Jimmy Fallon and Jamie Lee Curtis put a Halloween spin on one of the moment’s most recognizable documentary scenes during Wednesday’s episode of The Tonight Show.
For the NBC talk show’s cold open, the six-time Emmy-winning host adopted Nathan Fielder’s intensely direct interview style, while Curtis portrayed incarcerated Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. Together, they recreated a scene from Lance Oppenheim’s documentary You Can See Everything, drawing on the exchange featured in its widely memed teaser.
Fallon opened the interrogation with a question modeled on Fielder’s blunt approach: “Be honest, do you really want to be on the show tonight?”
Speaking in her version of Holmes’ distinctive voice, Curtis replied, “Of course I do. I love talking to you.”
Fallon then challenged that answer by asking, “So, you’re not just here to promote your new show Newlyweds?”
The pair continued reenacting the documentary moment, with Fallon maintaining his Fielder impression as he tested Curtis’ answers. Once he appeared satisfied, he stepped away to give her privacy — setting up the sketch’s punchline.
With Fallon gone, Curtis abruptly dropped Holmes’ rigid composure and declared, “Thank god! Fuck, what an asshole.” The outburst provided the sharp reversal at the center of the cold open, contrasting the restrained interview performance that came before it.
The spoof arrives while You Can See Everything is attracting attention beyond its frequently shared teaser. The Oppenheim-directed documentary has surpassed $45 million worldwide during A24’s gradual, expanding release.
The film has also been building buzz for its acclaimed portrayal of Holmes. Fallon and Curtis’ Halloween performance brought that documentary conversation into late night, using the original scene’s tense questioning as the foundation for a celebrity guest-show joke.
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This cold open worked with material already finding an audience in two different ways: the documentary is gaining momentum in theaters, while its teaser has become a source of online memes. By casting Curtis as Holmes and placing Fallon in Fielder’s role, The Tonight Show turned the interview’s uncomfortable dynamic into a compact Halloween character piece.
Curtis’ final break from the Holmes persona was also crucial to the parody. Rather than simply reproducing the scene, the sketch built toward a private reaction that changed the tone and gave the reenactment its own late-night payoff.
With You Can See Everything continuing its slow-burn expanding release through A24 after crossing $45 million worldwide, the Fallon-Curtis spoof reflects the documentary’s growing visibility — both as an acclaimed film and as a piece of pop culture recognizable enough to anchor The Tonight Show’s cold open.