Kid Theater with Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton and Jimmy read scenes written by elementary school kids where we gave them the title "Birdman" and they had to write the rest.
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Kid Theater with Michael Keaton
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[@gunturswardhika3573]

"can you call me bird son?" "no, your name is thomas" HAHAHAHAHAHHA

[@abrahamlendechy273]

Best kid theater scene I've seen

[@xgamerrosalez6984]

Guntur Swardhika lmao best part

[@farahabbasi330]

This was epic

[@shilpa7276]

Lol thomas now got daddy issues

[@cynthiadejesus8136]

hahahahahahahaha lol

[@mollyquinney5243]

"If you have wings, you can do anything." "Where can I get wings?" "Target or Walmart."😂

[@tawnygaona9114]

That one spoke to my soul.😂😂

[@dariushcreates]

It should've been redbull

[@suprchickn7745]

The kid actually tried to make it rhyme. He wrote "with wings you can do anythings." Fun sketch

[@definitelynotyuribezmenov7611]

Red Bull homeboy

[@christiana4369]

*petition for more Kid Theater*

[@Alice-jk8ch]

Yesssss

[@coolbeans2518]

Yessss

[@Popzizeh22]

Christiana K I'd sign it

[@oatmealboy6]

With Christopher Walken, Dame Judi Dench, Jared Leto, Morgan Freeman and Emily Blunt, in that order.

[@yasisoufi]

Christiana K great petition! 👍🏼

[@vsen7]

1. Target or Walmart 2. No your name is Thomas. 3. Birdwoman and BirdMan All the three kids have great sense of humor. :P

[@abrahamlendechy273]

The second ending line almost killed me. Awesome

[@Starkid_hanners]

That second one had the biggest plot twist since Star Wars probably, woah

[@PlotTwists]

na uh!

[@gamessettings9614]

Agreed.... Caw! Caw! Caw! lol XD

[@marybrit]

Games Settings LMAO X'D

[@gamessettings9614]

Mary Brit :p

[@Dragon.Payaso]

I didn't expected either!!

[@vespermartini2556]

CAW! CAW! CAW! should be part of Michael Keaton's acceptance speech at the Oscars.

[@Bambuswaldninja]

in fact, it should be all of his speech.

[@jblza9672]

Avenging Stark I wanted him to win so badly.

[@trifien007]

+MintyPanda He won a shit ton of other awards though. Out of all of the award shows (which I just learned there are a stupid amount of different award shows), the Oscar is like the only one he didn't win.

[@uncreativelynamedchannel5887]

+Max Well, he didn’t win the BAFTA, or SAG, which are two of the biggest predictors.

[@deedou07]

"whatever you say birdwoman, we're married now" this kid already knows how it works

[@vizestroowash]

Yup, a beta male in the making.

[@Teaganbear]

@@vizestroowash or just a wise male ;)

[@alisonkissel2603]

"Can you call me Bird Son?" "No, your name is Thomas." I'm dying

[@corrinecaywood9093]

"You want to test me?" "Yeah." "Well I ain't afraid of you bitch."

[@Hopebestman]

is he Ringo Star???he looks like Ringo but is he? :D

[@rachyslife6640]

"Whatever you say, we're married now." Gold👌👌😂😂😂

[@ironheadfm]

That escalated quickly.

[@rg4517rg]

*Gold...digger

[@QajarCoffee]

Please, please, please make this a recurring thing with other guests promoting their films. I can't see how this could fail. Too funny!

[@iamironclaw]

***** NO, just NO!

[@Dragon.Payaso]

YES YES YES YES

[@DeadstarSeries]

Couldn't agree more. This bit is genius, I laughed so hard. haha

[@ptgjonny5]

Po_The _Jedi caw! caw! caw!

[@OreoBunny123]

Great idea! What are some of the upcoming films that might do promotion?

[@lvt3834]

"where can I buy wings?" "target or walmart!"

[@Wyxoor]

Second one is fucking deep man..

[@jeremypascall]

They're all fucking deep!

[@kwepsu3686]

Second One = deez nuts

[@talabeni6526]

Second One= Caw Caw Caw!

[@amber0593]

CAW CAW CAW!!!!!!!!

[@HaechansStepmom]

Man I loved the second one.

[@CaryPohlhammer]

At 4:55, Michael Keaton was actually touched by the story.

[@josephdavila6511]

I can't finish a screenplay I've been working on for three years and these kids complete masterpieces almost on command.

[@karenwiethoff3710]

So... A screenplay of your life. Good job continuing to work on it. I have been encouraged to write a book. Laptops are not comfortable for writing. My Dad recognized my appreciation of movies. I appreciate what I cannot do on my own. Write a screenplay, not a book. Make the thoughts appear alive, via description, detail, and care. Never be discouraged. Work is difficult. Fuck everyone else. Are they writing a screenplay? Nope. Be well!

[@karenwiethoff3710]

I am where nowhere. I see my Mom every week, and she encourages me to write a book.

[@cynthiadejesus8136]

same thing caw caw caw lol

[@brucewayne5263]

"I thought you were not real" "I'm real when it's useful"

[@SP-xg1fw]

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@jumpscaretimesanddimension5827]

Bro. Your profile pic gives away your secret identity.

[@2ndRatePetronius]

"Target or Walmart!"

[@Diva380]

If these were teenagers instead of kids it would have been Red Bull...

[@vasudhasusarla571]

Diva380 so true😂😂

[@definitelynotyuribezmenov7611]

Redbull

[@garyc]

He might not have won best actor at the Oscars but Keaton is a legend regardless.

[@LaRay82]

Damn right!

[@omarainbowd7742]

+LaRay82 Yea

[@dannyhuynh371]

Oh no what if another Leonardo dicapro happens

[@the32ndofdecember]

+Gary C Because he's Batman.

[@azizanmarsc.a.9773]

Batman doesn't need Oscar.

[@TokyoKazama]

"No, your name is Thomas" Haha, that one genuinely made me happy.

[@ishikawayayoi]

I nearly choked on my apple juice when Keaton said "caw, caw, caw".

[@zunairHusain]

I'm impressed with those kids .

[@jokesterr119]

But kids didn't write it lol

[@JSilv3r]

jokesterr119 Are you going to reply to every comment?

[@jokesterr119]

@CtOS Yes

[@TruBloodGaming]

jokesterr119 you're here to be the bull kill for every person that comments huh?

[@zunairHusain]

jokesterr119 has no life. Haha

[@Apparentlyyy]

*Hahaha these kids came up with better storylines then 99% of the shite on tv at the moment!*

[@jokesterr119]

Thank the writers since kids didn't write this lol

[@Apparentlyyy]

jokesterr119 Mate you can't state that as fact when you know you ain't sittin in no Jimmy Fallon writers' room lol I kid I kid. They're good stories regardless :)

[@jokesterr119]

Look at the style of writing in Jimmy's monologues and all other skits. And c'mon mate, "Touch my beak?" Lol

[@TheBandy98]

You don't watch a lot of movies or TV do you?

[@trifien007]

+Netty F Calling TV crappy... original.

[@elyseczapalay2300]

I knew it! No you didn't You're right Lol that's me everyday

[@123haninhk]

I laughed so hard, lolololol. These kids would become good writers ::))

[@jokesterr119]

But kids didn't write these, the writers did lol

[@123haninhk]

Who cares? It's funny. If the kids wrote this, kudos. If the writers wrote this, great!

[@LaRay82]

The little giggle before he read out, "Target and Walmart", lolol!

[@gordonramsay8397]

4:44 - 4:48 You can hear a seal in the audience

[@ricardo7017gbp]

His name is Thomas

[@bella754]

Hahahaha! 😂

[@CriccoXIII]

dear lord mate, you totally made my day!!!!

[@boyajaka]

All jokes aside there's something remarkable about what those kids wrote. I mean they laugh, and I did too, but when you think about there something so authentic about it and so true. Like "no. your name is thomas". Pure genius. They should do it more often

[@HillwoodLam]

Michael bay could learn a lot from this

[@FishoD]

I don't think he can actually comprehend the complexity of these scripts. Or ever will be able to.

[@jiehfeng]

I imagine what Bay would do, explosions in the background, while birdman and birdson have their deep conversation.

[@tinem1753]

Birdman and Birdwoman are talking to eachother and then "KABOOOOOOM"

[@tubelev]

Jiehfeng His Name is Thomas!

[@jiehfeng]

tubelev LIKE I CARE!!!

[@calebwitts1232]

No. Your name is Thomas.

[@porcusuxor]

Refreshing and super funny! I agree with the rest, this should become a staple! Side note: I'm surprised that people don't think kids can write this. I'm a teacher, and their creativity always stuns me ... believe me, I've seen them write even funnier, more creative and more imaginative scenes than these. I do take exception to the one supposedly written by a six year old ... that point where Birdwoman insists on a different billing is more adult thinking than a six year old's.

[@WatchdogGoon]

The top billing joke has been done everywhere though. I am pretty sure I have seen it on Spongebob and on Phineas and Ferb, so it was probably "borrowed" humor from some similar source.

[@imjustsomeguy72]

Kids today also consume SO much more media than their parents did at the same age, particularly TV, and particularly drama traditionally targeted at older people. Kids are EXTREMELY good at absorbing dialogue from TV shows, and even though they don't always understand WHY something is funny, they can often work out WHAT is funny and WHEN it is funny. I can totally see a kid hearing the billing joke, working out its a joke to do with birds, and reusing it even if they don't actually get the joke. And, of course, some six year olds are just really good with language. I mean, even if you take someone like Noah, the apparently kid, who wasn't even in school when his first video happened. He doesn't do puns, but he has a wickedly dry sense of humour for a kid his age, and I'd bet you about 80% of it is just what he's absorbed from other people and worked out the kinds of context certain things are funny in.

[@Qermaq]

Watchdog Goon It's a standard trope. Using it isn't plagiarism, but it might be considered staying too safely attached to the zeitgeist.

[@WatchdogGoon]

Qermaq Okay. I was not implying it was plagiarism.

[@Slamstarproductions]

+porcusuxor I think it might just be the way Keaton read that line. The script doesn't give any stage direction so it could just be birdwoman musing over being married and simply happening to say the names in a different order. If he had it read it in a different tone that joke might not even have registered.

[@MrRapolas]

3rd one went from 0-100 real quick o.O

[@evashukevich5640]

Ėėėėėė!

[@ArtByKarenEHaley]

Would love to see Morgan Freeman do some Kid Theater.

[@MasterAnakinSkyWalker]

ArtByKarenEHaley - That would be epic

[@annieakram5181]

Me tooooo

[@missr4233]

Please do more Kid Theatre soon! It's my favourite segment!!!!

[@mohammedbadi5318]

same here

[@MBee-sz5jh]

kid theater is a gift to the world.

[@SamMasghati]

6:03 --> Still a better Lovestory than Twilight

[@zorakj]

My parents’ marriage was a better love story than Twilight, and they got divorced.

[@jordanc9856]

Can you call me Bird Son? "No your name is Thomas" LOL and how everybody was dying the entire time

[@tabithareichl3529]

WE NEED MORE KID THEATER!! JIMMY, GET ON THIS, FOR PETE'S SAKE!

[@bihongkollogov]

Who is Pete?

[@ceciliasanher]

-Would you mind call me Bird son? -No, your name is Thomas 😂😂😂🙌

[@colindomenek1996]

"I ain't afraid of you bitch"

[@katpossible1318]

Fave line

[@mariav9445]

Still watching it in 2016 and still LOVING Michael Keaton👏

[@SharinganMan]

wow a whole fuckin year

[@izzieacctually]

I died laughing at Birdman not wanting to call Thomas his Bird Son.

[@bryce1971]

"No. your name is Thomas" 😂😂😂

[@LaugheyyGiraffey17]

Can you call me Bird Son? ... No, your name is Thomas. LOL!!!!

[@simon9778]

i always rewatch this micheal keaton is awesome

[@davd1986]

Still better than Batman and Robin.

[@ryantristani5091]

Your a savage.

[@yaraemadabunemeh8612]

+Slim Shady The Pancake you're*

[@fluffycloud88]

The whole concept is brilliant. From the simple, innocent, funny and witty dialogue written by children, acted out by adults, the hilarious delivery by both Michael Keaton and Jimmy, the serious delivery of the scene description by Higgins to the background music provided by the Roots, setting the tone. More please!

[@lb1203]

I don't like Jimmy's interviews as much as Conans but his games and extras like this are always SO funny!

[@ElEternoPoetaLuis]

Keaton is a real actor. He was so professional reading those ridiculous lines.

[@dorothyallspice1862]

True that! He's no stranger to the outrageous. He played Beetlejuice, for crying out loud!

[@IRISistibleMakeup]

When did Michael Keaton get so old? WHERE DID TIME GO? HOW IS HE 65 NOW? I swear I only remember him in his forties. It's like time went 20 years forward in 2 months or something. What?

[@missladyhaha]

Ίρις Γεωλιέζου I know! I'm still looking at him right now and I'm trying to imagine him with black hair again...

[@jesshughes6399]

Mandela effect

[@electriksheep1508]

Jess Hughes give it a fucking break already

[@jesshughes6399]

Calm down Princess

[@LaniMac05]

Loved that caw part! Laughed so hard thanks John for that😂

[@happyslowpoke8982]

Wow, that second one was such an emotional rollercoaster! You had the joyful introduction, followed by the main character's aspirations and strife, and then the big twist reveal, all concluding with some light comedy. I feel like both actors really brought their best into these rolls.

[@lexiejean3466]

"You're right.Can you call me Bird Son?" "No.Your name is Thomas."😂😂😂 that made my night

[@robertdavealonzo]

best line ever: Caw caw caw

[@ShelbySweetLife]

"Birdman and Birdwoman." "Birdwoman and Birdman."

[@polisherci]

I enjoy these so much that I want kids to make short movies like this

[@SimoneintheSkies]

The second one made my life

[@sweetpuppy120489]

Gosh this bit is tooo hilarious!!! Kids have the wildest imagination and funniest conversation language

[@c.antonio820]

No joke. Literally started choking when he said "I'm not afraid of you, b***h." 😂😂😂

[@haircut]

😂😂😂 You're the man, Michael Keaton! #FromBatmanToBirdman

[@DinosourousRexx]

The second one was my favorite this time 😂

[@bucklikethedollar]

thomas has obviously seen star wars recently

[@bigpun220]

Michael Keaton is awesome!

[@AbbaStudios]

These were too short to even be short stories, yet there was a beginning, middle and end. I laughed so hard. This was a laughter surgical strike.

[@thehungrytiger2608]

That character development between Birdman and Birdwoman though😂😂

[@HanBlack314]

"Can you call me bird son?" - "No, your name is Thomas." This is gold.

[@JBF086]

Can you call me Bird son??? No, you're name is Thomas. Fucking hilarious!!!!!!!!!

[@talabeni6526]

"Where can I get wings?" "Target or Walmart"

[@zahrasakina5078]

I love this guy

[@igipop14]

That was brilliant. Standing ovation.

[@NamelessAzn388]

Utterly fantastic.

[@kjanikova6731]

This is adorable!

[@kenobiadc]

Simply Fantastic!

[@ericab.7856]

These are just fantastic!! Jimmy is killing it!!

[@kopec82]

Wow this kids are amazing! And Michael is the best!!

[@MesseJesse2]

awesome! best one yet

[@irmathesperma8548]

The second one was such a powerful performance. I'm in tears.

[@aylettkish2924]

Brilliant! Just brilliant!

[@sparklingshinystuff934]

"No your name is thomas" I died 😂😂😂😂

[@cellulars]

Caw caw caw

[@irlandatradley6779]

Michael Keaton is a freaking legend!!

[@Shoinie]

OMG that 3rd one was amazing!

[@rigatoni_pasta]

Keaton is so amazing. Flawless in every god damn way.

[@nayrod4529]

I love Michael... he's great. How talented are those kids!

[@abm5314]

I love you Michael Keaton

[@katiestephens2869]

the magic mike ones are the bests!!!!

[@galewhiteman2047]

Michael Keaton is GREAT!!!! Love you too Jimmy!

[@littlebigman45]

WE NEED MORE OF THESE!

[@thejanusproject32]

This is so cool! Keaton was having a great time with these!!

[@haniskhalid7614]

should do more of this

[@iro4566]

These are funnier than all the SNL sketches xD

[@nenepooh7185]

loved the first 2 stories

[@omzone7702]

Fun interview...love him!

[@reenXsham]

omg damnnnn i love this kid theatre or what! i jus love everything abt it. ur expressions jimmy and the stars and the stories tht little kids write.. awsm man. do more of em

[@tubonita227]

Love his show

[@kap0no22]

This is GOLD!

[@colmobrien9558]

These were brilliant

[@TomHawthorneJr]

Absolutely love Michael Keaton.... I wish he hadn't gone away for so long!!!! He's amazing!!!

[@deborahrivas6374]

I love michael keaton, you are the best actor

[@clementsjacob94]

That was glorious!

[@FatLikeAG6]

The 2nd 1 is legit man. The feels. And humor.