Last Night on Late Night

Seth Meyers covers Donald Trump’s planned Fourth of July rally, his G7 comments about Iran and UFC versus the World Cup, JD Vance’s book release, a mac-and-cheese recall, Airbnb World Cup tickets and an escaped skunk. NBA champion Karl-Anthony Towns then makes a surprise appearance to discuss the Knicks’ championship, team chemistry, the citywide celebration and how the playoff run helped his family heal after his mother’s death.

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.

Olivia Wilde promotes The Invite, a relationship comedy built around an unbearably tense surprise dinner party, and explains how Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz persuaded her to act in the film she planned only to direct. She also discusses Dev Hynes’s cello score, her Knicks fandom and accidentally inviting her son into an explicit sound mix session at Abbey Road.

Reese Witherspoon discusses developing Elle, the Legally Blonde prequel series, and choosing Lexi Minetree from 3,000 audition videos to play the teenage Elle Woods. She also celebrates turning 50, announces the paperback of Gone Before Goodbye and says season five of The Morning Show is filming.

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.

Stephen Root promotes Widow's Bay, describing its horror-comedy balance and filming a stormy boat scene on a raised set shaken by crew members. He also recalls Matthew Rhys hijacking studio-tour golf carts during Perry Mason, improvising Milton’s cake dialogue in Office Space and returning for season 15 of King of the Hill.

Zoey Deutch celebrates Voicemails for Isabelle reaching number one on Netflix and previews the theatrical comedies Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass and Minions & Monsters. She recalls Jon Hamm arriving by hot-air balloon for one film and describes dressing as a Minion to meet fans while making the other.

Robert Smigel introduces Humor Me with Robert Smigel & Friends, a podcast where comedy writers help people make speeches, letters and other difficult messages funnier. He also recalls how Tom Hanks’ Lorne Michaels impression inspired SNL’s Five-Timers Club and discusses his father’s pioneering work in dental bonding.