the mill ebb yum falcon spotted on hollywood boulevard. it's for the red carpet premiere of the latest star wars spin off. it follows the tale of how han solo met chewbacca years before they joined the rebellion. solo opens nationwide may 25th. >> chewbacca must be making that weird noise tonight. >> thanks for joining us. have a great friday. [ 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 -- alex rodriguez, jamie parker, musical guests arctic monkeys. and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 869! st. kitts! >> steve: and now, here he is,

jimmy fallon! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome to the show. enjoy yourselves, relax. welcome, everybody. welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome welcome, welcome, welcome to "the tonight show." this is it, baby. [ cheers and applause ] this is the show to be at. great crowd. guys, mother's day is coming up on sunday. [ cheers and applause ] it's that day every year when moms say, "what's that burning smell?" and dad's like, "you know what, honey? let's go out for breakfast." [ laughter ] i saw that the average person spends $180 for mother's day.

they spend $20 on a gift and then $160 on overnight shipping. [ laughter and applause ] "it's mother's day? tomorrow? okay." get this, on sunday, hooters is letting moms eat free. [ laughter ] before you decide to take your mom over to hooters on sunday, here are some places that are better options. >> 7-11, a vending machine, blimpie's, chili's too, port authority bus terminal, papa john's, the quizno's pickle bar, a combination pizza hut/taco bell, a hot dog stand, nuts for nuts, the volcano in hawaii, panda express, orange julius, holiday inn snack bar, trump tower grill, doing nothing. >> jimmy: there you go. [ cheers and applause ] guys, listen to this. today, the white house held a a big technology summit to talk about artificial intelligence. trump actually loves artificial intelligence, because at this point alexa is the only woman still talking to him. [ laughter and applause ] that's right, today, a bunch of ceos from silicon valley were at the white house. trump was afraid to go, because

when he heard silicon, he assumed stormy daniels would be there. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: oh! >> jimmy: some more tech news. by the end of this week, apple could be the world's first trillion dollar company. [ audience oohs ] you can tell they're rich, because when you ask siri to set an alarm, she goes, "i don't do that stuff anymore." [ laughter and applause ] and finally, in poland yesterday, a truck carrying liquid chocolate overturned on the highway and spilled all over the road. when police arrived at the scene, they were like, "dear god, please let that be chocolate." [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you, roots. hey, guys, this sunday is mother's day. we all know how important moms

are, how much they do for us every day. what i'm trying to say is moms are the best. that is why i wrote a book called "everything is mama." and this is it right here. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ and it took me a while to write this book. there's at least 10 words. >> steve: wow. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: in the whole book. and anyway, i hope you read it to your kids. i hope it makes them smile, because that's really what it's all about. so to celebrate mother's day -- [ cheers and applause ] to celebrate mother's day, everyone here tonight is going home with their very own copy. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ that's right. you don't have to buy it. guys, we have a fantastic show tonight. he's one of the greatest players in major league baseball history. alex rodriguez is here. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: alex rodriguez. i love a-rod. he's one of my favorites. i used to go to the game --

i told this story before -- i used to go to the game all the time, and i got pretty good seats. right behind home plate. i was there with -- and i'd watch all the -- jeter would come out, and he's like, "how you doing?" [ light laughter ] you know. he'd say, "what's up? hey, jimmy." and a-rod would come out and he'd stare at me. [ laughter ] then he would get -- he'd take his bat and he'd go -- [ laughter ] >> steve: really? >> jimmy: yeah! and then he'd hit like a grand slam or something. [ light laughter ] basically owes me his whole career. [ laughter ] because, i feel -- >> steve: because of the way he felt with you? >> jimmy: he pictured -- >> steve: he pictured your face -- >> jimmy: he pictured my face on the baseball. >> steve: on the ball, so he could knock it out of the park. wow. >> jimmy: we're friendly now, but i think he hated my guts. >> steve: you think he hated you at the time. >> jimmy: absolutely. >> steve: he wanted to hit your ball out of the -- >> jimmy: i'll ask him. i don't know. i mean, we're friends now. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: see him all the time. he's great. but -- i think i was the extra mojo that -- >> steve: that got him -- propelled him. >> jimmy: that gave him his whole career, yeah. [ light laughter ] maybe he's going to come out and thank me tonight. >> steve: he probably will. yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's probably why he's here. >> steve: without his hatred of you, he might not be where he is today. >> jimmy: that is correct.

>> steve: wow. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: also from the hit broadway play, "harry potter and the cursed child," tony-nominee jamie parker is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] he is harry potter. >> steve: wow! i can't wait. >> jimmy: he is -- we have harry potter here. >> steve: harry potter in the house. >> jimmy: yeah. i've not seen this yet. >> steve: me neither. >> jimmy: i'm excited to see it. it's a two-parter. >> steve: it's a long -- it's eight hours, right? a play. >> jimmy: it's a two-part play. you can go -- i guess -- do you have the option to not go to the second one? [ laughter ] who'd do that? >> steve: can you buy both tickets and just not show up? >> jimmy: i guess you can do it in separate days, i guess? you can buy tickets and just not show up. [ laughter ] i guess anything's possible. but they gutted the whole theater, it's like a big magic show as well. it's not a musical, it's a a full-on play. and then it's a two-hour break, and then they do another two hours. it's a big thing. the guy's probably going to be exhausted. >> steve: yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he's got another show tonight. >> steve: i'm exhausted doing my job. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly, yeah. and then guys -- oh, i'm so excited. we have music from an

incredible band. they just sold out four nights at london's o2 arena. their new album "tranquility base hotel & casino" is dropping tonight at midnight. this is their first tv performance in four years. debuting their new song "four out of five", arctic monkeys are here tonight! [ cheers and applause ] come on! >> steve: come on! >> jimmy: what more do you want? arctic monkeys! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: come on! it's on the moon! >> jimmy: hey, guys, it's time for "tonight show" hashtags, here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hashtags hashtags ♪ >> jimmy: guys, we do this thing every week where i send out a hashtag and we ask you guys to respond to that topic. so since mother's day is this sunday, i sent out a hashtag called #momquotes. and i asked you guys to send us something funny, weird, or embarrassing that your mom has said. within 30 minutes it was a a trending topic in the u.s.

so thank you for playing along. [ cheers and applause ] we appreciate that. and now i thought i'd share some of my favorite mom quotes from you guys. here we go. this first one's from @victoriapike. she said, "yesterday, my mom ordered a tai chi latte from starbucks." [ laughter ] close. chai tea. >> steve: could use the energy. >> jimmy: yeah, she used the energy. coffee pours itself. yeah. >> steve: you're clean. very slowly. >> jimmy: this one's from @itslj. she says, "when my mom would drive us kids around, she would brake really hard to make us lean forward and then say, 'bow to mom.'" [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: bow to mom. [ light laughter ] this one's from @simpovski. she says, "my mom made up her own saying in the '90s, 'talk to the palm, because you ain't the mom.'" >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: pretty good. oh, this is -- this is funny. this one's from @bethrob325.

she says, "my mom calls disneyland the big d." [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: whoa! hey-oh! e-ticket. wow. the big d? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: some places it's a a small world. [ laughter ] >> steve: there you go. oy! [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: this one is from @julesread1. she says, "one night my mom told us we were having 'roast bork' for dinner. i asked her what was that. she said, 'well, i'm defrosting something in the freezer. i can't tell if it's beef or pork yet.'" [ laughter and applause ] that's so my mom. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: that is hilarious. everything's wrapped in aluminum foil. i don't know what it is. >> steve: no date. >> jimmy: nope. [ light laughter ] this one's from @devholla14. she says, "one time i called my mom 'bro,' and she goes, 'i'm not your bro or your ho. i'm your mo.'" [ laughter and applause ] this one's from @brennenhancock.

he says, "my mom told me she and the lady across the street were friends with benefits." >> steve: oh! >> jimmy: "i asked her what that meant. she said, 'you know, we get each other's mail when they're out of town and stuff like that.'" [ laughter and applause ] okay. >> steve: then they went to disneyland. [ laughter ] took a long trip to disneyland. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: the last one's from at @hoorayplatypus. she said -- >> steve: hooray, platypus! [ laughter ] i love platypus. >> jimmy: hooray, platypus. >> steve: hooray! >> jimmy: yeah. she says, "my mom couldn't find the movie she wanted on netflix. 'oh, well, someone else is probably watching it. i'll try again tomorrow.'" [ laughter and applause ] there you have it. those are our "tonight show" hashtags. to check out more of our favorites, go to tonightshow.com/hashtags. stick around. we'll be right back with alex rodrigez, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we are joined right now by one of the greatest players in major league

baseball history, who is now covering the game as an analyst on both fox and espn. he also has a new bat with his name on it that will be available in july. please welcome back a good friend of mine, alex rodriguez. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: good to see you, buddy. new york loves you. come on, they love you buddy. >> listen -- best city in the world. >> jimmy: best city in the world, absolutely. you look great. you always look great. >> thank you, thank you. >> jimmy: you especially look great because i saw somebody doing your make-up before we came out. [ light laughter ] do you just have jennifer lopez do your make-up backstage? >> benefits, benefits. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: how cool is that? that's awesome. >> she's really good, but you need a lot more help than jennifer to fix this face. >> jimmy: no, no. not at all. hey, i was going to ask you -- speaking of jennifer, her new

song, "el anillo," means the ring. you guys know what anillo means? >> yeah. >> jimmy: the ring. >> funny story about that -- so for the first time -- [ laughter ] exactly. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> so she says, "babe, i want you to come to the studio with me." we're in miami. literally, in middle of the night, and i'm going to the studio. that's where my life has gone to. [ light laughter ] so, we go to the studio, and she says, "i want you to read the paper." so i'm reading the piece of paper like this and it's a a song. and i read this, i know nothing about music. i read the song. i go, "babe, it sounds like they're talking about us." and she goes, "yeah, they made it for me!" so i heard it for the first time. and i knew it was going to be a a smash the first time i heard it. >> jimmy: oh it's a giant hit. >> it's cool. it's cool. >> jimmy: but it's now -- everyone's probably going to ask you, where's the ring? [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: where is it? are you thinking about it? you have to -- >> i will say this. >> jimmy: you're thinking about it now. >> when it happens, jimmy, you'll be the first to know. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, right. yeah, right, of course. [ cheers and applause ]

i want to talk about your one of a thousand jobs that you have now. because you're fantastic, by the way. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i love that you're a a great commentator. you're on fox, and you're also on espn. how did you pull that one off? >> i have no idea. john rosen, my agent, had to do that. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i was not optimistic when the idea came to me, but i'm thankful to obviously disney, the family, and also fox for allowing me to. but the game is just in a a tremendous place. and great young players. a few things, i mean, we just finished coming back from mexico city. dodgers/padres. we've been in japan for several decades. and now, it just got announced the team is going to london. yankees and red sox in late june next year. i cannot wait. >> jimmy: in england? [ cheers ] >> in england. >> jimmy: wow. [ cheers and applause ] bringing baseball to -- why not? >> the game is on fire. >> jimmy: because, yeah, they don't have baseball there, it's cricket. >> yeah. >> jimmy: they have cricket over there. [ laughter ] cricket is like a two-week deal. >> and rugby. >> jimmy: yeah, and rugby, that's what they've got. but you're actually -- also, you're back in the yankee

family. >> yeah, yeah. so i'm an advisor to hal steinbrenner, our general partner, and also, brian cashman. and i love being involved with these young men. i mean, it's starting to remind me of 1998, when they broke the all-time record for wins. >> jimmy: right. >> and, of course, they went on to win the world series. they did something that the '98 team wasn't able to do. they won about 18 out of 19. >> jimmy: that's crazy. >> it's just phenomenal and the fans are so excited. there's such a buzz in the city. it's awesome. >> jimmy: yeah. i go to the games all the time. >> good time to be a yankee. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] giancarlo stanton, that's the dude, right. him and judge right now are the guys to look out for? >> i mean, these guys are not just stars in our game, they're transcending. and if you see them in person, they're like -- they're like twins. they're huge and they're strong and -- >> jimmy: they're giant. >> and when you see them, it reminds me why i'm retired and i can't play -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, that's not true at all. i heard that you don't -- you've never been to a baseball game in 25 years?

>> and actually, sit in the stands? >> jimmy: yeah. >> never. not in 25 years. i think the last one might have been a marlins game when i was back in high school. >> jimmy: why, would you enjoy a game? >> if you take me, i think i'll go. i don't have tickets. i don't have tickets. >> jimmy: would you go to a a game with me? >> i would definitely go to a a game. [ light laughter ] however, the yankees have been winning. and jimmy, you haven't been in a while. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what are you talking about? no, that's not true! last time i was there, they won. >> okay, okay, yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah, right. [ laughter ] i'm with jason. >> i usually give jim the stare. the stare. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, i know exactly what it is. you just gave it to me. [ light laughter ] got a little taste of it. oh, you also have an announcement to make -- another tv thing that you're doing. i'm psyched about this. >> these are only like part-time jobs. but i just got told by our bosses that i'm coming back to "shark tank" for season 10. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's great. you were great on it. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i watched you. >> thank you. >> jimmy: and i loved "shark tank." do you want to hear some pitches? a couple of my ideas? >> i would love to. >> jimmy: and you tell me straight up if you would want to buy it or not. >> okay. >> jimmy: okay.

all right, first one. i'll give you two ideas. one, it's a teddy bear called message me max. >> okay. >> jimmy: and it's like a teddy ruxpin type of thing. where if someone has the app, they can leave messages for the kid through their bear. >> okay. >> jimmy: like it goes through -- so it's like a a message from grandma. >> okay. >> jimmy: you press the button, message me max. >> i'm open-minded, yeah. >> jimmy: okay. you're open-minded? >> i'm open-minded. open-minded. >> jimmy: so that's a no? what does open-minded mean? [ laughter ] >> no, no. i'm open, i'm open. >> jimmy: is that a way of saying no? >> i need to see the revenues on that. >> jimmy: okay, good. all right, yeah, i'll get you the numbers immediately. [ light laughter ] my other idea. you team up with a -- like a honey -- someone who makes honey. i guess a bee keeper, i'm assuming. [ laughter ] some brand, and it's a new type of honey-roasted peanuts. >> okay. >> jimmy: and they're called bees nuts. [ laughter ] [ applause ] like beer nuts. yeah, bees nuts. >> i'll pass on that one. [ laughter ] there's two different audiences, yeah. i'll buy 40% of the first one. >> jimmy: all right, perfect. done. yeah, i love that.

let's talk about it, can i unveil the new bat? >> sure, sure. >> jimmy: i mean, look at this. [ cheers and applause ] i mean, this is a gf-25. wow, it feels good. why is it called the gf-25? >> well, it's for grand slams. and 25 is number one of all time. so i got lucky 25 times. but, you know -- >> jimmy: but you're the leader. you're the current -- >> current leader for major league baseball. yeah. >> jimmy: you can humble brag. you can humble brag. [ cheers and applause ] >> humble brag. >> jimmy: humble brag. you have 25 grand slams. most of all time. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: that's fantastic, dude. >> thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: it feels great. >> it's light as a feather. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and the bat is the most important tool that any baseball player can have. >> jimmy: yeah. >> you know, some people sleep with their bats. some people clean up their bats. >> jimmy: dude, for real? >> but this bat is made for home runs. see? >> jimmy: yeah. and it has your name on it. which is -- how cool is that? when you were kids, did you

have bats with ball players names on it? >> no, but -- yeah, i did. i actually had one with keith hernandez and darryl strawberry. >> jimmy: wow. how great, man. >> how about you? >> jimmy: i had carl yastrzemski. >> okay. >> jimmy: and i had a glove that i think was a george brett glove. >> okay. >> jimmy: yeah. >> some good ones. >> jimmy: yeah, but i mean, now you now have this. this is fantastic. >> yeah. >> jimmy: this is you. >> yeah. >> jimmy: that's got to feel great, man. kids are gonna be using -- >> you know, when you taper the handle right here, it's so important to taper the handle. and that for me, that's what creates what they call now the launch angle. in my era, it just used to be called home runs. >> jimmy: yeah. [ light laughter ] the launch angle. i want to do something with this bat. i want to play a game with you. >> okay. >> jimmy: will you play a game with me? [ cheers and applause ] >> sure. >> jimmy: alex rodriguez and i are hitting baseballs after the break. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back, everybody, i'm here with alex rodriguez. [ cheers and applause ] we're about to go head to head or face to face, in a game of "face breakers." we're going to take turns hitting balls at that wall of glass with our faces on it. that's my face, that's alex's face. first person to break all of their opponent's faces wins. [ laughter ] >> perfect. >> jimmy: that face, not my face, yeah. [ laughter ] all right, we're both going to be using alex's new bat right here, the a-rod gs25. they're coming out in july. alex, you're up first. let's break some face. >> all right. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: maybe you should use the tee. [ laughter ]

♪ [ audience ohs ] ♪ >> i may need a tee. [ laughter ] ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ >> too high. ♪ [ clattering ] [ cheers ] ♪ >> jimmy: you almost hit that too hard right there. let me try one more. ♪ [ cheers ] yeah! i'm feeling it now, let's go. all right, first one to two. next one wins. >> all right, all right. >> jimmy: now i'm -- ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ [ audience ohs ] >> oh! [ audience ohs ] ♪ >> jimmy: you can't hit one of the roots either! [ cheers ] oh! ♪ can't do it right there. >> it's the bat. >> jimmy: it's the bat, no, no, it's the bat -- i broke my own face. the champ right there, alex rodriguez, everybody. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] i broke my own face. we got these two bats. you want to do something with them? >> any fans -- any yankee fans out there? [ everyone cheering ] i see one right there. >> jimmy: yep, want to give one to 'em? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ can you sign 'em? [ cheers and applause ] >> there you go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you got 'em. come on! alex rodriguez, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] jamie parker joins us after the break. stick around! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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>> jimmy: our next guest was recently nominated for a tony for his role as harry potter in the broadway play, "harry potter and the cursed child: parts one and two," which is now playing at the lyric theatre. everyone, please welcome jamie parker. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. jamie, welcome to the show. >> thank you, this is vivid. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: vivid? >> this is like new ground for me, so -- >> jimmy: it is -- yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: you've never done a a late night talk show? >> no, i'm astonished to be here, thanks for having me. >> jimmy: are you kidding me, come on, i'm so psyched that you're here. [ cheers and applause ] please, we love you, thank you. and obviously you're very, very busy. i mean, let's talk about this, how long -- how long is this

whole thing? 'cause you have -- you do -- >> it's not eight hours. >> jimmy: it's not? >> i just want -- >> jimmy: it's not. >> there's another two part play on the -- >> jimmy: yeah, but that's not -- >> that's not this one. now i mean like, so there's two plays. two acts in each play and every time you sit down, it's within shouting distance of an hour before you get a break. >> jimmy: oh, okay. >> so you add it all together -- >> jimmy: same actors in both -- >> yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah. and it's -- so you add it all together it's about five -- five and a bit hours or something like that. >> jimmy: that's a lot of work for you. don't you think? >> it's a lot of clattering around, yeah. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, but i heard they had to like gut the whole theatre -- >> yes. >> jimmy: 'cause there's all sorts of special magic things like -- >> it's amazing -- it's huge, the lyric theatre is huge and they had really, really big shows in there before and they've actually made it smaller. and they've built a new theatre inside the old theatre, so like -- >> jimmy: wow. >> the back wall of the auditorium is now the corridor outside the auditorium and it's stunning. >> jimmy: really? >> it's really, really beautiful. it was designed by the set designers so the whole world of the play comes out into the house and it starts as soon as

you come off the -- off the street into the house -- >> jimmy: really? >> there's a room with patronuses and stuff. and it's really, really beautiful. >> jimmy: is there pressure to play harry potter? i mean, do you go like -- 'cause there's so many fans out there, that -- >> it does -- it's all right. [ laughter ] he would never do that! harry wouldn't do that. did you know that they're amazingly generous? they really are. like the -- you can go a bit mad with the iconic thing -- >> jimmy: yeah, that's true. >> -- pretty quickly. you just have to get on with your job. and the thing is if you want to do good material and if you're lucky enough to get a chance to do it, then chances are you're probably gonna -- somebody pretty nifty will have been there before you. like, in britain anyone who's done a main part in a a shakespeare play, which is quite a lot of people in britain. [ laughter ] you know, they have to kind of make piece with the fact that laurence olivier or someone has been there before. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> you know? when i got the job on "cursed child" i was doing another show in the west end and i was playing a part that marlon brando had played and like, i'm not marlon brando. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's a lot of pressure there -- >> nothing -- nothing -- >> jimmy: did you talk to j.k. rowling? >> yeah, she's -- she's been --

she's been involved with it, but -- is that a gasp? >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] >> this is the whole world of this production is just -- releases information and hearing an audience going, "huuuuh?" >> jimmy: yeah, no -- [ laughter ] >> it happens all the time. >> jimmy: it does. >> it's lovely. >> jimmy: what -- i know they have like pins at the show that they keep the secrets -- >> keep the secrets, big time, yeah. >> jimmy: keep the secrets. so no one can talk about what actually happens in the play? >> yeah, i mean, i think it's just -- it's just -- >> jimmy: spoiler. >> it is just the spoiler thing, but it's also -- it's just like deliberate act of unkindness really as they come out -- when people hold this so -- you know, they've cherished it since they were children. they've waited for 20 years -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> and they turn up and saved a a lot of money and flown halfway around the world from wherever and they come and somebody says, "oh, no --" and then you're like -- [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, oh, yeah, i don't want to know what happens. has daniel radcliffe come to see it yet? >> he hasn't been in. >> jimmy: no. >> i mean, we sort of -- we're trading -- we're trading bunches of flowers at the moment whenever like he opens at a play or when i'm opening or something -- we're sort of outdoing each other with good will. >> jimmy: the two men who played harry potter are sending flowers to each other?

[ laughter ] >> yeah, that's about -- >> jimmy: that's fantastic. [ laughter and applause ] >> not the most english thing you've ever heard. >> jimmy: it's very english. >> yeah. but i mean i met him ages ago before -- before this whole "harry potter" thing kind of kicked -- >> jimmy: oh, really? >> not before he was harry potter, that would have been really young. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] >> but -- no, he's lovely and classy. but i mean why -- i understand why he might be a bit circumspect about sitting in a a confined space with 1600 potter heads. [ laughter ] for five hours. >> jimmy: we can go to a a disguise or something. >> yeah. >> jimmy: or an invisibility cloak. >> yeah? i'll have a chat with the designers. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly, yeah. do you ever get any time off? when's your day off? >> we get mondays and tuesdays off which is great. we're starting to get our time back a bit now. >> jimmy: what do you do -- what do you do for those -- >> try not to -- well -- [ laughter ] i noticed you've got mr. rodriguez here today and we've started doing the broadway softball league. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yeah, so we've got -- i've got a shout out for the fizzing whizzbees. [ laughter ]

yeah, that's the name of our team. half of whom are british and don't actually know the rules of softball. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you don't, right? you have cricket, right? >> yeah, exactly, so like i was thrown on as pitcher for -- no, i know, like underarm is hard. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, it really is. >> really hard! >> jimmy: yeah. >> and it's like miles away and you're trying to throw into a a really small window and i'm used to like trying to ball just outside -- and it's just, it's not a thing over here. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no. alex actually wanted me to give you a bat. >> what the -- what the hell is that? >> jimmy: he got a bat for you. [ cheers and applause ] and he signed it. but -- >> that's amazing. >> jimmy: it says, "wingardium leviosa." [ laughter ] >> yes, "leviosa." wingardium leviosa. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's exactly how to pronounce it, yes. you can make things fly with that bat. [ applause ] >> that's amazing. that's amazing. oh, thank you. >> jimmy: yeah. there's a lot of -- there's a a lot of magic in the show. >> yeah. >> jimmy: we can say that. like what can we say about the show? what is "harry potter and the cursed child?"

>> well, it's a story about wizards. >> jimmy: yeah. >> so those who know the books know that the last book finished 19 years later. harry, ron, hermione and ginny and draco, they're all grown up. they're all married -- not to each other of the five. that would be weird. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> and they've got their own kids and they're packing off to hogwarts. so most of our audience are original generation potter heads and they're coming into -- they're in the same passage of life their parents are. you know, going through the whole thing and they've got a a new generation of fans and people discovering this world through the eyes of the next generation. >> jimmy: do you have kids? >> yeah. >> jimmy: you do? >> we've got one boy, he's seven. >> jimmy: seven years old, can he read the "harry potter" books at seven? >> yeah, well, we -- when we were in rehearsals, we'd kind of disappear into a room for 100 days, so they stayed in the uk just for that patch. and when we were trying to figure out how to keep in touch, i'd have a little routine in the morning where i'd have breakfast and then i'd record about 15/20 minutes worth of the books. [ audience aws ] on a voice memo. and then he'd listen to it as a a bedtime story.

>> jimmy: aw. >> so we got through -- >> jimmy: now imagine that. going through a teddy bear. [ cheers and applause ] that's a good -- that's like a a genius -- a genius idea. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. the teddy bear that looks like harry potter. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah, exactly. so you kind of are reading it. that's pretty cool that you're reading it to. >> yeah, we got through all of "azkaban" that way and then we came up -- i think it was when i first got the job, i didn't know that much about -- like i sort of knew -- you can't not know about harry potter. >> jimmy: it's our culture, yeah. >> yeah, i've gone full geek since getting the job. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: really? >> like sixth time through all the books. >> jimmy: oh really? >> yeah and now i'm kind of like -- >> jimmy: you got into it? but how 'bout -- how are you with magic? >> magic? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: have you learned any? >> you've had david blaine over there like pulling hedgehogs out of his eyes and stuff. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, no, that was -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: did you see that? >> yes, i saw that. >> jimmy: i sewed his mouth shut. >> that makes no sense to me at all. >> jimmy: no, it makes no sense and questlove went and threw up. [ laughter ] he left and -- he got physically sick -- he got physically ill. david blaine is -- but dude, you've must have picked up something, i guess.

>> well, on the first day -- they taught us -- jamie harrison who designs the amazing illusions. he -- we all sit in a circle and he taught us the coin trick. you know, the sort of -- and then you take it behind the kid's ear and -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> he says, everything that happens in the play basically is that -- that trick, just written on a bigger scale. so -- and we all thought, like, you know, we can do this. no problem. the first thing we did was just drop the coins and there's like a wishing well of coins down -- stuck under the revolve. so we go home and practice and then showed it to the kid and the kid's like, "oh, amazing." then afterward, it's like, "yeah, i've seen it. you know, you've got to up your game." >> jimmy: yeah. >> so i have -- it's just occurring to me that i'm about to try and do a magic trick on "the jimmy fallon" show. [ laughter ] i'm not a magician. >> jimmy: yeah. >> but -- what i do like about this one is it's got something for the kids and something for the grown ups. >> jimmy: okay. >> and it's not just one thing with a coin, you need three things. this is what we were saying, the amount of setups that you do to prep the trick before you even signal that you're going to do a trick.

so you need three things. first thing is a balloon. >> jimmy: okay. [ blows up balloon ] >> i almost passed out on national television. [ laughter ] still setting up your pieces. >> jimmy: yep. so far, great trick. >> got a balloon. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, i'm in. >> the next thing you're going to need is a pen. the third thing you're going to need is a bottle of beer and then you can start the trick. >> jimmy: what -- [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> now you can do the trick. the trick is to make this beer disappear. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: jamie parker, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] go see "harry potter and the cursed child" part i and ii on broadway now at the lyric theatre. we'll be right back with a a performance from arctic monkeys. stick around. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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