So welcome, welcome.
Did you see Tracee backstage?
I did.
Of course I did.
I heard you guys go way back.
We go way back.
She knew me when I was an assistant on Girlfriends.
On Girlfriends.
Yes.
That was the sitcom that introduced Tracee
to a lot of us.
Yes.
And what were you doing as the assistant there?
I was just running my mouth and happy to be there.
I used to walk her dog.
You walked her dog.
Yes, her dog, Ladybug, who is no longer with us, RIP.
What kind of dog?
I don't know exactly.
I don't know.
I don't want to mess up the--
The breed.
Yeah, but she was the cutest dog ever.
Was she?
And sometimes, Tracee was like, look, I gotta go do this scene.
I was like, I got you, I got you.
You've come a long way since walking Tracee's dog.
Come a long way since then.
Now, look at us.
We on Ellen on the same day.
Look at us, look at us.
Kicking it.
[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]
Kicking it with the sexiest man alive.
I don't think--
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
You the real sexy.
[LAUGHS] I don't think I can do this anymore.
I'm only going to call you sexy from now on.
I'm like, John Legend?
Yeah, I'm going to call you wife now,
because you just got married.
I did.
What happened?
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
When did this happen?
I'm trying to join the club.
Yes.
We snuck and did it.
We didn't really make any announcements or a big--
you know.
There she is.
Yeah.
That's my wife.
That's beautiful.
She's beautiful.
We went to the--
Where did you do it?
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
We went to San Francisco.
San Francisco.
We went to the courthouse and got married right
in front of Harvey Milk's bust.
Oh that's amazing.
Yeah, and it her idea, like all good things are.
And she was just driving, and she saw the courthouse.
And she said, we should get married there.
And I said, cool, I'm down.
And that place has historical significance.
So much history in our community.
And it really was a humbling day to marry someone so amazing,
but also to really appreciate all the work
that so many people have put in for us to be able to do that,
so it was good.
Absolutely, it was a struggle to make that happen.
Absolutely, absolutely.
And it's beautiful that you can live your full truth,
and be in love, and declare it to the world.
Everybody should be able to do that.
Absolutely.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
So let's talk about life since you won an Emmy.
Oh, you know a little something about that.
I mean, that was a historic moment.
[LAUGHS] Yeah.
What a moment, though.
Yeah, Yeah.
I think, to me, I really wanted to honor that moment,
cause I know so many amazing women of color--
and particularly, black women-- have written episodes that
were worthy of winning an Emmy.
And you wrote it for Master of None--
Wrote it for Master of None.
--Aziz show on Netflix.
Yeah, man, Aziz Ansari.
He really gave me the floor.
And he was like, tell your story.
And I had no idea that the episode would take on the life
that it's taken.
I loved it.
I watched it real time, before you got the Emmy.
Oh, man.
I thought it was so brilliant.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
It was the Thanksgiving episode.
The Thanksgiving episode--
Thanksgiving has a real significance in my life.
I proposed on Thanksgiving in Tokyo.
I obviously wrote some things about Thanksgiving,
and me coming out.
And now the movie, Queen & Slim, comes out on Thanksgiving.
Amazing, Queen & Slim is coming out.
Let's talk about it.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
So explain to everyone the basic idea for Queen & Slim.
Well, basically, it's about a black man, a black woman.
They're on a first date.
It's not going great, not going horribly.
He's giving her a ride home.
They get pulled over by the police,
which is a very scary thing for African-Americans
in this country.
Things escalate pretty quickly.
But the turning of the narrative is that they survive,
and the cop does not.
And so they get in the car and decide to just go.
And they become outlaws, basically.
They do, and they sort of become a symbol.
Outlaws on the run.
Yeah, I think it's sort of like they become
this symbol of black power, really, and an unwillingness
to be a victim.
Yeah.
Yeah, and you're getting a lot of buzz for this movie.
A little bit.
We don't like it jinx these things.
People are talking about Oscars, people talking
about all sorts of things.
And I saw it last night, and I was amazed
by it-- beautifully shot.
The music is incredible.
The script is incredible.
Thank you.
What a gorgeous film.
We have a clip, y'all.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[LAUGHS]
Are you trying to die?
No, I just always wanted to do that.
Well, don't do it when I'm driving, OK?
You should try it.
Nah, I'm good.
Pull over.
Nuh-uh.
Come on, pull over.
Pull over.
If I do it, would you please let me drive
the rest of the way in peace?
I swear to God.
Swear on something you believe in.
OK, fine.
I'll swear on you.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Everybody, Queen & Slim opens November 27th.
Yes, it does.
We'll be right back.