Last Night on Late Night

Ryan Hamilton performs stand-up from This Just Hit Me about his elaborate sleep routine, financial anxiety and the possibility of retiring early. He also argues that crying children should have their own section on airplanes instead of sitting in first class.

Tracee Ellis Ross discusses her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing, an audience-connected piece about mental health and reasons worth living. She also previews season two of Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, including surfing in Australia, visiting elephants in Thailand and returning to her former Swiss boarding school after 40 years.

Octavia Spencer previews Ride or Die, in which she plays a diplomat’s wife drawn into danger alongside an assassin. She also trades stories with Tiffany Haddish about their sketch-comedy past, the restrictive costumes on Self Made and attending fashion week without realizing designers expected her to wear their clothes.

Amy Adams promotes the Apple TV thriller Cape Fear and explains why Javier Bardem’s charm makes his character especially frightening, while recalling how nervous Martin Scorsese made the cast at a table read. She also jokes about threatening to sing Enchanted when her daughter misbehaves and explains why she rejected an unusually graphic SNL sketch from Andy Samberg.

Milly Alcock discusses starring in Supergirl, including acting opposite stand-ins for Krypto and learning the awkward jump used for flying scenes. She also recalls cold-calling agents as a determined 13-year-old and explains the squirrel-like landing pose that became the movie’s poster.

Jack Whitehall explains Nation's Dumbest, a celebrity quiz where contestants try to escape before being crowned the least intelligent player. He also jokes about Tiffany Haddish becoming his 86-year-old father’s celebrity hall pass, spending his birthday alone at a Moana premiere and embracing elaborate anti-aging products.

Dave Matthews discusses his nationwide summer tour and reflects on how fan-made bootleg tapes helped his band build an audience before its sound fit mainstream radio. He also demonstrates the Ozzy Osbourne impression he performed on Saturday Night Live, recalls an early 4 a.m. show at CBGB and explains why seeing a lawyer in similar pajama pants ended one of his signature looks.

Jenny Hagel promotes her book Advice No One Asked For and explains how writing for Late Night taught her to meet deadlines and withstand rejection. She also shares advice against turning wedding toasts into comedy routines, defends recommending divorce to audience members and recalls enduring an 11-page sketch that failed at rehearsal during her second week on the show.