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29 Oct 2026 · 45m · 16 chapters

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Trump Rants About Loving Meat | with Jamie Lee Curtis, Jamie Campbell Bower | Wednesday, October 28

In short

This Tonight Show episode mixes political comedy, entertainment news, and Halloween-themed games. Key segment: Jimmy riffs on President Trump’s midterm campaign and “memeable” stage moments, including a claim that Trump mocked a Democratic Senate candidate (James Tallarico) for “pretending to like meat,” plus jokes about Trump focusing on other politicians’ bodies (including John Husted). The show also covers: TikTok launching an in-app restaurant guide; McDonald’s bringing back the McRib; and a DNC commercial about Kamala Harris running in 2028. Jamie Lee Curtis promotes Newlyweds (NBC Fridays 8:30), discussing her character and the show’s inspiration from her own quick marriage. Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna on Stranger Things) promotes The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video Nov 11), describing his role as Celeborn and showing prosthetics.

Guests

Jamie Lee Curtis (actor; Newlyweds) and Jamie Campbell Bower (actor; Vecna; Rings of Power).

Notable examples

“Guess the Trump Noise,” “Hey, Robot” with Alexa, and a horror-character guessing game.

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Chapters

0:45

Trump's Memeable Moments

Jimmy discusses Trump's humorous remarks and campaign antics ahead of the midterms.

“Welcome, welcome, welcome to The Tonight Show.”
3:40

DNC Commercial Parody

A parody of a DNC commercial featuring Kamala Harris and humorous campaigning.

“Tan-Golf getting tanner looked just like a jack-o'-lantern.”
5:00

TikTok and McDonald's Updates

Jimmy shares news about TikTok's restaurant guide and McDonald's McRib comeback.

“Switching gears to some business news, TikTok is trying to compete with Yelp and Google Maps by rolling out their own in-app restaurant guide.”
6:42

Guess the Trump Noise Game

Jimmy hosts a fun game where audience members guess Trump’s noises.

“Guys, as we mentioned before, President Trump's been on the campaign trail, and he's been making a lot of weird noises on stage lately.”
14:00

Jamie Lee Curtis Discusses Horror Movies

Hear Jamie Lee Curtis share her thoughts on horror films and surprises.

“So, ba-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum.”
21:00

New Sitcom 'Newlyweds'

Jamie talks about her new sitcom and its inspiration from her life.

“It's a couple who are older in their 60s and 70s who hook up on a blind date.”
23:38

Teaser for Upcoming Game Segment

Jimmy introduces the next game segment with Jamie Lee Curtis.

“When we come back, Jamie and I are doing something fun.”
23:53

Playing 'Hey, Robot!'

Jimmy and Jamie play a fun game involving smart speakers and guessing.

“We're hanging out with Jamie Lee Curtis!”
28:00

Food at Fall Fairs

Exploring the types of food found at fall fairs, including humorous exchanges.

“That's interesting, seeing that it's not one word.”
29:50

Introducing Jamie Lee Curtis

A light-hearted interaction leading to the introduction of Jamie Lee Curtis and her new sitcom.

“Alexa, what is the name of the new sitcom starring Taya Leone, Tim Daly and Jamie Lee Curtis on NBC at 8.30 at night on Fridays?”
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30:38

Jamie Campbell Bower's Return

Jamie Campbell Bower discusses his experience on 'Stranger Things' and upcoming projects.

“Our next guest is a talented actor who you know as Vecna from Stranger Things.”
33:13

Musical Background of Jamie Campbell Bower

Jamie shares his musical journey and influences growing up.

“In the spirit of the season, you smell like fall.”
34:55

DJing and Music Scene

Discussion on Jamie's DJing experience and the music scene he was involved in.

“And my parents said to me, I begged them for lessons.”
36:49

Transitioning Characters: Vecna to Celeborn

Jamie talks about his roles in 'Stranger Things' and 'The Rings of Power'.

“Next time, I want you to come on and maybe do a little DJing for it.”
40:06

Prosthetics and Practical Effects

Jamie showcases prosthetics from his roles, discussing their significance and creation.

“Yeah, a little zipper to make it easy to get in and out of.”
42:00

Discussing The Rings of Power

Learn about the new season of The Rings of Power and its connection to the original films.

“All right, and you can hold the ear on, and then I'll hold it from this side, and then you get, like, a screen grab.”
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0:02From Studio 6B in Rockefeller's Center in the Heart of New York City, it's The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Tonight, join Jimmy and his guests, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jamie Campbell Bower, and featuring the legendary Ruth Cruz. 2361, Jimmy! And now, here's your host, Jimmy Fallon!

0:55Oh, that's a great crowd. Thank you very much. Enjoy yourself. Welcome, everybody. Welcome, welcome, welcome to The Tonight Show. This is it. You're here. Come in here. Well, guys, we are six days away from the midterms, and President Trump's back with another memeable moment. This time, he isn't talking about butts. He's talking about Democratic Senate candidate James Tallarico pretending to like meat. Take a look. You ever see him go to a barbecue and he's trying to show, I love the meat. Ah, I love it. Look.

1:36After watching that, I think I'm vegan. Yeah. Democrats were like, no one interrupt. Let him do all of this. Mike Pence saw that and almost had a heart attack. Oh, mother, mother, mother.

1:54In one speech, Trump lost Texas and his invite to the Nathan's hot dog eating contest. In one speech. Actually, last night at a different rally in Texas, Trump once again brought up how much time he has been spending studying Ohio Senator John Husted's butt. Studying. Now I'm picturing Trump sitting up at night with flashcards of butts. He's like, okay, Nicki Minaj, Kim Kardashian, John Huston.

2:23What's he doing?

2:30Meanwhile, Errol, tonight, Trump held another rally in Ohio to campaign for John Huston. It was a great rally. Trump spent an hour pretending to drop things so Huston would have to pick them up. Oops. Could you get that for me, please? Oh, I dropped something in the air as well. I'm sorry.

2:53I'm sorry. I'm a nincompoop today dropping a...

3:03Well, guys, the midterm elections are less than a week away, and President Trump has been traveling the country to campaign. He has a very busy schedule, so I thought I'd break it down for you right now. Here we go. Monday, rally. Tuesday, speech. Wednesday, rally. Vote for the guy with the juicy peach. Thursday, under so much pressure, take a Joe ride flying Tesla. Friday, send a couple texts. Nikki, you're my BFF. Halloween, it's getting scary. Make Kid Rock press secretary. See a ghost that makes me flinch. Never mind, it's only Mitch. Nap then 10, then golfing time. Catch up on new Love is Blind.

3:41Try to steal the Nobel Prize. End people's sexiest man alive. Tan-Golf getting tanner looked just like a jack-o'-lantern. Golf-tan-nap vote winning big. And if we don't, then it was rigged.

4:03Thank you. Listen to this. Our early polling shows that Kamala Harris leads Democrats as a frontrunner for a 2028 presidential race. Of course, she failed to beat Trump in the last election by a surprising margin. Well, the DNC actually just released a commercial. Watch this. In 2028, Democrats have the chance to take back the White House. I'm all blue. I'm supporting the Democrats. In 2028, I'm voting for Kamala Harris. Wait, hold on. She's running again? We need a bold leader who can take our country in the right direction. I'm a proud Democrat who wants change. Maybe we can just give this a little more thought first.

4:44That's all I'm saying. Just look at all the options. As Democrats, we are unified. Please, I just started sleeping through the night again. Just say the line. Can't Biden run again? How old is he now? Sir, just say the line. I am not saying the line! I can't wait to vote for Kamala Harris. Vote Kamala Harris. I feel like we've seen this movie. What is this thing?

5:14Switching gears to some business news, TikTok is trying to compete with Yelp and Google Maps by rolling out their own in-app restaurant guide. Yeah, it's a little different. TikTok tells you which Mexican restaurants have the best tortillas for slapping. And finally this week, McDonald's brought back the McRib, and it seems like they're marketing it directly to one of their biggest customers. Watch this. Good news. The McRib is back. Give it to me now with the same delicious recipe like a big piece of muscle you can have as many as you want I did seven a day for a couple of days. That's a lot.

5:48It's worth the calories It's only three million. So come pick up a McRib at McDonald's today. I love the meat

6:13What a show we have for you tonight. She stars in and produces the new NBC sitcom Newlyweds, which airs Fridays at 8.30 p.m. Jamie Lee Curtis is here tonight! Come on. The best. Come on. You're great. You know him from his role as Vecna on Stranger Things. He's now joining the series The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power. Season 3 premieres November 11th on Prime Video. Jamie Campbell-Bauer is joining us.

6:47Guys, as we mentioned before, President Trump's been on the campaign trail, and he's been making a lot of weird noises on stage lately. So that inspired us to play a new game. It's time for Guess the Trump Noise. Here we go. Guess the Trump noise. Guess the Trump noise. All righty. Who wants to play? If you want to play, you got to get over here. I don't want to go all the way over. I just chose this. Come on over. Thank you very much. Take your time. Thank you. What is your name and where are you from? Eliza, and I'm from Baltimore. Hey, come on. We love Baltimore. Thank you for being here. Thank you.

7:26The USS Torsk. Do you know about the Torsk? No. Yeah, it's a submarine in Baltimore. Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The Torsk. Yeah, the Torsk. Yeah. All right. The game is very easy. You simply have to guess which weird noise Trump is about to make while speaking at an event. Are you ready to play this? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Okay, good. Now, here are the options. A is...

7:51B is... C is... And D is... Glurp.

8:02Glurp. Okay. Were you looking for help? I was looking for help. No one said anything. No one even said it. Yeah, reference. Yeah. All right. Let's reveal the answer. I'd say 90 % of the reason I took the governor. Eh. Ah! It was eh. It was eh. Sorry about that. But there are no losers here at Sunnetshire. Here's your custom T-shirt with Trump's weird noise.

8:28Very good, though. You did a good job. Check out the tourists when you get a chance. Who else? What do we got here? I don't know why, but I'm going towards you I don't know why, too What is your name? My name is Julian Julian, where are you from? Paris Paris! We love Paris Here are the next options, okay It could be A, blurg B, punk C, ha ha ha ha ha Or D, spuit. I go full. Spuit. Pretty good French Trump impression, by the way. If we ever need one, we're going to call you. Let's reveal the answer. Ha! Ha! Ha! Yeah, it was hard. Ha! It was ha! Ha! Ha! It's all right. Sweat was pretty good, though.

9:26There you go. It was your T-shirt. Congratulations. You won. One more. Who else? Anybody else? Yeah, let's go. Come on, you got to do it. What's your name and where you're from? I'm Reshma, and I'm from Connecticut. Yeah, let's go! Reshma! All right, the last options are...

9:49...or D, none of the above. Yeah, is it A? Herb? Let's reveal the answer. I looked at his ass. All right, very nice. There you go. That was incorrect. Not really a noise. You can give this to your friend or whatever. Yeah, we want to give that. You don't have to keep it. Thank you so much for playing. That was guest of Trump Noise. We'll be right back with Jamie Lee Curtis, everybody. That's the one in the world!

10:34We'll be right back.

10:44There you go! That's how you do it. I think it's now, Food Ride! Come on. Oh, my goodness. Jamie Lee Curtis, welcome back to the show. They love you. We love you. I love them. It's got to feel good. I would not be sitting here without you people, so God bless you. Congratulations. You're wearing a brown suit. I am. This is a brand-new brown suit tonight. Not many people can pull off a brown suit, but you can. You got brown hair, brown eyes. Do I look like a salesman? What do I look like? No, it's good. Yeah, it's okay? It's not bad? It's all excellent. Okay, fun. Thanks for... I mean, I'm not flirting.

11:21I'm just saying. I don't mind if you do. I want to congratulate you, by the way. You just became a grandparent. I'm a grandma. What are you talking about? Goals. Goals. I mean, never in my wildest did I ever think I'd be sitting here. Never in my wildest did I ever think I'd be a grandma. Congratulations. Just never thought it would happen. What does it feel like? It's cray-cray. It is, right? It's so good. Yeah, it's fun. It's so beautiful. It's just children, babies. We need to protect them. Everybody will start to cry. No. We need to protect them. Yeah, we do. We need to protect them. Vote these mother out.

11:59All right, all right.

12:11I mean, we have children. Baby's first words. Baby's first words.

12:20You were telling me backstage, by the way, you have a hidden talent. You can actually make the sound of a newborn baby. Yes, I can. It's a weird curio, and I can do it on the street. So this is like a three-month-old, very hungry, and maybe a little poopy baby. Okay. Where's the mic? Is this the mic? Here, bring it toward me. Perfect.

12:50How do you know you can do that? You know, weird things you learn. That's fantastic. I want to know all of those tricks Every time you come on I want to And also thank you for coming on Because it's spooky seasons Halloween's almost here It is my season Yes Of course Tis the season to be frightened You starred in many of the Halloween movies I think that was the first time I knew you The first movie I ever did was 1978 And you just reunited with John Carpenter I know it was fantastic I mean I wouldn't really be in show business if it wasn't for John Carpenter. So I am grateful. He's amazing, but both of you together.

13:31It worked. It was awesome. But he told you something that you never... Oh, I... If you see the video of it, you will see my face drop. I mean, I can't believe it. The song... Yes. ...that he wrote in, like, a day, he did the entire score on a Sinclair or some sort of synthesizer, was something called 5-4? Okay, I don't know what it is, but he learned it on bongos? Five, four meters, like, it would be... Okay. Wait, wait, Kate. So, ba-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum. I mean, come on! That's how he learned that? He didn't learn... I mean, he learned some of the bongos. And then he wrote the score.

14:16Classic song, frightening song of all of them. That was my first ringtone was that. No, no, I'm serious. That would have been great. But remember when we could get ringtones? Oh, yeah. Yeah, but I was blown away that that was how he learned it from... So teach your children music. Yes, exactly. See, we're learning. Teach your children music. You're one of the most famous scream queens. Do you like scary movies? No. Oh, please, at this point, I'm so near death. I mean, my God, I've been around forever. Obviously, I have been on television before, and I think I may have said this before. I am not.

14:55I do not. There's nothing good about being scared. I don't like it. I don't think it's cute. Listen, when Chris and I got married, we vowed in our vows not to give each other a surprise party. Just because... That would really make me very angry. So, like, if you did, like, a prank. Like, remember when... What was that show called? Punk'd or whatever? Yes. If somebody had done that, I swear, I would have, like... Punched him. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't like it either. I don't like it. I don't like a surprise. I don't like any of it. Me too. I don't like it. People do. Yeah. Some people do. Yeah, yeah.

15:30I don't. Not our audience. Not tonight. No, no. We all are with you. I know you are. I'm happy. But I thought it'd be fun because I was like, do you know any of the other horror movies? No, no. And I have people come up and talk to me about these. And I'm like, you know what? I've never seen any of them. I don't know anything about them. I don't know what their names are. I don't know what the actors are. I really don't know. I'm... I thought it'd be kind of fun if I... Nothing's fun. No, no, no, no. I'm not scaring you. I won't scare you. I would never. Nothing is fun. Trust me. No, this is fun.

15:57What are we doing? This is actually fun. I was thinking of showing you some popular, scary movie characters and then see if you can guess what their names are. They're not going to jump at me. No, no, I'm not. I don't do that type of show. I don't do that type of show. Okay, fine. Great. This is just you look at it. Where am I looking? Do I know? I'll show you an art card. Ready? A picture. Oh, your art card. Who? Yes. Fancy. They're not in air quotes. It was not an art card. I have an actual art card. Are you ready? I'm ready. Yeah. Who is this guy?

16:31A claw? Claw. Claude? No, it's not. There's a guy named... Is there a claw? No. No, he has... Yes, he has... Well, dude, we're going to... All day long. You're going to be like... You have no idea what his... His name is Freddy Krueger.

16:52Okay. I thought it was the Texas movie. No, that's coming up. Oh. We'll see. All right, ready? What's the name of this?

17:06That was Richard Lewis. Remember Richard Lewis? My sweet, beautiful... The scream. He did the scream. That was his... That was his thing. He loved the scream. So this was the Richard Lewis. It's actually... Oh. It's actually... No. Don't give us a ding on that. The name of this character is Ghostface. I didn't know... Not Richard Lewis. No, Richard Lewis. I don't think our judges are listening. Richard Lewis was, you know, fantastic. I'm doomed. I'm doomed. I don't want to be kidding me. And he always used to do the scream. Oh, he's the funniest. So, scream. Yes, scream is the movie. Ghostface is the name.

17:44All right, the name... How about this? How about this? How about this? Ah! Oh, I know him! I know him! I know him. Yes, yes, yes. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Oh! Rhymes with my favorite word?

18:04Is your favorite... Yes, your favorite word is plucky. With an E at the end. Yes. His name... Rhymes with my favorite word, E. Yes. Ding me! Okay, that's really good. Wow. Okay, well, this is the Texas movie, but I wouldn't know what his name is. No, yeah. But didn't they just make a movie with a bad face guy? Like some face... Oh, Clayface. Well, this guy's Leatherface. By the way, just so you know, my goddaughter Boko wrote the finishing joke of the Freakier Friday trailer where I said, my face looks like a Birkin bag that's been left out in the sun to rot. Great line. It's a great line. That was a really funny movie, by the way.

18:53Yes. Great jokes. So I would be leather-faced. Oh, you would not be leather-faced. No, I'm serious. All right, what do you think? This scary person. Not, not, okay, first of all, that's not a real person. That's like a claymation. No, it's like a, yeah. That looks like a claymation. It's a puppet, yeah. It's a puppet? I think so. Not a effing clue. No. Is he wearing an iPad? I mean, he's wearing a pack of... He's like an iPhone 17 is what he has around his neck. No! He's wearing a culo and it cracks. The way he scares you is he takes your bars away, and you're like, I'm not getting service! Okay, let me see if you know.

19:30Do you know the name of this character? No. Okay. But I'm not into a thousand classic horror movies. Jigsaw from Saw. You're reading the back. All right. All right, let me see if I can get one real quick. All right, we're gonna run through these very fast. Here we go. And go. Name. Not a clue. There you go. And how about this one? Name. That was a girl's name. Yes, it was. Evelyn? Yes, Evelyn. That was right. Evelyn's correct. I know what this is. What's his name? Because people wear the hockey mask. I don't know his name. Guess his name. Steve. Yes, Steve. They said Skeet. Steve is not his name.

20:16It goes by Jason. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. What's his name? It. Yes, you're right. It is It. Anyways, it is It. Wait, finally! What is his name? Come on. Hamburger Helper. Whoa!

20:44You are the greatest. I want to talk to you about this fun... You're doing a sitcom. You brought it back. I am bringing sitcoms back, Jimmy. I'm so happy. I am, too. We need comedy in this world. I know. We really do. It's called Newlyweds. It's on Friday nights, 8.30. Yep. And it is about a couple that... An older couple that just decide... Older meaning over 60. Over 60. I mean, older to you is what? 60. Okay. I'm out there, too. It's a couple who are older in their 60s and 70s who hook up on a blind date. Yep. Hook up. Okay. And decide that it was good, and they decide to get married on a whim, kind of mirroring a little bit Christopher Guest and myself.

21:29Really? Story, just in the sense that we got married very quickly 42 years ago, but we got married... Is that right? Yeah. I mean, we, you know, we... But you got, you started dating and you go, let's just get married. We got, well, we met June 28th, went out July 2nd. He left for Saturday Night Live for a year, August 8th. We got engaged September 14th. We got married December 18th. Having never spent more than 72 hours together because I was making perfect here. He was on SNL there. and, you know, 71 of those hours, we weren't talking. No, yeah. So, because of it, because of that, we then got married and so the show is loosely based on that?

22:14No, that's... Yeah, we were, yes. Oh, yes. I know what you were doing. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Yeah, yeah, sorry, yeah. But, but, but... But... Thank you very much. Does it make it for a more interesting relationship? You know what? It's just... It's so fun when two people decide to just throw caution to the wind and get married, and they have kids, and he has friends, and, of course, I am his See You Next Tuesday ex-wife. You are. That's who you play. I'm the ex-wife who thinks he's hooked up with some 20-year-old, and, of course, he's married an age-appropriate woman, which drives her insane.

22:53Yes. Her name... I am Claudia Gorgias. You're very funny in this. and also the great cast. I love Tia Leone. Tia Leone, Tim Daly. I want to see them do everything. Me too. And they are in real life IRL.

23:10They are married. Wow. That's what I'm talking about. And we follow Happy's Place where Reba and Rex Lim are IRLing. There's a lot of love on this network. That's what I'm talking about. We need love. We need comedy. We need more Jamie Lee Curtis in the world! Jamie Lee Curtis, everyone! Newlyweds airs Fridays at 8.30 on NBC. When we come back, Jamie and I are doing something fun. Stick around. There's more.

23:53Welcome back to The Tonight Show. We're hanging out with Jamie Lee Curtis!

24:00And we're about to play Hey, Robot!

24:08All right, here's how it works. This is based on the real board game Hey, Robot that you can play at home. It's like the classic game. -"Say True?" -"Yeah." -"Oh." -"Yeah, yeah. But this is... Your partner now here is a smart speaker, okay? So whatever smart speaker you use at home, first I'll pick a card with a word on it, and then we're going to take turns asking a question to get the speaker to say that word somewhere in its answer. If it does, you get a point. Trust me, it gets exciting. Do they get anything? Yes, they get to say that they were at the show that we played, Hey, Robot.

24:41All right, here we go. Let me see. My word is... And you go first, because you're a guy. Yeah, speak and know what it is. I'm a guy. No, anyone can go. I'm going to do spandex is my word, because I wear spandex. All right, here we go. Spandex is how I have to get there. That's a hard word for them to figure out. Okay, spandex. Okay. Alexa, what's another word for wearing Spanx? From Quora.com. Spanx is made to wear under clothing for a smooth silhouette and to appear slimmer. A corset of today. Yeah. The corset of today. That's correct. Let me think of another thing. Hey, Alexa, what type of material do Lululemon pants come in?

25:31Lululemon pants come in a variety of materials, including cotton, nylon, and polyester blends designed for comfort and performance. Each material offers different benefits like breathability and moisture looking to suit various activities. Zip it, zip it, zip it. We're good. Don't yell at her. Alexa, stop. Enough's enough. Um, how in the world would you get it to say that word? Any clues? Mosquito? A speedo. Oh, a speedo. Oh. Is that what... Alexa, what are speedos made out of? Speedos are typically made from stretchy, quick-drying nylon or polyester fabrics, often with a lycra blend for comfort and fit.

26:16They're designed to be snug and move easily in the water. Okay, okay. I think it's impossible. All right, so I lost that one. Okay. Jamie, that's how you play the game. I just want to let you know. You can just talk to it. Oh. You got this? Hey, Alexa? Hi. It's Jamie Lee Curtis. I'm not quite sure how to help you with that. I know.

26:46Therapy. Years of therapy. Well, this is going to be so easy. Alexa, what instrument is Weird Al Yankovic known to play? From thefamouspeople.com, Weird Al Yankovic is known for playing the accordion, which is featured commonly in many of his songs and performances. That's good. That is what I'm talking about. I'm about to stop. That's great. You did it. All right, my turn. I have to tie it up. I have to tie it up. By the way, it was just his birthday last week, and these are absolute dearest friends of mine, and I'm the goddess mother of their daughter Nina. I'm just saying. I love you, Al! And Suzanne.

27:29And Suzanne. And Suzanne. All right. He's always the dudes. Like, love you, Al! And Suzanne! And Nina! Oh, come on. It's okay. Alexa, what instrument does Suzanne play? Alexa, stop. Just kidding. This might answer your question. Suzanne plays voice. Oh! Oh! All right, Alexa, stop. Yeah, that is good. All right. I have to get it to say... Alexa, stop. Stop.

28:01All right. Apple cider donut. That's interesting, seeing that it's not one word. Boy, that's going to be so easy.

28:11It is? Yeah. Alexa, what do they sell at fall fairs? I found A, the Edison Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair. The Edison Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair is 15 miles away in Edison.

28:33Ah, wow. I forgot how close it was to me. Alexa, what do they sell there? What type of food do you think they sell there? From wikipedia.org. Often, the product range includes other foods such as hamburgers, ice cream, bread rolls with different fillings, and occasionally pizza, falafel, doner kebab, and shawarma. I ain't going to that fall fair that serves shawarma. What are you talking about? Stuffed bread at the Edison Fall Fair. Come on, man. Give me the real stuff. You're kidding me. How would you get to say this one now? I don't. Anybody out there? Pastry at a pumpkin patch. All right. Alexa, what is a pastry at a pumpkin patch?

29:28At a pumpkin patch, you might find fun pumpkin-shaped pastries or treats, often served warm and sweet. These are seasonal delights perfect for enjoying alongside your pumpkin-picking adventure. Yeah, thank you very much. Wow. There you go. Anytime. Literally. Wow. All right, Jamie, this is your turn. Oh, is this it? This is it? This is for all the marbles. Alexa.

30:01Stop saying hi to it. I like saying hi. I'm very nice. Yes, you are. Alexa, what is the name of the new sitcom starring Taya Leone, Tim Daly and Jamie Lee Curtis on NBC at 8.30 at night on Fridays? Following Happies from LATimes.com Newlyweds starring Taya Leone, Tim Daly and Jamie Lee Curtis arrives on NBC today Jamie Lee Curtis everybody, newlyweds airs Fridays at 8.30 on NBC the champ. We'll be right back with Jamie Campbell-Bauer, everybody. I tell you, yes, sir. Come on. Hey.

30:53Our next guest is a talented actor who you know as Vecna from Stranger Things. He's now joining season three of the series The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power, which premieres November 11th on Prime Video. Please welcome Jamie Campbell-Sower!

31:18Thank you. Thank you. You're a stud. You're a stud. Welcome back to the show. Always great to see you. Thank you. Last time you were here, we were talking about the final episode of Stranger Things. You famously played Vecna. I did. And do fans just still come up to you and ask you all questions? They do. We got in trouble last time because, do you remember, I did that little video where we were sort of doing the exercise routine as Vecna. There was this thing about Conformity Gate where they thought there was going to be a ninth episode of Stranger Things. That's correct. They took that as confirmation that there was going to be a ninth episode.

31:55I'm sorry, everyone. I apologize. That was our fault. I apologize. No way. Yeah, way. But, you know, a lot of people have asked a lot of questions and I've come here today with a promise that I need to keep. Oh, yeah. My dad got really sick about four years ago and I went to the hospital that looked after him about two weeks ago and met with the staff who looked after him, who are amazing. Shout out to you guys. Thank you so much. You're incredible. I also got to meet with some patients as well, some young patients, and I met a young person called Grace. And I said, Grace, do you have any questions?

32:34And Grace said, yes, I do have a question for you. You've been on Jimmy Fallon. And I said, I have. I've been on Jimmy Fallon two times and I'm actually going back for a third time in October. And she said, what does Jimmy Fallon smell like?

32:48So I'm here today to answer the question for Grace. Grace, this is for you. If you don't mind, Jimmy, I didn't know what to say because I'm always a bit nervous when I come on the show. So if you don't mind, I'd like to give you a sniff. And then we can tell Grace what you smell like. Would that be okay? Yeah, I mean, yeah, absolutely, yeah. Okay, amazing. Thank you so much. You're welcome.

33:16What do you... Well... In the spirit of the season, you smell like fall. You do. You do. You smell like... Like an autumnal? Sort of an autumnal overtones with notes of pumpkin spice latte.

33:35Yeah, that's right. People throw them at me all day when I walk to work. They throw pumpkin spice lattes. Do I have, like, a nutmeg-y cinnamon vibe? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, sort of wholesome and warm. I don't really wear anything or do any colognes or any of that stuff, or perfumes or anything. Natural musk. Lucky you.

33:59Natural musk. That's correct. You smell amazing, by the way. Thank you. It's fatigue and nicotine. Oh, my God. That's my favorite brand. I was going to get into some things because I know that you're very musical and you learned a lot of instruments as you were a kid. Were your parents musical? Yeah, my mom works in the music industry. My dad has got zero musical talent. But my brother and I were very musical growing up. I learned violin when I was like four or three. Learned via Suzuki method, which is you learn by ear. Yeah, exactly. Which I'm so grateful for. And then I played the trumpet, the French horn, and the trombone.

34:46Wow. Yeah, my lips are quite large. So I just kept going up in mouthpiece size. And then I wanted to be like, you know, I wanted to play rock music and play the drums and play the guitar. And my parents said to me, I begged them for lessons. And my parents said, you know, you teach yourself. You know, the best people we work with are people who are self-taught. So I bought my neighbor's really bad pearl drum kit, set that up in my garage and just made absolute trash hell noise. Yeah, yeah. That's rock and roll. That's the way to do it. Because I saw a photo of you, and I just wanted to show this, because it was you DJing at San Diego Comic-Con.

35:34And I didn't know he could do that. I was like, I know he's musical, but does he... You know how to DJ? Apparently so. Wow. Apparently so. Really? I mean, we used to... When I was, like, 18, there was, like, a big music scene in London, and we used to... There still is, but this was, at the time, was sort of like indie music, and we used to DJ a lot. And then Amazon called me and said, would you like to DJ? And people I worked with went, we're assuming this is a no. And I went, no, this is a definite yes. This sounds like chaos. But it's been so long that I didn't realize that now we have to use, like, USB sticks.

36:06I was like, is it going to be a CD, or am I bringing vinyl? They were like, you can bring your little USB sticks. So, yeah, it was cool. What do you come up with, a playlist? I mean, I'm so lost when I see Questlove's a great DJ, but I get lost, and I wouldn't know what to do. I would just put on my playlist and walk away. And go, enjoy. Which is maybe what Questlove does. I just sort of faked it for most of it. I'm like, just there pretending to do things. But do you get two playlists, I'm assuming, and then you go from one song to the other one? Yes. Same BPMs and stuff? Well, you try. You try.

36:38I mean, like, those who are good at it can do that. I'm, you know, just the guy that sort of just pushes the fader to one side. You play this song, then that song. But you have a good mix. I try to. I try to. So I try to sit down and think about it. Next time, I want you to come on and maybe do a little DJing for it. You know I keep my promises. I'm Kane. Yeah, right? You're good. I'm Kane. I'm Kane. So you go to Comic-Con. Everyone's like, that's Vecna's here from Stranger Things. But you're like, no, even bigger now. I'm joining Lord of the Rings. Are you kidding me? I'm in the Rings of Power.

37:08Look at this. Celeborn, the elf! Celeborn! You went from the most terrifying monster in existence to the most coolest, nicest, good-looking elf in Lord of the Rings. Your character, you called it a lover boy. Yeah, I did. Yeah. Yeah, he's lovely. I mean, you know, he's Galadriel's husband. Galadriel, as we all know, is, you know, famously played by Cate Blanchett in our show, played by Morfith Clark, who is amazing and wonderful. I've been sort of in prison for the last two seasons and she thinks that I'm dead. And so I've sort of reappeared and I'm like, hey, I'm back. How are you doing? Yeah, yeah.

37:55I'm back. How are you doing? What's going on? But you have the same visual effects person that did your makeup on Stranger Things as Vecna. Yeah, Barry Gower, who is amazing. Must be fun. It's amazing. It's incredible. I mean, let's be honest. Like, Vecna, incredible, awesome, did take a long time to put on. About seven and a half hours. Thank you very much. Yeah. I couldn't even imagine that. And then acting on top of that, by the way. So, well done. Thank you. We deserve any award, every flower you can get. Thank you. You were phenomenal. Thank you. That is so kind. Even without the makeup, you as Vecna, you were phenomenal.

38:33Thank you. But you told me, I actually travel with some prosthetics. I do. I do. And I did bring them especially for you this time as well. You're the best. So, funnily enough, we're on tour at the moment for Rings of Power as well, and we were just in Mexico City. We flew in this morning. And upon arriving in Mexico City, my bags got searched. And I could tell that when I sort of rocked up, I could tell that the person searching my bag was a fan because they went, Vecna, right? And I was like... Jamie, but, yeah, Vecna. And I was like, I actually have in my bag some prosthetic pieces, one of which is the hand of Vecchner and some ears from this Lord of the Rings Rings of Power show.

39:16Would you like to see them? And she was elated. And I tell you what, it was the quickest bag search I've ever had. So thank you so much. But I brought them with me, and I thought it would be fun if maybe I could show you them. Yes, let's see them right now. Amazing.

39:34So here's the hand. Here's Vecna's hand. That's the real Vecna hand. That is the real Vecna hand. Probably one of maybe a few in existence. And funnily enough, all of these pieces will eventually just disintegrate. They're made of foam latex, so, you know, they won't last. No matter what you do to them. Exactly. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, all that good stuff. Gosh, do you mind? Please, please, have a go. Fill your boots. Wow. It feels so real. I can't even tell you. I mean, whatever this reel would feel like. But it feels like... It feels like a hand. Look, it has a zipper. You have a zipper here in the side?

40:12Yeah, a little zipper to make it easy to get in and out of. And it's not always that flaccid. It has a... It's more erect. Firmer. Firmer, yes. Yeah, yeah. There's a mechanical piece inside it. Sure. But I normally wear... You got to do what you got to do sometimes, you know? The technology has come a long way. And if you have any problems, it's not embarrassing. You can just talk to your doctor. If your Vecna hand stays up for more than five hours, you should call your doctor. Do you, too, suffer with flaccid Vecna? That's amazing. Yeah. And then what are these? And these are ears from the actual show.

41:00So these are, I mean, here, please, feel free. Take them out. These are Keleborn's ears from the show. I tend to steal things from movie sets. And these are the actual ears. So they are, they take a scan of our ears, and then from that, they build our own specific ears. And that is Barry Gower and the BGFX team, who we adore and love. So thank you so much, Barry. Do you mind wearing these? I would love to. Do you want me to help you? Maybe. I mean, it's kind of difficult, because normally they're, like, glued on. So let's see if I can just, I might just have to kind of hold one. In fact, I'll tell you what.

41:37If I hold one on, do you mind slipping the hand of Vecna on the other so we can create some sort of terrifying monster? This has never been done. Would that be okay? Yes, this is Vecna and Lord of the Rings together. Amazing. Never been done. Okay, we'll call that in, Jimmy. That's fine. That's fine. We'll call that in, yes. This is a travesty. No, it's not. This is what it's like at work as well. That'll do. That'll do. There we go. Here we go. That is... Wait, I ended up with an ear. That is sad. No, it's not sad. That's scary. No, that's... All right, and you can hold the ear on, and then I'll hold it from this side, and then you get, like, a screen grab.

42:16No, no, this is the ear. Yeah. I'll put this here. Okay, great. I'll hold this over there. So here we are. I'll hide. And there you go.

42:30Thank you so much. Thanks, Jake. What is, what can we say is happening in this new Rings of Power, Lord of the Rings? So this season picks up five years after the end of season two. For those who know, Sauron is on this quest to craft the one ring, you know. And this season, that is his sort of main drive, you know, to destroy Middle Earth. Charlie Vickers, who is playing Sauron, is amazing. This season, I've been a fan of the show for, you know, since season one. It stepped up and up and up, and this season sort of takes us towards the sort of opening of those first movies that we know and love so well that came out in the sort of 2000s-ish.

43:12Jamie Campbell Bower, everybody! The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power premieres November 11th on Prime Video. Stick around, everybody!

43:31You better put it down. My thanks to Jamie Lee Curtis, Jamie Campbell Bauer, Angel once again! And the roots over there from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Good night, everybody.

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