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-And finally, the Rockefeller tree has officially arrived in Rockefeller Center. And this is very exciting. [Cheers and applause] The holidays are coming. The spirit's here. It kind of makes me want to sing. -We can help you with that, Jimmy. [Cheers and applause] -Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, and Ariana Grande! [Cheers and applause continue]
[Performing vocal exercises] -♪ O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree ♪ ♪ How lovely are thy branches ♪ -♪ O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree ♪ ♪ How lovely are thy branches ♪ -♪ Not only green when summer's here ♪ -♪ But also when 'tis cold and drear ♪ -♪ O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree ♪ -Operatic singer: ♪ How lovely are thy branches ♪ [Cheers and applause] -Oh, my gosh! Amazing. What a voice! Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Ariana Grande! [Cheers and applause continue] Tonight we have a very special edition of the game.
Please welcome our competitors from the new movie "Focker-In-Law". Robert De Niro! [Cheers and applause] Ben Stiller! And Ariana Grande! [Cheers and applause] Now, here's how this works. In front of each of us are two envelopes containing confessions. One is true. The other is a lie. Once you read your confession, the others will interrogate you, then we have to come to a unanimous decision -- is it the truth or a lie?
Robert, you're gonna start us off. Which envelope should he open? 1 or 2? -Which one? -They say 2. -Read it? -Yes. -No. Right? -No. -What-- Around what year was that? Uh. -Uh-- -Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's tough to remember. -'74? -No. -Were you into sandwiches then? -'76? -It was right around '89. -Yeah. Yeah, right. '89. Give me a break. Were you in-- -Why did you wait so long?
-Because actually, I was starting, uh, shooting, "Bronx Tale" in Queens. -Hmm. -And, uh. -Yeah. [Cheers and applause] -The Italian neighborhood-- There was an Italian deli there, and they started making a De Niro Hero. -I see. Oh, De Niro Hero. Yeah. -What was on the sandwich? Do you remember? -Oh. Mozzarella. Prosciutto. Tomatoes. It was pretty good. It was pretty-- I must say. -Sounds good. Yeah. -It sounds good. -I think I've ordered that before, but I don't-- I don't-- -I just wonder-- Yeah.
You don't strike me as. -He wouldn't do that. -.super litigious. -Also, you know, Marty Scorsese's mother made a great pizza. -Hm. -And I actually wanted to put it into the Tribeca Grill, which has since closed after over 30 years. But, so I was interested in this kind of stuff. -Okay. -Okay. -Alright. -For whatever that's worth. -I say no way. -You say no way. -I say no way. -Alright. Then I'll be unanimous.
I'll say no way. -I guess it's no way. [Cheers and applause] -I thought for a second-- I go-- You wouldn't do it. You can't do that, right? Yeah. Good job. Good job, good job. Good detective work. Alright. My turn. Which envelope should I open? Somebody yelled, "4," which is-- Okay. Here we go. -Ay! -Oh. -This is nerve-racking. -Oh, wow. -I could believe that. But you've always had great skin. So that's the first-- That's the first-- -That's the tell? -Yeah, that's the first-- -That's the one thing you know-- -I've never seen you have a blemish.
How were you in high school? Did you have pimples? -Yeah, I had normal acne. -Right. -Yeah. -Okay. So I don't see you having bad skin. -Yeah, I don't see that, either. I feel like you have-- You famously have great skin. -Yeah. -Really? -Yeah. -Well, all I can say is that when I did "Awakenings" with Penny, she did come up to me and look at my skin, my face, and try to do things like that. -Okay. -Yeah. -I had to-- -Well, that's useful information. -Yeah. Um, no, I can see her-- She had a very-- that kind of personality, where she'd get in your face and she wouldn't be afraid to. if you had a pimple, maybe help you out and get the pus out.
Yeah. -Yeah. -It is-- It's-- It's fun. -Yeah. -I would-- -It's fun to-- -It's fun. I get why that would-- You know, it's fun to do that. -Yeah. Um, could you just look me in the eye and say it again? Penny Marshall once tried to pop a zit on my nose.
It wasn't just her, by the way. It was also-- Ellen Barkin was with her, as well. -Oh. Interesting detail. -Yeah. -Yeah. Where was this? -This was at, uh, Ellen's house. -Uh-huh. It was at "uh" Ellen's house. -No, it was at Ellen's house. Yeah. -No. -Yeah. -I was-- I was buying it up until-- -That. Right now. It was still there. -Too many details? -Where did she put it after she popped it? -Put it? -Can I ask you what movie was it you were doing a cameo in?
-Oh, I was in a film. I was in so many films. It's like. -Lie. -Lie. -I-- Yeah, I'll go along. It's a lie. -It was the truth. -Ohh! [Cheers and applause] Yeah! -Impressive. -Acting in front of you guys. This was-- I'm very-- Whew. Alright. It's Ariana's turn. Which envelope should she open? Interesting. 1 for you. -1. Alright. -Yeah. It was 2 for me. -Let's see. -[Chuckles] Okay. Here we are.
-Uh, how-- Were you-- Why were you above the aquarium? -Well, because I was looking in. My brother, um, studied marine biology, and he also is certified in scuba diving. So he was in the thing, and I was in-- -You brother was in the tank? -Yeah. But I couldn't-- -What was he doing in the tank? -Scuba diving. -At the aquarium? -Yeah, he was looking at-- There's, like, a huge thing-- I'm telling you-- with coral and little fish in there. They even have, like, a little shark. And it's Boca, you know? Everything's over-the-top. And he was in there. -I don't know Boca. I don't know what that means.
"It's Boca, so you know." -How did you fall in? -Yeah. How'd you-- Yeah. -I was little and clumsy. I was also-- -How old were you? -4. -Oh, my-- Really? -Yeah. Very little. -He was in there, and you saw him, and you kind of wanted to jump. -I saw him, and I was like, "Ah, Frankie!" And I-- And I just went over. -You said that from above the tank down to-- you know, leagues under the sea. -Leagues under the sea. -And you go, "Frankie!" Yeah. To my little brother. As opposed to being by the tank and looking at him through the glass.
-I fell in my-- -What's the age difference between you and Frankie? -10 years. -Okay. -Yeah. -Okay. -So he would have been 14. -Yeah, he could have been scuba diving. -Yeah, he was. -In Boca. -And then what happened once you fell in? -They got me out. -Did he get you out? -No, he didn't see it. He was, like, around the reef. -What other sea creatures were in there? -Um, okay. I'll tell you right now.
There was a shark, like, a little one. You know, the ones, like the nurse sharks that you're allowed to dive with in an experience like that? -Well, it's Boca, yeah. -Still had to sign a waiver, but. And it is Boca. -It's classic Boca, obviously. -And there were some starfish, some fish, some other guys. -And then little Ariana Grande swimming around. -And then little me. Yeah. And that was it. -And who was there? Was mom there?
-Mom was there, but not holding me. My friend-- I'll-- I'll not put her on blast. But my friend's mom was holding me. -Oh, she was holding you. -I don't want to-- Yeah. -You don't want to say her name on television. -Make her feel bad. -No, of course not. Yeah. -Can I ask you about the waiver that you signed? You said you had to sign a waiver. -Well, I was 4, so I didn't sign it personally, but my parents signed it. I mean, he signed it.
-Why would they have to sign a waiver. -For me to be there? -Yeah. Oh, just to be there. -Yeah, you know. You have to, like, sign in. -Because you didn't know you were gonna fall in, obviously. -No, I didn't know I was gonna fall in. He had to sign one for scuba diving, and I had to sign one just to be there as a 4-year-old 'cause it's dangerous. -Was it traumatic for you? Do you still look at fish tanks and go, "Ooh"? -No, I've worked through it. -I'm gonna say, uh, no. -I-- I say yes. -Oh!
-I'm gonna say yes. -Wow! -Alright. We're all gonna say yes. -The worst-- The worst lie in the world. [Cheers and applause] I hate lying! I hate-- -I knew it! I knew it didn't-- Of course, you didn't. -I hate lying! -It was such a bad lie that I thought. -That it might be good? -.it was coming back around. -Never. No. -I love you're like, "You know. It's Boca, so." Have you even-- Yeah, that's well done. Alright. Good. Alright.
Ben, it is your turn. Which envelope. 1 or 2? 2 for you. -Okay. 2. Here we go. Oh, okay. -I know that song. Yeah. -Can I say-- -♪ I wanna know what love is ♪ -Yeah. -♪ I want you to show me ♪ -Yeah. Where-- Where was it? Was that in New York? -It was Midtown New York. Like, Record Plant or one of these places. -When? -I don't know what they're-- in New York. This was like probably 1980.
Ooh. I was in high school. Maybe like '81. -Yeah, what year did you google before you played this game? Yeah. Right? You did research. -Honestly, it's '81, '82. '80, '81, '82. -Yeah. Who knows. Right? -Yeah. -Yeah, yeah. And you were there because of your mom and dad? -No, I was there because there was a documentary filmmaker who lived in my building who I was working for as a production assistant because I wanted to make films. And this guy lived in my building, and he had a film production company in the building,
and he let me be a production assistant on some of his documentaries. And he was shooting a documentary about Foreigner recording, and Lou Gramm was there recording just the vocal track, and I happened to be there as a PA. -Did you make eye contact with him? -I did make eye contact with him. He was nice to me. -But when he was singing the actual line, "I want to know what love is," was he looking at you? -.stay clear-- [Chuckles] I was trying to stay clear of his eyeline. Yeah, he asked me-- He wanted me to show him. Yeah.
No. -[Rim shot] -Thank you. No. And then, actually-- Actually, he left the room to go use the restroom or something, and I got on the microphone because he wasn't there and pretended I was, like, Lou Gramm going, "Ooh." And then he walked in. He goes, "Hey, nice job. You should try it." -You had me until that. -Yeah. He's-- He's sweating a little bit. Has he been sweating a little bit here? -I think that moment was the equivalent of my waiver story, talking about the waiver.
-Do you feel like he's lying? -Do you want my opinion? -Yeah. -I buy it. -You believe it? -Yes. -Ben Stiller, we think. -You're sticking with it? -I'm sticking with it. I'm not sure-- How you looked, I'm not sure. -Yeah, exactly. I'm getting the vibes, too. We can flip it right now and say it did not happen. I'm saying let's flip it right now and say it didn't happen. Ben Stiller, that story did not happen. -It did. -Wrong! It happened!
-No! [Cheers and applause] -Come on! Ben Stiller right there. My thanks to Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Ariana Grande. -They love you. A little standing ovation right there. It's great to have you all here. Congratulations on this movie. This is gonna be fantastic. Ben, Bob, you guys have known each other for a while now. You've done -- this is your fourth movie, right? -This is the fourth -- fourth time we worked together all on Focker-related movies.
-Yes. Ariana, you first met Robert De Niro here in our building. -Here, yes. -You brought us a photo. In 2015. -Yes. We took a selfie backstage. I was so -- Look how cute and little we are. I was so excited. I asked him for a selfie. You were so nice to my mom. It was so cool. -And here you are, 11 years later, working together. -Yeah. -Ben, what do you remember first about working with Robert De Niro?
Did you.? -Yeah. I mean, honestly, like, just being incredibly intimidated and excited. I mean, when Jay Roach, who directed the first movie, you know, called and said, like, "Robert De Niro, you know, is thinking about doing this movie with you," I just was like, "Wait. What? Like, Robert De Niro would do a movie with me?" -Yes, exactly. Like, what's he thinking? -I don't know what he told you. Did he -- but -- -He said the opposite. -That makes sense, yeah. -Yeah. -And so I was incredibly excited because I'm a big fan of Robert's, to put it mildly. And, um, it was very exciting the whole time, every day going to work with him, as it has been since.
-Do you remember the first scene or the thing -- -Yeah, the first scene we did together was when I meet you at the house for the first time, and I remember being so very, very nervous, and I'm, like, standing at the front door. And I think I looked at the house or something, and I went like, "Oh, this is a nice house." And I looked up, like, at the house, and you looked -- you saw me look up at the house, and you looked behind you. And I literally cracked up in your face. I just started laughing because I was so -- I laughed because I was so nervous, but I couldn't believe that he was rea-- Like, all of a sudden, "Oh, my God.
He's reacting to something I did." -Yeah, you were doing a bit together. -Yes. And it was from then on -- And then, you laughed after I laughed a little, though I don't know what you were really thinking. Maybe like, "What did I get myself into?" But basically, after that, I thought, "Okay, he's laughing. It's okay." But then, the whole time, I feel like it still was uncomfortable. -No, no. -For me -- For me, it was. -Yeah, no, I laughed, probably because you laughed, realizing seeing me turn around.
You didn't maybe expect me to turn around. -Yes. -And so I laughed at your reaction because it was nice. It was a nice moment. -That's interesting because I -- Bob, the first time I met you was on "Saturday Night Live." You hosted, and I did a sketch with you. And I was laughing, as I do in a sketch, yeah. And I said, I'm so sorry, Robert, or Mr. De Niro." I forget, at the time, what I called you. "I'm so sorry," and you go, "No, that's fine, I like laughing." "This should be fun. I want to have fun.
This is fun." You said that to me. That was years ago, and I'm like, "Yeah." So it kind of takes the -- you get less scared. Did you come into this, Ari, and come and go, like, "I'm coming into heavy hitters here"? -Absolutely. -You more than hold your own. You're so funny in this movie. You're fantastic. -Thank you. -But did you walk in, and you're like. [Cheers and applause] -Thank you.
No, I was -- I -- First of all, I was so honored to be asked. And when John Hamburg sent the script, our incredible director and writer, I fell in love with it. And I was just like, "How have I earned the right to even read this, let alone join this incredible cast and play on set with the most incredible actors and comedians in the world?" So it was very surreal. -Have you worked with Ben before? When did you meet Ben? -Oh, yes. Oh, I met Ben in a very different way. Um. He was directing me in an orgy scene in "Zoolander 2" with a hippo and Susan Sarandon.
-Oh, is that right? Wow, that is a beautiful story. -Yeah. So right off the bat, we had a comfortability. - A connection. -Yeah, there was -- -Yeah, is that what you -- -Yeah. -It was an orgy scene with Susan Sarandon and a.? -And a baby hippo. -There you go. It's fantastic. -It sounds like two truths and a lie, but it's my reality. -It actually is real. -That would have been better. But, yeah. -And then do you remember your first scene with Ben? -Yeah.
Similarly, our first scene on this together -- Um, our first day of rehearsal, I should say, was -- We were thrust into rehearsing the Heimlich scene, where I give you the Heimlich. -Yes. -So I thought maybe we'll sit in John's office with a script and, like, you know, talk a little, get to know each other a little more, and, uh, work on the scenes and talk about Greg and Olivia. But no, um, we met the stunts team, and they were amazing. And they were like, "All right, Ben, bend over. Ariana, you'll get behind and just put --" "And just put your arms around him," and I was like, "Oh, perfect. Yeah."
My mom was like, "How was your first day, honey?" I was like, "Well, um, I gave Ben Stiller the Heimlich for a few hours," and she was just -- Yeah. It was crazy. -Ben, there's a scene -- Everyone has scenes where it's just amazing. You're going to laugh so hard when you watch this. Everyone has crusher scenes. But, Ben, I would say my scene that I love with you is, you sang "All of Me," by John Legend.
-Yeah. -To Robert De Niro. -Yeah. Well. [Cheers and applause] -It's so funny. -It's so funny, dude. -As you know, I'm a professional singer. -Yeah, I know, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, we all know that. Yeah. Of course. -Um, yeah. No, that was fun and weird because it was, you know, in the movie, I'm singing to Bob, and, you know, that's its own thing. But then, also, having Ariana there, as, in the scene, watching me sing or try to sing was, you know. -It was beautiful. -.another level to it. You were incredibly supportive. -You sound beautiful.
-You were really nice. -You sound beautiful. -Thank you. Super positive person. -Bob. -I really appreciate it. -.at the end of the song -- You're really getting into singing the song to Bob. And at one point, you give him a little boop on the nose. -Yes, yes, yes. -Robert, what do you remember about that scene? -I, uh. Well, I thought, "This is going to be interesting to see." And it was funny. I thought it was. He was great, and everybody -- I was happy. -Yeah. You were happy, yeah. You got -- You have some good taste. Yeah. Your finger is right in front of -- And you start -- your eyes start going, like, all around, and then you get booped. -Yeah.
It's always, like, you're just trying to figure out, like, where is the line of, like, where it's, you know, okay, as opposed to like, "Okay, that's enough." -Yeah. -And I feel like that's always a line that we're trying to find in life together. -Yes. -I want to show this clip, and I think this actually is the Heimlich clip. -Oh, good. Okay. -This is one of the -- I mean, there's a thousand funny scenes in this film, but, uh, do we set up "Focker-In-Law," or who you are, actually? -Oh, sure.
I play Olivia, and she is Henry's new girlfriend. -My son's. -His son's new girlfriend that he's considering proposing to. And we have an awkward meet-cute. -Yes, yes, we've met, but he doesn't know it. And we have a weekend at the house with Jack and Dina, and I try to cook something that doesn't go so well. So that's why I look a little weird in the scene. I've had a bad cooking experience. -You don't trust her? "I'm not sure if she's worthy to marry my son." -That's -- that's -- I'm -- I'm in this position, you know, 'cause I'm basically the same age that Bob was when we made the first movie,
going through the same things he went through with -- you know, with Pam, so. -And Greg might be doing a little bit of projecting, I think, a little bit. -Sure, sure. -.to Henry and Olivia, I would say, and, you know, she's -- she's strong and wonderful, and we challenge each other a little bit, but she's. -Yes. And so we have a little kind of mano y mano type of situation. -We're having dinner here, and you. -Yes. And what I cook -- what I cooked was not -- It was a steak that wasn't cooked very well.
-Yeah. So, here's Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, and Ariana Grande in "Focker-In-Law." Take a look at this. -That's funny. I didn't know those FBI skills applied to the board room. -Absolutely, Greg. I mean, you could look at almost any interpersonal dynamic like a hostage negotiation. Kind of like how I'm gonna use my powers to free Henry from you. -That's hysterical. -She was just joking, Dad. -Yeah, my bad. Just a little hostage-negotiator humor. - -Oh! -Oh, my God. Oh!
-Dad is choking on his gross steak! -Dad? Wait. What? -Honey, what do you need? -Water? Oh, my God. H-how do we help? -Mr. F! -Um. -Excuse me. -Unh! [Both grunting] Ow! Aah! Stop! -No! -Let her do it. -Come on! [Grunting] -Unh! -Come on. Come on! That's so good! [Cheers and applause] Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Ariana Grande, everyone. "Focker-In-Law" is in theaters November 25th.
We are hanging out with Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, and Ariana Grande! [Cheers and applause] It's so great to see you guys. Congrats again on "Focker-In-Law." This actually isn't the first time we've all shared the screen together, in fact. A lot of people may not know this, but the four of us starred in a show together a while back. -Ooh. -Oh, yeah. I had a feeling you were going to bring this up. -Yeah. -Yeah, for those of you who don't know, it was a dramatic soap opera called "My Family's Money."
-"My Family's Money." Yeah. -Yes, about a wealthy family vying for inheritance. -Yeah. -Yeah. I mean, that's right. Actually, I consider it the best work of-- My best work. Period. -Yeah. -Really? -Yeah. -Of everything you've ever done? -I mean, it was a great show. Don't get me wrong. But the director really loved the dramatic slow clap, and he thought it added tension. But I think it might have been too much. -No. No way. -No. You're wrong. -Yeah. -No, it was perfect. -We actually found an old episode. Let's take a look.
-Daphne! Sister! Sister, are you here?! -Well, well, well! Prescott! I'm glad you finally decided to grace our family home with your presence. -Oh. How witty. A cutting remark disguised-- [Cymbals crash] Disg-- Oh, you didn't see my beard anywhere, did you? Thank you very much. -You were saying, Prescott? -Yeah, a cutting remark disguised as an olive branch. You're a modern-day Oscar Wilde. [Chuckles] [Cheers and applause] -Congratulations, Prescott. I see you know your literature.
-Heh. Well, well, well. Look what the cat dragged in. My beloved brother Sterling! -[Chuckles] That's rich, calling me beloved when I know you despise every bone in my body, including my teeth. -You're very confident, considering everyone knows teeth aren't technically bones. Ha! -Bravo. A masterclass in. [Laughing].passive aggression. But it doesn't change the fact that Sterling and I have finalized a plan to cut you out of Father's will. -Mm-hmm. -Oh. Very clever. But we both know Father would never allow that, don't we? [Cheers and applause] -Yes. I. Would.
-Well, I'll be damned! -My, my. Isn't that something? -The plot.thickens. -Touché. -Touché. -Indeed! -Well done, you magnificent bastards. It appears I shan't be joining you in the ranks of the filthy rich. [Choking] -Ho-hoh! Someone call the Academy Awards! Because this is the finest performance I've ever seen! -Very clever, brother, but I think dear Prescott is actually choking! -How.very.interesting. Luckily, I know the Heimlich maneuver.
-[Grunting] -Well played. gluten-free cracker. You've vanquished my worst son. -Anyone for a game of croquet? -Our favorite! -Yes.indeed. [Cheers and applause] -Nicely done, me. By the time they realize I faked my own demise, I'll have stolen. my family's money! [Laughs evilly] [Cheers and applause]
It still holds up. -It's great. -Yeah, my thanks to Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Ariana Grande. We'll be right back, everybody!
