probably doesn't get much cozier than this, the world's longest scarf potentially, from richmond taught herself how to crochet a couple of years ago after a health issue. she says she soon decided she wanted to beat the guinness world record for the longest scarf crocheted by an individual. that record actually stands at 834 eight and eight inches. but earlier tonight, daisy invited guinness officials for an official measuring in hopes of beating the current record. she also told us about her crocheting process. >> i to do it little bits here and there everyday. actually ended up averaging a little over two feet a day once i get all my calculations and in some ways the hardest part is what you are seeing right now which is getting it measured, getting it or donated and hold it together. >> [ laughter ] >> oh my. >> we are going to have to wait to hear she

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- hillary rodham clinton, jonathan groff, musical guest sasha alex sloan, and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 1952! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> jimmy: oh, that's a hot crowd. oh, feels good. oh, i love you. enjoy yourself. enjoy yourself. welcome everybody. welcome, welcome, welcome to "the tonight show"! you're here. [ cheers and applause ] thanks for watching. well guys, hillary rodham clinton is my guest tonight! [ cheers and applause ] she is here to promote her new broadway musical. [ light laughter ] she's going to talk about the upcoming election. and then give her review of "godzilla x6kong." it's gonna be a very interesting show. [ cheers and applause ] i don't know why -- hillary produced a new broadway musical calls "suffs," about the women's suffrage movement. yep. it's her first time back on broadway since she was in the cast of "starlight express." [ cheers and applause ] i didn't know she could roller skate. yep, a musical about women desperately fighting for their rights. it's set in the historical time period of today. [ laughter ] even trump is excited about

"suffs." he was like, "i love suffs. [ laughter ] but i also enjoy double suffs and mega suffs. [ laughter ] sometimes i combine the mega suffs to make a mega mega suff." [ laughter ] well, this is fun -- today, president biden and the first lady hosted the 144th white house easter egg roll. but the event was delayed 90 minutes due to thunder and lightning. [ audience oohs ] and this was interesting, vice president harris told biden, "you know a great way to get rid of lightning is to stand on the balcony holding up a golf club." [ laughter ] yeah, it rained for most of the event. nothing makes for a great easter egg roll like a wet bunny suit. [ light laughter ] at one point, the easter bunny joined biden on the white house balcony. can we see a photo of that? yeah. [ laughter ] biden came out and said, "look, i know i'm mentally stable, but everyone else can see the six-foot bunny next to me, right? just want to make sure that's -- [ laughter and applause ] that's real, right? it's real?" meanwhile, yesterday, trump

posted an easter message on truth social. here's what it said -- "happy easter to all." [ light laughter ] that's actually pretty tame for trump. i guess he -- [ alarm blaring ] oh, you know what that sound means? it's time to play "is there more?" ♪ is there more is there more is there more ♪ [ scattered cheers ] >> jimmy: now, the way it works is simple. do you all think that there's more to this truth social post, or was that short message all he wrote? >> audience: more! >> jimmy: sounds like you think there's -- yeah, there's more. yeah, well, let's check it out. "happy easter to all, including crooked and corrupt prosecutors and judges -- [ laughter ] -- that are doing everything possible to interfere with the presidential election of 2024." okay, that's -- that's more like it. i guess that means -- [ alarm blaring ] oh. ♪ is there more is there more is there more ♪ >> jimmy: okay, let -- let's play again. do you guys think there's even more to this post? >> audience: more! >> jimmy: all right, let's see. "-- and put me in prison, including those many people i completely and totally despise, because they want to destroy

america, a now failing nation." wow, that is -- [ alarm blaring ] seriously? [ laughter ] just roll the intro. this is -- ♪ is there more is there more is there more ♪ >> jimmy: i take it we all think that there's more? right? [ cheers ] all right. let's see. "-- and lazy on violent crime. [ laughter ] crooked joe's d.o.j., thugs unfairly working in the d.a.'s office. illegally indicted, not a a crime." okay, there can't be any -- [ alarm blaring ] oh, god. [ laughter ] ♪ is there more is there more is there more ♪ >> jimmy: what else could he possibly put? let's see it. "happy easter everyone!" [ laughter ] there you have it. well, that's very nice. [ cheers and applause ] nice ending. wow. speaking of truth social, the company's stock is plunging after it was reported that last year, it lost $58 million. yep, truth social's stock tanked so fast, they're changing the name to twitter.

[ laughter and ohs ] when he heard another one of his businesses was tanking, trump was like, "ah, they blow up so fast." [ laughter ] as a result of the stock tanking, trump's net worth dropped $2 billion. yep, trump's so panicked, he's now selling copies of the torah. [ laughter and applause ] "my bible is doing so well --" well, get this, in order to settle a privacy lawsuit, google has pledged to destroy millions of users' browsing data. and based on your silence, it sounds like there's some very relieved people in tonight's audience. [ laughter ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] everyone's like -- well, google's like, "your search history may be gone, but our judgment will last forever." [ laughter ] yep, the lawsuit accused google of tracking what people search in incognito mode. >> steve: ooh. [ audience oohs ] >> jimmy: i'm not a computer scientist, but i think we already know what people search for in incognito mode. [ laughter ] some more business news, at&t

announced that personal data from 73 million current and former customers were leaked onto the dark web. it's scary to think that the web we're using is the good one. [ laughter ] asked if he was worried, at&t's ceo was like, "oh, no, i use verizon." [ laughter ] some movie news, this weekend, "godzilla x kong" crushed at the box office. i mean, two iconic movie monsters coming together, so cool. it's funny though. there have been so many of these i've actually started to forget who's who. >> tariq: i can help you out, jimmy. >> jimmy: okay, thanks tariq. so -- ♪ ♪ the lizard? godzilla king kong? gorilla ♪ ♪ godzilla's --? the lizard and kong's --? gorilla ♪ ♪ elordi? priscilla dodgeball? ben stiller ♪ ♪ favorite ice cream? vanilla favorite folder? manila ♪ ♪ mj thriller dennis miller ♪ ♪ column pillar hot dog griller ♪ ♪ naptime

pillow weeping willow ♪ ♪ new house zillow costs a mill-oh ♪ ♪ this is real dope we should chill bro ♪ ♪ see the movie free to -- -- morrow♪ ♪ lizard is godzilla and king kong is the gorilla ♪ ♪ the lizard is godzilla and king kong is the gorilla ♪ >> jimmy: thank you! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, tariq. your really helped me clear some things up. tariq trotter, everyone! tariq trotter. [ cheers and applause ] well, guys, i heard that french scientists are warning that camembert cheese and brie cheese are on the verge of extinction. [ audience ohs ] they tried everything, they just can't get them to mate. [ laughter ] apparently, there's a decline in the strains of fungus that give them their taste. when they heard about the fungus shortage, arby's was like, "what kind do you need?" [ laughter ] "we've got -- whatever you want. we've got all types." [ applause ]

finally, listen to this, at caesars palace in las vegas, a a slots player won the same jackpot three times in three hours. [ cheers and ohs ] i feel bad for the person sitting there before him who was like, "eh, this one's cold." [ laughter ] winning the jackpot once is exciting. twice is super exciting. three times, you're terrified someone's gonna yell "april fool's." [ laughter ] we have a great show. give it up for the roots, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have a great show for you tonight. she is a former first lady, u.s. senator, and secretary of state. now she's making her broadway producing debut with the new musical "suffs," which is now playing at the music box theatre. hillary rodham clinton is here tonight! [ cheers and applause ] wow. "suffs."

he is an emmy and tony nominated actor who stars in the hit broadway musical, "merrily we roll along," which is playing now at the hudson theatre. jonathan groff is joining us! [ cheers and applause ] and we've got great music from sasha alex sloan! [ cheers and applause ] fantastic. oh, i also want to mention, tomorrow night at 10:00, here on nbc, my show "password" is on, all new episodes. [ cheers and applause ] it's going to be fun. ♪ keke palmer. tomorrow at 10:00, set your dvrs. i had -- i had a fun weekend. you know what i did friday? >> steve: what'd you do? >> jimmy: i got invited to a a screening for steve martin's documentary. >> steve: mm-hm. >> jimmy: it's in two parts. have you seen it yet? >> questlove: yeah. >> jimmy: it's so -- it's directed by morgan neville. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: who also did the mr. rogers movie. >> steve: yep. >> jimmy: it's fantastic. he's great. anyways, it's called "steve." i highly recommend it. so, i went after the show. right as soon as the show ended, i ran over to go to the screening, whatever.

i thought i was going to be late. and so, i went in. the doors were kind of shut. they're like someone's talking. so i go, "okay." they go, "well, you can just -- we'll squeeze you in." so, they snuck me in. steve was on stage talk -- steve martin was talking. he was so funny. he was like, "you know, ever since i was a little boy, i've always --" [ light laughter ] "it's been my childhood dream to have a documentary made about me." [ light laughter ] "produced by a24 and airing on apple tv. since i was a boy i dreamt that --" and he's like -- he goes, "today we're going to be showing you part one. it's an hour and a half. part two we can't show you for legal reasons. [ laughter ] and then we'll show you part three. it's four hours and -- then, we'll go to part four, of course, which is --" you know. and then -- he was so funny. anyway, so he's done -- he's talking. and he goes, "all right, let's start the movie." and the lights go down. and steve walks by and he goes "oh, hey," and he comes and sits next to me. >> steve: aw. >> jimmy: so, i watched the documentary about steve martin with steve martin. [ audience aws ] can you imagine that? [ cheers and applause ] and i was freaking out.

i don't know if he was psyched that i was next to him or what, 'cause i kept, like, banging his leg. i'm like, "that's so funny. that's so funny." and he was like -- probably like, "get away from me, dude." [ light laughter ] but it was fascinating. his career is unbelievable, steve martin. i -- you watch his awkward phases, and when he first started out and didn't know what he was going to do, whether it was funny or not. he was playing like these rooms for like seven people. seven people. you can count them. he counts them. he goes, "there's seven people here." and then, they show you his journals that he wrote about, like, starting, like, what's happening. he's feeling that something's happening. they have -- interview all his old girlfriends. >> steve: oh. [ audience ohs ] >> jimmy: yeah, it's fascinating. then, they show a love letter he wrote. or a postcard he wrote to his girlfriend. and he was like, "i'm thinking i want my act to be more avant-garde," is what he wrote. he goes, "i'm also growing a a mustache, are you?" [ laughter ] it's -- it's phenomenal -- i just -- just to see everything. and him going on the road, and all this stuff, and how tough

it -- the whole act was. and i think bob einstein told him -- 'cause his act was weird, you know, and silly. and bob einstein said, "i think you getting old's going to help your act. because i think right now, you're young and silly. but that's what young people do. but when people realize that you're old, they just realize you're -- this is funny, you're doing jokes." and like, he does stuff. he wears, like, the balloon hat and he's got the glasses with the fake nose. and he's like, "i just want to be serious for a second." [ laughter ] you know? it's so funny. then they show him seeing "saturday night live" for the first time. because -- and him going, "whoa, there's other people like me?" [ light laughter ] >> tariq: whoa. >> jimmy: you know? 'cause he's like -- he's been on the road for 15 years by himself being a weirdo, you know? you don't know who's -- >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: you're by yourself. i mean, the road's a pretty lonely place, you know. just, you go up and do your bits. but it's like, he saw that show, and he's like, "these people are doing the same -- they're getting the same sense of humor that i have." so, that's why he wanted to come and do "saturday night live." and then, he does that and it explodes.

and now, he's selling arenas. going to see a comedy, he's the first rock star comedian. and it was interesting to watch steve watch him. he didn't really laugh. [ laughter ] at anything that he was doing. he was laughing at other things. you know, there was other comedians. and he means so much to comedians, but -- and every comedian loves steve martin, but -- i'm one of those comedians. i'm one of those people. and for him to sit next to me during his documentary was so special. i couldn't believe it. anyway, thank you steve. [ cheers and applause ] if you get a chance, check out his documentary, "steve." it is great. guys, i've been obsessed with the new york times games lately. you played the games on that? you know, like wordle and -- [ cheers and applause ] i'm loving the game "connections" right now. it is so much fun. [ cheers and applause ] but the day got away from me and i haven't done today's puzzle. it's driving me nuts. so, i thought maybe we could all just do it together. it's time for "tonight show connections." here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ tonight show connections

la la la la la oh yeah ♪ >> jimmy: okay, so the way it works is that there are 16 random words or phrases. and our goal is to find four groups of four words that share a common theme, okay? once we think we have one, i click submit and see if we're right. higgins, you do you see anything? >> steve: hmm, yeah, i think i do. >> jimmy: what? >> jimmy: shack. >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> steve: shed. >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> steve: hut. >> jimmy: yep. >> steve: and tent. >> jimmy: okay, and those -- connecting why? >> steve: i think they're like all small dwellings. like, little houses or something. >> jimmy: i think i agree. let's see. [ bell dings ] oh, "homes on zillow that cost more than $2 million." [ laughter and applause ] essentially, we still got it. >> steve: still got it. >> jimmy: it wasn't what i expected, but we still got it. it's a match. yeah, you got one, quest? >> questlove: yeah, i think so. all right, i see taco bell. >> jimmy: yeah. >> questlove: white castle, mcdonald's, and pizza hut. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. that's all fast food, right? >> questlove: yeah, fast food restaurants. >> jimmy: yep, all right. let's try that. [ bell dings ] "stocks to buy before 4/20." [ laughter and applause ]

that's interesting. again, we still got it. not what i expected, but we still got it. mark, you wanna -- mark, you want to try one? >> yeah, sure. let's go. c-3po. >> jimmy: yeah. >> r2-d2. >> jimmy: yep. >> bb-8. >> jimmy: yes. >> l3-37. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. i know this. right, "star wars"? >> that's right. >> jimmy: yeah, "star wars" characters. let's try it. [ bell dings ] "tax forms you forgot to fill out." oh, yeah. [ laughter and applause ] i forgot to do that. so, that just leaves us with -- ugh, gross, blech and yuck. that is all negative words, right? all right, let's see if we got it. [ bell dings ] "normal responses when you see open-toed sandals on the subway." oh, there we go. it's spring. [ laughter and applause ] that's all for "tonight show connections." stick around, we'll be right back with hillary rodham clinton. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hey guys. a few years ago, patron discontinued their

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest is a a former first lady, united states senator, and secretary of state. now, she's making her broadway producing debut with the new musical, "suffs," which is now playing at the music box theatre. please welcome hillary rodham clinton!

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hillary rodham clinton, welcome back. you look fantastic. >> well, i'm wearing a hat from the show. >> jimmy: oh, i thought this was an easter thing that you just -- [ light laughter ] >> left over. >> jimmy: left over, that you -- >> well, but it goes for both. >> jimmy: it does, it works. >> very multipurpose, you know? and i brought one for you. >> jimmy: i see this, here now. this is -- >> don't you think that he would look really good? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this is very thoughtful. i appreciate this. [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. this is very -- thank you so much. i will -- i will wear this with pride. i really will. yeah. oh, you did actually bring me -- >> i did bring you a real hat, yeah. >> jimmy: ooh, look at this. a real "suffs" hat. >> yeah, a real "suffs" hat.

[ cheers and applause ] you know, sort of -- sort of purple, yellow and white, were all suffragist colors, so i thought -- >> jimmy: this is perfect. thank you for this. i'll rotate them. >> yeah, i think rotating would be a good idea. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: should we take this off for the interview? >> yeah, probably. >> jimmy: yeah, okay, yeah let's take them off, yeah. it is so great to see you, thank you so much. i can't wait to talk about "suffs." you must be very proud and very excited about this. >> i am so excited. >> jimmy: first, i wanna know, how was your easter? how are the grandkids? >> they're great. they're great. you know, they're nine, seven, and four right now. and so the four-year-old would not eat lunch until he saw the easter bunny. >> jimmy: yeah. >> that was a problem. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: he's like, "yeah, i'm not doing this. what's this -- i was promised." >> we did the egg hunt. we did the egg hunt, which was great. and you know, it was a little bit "lord of the flies" but it worked out. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yes, it is, yeah. >> so we were at a restaurant, and they'd had an easter bunny, but the easter bunny had left. >> jimmy: yeah.

>> so, the waiter goes, "oh, i see that this is a challenge. i will be right back." and he went, and i don't know where he dragged this poor person from. [ laughter ] but he was in the full regalia. i think he might've been on the 5th avenue easter day parade, right? >> jimmy: yeah, he's like, "i just left, all right lets go do it --" >> he's like, "hurry up, the kid won't eat until he sees you." >> jimmy: here's a photo of the easter egg roll. >> oh, yeah. that was at the white house. >> jimmy: at the white house, sure. >> yeah, that's -- yeh. >> jimmy: do you -- what's interesting about this is, someone -- it's always someone that everyone knows plays the easter bunny. >> well, it's -- it's usually the member of the staff that draws the short straw. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] yeah, exactly, you're like -- >> you know what you'll be doing easter monday, yeah. >> jimmy: you know, i was lucky enough to go to the white house easter egg roll last easter. and so, they had the same thing, nice easter bunny is walking around, and i think it was one of president biden's assistants. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and he's talking to the bunny like -- like it's their assistant. he's like, "so anyway, blah, blah, blah." and i go, "hey, stop talking to this bunny, people are going to think that you're crazy."

[ laughter ] no one knows that that's your assistant, everyone thinks the president is talking to the easter bunny. stop doing it. >> oh, my god, i mean, you can imagine what trump would do with that. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and he did. he did do it, yeah. >> no sense of humor. no sense of humor at all. >> jimmy: zero sense of humor, yeah. >> i mean, come on, they were telling jokes. >> jimmy: can we -- yeah. can we talk about the upcoming presidential election? >> oh, no. >> jimmy: yes, we have to. [ laughter ] >> let's stick with the easter bunny. >> jimmy: we have to. no, no more easter bunny talk, yeah. i mean it's -- it's biden versus trump, we know that. >> yes, it is. it is. >> jimmy: what do you -- what do you say to voters who are upset that those are the two choices? >> get over yourself, those are the two choices. yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, love that. yeah, good. [ cheers and applause ] >> and, you know, it's kind of like one is old and effective and compassionate, has a heart, and really cares about people. and one is old and has been charged with 91 felonies. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, okay. [ cheers and applause ] >> i mean.

>> jimmy: okay, interesting. >> i don't understand why this is even a hard choice really. i don't understand it. but we have to go through the election and hopefully people will realize what's at stake, because it's an existential question. what kind of country we're going to have, what kind of democracy we're going to have, and people who blow that off are not paying attention. because, it's not like trump, his enablers, his empowerers, his allies, are not telling us what they want to do. i mean, they're pretty clear about what kind of country they want. >> jimmy: yeah, get out there and vote. >> get out there and vote. well, that's what this is really about. get out there and vote. i mean this is such an exciting, i would even say thrilling, story of real life women, you know? great american women, like alice paul and ida b. wells and carrie chapman catt. i mean real -- real historic figures. and what they went through to get us the right to vote. and so when people blow it off and you think about these women picketing, marching, going to prison, being force fed to get the right to vote.

right? and you can't just blow it off. i mean, it was important then, it's as important right now. and the story is really powerful. [ cheers and applause ] how did you get involved as a a producer? >> well, in the -- i went to see it at the public theater. and then a year later i got a a letter from shaina, the woman who conceived it, wrote it, the music, the -- everything about it. and she asked me if i'd be willing to be a co-producer. i said, " well you know, i've never done that before." she said, "yeah, but you know, you've kind of lived the story, you understand the story." and i said i'd love to if it's -- you know, if you want me to, i'm in. so they sent me a video in the summer of 2023 of the reworked play, and she was just, you know, so excited to share it with me. and i watched it, you know, and i took notes, and i got back to them, and i talked through what i thought, and what i thought, you know, could, you know, make it even better. and it was -- it was so

exciting, jimmy. i have to tell you. >> jimmy: it's a big deal. >> it is a big deal. it's a big deal for me. >> jimmy: now it's on broadway. >> and now it's on broadway. and people who are seeing it -- some of your team backstage have already seen it. and it's -- it's a real story, and because it's a real story, you see the friendships, you see the conflict. you know, it's also a great depiction of how you make change in america. how frustrating it is, the outside-inside game. i mean, the people who had been at this for so many years, they're getting tired but they're -- they're thinking, you know, they've got to convince president wilson, they've got to convince the congress. and they're playing the inside game. then the younger women who always show up and say, "wait a a minute, we've got to do it differently." and they'd been in england and they'd seen how the suffragettes in england had pushed for the vote. and so there's a conflict between those who have been at it a long time, and those who want it done faster. and they think they have a a better idea. it's such a great drama. and the music is absolutely contagious.

and the last -- the last song, not to give anything away -- is about "keep marching." and what is more important than to be reminded right now, that, you know, there's so many things going on in this country, so many things going on in this world, and progress is possible but not guaranteed. that's one of the lines in the -- in the play. and i think, boy, that is 100% right. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it is. keep going, keep marching. congratulations on the musical. thank you so much for coming on. >> thank you. >> jimmy: hillary rodham clinton, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] "suffs" is playing now at the music box theatre. jonathan groff joins us after the break. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: rock bands. rock bands. rock bands. >> i don't know. >> jimmy: rock bands. rock bands. yeah. one, two, three. metallica. >> kiss. [ laughter ]

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest is an emmy and tony nominated actor who stars in the hit broadway musical, "merrily we roll along," which is playing now at the hudson theatre. please welcome the one and only jonathan groff! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> jimmy: welcome back. you look great, you smell great. >> thank you. >> jimmy: are you wearing a a cologne? >> you know, i just put in a a halls. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's what i was getting, a little menthol. >> yeah, a little, like, the little menthol. >> jimmy: a little menthol, i can breathe better, yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: just talking to you. it's always good to see you. and now here you are in "merrily we roll along." this is -- i mean, it's a giant buzz over this. this is insane. >> this show is about a group of friends that lived in new york for 20 years, and we start the show at the end, and go back to the beginning. so i start the show at 40, and end at 20-years-old. and there's -- i've lived in new york now for about 20 years, and so there's something for all of us working on this show that feels super personal. and because it goes back to the beginning of the story at the end, and we end at 20-years-old, we end with this energy that you have when you first move to new york, and are excited and full of dreams.

>> jimmy: you have this plugged in, and in your dressing room. this is "bar bra." >> yes. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: now -- >> thank you, sas goldberg for making that neon sign. so -- so barbra streisand -- >> jimmy: hello, come on. [ cheers and applause ] yes? >> this is crazy. there's a lot of connectivity here. >> jimmy: there is? >> because on april 5th, 1 1961, 63 years ago, barbra streisand made her television debut on "the tonight show," that, at that time, was being shot at the hudson theatre -- >> jimmy: whoa, whoa, whoa, what? >> -- where "merrily we roll along" is. and so, i made this sign in my dressing room. >> jimmy: so you have like, people back and have drinks -- >> "bar bra," yeah. >> jimmy: -- after the show. >> in honor of barbra streisand, that's how she spells her name. >> jimmy: has barbra ever --? >> she hasn't been yet. although, meryl streep came, blessed us with her presence at the -- [ cheers and applause ] yes! and meryl -- so -- so meryl came into the dressing room, she came into bar bra.

and i was like, "meryl's in bar bra. like, i can't believe this is happening." [ light laughter ] and she took out her phone, and she was like, "jonathan, go -- will you sit on the couch there that you have in front of the sign?" and i was like, "sure," so i like, sat, and like, smiling, 'cause i thought i thought meryl was taking a picture of me in front of bar bra. and then she was like, "okay. all right, barbra, so this is jonathan groff, and he's in 'merrily we roll along.' and this is the sign that he's made, and here we are in his dressing room." and i -- >> jimmy: she texted --? >> -- was like -- [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: barbra streisand knows who you are! >> i died! i died! >> jimmy: that's cool. >> i [ bleep ] died. >> jimmy: that's cool. >> merryl made a video for barbra. i died a thousand gay deaths. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that is fantastic. >> yeah. >> jimmy: there's a scene in the play where you type something on a typewriter for daniel radcliffe. >> yes.

yes. >> jimmy: and no one ever even sees what you type. >> yes. >> jimmy: what is it that you type? >> yeah, this -- well. this is like a little inside, if you come and see "merrily we roll along," it's in the song "opening doors." lindsay mendez and dan radcliffe and i are singing this song together. it's very fast. he leaves for a split second, and i run over as the character frank and type a little message to him. and it's always obscene. but then we started auctioning off the piece of paper, because right now every broadway show is collecting for an amazing organization called broadway cares/equity fights aids. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> an amazing, amazing charity. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: absolutely. >> and so now i've had to roll back on the obscenities and type something palatable to auction off at the end of every show. >> jimmy: yeah. i've done stuff for broadway cares. >> you have? >> jimmy: yes, i have. >> they do amazing work. amazing work. >> jimmy: amazing - well i -- i thought it might be kind of interesting - - we have a -- we have a typewriter here. what do you think? >> if i type something on this typewriter, will you also type something and/or sign something, and we can auction it off on april 5th, the anniversary of

barbra streisand's television appearance? >> jimmy: yes, absolutely! [ cheers and applause ] i love it! >> you will? >> jimmy: yes, i have to do it! >> oh, my god! >> jimmy: okay, what are we typing? [ cheers ] >> okay, okay. i'll -- i'll start a sentence, and you can finish it. >> jimmy: all right, done. okay, done, yeah. and then -- yeah, okay. [ typewriter clicking ] okay. ♪ it says "i love --" ♪ [ typewriter clicking ] "tom cruise." [ laughter ] no, no. i put "i love new york city." >> oh, that's great. >> jimmy: and i think that's -- [ cheers and applause ] >> it's beautiful. >> jimmy: that's good, right? we did this -- we did this together. do we sign it? [ cheers and applause ]

how do we do it? how do you take it out? do you know how to takit out? whoa. >> oh, my god. thanks, jimmy. >> jimmy: oh, we have to do this, come on. ♪ i've never seen your signature. wow. >> nice, thank you. >> jimmy: there it is right there, folks. [ cheers and applause ] i really wrote a big signature. >> it's really good! >> jimmy: i wrote a giant signature. congrats on the show. congrats, best of luck on the rest of the run. jonathan groff. [ cheers and applause ] "merrily we roll along" is playing now on broadway at the hudson theatre. jonathan and i are doing something fun after the break! stick around. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. we're hanging out with jonathan groff now! [ cheers and applause ] jonathan, i feel like we have a a good connection going right now. i always -- we always have a a great connection, every time. and now we can play to prove it. it's time for the "jinx challenge." here we go. ♪ j-j-j-jinx j-j-j-jinx challenge ♪ >> jimmy: now, here's how it works, okay? we're going to read a category from the card here, the "jinx challenge" cards, okay? and then on the count of three we're both gonna say something in that category at the same time. when we say the same thing, it is a jinx. and we're going to see how many jinxes we can get.

we want jinxes. >> okay. >> jimmy: we want them. but now we're gonna put on the jinx gloves. this is a very important part of the game. [ light laughter ] >> god, they're beautiful. >> jimmy: they are kind of chic. >> wow, it's -- [ scattered cheers ] yes. >> jimmy: but they're -- they're connected. so your hand goes in that glove. [ laughter ] >> which hands? >> jimmy: uh, the -- i guess your right? i 'unno, i don't know. yeah, probably that one. >> okay. >> jimmy: yeah 'cause you don't want to -- >> this is so intimate. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i mean, this is the way -- this is the way they played it for a hundred years. all right, so now -- they're connected. [ scattered cheers and laughter ] and i think once we get a jinx we can really -- >> sort of like -- >> jimmy: yeah! get in there. yeah, get in there! [ cheers ] >> yes, yes! >> jimmy: but we have to earn it. we have to earn it. >> earn it, okay. >> jimmy: all right, ready? let's see what the first jinx is. and see if we can get a jinx on it, okay? it is "easter candies." [ drum roll ] >> oh, wait, okay. if -- okay. >> jimmy: easter candies. easter candies! easter candies. >> easter candies. >> jimmy: jonathan, get in there. easter candies. >> okay. >> jimmy: easter candies. >> okay. do i look at you in the eye? >> jimmy: one -- yes. one, two, three.

>> together: jelly beans! [ bell dinging ] [ cheers and applause ] [ yelling ] >> jimmy: ah-ha, that's the most fun in the whole wide world. [ laughter ] >> that went through my body. >> jimmy: that is unbelievable. we both said jelly beans. that was great. i was worried that with two words, maybe we'd get in trouble, but -- >> no, i was -- >> jimmy: look at us. >> peeps would be good. >> jimmy: peeps, i thought too. i go, "no." >> but when you said "candies" -- >> jimmy: "candies." >> yeah, the peeps went away. >> jimmy: wow, here we go. i'm already happy. >> my heart is racing. >> jimmy: this is -- i know, so exciting. [ light laughter ] all right, here's the second one -- ooh. "rock bands." >> okay. >> jimmy: ooh, all right, this could be anything. rock bands, okay. >> i had an initial hit of something. >> jimmy: yeah, i think i might get a little something. >> okay. >> jimmy: ready? [ drum roll ] one, two, three. >> the rolling stones! >> jimmy: bon jovi! [ sad tuba ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right, rolling stones, okay. >> i enjoy the failure so much. it feels so good to me. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no, we have to get -- all right, roll -- rock band, you said "rolling stones." rock bands.

[ drum roll ] one, two, three -- >> rolling stones! >> jimmy: beatles! no, you said rolling stones twice? [ sad tuba ] [ laughter ] can you say --? no, we change, we have to change. it give -- your hand. [ laughter ] your hand. oh -- or -- oh wait, i got it. we ready? [ drum roll ] rock bands! rock bands! rock bands! >> i don't know. >> jimmy: rock bands! yeah! rock bands, one, two, three. metallica! >> kiss! [ sad tuba ] [ laughter ] all right, we got two more shots, ready? [ drum roll ] >> okay. >> jimmy: "pizza toppings." >> okay. >> jimmy: that's easy. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: that's easy. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: that's easy. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: that's so easy! >> yes. [ laughter ] [ drum roll ] they're easy! >> yes. >> jimmy: pizza topping! >> yeah. >> jimmy: i'm a pizza with -- blank. one, two, three -- >> together: pepperoni! [ bell dinging ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: yes! yes! ♪ oh, my goodness, we got two jinxes. all right, this is for all the

money. all the money -- >> oh! >> jimmy: that felt great. >> my god. oh, my god. >> jimmy: it is fun playing this. okay, here we go. we need 1, this is worth 10,000 points. >> it is? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yes. >> okay. >> jimmy: "broadway musicals." [ audience ohs ] [ cheers ] [ drum roll ] i think go with your gut on this one, bud. >> okay. ♪ [ drum roll ] ♪ [ snapping ] [ cheers ] ♪ >> jimmy: one, two, three. >> together: "merrily we roll along"! [ bell dinging ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: come on, now. jonathan groff, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] "merrily we roll along" is playing at the hudson theatre. we'll be right back with more "tonight show." stick around. is that the best? >> we did it! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: performing "highlights," from her upcoming album, "me again," please welcome, sasha alex sloan. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ where were you when i was broken when i was learnin' not everybody's nice ♪ ♪ where were you when i was empty when i had no one else to turn to for advice ♪

♪ i'm not angry anymore for what you did but who does that to a kid ♪ ♪ you love me when it's easy you love me when it looks good to your friends ♪ ♪ you love me when you need me or anytime the spotlight's on again ♪ ♪ and it's been this way my whole life ♪ ♪ sometimes it feels like you only love me for the highlights ♪ ♪ ♪ where were you when i was sleepless watchin' streetlights turnin' off ♪ ♪ 'cause you were there for birthday cakes and had a smile on your face ♪

♪ but where were you when i was lost ♪ ♪ i won't blame you for the person i've become but you made it hard to trust someone ♪ ♪ you love me when it's easy you love me when it looks good to your friends ♪ ♪ you love me when you need me or anytime the spotlight's on again ♪ ♪ and it's been this way my whole life ♪ ♪ sometimes it feels like you only love me for the highlights ♪ ♪ ♪ do you ever wish you stayed ♪ ♪ do you ever turn around do you ever wish you knew

the person i am now ♪ ev[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: come on. that was so good. that was fantastic. come on, yeah. sasha alex sloan. "me again" is out may 17th. we'll be right back everybody. i loved that. that was great. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to hillary rodham clinton,

jonathan groff, sasha alex sloan once again! [ cheers and applause ] and the roots right there from philadelphia, pennsylvania. thank you for watching. stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." goodnight, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." [ cheers and applause ] tonight -- jeremy strong. from broadway's "the wiz," writer and comedian amber ruffin. an all new "closer look." featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] and now, seth meyers.