Best of Late Night TV: Ryan Reynolds Plays 'Egg Russian Roulette,' Cate Blanchett Finally Explains '#SuckIt' (VIDEO)
If you're like us and value your sleep, you probably nodded off into your Ambien dreamland before the party started on post-prime time TV. Don't worry; we've got you covered. Here's the best of what happened last night on late night.
Jimmy Fallon had himself a busy Monday night on "The Tonight Show," playing games with Ryan Reynolds and Kelly Clarkson and talking to Terrence Howard about the "Empire" star's (hilarious, in hindsight) Oscars flub.
Jimmy referenced how Kelly said it's been hard for her to find people to do duets with, so Jimmy sang a medley of duets with her. Moving on to Ryan, Jimmy played "Egg Russian Roulette" with Mr. Reynolds. They had to smash eggs on the tops of their heads without knowing which ones were raw. In his sit-down interview, Ryan did a pretty great Aaron Neville impression and said he thinks his baby girl might be allergic to sleep, or perhaps keeping him and Blake awake to protect them from the sleep monsters.
The perfection that is Cate Blanchett was on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and she teased Jimmy about his tie and "The Bachelor." Somehow they got on the topic of flying, and she was so excited because recently her ears popped when she was in the air, and it was the first time in 19 years that her ears popped. So she can finally hear things. Cate also explained why she told Julia Roberts to "#suckit" at last year's Oscars. Apparently the previous year had been "pretty crappy" and whoever won was going to put the past year behind them. So she wasn't dissing or even teasing Julia, she was dissing the past year. Or something. Listen to Cate explain it - everything makes more sense when she says it. Ryan Phillippe was on JKL, and he almost didn't make it because he couldn't fly out of Philly in an ice storm. He missed the "Secrets and Lies" cast event last night, but he curled up with his son and they watched it together. Ryan says he was a bit of a punk as a kid and he used to cut his own hair. Kelly Ripa was on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and declared Jennifer Lopez to be the most exciting celebrity. "The Butler" director Lee Daniels was also on Seth's show and talked about how he directs in his pajamas. Why not? Everything is more fun in PJs. Aziz Ansari was on "Conan" and shared that, after "Parks and Recreation" wrapped, his co-star Aubrey Plaza gave him something special to remember her ... a note written on parchment and some blood and hair in a vial. He loves it. It's such an Aubrey gift. But it turns out it's not really her blood. Or her hair.