-Welcome back, everybody.
I'm here with Tariq Trotter from The Roots!
We're about to play a brand-new game called reverse charades,
which is charades but there is a twist.
-It's reversed? -That's right.
It is reverse charades. Of course,
we're going to need a couple more players to help us out.
So, joining my team,
please welcome the one, the only, Anne Hathaway!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Come on now. That's what I'm talking about.
Come on, bud. You're the best. Let's do this.
Look at that. Come on. [ Cheers and applause continue ]
That's some love for Anne Hathaway right there.
-Thank you. -Joining Tariq's team
is one of my absolute favorites.
Melanie Lynskey is here! [ Cheers and applause ]
Melanie, welcome back. Hi. Good to see you.
-Thank you. Lovely to see you. -Tariq.
-Alright, here's how it works.
The seated partner knows the clue
and will guide the standing partner
to move their body based on instructions
that they shout at them. Okay?
The seated partner can't say any of the words in the clue
or use their hands.
And to help them out, we have these anti-gesticulation tubes.
[ Laughter ]
And the standing partner has to guess what the clue is based
on what they're doing with their bodies.
Our team will kick things off. Melanie and Tariq,
please go ahead and have a seat right there.
Okay. I will grab a clue and let's show them how to do this.
Okay. Which number should we choose?
-Uh... [ Audience shouting ]
-Three, three, right? -Three.
Okay, I got you. -Okay, man.
Oh, my gosh.
We got this. Alright.
So, I sit here. -Yes.
-Now I put my arms in the tubes?
[ Laughter ]
Okay. Here we go. Put your fists together.
Yeah. One on top of the other.
No, but sideways.
Yes. No, but one on top of the other.
Yes. There you go. Now put it behind your back
and fling it forward.
Kind of. Yes. And now use one fist
to go in a circle over the other.
Quick circle, a quick circle. -Quick circle. Quick circle.
-On the side, on the side, on the side.
-I'm -- Wait. -Yes. This is exactly it!
Throw it behind your back and throw and --
Yeah. Now do the -- -Fishing!
-Yes, yes, yes! [ Dinging ]
That's exactly right! Yes! [ Cheers and applause ]
Wow!
Sweating.
You are good. Come on. That's what I'm talking about.
-Way too much confidence in me. -Whew. That was pretty good.
Oh, my gosh. Alright, you guys are up.
See, it's very fun, very easy. -Have fun.
-Tariq, why don't you pick your clue
and then you can have a seat?
Melanie, you stand over there.
Oh, my gosh, that was fun.
Alright. Good. -You were amazing at that.
-No, you were great. Come on. That was so fun.
-Oh, my gosh. Alright. -Alright.
-Okay. -That was very good.
-Alright. Here we go. -Oh, no.
-Uh... [ Laughter ]
-People are sorry for me. [ Laughter ]
-Okay. -Alright.
-Ready? -Yeah.
-Alright. Um... Do the same thing that --
Yeah. Okay. But now the hands together.
The hands stay together. Um...
And, you know, if you were running doing that.
Right? Like, act as if you're running doing that.
-I'm an axeman. -No, no, but you're pulling
something behind yourself.
-I'm flying a kite. -Yes. That's what you're doing.
[ Dinging ] [ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
-Wow! -Amazing.
-Okay. -Alright, alright.
You're over there now. Yeah. What number shall we pick?
[ Audience shouting ]
-Okay.
Okay. -Alright, bud. Alright.
Have a seat then.
-Okay. -Okay.
-Ooh! I'm warmer. -They are warm.
Yeah. They are warm. Yes. Okay.
-Alright. Okay.
Pinch one hand and raise it up and down.
And take your other hand and sway it back and forth.
Kind of more -- Kind of -- Your hand's right
but do it more up and down.
And now bring your arms into it
and imagine -- [ Laughs ]
And do it on the same beat.
-Oh, like a conductor?
-Yes! [ Dinging ]
-Wow! [ Cheers and applause ]
We're really good. We're really good at this.
-Yeah. -This is good. Okay.
You're up. Get ready. Now we're going to see what's what.
Now we're going to see what's up.
Now we get to see what's going down.
-Okay. -[ Laughs ]
Alright. Let's see. -Good job.
[ Laughter ]
-I'm sewn into this dress, so good luck to us all.
[ Laughter ] Alright.
So put your hands out straight in front of you,
move your fingers, and then move your hands back
and forth as though you're moving along something.
-Am I swimming? -Just -- Just left to right.
Just left to right. -Okay.
Am I playing a piano?
[ Dinging ] [ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
-Alright.
-Now we're all going to go at the same time.
Alright. So, Tariq, you can sit there. Anne, you sit there.
You guys pick the same clue
and you can both look at it at the same time.
Whoever gets it first is the champ.
-Alright. -Yeah.
-Okay. -You look great, by the way.
-Okay. -Alright.
-You can't stop talent. -Okay.
I just -- I just locked in.
I don't know why. -Are you locked in?
This is good. -Oh!
[ Laughter ] -Alright.
-You felt so free. Yeah. -Okay. Okay.
-Ready? -Just -- Yes.
-Jimmy, crouch down a little bit.
-Yeah. Crouch down. -Bend your knees.
-Pinch something with your hands.
-Listen. You're listening for something.
-Turn it. Now turn it back the other way.
Now turn it back the other way. -Listen really closely.
-Listen to the thing -- -Tuning a radio.
-Listening to the radio. -Listen to the thing that turns.
Stoop down lower. -Put the other hand
on a flat surface. -Listen to it while you're turning.
-The other hand up in front of you.
-Am I a spy? -The click.
-Turning the TV? -I'm doing Morse code.
-A ham radio. -Listen really close.
-I'm talking to to Dennis Quaid. -Listen to those clicks.
-Turn it right twice, turn it left once.
-Oh, opening up a safe. -Yes!
-Yes! Cracking a safe! [ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
Oh! Come on!
[ Laughs ]
Those aren't supposed to come off.
They're not supposed to come off like that, oh, my gosh.
Thank you very much.
The winners Anne Hathaway and me.
Melanie Lynskey. How great is she?
And Tariq Trotter, my man.
We're talking with Anne when we come back.
Stick around, everybody.