-Welcome, welcome, welcome to "The Tonight Show."
You're here. You made it. Thank you for watching.
Guys, it is that time of year again.
Tomorrow is Santacon.
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That's right. Here in New York City,
thousands of people will dress up as Santa
and pack the streets for an all-day bar crawl.
Yep. [ Laughter ]
Things kick off in Midtown at 10 a.m.
and then end asleep on a sidewalk,
spooning a trash bag at 2 p.m..
So you're gonna want to wake the kids
for that one. That's right.
Thousands in Midtown will be dressed in red suits
and begin drinking at 10 a.m.
Right now, Times Square Elmo is like, "Oh, sure,
but when I do it..."
Some political news tonight. President Biden was in LA
for a campaign fundraiser with Steven Spielberg.
Yeah, Biden knows Spielberg's work well.
Anytime his staff brings his poll numbers,
he hears the theme from "Jaws."
Of course, because it's Hollywood.
Biden won't admit his approval rating is shrinking.
He just says it's on Ozempic.
Speaking of Biden, earlier today,
he announced the largest investment
in passenger rail transportation since the creation of Amtrak.
The largest investment since the creation of Amtrak,
which is big for Biden because he was there
for the creation of the wheel.
Yeah, Biden just announced a massive new rail investment,
and we actually got our hands on the message
Biden recorded that they're playing on every train
in the country starting today.
Yeah. Check this out.
-I think that's fantastic.
What?
Come on. -Pocket full of salamanders?
-Yeah. Pocket full of salamanders. That's right.
Well, people are talking about this.
Last night, Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges.
Yeah, in a 56-page indictment,
he's accused of dodging federal taxes,
making false payments on Venmo, and fraud.
Well, when asked how he feels about Hunter
not paying his taxes,
President Biden said it is very disappointing.
While former President Trump said...
Next, when asked how he feels about Hunter Venmoing
$1,500 to an exotic dancer,
President Biden said it's irresponsible,
while Trump said...
And finally, when asked if he'd consider pardoning Hunter,
President Biden said no. Trump said...
-What? Wow.
-Some news from overseas.
I saw that Vladimir Putin announced
that he's running for president of Russia again.
Wow. I don't want to say their elections are phony,
but on their "I voted" stickers, the word "voted" is in quotes.
Some business news --
Krispy Kreme just opened their first French location in Paris.
Finally, a place to get decent pastry in Paris.
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You guys see this? Pantone just announced
their 2024 color of the year is Peach Fuzz.
Yeah. Can we see a picture of Peach Fuzz?
Hey, that's why I -- Come on! Hey!
Hey, why --
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-Hey.
-Uh, well, this is wild.
Authorities at an airport in Thailand
caught a man smuggling two otters
and a prairie dog in his pants.
Not much you can really do after that other than yell,
"Ta da!" I mean, really?
Well, get this. I read about a couple in Florida
who got married while going through a car wash.
Good thing about getting married in a car wash
is that the 10th one's free.
-Finally, guys, we have exactly 11 shows left
before we go on Christmas break,
which means it's time for that beloved
"Tonight Show" tradition.
It's time for 12 Days of Christmas Sweaters.
-♪ 12 days of Christmas sweaters ♪
♪ 11 days left ♪
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-That's right.
Every show between now and Christmas,
we'll be giving one lucky audience member
a bodacious Christmas sweater
from the countdown to Christmas cabinet.
Since there are 11 shows left, let's open door number 11.
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Oh.
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That's nice. Thank you very much.
Now let's see who's going home with tonight's sweater.
Everyone look at your seat number.
I need you to jump up and let me know where you are
if you get -- if I say your number.
Quest, can I get a drum roll, please?
Who wants me to pick their number?
This is good.
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-448.
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-Alright. Oh, man.
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Here we go.
We can do a little -- Come over here. Gosh.
How are you? Barely made it on the standby line there, huh?
Uh, you don't want to come down one step towards me? Come on.
Gosh, I just walked up -- How you doing?
-Hi. Hi, I'm Mark. -Oh, what is --
-What is your name? -Mark.
-Yeah. Uh, Mark, where are you from?
-I'm from Spain. -Hey.
Welcome. Thank you for being here.
Mark, it gets a little chilly sometimes in Spain, correct?
-Yeah. It is. -Yeah. Cold.
Right? I mean, you have this. This is very nice.
I love this fleece. Whatever it is, it's gorgeous.
Do you have anything like this? -No, I don't, I don't, I don't.
-Have you ever seen anything like this?
-No. -No, never.
Would you like to try it on?
-Yeah, sure. -Yeah, I think you should.
You can put it over that.
I want to make it as uncomfortable as possible.
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And this is the front. This is the front, I think.
The good thing about this sweater
is there's no front or back.
You just put it on and hope for the best, you know?
Oh, this is great, Mark. Yeah.
Oh, yeah. That's right.
Oh, wow. He made it through. He made it through.
Look at that. That looks fantastic.
Look at how good you look. Fantastic, buddy.
-Thank you. -Welcome.
Thank you for being here. Enjoy.
Happy holidays, buddy. -Thank you.
-Give it up for Mark, everybody.
Stick around. When we come back,
we're doing something fun with Anne Hathaway.