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Jimmy Fallon Jerry Seinfeld Love to People-Watch at the Met

Does the smaller celebrity have a bigger smile? Jerry Seinfeld and Jimmy Fallon talk with Emma Chamberlain on the Met Gala red carpet about Paul McCartney, deodorant, mannequin jokes, and much more.

Released on 05/06/2024

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That s okay.

That s Vogue. We re here at the Met Gala.

Where else are we gonna tell, we think?

Yeah. Okay.

So tell me everything about the looks.

Are you both into fashion?

Are you like- Totally.

I just like to hang.

Yeah. This is what we all about.

To be fashion is what you re wearing, you realize.

Yeah. Yeah.

Even if it doesn t look good-

[Emma] It s a choice.

And everyone is dressed perfectly-

Yeah. For who they are.

Absolutely.

What are you looking forward to tonight?

Anything in particular?

I like looking at the crazy people.

This is like being in the Star Wars bar, right?

Yeah. [Jimmy laughs]

It really, it s like, it is unbelievable.

Yeah. It s fun.

Also, everyone is very well deodorized.

Yes. Oh, just tell them.

You will smell nothing but nice smells

from everyone. No.

Yeah. Only good smell.

Only good. Yeah. Yeah.

Absolutely. Absolutely. Am I smiling too much?

No, you can t smile too much.

There s no such thing. No.

Jimmy and I have this thing that

when two celebrities take a picture together,

the bigger smile is the smaller star.

[laughs] That is real. Because, yeah.

Me in every photo- I m having more...

Yeah, I m like too excited to be-

Smiling so big. Yeah.

Next to Emma Chamberlain and Jerry Seinfeld.

Yeah, cause if you re more excited than the other person,

that means you re a smaller celebrity.

That s so true. [Jimmy laughs]

Yeah. You better be.

This is the new pose. So you gotta watch. Yeah.

We have to all like- Yeah.

Be really like straight faced for the photo.

You just be slightly pleased-

Yeah. No, but then he says-

But if you decided something says-

But then he says, slightly pleased. Then we pose.

and then I go... [Jerry laughs] [Emma laughs]

And then he doesn t smile at all.

No.

So he doesn t even take his own advice.

Yeah. Yeah.

Do you get excited to like,

I feel like now you re friends with everybody.

You don t get nervous to meet anyone anymore, I assume.

No.

I do a little bit.

I get, yeah, with somebody. Really?

I get nervous.

Even still, I just get a Beatle makes me nervous.

Paul McCartney makes me as a...

I m a wreck. That makes nervous.

Right? I hate him.

Yeah. Me neither. [Emma laughs]

I hate him.

I d rather listen to him and be a fan.

Yeah, I know. Yes. Yeah.

And he s friendly to me. He s nice to me.

He talks, like, you think, like, he s gonna talk?

He s actually does that and you go,

You re doing an impression of...

Oh wait, you are a Beatle.

Yeah. Yeah.

[laughs] You guys hang out. What happens?

Oh yeah. What happen?

Do you remember we hung out once

and then we ll leave the night, the evening

and you ll hit me with a joke or something

and it will stick in my head and make me laugh forever.

We went out to dinner once and I was sitting there

and I had a shirt and like a checkered pants on,

and we re leaving and I go, Take care.

Bye, Jerry. Bye, Jeff.

And we left and he go, What s with the outfit?

And I go, What are you talking about?

This is the end of the night though.

We ve already had dinner for two hours.

I go, What are you talking about?

He go, What s with the outfit?

I go, This is what people wear.

He goes, No, you look like a mannequin from Nordstrom.

Right. [all laughing]

And then he got in the car-

[indistinct] should be twisted around the wrong one.

Then he got in the car.

He got in the car and took off.

I go- Yeah.

That s the funniest thing anyone s ever said to me.

Is that fucking phenomenal? Yeah.

And he waited all night.

That s amazing.

You re the best bud.

[Emma] But we d all be shaking.

It s always good to see you.

So good to see you. Thank you, I hope-

[Emma] Go have the best night.

[Jerry] I hope this cuts down to something usable.

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