please welcome to the program jim parsons. >> welcome. we have graphics and everything. what a warm house you have. >> jon: wasn't it, a warm house. >> it really is now where is my-- i have friends here. >> jon: where. >> i have cast mates here. >> jon: right there. >> nobody, i'm sure you will be lovely friends, no i have --. >> jon: he doesn't mean it in -- >> rich from my show where are you, oh, my god and pore began, hello. it's like family. >> jon: can i ask you something. >> yes, jon. >> jon: don't you see them every [bleep] day. >> yes, but not around this many people. well, that's not even true either. it's just this is very awkward. and it's so nice to have people-- . >> jon: do you want me to bring them down. >> no, leave them there. >> jon: how is it people that work on big bang, did you both know you were doing this play? how did you both end up in the same play. >> no they're harvey people and that's allment i don't know them from the big bang. >> jon: they are just friends of yours. >> they are in the play with me, they're actors. and now they're friends. >

she's doing an animated film with one of the my favorite actor, jim parsons. it's about aliens who come to earth, and these a great voice acting role for scherr. she is was in "battleship" but ever celebrity knows if you want to make the big bucks, you've got to do animation. we will do anything to keep our kids occupied for an hour and a half. >> will the animated figure look like her? >> i don't even know what character she's going to play, but it should be interesting to see. i'll bet she sings. i'm excited for her. she's kind of getting her acting on. the only reason i had kids was so i could see animated films. >> i like to go too. >> lots of people complain about the dmv, but ashton curber is actually suing the dmv. what is that about? >> crazy. he wants $1.4 million, because he says they agreed to do a tv show, like a reality show with him, and they pulled out. i'm thinking to myself, ashton cu kutcher, he's actually never been in a dmv. there's nothing entertaining about staying there all day long. i can't imagine what reality show this could be and ho

jim parsons. wonderful in it. highly, highly recommend it. last night -- sorry, hoda woman. >> can we do one thing? while we're doing broadway. if you haven't seen "once," i got to see it twice. it is so awesome. it's one of the great shows. it won eight tonys. it's a home run. the main woman was out. so they had the understudy, who was great. it was a terrific show. thank you. "once" is great. tell me about last night. >> last night down at chelsea piers there was a beautiful gala called "voices." i don't know the perfect title of it. always remember -- this is a new thing that they're putting out. it's "voices of september 11." it was about 500 people who've all lost a mother, a brother, a daughter, a son, an aunt, a friend, whatever. and i was asked to be the keynote speaker. not because i have anything at all to offer on the subject except for that years ago on september 11th my assistant taryn was seven months pregnant with her first child when her husband was killed in the first tower. he worked for cantor fitzgerald. and he was just on

>> harvey, with jim parsons. >> no. >> "big bang theory" wit you a great show. >> i love jim parsons. >> can we get your dad on with him to come on the show? >> i don't think he'd say no. >> we'll go see that. >> a lot of fun. >> booked. all right. thank you very much, david and be chuck. >> what? >> chuck, what do you have going on? >> what's important that you have in your life? >> hey -- >> chuck has a little theater, little musical review in d.c., doesn't he? >> i do. i'll be -- it's a one-man show. it's every morning at 9:00. i'll pop that out. it's crazy stuff. >> all right. chuck, have a good weekend. still ahead, author of "friday night lights" will be on set and apparently cnbc's brian sullivan has been let in the building and i might leave. i'm not comfortable. i'm calling hr. >> we shall return. the medicare debate continues in washington... ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. [ female announcer ] when it comes to the future of medicare and social security, you've earned the right to know. ♪ ...so what does it mean fo

jim parsons, wonderful. last night -- sorry, hoda woman. >> can we do one thing? if you haven't seen "once" i got to see it twice. it is so awesome. it's one of the great shows, it won eight tonys. the main woman was out. so they had the understudy who was great. it was a terrific show. thank you. "once" is great. >> last night there was a beautiful gala called "voices." i don't know the perfect title of it. this is a new thing they are putting out. it's "voices of september 11." it's about people who lost a mother, brother, daughter, son, aunt, a friend, whatever. i was asked to be the keynote speaker. not because i have anything at all to offer on the subject except years ago on september 11 my assistant was seven months pregnant with her first child when her husband was killed in the first tower. he worked for cantor fitzgerald. i could see the towers coming down from our backyard, i went in and wrote a little song called "little baby" for this child she was about to give birth to. i had to sing that last night. i don't sing any more. if you heard me, you'd kno