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Helen Mirren interview on Leno, video

By April MacIntyre Dec 8, 2010, 6:09 GMT

10/19/2010 - Helen Mirren - "Red" UK Premiere - Arrivals - South Bank Centre - London, UK © Landmark / PR Photos

On The Tonight Show for December 7, Helen Mirren talks about making Russell Brand's fantasy come true and Aaron Eckhart talks about his new film "Rabbit Hole."

Keith Urban performs.

JAY LENO’S MONOLOGUE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010

I’LL TELL HOW BAD IT WAS BACK EAST. LAST NIGHT IN MY HOME STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS 45 JETS WERE GROUNDED. OK, THEY WERE NEW YORK JETS. LAST NIGHT, THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS BEAT THE NEW YORK JETS BY A SCORE OF 45-3. I HAVEN'T SEEN JETS BEATEN UP THAT BAD SINCE THE LAST TIME I FLEW SOUTHWEST.

THAT’S HOW BAD. WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE TURNED HIMSELF IN TO POLICE IN ENGLAND TODAY. WHEN THE JUDGE ASKED HIM WHERE HE LIVED, HE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE OUT THAT INFORMATION. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY. MAYBE "WIKI-HYPOCRITE" WOULD BE A BETTER NAME FOR THIS GUY.

THE BIG POLITICAL STORY; IT LOOKS LIKE THE BUSH-ERA TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY WILL CONTINUE THANKS TO THE COURAGE OF A STRONG REPUBLICAN LEADER. BARACK OBAMA. IN FACT TODAY OBAMA CHANGED HIS SLOGAN FROM "YES, WE CAN!" TO "YES, WE CAVE!"

I’LL GIVE YOU AN IDEA HOW BAD IT IS FOR HIM NOW. NOW DEMOCRATS WANT TO SEE HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS? BECAUSE OF A FLAW DURING THE PRINTING PROCESS, NEARLY A BILLION NEW $100 BILLS WILL HAVE TO BE DESTROYED: WHAT ARE WE THINKING? WHY DESTROY THEM? IF THESE BILLS ARE WORTHLESS, USE THEM TO PAY OFF THE CHINESE?

ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES IS NOW THE HIGHEST IT'S BEEN IN 40 YEARS. IN FACT, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY CALL A B.S. DEGREE NOW? "BS."

I LOVE THIS. A FORMER STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA IN CANADA IS ONLY NOW MOVING OUT OF HIS DORM ROOM EVEN THOUGH THE GUY IS ALMOST 40 YEARS OLD. THE GUY HAS NOT TAKEN A CLASS THERE IN 13 YEARS AND HE’S BEEN LIVING IN THE DORM. AND YET, TO SPITE ALL THAT HE IS STILL CONSIDERED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ART HISTORY MAJOR EVER.