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-From Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City,
it's "The Tonight Show" starring Jimmy Fallon.
Tonight, join Jimmy and his guests, Charlize Theron,
Governor Andrew Cuomo,
musical guest Little Big Town,
and featuring the legendary Roots crew.
And now, here's your host, Jimmy Fallon.
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-Hi, everyone, and welcome to "The Tonight Show."
As you can see, we are back in the studio
at 30 Rockefeller Plaza here in New York City.
And as a New Yorker, I want to say thank you to everyone
who helped get us back to where we are now,
wearing masks, social distancing,
washing hands, quarantining, it all helps.
And to all the states going through the tough parts
right now, our friends in Florida, Arizona,
Texas, California, all over the South, I know how hard it is
and I'm not gonna lie to you -- it's rough.
But I guess I'm here to show you that there is a light
at the end of the tunnel if we all do our part
to keep each other safe.
I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but normalcy,
any type of normalcy feels great.
So hopefully we can put a smile on your face for an hour
every night and let you sit back and relax
while we try to bring you just a little bit of normal.
These are the hardest times to do comedy,
but they're also the times when we need it the most.
Maybe that's why comedy was invented.
Hmm. -Hmm.
-Chew on that. [ Laughter ]
As you're drifting off to sleep.
[ Laughter ]
Let that marinate for a bit before you flip it on the grill.
[ Laughter ]
Either way, we here at "The Tonight Show"
always want to bring you the best show possible.
And that means having the safest show possible.
Everyone here in the studio has tested negative for COVID
and all of our crew are wearing masks and face shields
and we're all six feet apart. Take a look.
We are taking this very seriously.
And I want to thank NBC for really doing a great job
of making sure everyone here feels safe.
Just to walk you through my day, when I got in this morning,
I had a temperature check, I did the nose swab test,
the one that goes all the way up into your brain.
Yeah, I didn't know that at the same time you can get
a COVID test and a colonoscopy, but, hey, we're learning, right?
Anyway, once I was cleared, I could go to my office
and get ready for the show.
In every part of the office is a little slip of paper --
thank you -- saying that it's been disinfected.
Yeah.
This was truly done the safety way possible.
Thank you.
And we would only do it that way
if that was the case, the safety way.
We're thankful to have the Roots with us tonight.
I'm very happy to see you guys.
I missed you.
Sent a bunch of texts.
[ Laughter ]
Didn't hear back.
[ Laughter ]
The show is gonna be a little different
than what you're used to.
There is no audience.
The guests will be streaming from home.
But I think in some ways
we're all kind of getting used to different.
But what we want you to know is that we are here for you
and we are slowly and safely getting back to work
and back to whatever normal is.
So welcome again to "The Tonight Show" and thanks for watching.