Last Night on Late Night

Jimmy Fallon jokes about Donald Trump’s attempts to control the news, Kash Patel’s public troubles, and Marco Rubio’s awkward meeting with the pope.

Amber Ruffin recaps Michael Jackson’s poorly reviewed but commercially successful biopic, Janet Jackson’s objections, King Charles’s U.S. visit and the 10th anniversary of Beyoncé’s “Lemonade.”

Barack Obama defends the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as diplomacy that removed most of Iran’s enriched uranium without firing a missile. He says military force should be a last resort because innocent people die, argues the agreement met its stated nuclear objective and warns that war often creates more problems than it solves.

Sharon Stone discusses being catfished, receiving a compliment from Stevie Wonder, and auditioning for General Hospital.

Pedro Pascal discusses starring in Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, including his enthusiasm for underwater filming and the challenge of performing in the Mandalorian helmet. He also jokes about using the helmet to attend social events from bed.

Neil deGrasse Tyson promotes Take Me to Your Leader, his guide to humanity’s first alien encounter, while arguing that unexplained Pentagon files are not proof of extraterrestrials. He offers comic advice for greeting visitors, says science and mathematics could provide a common language and critiques familiar Hollywood aliens for looking too much like life on Earth.

Chace Crawford promotes the final season of The Boys, revealing that Samuel L. Jackson voices a hammerhead shark and describing the emotional last day of filming. He also reacts to the viral Deep popcorn bucket, explains how its mold was made from his face and recalls joining Jimmy Fallon’s Las Vegas charity golf tournament after replacing Don Cheadle.

Tom Hanks promotes the History Channel docuseries World War II with Tom Hanks, reflecting on wartime sacrifice, mercy and why the conflict still fascinates him. He also ranks favorite filmmaking memories—including scuba training for Splash and watching Sleepless in Seattle on a bus beside Rob Reiner—and gives Stephen Colbert an Underwood typewriter for his birthday.

Caitríona Balfe discusses an embarrassing encounter with Prince, not knowing how Outlander ends, and the unusual experience of having celebrity fans.

Billy Eichner discusses his audio memoir Billy on Billy, which lets listeners hear his real voice beyond the Billy on the Street persona. He also reflects on growing up as a pop-culture-obsessed kid in Queens before social media and the internet.

Livvy Dunne discusses auditioning for The White Lotus without getting the role and demonstrates the Baywatch run with Jimmy Fallon.

Jill Kargman discusses Influenced, her new Peacock film about a momfluencer named Dzanielle, and the comic details of creating the character’s image. She also compares the film’s Upper East Side setting with her earlier show Odd Mom Out.

Social Distortion performs “Born to Kill.”

Vincent Mason performs “Damned If I Do” from his debut album There I Go on The Tonight Show.