Jimmy Breaks Down Trump's March Madness Bracket | Kerry Washington, Riz Ahmed | Wednesday, March 18

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That's it tonight Joe, starring Jimmy Fallon.

Tonight going to give in his guests Terry Washington.

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You're awesome, everybody.

Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome

to the tonight show, your hair.

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Well, guys, everyone's excited about this

March madness is officially here.

Yeah, it's that special time of year

when everyone at work secretly watches the games

instead of secretly scrolling through TikTok.

I just love that. Yeah.

I do love the tournament, especially the first round,

because there's nothing more exciting

than watching Duke take on DeVry University.

It just seems fair.

Yeah, I never win the March Madness Pool.

Every year, I pick teams based on feelings and vibes.

Or as it's also known, the Trump Iran War Method.

I don't know.

I have vibes, yeah.

Yep, March Madness tips off tomorrow

and everyone's filling out their brackets,

including the president.

I check out this video he released

with some of his first round picks.

Okay, time to pick up my beautiful, perfect bracket.

Let's see.

Louisville versus South Florida.

I love South Florida.

That's where he hit all the Epstein.

Nothings.

Louisville wins.

UCLA versus UCF.

Are these schools or names of Elon's kids?

I missed that guy.

UCLA wins.

Vanderbilt versus McNeese.

McNeese sounds like Mccheese.

My favorite mayor after Mamdani.

McNeese wins.

Virginia versus Wright State.

Virginia wins.

Arizona versus Lug Island.

Wow, two iconic iced teas.

Let's throw in some lemonade.

Arnold Palmer wins.

Yukon versus Ferman.

Yukon is what people yell at me in public.

Yukon wins.

North Carolina versus VCU.

I caught a case of VCU in the 80s.

So it's you.

North Carolina wins.

Gonzaga versus Uriketi.

I don't need to see the other team.

Gonzaga's win.

And the overall winner is Trump University.

Tuitions cheaper than gas.

Bye.

Cheaper than a gallon of gas.

Wow.

Of course, the big news is still Iran.

President Trump has been really focused on trying to reopen

the Strait of Hormuz.

Listen to what he's been saying about it.

First, Trump said it's time for our ships to embark in a very dangerous voyage.

Then Carnival Crew said, hey, that's our slogan.

Then Trump said, trust me, you've never seen such a tight squeeze.

Then Spank said, hey, that's our slogan.

Then Trump said, every day prices are going up.

Then Netflix said, hey, that's our slogan.

That's our slogan.

Then Trump said, it's chaos, chaos, and more chaos.

But we'll fight back.

Then Waffahaw said, hey, that's our slogan.

Then Trump said, it's completely empty.

No one goes in or out.

Then Capital One Cafe said, hey, that's our slogan.

Then Trump said, look, it's not anyone's first choice, but it is what it is.

And Hunt's ketchup said, hey, that's our slogan.

And Trump said, it's just so damn hard to pierce through that narrow opening.

Then Capri Sun said, hey, that's our slogan.

Come on.

Then Trump said, it's a bad situation that's completely unrecognizable.

Then Kevin Hart's wax statue said, hey, that's my slogan.

Then Trump said, I've had it with the Straits.

It's time to try something else.

Then Grindr said, hey, that's our slogan.

And finally, Trump said, hopefully it will all be over soon.

Then Melania said, hey, that's my slogan.

That's our slogan.

I know it's gonna say that.

Listen to this.

I read that the Justice Department just ditched their requirement that prosecutors have one year of experience

that can now hire them right out of law school.

Yeah, no experience necessary.

It's not good when being a federal prosecutor has the same requirements as a cashier at lids.

You know, your lawyer is inexperienced when they think habeas corpus is a Harry Potter spell.

Do you guys see this?

The new head of NASA wants Trump to reclassify Pluto as a planet.

Yeah, Pluto is commonly referred to as a small dwarf planet.

Trump heard that.

It was like, in that case, we're naming it planet Marco Rubio.

Guys, so movie news.

The first trailer just came out for Dune Part III.

Ooh.

Incredible.

There are so many stars in this movie.

Did you see the trailer?

Yeah.

Take a look at this.

This December, it's Dune Part III, starring Timothy Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson,

Javier Bardem, Florence Pew, Anya Taylor Joy, Jason Mamoa, Robert Pattinson, Tom Cruise,

Ryan Gosling, Michael B. Jordan, Michael regular Jordan, Chris Evans, Chris Pine, Chris

Jenner, Prince Harry, Olaf and Frozen.

That one nurse from the pit, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, Pope Leo, all of VTS, the

Musinx guy, and of course, Bluey.

I can't wait to see it.

And finally, this is going viral.

Apparently, punch the monkey has a girlfriend.

Right now, his stuff to ring a time for Mike.

He is like, who the hell is she?

We have a great show.

Give it up for The Roots, like you know.

Take your time.

Thank you, Roots.

Welcome to the show, everybody.

We have some big news.

Next week, we have a very special guest.

They're the biggest pop group in the world.

They're reuniting and they're going to be here on the Tonight Show.

Next Wednesday and Thursday, BTS is on the show.

We're going to talk to them.

We have lots of fun stuff planned.

So tune in next Wednesday and Thursday, March 25th and 26th.

It's BTS on Tonight Show.

That's a good one.

Set the DVR.

Got it.

But first, what a show we have for tonight.

She's the star and executive producer of the new limited series

Imperfect Women, the first two episodes,

premiered today on Apple TV.

Carrie Washington is here tonight.

Love Carrie.

Love her life.

He is an Oscar and Emmy-winning actor

who created and stars in the new series BAT,

which begins streaming March 25th on Prime Video.

Riz Ahmed is joining us.

Riz Ahmed.

Riz Ahmed.

We'll be right back with Carrie Washington, everybody.

Come on, Matt.

Our first guest stars in an executive producer

of the new limited series Imperfect Women,

the first two episodes,

premiered today on Apple TV.

Please welcome Carrie Washington.

Come on.

They love you.

I love you.

We love you.

I love you.

Thank you.

I always love having you on the show.

Happy.

I thought I was going to get the ponytail version.

That guy really looks exactly like me.

Yeah.

So weird.

How many people do look like me?

It's an odd thing.

I'm in every man.

Some crazy photos.

I look nothing like that.

You know, my brain.

And then I put it on a wig on my other.

That's who I am.

That's who I am.

I was asking you earlier if you celebrate

St. Patrick's Day because I know you're in New York.

Yeah.

We have a big parade here, do you?

So I'm actually named after

county Carrie in Ireland.

Oh, absolutely Carrie.

Yes, that's right.

It's very lucky.

Oh, my goodness.

And I was allowed to stay home from school

on St. Patty's Day as a kid growing up here

because I used to take the subway to school.

subway to school and my mom was like there's way too many drunk people on the street.

It's not safe.

So it was a big holiday for me.

Yeah.

Well, I'm happy you're here and made it to our show today.

Me too.

It wasn't congratulated by the way.

You just received an icon award.

It did.

No big deal, yeah.

Black women and Hollywood ceremony.

Yeah.

That's got to mean a lot, right?

It was wild because I...

So this is this beautiful luncheon that essence magazine has every year.

And I actually got an award from them, not for being an icon, for being like a breakthrough artist.

Like 14 years ago.

Yeah.

So it was amazing to be back there at that luncheon.

Some things had changed a lot and some things had, you know, were the same.

Like I had a lot of the same team members that I had 14 years ago.

But like there was a guy sitting at my table who 14 years ago was my secret fiance.

He's now my husband.

Yeah.

It was fun.

Yeah, it was so fun.

And it just was really special.

Like when I was there, it was kind of in the midst of all of the craziness around this rocket ship that I was on called Scandal.

Oh, yeah.

And I remember 14 years ago.

So crazy.

I remember being really nervous to speak at the luncheon because there were a lot of women in the crowd who had auditioned for Scandal and who really wanted that role.

But when I got on stage, there was no sense of like competition or contempt or jealousy.

I just felt so much love in the room.

Yeah.

And support, like they were praying for me to win that we would all win.

Yes.

And so I stood up there and I was thinking, you know, if this show works, like if anybody actually watches Scandal, I have to pour back into this room.

Like I want to start a production company and create opportunities for more of us.

So there's not just this one role that we're all competing for, you know.

Good. Good for you.

Yeah, you did.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

That's why you get the icon more.

Good luck.

Yeah.

Yeah, I love producing.

I really do love producing.

You do?

Yeah, because when you're an actress, sometimes you feel like you're sitting at home waiting for somebody to invite you to a party.

And when you're a producer, you get to throw the party.

You're like, it's my party.

But it takes a long time to develop these ideas and make them reality.

For imperfect women, Elizabeth Moss, who is a beast.

She's an amazing actress.

Yes.

And she saw this book in perfect women at the airport six, seven years ago, 2019.

And she loved it.

She bought the rights.

And it's taken seven years to get it made.

To get it made.

Yeah.

All that stuff, it's shocking to me when you watch it.

Because it would come out.

And it would be like, oh my god, that was great.

It came out of nowhere.

Yeah.

You're like, no.

We're in the sweat of tears.

By the way, can I quickly talk about something we were talking about backstage.

But like, it depends on what, which thing?

Which, which are the things?

The one involving another certain icon.

Oh, yeah.

All-time favorite.

Whoopie Goldberg?

Yes.

Yes.

Wait.

There's a reimagining.

So our production company, Simpson Street, we are reimagining whoopie's one woman show

that she did on Broadway, which was spectacular.

She just, it was groundbreaking.

It's my favorite.

Yes.

But we are, you know, you can't do what Whoopie did, because she is a true icon.

So we're doing five actresses to do her one woman show.

Yeah.

We're just taking it.

Yeah, that's right.

It takes five.

Everything that probably takes 20 of us to be able to buy.

Yeah, it probably takes 100.

But we're gathering as much talent as we can to honor her.

I love that.

Yes.

We're doing it at Lincoln Center this summer.

No way.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah.

I love that one woman show.

I remember that was one of my first introductions to what Broadway was.

Yes.

Because I was in upstate New York.

Socrates.

And I was watching, you know, television.

And it was just these ads for Whoopie.

Yeah.

And they go, what is this?

Incredible.

And she.

All her characters.

So she played so many different characters.

And she, I mean, some of the characters cursed.

And I was young, like single digits.

I'm eight or nine years old.

And my mom.

She used to let me curse because she was like,

It's Broadway.

You can curse for Broadway.

Wow.

That's probably why I'm an actor today.

I was like, oh, I can do anything if I'm acting.

I remember like, I said, okay.

I said, okay.

I said, okay.

I said, okay.

Yeah.

Oh, my God.

That's going to be my long luxurious blonde hair.

All these pieces are so important.

That was my introduction to Broadway that.

And also the Millford Plaza commercial.

Do you remember that?

Do I remember?

So good.

My gosh.

Mom.

You have to go to Millford Plaza.

I have to stay there because the Bellmen sing to you.

They're dancing in the Bellmen.

Yeah.

The Millford Plaza is the blah, blah, blah.

Oh, Broadway.

Oh, yeah.

It's the best.

I cannot wait for that.

Yeah.

I'm not doing the Millford Plaza.

No, no, no.

You want to do that.

No.

I'll do that.

I'll do that.

As people are walking into the street.

Don't worry.

I'll be outside for you.

Great.

Yeah.

Let's talk about your new project.

Yeah.

Your limited series.

Imperfect women.

Congratulations on this.

Thank you.

You started it.

You produced it as well.

The cast is, like you said, amazing.

Elizabeth Moss.

Yeah.

So she really brought it to me.

She's an executive producer.

She bought the rights to this novel.

When Elizabeth Moss calls you, you're like, yes.

Whatever you want.

And then I hope I was like, oh, I hope the materials

is good as she is, right?

And so I read the book and I was like, I'm in.

Because these girls are messy.

Yeah.

They're messy.

It's about these three best friends.

They become best friends in college.

And one of them winds up dead in the first episode.

And the other two are trying to come to terms with her death.

And as they are figuring out how she died and why she died,

they really have to deal with a lot of their stuff.

Yeah.

It's all done.

Harry Washington, everybody.

The first two episodes of Imperfect Women.

premiere today on Apple TV.

Stick around, get.

Joey.

Our next guest is an Oscar and Emmy-winning artist

who created and stars in the new series Bate,

which begins streaming March 25th on Prime Video.

Please welcome Riz Ahmed.

Riz Ahmed.

Riz Ahmed.

You look, you look studly.

You look magnificent.

You look mysterious.

Thank you very much.

Yours, thank you so much for being here.

I love this.

I want to get into everything that you have going on

in your new series Bate.

But I also want to talk about a couple of films.

First is you're playing Hamlet.

That's right, yeah.

That's massive.

Congrats on that.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's a big deal to go into that.

Yeah, it's something I wanted to do since I was like a teenager.

So it feels really satisfying to share it with people.

I'm excited.

You're doing that.

But then you also worked with one of our favorite humans, Tom Cruise,

on this new movie, Digger, that's coming out.

How's Tom doing?

How is he?

Tom is always doing well.

He is, right?

He is.

He doesn't have like an off switch.

I remember once I had, we were in the middle of a rehearsal,

and I tried out an idea and the idea sucked.

It's okay.

That's what rehearsals for.

And I tried this thing and I didn't, wasn't very good.

I didn't really work.

The director, Alejandro was like, cool, let's move on.

Before we moved on, Tom stopped everything.

Okay, everybody stop.

Stop.

He goes, Riz.

I was like, oh my god, he did it.

Tell me off.

He goes, when you try things like that, and you're creating,

and you're taking swings, I love it.

I love it.

I love it.

I love it.

I love it.

That's why he's the best.

He's like, I love it.

I think I like this guy.

Yeah.

Everyone gave me a round of applause for screwing up.

He's fantastic.

Yeah, I'm believe him.

Yeah, he's got such a good vibe.

He really does.

It's so positive.

Let's talk about Bate.

I think this is one of the coolest ideas of a show.

It's hilarious.

It's interesting.

It's so fun.

It's one of the most anticipated shows that everyone's buzzing about this.

Congrats on that.

I also like seeing you doing a comedy because you're very funny.

How do we set up what the show is about for everyone?

The show is about an out-of-work actor who gets an audition to be the next James Bond.

Hence the outfit.

Yeah.

And so when word gets out, he is in the running.

People have a lot of strong opinions about it, which they do about casting sometimes.

Especially James Bond.

Exactly.

So they have such strong opinions.

His life spirals out of control.

It soon feels like the kind of spy thriller he is auditioning for.

So he's in a chase sequence, but what he's chasing is public opinion and approval in a way.

Yeah.

So it's a real trip, and it's a lot of fun.

The word Bate means something in England.

England that does better.

It does.

It's British slang, but it means a lot of things.

The show has so many different elements to it.

It's comedy, it's drama, it's romance.

And I realise it's hard to sum up in a sentence, but it is actually easy to sum it up in one word.

And that word is Bate.

It's Bate, yeah.

Yeah.

And Bate means many different things.

So it's, and they all correspond to a different element of the show.

So Bate is London slang for being really blatant and attention-seeking.

Right.

Bate online means trolling, right?

Yeah.

And foroking someone.

Bate in Urdu and Hindi means your loyalty or your allegiance.

And Arabic in Hebrew means home or family.

And Bate in the spy thriller, of course, means something used as part of a trap.

Yeah.

Well done.

That's a name right there.

You can't name it anything else.

You can't even think the name of it anything else.

Yeah.

It's really, it's funny.

Like this actor trying to be auditioned for Bond, kind of knows he's not going to get it.

And goes, instead of going out the back door, goes out the front and gets photographed by paparazzi.

And everyone's like, wait, is he the Bond?

It's just, it's, it's really, it's good.

Sometimes you have to take things into your own hands.

You do?

Yeah. Like, for example, my name has been mentioned, even until quite recently,

as a potential James Bond.

Oh, my God.

Yeah, that's a potential James Bond, yeah.

What do you say?

But...

But if you ask me, it hasn't been mentioned enough.

So it's a sense...

So I thought I'd take something into my own hands and I decided,

let me do something very subtle and sneaky.

Let me create a TV show where I play an actor auditioning to be James Bond

and make it at the studio that now controls James Bond.

Inception.

Wow!

This is Jean, that James Bond is one of the most iconic roles in history.

Why do you think that you're the right person for this role?

This isn't for my benefit.

No, no, no.

No, no, no. I'm doing this to help people out.

Yeah, because I don't know if you've noticed.

People are very stressed about this.

Yes.

There's newspaper articles.

There's online conversation.

Everybody seems very distracted.

And sometimes you need someone to just stand up, you know,

be a leader and take one for the team.

That's you.

Yeah.

So I figured, listen, I'll solve this.

I'll do it.

It's me.

But I know what you're thinking.

I know what you're all thinking.

Let's just come out and say it.

Traditionally, actors playing James Bond have not looked like me.

Right?

Yeah.

Traditionally, actors playing James Bond have always been

five foot nine or over.

But the rumors aren't true.

I'm five foot eight and a half, not five foot eight.

Oh, my gosh.

Thank you for clearing that up.

Exactly.

And in what world do you want a secret agent to blend in

with the New York Knicks?

You need someone who's just below the eye line

who really kind of blends in.

Yes, okay.

This is good.

I said, this is a good take.

I mean, you're winning the crowd over.

Do people come up to you though a lot?

And so they think you make a good joke?

Ever since I was a kid.

Ever since I was a kid?

I'm going to show you a childhood photo.

Tell me when you see this, you don't see the next James Bond.

Look at this.

Bob.

Yeah, he's got...

It's all in the eyes.

Yeah.

It's all in the eyes, Jimmy.

It's all in the eyes.

That's how old I was in that photo.

007.

Crazy.

The way it just works.

It's 007 years old.

It's happening.

For anyone who's still not convinced,

I have one thing to say.

Yes.

If somebody's saying, why should you be the next James Bond?

I would say to them, why not?

Why don't you see why not?

Because this is what I love about America, Jimmy.

This is the land of why not?

Yes.

In England, if you come up with a cool idea,

people are like, why bother?

Right?

Should we drive on the correct side of the road?

Like everybody else?

Why bother?

Should we sort out our dental hygiene?

Why bother?

But America's the land of why not?

Imagine, should we put peanut butter inside chocolate?

Why not?

Wow.

Should we put foam cheese inside an aerosol can?

Why not?

Yes.

Should we put a reality TV star in the White House?

Why not?

So I put it to you, ladies and gentlemen.

Should Riz Ahmed be the next James Bond?

If anybody asks you, just say, why not?

Yeah, I love that.

Come on.

That's how you do it.

That is how you do it.

Riz Ahmed, James Bond.

Mate, begin streaming March 25th on Prime Video.

More tonight, Joe, after the break.

Stick around, everybody.

My nice to carry Washington, Riz Ahmed.

Julia coming once again.

Well done, well done, well done.

And the roots of course, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, yeah.

Good night, everybody.

Thank you very much.

Bye.

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