The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episode: Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony & Super Bowl 60 | Chris Hemsworth & MrBeast
Date: February 7, 2026
Host: Jimmy Fallon
Guests: Chris Hemsworth, MrBeast
Overview:
This episode aired on the night of both the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan and the lead-up to Super Bowl 60, offering a vibrant, fast-paced mix of Olympics and Super Bowl jokes, banter with Chris Hemsworth about his career and new movie, and a chaotic, hilarious segment with YouTube megastar MrBeast, culminating in their signature game “Box of Lies” — and a huge cash surprise for the audience.

Main Themes and Episode Flow

• Opening Monologue & Topical Jokes: Jimmy Fallon riffs on the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, new sports events, and the impending Super Bowl 60.
• Interview with Chris Hemsworth: Discussion of Hemsworth’s risky dune buggy adventure, his new movie Crime 101, Super Bowl commercials, American football confusion, Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Avengers: Doomsday.
• Interview with MrBeast: Origin of his channel, wild video stunts, philanthropy, recording a message for his future self, and “Beast Games” on Prime Video.
• Box of Lies Game: Fallon and MrBeast face off with escalating stakes for the studio audience, including a surprise $1,000 giveaway and special appearance by Drew Barrymore.
• Memorable moments: Audience winning massive prizes, candid stories, and playful chemistry between guests.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Winter Olympics & Super Bowl Jokes (00:14–03:28)

• Jimmy kicks off with jokes about coming right after the Milan Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
  • On Olympic unity:

    "It's a time for the country to put aside our differences and to root against a 16-year-old from Finland." (00:17)

  • Comedy about new sports:

    "The most interesting new event is the four-man luge. That one's interesting. I don't know how they stay like that." (01:45)

  • Super Bowl 60 preview:

    "Monday after the game is known as super sick Monday because over 20 million people skip work." (02:21)

  • Fake Super Bowl work excuse generator:

    "I can't make it because I got a four alarm norovirus from my dad's seven layer dip." (02:51)

2. Chris Hemsworth Interview (03:54–12:51)

Dune Buggy Crash in Abu Dhabi (04:28–05:47)

• Hemsworth shares unseen video of crashing a dune buggy in Abu Dhabi:

  "At the moment I did it, I knew there were about 300 people up on the hill going, oh, god, he's dead... If I'd have rolled once more... I wouldn't have been here having the chat with you right now." (05:04)

• Discusses adrenaline, near-miss, and the humor in hindsight:

  "My ambition outweighed my talent. One of those moments, you know..." (05:32)

Super Bowl Commercial (05:50–06:38)

• Hemsworth on starring in a Super Bowl commercial, “Alexa”:

  "It plays upon my fear around AI... me thinking Alexa is going to kill me, and then in very vivid fashion goes through a whole bunch of vignettes around how that could possibly happen." (06:41)

Hollywood Walk of Fame & Reflection (07:02–08:14)

• Hemsworth shares the milestone of receiving his star:

  "I used to walk up and down Hollywood Boulevard on my way to an audition... imagine, you know... Then I was there doing it." (07:18)
  "My mum grabs me and goes, what the are you doing? Like, shook me...This is massive!" (07:42)

Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel Secrecy, and Halle Berry Question (08:14–10:15)

• On playing Thor again and working with co-star Halle Berry.
• Berry (via video) puts Hemsworth on the spot:

  "Ask him to tell you why Storm will not be in Doomsday. He knows the answer." – Halle Berry (09:03)

  • Hemsworth’s playful deflection:

    "It'd be the wrong type of alchemy. Too many storms. Maybe she's in the next one. Maybe... It has nothing to do with me." (09:33–10:04)

Crime 101 Movie (10:15–12:48)

• Hemsworth explains the film’s 70s/80s/90s heist inspiration, his role, cast, and plot:

  "It's a character driven crime thriller and it really is... one of the best things I've made in years or probably ever. It's one of the things I'm most proud of at the moment." (11:02–11:12)

• On his character and action:

  "I play a jewelry thief... led him his way into a life of crime... Decides one more job... cat and mouse between Mark Ruffalo, who's the detective, and myself.” (11:46)

• On doing most of his own driving stunts:

  "I did a lot of the driving, 95% of it in the film. ...I showed him [the director] that [dune buggy video] yesterday and he's like, I'm glad I didn't see this before you shot the film." (11:22–11:41)

3. MrBeast Interview (13:14–24:31)

Early YouTube Story, Channel Name Origin (13:32–14:44)

• On picking his now-famous handle:

  "When you create an account, it just gives you a random name... and it gave me, like, MrBeast 6000. ...After a while, I was just like, okay, I'll just get rid of it." (14:29–14:44)

• Almost chose “Mr. Random”:

  "I almost switched it there. But then I like Mr. Random. Because like, one day I'm in the pyramids, the next day I'm buried alive, the next day we're giving a million people food." (14:48–15:13)

Rise to Fame, First Viral Hit (15:30–16:19)

• Starting by exposing a Facebook game hacker, then early struggles:

  "Some hacker like destroyed my base... I uploaded it, it got... views and the person did end up getting banned... first video got views, and I was like, oh, this is easy. And then the next like 500 videos, no views." (15:44–16:19)

Legendary “Counting to 100,000” Video (16:23–17:16)

• The motivation:

  "I was watching this Game of Thrones slash this other show called Naruto. ...How can I make money while watching shows I like?... I just record myself counting and it worked out. The entire time I was watching Game of Thrones, the Naruto..." (16:44–17:13)

Wild Video Concepts & Legal Hurdles (17:23–19:54)

• On “Stop this train, win a Lamborghini”:

  "We put a Lamborghini on train tracks... if they stop the train before it gets to Lamborghini... they get to keep the Lamborghini." (17:28–17:56)

• On wild stunts and legal headaches:

  "Right before we go to shoot the cannons... someone goes, oh, there's a bald eagle over there... you can't... make loud noises near bald eagle's nest... had to literally pack everything up... move to another lake." (18:54–19:53)

MrBeast Business & Philanthropy (19:57–21:01)

• On balancing YouTube with businesses like Feastables and ethical sourcing:

  "We pay all our farmers a living income reference price... audit and remediate the child labor... the bigger Feastables gets, the more kids we can get out of child labor on cacao farms." (20:14–20:46)

• On philanthropy:

  "That's my favorite ones. When you give back and you see that you have heart and you go, yeah, this guy is using his celebrity for good." – Jimmy Fallon (20:46)

"Hi Me in 10 Years" and Message for Future Self (21:13–23:18)

• Past self’s goal:

  "[2015 video] At the time I'm recording this, I have 8,000 subscribers... I really hope I have a million subs by now. Please, future me, please." (21:32–21:58)

• Today’s scale:

  "Right now... you have 466 million subscribers and 110 billion views." (22:02–22:15)

• New 10-year message:

  "Well, you're old now, you're like 37... I hope you're still making content...maybe we have a billion subscribers...I hope it works out." (22:35–23:08)

Beast Games on Prime Video (23:23–24:31)

• Describing "Beast Games":

  "It's like if you took a competition show and you just, you know, crank the dial up to the max... every season, we break a bunch of world records." (23:31–24:02) "We build a city for the contestants to live in... they're there for 45 days." (24:09–24:31)

4. Game Segment: “Box of Lies” (25:05–35:46)

Round 1 – Hot Dog Rotary Dial Phone (25:05–28:28)

• MrBeast describes a bizarre object:

  "There's a hot dog...it's a phone, but like the phone you grew up with...rotary dial phone...but the phone's a wiener." (26:50–27:22)

• Jimmy guesses truthfully and everyone wins ice cream.

Round 2 – Super Bowl Halftime (Half-Lime) (28:49–31:17)

• Jimmy describes a “halftime performance” with half a lime:

  "Instead of half time, it's half lime...instead of Bad Bunny...it's a bunch of citrus." (29:56–30:00)

• MrBeast believes him; audience wins Feastables chocolate.

Round 3 – $1,000 for Audience, Drew Barrymore Surprise (31:44–35:46)

• MrBeast dramatically ups the stakes with a “final mystery box”:

  "I reached out to Jack Links and they agreed that if he gets this one correct, everyone in the audience will win $1,000." (32:40–32:51)

• He describes “Sasquatch, snow, and a very famous actress...someone by the name of Drew” (33:59–34:36)
• Jimmy guesses “truth” — and Drew Barrymore bursts out of the box!
• $1,000 awarded to every audience member, ending in cheers and pandemonium.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “My ambition outweighed my talent. One of those moments, you know…”
  — Chris Hemsworth on his dune buggy mishap (05:32)

• “It plays upon my fear around AI… me thinking Alexa is going to kill me.”
  — Chris Hemsworth, describing his Super Bowl Alexa ad (06:41)

• “I used to walk up and down Hollywood Boulevard… imagine, you know, and then I was there doing it.”
  — Chris Hemsworth, on getting his Hollywood star (07:18)

• “When you create an account, it just gives you a random name… and it gave me, like, MrBeast 6000.”
  — MrBeast on his YouTube origin story (14:29)

• “I was like, how can I make money while watching shows I like? …I just record myself counting.”
  — MrBeast on his “counting to 100,000” video (16:44)

• “Now I know, survey the area for bald eagles. Right?”
  — MrBeast, on learning the hard way about protecting wildlife (19:53)

• “We pay all our farmers a living income reference price… the bigger Feastables gets, the more kids we can get out of child labor on cacao farms.”
  — MrBeast on ethical sourcing (20:14–20:46)

• “[2015] I really hope I have a million subs by now. Please, future me, please…[2026] you have 466 million.”
  — MrBeast’s before-and-after ten-year journey (21:32–22:15)

• “I hope you’re still making content… maybe we have a billion subscribers… I’m rooting for you.”
  — MrBeast, message to his 2036 self (22:35–23:08)

• “If you guessed correctly, over 200 people each get $1,000… I convinced Drew Barrymore to stand in a box for 30 minutes waiting for this bit to happen!”
  — MrBeast, before the surprise giveaway (32:42, 34:38)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:14 – 03:28: Opening monologue – Olympics and Super Bowl jokes
• 03:54 – 12:51: Chris Hemsworth interview – accidents, career, Crime 101
• 13:14 – 24:31: MrBeast interview – channel’s origin, stunts, philanthropy, future
• 25:05 – 35:46: Box of Lies with MrBeast – escalating stakes, massive giveaways, Drew Barrymore surprise
• 35:46 – End: Closing celebrations and credits

Conclusion

This lively episode balanced topical humor, celebrity candor, and the infectious high-energy antics of MrBeast. Whether poking fun at the Olympics, exploring the wild world of viral stunts and philanthropy, or orchestrating surprise giveaways, Fallon and his guests highlighted both the fun and the real-world impact of today’s biggest entertainers—with the entire studio audience leaving richer than they came in.

For more, check out Beast Games on Prime Video, and stay tuned for Chris Hemsworth in Crime 101 (February 13th release).