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Trump Dumps Kristi Noem | Ryan Gosling, Jessie Buckley | Thursday, March 5

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon·Mar 6, 2026·25:16

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Jimmy addresses the latest news, like Trump firing Kristi Noem as the Secretary of Homeland Security before speaking with Ryan Gosling and Jessie Buckley.

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From 30-06 being rockin' on her center in the heart of New York City,

it's the tonight co-sarring Jimmy Fallon.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Tonight going Jimmy Nisgett, Ryan Gosling, Jessie Buckling,

and Beast Legendary Bruce Curley.

Tony 261.

Jimmy!

Here he is.

And he is the best.

He is the best, the best, the best, the best.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Hey, hey, hey.

Oh, I'm about what I'm about to say.

Oh, it's not that he's gone.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Tonight Show.

You're here, you're here.

Thank you.

Welcome.

Welcome, welcome.

Thank you for watching our home.

Guys, let's get to some news.

The big story today is that President Trump fired Christy Nome.

Yeah!

Thank you for watching our home.

Guys, let's get to some news.

The big story today is that President Trump fired Christy Nome.

Yeah!

I'll repeat it just in case you didn't hear me.

Wow!

President Trump has fired Christy Nome as Secretary of State.

You never know with Trump.

He either thinks she's bad at her job or he wants it to be the new Supreme Leader of Iran.

So you don't know.

Yeah, Nome is the first Cabinet Secretary Trump's fire since returning to office.

He was like, man, I forgot how good this feels.

Get Kash Patel in here.

This feels good.

Come on, Kash.

Wanna go to the Olympics?

Yeah, Christy Nome is out in response.

Nome said if my face could move, it would look really sad right now.

Really?

Trump said that Nome will become special envoy for the shield of the Americas.

Even the fee for peace prices, like, that sounds made up.

That sounds...

That doesn't sound like a real thing.

Yeah.

It sounds less like a job or like a title of a Borat movie.

Trump is replacing Nome with Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne Mullin.

How's that guy gonna protect the border when he doesn't even have a border in his name?

Mark Wayne.

Who do you know his name, Mark Wayne?

Yeah, Trump is getting rid of Christy Nome, his Secretary of Homeland Security.

Now with more on this, is Christy Nome.

Christy, thank you for being here.

Woo!

Thank you, Jimmy.

So you were just let go today.

How would you describe how it went down?

Well, they put me down like a 14-month-old puppy, Jimmy.

Oh, okay, all right.

I'm sorry to hear that.

That's okay, Jimmy.

I've already got some plans for the future.

Oh, great. Like what?

Gonna take some time off. Relax.

That's nice.

And fill in as Jim Carrey's body double.

Oh, really?

Any other plans?

Yup.

You're looking at the new head of the Ichikawa City Zoo.

I'm gonna take care of punched the monkey.

No, no, hey, go ahead, Christy.

No, hey, no, no, no.

No, take your time.

You don't have to jump.

Just write it to anything just yet.

You're so right, Jimmy.

I actually have a big announcement to make.

What's that?

I'm the new CEO of McDonald's.

And this is how you eat a burger, bitch.

Okay, all right.

All right, all right.

All right.

Thank you very much.

Christy, no, everybody.

That's, oh, my God.

Wow.

All right.

Thank you, Christy.

Well, look at this today, Trump said that he must be involved

in selecting the new leader of Iran.

Trump was like, we're gonna do a talent portion,

then a swimsuit portion, then an evening gown portion.

Trump wants to help pick the new leader.

Iran heard and was like, I think it's time for another trip

to the MRI machine.

Listen to this, I read that the Justice Department

is ready to release another batch of Epstein files.

Yeah, more Epstein files are on the way.

The release of them in small batches like Bridgerton episodes.

Well, guys, Trump has been busy lately.

And if you're having trouble keeping track of his schedule,

don't worry.

We've got your covered here.

I'll break it down for you.

Monday, invasion.

Tuesday, speech.

Wednesday, briefing.

Struggle, not to fall asleep.

Thursday, Google, where's Iran?

I should probably think of plan.

Make announcement on TikTok.

Supreme leaders now could rock.

Build a ballroom, throw a bash.

Put some lotion on neck rash.

Watch some market, drop and crash.

Irkle vibes.

Did I do that?

Sleep then 10, then run a mile.

JK Whiteout Epstein files.

Take a break, enjoy the weekend.

While we're at it, invade Greenland.

10, 10, sleep rash.

Need more lotion.

Throw more files in the ocean.

10 more sleep, or rest my eyes.

Wake me when I win.

Peace prize.

Thank you.

Hey, did you guys see this?

After RFK Jr. went after Dunkin' Donuts for their ingredients.

The governor of Massachusetts responded by saying,

come and take it.

Wow.

Wow, a Kennedy is going to war with Dunkin' Donuts.

It's like Boston's parents are fighting.

You know what I'm saying?

Finally, you guys, I'm excited about this Ryan Gosling

gives our guest tonight an evening.

Hey, good now.

He has a new movie coming out called

Project Hail Mary, where he plays a science teacher.

And tonight, our entire audience is made up of teaching.

Thank you.

Good.

Come on.

That's right.

Thank you very much for everything you do.

Now, in honor of this all teacher crowd,

tonight's show actually has some special sponsors.

Let's hear from one now.

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I think there's one more just for you guys.

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You also deal with their parents.

So when you're getting calls, emails, and texts from them,

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A Stanley filled with Josh.

Thank you to those vouchers.

We have a great show.

He stars in the new movie Project Calmary.

And he's hosting SNL this weekend.

Ryan Gosling is here.

Oscar Dominique Jesse Buckley is joining us.

Stick around.

We'll be right back with Ryan Gosling.

Come on back, everybody.

Thank you very much.

Our first guest is in three-time Oscar-nominated actor

who stars in and produced Project Calmary,

which hits theaters March 20th.

You can also catch him this weekend hosting Saturday Night Live

with musical guest gorillas.

Please welcome Ryan Gosling.

Ryan Gosling.

Thank you.

Take it in.

Come on, take it in.

Come on, they love you, we love you.

Welcome back.

I'm always happy to see you.

We've got to be on our best behavior.

No, you will, yes.

Because, yeah.

Well, in honor of your new movie Project Calmary,

where you play a middle school teacher

who is tasked with saving the world,

we have an audience full of school teachers

who are saving the world.

One at a time, they're saving the world.

I will say thank you very much, Mrs.

I will say I want to take credit for this,

but this is your idea, so I don't want to.

Did it happen?

You made it happen.

No, no, thank you for doing that.

While we have teachers here,

do you remember any teachers that you loved

or changed your life for?

Yes.

Did you who you are?

Yes.

I mean, maybe I won't say your name

because I want to be dragged in to all of them.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

This show business, yeah.

But I came up with a teacher who,

yeah, really flipped things around for me,

took an interest, figured out who we were or tried,

or who we wanted to be.

It came up with an amazing idea that if we read,

whoever read the most books could take a ride in her Jeep.

Why not?

At the end of the year.

That was a cool Jeep.

Yeah, it was a red Jeep.

Ah, which, you know,

Yeah.

Of all the Jeeps, the red one.

That's the one to get.

Yeah, that's the one.

The red one, that's the one.

And then, um, she,

the second place was you won a new kids on the block CD.

And I won the new kids on the block.

Yeah, you got it.

Got it.

I did it.

Come on, that's not too heavy.

I really, I really wanted it.

Yeah, of course.

I really wanted it.

I've never read that many books in my life.

Oh, it sends?

Wow.

Shout out to your teacher there.

But then I loved, um,

this movie, uh,

well, I don't know why I had seen

Deb Howard Society at that age.

Don't ask me why.

Fantastic movie.

But when she left at the end of the year,

she was leaving us for good.

I stood on my desk.

And I was crying and I said,

Oh, Captain, my captain.

No way.

And no one got the reference.

No, it's to the court.

I don't even think she got the reference.

No.

Would you like to do it tonight to these teachers?

Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

How are we going down?

I don't know.

All right.

There we go.

Oh, enough.

And there's no perfect, yeah.

Thank you.

No problem, buddy.

I don't know if that's the way we get down.

That's how I get it, yeah.

You're hosting Saturday Nightlife

for the fourth time, buddy.

Come on.

You're good.

Thank you.

Do you remember the first time you hosted the,

it wouldn't give you any advice or anything?

Oh, that helped me.

Mike Myers.

Who would love this?

Huge hero of mine.

Lauren Mitted happened.

and made it happen.

It was incredible.

And I was very nervous.

And right before I went on, he came into the dressing room

and he poked his head in and he said,

I'm going to tell you what Gilda Radner told me

on my first day is that the show is a monster.

And it means to eat every Saturday night.

And tonight, it's having you for dinner.

That is so funny.

Isn't that kind of true?

That's what it feels like.

So I saw Project Hail Mary last night.

Thank you.

Let me tell you, buddy, it is one of the best movies

I've ever seen.

I absolutely love this movie.

I thought it was...

Can we put that on the poster?

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, I don't think you're going to need me to get on the poster.

You actually have some great reviews,

if you want to plug your ears, I'll read about it.

Screen Rant says, the film is perfect.

Variety calls it a masterpiece

and an epic cinematic achievement.

One film critic said, it's a perfect cinematic experience,

maybe even one of the best movies of the decade.

Oh, that wasn't me either.

Gold Derby says it's felt in many ways

like a miracle of a movie.

It was so fun, and it's a lot...

It's about a teacher.

No, yeah, of course it is.

Yes.

But it's...

It's something else.

How do we set up what Project Hill Mary is about?

Project Hill Mary is about a middle school science teacher.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Who wakes up in another galaxy on a spaceship

and realizes that the fate of humanity lies in his hands.

Yes.

And he makes an alien best friend

and they save the stars together.

It's on a kind of show.

Yeah, it's already a birdie cry. Yes.

It's so fun.

It's so...

I was gonna say it's magical, and then I was gonna say,

mystical, I feel like Benson Boone.

It's mystical. It's magical.

It's mystical, yeah, yeah, baby, yeah, don't you know?

But it really is fun, and I just...

I haven't seen without that in a long time.

Congratulations.

More with Ryan Gosling. We'll come back in a little bit.

Let's figure it out.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I think I'm on my head, the head, the head, the head, the wife, the set,

the fate of the beach to the back,

to your brain to tell you to keep on going.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hello. Hello.

Welcome back, we're here with Ryan Gosling, everybody now.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Ryan, you've been doing a lot of promotion for Project Hill Mary.

Yes.

And you actually brought a video with you tonight.

Can you set this one up for us?

This was crazy. I swear this is not a paid ad.

I swear this happened by this was not planned.

I had to do a little thing with Alexa,

where I was supposed to ask her facts about the movie.

OK.

You know, just see what she knew about the movie.

Yeah.

And this is what happened. This is what she said.

I swear.

Why should people see Project Hill Mary in the theater?

Because the IMAX visuals are absolutely stunning.

Plus, Eva Mendez herself called it a masterpiece

that brings back the magic of the big screen experience

that you just can't get the full impact of on your couch at home.

That Eva Mendez is great, isn't she?

Absolutely.

She's got this incredible range

that people don't always give her credit for.

Thank you.

You'll break through in training day to that beautiful performance

and the place beyond the pines with Ryan Gosling.

She brings this authentic vulnerability to every role.

Plus, she's been smart about stepping back

from acting to focus on family,

which shows she's got her priority straight.

I couldn't agree more.

Is that what?

That's a nice thing.

Did you know?

Did Eva go crazy?

Did you know that Alexa was a girl's girl?

LAUGHTER

She's like, oh, Eva Mendez is my girl.

That is so funny.

She couldn't stop talking, matter.

It was, I couldn't agree more.

Well, yeah, of course.

Anyway, by the way, if I can ask you, can I do it?

Yeah, I can.

I can, yeah.

It is Eva's birthday today.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

She's here.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Yeah, no idea how much she loves teachers.

Oh.

Love you so much.

She has her home on at her sash, still, from when she was a kid.

She hangs it proudly in the house.

She has no idea we're doing this, by the way.

Would you, if I get her, would you sing happy birthday to her?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Good, good.

Somebody's good to see you.

Do we have a camera?

Do you have a camera out there?

Does she know?

Can you see if she's going to take you into the studio?

Now, here's the thing. You might find the hot silver

ever into the house.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Here she comes.

She's down with you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you, Harry.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Oh.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

They're Amanda's.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

They're Amanda's.

What do you want, baby?

I love teachers so much, you guys.

We owe so much, you guys.

You're so underpaid and you're so...

I just thank you so much.

I had so many amazing teachers.

You cut all this, right?

No, we made that. We love them.

I had so many amazing teachers mentor me,

and I just want to say thank you to you guys.

No, this is your day.

This is your birthday.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That's all him.

That's not the only surprise.

Everyone in the studio audience,

even the marching band, is going to an exclusive screening

of Project Hail Mary after the show tonight.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The bride, he's gossily, everybody.

The birthday girl, I am Amanda's.

Project Hail Mary's is theaters March 20th.

We'll be right back with more tonight's show.

Shoulders win.

APPLAUSE

So, it's March 20th, we'll be right back with more tonight's show.

Let's go around.

Our next guest is an Oscar nominated actress for her performance

and now you can see her starring in The Bride,

which is in theaters and I'm Acts Tomorrow.

Please welcome Jesse Buckley!

Yeah!

I'm so excited you're here.

I'm so excited and welcome.

I'm so happy to meet you.

I want to get to know you better.

Let's go for a drink.

Let's hang out.

Let's all go.

I'll go, I'm not!

First!

Good Irish girl.

Yes.

Bring you on an Irish night out.

I know.

You had a very big year already.

How are you feeling?

Yeah, it's been...

It's pretty busy right now.

Right.

Right meow?

What's wrong with you?

What do you mean?

You're pretty busy right meow?

I need to clarify something for all cat lovers in the world.

Right, I am a lover of cats.

I woke up this morning to the world thinking that I really don't love cats.

And it's really weighed on me all day.

I felt sick.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I want to just tell cat people that I am...

I actually auditioned to be a cat once.

You love cats that much that you wanted to be a cat.

Yeah.

You auditioned for cats?

Yeah.

The movie or the...

The movie.

You did.

No, I'm making that face because it was honestly the worst...

I gave the worst audition of my life.

Tell me about it.

I don't want audition with Tom Hooper.

And then I got called back to do a movement session with Wayne McGregor,

who's like the head choreographer of the World Ballet.

And he's got this incredibly sleek, terrifyingly minimalist studio.

And when you don't know how to be a cat in the first instance,

when you've got nothing around you...

No, I'm getting in there.

I'm getting in there.

It was so hot I was sweating.

I was like licking my paws.

Like...

I was like trying to make leek.

And it was like...

This guy is so beautiful and lie that I'm just like a hoof of an Irish woman

leaping across and licking her paws.

And anyway, obviously...

You didn't get it.

No, but I will say,

man, you're fantastic and hamnet.

Oh, my goodness.

We're unbelievable.

You've won over 40 awards for hamnet.

Okay?

You've won a...

A BAFTA.

A Critics Choice Award.

A Golden Globe.

You just won an actor award this past Sunday.

And you're nominated for an Oscar for Best Lead Actors.

Just a Bachelor.

That's it!

Now.

I also want to talk about the bride, which is out.

And I'm acts as well.

This is a totally different role for you.

And you actually did this.

This is about the bride of Frankenstein.

This is...

Yeah, it's amazing.

Hey, you did this right before hamnet.

Yeah, I shot in New York for three months.

And I had two weeks to kind of jump into hamnet straight after that.

And did you still...

Did you have eyebrows?

No, I actually arrived back with like bleached eyebrows.

Bleached everything.

Yeah.

And I got into the rehearsal room and all the producers were like...

Oh, my God.

Like she's meant to be a woman of the woods.

Where does bleach come into this?

Yeah, exactly.

And they were having kind of conferences about my eyebrows, but luckily...

They grew back.

How do we set up the bride there?

Because man, you get to do a lot of great things in this movie.

Yeah, it was such a trip.

You know, at the core of it, it's about love, about the misfits,

about the monstrousness in us all.

And Maggie Gyllenhaal, who wrote and directed it,

got the idea from seeing a tattoo on a guy's arm at a party one night.

And she was like, right, the bride of Frankenstein, what is that?

And...

Really?

Yeah.

And she went back and watched the film of the bride of Frankenstein.

And she's in it for three minutes and says nothing.

And so Maggie was like, well, what does she want to say?

And then...

In 2006, this.

Yeah.

And so she wrote this incredible, like...

I mean, when I read that script, it was like, nothing I'd ever read before.

And it's set in 1935 in Chicago.

We meet our Frankenstein, who we call Frankenstein, played by Christian Bale.

Yeah.

And he's amazing.

And he goes to this mad scientist and says, I want you to reinvigorate a wife for me.

And so he gets a different kind of wild wife, not just a nice wife,

but one that starts a revolution and the two of them fall into a kind of mad body,

Bonnie and Clyde, rampage across America.

Yeah.

It's fantastic.

It's so great.

So entertaining and you press it.

Jesse Baley, everybody, the bride and the theaters and I like the world.

You're great.

More tonight's your answer to the break.

Stick around, everybody.

Come on back.

That's the move I asked off the motor.

So I'm gonna go to the stop there.

Nice, thanks for Ryan Gosling, Jesse Bustling and the Roots.

Thank you for watching.

Good night, everybody.

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