new tunnel down in l.a., his company down there. benioff responded asking if he could build something similar to help fix bay area traffic. musk responded with a simple "yeah, sure, we can do that." >> he's like a yes, open with a yes. >> come on. >> 101 on the peninsula first. what's your request? >> no, east bay. come on. >> 580. or 680. come on. >> there's no way to go anymore. >> we have plenty of requests for elon. >> exactly. >> you want to tell us what's happening tomorrow morning? >> okay. we have red flag fire warnings for the hills 1,000 feet and above. guts of 20 to 40 miles per hour. >> thanks for joining us at 11:00. >> bye-bye. this is a test. test. this is a test. [ 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 -- eddie redmayne, jack whitehall, chuck todd, musical guest lauren daigle, and featuring the gendary roots crew. >> questlove: 9-5-6, laredo, texas! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's right. hot crowd. welcome. welcome, welcome, welcome, everybody. welcome to "the tonight show." you made it, you're here. thank you for being here, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] we -- >> crowd member: jimmy!

>> jimmy: thank you, sir. you guys, the mid-term elections are over, finally. and congress is now split with republicans winning the senate but losing the house. trump was shocked. he said, "i thought those were the same thing." [ laughter ] now that they control the house, democrats will try to investigate trump's finances and get his tax returns. which is why today, trump ran up to the troops guarding the mexican border and yelled, "let me out. get me out of here!" [ laughter and applause ] actually, at a press conference today, trump talked about his tax returns saying, "they're extremely complex. people wouldn't understand them." he talks about his taxes like a a moody 14-year-old talks about a poem he wrote. [ laughter ] "you wouldn't get it, dad." at the press conference trump yelled at the media. and at one point a staffer tried wrestling away a a microphone from a reporter. it got even weirder when trump started chanting, "jerry, jerry, jerry, jerry!" [ laughter and applause ] and while he was speaking, trump said that despite republican losses, people still want to work at the white house. listen to what he said.

>> everybody wants to work in this white house. we are a hot country. this is a hot white house. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and then he said, "it's getting hot in here. so take off all your --" [ laughter ] but just a few hours after trump said the white house is a a great place to work, his attorney general jeff sessions announced his resignation. [ laughter ] can we take a look at sessions? it makes sense that he's leaving now. santa needs him to start making toys at the north pole. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] that's right. he says he wants to step down and spend more time with his brothers, crackle and pop. [ laughter ] very -- very -- good for him. i saw that jeff sessions' resignations letter began, "at your request i am submitting my resignation." but it ended with, "but despite our differences, this truly has been the worst two years of my life." [ laughter and applause ] but as i mentioned, it was a a huge night last night with significant shifts in both the house and the senate.

for more election coverage we turn now to our political analyst, ron widebrow. ron? >> thank you, jimmy. [ applause ] that's right. the democrats took control of the house gaining at least 26 seats while republicans retain control of the senate. there were some major shifts in the mid-terms and power is now divided in washington. >> jimmy: very interesting. now ron, let's turn our attention to the presidential election in 2020. >> eh -- i'd rather not. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: what? >> um, i don't want to do that. >> jimmy: you don't want to talk about the presidential race? >> i mean, come on, man. don't we get a break? you know? [ light laughter ] presidential election is in two years. that's like a thousand days or something, you know? i can't talk about the presidential race for that long. i'll go crazy. i already am crazy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: with all due respect ron, you report on politics. that's your job. >> no, no, i know. i know. look, i know, okay? you know, i mean, it's just like, come on, man. like can we at least wait like one year and 11 months to start talking about the presidential election? it's so much coverage, man.

we're going to get sick of it. when's enough, enough? >> jimmy: ron, people want to hear about it. let's talk about the presidential race. >> dude, i haven't watched a tv show since 2013. [ laughter ] let me watch some "ozark," man. give me some "property brothers." just one episode, okay? >> jimmy: no, no. you're here to talk about last night's results and that includes implications about the 2020 election. >> come on bro, ease up. >> jimmy: ron! >> how about in six months? >> jimmy: no. >> one month. >> jimmy: no! >> two weeks. >> jimmy: no, ron! >> come on, man. no, two weeks, that's nothing, man. let me breathe. >> jimmy: ron, you will talk about the presidential race now. >> no! >> jimmy: yes! >> no! >> jimmy: yes! >> no! >> jimmy: ron! >> please! >> jimmy: ron! >> come on! >> jimmy: do it! >> okay, fine! i'll talk about the presidential election which is two whole years away! you're crazy man! you're freaking crazy! >> jimmy: talk about it! i wanna hear your analysis. we all want to hear your freaking analysis! >> okay, fine! in 2020 -- >> jimmy: come on. >> the presidential election -- >> jimmy: come on. >> poses some challenging -- >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> ah, who cares? it is gonna come down to [ bleep ] florida. >> jimmy: all right. get him out of here! >> oh, come on! [ laughter and applause ]

>> jimmy: get him the hell out of here! >> fine! >> jimmy: pathetic. i broke him. i broke him there. >> steve: my god. >> jimmy: this made me laugh, guys. in delaware yesterday, joe biden gave an interview after voting at a high school but kept getting interrupted by the school bell. watch this. >> this is important. a little bit of rain, man. enjoy the rain. come out and vote. [ bell ] >> that's the class bell. >> it's always an exciting -- [ bell ] [ laughter ] >> i think there's a lot of really -- [ bell ] really good -- >> jimmy: then biden was like, "anyway as i was saying --" [ bell ] all right. [ laughter and applause ] guys, we do have a great show for you tonight. >> tariq: we sure do! and i can't wait to do my new segment. tariq's cat corner. it's gonna be paw-esome. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: actually tariq, we had to cut your cat corner bit tonight. i'm sorry, dude. >> tariq: oh, i see.

well, i guess i'll just put all my cat toys away then. ♪ [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: come on tariq, don't be like that. it's just -- it's just this once. ♪ ♪ i did my best but i guess my best wasn't good enough ♪ ♪ 'cause here we are back where we were before ♪ ♪ seems nothing ever changes we're back to being strangers ♪ ♪ wondering if we ought to stay or head on out the door ♪ ♪ just once can we figure out what we keep doing wrong ♪ ♪ to make the magic

last for more than just one night ♪ ♪ if we could just get through it i know we could break through it just once ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: maybe -- maybe we'll try it next week. >> tariq: okay, copy that. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and yesterday, michigan, missouri and utah all legalized weed. did you hear that? [ cheers and applause ] when they heard that, michigan and missouri were like, "damn, utah, i didn't know you partied like that." [ laughter ] and finally, while michigan voted on legalizing weed, the poll numbers that showed on the local news were kind of interesting. take a look at this. >> let's move to the propositions. >> yeah. some controversial ones. this one in particular. [ light laughter ] prop one, to legalize marijuana. >> jimmy: well, i think we know how the graphics guy voted. it's like, "i'm behind this

measure 178 percent." we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have got a great show tonight. from "fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald," eddie redmayne is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] he's a talented dude. we're gonna talk about the movie and eddie might perform a a magic trick for us. [ audience oohs ] plus, from the movie, "the nutcracker and the four realms", the very funny jack whitehall is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] and he is the moderator of nbc's "meet the press" and hosts msnbc's "meet the press" daily. here to break down the mid-term elections, chuck todd is dropping in tonight! [ cheers and applause ]

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest is an oscar-winning actor. he stars in "fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald" which hits theaters and imax next friday. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome eddie redmayne! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: eddie, great to see you, buddy! >> it's so lovely to see you. how are you? >> jimmy: it's always great to nice to see you. fantastic. the last time i saw you was for the first "fantastic beasts." that was probably two years ago. right? >> it was. it was. yeah. we -- i taught you to do the erumpent dance.

>> jimmy: yeah, you did that. i appreciate that. >> which was, i think, the most humiliating thing i had ever had to go through. >> jimmy: yeah. >> so, i made you go through it. yeah. >> jimmy: things have changed since you've been here. congratulations. you have two little babies. >> i do. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: that's so awesome pal. it's the best. how old are they? >> so, i have a daughter called iris, who's two and a half. and i have a little boy called luke, who is eight, almost nine months. so -- >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. congratulations. it's the greatest. >> thank you man. >> jimmy: it's awesome. i mean, is it tough to work? >> well, no. like, the work is the holiday. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: work is actually -- >> exactly. >> jimmy: the work is vacation. >> genuinely. >> jimmy: raising children are tough. >> took a year off from making the first "fantastic beasts" and making the second one and when iris came into the world. and then after that, i was like -- when luke cries, i'm like, "i've really got to get back to work." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: did you bring anything back from the "fantastic beasts" set? >> well, i brought back wands. 'cause one of the great things about being part of these films is -- you know, there's all this merchandise. and i got all these -- >> jimmy: course. >> -- newt wands. and so i brought them back. and i presented them with great like, joy to iris.

and -- she -- it's basically like giving a dagger to a a child. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i guess, if you bring a wand. >> she literally just stood like trying to skewer her eyes out. hannah was like, "what are you doing?" >> jimmy: is this not what you give babies? >> "you're literally an insane person." >> jimmy: yeah, of course not. >> no. no. >> jimmy: but you actually brought two to the show tonight which i'm very psyched about. these are -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: they're newt -- >> those are newt scamander wands. >> jimmy: newt scamander official wands. >> yeah. >> jimmy: can i grab -- can i hold one? >> yeah, of course you can jimmy. feel free. >> jimmy: i don't want to disrespect the -- >> no. no. no. there's -- >> jimmy: a decent weight to it. >> yeah. >> jimmy: do you get training for this when you -- >> there is -- there may be a wand movement director who comes with -- >> jimmy: there may be? >> there actually is. yeah. [ laughter ] i was so incompetent with my wand work that i think they -- yeah, they brought in a a specialist. >> jimmy: is there a wand specialist? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: is there a real thing? >> this is a serious job. i mean she's actually an incredibly brilliant trained dancer. but she also is now found the specialist subject of wand work. yeah. >> jimmy: wow. [ laughter ] so if you do a move with a a wand, you have to get this -- this person.

>> yeah, if you're as crap as me. yeah. >> jimmy: yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: can you show me? what are some of the moves? >> yeah, i mean i can show you. 'cause there's this particular new move in this film. so i could -- if -- can i bring you out and show it to you? >> jimmy: yeah, of course. sure. sure, sure. >> like, what i wanted to do -- there's a bit where he's tracking the creatures. >> jimmy: this is so fun. >> yeah, and so rather than just use the wand like as a a wand -- >> jimmy: yeah, no. this is what i would do. >> i wanted to use it as like an ear trumpet. >> that was good. >> jimmy: thank you. >> the first thing is commitment. okay? [ laughter ] the first -- >> jimmy: look like i do it -- i wanted something to happen. >> so imagine like the wand, you're listening for the wand. so you're using it as an ear trumpet down on the ground. >> jimmy: what? >> yeah, can you hear that? >> jimmy: okay, sorry. [ laughter ] >> and then when you hear it, the next thing, cause newt uses all of his like senses. so it's then taste. he can tell something's near, so like a wine, he tastes the floor. yeah. [ laughter ] you know when you taste a wine, and you're not convinced it's quite right. you then have to like swish it around. see. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh my god. that is not.

that's not wand work at all. >> no, that's -- that's commitment, jimmy. >> jimmy: i don't have to do that, right? >> come on. >> jimmy: i don't want to do it -- [ cheers and applause ] >> choose your spot. >> jimmy: i don't want to do it where you were. [ laughter ] >> go on. >> jimmy: oh my gosh. >> yeah, and your legs have to come up while you do it as well. ready? i'll do it with you. ready? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. >> steady. go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ you have to swill the taste around jimmy. >> jimmy: i really swirled the taste around. >> yeah, there you go. >> jimmy: absolutely. thank you for teaching me that. >> you're welcome. >> jimmy: i'll never forget that. thank you. didn't you say that, i think, maybe this was last ime, that you and jude law are like the only two british people that were not in any of the "harry potter" films. >> yeah. >> jimmy: or "lord of the rings" films? >> or "game of thrones." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: or "game of thrones," yeah. you weren't in any of those. >> yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: but did you audition ever for -- >> i did audition for "harry potter" when i was at university. they came around.

and they were auditioning people for tom riddle, like -- >> jimmy: yes, >> he who shall not be named. and i got -- it was like the casting director's assistant's assistant's assistant. and it was -- do you remember that scene in "la la land" when like emma stone is like singing. and the casting director is on the phone after about three and a half seconds. that was basically my experience. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah, i didn't even get about three lines out. >> jimmy: wow. >> yeah. >> jimmy: well, thank goodness. because now -- >> i know. well, jude and i played the long game. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: very smart, yeah. >> we waited it out. >> jimmy: yeah. >> it's about -- >> jimmy: but how do you do that? i mean, we should say to everyone, what is this film about? "fantastic beasts?" >> so it's -- at the end of the last film, johnny depp had been revealed as grindelwald. and he had been caught by newt using some kind of indiana jones, magical -- next time i'll teach you the magical lasso movement. >> jimmy: yeah. sorry, good idea. we'll write this all down. >> and -- but of course, 'cause he's the most powerful wizard in the world, he's escaped. and he escapes at the beginning of the film. and dumbledore and he were incredibly intimate when they were kids. and dumbledore's basically the only wizard powerful enough to

kind of take him down. but for some reason, he -- in a a typically, kind of, dumbledorian fashion, he's like, "oh, i can't do it. i'll send you." >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] so you -- i want to show everyone a clip. here's eddie redmayne in "fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald." take a look at this. [ speaking foreign language ] >> you. you. >> oh, that's your brother? >> so i think i may have mentioned in my letters that we have quite a complicated relationship. >> you stop. >> he want to kill you? >> frequently. >> enough. >> he needs to control his temper. >> i think that might have been the best moment of my life. ♪ >> jimmy: i mean how fun! [ cheers and applause ] >> so much fun! >> jimmy: how fun! eddie redmayne!

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. we are hanging out with eddie redmayne right here! [ cheers and applause ] eddie, you play a wizard in "fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald." were you into magic as a kid at all? >> i was -- i was properly -- i was sort of embarrassingly into magic as a kid. 'cause i -- you know how kids have magicians for their birthday and stuff? >> jimmy: yeah. >> but normally until about the age of eight, nine maybe pushing it, 10, 11. >> jimmy: yeah. >> at age 15, 18, no one came to the parties. but i still had -- i was still inviting magicians. so -- >> jimmy: really.

>> yeah, yeah. properly into it. >> jimmy: i remember getting books out of the library that were just magic trick books. >> totally. >> jimmy: it think they technically count as a book. >> yeah. >> jimmy: so, i was reading -- i was reading -- >> a proper book. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. >> i had my little brother, who was about six years younger than me, so it was like the perfect audience. i could do magic tricks on him. i tried ventriloquism. and he got to about the age of well, three, being able to speak. and he was like, "i can see your mouth is moving." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, i'm not going to do that. >> yeah, no. so that was the end of my -- >> jimmy: but do you remember any tricks? any magic? >> i can do a trick for you jimmy. >> jimmy: yes. >> i can try. >> jimmy: alright, this will be fantastic. alright, here we go. [ cheers and applause ] >> i need a table. >> jimmy: oh wow, here we go. sure, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> i basically -- i basically wore a roll neck. because i feel like only magicians can pull off roll necks. [ light laughter ] and like, so -- okay, so here in this pocket here -- >> jimmy: okay. >> not in that pocket. in this pocket, i have a a special something for you, jimmy. and it's a letter with your name written on it in really like hogwartsian writing. >> jimmy: yes, it is. >> i just want you to hold

that. i want you to hold that. just keep that, look at that. hold it. don't touch it. just look at it. okay. [ laughter ] next out, what do i have in my -- oh, here, i have a pack of cards. >> jimmy: okay. >> not any cards. actually jimmy fallon home brand cards. >> jimmy: oh yeah. that's right. we do have our own kind of -- we have our -- >> you have your own brand of cards. >> jimmy: i -- >> that's the greatest thing ever! >> jimmy: i know. >> okay. >> jimmy: isn't that awesome? >> so i'm going to take these cards out. and because they're your own brand -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> you know that there's nothing dodgy about these cards. >> jimmy: these are like professional. these are the best cards you can get. >> in the world. >> jimmy: yeah. >> okay, good. so, i'm just going -- i'm going basically take these cards. i'm going on rifle through them. and i want to you shout "stop" when you feel like it. >> jimmy: okay. >> okay. but you have to shout it. >> jimmy: okay. >> ready, steady, go. >> jimmy: stop! >> okay, i want you to look at that card. >> jimmy: yes. >> can you see the card jimmy? >> jimmy: yes, i can. >> can you guys? can the camera see the card? >> audience: yes. >> okay, okay. i want you to remember that card. >> jimmy: yes. >> can you see the card? okay, good. now, can you help me? >> jimmy: okay, of course.

>> remember that spell we just learned? >> jimmy: yes. >> can you lick -- [ laughter ] ♪ i want you to lick this. ♪ i'm going to try to make the card disappear. and i need your spittle fallon. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. alright. i knew something was coming up with that. alright, so you want me to lick this? >> just lick this. i just want to try to make that card disappear. but i need you to, kind of, think of the card. and i need to you lick the pack of cards. and my hands might vibrate as it happens. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: okay. >> okay. [ cheers and applause ] good work. let's see if it's gone. okay, so can you see your card here? anywhere there, jimmy? >> jimmy: no. >> okay. a little flourish. >> jimmy: wow, yeah. >> is your card there? anywhere here. >> jimmy: no, i can't. >> no, this has nothing to do with the trick. i just love doing it. [ laughter ] anywhere there. >> jimmy: bizarre. no. >> no, jimmy. well no. because i have a potion in my roll neck that i brought from

hogwarts, all the way. and it is made -- this is crushed powder made with niffler feces. >> jimmy: wow! >> that was a bit much, wasn't it? >> jimmy: it was a bit much. yeah, yeah, but i still -- it's good. i like it. enjoying this. >> now, i'm going -- you see, there's nothing in my hand. >> jimmy: yes. >> yeah. >> jimmy: there's nothing in your hand. >> so i'm going to take this excrement here. >> jimmy: yes. be careful. >> and i'm going to gently just pour that over my hand. >> jimmy: i hope i don't have to lick this. here we go. >> okay. think of your card, jimmy. >> jimmy: no. whoa, look at that. [ cheers and applause ] seven of diamonds. ♪ there's more? >> there's more, there's more. because look in your envelope. [ drumroll] >> jimmy: this is what i think is. wow, it's wax. >> it's waxed. >> jimmy: wow! >> it could be an invitation to hogwarts. that might be slightly more exciting than what it is.

>> jimmy: dude, you did it man. oh, my gosh. look at that! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ you know what you're doing! you know what you're doing. eddie redmayne, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] check out "fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald" in theatres and imax next friday. we're talking to jack whitehall when we come back. stick around! dude, i love you! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ today, we will steal christmas in style. ♪ if i'm gonna become santa, then i need to get in to character. what's santa have that i don't? [ bark ] that's hurtful. go team. [ snow crunching ] [ louder snow crunching ] this is the loudest snow i've ever heard in my life.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: jack whitehall, ladies and gentlemen. >> hello. >> jimmy: welcome back to the program. >> hello everyone. >> jimmy: thank you for coming here, all the way from london. you live in london, right? >> i do. i do. >> jimmy: did you follow the election at all? >> yes. i follow american politics a a fair bit. and, you know, i know it's probably been tricky for you guys over the last couple of years. but on behalf of britain, we can only say a very big thank you. [ laughter ] very big thank you. no, because we had brexit. and we woke up the following day. we were all so depressed. we were like, "oh, that's it. we're gonna be the most ridiculed nation on the planet." [ laughter ] three months later, america went, "hold my beer." [ laughter ] and ever since then, you have been taking heat for us. so thank you. >> jimmy: hold my beer. >> thank you for that. >> jimmy: you're in a big disney movie. come on. >> yeah. >> jimmy: that's a big deal to be in a disney movie. >> it's exciting, yeah. >> jimmy: i love disney. i love those movies. they're just gigantic.

>> yeah. >> jimmy: but you -- >> it's technically my second disney film. technically. >> jimmy: you've been -- sorry. >> well, i was actually in "frozen." so -- >> jimmy: oh. >> just hold that. [ laughter ] hold that thought. so, i was in "frozen." i was so excited. and my agent called me. he was like, "do you want to be in 'frozen?'" i was like, "wow. yes." amazing. love disney. i played gothi the troll in "frozen." who we all remember. gothi. yep. one of the main parts. [ laughter ] i had -- [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: so sorry. >> i had one line. i had one line. >> jimmy: oh, what -- could you do -- we're all waiting. could you do it tonight? >> yep. i trollfully pronounce you man and wife. >> jimmy: whoa! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: wow! >> yeah, it was a great line. >> jimmy: that's fantastic. >> and i nailed it. i went in. i recorded it. i nailed it. i went away. i told everyone i had ever met that i was gonna be in "frozen." [ light laughter ] the film comes out. i go to see it. i see my scene. i see my character gothi the troll in the enchanted forest. the fat little fellow.

there he is up on the screen. he goes to clear his throat. he's about to do the line, and the camera cuts away to princess elsa and she starts singing. i was shouting at the screen, jimmy. i was like, "hey! excuse me, elsa! zip it bitch! gothi had something to say. [ laughter ] gothi had a line." [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, my -- >> "shut up." >> jimmy: i thought gothi had a a line. >> yes! well, i'm asked to leave the cinema. and i -- [ laughter ] i call my agent. this is true. i called my agent. i was like, "i went to see the film. my line doesn't appear to be in it." he went, "oh, jack. i'm so sorry. i forgot to tell you. disney called. and unfortunately your part in the movie has been reduced to a a nonspeaking role." [ light laughter ] it's an animation. a nonspeaking role. that means i'm not in it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's what a a nonspeaking role in a cartoon means. yeah. >> and he goes, "hey, kid, calm down. you got to just let it go." i was like, "don't give me let it go!" don't -- >> jimmy: don't say let it go. don't you dare. [ laughter ]

>> i'm over it now. >> jimmy: yeah, but at least you got the credit that you were in "frozen." >> well that's -- that's what he said. he was like, "it's gonna look great on your imdb." [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yes. it will look great. >> you've got the imdb. >> jimmy: this is the genuine imdb. i am the 81st listed cast member of 82. gothi troll uncredited voice. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: uncredited -- >> no. [ cheers and applause ] i am -- i am below the guy that made the grunting noises for the reindeer. [ laughter ] that is my credit. >> jimmy: so that's great. but at least you didn't have to, like, go to press and do all that stuff and try to sell "frozen." or do like a junket or any of that stuff. >> a junket for a movie that i'm not in. oh no. >> jimmy: you did. that's you doing a junket. [ laughter ] and you're not in this movie. >> look at it. look at that smug face. you're not in the film mate! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you're not in "frozen." oh my gosh. and you're all excited. oh, fantastic. >> there's a broadway musical now of "frozen." >> jimmy: that's right. >> yeah. there is -- so i'm gonna go to that.

[ laughter ] >> jimmy: don't get in trouble. as your character -- >> i'm gonna go dressed as a a troll. and when it comes to my scene, i will shout my line out from the audience. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: is your character in this broadway? >> i don't know. >> jimmy: it doesn't matter. >> not -- not yet. >> jimmy: not yet. exactly. let's talk about "nutcracker." basically, what is -- what is the premises of this? >> well, i think i'm in this one. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: you're definitely in this one. >> i'm definitely in this one. no, it's beautiful. it's like a magical festive christmas tree. it looks incredible. it's inspired by the ballet hymn. it's about this fantasy realm. and i play one of the palace guards in it. >> jimmy: i want to show everyone a clip. here's jack whitehall in "the nutcracker and the four realms." take a look at this. >> she's a princess. >> oh, they all say that these days. wishing don't make it so, my love. >> i haven't danced in forever. that's what i put it down to. >> would it help if i told you that her name was clara stahlbaum? daughter of marie stahlbaum. ♪ >> all right. just a few questions your highness. and you'll be on your way.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we are joined right now by the moderator of "meet the press." he is one of the most valued political commentators on this network, and he's here to go over everything that happened in last night's midterm elections. please welcome, chuck todd everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: chuck todd. >> you are standing in the way of me and my bed. >> jimmy: i mean -- >> this is the last thing i'm doing before sleep. >> jimmy: are you loopy right now? do you know where you are right now?

>> this is my last day at nbc. that's what i think. >> jimmy: you're what? >> if i do it right. if you do it right. >> jimmy: chuck -- >> you can -- the ending. >> jimmy: you've been up all night. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and you've been on tv all day. did you think that you were gonna even get a little break today? >> no. i've been operating on -- i'd operate on election nights on gummies and coffee. that's -- gummies. >> jimmy: like, what do you mean? >> like, gummies. gummy bears. >> jimmy: edibles? >> no. [ laughter ] well, you know -- >> jimmy: you can't say that on tv. >> ever since the trump presidency started. i did get a new gummy. no, no, no. just regular old gummies. you don't want to get nuts in your mouth. it's just a good, you know, snack. it's -- whatever. it's like gummy bears. you went -- >> jimmy: a little loopy right now. >> you went straight to edibles. you went straight to edibles. >> jimmy: you're loopy right now. i want to know if we can -- if i can rein you in a little bit here. >> yes sir. >> jimmy: and just -- [ light laughter ] oh my gosh. you've had too many gummies. chuck, what happened last night? was it a blue wave?

was it a red wave? was there any wave? did anyone really win? did anyone lose? >> well look, it wasn't a wave because political waves happen when one party is fired up and the other party isn't. and in this case, both parties were fired up. so what this was was a a realignment. and this is basically the geography of the country now being correctly represented by the party it wants to be represented by. so this is -- i mean you look, it was the suburbs of everywhere. whether it was here, staten island, orange county california, orange county florida, virginia beach, oklahoma city. if there was a suburb in america represented by a a republican, they got knocked off by a democrat and it was in most cases a democratic woman. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. a lot of new women are coming to washington. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: and is that -- is that going to make our country -- i hate to say it, but more divided? or is it gonna be easier to work with houses? >> it's -- when you don't live next door to each other, all right? we as americans right now, politically don't live next door to each other. democrats are -- all live in the same neighborhood. republicans all live in the

same neighborhood. and so when you're that sort of isolated, right? democrats watch one cable news channel. republicans watch another cable news channel. and i think that it's -- it's going to make it worse. i mean this -- this polarization is now baked in our politics. and now it's sort of like -- . it's this -- >> jimmy: don't you talk to me about -- >> that's right. this is like, and i don't even want my kid to marry somebody in the same party. and i don't want to communicate. and you know, people see the red hat and they run for the hills or people see a a resistance sweater and they think, you know -- they think you're the son of satan. it's that sort of -- that's what's happening. it's this idea that your political party is this cultural identifier of who you are. >> jimmy: will this help anything at all? or will this -- will this -- >> i mean, i hope it helps. i mean, look, i'll be optimistic about this. we had over 100 million people vote. nobody was apathetic this time. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: man that's actually -- >> much more people voted. >> jimmy: yeah, right. >> how many of you actually

voted? >> jimmy: you all voted, right? and didn't it feel good? >> no, it was real. >> jimmy: it feels good to vote. >> no, no, no. >> jimmy: i see it and i felt fantastic voting. >> i -- you know it's the weirdest thing, i'm sure you get it. like people probably come up to you, tell me a joke. be funny now. >> jimmy: yeah, somebody did it at the commercial break. >> come on, be funny. dance for me funny man. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. oh, yeah, you must be a a nightmare at a party. >> i get the -- no i get political therapist. oh, you know. >> jimmy: do they corner you? >> tell me about this. no, no, no. oh my god. >> jimmy: you must know some things that we don't know. >> or -- or it's like, is this bad? how bad is it gonna get? or how -- and you're just like, i feel like political therapist. and it's like -- >> jimmy: well it's also -- yeah, gonna go like -- >> i just want to go home. i don't want to live it. >> jimmy: this is just -- but i think -- but i mean -- you must geek. >> and i will say, didn't you see the headphones? no. sorry. >> jimmy: exactly, yeah. i'm listening to something now. do you -- this is -- this must be like the super bowl for you. >> oh it is. look, this is -- >> jimmy: this is what you -- >> i -- this is. >> jimmy: you love politics. >> every two years -- >> jimmy: i get obscene. >> we get a big -- and i'll be honest, i enjoy the mid-terms more than the presidential because there's more races. i get to -- presidential, it's one story and every one of my colleagues is an expert on presidential elections. no offense to my colleagues. but none of them bother to

learn about the house, the senate. so i go, like -- >> jimmy: yeah, that's chuck todd gets in there and shows them how it's done. >> i geeked out. >> jimmy: throw me a couple gummies and shut up! [ laughter ] >> i didn't have the social life when i was a teenage and damn it, now i get to show off. >> jimmy: that's right! that's what i'm talking about. [ cheers and applause ] dedication. be a nerd. it's good. >> that's right. let me tell you about sarasota county, florida. >> jimmy: you and kornacki going at it. and touch screens and boards. >> yeah, we sometimes have a a touch screen off. [ light laughter ] you know you do your little like karaoke off. we'll have a touch screen off. >> jimmy: exactly. yeah. let's talk about jeff sessions, now. because this -- this is -- it doesn't end for you. i thought maybe you thought maybe today you might go, hey, you know what? i might get a little nap in. >> we're gonna change our lead to the show. you're like, wait a minute. it's still the elections. and it's like, all of the sudden, you know the president is a fire hose. i mean and the guy just -- just constantly, you know, one thing about him -- >> jimmy: and he knows what he's doing. [ laughter ] he knows -- >> well -- >> jimmy: he was in show business. he knows what he's doing. >> yes. in that sense, yes. it is -- it is show business. what i would say it is, it's wwe.

he is rowdy roddy piper and i'm mean gene okerlund and -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> or some days it's peter alexander that has to play the role of mean gene, you know, whatever. whoever the press person is of the day, in the same way that the reporter in wrestling would just get mocked and beaten up by hulk hogan or rowdy roddy piper, that's -- that's what trump thinks it is. and he also thinks it's just fun. that it's show business. and he'll say, "i'm good for your ratings aren't i?" isn't this good for you? you know, it's all -- it's all show business. and you want to say, yeah it's all fun and games until you get a pipe bomb and a visit from the fbi. that's no fun. and so, that's the part i think that -- look, i think we sometimes take him too seriously and get, or at least like ginned up on 11. >> jimmy: yeah. >> at the same time i don't think he's very self-aware at like what this -- what some of his words do to people. >> jimmy: i watch you every weekend on "meet the press." >> i appreciate that. >> jimmy: you're fantastic. i know it's a big -- big shoes to step into. but i think you do an awesome job. >> well as -- as i always said, i just don't want to be the last moderator of "meet the

press." >> jimmy: no, you will definitely not be. >> when you inherit a show, right? yeah. >> jimmy: you want to be good, you don't want to be the last. >> i just don't want to be last. >> jimmy: let's hang out together. >> all right, brother. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: chuck todd, everybody. watch "meet the press" daily and on sundays of course. lauren daigle performs after the break, stick around everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: making her late night debut, performing the title track from her new album, "look

up child," please welcome lauren daigle! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ where are you now when darkness seems to win where are you now when the world is crumbling ♪ ♪ oh i i i hear you say i hear you say look up child hey look up child hey ♪ ♪ where are you now when all i feel is doubt

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look up child hey yeah look up child hey ♪ ♪ look up child i hear you i hear you calling my name oh ♪ ♪ hey look up child hey look up child hey look up ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: fantastic! that was great! thank you so much. lauren daigle! [ cheers and applause ] how great is that? that's how to do it right there. "look up child" is out now. my thanks to eddie redmayne, jack whitehall, chuck todd, lauren daigle!

[ cheers and applause ] fantastic. and the roots right there from philadelphia, pennsylvania. [ cheers and applause ] stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." thank you for watching. have a great night. i hope to see you tomorrow. bye-bye, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- sarah jessica parker, nbc news chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson, featuring the 8g band with franklin vanderbilt. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. president trump held a press conference today after democrats took back control of the h