Ryan Reynolds Shows Up Instead of Will Ferrell | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

-Our first guest is one of our absolute favorites. He's very funny, very talented. He stars alongside Paul Rudd in a new series called "The Shrink Next Door," which premieres this Friday on Apple TV+. Please welcome the always entertaining, the one and only Will Ferrell! [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Don't Fear the Reaper" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Wow! -How you doing? -Wow. [ Cheers and applause continues ] -[ Laughs ] Wow. -Wow. -Wow. -The Roots in the house! Oh, so good to be here. [ Cheers and applause ] Wow! -Uh... R-Ryan -- Ryan Reynolds. It is, uh -- -Oh, my God. -It is -- Oh -- -Crazy, right? [ Cheers and applause ] -So... So weird. -Yeah, I mean, it is a little odd, yeah. -I-I-I just put the kids to bed. -Yeah. -I was walking the dog around the block. -Uh-huh. -Will called. -Okay. -Said he was running a little late. -Okay. -Asked me if I'd jump in for him. -Yeah. -And I said, "Anything for you, will." -Yeah. -"I'm in." -How late is Will running? -Oh, he's gonna be here in about a half past never. Will's not coming. [ Laughter ] -Will's not coming at all. -Will Ferrell's not here. But -- But you're here. This is amazing that -- -Yes, look. I'm uncomfortable with the word "hero," Jimmy, but I am here. [ Laughter ] -I didn't call you a hero. -I'm -- I'm just as disgusted as you are with these -- these plastic, you know, Playboy, Hollywood prima donnas that think they can just, you know, have a talk-show appearance and then just not show up. It's -- it's just -- Will Ferrell, too. He loves late-night talk shows. He's a late-night talk-show slut. Yet he just doesn't even -- Who blows this off? He was like, "Yeah, I can't make it." It's just... -Now that you're here, can -- I mean, how -- how -- how's Blake? How's the kids? -You know, they're all good. Blake's -- no personal questions, by the way. But Blake is -- [ Laughter ] Blake is -- is great. The sex is totally normal. -Okay. Wait. That's -- That's going -- I wasn't gonna ask that. -Hey, hey, hey. Pump -- Pump the sex brakes, Jimmy. I asked no personal questions, and you're going right in on it, all right? Barbara Walters, easy. -Do I...? -Easy does it. [ Laughter ] -I have all questions for Will here. -Well, fire away. Look, I made a solemn swear on the life of my children that I would deliver this for him 20 minutes ago, and I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna talk "The Shrink Next Door." -Yeah, but do you want to talk about -- You have a movie coming out called "Red Notice" with Dwayne Johnson. -No, I don't want to talk -- No, guys, unh-unh, no. No, we're not talking about "Red Notice" while I'm here. -That's -- Okay. -If you bring up "Red Notice," you will taste the back of my hand. -Wow! -Just telling you right now. -Wow! -I'm gonna deliver... -I've never even seen -- -...for Will Ferrell because he is a golden god. -Yeah. -And that's what I'm gonna do. -Well, you guys just did a movie together. -We did. We did a movie called "Spirited," yeah. -"Spirited," yeah. And is that the first time you've worked together? -That is the second time. We did a movie 20 years ago, believe it or not, called "Dick" -- I'm not making a joke. It was about Richard Nixon. It was about Richard Nixon. Don't do personal -- And no personal questions. -I promise, and no personal questions. I meant that. And -- And again -- -Tell me about -- Tell me about "Dick." -"Dick" -- [ Laughter ] -Honestly, I don't remember. The shrooms kicked in right on time when I was doing -- -All right. Well, let's, uh -- Well, then let's -- let's talk about "The Shrink Next Door." -Yeah, let's not make this weird. -All right. Uh... [ Laughter ] -Yeah. -"Shrink Next Door." It's on Apple TV+. -It is on Apple TV+. It stars the great Will Ferrell, Kathryn Hahn. It's written by Georgia Pritchett, who you might know from "Succession" and "Veep." Incredible. Paul Rudd. [ Cheers and applause ] Uh, I mean... -This is great. You actually did -- -This is -- Yes! Paul Rudd! The Sexiest Man Alive. I was gonna show this to Will, but I'll show it to you. -No, that's fine. I'm happy for -- for Paul, because, A, he's possibly the nicest human being in all of show business. He's aging backwards because of his contract with Satan. [ Laughter ] And, um... Or he only drinks breast milk from a blue whale or something. -I heard about that. -He does something weird. -Yes, of course. -And I want in. -No, me too. We all do -- we all want in on whatever he's doing, yeah. -Benjamin Buttons this life, if we could. -But let's -- "The Shrink Next Door" -- do you have really any idea what the show is about? -Oh, yeah. It's, like -- It's sort of an "Ant-Man" sequel. It's like -- -No. -It's in the "Ant-Man" universe. -No, it's not. No. -It's "Ant-Man" adjacent. "The Shrink Next Door"... -Yeah. -...is what I'm talking about. -Yes, it's -- it's -- it's -- -Well, it's -- Yeah, he's a shrink, right? He doesn't shrink, you know, his body, per se, but he's a psychiatrist, so he does, like, psychiatristy things. -Paul is or Will is? -No, no. Paul is the psychiatrist. He is the shrink in it, right? -Okay, yeah. -So, you know, he -- -He lives next door. -Yes, he lives next door. And he -- And he -- He minimizes himself in relationships, which is kind of like "Ant-Man," right? It's just -- It's just not -- It's more of like a psychosomatic sort of -- -This is not a Marvel movie. -It's Marvel Phase 16, which everyone's saying is, like, way more relatable. So... And period. -It's a period piece? -No-- Yes. Yes, it is a period piece. -Wow. -Based on some of the facial hair that I have seen. -All right. -Yeah. -And so Paul will become patient and doctor. -They crush it. Yeah. -They really crush it. -Paul has, like, a little lab in his -- in his house, and his kids are little rascals, and he shrinks them by accident. -Wait, wait. The kids actually -- There is shrinking involved, but he doesn't get shrunk. And then he has to, like, tell his wife, Kathryn Hahn... -You have no idea what this show is about. -"Honey, I shrunk the kids." No, that's "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids." And then they're all running around in the blades of grass. What's worse than terrible, terrible swarms of bees, Jimmy? I don't know what's worse than terrible swarms of bees. -This is on Apple TV+ -Right, yes, it is. That much is 100% true. [ Laughter ] -I want to show a clip. -I think we should definitely -- -Can you set up the clip for us? -Yes. This will be a clip where, you know, Ant-Man and, um... [ Laughter ] We should just roll the clip. -Okay, okay. Here's Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd in "The Shrink Next Door." Take a look at this. -Excuse me, Marty? Um, I'm Bonnie, Ike's wife. -Bonnie! Oh, my gosh. Hi. -Hi. -Hello. -Oh. I saw you standing alone. And I'm not great at these things, either. -It is such a pleasure to meet you. Your husband, what a great guy. -He's...a great guy, yes. Not necessarily a great dancer. I haven't seen him have this much fun since our wedding. -He's really enjoying himself. He sure has a lot of friends. -Yeah, he does. [ Cheers and applause ] -Oh. Holy [bleep] That's nothing like "Ant-Man" at all. -No. Ryan Reynolds is in for Will Ferrell, everybody. "The Shrink Next Door" premieres this Friday on Apple TV+. Ryan and I are gonna do something fun that we were supposed to do with Will Ferrell after the break. More with Ryan, though.