Jimmy Fallon

i guess getting a paycheck but you know and paying for things but i don't know what things i was paying for i was 13 years old but i mean i liked the idea of going into work and working nine to five day and you know doing overtime and i i looked forward to working wherever it was and like maybe it was because i was trying to be my dad because he would go to work in the mornings and then i would see him at night you know when he came home but

I remember just not caring about money, and my mom, I would always put our laundry in the laundry basket or whatever, and my mom would do the laundry. She'd be like, Jimmy, I found $5 in your jeans. And I go, okay, yeah, yeah. She goes, thanks. She goes, next time I'm going to keep it. And I go, do it. I could care less. What am I going to do?

I remember just not caring about money, and my mom, I would always put our laundry in the laundry basket or whatever, and my mom would do the laundry. She'd be like, Jimmy, I found $5 in your jeans. And I go, okay, yeah, yeah. She goes, thanks. She goes, next time I'm going to keep it. And I go, do it. I could care less. What am I going to do?

She's like, you know, and my dad's like, you got to start caring about money. I go, I don't. I don't think I ever will. I just don't. It never was a thing for me. I never cared about, oh, I got the most. Or I got paid, blah, blah, blah. I just loved the experience of it all. The experience of... Any work. Any work. It led to comedy as well as when I did comedy shows.

She's like, you know, and my dad's like, you got to start caring about money. I go, I don't. I don't think I ever will. I just don't. It never was a thing for me. I never cared about, oh, I got the most. Or I got paid, blah, blah, blah. I just loved the experience of it all. The experience of... Any work. Any work. It led to comedy as well as when I did comedy shows.

When you worked at the Improv in LA, it was a great comedy club in Los Angeles on Melrose Avenue. You would go up and I think the paycheck was $7.25. That's what you get paid total. There's no way you could do that for the money because, I mean, it's worthless. What's $7 going to do for you?

When you worked at the Improv in LA, it was a great comedy club in Los Angeles on Melrose Avenue. You would go up and I think the paycheck was $7.25. That's what you get paid total. There's no way you could do that for the money because, I mean, it's worthless. What's $7 going to do for you?

But it was the getting on stage, the stage time that was priceless and building an act and trying to get a persona and build a brand and build a character and work in your act that could lead to a bigger act or a Saturday night gig. A Saturday night gig paid maybe $20 a gig, and that was kind of okay money. And they would also feed you on a Saturday, which is great because I had no food.

But it was the getting on stage, the stage time that was priceless and building an act and trying to get a persona and build a brand and build a character and work in your act that could lead to a bigger act or a Saturday night gig. A Saturday night gig paid maybe $20 a gig, and that was kind of okay money. And they would also feed you on a Saturday, which is great because I had no food.

I was just living there going like, I got to $7. I can buy some things, but you didn't really eat much.

I was just living there going like, I got to $7. I can buy some things, but you didn't really eat much.

Saturday they would feed you and I remember my first Saturday gig at the improv I go in it's a big deal and I'm brand new probably out in LA maybe six months or something and I worked my way you have to do any weeknight anytime they call you have to be up there and so I did that and I put my dues in for that and showed up I did pretty well I had a good ten minute act

Saturday they would feed you and I remember my first Saturday gig at the improv I go in it's a big deal and I'm brand new probably out in LA maybe six months or something and I worked my way you have to do any weeknight anytime they call you have to be up there and so I did that and I put my dues in for that and showed up I did pretty well I had a good ten minute act

And Saturday night gig, and I get there, and I see Jerry Seinfeld in the restaurant. And I go out to the pay phone, and I call my parents, 1-800-COLLECT. Do you know what that is? At least just about. Yeah, it's like a way to make a collect call so that you don't pay for it if you have no money.

And Saturday night gig, and I get there, and I see Jerry Seinfeld in the restaurant. And I go out to the pay phone, and I call my parents, 1-800-COLLECT. Do you know what that is? At least just about. Yeah, it's like a way to make a collect call so that you don't pay for it if you have no money.

So you would call 1-800-COLLECT, and someone would have to pay for the – my parents would pay for the phone call from L.A. And I called my mom, 1-800-COLLECT, and she goes – Hi, Jimmy. I go, Mom, Jerry Seinfeld is at the club at the improv tonight.

So you would call 1-800-COLLECT, and someone would have to pay for the – my parents would pay for the phone call from L.A. And I called my mom, 1-800-COLLECT, and she goes – Hi, Jimmy. I go, Mom, Jerry Seinfeld is at the club at the improv tonight.

She goes, is he going to go do stand-up? And I go, I don't think so. I don't know. He's just eating at the restaurant. I know he's a fan of comedy. And the owner, his name is Bud Friedman. And so he was there with Bud. So I go in, and I'm getting ready to do my act, which was a lot of impressions. And I'm waiting there, and who goes on stage but Jerry Seinfeld. He just walks on stage.

She goes, is he going to go do stand-up? And I go, I don't think so. I don't know. He's just eating at the restaurant. I know he's a fan of comedy. And the owner, his name is Bud Friedman. And so he was there with Bud. So I go in, and I'm getting ready to do my act, which was a lot of impressions. And I'm waiting there, and who goes on stage but Jerry Seinfeld. He just walks on stage.

They go, we have a surprise for you tonight. And he gets a standing ovation, before he even says anything. Comes out, does his greatest hits. I mean, crushing every joke. The famous ones, the sock missing from the dryer, the whole bit. He did everything, then says goodnight, standing ovation, and he leaves. And the guy goes, okay, who's on next? Mark.