[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
RYAN SEACREST WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
HERE TONIGHT.
BUT HE'S SICK.
SEACREST IS LITERALLY OUT.
BECAUSE HE HAS TOO [ BLEEP ]
MANY SHOWS.
I TOLD HIM TO SLOW DOWN AND NOW
WHO SUFFERS?
WE DO!
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE, AMERICA SUFFERS BECAUSE OF
THAT.
SO ANYWAY, RYAN'S GOT HIS
"AMERICAN IDOL" SPECIAL, FINALE
ON.
BUT IT'S OKAY.
BECAUSE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT HERE
ON ABC,
I AM MOVING TO PRIMETIME FOR ONE
NIGHT ONLY WITH THE LEGENDARY
NORMAN LEAR FOR A SPECIAL LIVE
PRESENTATION OF TWO OF THE GREAT
SITCOMS IN TELEVISION HISTORY,
"ALL IN THE FAMILY" AND "THE
JEFFERSONS."
WE HAVE A STAR-STUDDED CAST.
PLAYING ALL THE ROLES.
AND THEY'RE RAERSING ARE REHEAR
NOW AT SONY STUDIOS.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE PUT
TOGETHER REALLY QUICKLY, BUT
LET'S CHECK IN WITH THEM.
ANTHONY ANDERSON, WANDA SYKES,
HOW'S IT REQUESTING, GUYS?
>> GREAT.
>> WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO
PRETEND LIKE THE SPEAKER WAS
BROKEN.
>> WHAT DOOR ARE YOU STANDING IN
FRONT OF RIGHT NOW?
>> WE'RE ACTUALLY ON THE SET OF
"THIS IS US."
WE ARE STAND-INS FOR THE CAST OF
"THIS IS US."
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.
>> OH, LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S THE GUY FROM "THIS IS US."
>> HOLD ON.
>> Jimmy IT'S YOUR COOKIE
NEIGHBOR, WOODY HARRELSON.
>> I WAS FOCUSSED ON THE
CHARACTER THERE, JIMMY.
>> Jimmy WOODY IS PLAYING
ARCHIE BUNKER, ALONGSIDE MARISSA
SEW MAY.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WEAR THAT
HAT WHEN YOU PLAY ARCHIE, ARE
YOU?
>> NO, SIR.
>> Jimmy MARISSA TOMEI IS
PLAYING EDITH, BUNKER, WANDA,
YOU ARE PLAYING LOUISE JEFFERSON
ALONGSIDE JAMIE FOXX WHO IS
PLAYING GEORGE JEFFERSON, I HAVE
THIS ALL RIGHT?
>> SO FAR YOU DO.
>> Jimmy HOW'S IT GOING SO FAR?
DOES EVERYBODY KNOW THEIR LINES?
>> AH.
>> NO, WE JUST KIND OF WING IT A
LITTLE BIT, JIMMY.
>> THEY'RE JUST WORDS ON A PAGE.
>> YEAH, WE'RE TRYING TO CUT IT
DOWN.
>> JIM BURROW SAID FEEL FREE TO
IMPRO AD
IMPROVISE.
>> Jimmy WANDA YOU TOLD ME WHEN
I ASKED YOU TO DO THIS YOU
STARTED TO CRY, IS THAT TRUE?
>> I REALLY DID.
YES.
YES.
BECAUSE I WAS SO SHOCKED THAT
YOU DIDN'T ASK QUEEN LATIFAH
FIRST.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OR DID YOU?
>> Jimmy SHE'S VERY BUSY RULING
OVER HER SUBJECTS.
NOW WE HAD A LITTLE CAST PARTY,
A DINNER PARTY AT MY HOUSE LAST
NIGHT, AND ELLIE, YOU WERE
UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE CAST
PARTY.
>> IT IS MY NIGHTMARE THAT THIS
SUBJECT WOULD COME UP.
I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT.
I AM SO SORRY.
>> Jimmy TELL THEM WHY.
>> IT'S BECAUSE I'M PREGNANT,
AND I FELT SICK.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
BUT SERIOUSLY, I'VE BEEN BLAMING
THE PREGNANCY ON SO MANY THINGS,
AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
I
I'M SO SORRY I WASN'T THERE.
>> Jimmy OH, I'M SO SORRY,
WE'LL HAVE TO LET YOU GO.
WE CAN'T HAVE THAT.
>> BYE, ELLIE.
>> Jimmy PLEASE DON'T WRITE
ABOUT THIS ON TWITTER.
I WAS JUST KIDDING.
LAST NIGHT WAS ONE OF THE MOST,
I THINK FUNNIEST NIGHTS OF MY
LIFE, AND LARGELY BECAUSE
ANTHONY, I MEAN, LARGELY BECAUSE
WE ALL GOT VERY DRUNK, BUT ALSO
BECAUSE ANTHONY, YOU WERE JUST,
I MEAN, IT WAS REALLY A TOUR
DEFORCE.
YOU ARE PLAYING UNCLE HENRY OR
JUST HENRY, HENRY JEFFERSON,
BROTHER OF GEORGE JEFFERSON, DO
YOU REMEMBER WATCHING "THE
JEFFERSONS" AS A KID?
AND WHAT DID THAT SHOW MEAN TO
YOU?
>> OF COURSE I REMEMBER WATCHING
"THE JEFFERSONS" AS A KID.
BECAUSE OF NORMAN LEAR,
"BLACK-ISH" IS ABLE TO BE ON THE
AIR.
AND OUR SHOW WAS CREATED IN THE
VEIN OF THESE SHOWS.
SO WE OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO
NORM.
>> Jimmy I THINK THAT IS TRUE.
MORE THAN ANY OTHER SHOW,
"BLACK-ISH" CAPTURES THE SPIRIT
OF NORMAN LEAR.
WANDA, YOU LEFT ALL OF YOUR
CLOTHES AT MY HOUSE.
WANDA LEFT THE HOUSE NAKED.
>> YOUR AUDIENCE LAUGHS, JIMMY,
BUT IT'S THE TRUTH, BECAUSE I
HAD TO TAKE WANDA HOME.
>> Jimmy ANTHONY WAS NICE.
ANTHONY'S WIFE TOOK WANDA HOME,
WHICH WAS VERY, VERY NICE.
AND JOE VAUGHN WAS A LITTLE BIT
LATE.
>> THEY TOOK ME TO THE WRONG
HOUSE, THOUGH, JIMMY.
>> Jimmy WHAT'S THAT?
>> THEY TOOK ME TO THE WRONG
HOUSE.
>> Jimmy A HOUSE IS A HOUSE,
WANDA.
A HOUSE IS A HOUSE.
YOU WERE A LITTLE BIT LATE TO
THE PARTY.
TELL EVERYONE WHY YOU WERE LATE.
>> OH, MAN.
BECAUSE I, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
COMING TO YOUR HOME, JIMMY, AND
I RODE MY MOTORCYCLE AND I
DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WERE SO
MANY HILLS.
I GOT STUCK BEHIND SOMEBODY'S
ESCALADE.
SO I WAS HOLDING MY BIKE BEHIND
THE ESCALADE.
>> Jimmy SOMEBODY HAD TO PICK
HIM UP AND ABANDON HIS BICYCLE
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.
IT WAS A ROUGH NIGHT FOR A LOT
OF PEOPLE.
>> I TEXTED YOU PRIVATELY, BUT
ONCE AGAIN I WILL SAY I THINK IT
IS WRONG FOR YOU TO INVITE THE
ENTIRE CAST TO YOUR HOUSE AND
EXCLUDE ME.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT
HAPPENED.
>> BUT YOU SHOWED UP ANYWAY.
>> I WAS THERE.
>> Jimmy WOODY, WOODY, ARE YOU
AT ALL NERVOUS ABOUT PLAYING ONE
OF THE, I MEAN, MAYBE THE
GREATEST SITCOM ROLE OF ALL TIME
IN AMERICAN TELEVISION, ARCHIE
BUNKER, DOES THIS SHAKE YOU IN
ANY WAY?
>> WELL, I WASN'T THINKING OF IT
THAT WAY, BUT NOW I'M QUITE
NERVOUS.
TO BE HONEST, JIMMY.
WHY DID YOU SAY THAT TO ME?
>> Jimmy I'M SORRY.
I'M NOT VERY GOOD IN THIS ROLE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THIS.
>> ALSO IT'S GOING TO BE A LIVE
THING, SO THERE'S THAT.
THERE'S A LOT OF NERVES, YEAH.
THERE'S SOME NERVES.
>> HE'S NOT THAT NERVOUS, JIMMY,
WOODY AND I TEST DROVE A
$ . MILLION FERRARI TODAY ON
THE LOT.
THAT'S HOW NERVOUS WOODY IS.
>> Jimmy WELL, THANK YOU ALL
FOR DOING THIS AND
CONGRATULATIONS, ELLIE ON THE
LITTLE ONE INSIDE YOU.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
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