-Our first guest tonight is
an Emmy-nominated comedian
you know from her work on "Saturday Night Live"
and in movies such as "Ghostbusters"
and "Coming to America."
You can see her in the new comedy series
"Our Flag Means Death," which is streaming on HBO Max,
with new episodes every Thursday.
Please welcome back to the show
our very good friend Leslie Jones, everybody!
[ Cheering and applause ]
-Hey! -There she is.
[ Laughter ]
-What's up, baby? -Leslie.
I have thought about you so often this year.
You are one of the people that I most associate
with the Los Angeles Rams.
You're such a giant fan of the team
and I was so happy for you when they won the Super Bowl.
Are you still on cloud nine?
-I'm a new fan.
Like it's easy to become a fan when they win it,
you know what I'm saying?
So, when I got to L.A.,
I was like, "Oh, Odell Beckham's on that?
Oh, Von Miller? Okay, I'mma start cheering for them."
And, as soon as I started cheering for them,
that's when they started winning.
That's what I'mma tell myself.
-You know what? This is very noble
because a lot of new fans won't admit to everybody
that they came to it late in the game,
but I think that's very, very strong of you.
Very strong character to admit. -You know I'm strong.
I'm strong, though.
I'm strong and a strong character, so, yeah.
-But I hope people will forgive me for thinking
You've been a lifelong Rams fan.
I just want to show one of your many Instagram videos.
This is when the Rams were going to the Super Bowl.
This does not strike me as someone who's a new fan.
Let's take a look. -[ Laughs ]
Aaaaah! [ Laughter ]
Aaaaaaah!
I thought they was gonna [bleep] choke!
[ Laughter ] They didn't choke!
[Bleep] [Bleep] [Bleep]
[ Laughter ] Aaaaaaaaah!
We going to the Super Bowl, bitch!
We going!
[ Laughter ]
-So, I mean, I think there are a lot of people
who've been lifelong fans who were like,
"Man, I don't care about them as much as her."
[ Laughter ]
-Because, see, I knew the Rams
when Eric Dickerson was playing with them, so.
-Sure.
That's the real deal.
Look, it all counts.
So, listen,
you had a cool thing happen,
which is not only was your team in the Super Bowl
and not only did they win, you also had a Super Bowl ad
with some other famous Joneses --
Rashida Jones, Tommy Lee Jones.
Was it a lifelong goal to do a Super Bowl ad?
-Y'all love to put lifelong things on.
-Were you on cloud nine, Leslie?
[ Laughter ] -It's a Super Bowl commercial, man!
I mean, yeah, it was fun.
It was very fun to do because, you know, I love Tommy Lee,
even though we wasn't on set at the same time.
People think we was like
really driving the trucks and everything.
No, we was on the set on top of these roller things
inside of the truck, acting like we was driving the trucks.
Was I supposed to tell that, Seth?
-I don't know. I just like that I'm like,
"Was it a dream come true?" And you're like, "No, and also,
we didn't even meet each other."
[ Laughter ]
-But, when he got on set -- -Again, I love --
The honesty, as always, is just your main export.
They said that, when he got on set, he was like --
[ As Tommy Lee Jones ] I want to know two things -- what am I driving
and where's Leslie Jones?
[ Laughter ] So that happened. -That's pretty good.
I'm thinking right there, we can step back and say
it was an accomplishment.
Hey, you also talk a lot, and I think all of us enjoy,
every time there's an Olympics,
you sort of regale us with your videos.
Winter Olympics --
are you a fan of the Winter Olympics sports?
Is there any part of you that wishes
you had taken them up as a young person?
-No. -Okay.
[ Laughter ] No.
I mean, I love the Winter Olympics
because I love the Olympics, but none of that, none of that.
I don't wish to jump off a mountain of snow.
I don't wish to go down a hill,
especially with that tree out there murdering everybody.
[ Laughter ] I don't wish to get into a go-cart on sled,
like a sled cart.
[ Laughter ] No, I don't wish to do none of that.
[ Laughter ] But I do wish to watch them.
Especially when they crash. -What about the luge?
Is the luge what you mean, or is that --
What about the luge? -Luge, buge, cuge, all that.
[ Laughter ] I'm not doing none of it.
It involves blades and a tunnel. No, thank you.
[ Laughter ] -So that means hockey's out.
-Yes! Especially because you'll get your fingers cut off
[ Laughter ] and then the puck just flying everywhere.
Do you see hockey players never have no teeth?
[ Laughter ] No. No. No, sir. -You have beautiful teeth.
You wouldn't want to lose your teeth.
-Man, I have beautiful teeth. -I'm taking my kids skiing
right now. I'm teaching them how to ski.
Would you ever want to come out? -Of course you are.
Of course you are, white person.
[ Laughter ]
-Yeah, it's their birthright.
It's their birthright. -Yeah.
I mean, like I wouldn't even understand
a white person that has never been skiing.
I wouldn't even understand it.
[ Laughter ]
Only time I've been on ski trips is to do comedy
and I sit by the fire in the ski boots.
I don't, no.
-You were an athlete growing up, right?
You were a very talented basketball player.
-Ah, I mean, [ Laughter ]
I was good when I wanted to be.
I was very inconsistent. -Okay.
-But when I wanted to be good, I was good. -What would you attribute
your inconsistency to?
-Just, you know,
not really loving basketball
as much as everybody thought I could.
I was tall and I could make a lay-up and, yeah, no.
[ Laughter ] -Yeah.
And so was there a moment -- When you first did comedy,
did the light go on and you realized, "Oh, this is it"?
-Dude, as soon as I touched the mic,
as soon as I touched the mic, it felt like home.
I felt like I had been doing it for years.
So I was like, "Oh!
I'm doing this for the rest of my life.
Oh, this is so easy."
Like yeah. [ Laughter ]
-Well, you certainly make it look easy as well.
We're going to come back and have a bunch of questions
about your new show. We'll be right back
[ Cheering and applause ] with more from Leslie Jones.