Last Night on Late Night

Jimmy Fallon covers Karoline Leavitt’s resignation as White House press secretary, the government lifting its TikTok ban and the FAA hiring gamers as air-traffic controllers. The monologue also turns Zohran Mamdani’s subway-heat proposal into a correspondent bit and jokes about new fast-food products and a rotating California house.

Jean Smart reflects on ending Hacks after its planned five-season arc, the challenge of making Deborah Vance believable as a stand-up and the Emmy record she could tie. She also recounts being flirted with in an Ireland bar while her sons watched, and explains why she handed leftover pizza to fans after a live Deborah Vance show.

Nick Kroll promotes Mating Season, his Netflix animated series about animals’ dating and sex lives, and explains how a real raccoon visit before the first table read felt like a warning from the animal community. He also recalls a puzzling exchange with David Letterman and performs impressions of navigation apps.

Matthew McConaughey promotes The Rivals of Amziah King, describing the film’s father-daughter story, learning mandolin and filming a scene with thousands of real bees despite discovering he is allergic. He also reflects on meeting Pope Leo XIV and having an Austin cinema named for him near where his acting career began.

Richard Gadd discusses Half Man, explaining that the drama is fictional and grew from his interest in how prejudice shapes two men into adulthood; he also describes overcoming his fear of playing Reuben. He recalls performing for a single Edinburgh Fringe attendee and previews Husbands, an upcoming Apple TV series with Juno Temple.

Isa Briones discusses returning to Broadway in Just in Time while filming The Pitt, contrasting the musical’s joy with the medical drama’s gallows humor. She also recounts developing appendicitis on The Pitt set, receiving star treatment at the hospital used for its ambulance-bay scenes, and performing Hadestown with her father.

KATSEYE discusses the Wild EP, the Wild Hearts movie and their sold-out first arena tour, while explaining the mixed initial reaction to the song Gnarly. The group also talks through its most difficult choreography, Lara’s goal of writing “Unloveu,” and Ed Sheeran co-writing the single “Animal.”

KATSEYE performs “Animal” from the EP Wild on The Tonight Show.