-Wow.
-I'm so happy to be --
Thanks for having me
on the show.
-Oh, we love having you.
-No, no. I'm so excited.
This is the American dream.
-No.
-Yeah, yeah. This -- If you're
-- If you're trying to --
This is the American dream.
-Really?
-Yeah, for me.
-Well, this is --
this is a French --
This is a French dream for me.
[ Laughter ]
Now, this is an American dream
for me.
-Thank you.
-I love having you.
This fits. You and
"The Tonight Show" fit perfect.
-Thank you. Thank you.
-Do you -- Do you see the show
over there?
-We have the show in France,
and, uh, that's funny 'cause --
and I'm not making that up --
"The Tonight Show" in France
airs in the morning.
[ Laughter ]
-Does it really?
-Just so you know, Jimmy,
for the French people,
you are a morning guy.
-Wow. I'm the morning guy.
Yeah. Good morning, France.
Hi, everybody.
Good morning!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Hi! Good morning!
Have a great day!
-That would -- That would be
nice for them if you,
I don't know, sometimes
could give them
some traffic report or...
-[ Laughs ] Yeah.
-...weather.
Paris weather.
That would be very nice.
-Do they have much American
shows over there in France?
-"The Tonight Show."
-Just "The Tonight Show?"
That's it.
-We have "The Tonight Show."
-I know they have
a "Saturday Night Live."
-Yeah.
-You hosted the first episode.
-Yeah.
-What was it called?
-"Le Saturday Night Live."
[ Laughter ]
-Write that --
I got to remember that.
-Yeah.
-"Le Saturday Night Live."
-We try to create
our own thing, yeah.
-It's a different -- but you're
creating your own thing.
It's a different show.
-I mean, I've been a huge fan
of the "Saturday Night Live,"
and when they offer me to host,
obviously, I was so excited
and honored.
-Yeah.
-And we did it our way.
We didn't --
-Your own thing.
You didn't do any --
I mean, let's just --
For example, I mean,
this is our "SNL."
This is a sketch
called "More Cowbell."
-Yeah.
-And that was great
with Will Farrell.
Chris Parnell was fantastic.
And here's a clip from --
a picture of your show.
And this -- What is --
[ Laughter ]
Interesting.
It's very, very
interesting there.
That looks like
a totally different sketch.
-Yeah.
-What is this sketch?
-The wardrobe
is not really the same.
Look at the hair.
It's not the same.
-It's pretty much the same,
yeah.
-And by the way, in
the French show, we would say,
[ speaking French ]
-Uh-huh, and what does that
translate to?
-Uh, more cowbell.
-Yeah, there you go. All right.
[ Laughter ]
Wow.
Wow. Unbelievable.
-Are you trying to say we didn't
invent or create or adapt?
-I would never say that.
-Okay.
-People call you
the French Jerry Seinfeld.
Have you heard that before?
-You know what?
I've been the French Jerry
once, really.
Like, the French Jerry
because --
Do you remember his movie?
The "Bee Movie," animated movie?
-Of course. Yeah.
-And I voiced Jerry's character.
-So you actually were
the French Jerry Seinfeld.
-Yeah, once, in the "Bee movie."
-Did you do --
You really were him, yeah. Wow.
-Once.
-Did you do the voice
and everything?
Do Jerry's voice?
-No, no.
No. If anyone can do
Jerry's voice, it's you, Jimmy.
-Yeah, I don't know if I can do
the French Jerry Seinfeld.
-Let's try something. I'm going
to give you a line in French.
-Okay.
-You're going to say the line
in French with Jerry's voice.
Wait, it's a little twist.
And we're going to hear
how a French Jerry sounds.
-I will try my best. Okay.
-Is it clear?
-Yeah, yeah, sure.
You give me a line,
and I'll try to do it
as Jerry Seinfeld.
-Okay, uh.
[ Speaking French ]
[ Laughter ]
Wait. I-I want --
I want Jerry's voice.
-Okay, yeah. No.
I understand that.
That's not the problem, Gad.
Gad, that is not
the problem at all.
[ As Jerry Seinfeld ] Uh, uh,
I need a little help here.
[ Speaking French as Seinfeld ]
-[ Speaking French ]
-[ Speaking French as Seinfeld ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Continues in French ]
-[ Speaking French ]
-[ Continues in French ]
[ Laughter ]
-Do you want to know
what's the meaning in French?
-Oh, no.
Yes, what did I just say?
-In English?
-Yes, what did I say?
-"What's the deal
with airplane peanuts?"
-Okay, thank you.
All right, good.
I think. Peanuts.
-Peanuts.
-Okay, good, thank you.
For a second, I didn't want
to get in trouble.
I don't know
what I was saying.
Okay. Good.
Let's talk about
the Netflix Special,
"Gad Elmaleh: American Dream."
You can check it out.
It's streaming now on Netflix.
Don't watch it now.
Finish our show,
and then, as soon as
the show is over --
-French people, wake up,
have your breakfast, and then...
-Have it
after lunch or -- Yeah.
-Good morning.
-Good morning, everyone, yeah.
What have you observed
by being here in America?
-Wow, so many different things.
The language -- There's one
expression I really like
is when Americans tell you
they cannot do something
and they say, "For some reason,
I didn't show up."
And...
[ Laughter ]
And it's really interesting,
because nobody ever questioned,
like, but what reason?
[ Laughter ]
-But for some reason...
-And you're okay with that.
You guys -- Between you guys,
are like, "Oh, for some reason?
I got it. Okay. No problem."
[ Laughter ]
No, I need a reason.
It's really interesting,
the language.
Even the dancing.
When I go to --
I don't go a lot
to clubs in America.
-You don't?
-I -- No.
-I could see you go clubbing.
-I used to go.
-Yeah.
-I used to go,
but, no, I'm too old
for this now.
I'm too old.
-You know, but what's the scene?
-It's just, I'm too old.
I don't want to go there
and watch girls
doing boomerang videos with --
I don't like boomerang videos.
-Boomerang videos.
-Yeah, I don't want to see --
[ Laughter ]
-Quest, give a beat.
Give a beat for that.
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪
-But the dancing is important
for me.
I'm from Morocco --
Oh, you know what? I'm gonna --
Okay, give me a beat again.
Give me that beat again.
Jimmy, come next to me, please.
♪♪♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪♪♪
[ Rhythmic clapping ]
I'm going to teach you
something really important.
-Yes.
-It's called
the Moroccan hip thrust.
-The Moroccan hip thrust?
-Are you ready?
-Yes, I think so.
-Wait a minute.
♪♪♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪♪♪
-Two times.
♪♪♪♪
-All right. Let me go again.
♪♪♪♪
Three. Three?
♪♪♪♪
-Oh, my God.
I can't do this.
Here's a clip of Gad Elmaleh
in his new Netflix special,
"Gad Elmaleh: American Dream."
Take a look.
-When I first moved to New York,
I really enjoyed
to be anonymous.
it's really interesting
to be very famous
in one part of the world
and totally anonymous
in New York City.
First days,
I was enjoying it so much.
Just walking down the street.
Oh, my God, that's great.
I can do whatever I want.
Nobody spotted me.
Three days later, I was like,
"What the hell is going on?"
[ Laughter ]
I was Googling myself at night.
[ Laughter ]
[ Sheers and applause ]
-Gad Elmaleh, everybody.
"Gad Elmaleh: American Dream."
-25.
-25?
-25.
-25!
-Okay.
♪♪♪♪
-Gad, no!
