillespie when I grew up.

[B]

Really?

[C]

I met Dizzy Gillespie when I was a kid. He hugged me into his suit. I still remember the smell of his cologne, his nice suit, and his kindness with me.

[B]

Wow.

[C]

And I love Gillespie.

[B]

Gillespie, that was your first. Was it your first instrument before bass?

[C]

That was my first trumpet. Yeah. Trumpet was my first instrument. And then when I got in high school, I met my friend Hillel Slovak. He asked me to play bass in his rock band. And that became, you know, it took over my life. I put down the trumpet. Every once in a while, I'd pick it up and kind of want to play, you know, I'd pester Dave Guy for a lesson.

[B]

Yeah, he knows how to do it, man.

[C]

Yeah, yeah. But so, you know, once in a while, I do it. But about three years ago, and it's always alive in my head and my heart. For me, the jazz musicians, Clifford Brown, John Coltrane, Flonius Monk. These are the guys that gave the greatest gift that this country ever gave to the world. They raised the bar, the cultural bar, so high that people like me are always yearning and trying to reach it all their lives. And a few years ago, I decided I'm just gonna play trumpet every day, no matter what. And after a couple of years of doing it, I'm gonna make a record. And what comes, comes, you know? It wasn't really about a means to an end. It was just the process, the learning process. And I'm so happy that I had the opportunity to do it.

[B]

Good for you. This is great. And this is good for keeping jazz alive. People listening to jazz music.

[C]

Well, you know, I saw Marquis Hill last night at the Village Vanguard, and that dude is keeping jazz alive.

[B]

Really?

[C]

Yeah. Yeah.

[B]

That's what I'm talking. You also have some great guest stars helping you out on this album as well.

[C]

Yeah, well, the band that I'm playing with this evening, Deonthony Parks on drums, Jeff Parker on guitar, Anna Butters on bass. And what did I leave out? Jeff or Josh Johnson, who produced the record? I'm playing keys tonight. It's as much their record as it is my record. This is a lot of improvisation on this album, and they really helped me realize what I wanted to do. Meeting me and improvising in a real cosmic space. And I'm so grateful for their virtuosity and sensitivity.

[B]

I'm so happy for you. Thanks for coming on.

[A]

I appreciate. I can't wait to watch it sleep, everybody. Ha. Otterer comes out this Friday we'll be right back with more Tonight Show. Stick around More flea. Come on back. Our next guest is an Emmy nominated

[B]

actress who stars in the new series Something Very Bad is Going to Happen. All eight episodes premiere this Thursday on Netflix. Please welcome Camila Marrone.

[A]

Come on. Great to see you. Oh, wow. Camilla, welcome to the show.

[B]

It is great to see you. We were tablemates at some event or something and you were very fun.

[G]

Just the Met gala.

[B]

No big deal. Yeah, she's very fun to sit with, by the way. We had a good table.

[G]

Thanks. Yeah.

[B]

Who was it? Was it me?

[G]

It was like Gracie Abrams.

[B]

Dua.

[A]

Dua Lipa.

[B]

That was super fun.

[G]

That was a good Michelle Williams.

[B]

Yes. It was a fantastic table. Yeah.

[G]

How was I there? How did I get into it?

[B]

You. Me? What are you talking about? Please. Everyone was staring at like, I think you're at the wrong table. I was like, bye. Congrats, Daisy Jones and the Six. You know, I'm a fan of that, so congrats on Daisy Jones. I was gonna thank you. If you haven't seen it, it's based on kind of a band in the 70s, a rock band. Did you learn any instruments?

[G]

You know, I had a lot of FOMO because the whole band got to do a year of band practice and they were all in quarantine together. Cause it was the pandemic, and I'm like, the only one that doesn't play any instruments in the show. I was, like, so desperate. I had so much fomo. I was like, can I play the tambourine in the back? Can I play with an egg shaker? Like, give me an instrument.

[B]

Give me an egg shaker.

[G]

I was so desperate. I learned how to play guitar so that when we started filming, I could, like, you know, vibe out with the band. And they were so tired of it at that point. They were like, we don't need to sing and play guitar. We're good.

[B]

Oh, my God.

[G]

Like the desperate outsider.

[B]

I'm sorry about that, but you received an Emmy nomination. Come on. That's pretty good.

[G]

Yeah, that was cool.

[B]

Did everything change for you after that? Did you start getting recognized on the street and everything?

[G]

Well, actually, I did get recognized once, but it was not for me. I got out of the car at LAX and there was a bunch of TMZ and paparazzi outside. And I was like, oh, wow. That Emmy nomination really, really worked.

[B]

Someone's famous. Hello.

[G]

I was like, I'm a star.

[B]

Hello.

[G]

I've made it. It's official, and I'm walking Through lax, and I have these, like, huge, oversized sunglasses on, and I'm like, you know, playing really coy in front of the paparazzi, like, no, guys. Not today. You know? And they're like. They're like, you're in a really bad mood. And I'm like, guys, you know, and all the way up to tsa, they're following me, and they're recording me, and I'm just like, wow, it really happened. And when I get through tsa, they're like, why did you drop out of the Sesame street movie? And I'm like, was I attached to the Sesame street movie?

[A]

I was like, I didn't even know.

[G]

And so I'm like, googling, like, who are the actresses in Sesame street movie? And Anne Hathworth had just fallen out. But it gets better. It gets better. I go to the gate, and the gate agent's like, you know, your voice kind of sounds like Sandra Bullock. And I'm like, you know, I get that a lot. And actually, I just got recognized as Anne Hathaway. And he's like, oh, you do look like Annie, except your face is, like, a lot wider.

[A]

What?

[G]

I was also like, Annie. Like, do you know her?

[A]

Like, I'm confused.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

The ts. Yeah.

[A]

Are you in Annie? Yeah.

[B]

They love Annie. Your face is wider.

[G]

Yeah. I mean, him.

[B]

Oh, my gosh. Your face is perfect. He is wrong. Yeah. He is wrong. You are very wrong. Thank you. You are wrong. You are wrong. Let's talk about your new show. It's called Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen. This is exciting. This is the first show that the Duffer brothers have produced since Stranger Things. Yeah. This is. I am freaking out.

[G]

Yeah.

[B]

And you star alongside Adam DeMarco. Adam DiMarco. Who? I know him.

[G]

White Lotus.

[B]

Yeah.

[G]

Overcompensating.

[B]

Yes. He's fantastic. You play a couple who are about to get married is the way I'll kind of set it up.

[G]

I mean. Yeah, that's a nice way of saying thank you.

[B]

Yeah.

[G]

Something very bad does happen. It's in the title.

[B]

It's frightening, and it's a horror. But did you guys know each other before filming?

[G]

No, we actually didn't meet until the first day of rehearsal in the Love Cave, which. Which, if you watch the show, you'll understand what that is.

[B]

Okay.

[G]

And we just got along right away. Cause he loves a bit, and I love a bit.

[B]

Love a bit.

[G]

And so we've been in a bit for, like, a year and a half since we started the show.

[B]

What bits do you do?

[G]

Well, he's from Canada, and he taught me about Toronto slang. But if you're from Toronto, you say churrono, which I didn't know. Oh, I like. If you're from there, you're like, toronto. I'm probably butchering it, and they're gonna, like, kill me. But it's like, toronto.

[B]

Toronto. Not Toronto.

[G]

No, no, not Toronto.

[B]

You don't do both.

[G]

No way. And so he taught me about this, like, Toronto sling, and it's really interesting, and I would like to quiz you on it to see if you knew.

[B]

I'm pretty good at these.

[G]

I thought I was Gen Z and, like, cool and with the kids. I am not cool and with the kids.

[B]

Yes. Oh, come on.

[G]

No, the kids are cool.

[A]

All right, let's do it.

[B]

Let's do the quiz. I'll see how I do.

[G]

All right, give me the.

[B]

Yeah. This is Toronto slang.

[G]

Toronto slang. Tutu's my word. Krowski.

[B]

Tutu's my word. Krowski.

[G]

Like, tutu's my word. Krowski.

[B]

Tutu's my word. Krowski.

[G]

Yeah. Okay, so it's gotta be, oh, you

[B]

give me multiple choices.

[G]

Yeah, I'm gonna give you multiple times.

[B]

This will help. Cause I have no idea what you mean.

[A]

Okay.

[G]

Okay. It either can mean, I'm being honest, bro, or you should double check, dude. Yeah, keep choosing choo.

[B]

Choose my word.

[G]

Keeps my word, Krowski.

[A]

Choo.

[B]

Choo's my word, Krowski.

[A]

Just say it.

[G]

Like, you would say to me, like, yeah, tutu's my word. Kros.

[B]

Did you use my word, Krusky?

[G]

Yeah, so which one? I'm being honest or. You should double check, dude.

[B]

You should double check, dude.

[G]

Wrong.

[B]

Okay. All right. Since this game, there's right and wrong answer.

[G]

Yeah, there's right and wrong.

[B]

How would you use that in a sentence? Tutu's a phrase. I'm sorry.

[G]

I mean, I'd be like, yeah, like, tutu's my word, Krowski.

[B]

No, but what would the question be?

[G]

You can't ask me all that. I'm just. I just.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. A lot of rules. A lot of rules.

[G]

This is, like, touchy territory. I'm not trying to get the young kids. All right, okay.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[G]

Okay. That's too maza alai. This is real, guys.

[B]

That's too maza a lie.

[G]

That's too maza a lie.

[B]

That's too. That's too maza a lie.

[G]

Yeah. That's insane. Am I right or. You're so cheesy. Are you for real?

[B]

What is it again? What is the real thing?

[G]

Okay, that's too maza a lie.

[B]

I think that was the first one. Okay.

[A]

Okay.

[G]

That's insane. Am I right? You're so cheesy. Are you for real?

[B]

That's insane.

[A]

Yes, yes, yes. Yeah.

[B]

All right.

[A]

Wow.

[G]

You fit in.

[B]

Thank you.

[A]

Fit right in.

[B]

Okay, Real cool.

[G]

Last one is. That's gerber fam.

[B]

That's gerbert.

[G]

That's gerber fam. But there is a T. But I

[B]

think you don't pronounce it Gerber, like the baby fan. That's gerber fam.

[G]

Okay, so it's you're the coolest person ever, bud. Or you're acting like a baby my guy.

[C]

Mm.

[B]

You're acting like a baby my guy.

[G]

My guy.

[B]

I actually might start saying that. You're acting like a baby my guy.

[G]

You should just go, you're being Gerber fam.

[B]

Gerber fam.

[A]

You're being gerber.

[B]

What was the first one?

[G]

Okay, you're like the coolest person ever, bud.

[B]

I think you are the coolest person ever. Someone say, that is correct.

[A]

You were right. You're gerbert bad. You gerbert. It's baby. You had it right. I did have it right.

[G]

Yes, originally. But then you backtracked and you said, the coolest person ever, but you were like, gerbert sounds like baby. It's baby.

[B]

Oh, I wrote it.

[A]

You're acting like a baby.

[G]

You got it wrong.

[A]

Oh, my gosh. But why'd you act like I got it right? Cause I was like. No, don't.

[F]

Wrong one.

[G]

I was trying to help you backtrack.

[B]

Oh, this is so gerber fam.

[A]

This is gerber fam.

[B]

Yeah, get rid of that. How do we set up? But something very bad is going to happen.

[G]

Okay, how do we.

[B]

How do we talk about what it's about?

[G]

Okay, so I play Rachel Harkin, who is five days away from her wedding, and she is meeting her fiance's family for the first time.

[B]

Sounds like fun.

[A]

Yeah.

[G]

Except for she has a feeling that something very bad's gonna happen. And she's right. And you guys are never gonna guess what it is, and you just have to wait and watch.

[A]

Ooh, ooh. Camila Laron. Something. Something very bad is going to happen. Begin streaming this Thursday on Netflix. We'll be right back. Stick around. Come on. My dance to Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, Camila Marone, Flea. Once again, flea. That is how you do it. And of course, the roots right there. From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Good night, everybody. Thank you. Get into it. Do it.

[B]

Thanks for listening to the Tonight show starring Jimmy Fallon.

[E]

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[B]

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