>> Jimmy: HOW YOU DOIN'?
>> I'M GREAT, MAN.
THE ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN ASTHMA
DEY
AS MADEA.
I LOVE IT.
>> Jimmy: YOU HAD A HUGE
WEEKEND.
IT'S CALLED TYLER PERRY STUDIOS.
>> OF COURSE.
>> Jimmy: AND I UNDERSTAND IT IS
JUST ENORMOUS.
HOW BIG IS IT?
>> 330 ACRES, 12 SOUND STAGES,
AND I DEDICATED THEM ALL THIS
WEEKEND TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAVED
THE WAY AND MOTIVATED AND
INSPIRED ME, LIKE OPRAH WINFREY,
WILL SMITH, HALLE BERRY.
>> Jimmy: EACH SOUND STAGE HAS A
DIFFERENT PERSON'S NAME ON IT.
>> YES, AND ALSO PEOPLE OF COLOR
WHO MAY NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF
RECOGNITION IN HOLLYWOOD.
THEY HAVE IT THERE IN ATLANTA,
SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT.
>> Jimmy: YOU SHOULD BE.
NOW, WAS THAT HARD TO FIGURE IT
OUT TO WHITTLE IT DOWN TO, I
MEAN, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME
PEOPLE RIGHT ON THE BUBBLE THAT
YOU COULDN'T NAME A SOUND STAGE
AFTER.
>> SPIKE LEE WAS A TOSSUP.
NO, I'M KIDDIN'.
NO, SPIKE IS, YES, SPIKE IS ONE
OF THE ONES I HONORED.
SO NO, IT WASN'T HARD AT ALL.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HERE'S THE
THING.
DIAHANN CARROLL.
>> Jimmy: YEP.
>> PASSED THE DAY BEFORE WE
DEDICATED THE STAGE.
AND I ASKED HER THE DAY BEFORE,
AND I ASKED HER, AND SHE SAID
THE YEAR BEFORE, IF I'M ALIVE,
I'LL BE THERE.
WE HELD THIS MOMENT AS I
DEDICATED THE STAGE TO HER.
JUST BEAUTIFUL, MAN.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE.
>> YOU GOT AN INVITATION.
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU FOR INVITING
ME.
I VERY MUCH WANTED TO GO.
I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE
INVITATION YOU SENT.
>> VERY MUCH WANTED TO GO, BUT
WHAT?
>> Jimmy: IT'S A LONG STORY, BUT
I HAD A KIDS-PARENTS CAMPING
WEEKEND.
>> I GET IT.
DR. PHIL WAS THERE.
SO HE SHOWED UP.
MATT DAMON WAS THERE.
>> Jimmy: WAS HE?
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
THEN I DEFINITELY WOULDN'T COME.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> Jimmy: SO THIS INVITATION IS
LIKE ALMOST LIKE AN iPAD OR SOME
KIND OF A VIDEO SCREEN.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: AND YOU'RE ON IT.
AND I TURN IT ON, AND YOU SAY
HEY, JIMMY KIMMEL, IT'S TYLER
PERRY, AND I'D LOVE TO YOU COME.
AND THERE'S A WHOLE INVITATION
TO THIS PARTY, AND I SHOWED IT
TO LIKE 11 PEOPLE AROUND THE
OFFICE.
>> AND YOU STILL DIDN'T GO.
>> Jimmy: I DIDN'T COME.
>> I'M GIVING YOU A HARD TIME,
MAN.
>> Jimmy: BUT WITH THIS, I
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT
AFTERWARDS.
I'M LOOKING AT IT, LIKE THIS, I
CAN'T THROW THIS OUT.
IT'S LIKE A THING.
NOW IT PEAC'S JUST SITTING ON M
DESK.
>> IT'S MADE TO PUT ON YOUR
SHELF, LIKE YOUR BOOKSHELF.
IT'S LIKE A KEEPSAKE.
EVERYBODY KNEW HOW IMPORTANT IT
WAS THAT THEY BE THERE.
>> Jimmy: HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE
THERE?
>> I'M NOT GOING TO LET IT GO,
MAN.
NO.
>> Jimmy: IF DR. PHIL WAS THERE,
HOW IMPORTANT COULD IT HAVE
BEEN?
>> THAT'S SO BAD.
NO.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
>> Jimmy: HOW DID DR. PHIL MAKE
THE CUT, BY THE WAY?
>> HE GOT THE INVITATION, HE
GOES, MAN, I'M GOIN' AND SHOWED
UP.
SO NO, LISTEN, BETWEEN HIM AND
THE GUEST LIST WAS AMAZING.
>> Jimmy: WHO ELSE WAS THERE?
>> WILL SMITH, HALLE BERRY,
DENZEL, BEYONCE, JAY Z.
IT WAS AN AMAZING MOMENT.
>> Jimmy: DO THEY ALL STAY AT
YOUR HOUSE?
>> NO, BUT WE ALL SHUT DOWN THE
CITY OF ATLANTA.
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
>> Jimmy: PEOPLE FREAK OUT
ABOUT, TWO PEOPLE, BEYONCE AND
OPRAH.
IT'S LIKE THEY CANNOT DEAL WITH
IT.
>> YEAH, AND THEY WERE BOTH IN
THE PLACE.
IT WAS PHENOMENAL.
>> Jimmy: DID THEY INTERACT?
THE WORLD COULD POTENTIALLY
START SPINNING OFF ITS AXIS.
>> YEAH, BUT SHE HAD THIS LONG
FR
BRAID THAT WENT DOWN TO THE
FLOOR, SO WE COULD ALL GRAB ON.
>> Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS ON
THAT.
I KNOW IT'S A HISTORIC THING.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
IT REALLY IS.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> Jimmy: DID YOU EVER THINK
ABOUT NAMING IT MADEASNY-LAND?
>> HMM.
THE INVITATION WAS SO EXPENSIVE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT TWICE.
>> Jimmy: HOW MUCH WAS THAT
INVITATION.
>> NO, NO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
JUST KNOW THAT 800 WENT OUT.
NO, 400 WENT OUT.
>> Jimmy: I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO
GIVE YOU A PRINTESENT OF SOME K.
>> NO, JUST SEND A CARD.
>> Jimmy: I'M GOING TO PULL THE
TV OFF MY WALL.
>> I DECIDED TO GO TO ITALY FOR
MY BIRTHDAY.
IT WAS JUST A SMALL THING.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S A SMALL THING
TO GO TO ITALY?
>> A FEW OF MY GOOD FRIENDS WENT
AND HAD A GOOD TIME.
>> Jimmy: YOU OWN AN ISLAND
STILL, YES?
>> I DO.
BUT IN ALL FAIRNESS, AND TO, YOU
KNOW, MY BIRTHDAY HAPPENED RIGHT
AS THE HURRICANE WAS IN THE
BAHAMAS, SO I WAS USING MY PLANE
TO FLY AID IN THERE AND TRY AND
HELP AND EVERYTHING I COULD
THERE, SO THAT PEOPLE OF THE
BAHAMAS WERE TAKEN CARE OF.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THERE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR TRAFFIC
AND EVERYBODY TRYING TO GET IN
TO GET HELP.
SO THAT'S WHY I WENT TO
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
>> Jimmy: DID YOU EVER IMAGINE
IN YOUR LIFE YOU'D BE SAYING
LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE REASON I
WENT TO ITALY FOR MY BIRTHDAY
BECAUSE MY PLANE WAS FLYING TO
THE BAHAMAS TO RESCUE PEOPLE
FROM MY ISLAND.
>> YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME SOUND
THIS SMALL.
>> Jimmy: SMALL?
>> SOMETIMES I'M TALKIN' TO
PEOPLE, AND I'LL SAY YOU KNOW, I
WAS JUST TALKIN' TO OPRAH, AND
THEY'RE LIKE, YOU'RE
NAME-DROPPING, BUT THAT'S MY
LIFE.
AND I'VE BEEN BLESSED AND
FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE IT, SO
I'M GOING TO LIVE IT FULLY.
>>> MIND THE DOOR, WILL YOU?
>> YES, SIR.
>> MA'AM.
>> MOVE AWAY FROM THE DOOR.
>> MA'AM, I CAN'T DO THAT.
>> YOU'RE THE PRESIDENT.
>> WHAT THE HELL IS THIS WORLD
COMING TO?
>> LET ME IN THERE!
UH!
>> Jimmy: THAT IS "THE OVAL"!
TYLER PERRY'S NEW SHOW.
IF ONLY THAT WAS GOING ON NIN TE
CURRENT OVAL OFFICE WE'D HAVE NO
PROBLEMS.
>> THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
REALITY RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS ALL FICTIONAL.
>> Jimmy: I WAS LOOKING ON YOUR
INSTAGRAM TODAY, YOU BUILT LIKE
A WHITE HOUSE AT YOUR STUDIO.
>> BECAUSE I AM SO FASCINATED
AND INTRIGUED BY WHAT'S
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
SO THIS STORY WAS BORNE OUT OF I
WANTED TO FOLLOW THEM UPSTAIRS.
I WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON
UPSTAIRS IN THE RESIDENCE.
IT'S NOT A POLITICAL SHOW.
I FOLLOW THEM HOME, THE SECRET
SERVICE HOME, THE MAIDS AND
BUTLERS HOME, AND THE STORIES
THAT COME UP IN THEIR LIVES.
>> Jimmy: AND WHAT ABOUT
"SISTAS".
AND I FEEL DUMB SAYING "SISTAS."
>> THAT'S WHY I NAMED IT THAT, I
WANTED TO HEAR YOU SAY "SISTAS."
I HEARD ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT
WOMEN, LOTS OF THEM, THAT WORK
FOR ME, BECAUSE I'M BIG ON
DIVERSITY.
I'M WALKING THROUGH THE HALLWAYS
AND HEARING THESE STORIES ABOUT
DATING, AND I'M THINKING, MAN, I
GOT TO PUT THIS ON TELEVISION.
IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING?
>> Jimmy: YOU WERE EAVESDROPPING
ON YOUR EMPLOYEES' LIVES.
>> BASICALLY, YES.
>> Jimmy: AND ARE THEY EXACTLY
AS THINGS HAPPENED?
>> NO.
I HAVE THREE WOMEN PRODUCERS I
BROUGHT ON.
AND I WROTE IT AND SENT IT TO
THEM AND ASKED THEM TO READ IT
AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON IN
THEIR DATING LIVES.
>> Jimmy: UH-HUH.
>> WE CHANGED THE NAMES.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS DIABOLICAL.
>> SO THE INNOCENT.
>> Jimmy: JUST SO I KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON IN YOUR DATING LIFE.
THIS IS REMARKABLE.
THIS IS UH WHERE THE ACTORS ON
YOUR SHOW, SHE PUT UP A
BILLBOARD TO YETGET YOUR ATTENT.
DID THIS GET YOUR ATTENTION?
>> NO, IT WAS SCARY AS HELL.
THE AUDITION, I DIDN'T KNOW IT
WAS HER.
SHE GOT THE JOB.
AND AFTER SHE GETS THE JOB THEY
TELL ME, OH, THAT'S GIRL FROM
THE BILLBOARD.
I GO WHAT?
WHY DIDN'T SOMEBODY TELL ME.
IT'S GOOD THAT SHE'S GOOD.
IF YOU PUT UP A BILLBOARD AND
YOU SUCK, IT'S NOT GOING TO
WORK.
>> Jimmy: AND THEY SAY DON'T
ADVERTISE BAD PRODUCT.
>> EXACTLY RIGHT.
EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> Jimmy: SO YOU WOULD NOT
RECOMMEND IN YOUR EXPERT OPINION
PUTTING UP A BILLBOARD.
>> OUTSIDE THE STUDIO WHEN I'M
DRIVE BE
DRIVING, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
>> Jimmy: THERE WILL BE MORE
BILLBOARDS.
>> ACTUALLY, MADEA'S PUTTING ONE
UP.
SHE SAYS SHE WANTS TO COME BACK
TO WORK AND SHE'S MY LEADING
LADY.
>> Jimmy: HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BIG
STUDIO.
TYLER PERRY!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
"THE OVAL" AND "SISTAS" PREMIERE
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