-Wow. -I'm so happy to be -- Thanks for having me on the show. -Oh, we love having you.
-No, no. I'm so excited. This is the American dream.
-No. -Yeah, yeah. This -- If you're -- If you're trying to -- This is the American dream.
-Really? -Yeah, for me. -Well, this is -- this is a French -- This is a French dream for me.
[ Laughter ] Now, this is an American dream for me. -Thank you. -I love having you.
This fits. You and "The Tonight Show" fit perfect. -Thank you.
Thank you. -Do you -- Do you see the show over there? -We have the show in France, and, uh, that's funny 'cause -- and I'm not making that up -- "The Tonight Show" in France airs in the morning.
[ Laughter ] -Does it really? -Just so you know, Jimmy, for the French people, you are a morning guy. -Wow.
I'm the morning guy. Yeah. Good morning, France.
Hi, everybody. Good morning! [ Cheers and applause ] Hi!
Good morning! Have a great day! -That would -- That would be nice for them if you, I don't know, sometimes could give them some traffic report or.
. . -[ Laughs ] Yeah.
-. . .
weather. Paris weather. That would be very nice.
-Do they have much American shows over there in France? -"The Tonight Show. " -Just "The Tonight Show?
" That's it. -We have "The Tonight Show. " -I know they have a "Saturday Night Live.
" -Yeah. -You hosted the first episode. -Yeah.
-What was it called? -"Le Saturday Night Live. " [ Laughter ] -Write that -- I got to remember that.
-Yeah. -"Le Saturday Night Live. " -We try to create our own thing, yeah.
-It's a different -- but you're creating your own thing. It's a different show. -I mean, I've been a huge fan of the "Saturday Night Live," and when they offer me to host, obviously, I was so excited and honored.
-Yeah. -And we did it our way. We didn't -- -Your own thing.
You didn't do any -- I mean, let's just -- For example, I mean, this is our "SNL. " This is a sketch called "More Cowbell. " -Yeah.
-And that was great with Will Farrell. Chris Parnell was fantastic. And here's a clip from -- a picture of your show.
And this -- What is -- [ Laughter ] Interesting. It's very, very interesting there. That looks like a totally different sketch.
-Yeah. -What is this sketch? -The wardrobe is not really the same.
Look at the hair. It's not the same. -It's pretty much the same, yeah.
-And by the way, in the French show, we would say, [ speaking French ] -Uh-huh, and what does that translate to? -Uh, more cowbell. -Yeah, there you go.
All right. [ Laughter ] Wow. Wow.
Unbelievable. -Are you trying to say we didn't invent or create or adapt? -I would never say that.
-Okay. -People call you the French Jerry Seinfeld. Have you heard that before?
-You know what? I've been the French Jerry once, really. Like, the French Jerry because -- Do you remember his movie?
The "Bee Movie," animated movie? -Of course. Yeah.
-And I voiced Jerry's character. -So you actually were the French Jerry Seinfeld. -Yeah, once, in the "Bee movie.
" -Did you do -- You really were him, yeah. Wow. -Once.
-Did you do the voice and everything? Do Jerry's voice? -No, no.
No. If anyone can do Jerry's voice, it's you, Jimmy. -Yeah, I don't know if I can do the French Jerry Seinfeld.
-Let's try something. I'm going to give you a line in French. -Okay.
-You're going to say the line in French with Jerry's voice. Wait, it's a little twist. And we're going to hear how a French Jerry sounds.
-I will try my best. Okay. -Is it clear?
-Yeah, yeah, sure. You give me a line, and I'll try to do it as Jerry Seinfeld. -Okay, uh.
[ Speaking French ] [ Laughter ] Wait. I-I want -- I want Jerry's voice. -Okay, yeah.
No. I understand that. That's not the problem, Gad.
Gad, that is not the problem at all. [ As Jerry Seinfeld ] Uh, uh, I need a little help here. [ Speaking French as Seinfeld ] -[ Speaking French ] -[ Speaking French as Seinfeld ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Continues in French ] -[ Speaking French ] -[ Continues in French ] [ Laughter ] -Do you want to know what's the meaning in French?
-Oh, no. Yes, what did I just say? -In English?
-Yes, what did I say? -"What's the deal with airplane peanuts? " -Okay, thank you.
All right, good. I think. Peanuts.
-Peanuts. -Okay, good, thank you. For a second, I didn't want to get in trouble.
I don't know what I was saying. Okay. Good.
Let's talk about the Netflix Special, "Gad Elmaleh: American Dram. " You can check it out. It's streaming now on Netflix.
Don't watch it now. Finish our show, and then, as soon as the show is over -- -French people, wake up, have your breakfast, and then. .
. -Have it after lunch or -- Yeah. -Good morning.
-Good morning, everyone, yeah. What have you observed by being here in America? -Wow, so many different things.
The language -- There's one expression I really like is when Americans tell you they cannot do something and they say, "For some reason, I didn't show up. " And. .
. [ Laughter ] And it's really interesting, because nobody ever questioned, like, but what reason? [ Laughter ] -But for some reason.
. . -And you're okay with that.
You guys -- Between you guys, are like, "Oh, for some reason? I got it. Okay.
No problem. " [ Laughter ] No, I need a reason. It's really interesting, the language.
Even the dancing. When I go to -- I don't go a lot to clubs in America. -You don't?
-I -- No. -I could see you go clubbing. -I used to go.
-Yeah. -I used to go, but, no, I'm too old for this now. I'm too old.
-You know, but what's the scene? -It's just, I'm too old. I don't want to go there and watch girls doing boomerang videos with -- I don't like boomerang videos.
-Boomerang videos. -Yeah, I don't want to see -- [ Laughter ] -Quest, give a beat. Give a beat for that.
♪♪♪♪ ♪♪♪♪ -But the dancing is important for me. I'm from Morocco -- Oh, you know what? I'm gonna -- Okay, give me a beat again.
Give me that beat again. Jimmy, come next to me, please. ♪♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪♪♪ [ Rhythmic clapping ] I'm going to teach you something really important.
-Yes. -It's called the Moroccan hip thrust. -The Moroccan hip thrust?
-Are you ready? -Yes, I think so. -Wait a minute.
♪♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪♪♪ -Two times. ♪♪♪♪ -All right. Let me go again.
♪♪♪♪ Three. Three? ♪♪♪♪ -Oh, my God.
I can't do this. Here's a clip of Gad Elmaleh in his new Netflix special, "Gad Elmaleh: American Dram. " Take a look.
-When I first moved to New York, I really enjoyed to be anonymous. it's really interesting to be very famous in one part of the world and totally anonymous in New York City. First days, I was enjoying it so much.
Just walking down the street. Oh, my God, that's great. I can do whatever I want.
Nobody spotted me. Three days later, I was like, "What the hell is going on? " [ Laughter ] I was Googling myself at night.
[ Laughter ] [ Sheers and applause ] -Gad Elmaleh, everybody. "Gad Elmaleh: American Dram. " -25.
-25? -25. -25!
-Okay. ♪♪♪♪ -Gad, no!
