Trump Causes Inflation with Air Force One Emergency Slide Incident and Canadian Import Bans | with Matthew McConaughey, Alix Earle | Wednesday, September 9

0:05From Studio 16, Rockabella's center in the heart of New York City, is The Connecto starring Jimmy Fallon. Tonight, join Jimmy and his guest Matthew McConaughey, Alex Earle, and featuring the legendary Ruth Cruz. 23-37! And now, here he is! Give me Come on

1:00Yo! Thank you very much. Enjoy yourself. Welcome, everybody. Welcome, welcome, welcome to The Tonight Show. This is it. Thank you very much for watching. Well, guys, tonight, the 2026 NFL season officially kicked off with the reigning Super Bowl champion, Seattle Seahawks, hosting the New England Patriots. Yeah, tonight, it was the New England Patriots versus the Seattle Seahawks, or as it'll soon be called, the American Patriots versus the Seattle Americans. Taking place in America Stadium. Yeah, the NFL season officially kicked off tonight with a Super Bowl rematch between the Seahawks and the Patriots.

1:41The players are fired up about the new season. Check out what they had to say. First up, Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold said, I can't wait to defend our title this season, go team.

1:53Then Elijah Veritucker from the Patriots said, Did somebody say goatee? Sorry. I thought you were talking about me. Anyway, we're gonna beat these punchable geeks. Then Milton Williams from the Patriots said, Did somebody say pinchable cheeks? Sorry, I thought you were talking about me. Anyway, I'm just gunning a hit. Then Darius Mouisou from the Patriots said, Did somebody say the gummy just hit?

2:22Anyway, I used the bench press to get uber-jacked. Then, next, Nick Collar from the Seahawks said, Does somebody say depressed lumberjack? Anyway, we just rock. It's all so apparent. And Mac Hollins from the Patriots said, Does somebody say you just walked in on your parents? Anyway, we're going to absolutely destroy with our powerful game. And Morgan Moses from the Patriots said, Does somebody say absolutely destroy a shower drain?

2:51Anyway, does my team help me beat every hurdle? Check. And Brian Murphy from the Seahawks said, Did somebody say desperately need a turtleneck? Anyway. I study film. I'm not just huge and dumb. Robert Spillane from the Patriots said, Did somebody say human thumb?

3:12Anyway, I'm the busiest one. Hunt them, part them, and attack. And Brady Russell from the Seahawks said, Did somebody say business up front, party in the back? Anyway, I'm a veteran on the team, not a baby. And Hunter Henry from the Patriots said, Did somebody say Temu Tom Brady? Anyway, I've never felt better. No cap. I'm blessed. Then Abraham Lucas from the Seahawks said, Did somebody say never known happiness? Anyway, it's time to man up, because we're on our own. Then Gray Zabel from the Seahawks said, Did somebody say grown-up Buzz from Home Alone? Anyway, I'm invested. No stops for life.

3:49Then Brendan Schooler from the Patriots said, Did somebody say, Arrested on cops four times? Anyway, we got this. Rock and roll. And finally, Patriots legend Rob Gronkowski said, Did somebody say, Gronk get ball? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

4:10They were having a hard time hearing you say it. Guys, everyone's excited that football is back. There's so many great teams, but honestly, it can be kind of hard to keep some of their logos straight. Oh, I can help you out, Jimmy. Really? Oh, thank you, sir. No problem. Hit it, Roots.

4:30The Broncos have a... Bronco. The Bears have a... Bear. The Vikings have a... Viking with really long hair. The Dolphins have a... Dolphin. The Lions have a... Lion. The Eagles have an... Eagle. Who's ready to start flying? And what about the Steelers? Oh, um, it's just like a, um... You know, hey, let's come back to that. The Ravens have a raven. The Panthers have a panther. The Falcons have a falcon. Yep, that's the right answer. But what about the Steelers? It's like three pointy things in a circle or something. Leave me alone. I don't know what their logo is. Sir, calm down. If you had to guess what the Steelers' logo was, what would you say?

5:07I mean, I'd assume it's three hypocycloids representing coal, ore, and scrap, the three primary components used to make steel.

5:17That's exactly right. The NFL's back. Let's make some noise, because the Steelers' logo has hypocycloids. Thank you so much, sir. That's what they are. That's great. Thank you. I didn't know what they were. Yeah.

5:40Well, switching gears to some political news, today Republicans arrived in Dallas for a two-day midterm convention. The convention has been dubbed Trumpapalooza, and Trump spoke at the event, and the big question was whether Trump would show up as a buxom blonde or a buxom brunette. But get this. Trump's flight to the midterm convention was halted as the emergency slide in an Air Force One Qatari jet was deployed. Take a look at this. It's real. Hmm. Yeah. Once again, Trump is causing more inflation.

6:17Some more political news. Trump's trade war with Canada continues to heat up, as Canada just put tariffs on$20 billion worth of U.S. goods, including wood products and cheese. Wood and cheese. That's the main ingredients to a Papa John's pizza.

6:35Trump responded immediately by announcing bans on several Canadian goods, including alcohol, golf carts, mopeds, and motorcycles. Basically, that's the main ingredients to a Jackass movie. Yeah, Trump banned Canadian beer, wine, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, and vodka. Teachers are like, well, there goes our school supplies. And listen to this. It just came out that last Christmas, Trump gave his assistant Natalie Harp$45 ,000 in cash. Wow. He was going to give her an even$50 ,000, but he was worried people might think something strange is going on.

7:13You guys have been, uh... You guys seen this one of Vladimir Putin's new officials? It's going viral. Did you see it? Well, because of... I'll just take a look at him. Ow! Gee. Can I see him again? He looks like the star of Russia's live-action Family Guy. Meanwhile, the Patriots are like, You're hired. Wow. Look at that guy. You guys, it's officially back-to-school time. Right now, a lot of college kids are meeting their freshman roommates for the first time. And there are some signs on whether you have a good college roommate or a bad one. We have some examples right here. For instance, you have a good college roommate if they bought a mini-fridge.

7:52You have a bad college roommate if it's just filled with jars marked clean urine. You know what I mean? That's not good. Next up, you have a good college roommate if you're woken up by the gentle sound of their alarm. You have a bad college roommate if you're woken up by a gentle kiss on your forehead.

8:11Up next, you have a good college roommate if they have good personal hygiene. You have a bad college roommate if their shower caddy is just a paper bag with a wet nap. And finally, you have a good college roommate if they wash their sheets once a week. You have a bad college roommate if you turn on a blacklight and their bed looks like day 10 of a carnival cruise. That's how you know.

8:34We have a great show tonight. Matthew McConaughey is my guest. I know.

8:43He stars in the new show Brothers with Woody Harrelson. But what's really interesting is that the show is based on a conspiracy that Matthew and Woody are, in fact, half-brothers in real life. You guys heard this? I mean, it's just one of those crazy Internet things. It's completely far-fetched and has no basis in reality. Until you look into it. You see, Matthew McConaughey's mother recently revealed that she quote-unquote knew Woody's father back in the late 60s. But when did she know him? Nine months before Matthew was born. Oh, but, Jimmy, wasn't Matthew's mom married to his dad? No. Matthew's parents were in the middle of their second divorce.

9:24Hmm, convenient timing. Now, I wish I could say it ended there, but there's, oh, so much more. In my research, I kept coming across one number, a special digit that kept repeating over and over and over again. I've already said it once. What number was it? It's the number nine, Jimmy.

9:58Me? That's right, Matthew McConaughey, nine. Now, let me ask you this, Matthew. How many years apart are you and Woody? Nine years. And what year did Woody's dad marry Woody's mom? Well, that would be 1959, Jimmy. And how long were they married? Four years and 11 months. Hmm. How many months is that? 59. And what year were you born? 1969. 69. Brother, does it end there? Oh, I wish it did. But the cosmic dance of the number nine ping-pongs back and forth between Woody and me in combinations that only the man upstairs can make sense of. For instance, Woody and I grew up in Texas. He grew up in Midland, Texas.

11:01I grew up in Longview, Texas. Question, how long does it take to drive from one to the other, Jimmy? By my estimation, probably six and a half hours? Correct. But in 1969, the year of my birth, the top speed on freeways in Texas was only 70 miles as compared to 85 miles per hour that it is today, bringing the total travel time to... My God. Nine hours. Bingo, bango, buckaroo. Oh, and no big deal or anything, but exactly halfway between Midland and Longview, what will you find, Jimmy? Why, the connection between I-20 and Highway 108, of course. Highway 108. One plus zero plus eight. Nine! Jimmy needs you to do me a favor.

12:10Go to seat 108 in the audience, please. Look under. Seat 108, please. Excuse me.

12:22Anything there? Is there anything there? My bag. There's nothing here. Oh. Oh, shoot. My bad. You know, try next door. Seat 109. Can you check under your seat? Is there...

12:42Ah! And what does that card say? That was under seat 109.

12:50It says, Brothers, starring Matthew McConaughey And Woody Harrelson premieres September 23rd on Apple TV. So, Jimmy, one last question. What month is September? Oh, you're good. You're real good. Nine! Ha, ha, ha, ha! Matthew McConaughey is back on The Tenine Show. When we come back...

13:21I'm just convinced I would just put the game because I'd never seen you. Let's go.

13:30Welcome back to The Tonight Show, everybody. It is time to play Pop Quiz.

13:43Playing tonight is an Academy Award-winning actor who stars alongside Woody Harrelson in the new series, Brothers, which premieres September 23rd on Apple TV. It is Matthew McConaughey!

14:00And his opponent. She's a social media star who you can see in the new series, Earl Meets World, which is streaming now on Netflix. It's Alex Earl!

14:14And this... Thank you. Oh! Is the first puppy up for grabs? Now, here's how the game works. In honor of the NFL season kicking off tonight, I'll be asking you a series of football-related trivia questions. If you answer correctly, you win a golden retriever puppy. If you answer incorrectly, your opponent gets the puppy. Whoever has the most puppies at the end of the game is the Pup Quiz champion, Matthew. Matthew, you're up first. Here's the question. What is the name of the first player ever drafted by the NFL? Is it A, Jay Bergwanger? Is it B, Bart Kopecky? Or is it C, Harris Knobler? It's Bart Kopecky.

15:01Bart Kopecky. Judges? That is incorrect. It is A, Jay Bergwanger. That means Alex wins the puppy. Congratulations. It's cool. Hi, Cindy. Hi. Oh, I'm gonna cry. There's more than one. Oh, yeah, there's more than one. That's it. Here we go. Oh, my gosh. Alex, the next question is for you. What is the main color of the helmet for the Cleveland Browns? Is it A, brown? Is it B, orange? Or is it C, creme brulee? Um, A, brown. That is incorrect. I'm sorry. It's actually... It is actually orange. It's actually orange, I swear. I actually was gonna go with orange, and then... That means, Matthew McConaughey, you get a puppy.

15:53Not that one. No, you get a... Oh! Nice goof. All right, bud. Are you all from the same litter? I think so, yeah. We have about 30 puppies here. Yeah, congratulations. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I just felt bad. I wanted you to... Matthew, the next question is for you. What's the term for a play where the quarterback fakes a handoff and runs away from the flow of the offense with no blockers to protect him? Is it A, a shake, rattle, and troll? Is it B, a naked bootleg? Or is it C, the tush push? Oh, yeah. I'm going with B again. Okay, it is the naked bootleg. That is correct! You got another puppy!

16:33You got another puppy? You got another puppy? You got another puppy! Hey, look at this. Oh, yeah, oh, yeah. There you go. Oh, yeah, this is very... Oh, yeah, there you go. Oh, yeah, there you go. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, this is good. Oh, yeah. That sound means it's time for double pupperty. Questions are now worth two puppies. The next question goes to Alex. Alex, what NFL team does Matthew McConaughey support? Is it A, the Dallas Cowboys? Is it B, the Houston Texans? Or is it C, the Washington Commanders? Whoo-hoo! I'm gonna go with... B. Judges? That is incorrect. Weirdly, Matthew McConaughey goes with the Washington Commanders.

17:27Being from Texas, that's right. He is from Texas. That is true. You get two puppies, Matthew. Congratulations. There you go. Ooh, look at this boy. Oh, this is a big one. Wow. We're getting bigger! That's a big dog there. That's a... Wow. That's a... Great. Come on, Pia. Okay. That first one... There you go.

17:49That first... That first... That first one might be a sea lion. I don't even know if that's a puppy. You got to get the next one, right? Yeah, all right. Okay. Oh, you know what that means? It's time for final pupper-day. This is for all of your opponent's puppies. In the game, in this game, you have to pick up your iPads next to your chairs. I will help you out a little bit, Matthew. There you go. There you go. What am I doing here? You use that pencil on your iPad. Alex, you have it right there. We got it. Okay. My hands are a little empty over here. The puppies want to get off my lap and roam.

18:24Is that okay? I see. One of them is getting real comfortable there. Hey. Yeah, okay. All right, here we go with this one. This is a numbers question. You're gonna write down your answer, and whoever gets closer to the correct answer is the Pup Quiz champion. Okay. Do you want me to take longer? We're getting into this? Okay, here we go. How many NFL teams have birds for mascots? You have 10 seconds starting now. You got eagles, falcons. Oh, my gosh. Oh, you got a few. We got seahawks. Five seconds. Three. You got four. No, you got five. No cheating. No cheating, dogs. Giving hints. Okay. Matthew, what did you write down?

19:03I think I'm short, but I'm going with four. Let me see. You wrote down four. Okay. Alex, what did you write down? 11. That's very high. 11. The correct answer is five. Cardinals, Falcons, Eagles, Ravens, the Lions. The winner, Matthew McConaughey. I'm sorry. I had to take this beautiful puppy. Hi. Say goodbye to Alex. So, bye-bye. Aww.

19:34So I get... There you go. Congratulations. That's the winner right there. There you go, right there. The winner. Matthew McConaughey, everybody. Alex Earle. We're talking with Matthew when we come back. Stick around, everybody.

19:57I'm sorry, I've been painted on Earth. I've never been spoken. I'm talking about this world. Our first guest co-created and stars alongside Woody Harrelson in the new series, Brothers, which premieres globally September 23rd on Apple TV. Please welcome the one, the only, Matthew McConaughey!

20:22They love you, Matthew McConaughey. Welcome back to the show, and thank you for playing Pup Quiz. The puppies got bigger as they came out. That's correct, yes. Number two was bigger than one, three was bigger than two. Three wasn't even a puppy. That was a sea lion. Yeah, absolutely. Thank you for coming back to the show. Last time you were on the show, you always do something fun on the show. Last time you were on the show, we sang with the group The Last Bison, and we did a bluegrass version of Choosing Texas by Ella Langley. And, yeah, and Ella Langley actually commented on the video and said, I may never recover from this.

20:57I love you, Ella. Thank you, Ella. Thank you, Ella. Dude, you were so good. That was so much fun. That was the best. And then she went on to play our clip at her concert. Yes. And it was like, and the crowd went nuts. It was like, thank you, Ella. It was awesome. But you were so talented and good, bud. Yes, yes, that was fun, dude. And then the last time I think I saw you, you were at the U.S. Open. Are you a... Tennis. Yes. Yes. Are you a big tennis guy? I've gotten into tennis. I played for just a few months in ninth grade, and then I broke my foot and I got into golf. But five years ago, five years ago, I went out and I played just fun with three friends, right?

21:37And two hours later, I was drenched in sweat. My heart rate had gotten higher, and I was like, oh, I'm throwing away my running shoes. This is so much more of a fun way to get exercise. I'm addicted to it now. Oh, really? Yeah. And have you seen any matches? Who did you see? Saw Tommy Paul the other day Saw Al Karaz He's amazing I've seen some of the women's matches Saka There's the great one coming up This Friday in the semifinals We got two Americans in the semifinals That's right bud Come on And the US Open I've been here now a few times I've made it to Wimbledon a couple times I'm hooked So anytime I get to go see tennis or play it I'm in Yeah, and I know you're a big college football fan because we actually have done stuff.

22:23Yes, we have. Yeah, in Texas. Yeah. The eyes of Texas are upon you, sir. I remember that, yeah. Of course, the Texas Longhorns. What's their chances this year? I don't know much. Chances look very good. We have a Murderer's Row schedule to play starting this Saturday night in Daryl K. Royal Memorial Stadium where we will be hosting the number one-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes to our house. We went there last year. They beat us 14-7, and now it's revenge time. We'll be 102 ,000 strong. Hook them on Saturday night. Yeah! Let's go hook them, Horne! Yeah, baby. Very good. How's everything going with your Pantolones tequila company?

23:05It's going great, man. I love that. It's really going good. We are the number one organic tequila in the world. Congratulations, bud. Thank you. I love your ads that you do with your beautiful wife, Camilla. They're really funny. Look at one of these print ads. It says, yeah, the official tequila of tailgates and tan lines. Come on, that's not bad. Everything you can do, panelists. The pixels are our friend. That's our ad campaign right there. It's so funny. I love it. Do you do any other marketing for Pentalonis? No, that's it. You know, when you're marketing a product, you've got to be clear about what your campaign is and leave it at that.

23:42Then you have to back off. You can't be too obvious or oversell it in places. You know, I was writing a note in my phone just the other night about this, about marketing. Here we go. This is about marketing. It's about marketing, yeah. Here we go. When you love a product, you don't have to sell it. It sells itself. This way, the marketing of the product never feels forced, but always feels like a natural, unrehearsed, subtle sell. I think that's really important when you're marketing a brand. Just an interesting phone case you have there. What's that? Oh, hey! Look at that! That's a pantalonis phone case.

24:26How'd they get there? That's interesting. Hey! Yeah, that's interesting. I bet you wish you had one. I wish I had one. I don't... Look at that. I happen to have one right there for you, Jimmy. You have another one? Oh, my... You know? This is a genius idea, and this is not... You put it there. I just don't know how. No. It got there. Jimmy? No. Who would ever even market something as genius as Pantolona's tequila? Cheers. Hey, cheers, bud. You can pull top on that. It works. Look at that. Yes, it works. Cheers, bud.

25:06Ruff! Ruff! Ruff! Ruff! Just a little liquid shot of courage on the back of your phone. Woo! Woo! That is fantastic. I love it. Woo! Buckle up is right. Matthew, we need to talk about your new series. That's really why we have to talk about your series, Brothers. Yes. Okay, this stars you and Woody Harrelson, who we love. You star together. You also co-created the show. Yeah, we did. It's funny. It's entertaining. It's heartwarming. You two play exaggerated versions of yourselves. Yeah. Because there's been a longtime rumor that you and Woody might be related. Well, my mom started it. How? So Woody and I have been friends for 25, 30 years.

25:51I don't remember the day he said we met. But anyway, I do remember the next time we met, which is when I thought we first met. Anyway, his kids called me Uncle Matthew. My kids called him Uncle Woody. And they're always like, man, you know, it's like our brothers, like your brothers. For decades, it's been going on. And one night, we're on a family vacation. and it's about 1 a.m. and my mom is now into her, like, third Kendall Jackson. And this talk is going on. By the way, I tell this story a lot. Kendall Jackson, y 'all need to set my mom up. Yeah, come on. Anyway, as it's going on, my mom's hearing the story and all of a sudden my mom out of nowhere takes a sip and she goes, Oh, Woody, I knew your father.

26:38Right? Now, look, I had a six-year-old son who even he picked up the innuendo of what the hell I knew meant. Yeah, he did. It meant they shagged, right? So, so the kids go scrambling. Oh, I knew it, I knew it, I knew it. They start doing research and all this different stuff, and they go, actually, the year you would have been conceived was during, as you said earlier in your monologue, during my mom and dad's second divorce. And there was supposed to be a receipt that had her in a West Texas motel where his dad was supposed to be. So off it went. Woody's a full believer it's true. He likes to bring up this quote that my dad said the night when he wouldn't come to the hospital when I was going to be born.

27:18He was like, that ain't my son, Katie. He said that. And he goes, and one rule, if it's a boy, don't name him Kelly. Hung up. Oh, wow. That's what he said. So it's taken off and family believe it. I don't believe it. Woody does. So he's like, let's do a DNA test. And he's always like, why aren't you so happy that this could be true, Brother Matthew? I'm like, because for you, it's easy. You'd gain a brother. For me, you're asking me to disown who I believe my father is for 56 years. Exactly. It's a little tricky. Yeah. But I got to say, the marketing campaign that you're doing for this brother, these are photos of both of you guys when you were young.

27:55I could... Yeah? I could see you guys being brothers. Brothers. I mean... There we are. I can see this. Would you ever want to do a DNA test? Yeah, I... To get it over with, I don't think it's true. I might need to right now. You might need to, yeah, next time. We're having such a good time believing it. So many other people actually believe it, too. And my mom just keeps spurring it on, going, I said I knew. Yeah, we'll keep throwing them those... It's up to you to decide what knew meant. No, we know what you meant. Yeah, we know what you meant, Mom. Yeah. Matthew McConaughey, everybody. Brothers premieres September 23rd on Apple TV.

28:34Alex Earle joins us after the break. Stick around.

28:49Our next guest is a social media icon and entrepreneur whose new reality series, Earle Meets World, is streaming now on Netflix. Please welcome Alex Earle.

29:04Alex! Alex, welcome back to The Tonight Show. Last time you were on our show, you announced your new skincare line called Real Actives. Yes. And you sold out. We sold out the first day. It was insane. You completely sold out. I could not believe what was happening in front of me as that happened. Congratulations. It was crazy. Thank you. It's been such a passion project. What do you do when everything sells out? I mean, we actually ordered, like, double that day for our launch day because we were like, we want to be overprepared, we don't want to sell out, and it ended up selling out, and then we just had to wait, like, a month and a half until we were back, but...

29:39You crushed it. It's been really great. Congratulations, pal. I'm so happy for you. You're very, uh... run a very successful business. You have over 15 million followers on social media. Time 100, look at this, on the cover of Time 100 creators list. Congratulations. Second year in a row. But you're on the cover this time. And also inside the magazine is your beautiful dog, Asia. Oh, our Asia. You're Asia. She's a star. She went from the shelter to the cover, and now she's on our TV show with us, which is so great. But, you know, she was in My Confessionals with me. What do you do? You look at your interviews on the reality show.

30:19And her dog caller, all of a sudden my assistant is getting all these, like, you know, texts and calls. And she was like, what's going on? Her dog collar had my assistant's phone number on it and is, like, blaring on the TV show. You're joking me. So now we have to change her number, but we were like, what's going on? Everyone's like, hey, Alex. Like, how can you work? Oh, my God, lesson... You gotta learn your lessons while you're making this. Yeah, gotta watch out for Asia. What's it like with Earl Meets World? This is a reality show. I would assume that you're natural on camera. Is it normal for you?

30:48You know, it... It came naturally, I guess. And, you know, I was comfortable with it, but usually I'm, like, being vulnerable with myself in, like, my bathroom, talking about something, sharing some secrets, and it's just me and my phone, and now it's, like, me and my phone and then some guy in the shower with, like, a big camera standing there. Yeah, yeah, yeah, the audio guy going, can you speak up? Yeah, say that again? You just gotta, like, get used to it for a second. But how about the fam? Are you happy? Are you proud of their performances? I am, and, you know, I would say my dad, we were shocked by my dad.

31:16My dad was like, I'm not really gonna be a part of this, like, whatever. He loved it. He would kill me if he heard me saying this, but... He did like it. Yeah, I think he loved it. And I think my whole family, they've just really never been around, like, cameras or anything before. So to them, they're just, like, speaking freely, like, everything off the cuff. And I think that's what makes the show so great, because it is just, like, an unfiltered version of our lives. It's super fun. Has the family gone closer? You know, we did get closer throughout the process, because we kept saying, we're like, oh, this is, like, family therapy.

31:45Usually, like, you know, we just kind of, like, sweep things under the rug. We're like, we don't need to really bring up the issues right now. Like, whatever, let's just, like, all get along and have dinner, and so it did bring us closer, and now that it's aired and everyone's seen what everyone said about each other, you know, no one's talking. Okay, perfect. Yeah, that's actually it. Congratulations, yeah. Have you watched it back and go like, oh, there's things, like, you didn't know about or things you're learning about now, besides giving out your assistant's number? Yeah, um... I cried a lot during the show.

32:11You cried a lot. Like, a lot. It was pretty... pretty embarrassing, you know, and I-I never really knew what I looked like crying, and just you have these up-close images of me crying, and I think because of the Botox, I can't really, like, move my face too much, so it's just, like, a pout like this. And it's... I was like, oh, so that's what I look like crying. Maybe I'll stop crying now and just, like, smile. You're still funny. But you've actually done, uh... You've actually used that. Here's a picture of you, uh, crying. I'm just in tune with my emotion. You've actually made this part of, uh...

32:40I did, like, a little series, kind of poking fun at myself, because I feel like, you know, if you can't laugh at yourself, how do you expect other people to? So, you know. I know my self-worth, unfortunately. I also know his address. I like this one, running from the mess that I created. There you go. Come on. Yeah. But when you're doing this show, I mean, you actually go deep. You talk about your dating life. You talk about your career. You talk about things that are being talked about in the news. Yeah. That I was like, whoa, you're actually gonna go there. Do you feel... Is it a relief that you're kind of getting out there and be able to say it on your terms, what you feel?

33:16Or is it like, I can't believe I'm saying this? It's a mix of both. You know, it's definitely like scary when you're being so vulnerable and especially during such high emotional points in my life. But I am really proud that like I always kind of just like go with my gut and lean on what's like really going on in my life and how I really honestly feel. And I feel like that authenticity has been a part of my brand thus far and I want it to continue to be. So there are definitely moments where I'm like, oh, like I can't believe I'm talking about this or saying this. but I just... I enjoy connecting with other people through those human moments, so I...

33:50Yeah, and I'm happy it's all out there now. It's like we ripped the Band-Aid off and... Good for you. ...move on and forward. Yeah, good for you, bud. I think that's great. Thank you. And there...

34:03On social media, there's a lot of misinformation about you. Yes. That is not true, and I thought tonight we could play a game where you read me a few things about yourself, and I'll have to guess which one is false. Okay, I'm using it. Okay, I think you have a card. Oh, perfect. Yeah, I've not seen it, so I don't know. All right, I'm excited for this. Okay, one of these is false. Okay. I once puked on a dress, kept it in my closet for two years, and then posted about it online. I found out halfway through my freshman year of college that someone had been secretly living in our basement. What? I went to a performing arts camp, and I majored in circus.

34:43You're really, you're acting right now. This is amazing. Wait, so wait, puked on a dress, saved it, and then put it on the, that sounds something like something interesting to me. I would probably think that you would have done that. Oh, perfect. I mean, just saying that, just because I've seen you and you're funny and I think that's actually a funny bit. There's someone living in your basement that weirdly, I'm not kidding, this happened to Really? Yes. I went to college, and we went down... Our landlord or something, it was a really weird place, and the guy was like, uh, you know you have storage downstairs.

35:19I go, oh, storage. We don't even have... I don't even have things. But I'll go look at the storage. And I went down, there was a dude living in my storage. Yes. Like, the same thing happened to us. I'm not kidding. Three months into living there. We're... Was it me? All right. Uh... But that's... Wait. All right. And then the last one was... What was the last one? Uh, performing arts camp, and I majored in circus. Circus. Performing arts camp. All right. I mean, circus is one of the things that you would do in a performing arts camp. You're a good performer. Mm-hmm. I could see you doing circus.

35:55That's like silks and gymnastics. Silks, trapeze. Trapeze, yeah. I could see you doing that. I think you're in good shape. So I learned that, like, baby freeze mood. All right, so wait, so it's puke, stranger living in a basement, that happened actually to me or circus. Yes. Now I'm rethinking puke.

36:16I'm gonna say that puke on the dress is the false one. Wrong. What? Oh, my God. Are you so happy that I got it wrong, finally? Yeah. Which one? It was the stranger in the basement. Oh, really? I lied. Once you said that, I was like, me too, same thing. That's so weird. Yeah, because I'm like, who would that ever happen to if it actually really happened to me, so that's why I fell for it. Of course no one did. But all the other ones are true? Yes. So you did throw up in a dress and kept it in your closet for two years? Okay, this is like a little bit of a different... This is the longer story that everyone's like booing me.

36:44It's, uh... No one's booing you? I didn't know. I put it in a bag and it got like shifted away somewhere. We found it years later. Oh my God, is it in a bag preserved? It was preserved. And then I talked about it because I was like, oh, this is crazy. And everyone was like, you are the most disgusting vile human ever. And I was like, okay, so... My search bar was, like, Alex Earl hygiene for, like, two years. Oh, my God. Now it's gonna be that again. Uh, dude, you're the best, and you're really fun, and keep being you, and keep being honest, and we love you. Alex Earl, everybody! Earl Meets World is streaming now on Netflix.

37:18Stick around, everybody. Come on back. Let's add a Mr. Old Man since I thought I'd risk my guns for gold at the...

37:41Good night, everybody.

37:59Get up to it.

38:25One. Yeah, baby. Oh, give me two.

38:35Give me two.

38:42Give me two.

38:50Turn to the ball. Turn to the ball. Give me two.

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