This Past Week in Late Night: Ray Romano talks returning to The Comedy Cellar for the first time after the pandemic -

This Past Week In Late Night: Ray Romano joined Jimmy Kimmel to talk about being on a new show, Made For Love. In the show, it is revealed that Romano is in love with a sex doll. And he opened up about the synthetic doll is modeled after the author of the book Made For Love, Alissa Nutting. According to Romano, Nutting said it was “not as weird as it should be.” But he also discussed returning to stand-up for the first time in 14 months, and how his heart rate went up as he walked back onto the stage at The Comedy Cellar.

Also this week, Pete Davidson shows off his musical side, John Cena has some strong feelings about John Oliver, Will Forte saves his daughter’s first dirty diaper, Lewis Black has some advice for kids, Morgan Freeman wants you to get the vaccine, Kenan Thompson recalls first meeting Tracy Morgan, and John Oliver tackles The National Debt.

Random Instrument Challenge with Pete Davidson
“Pete Davidson and Jimmy attempt to get The Roots to guess the name of random songs they’re performing on instruments they’ve never played before.”

Denis Leary Set up a Lip-Sync Surprise with John Mayer for Jimmy
“Denis Leary talks about Tom Brady leaving the Patriots and the time he surprised Jimmy with John Mayer during their lip-syncing performance at the Comics Come Home show.”

Carey Mulligan’s Mother Gave Her a Strange Pre-Oscars Gift
“Carey Mulligan talks about hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time, her first Academy Award ceremony and her film Promising Young Woman.”

Gaetz-Gaete: Creepy Florida Man’s Career Implodes Over Sex Trafficking Investigation
“A Justice Department investigation into allegations of sex with an underage woman and illegal payments to others may take down Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz.”

Dressed As Peacemaker, John Cena Confesses His Feelings About John Oliver
“John Cena is a 16-time WWE World Champion, author, and actor, but he still feels like he has a lot to prove to John Oliver.”

Tired Of Coke Standing Up For Democracy? Try Shasta!
“It hasta be Shasta!”

David Alan Grier on Meeting Jamie Foxx, Losing Weight in Quarantine & Jimmy’s Superfan Parents
“DAG talks about his quarantine outfit, staying home, being in a bubble with his family, losing weight on the Jenny Craig diet, cast-members on In Living Color playing pranks on him, playing Jamie Foxx’s father on their new Netflix show Dad Stop Embarrassing Me, meeting Jamie for the first time, and Jimmy’s parents coming to his shows and feeding him leftovers.”

Ray Romano on Best and Worst Parts of Quarantine, Returning to Stand Up & His Special Gift
“Ray talks about his new HBO Max show Made for Love, his character having a relationship with a sex doll, going on stage to do stand up for the first time since the pandemic started, the health features on his Apple Watch, the best and worst parts of quarantine, and he shows off his special gift of being able to spot another Ray just by looking at him in a game of “RAY-DAR!”“

The Miz Gives Kimmel Staffers Performance Reviews
“ WrestleMania 37 is this weekend and one of the men you will see in the ring is WWE Superstar The Miz. The Miz is a very straightforward individual, who never sugar-coats anything, so we hid cameras in our conference room, set meetings with our real co-workers, and told them they’d be getting a corporate performance review from an agent of ABC Human Resources.”

Will Forte Kept His Daughter’s First Dirty Diaper
“Will’s newborn daughter has reignited his pack rat tendencies.”

Nikki Glaser Can’t Stop Staring At People’s Bare Mouths
“Nikki never realized how tempting mouths could be until they were covered with masks.”

The Prank That Made Lil Rel Howery Quit “Bad Trip”
“Lil Rel walked off the Bad Trip set after the first prank almost got him killed.”

Career Day With Guidance Counselor Lew
“What do you want to be when you grow up? The President? An astronaut? Guidance Counselor Lewis Black is explains why that won’t happen.”

Morgan Freeman – Why Everyone Should Get the COVID Vaccine
“Morgan Freeman speaks out about the importance of getting vaccinated in new PSA for the Creative Coalition, addresses vaccine hesitancy in the Black community and shares his plans for after the pandemic.”

McConnell Wants Corporations Out of Politics Unless He Benefits
“Mitch McConnell warns corporations to stay out of politics with one caveat, the U.S. and Iran talk through European diplomats, and Siri’s voice will no longer default to a female-sounding voice.”

Speaker Trump Can’t Be a Thing, Can It?
“James Corden is ready to get things rolling until Reggie Watts takes a moment to decide when it’s right to open his can of water. After, James dives into the headlines including republicans strategizing a way to install Donald Trump as Speaker of the House. And a headline about baby talk sparks a discussion about Late Late Show employees’ pet names with their significant others.”

Kenan Thompson & Tracy Morgan Had a Memorable First Date
“James Corden connects with Kenan Thompson who racked up his frequent flyer miles shooting Kenan and Saturday Night Live at the same time on opposite sides of the country. After Kenan shares the role his mother played on his path through success, he talks about the very Tracy Morgan way Tracy Morgan introduced himself on his first day at SNL.”

The National Debt
“The national debt has long been portrayed as a burden we’re placing on future generations. John Oliver discusses how national debt works, why people are so concerned about it, and why it might be more helpful that you think.”

Desus Had Sympathy COVID, FIU Hires Coach Horny, & History-Making Baby
“Is Sympathy COVID a thing (no), Florida International University hires coach Casey Horny as special teams coordinator, President Joe Biden moves up vaccine eligibility deadline, and a “Baby Born With Three Penises Makes Medical History.””

Tig Notaro’s Wife Banned Her from Answering the Phone
“Tig Notaro reveals she always picks up the phone no matter who is calling and talks about her podcast Don’t Ask Tig.”

Amber Ruffin and Lilly Discuss Media’s Portrayal of Them
“Amber Ruffin talks about doing weird bits on The Amber Ruffin Show and has an honest discussion with Lilly about the media creating a competition between their late-night shows.”