he's a tony-winning stage legend and one of my very favorite guests, nathan lane, is here in studio nathan is in the fantastic, "only murders in the building," on hulu, which i can highly recommend. and he is a "new york times" best-selling author and actor you know from "the office" and someone i'm often told i look like, very exciting to have us in the same place, b.j. novak, also in studio tonight his new show, "the premise," is out now on fx on hulu. plus, we have music for you tonight in the studio, her debut ap -- ep, excuse me, "pretty poison," came out on friday. nessa barrett will perform for us later in the show but before we get to all that, trumpism lost badly last night in california when governor gavin newsom easily beat back a gop-led recall effort. but trumpism is still very much the core of the modern gop as evidence by how many republicans still refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ >> seth: if you weren't really following the california recall election because it was too dumb and confusing, you're not alone

lane. >> nathan lane was spectacular and you were, too. but nathan lane is a a professional and - [ laughter ] >> what does that mean >> it was a stretch for jimmy. he was playing a talk show host [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i want to congratulate you again on this it's a big, giant hit on hulu. check it out "only murders in the building. before you guys go, i would just like to - >> oh, we're going [ light laughter ] >> that's us >> jimmy: you don't have to. >> i get that a lot at parties [ laughter ] >> jimmy: hey, before you go >> before you go - >> jimmy: i just got here. i wanted to see if you wanted to say something about our friend norm macdonald who passed away. >> so funny. >> oh, my god. >> jimmy: yeah >> there was no one funnier. brilliant canadian >> you know, we do -- in our show, we do a tribute to comedians. i'm serious about this and we name different comedians, like bob newhart and different people and do a tribute to norm macdonald and we use one of his lines we say -- and this is one of his lines -- he said, "there's only two

♪ >> seth: i want to thank nathan lane and b.j. novak, nessa barrett. i want to thank jose medeles and 8g band. stay safe. get vaccinated we love you. ♪ >>> three, two, >> ignition -- >> thrilling to watchwhy this se any other. >>> plus -- and good news for firefighters. i'm tracking some rain headed towards northern california and what our bay area rain chances are. >>> and finding the miracle cure for covid. is there a delay? we investigate research bottlenecks that are delaying potential treatments. >>> and the growing confusion over covid booster shots and whether or not you should make an appointment for one as early as next week. good evening. i'm raj mathai. a simple question with a complex answer. do you need one or not? and if so, when? we begin with the confusion over the booster shots. medical experts at the u.s. food and drug administration are meeting this friday to decide if they will green light these boosters. but there is conflicting information about who should get these shots. nbc bay area's sergio quintana has been talking with doc

nathan lane. nathan, i really appreciate your time and i just want to emphasize how significant your rotting is, right? because most people are not focused in on sec retary of stae races in states. and yet, these are crucial. and you have gone out and done it. you have interviewed nine of the 15 candidates for this story. only two of them would admit to you, would tell you that biden is the legitimate president. i mean, okay. you might have -- people might have told you you would hear that but when you actually got on the phone and interviewed these people, were you surprised by what you heard? >> sure, thank you for having me, erin. um, you know, i had done a fair amount of reporting over the past year in areas of the country where -- where trump is popular. so, you know, i knew that this was where the base was. um, but i -- i -- i was -- i was surprised. um, i thought we'd find more people -- candidates, republican candidates who might try to differentiate themselves f ffrom -- and take a more m

lane, creator of "the premise," actor and writer, b.j. novak music from nessa barrett featuring the 8g band with jose medeles and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers and this is "late night. we hope you are all doing well tonight. and now, let's get to the news california governor, gavin newsom, yesterday, defeated a recall attempt by a nearly two to one margin, and newsom was so relieved, his hair

lane. how about that >> wow >> broadway and now a broadway star but first, a look at your local news and weather news and weather >>> good morning to you. it's 8:56. the results, of course, now official, governor newsom with a resounding win in the recall election. the statewide numbers show 64% voting down the recall, 36% of people voting to replace newsom. but the race was never close. nbc called it just about a half hour after the polls closed. last night governor newsom gave a victory speech at democratic party headquarters in sacramento. and candidate larry elders told reporters to expect a decision about his future soon. he did not congratulate newsom on the win. >>> many people are wondering what it means for newsom and republicans hoping to challenge him in the regular election coming up next year. we have team coverage coming up in news at 11:00. dear ms, from day one you've tried to define me. but i never invited you in. it's my life and this is my journey. i've found a way to do