-I'm happy to have you her
because the Coronavirus
obviously has got...
-Oh, gosh. Yeah.
-...a lot of people just worried
and...
-Yeah. Yeah.
-...not really sure
what to do.
-Right.
-[Clears throat] And really,
I've got -- oh, sorry.
No, no. I didn't mean that
No, no, that was --
I was clearing my throat.
I was clearing my throat.
-[ Laughing ]
-I was clearing my -- I promise,
I was clearing it.
[ Laughter ]
Well...
what are the --
What steps do you think
that we should have --
-There's a lot of wacky stuf
about...
-Yeah.
-...the Coronavirus.
-Is there anything you can
say to calm us down?
-Yeah, look, I think that
what we know right now
is that it is a new kind of flu.
And it's serious because
we don't know much about it.
We don't exactly understan
how it's transmitted.
Apparently, it's quite eas
to transmit.
And we don't have a vaccine ye
for it like we do with the..
-Yeah.
-...seasonal flu.
And I have to add,
if you haven't gotten
a seasonal flu shot,
get it now
because the best guessing
by the experts is that
it could slow down
or help if this other virus,
you come in contact with it.
-Yeah.
Were you surprised with
how the Trump administration
handled it, or...?
-I wish I could say
I was surprised.
I, uh...
[ Laughter ]
You know, this is somethin
that you can't just
insult or pretend is a hoax,
despite how hard he's trying
You really do have to
listen to people
who actually know
something.
There's a terrible shortag
of testing kits.
They need to make sure
that state and local
health departments and governors
and mayors and others
have the resources they need
with hospitalization.
So there's a lot of work
to be done.
And, you know, if he will quit
calling it a hoax
and actually let the experts
do their job,
I think that will work out
better.
-Did you --
[ Cheers and applause ]
Hopefully they do that.
How did you think Trump
was going to be
when he became president?
Did you go like,
"Oh, maybe he might be --"
-Oh...
You know, Jimmy, I --
[ Laughter ]
I -- I --
-That was so great.
-I got to tell you...
-"Oh..."
-I really hoped he'd be better
than I thought he was
going to be.
I really did.
Here's what I thought.
I mean, obviously, I was
devastated about the outcome
But I thought, "Okay, you know
the job itself
is so incredibly
overwhelming.
It should be awe-inspiring
And so, there's an opportunity
for him to kind of rise
to the occasion."
And between the election
and inauguration,
that's what I was hoping.
And then I went to
the inauguration,
and that speech he gave
was so divisive.
The language used,
"Carnage in the street,"
the lying about the size
of the crowd,
my hope that it would be bette
than I thought it would be
vanished completely that day
-Yeah.
-And so, we are
where we are now.
-Yeah, let's talk about
better things.
-Yeah, we've talked about virus.
-I know, I'm sorry.
This is the new me.
I changed my total format.
-Oh, wow, I can't believe it
-But let's --
I heard that you're
starting a podcast.
Is this true?
-Yes, it is true, yeah.
-This is exciting.
-Yeah, very exciting.
-I like this.
-Very exciting.
-Why? What made you want
to do this?
-You know, a bunch of differen
offers came to me.
And I thought, you know,
it would be fun.
I love talking to people.
And I like being on your sid
instead of my side for a change.
I get to ask the questions
I also had really incredibly
positive experiences
with Howard Stern
and Conan O'Brien
when I went on their podcast
Well, obviously,
Howard's radio show,
which is like a very long
podcast,
two hours and 20 minutes.
-No.
-And yes, that's how long
I was on.
-Did you do two hours?
-Two hours and 20 minutes.
And I think, finally, you know
all of us were just exhausted.
But -- and I thought --
-He's great though, huh?
-He is an amazing interviewer.
-He really is.
-I mean, I'd never been
on his show.
He told me, "See, if you'd com
on my show before,
you would've won."
And so, maybe he's right.
Maybe -- he probably is.
But it was --
it was a fascinating experience.
So when people came and said
"Hey, would you like
to do that?"
I said, "Well, give it a try
See what happens."
-I think you're going to b
great at it.
-Yeah.
-I do, I do.
-Well, you will come on my sho
some time?
-I would love to come
on the show.
-Okay.
-Done. Booked.
-Okay, all right.
-I totally --
I would love to come on.
-I'm booking Jimmy Fallon
on my yet-to-be-named podcast.
-Yeah.
