lena dunham is here! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: we're going to catch up about "girls" and then we're gonna play a big game of "pictionary." >> steve: oohh. [ cheers and applause ] plus, he's such a good actor. from the movie "whiplash," j.k. simmons is dropping by! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: oh, come on. >> jimmy: phenomenal. >> steve: he's the best. >> jimmy: phenomenal in this movie. and we have music from ghostface killah with the revelations featuring kandace springs! [ cheers and applause ] very good tonight. hey, guys, it's time for "tonight show hashtags." here we go. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: now, you guys are on twitter, right? [ cheers ] it's fun. well, we use twitter on our show every single week. so if you watch our show and you want to play along, we do this thing every wednesday where i send out a hashtag and we ask you guys to tweet out things based on that topic. so since nicole kidman was on our show this week -- [ laughter ] [ cheers and appla

the first was lena dunham. >> how did you two meet? >> my sister set us up on a blind date. >> and after that it was serious town? >> yes. serious town. >> reporter: the other woman to enter his life while he was riding high with "fun" was taylor swift. they met while on the awards show circuit and decided to start writing music together. lena dunham posted this picture she took in their living room. although they often work at a distance. >> so you guys aren't in a room together writing? you're just e-mailing? >> usually. we've done room thing too. and either way works. but there is something nice about me working really hard on a track and trying to put this whole idea together and then sending to it her and she hears with it totally different ears. >> reporter: this is not a man content to be known as either arm candy or somebody else's songwriter. when he was out on the road with "fun," he started writing new songs with a new band called bleachers. >> you would wake up in some random city somewhere. instead of hanging out with the

now most, most recently noted girl, lena dunham, took him down when she compared being obsessed with the cosby situation to being obsessed with the holocaust. now, now, hold on, hold on, to lena's credit she did apologize right away. but unfortunately, it wasn't before a surviving member of the hitler family, grandson chip hitler released this statement. all of the hitlers join me in condemning lena dunham for comparing our grandfather's actions to those of bill cosby. however, we all applaud the bravery of the ass (bleep) episode of girls. >> chip hitler's got a point. but criticism isn't stopping cosby. cosby has been performing throughout north america as part of his far from finish tour. quick note to bill cosby's press team. if your client is being accused of brutal assaults on a weekly basis, maybe don't say he's far from finished. just a little tip. now -- [ cheers and applause ] >> watch the language there. all right? now cosby's to tone-deaf comedy jam attracted people both for and against the coz. >> no more jokes! no more jokes. >> he probably has $20 billion and they are

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tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- lena dunham, j.k. simmons

tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- lena dunham, j.k. simmons

>> jimmy: my thanks to lena dunham, j.k. simmons, ghostface killah, the revelations, kandace springs. and the roots right there, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." thanks for watching. have a good night. hope to see you tomorrow. bye-bye everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- matt leblanc, comedian and author patton oswalt, featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. [ cheers and applause ] and now, here he is, seth meyers. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, everyone. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? are we well? everybody well? that's great. thank you for braving the cold. i know it is a cold one out there. and also, the tree is gone. so you could have braved the cold any other day before today and at least you'd see a beautiful tree. now it is just cold. [ laughter ] well, the new rep

i want to say lena-dunham, but i don't. >> and you did. go ahead because are you a snowden fan. defend your heros, the russian spies. >> two stories have so much to do with each other. greg, as you know i counsel a lot of college co-eds. one of the things i tell them is don't spy for the russians. don't do that. it is working. >> what is the second thing you told them. >> we will talk about that after the show. in all seriousness, here is an idea. if you want to recruit college women maybe send younger spy guys or maybe better looking older spy guys. >> how do you know what these guys look like? >> i saw the sketch. >> this was not attractive. >> if you want to get -- you know what you pretend you are a progressive professor. that's what you do. >> grow a beard. >> maybe rap. >> i like how this is all coming together. >> you hang out at protests. >> talk about obamacare. >> that's a good one. >> send hot women spies to recruit college guys. >> will andy do all of your work for you? >> that's the easiest way to go. when we are that age we are push officers. >> every college guy w

isn't that like lena-dunham's book? it feeds a greater narrative? >> people of faith shouldn't need a greater narrative. the point is you don't need evidence. you don't need fact or fiction to believe in something. >> true. >> you just do. i think a lot of people who did buy this book were searching for something to make them believers and to deepen their faith. i think we are avoiding the real good in all of this. if this book helped in alex's healing that's all that matters. >> that's true. >> even if other people were hurt by it -- >> he is being honest. >> this little boy, it helped him feel better. >> he actually owned up to it which is a good thing, andy. we all know you can't trust kids. they lie about everything. if a kid told me he went to heaven, i wouldn't believe him. >> first of all i knew he was lying because colton burple never mentioned seeing him. >> i don't get the joke. is this a injured joke? what is it? >> i don't know. i am not a nerd. >> he wrote the other book about going to heaven. >> oh, i forgot. that is the kid that went

>> i bought boy shorts from the lena dunham collection they're quite handsome. >> some guys wear the hugger bathing suits. >> banana hammocks. >> you know honestly i like the square ones but some people like them. if you're real skinny you can wear that. but when you're full-figured like me you don't want to wear it. >> i have seen skinny people wearing those. have you been to the beach recently? >> in europe. >> we won't catch bo dietl in a thong in the hamptons. >> or banana hammock. >> or grape smuggler. >> wow. >> this is fox news alert. right now on the house floor they're going for speaker of the house as current speaker john boehner hopes to hang on to his position. he is facing challenges from a few more conservative members of his party but is expected to emerge victorious. we'll bring you the results of that when they are in. ooh, you'd have to be crazy to go outside in this heat. like harry. i saw him leaving this morning with that new water thing of his that's like a snowmobile that floats. doesn't he worry about being swept out to sea? or sharks! you're going to eat that

. >> on that point, lena dunham, million and a half twitter followers. i deleted twitter from my phone and sometimes send a tweet to a friend i trust to post if i'm out and about and want to share. she told ryan seacrest she wants to save herself emotionally from the abuse she takes on the site. >> it's true, but it's a high class problem. you kind of have to be a very visible celebrity to have the problem. i've got so many followers and so many people who want to insult me because i'm so popular. she still is sending tweets to a friend who posts them for her. >> wish we all had -- >> still often a sign to technology issues that they have in previous generations of technology. celebrities have always had issues with criticism by the public or the press. this just axccelerates it. >> thank you, jon. you're going to stick around. meantime.com nick is back at hq. >> they are hitting a low today despite some upbeat notes. concerns over the company are overdone. bernstein saying it's a good opportunity for long-term investors to get in and purchase the shares

lena dunham, very funny, dropping by. we've got performances from the war on drugs and ghost face killer. i cannot wait. this is a good week. but first, joining us tonight, one of the -- he's just one of the best in the biz. >> steve: greatest guy in the world. >> jimmy: he's the greatest man in the world. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: he's currently starring on broadway in "the elephant man" and his new film, "american sniper", is getting nominated for every single award out there. bradley cooper. >> steve: b.c. b.c. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: also, my main man. he's my favorite judge on "american idol". the very talented harry connick jr. is stopping by. ladies love him. girls adore him. and we got music from big k.r.i.t. featuring raphael saadiq. [ cheers and applause ] going to be good. guys, i'm excited because it's a new year, like most of you i made some resolutions. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: yep. i made three, actually. i'm going to sleep more. >> steve: right. >> jimmy: i'm going to eat more. >> steve: right

lena dunham will be here from "girls." [ cheers and applause ] super funny, this guy -- have you seen "whiplash"? have you seen that movie? >> steve: not yet. >> jimmy: oh, my goodness. quest, have you seen it? >> questlove: yes. >> jimmy: i mean, was this guy not unbelievable? >> questlove: yeah. >> jimmy: j.k. simmons, you guys, will be here tomorrow night. unbelievable. [ cheers and applause ] and we have my pal ghostface killah. he will be here as well. [ cheers and applause ] we're all going to play a big game of pictionary together, i think. i think. i can't wait. then on friday, my man, don cheadle will be here. kate bosworth will be joining us. you don't want to miss that. [ cheers and applause ] but first, we have a fun show tonight. he's one of our favorites. from the highly anticipated new movie, "taken 3." [ cheers and applause ] he is a man amongst men! >> steve: come on! >> jimmy: he's the toughest man in this whole building and he'll knock it right to the ground. liam neeson is here tonight! [ cheers and applause ] good stuff. love him. plus, they're the stars and creat

later this week lena dunham and don cheadle will be joining us. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: and we got music from ghostface killah. >> steve: hey! >> jimmy: you don't want to miss it, it's good stuff this week. but first, we have a fun show tonight. she's a great, great actress. i'm just -- gosh, she's one of the most beautiful people in the world. look at here her. oh my gosh. wow. [ cheers and applause ] her new movie is the big family film, "paddington." nicole kidman is here tonight you guys. [ cheers and applause ] "paddington" bear movie. >> steve: paddington bear. >> jimmy: yeah. we're going to put her acting skills to the test with a very intense game called "box of lies." [ cheers and applause ] plus, he's a hilarious comedian. gosh, he's always funny. he's author of the new book here "silver screen fiend: learning about life from an addiction to film." it's all the movies he saw in this short time. he was like addicted to going to the movies and he wrote about it. it's really funny. patton oswalt is stopping by. he's a good man. fu

lena dunham, very funny, dropping by. we've got performances from the war on drugs and ghost face killer. i cannot wait. this is a good week. but first, joining us tonight, one of the -- he's just one of the best in the biz. >> steve: greatest guy in the world. >> jimmy: he's the greatest man in the world. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: he's currently starring on broadway in "the elephant man" and his new film "american sniper" is getting nominated for every single award out there. bradley cooper. >> steve: b.c. b.c. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: also, my main man. he's my favorite judge on "american idol," the very talented harry connick jr. is stopping by. ladies love him. girls adore him. and we got music from big k.r.i.t. featuring raphael saadiq. [ cheers and applause ] going to be good. guys, i'm excited because it's a new year, like most of you i made some resolutions. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: yep. i made three, actually. i'm going to sleep more. >> steve: right. >> jimmy: i'm going to eat more. >> steve: right.

[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to lena dunham, j.k. simmons, ghostface killah, the revelations, kandace springs. and the roots right there, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." thanks for watching. have a good night. hope to see you tomorrow. bye-bye everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- matt leblanc, comedian and author patton oswalt, featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. [ cheers and applause ] and now, here he is, seth meyers. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, everyone. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? are we well? everybody well? that's great. thank you for braving the cold. i know it is a cold one out there. and also, the tree is gone. so you could have braved the cold any other day before today and at least you'd see a beautiful tree. now it is just cold. [ laughter ] well, the new rep

. >> and speaking of stars, julia dreyfus and lena dunham adding a little something to their looks, proving they're not sore losers. ladies with a sense of humor. got to love that. i love them. >>> and beyonce has people talking after posting this picture on instagram over the weekend. okay, there she is. up to her neck in sand displaying what looks a bit like a baby bump. >> that looks a lot like a baby bump. >> or a lot like a baby bump. >> or a mound of sand. >> placed strategically on her belly. >> dan, what a skeptic you are. >> but neither beyonce or jay-z commented. she admitted last year that she would like more children and her daughter needs some company. could that company be hiding under that sand? who knows. we'll have to stay on top of that. >>> finally, the iconic scene from "dirty dancing" with patrick swayze and jennifer grey dancing it out to "i have had the time of my life." almost as beautifully, kevin hart and josh gad putting their own romance spin on the scene and it leads up to the release of their new movie, "the wedding ringer." we can't wait because they'll be her

today, from the comedy "girls," lena dunham. from the new series "eye candy," victoria justice. plus shailene johnson works out the host as we wrap up "live's" kickstart the new year. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan. ♪ [cheers and applause]

the driving force hint the hit series "girls," lena dunham will give us a sneak peek at that new season tomorrow. >>> also ahead this morning, you didn't get everything you want for christmas? guess what? "steals & deals" is back with deep deep deep discounts for must-have items for 2015. >> and there she goes. >>> let's go inside. natalie's got a check of the morning's top stories. take it away. >> that bone-chilling arctic air now spreading across the eastern two-thirds of the country. temperatures are well below normal even for january. and they're going to plunge even lower. blowing snow is already causing travel problems throughout the midwest and great lakes. airport delays are growing, and it is even snowing this morning in washington, d.c. >>> some stormy weather in washington state has triggered flooding and mudslides there. and that pushed several homes off their foundations. debris is now blocking streets and cutting off entire neighborhoods. there have been no serious injuries but there is concern that more of the waterlogged hillsides could still collapse. >>> a small town