Last Night on Late Night

Jimmy Kimmel mocks the collapse of Donald Trump’s state fair concert lineup, the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center and his repeated claims of acing a cognitive test. He also examines Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral campaign before testing pedestrians with fabricated election questions.

Seth Meyers jokes about Donald Trump’s latest cognitive test, his demand to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and plans for a $250 bill bearing his image. The monologue also covers musicians dropping out of the concert series and Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding plans.

Olivia Wilde discusses directing and starring in The Invite, a tense dinner-party comedy that she and its cast rehearsed, shot chronologically and continued shaping during production. She also explains how working with Seth Rogen on The Studio inspired their pairing and recounts a playful trip to Tokyo with her son.

Brett Goldstein promotes Office Romance, his Netflix rom-com with Jennifer Lopez, and explains that he and Joe Kelly conceived it while filming Ted Lasso. He describes writing Lopez as an accomplished airline CEO, recalls terrifying turbulence that inspired a scene, and shares how returning to Sesame Street brought him and Jason Segel face-to-face with Muppet versions of themselves.

Jason Bateman discusses DTF St. Louis and Black Rabbit while reflecting on his work and the projects’ contrasting characters.

Tina Fey reflects on hosting the first SNL UK episode and the strange familiarity of returning to a Saturday Night Live environment with a new cast. She also discusses The Four Seasons, recalls her Weekend Update routine with Jimmy Fallon and unveils a reversible Tina-and-Amy doll created for the Restless Leg Tour.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje discusses Euphoria’s surprise series finale and the backlash after his character Alamo Brown kills Rue. He also explains remaining in a Southern accent throughout filming, learning to ride and play polo for the role and coping with an unruly pig during a strip-club scene.

David Sedaris discusses his new book The Land and Its People, including the rejected title about the testicles of an old sparrow in winter and the deliberately melancholy cover. He also recounts accidentally spreading false claims about nipple regeneration, reveals he quietly married Hugh a decade ago and describes provoking a sour Duolingo AI chatbot.

Marlon Wayans promotes Scary Movie, describing how a promise to his dying father brought the Wayans brothers back together and why he dedicated the film to his parents. He also recalls Brazilian fans serenading him with the White Chicks song and jokes about his shifting basketball loyalties.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. recalls Michael Jordan refusing him an autograph as a child and challenging him to become someone Jordan would want an autograph from. He also credits his softball-star grandmother with shaping his game and explains how the Jazz Chisholm Foundation supports children in the Bahamas, Florida and New York.

Death Cab for Cutie performs “Riptides” from the album I Build You a Tower.