to have the greatest band in late night,

The Roots right there from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!

But it isn't always fun and games.

From time to time, we put The Roots to the test.

So we went online and asked people

if anyone wanted The Roots to write a song about them

on the spot, and we picked three random fans

who are here with us today.

It is time for virtual "Freestyling With The Roots."

-♪ Time to freestyle ♪

♪ With The ♪

♪ R-o-o-o-o-oots ♪

♪ R-o-o-o-o-oots ♪

-Ah. Whew.

[ Laughter ]

You'll get there one day, guys.

Roots, you guys ready to do this?

-Yes. -All right.

Let's get our first fan up here! Here we go.

Hello. What is your name? -Hey, Jimmy.

It's great to talk to you. My name is Joel.

-Hey, Joel. Thank you for being here tonight.

Where are you right now, Joel?

-I am in Highland Park, Illinois.

-Highland Park, Illinois.

Where is that by? Do I know it?

-It's about 45 minutes north of Chicago, right on Lake Michigan.

-There you go.

Joel, it's January. The holidays are over.

People are getting back to work.

What is the worst job you ever had?

-Oh, I did door-to-door sales, selling energy.

[ Laughter ]

-Selling -- You sold energy?

-Yeah, like, electricity.

[ Laughter ]

-I don't quite understand. But was it successful?

-Oh, no. I quit immediately.

I'm pretty sure it was a pyramid scheme.

-It's like, "Hi. Do you have electricity?"

"Yeah." "All right, bye. Take care."

What was your worst memory from that job?

-Oh, I got yelled at all the time.

People called me all sorts of names,

and I had to just go to their neighbor and knock on the door.

-Oh, my gosh.

Ah. Well, thank gosh you don't have to that anymore.

Oh, my goodness. I would go back --

Let's find the address and go back and --

You know what? We won't even yell.

We'll just give them positive energy back.

[ Laughter ] Guys, we have Joel.

His worst job ever, he was a door-to-door salesman.

He sold energy. [ Laughs ]

His worst memory from that job --

these losers that would yell at him

and then slam the door, and he had to go to the neighbors

and try to sell energy to them, as well.

Roots for this first one, since Barry Gibb is the man

and we love that guy.

He has a new album,

and there's a new Bee Gees documentary on HBO.

Can we do something with a Bee Gees type of vibe?

-Yeah.

♪♪

♪ Yeah, my name is Joel, and I come from Highland Park ♪

♪ It's in Illinois by Chicago ♪

♪ Door-to-door making energy sales ♪

♪ Was the worst job that I ever had ♪

♪ They yelled at me on the job ♪

♪ And didn't even turn the knob ♪

♪ And the manager was a big old snob ♪

♪ As I recall, his name was Rob ♪

♪ There was a budget, and everybody love it ♪

♪ But I hated the job, I hated the job ♪

♪ I was on a budget, and, no, I didn't love it ♪

♪ 'Cause I hated the job, I hated the j-o-o-ob ♪

-♪ Ahh, ahh, ahhhhh ♪

-Dang! Dang!

You know that's the bar. That's the scream they want.

Joel, thank you so much for being here, buddy.

I appreciate it. -Thank you so much.

-Let's get another fan on here.

Hello. What is your name?

-Hi! My name is Chartisia.

-Chartisia. Oh, nice name. Chartisia.

-Thank you. -I never heard of Chartisia.

Chartisia, where are you right now?

-I'm in Ventura, California.

-Ah-ha! California. Very good.

Chartisia, "Bridgerton" and "The Queen's Gambit"

are both huge on Netflix.

Everyone's talking about the costumes and the fashion.

If you could bring back one fashion trend, what would it be?

-Um, parachute pants, because they look comfortable?

I've always wanted to try them.

-Really? Parachute pants? -Yeah, why not?

I mean, we're in our homes, so --

-I mean, I was old enough to actually wear them.

-Oh. Cool.

[ Laughter ]

-Wait. Parachute pants. Like, Hammer pants?

Are am I talking about zipper pants?

-Oh, no, parachute pants.

I'm thinking, like, the nylon,

you know, sort of loosely fitting.

-Hammer? -Yeah.

-Yeah, well, Hammer -- Are we talking Hammer pants?

-That's what I pictured.

-Oh, okay, okay, cool.

Well, I call the Hammer pants, like, a genie pantalones.

[ Laughter ]

-I don't know what the heck is going on.

"Genie pantalones."

Chartisia, what's the most embarrassing piece

of clothing you've ever owned?

-A shirt that just says "FASHION."

[ Laughter ]

And it had, like, poofy shoulders, too.

-Call it like it is, man. Why not?

It's like, "Hey. Fashion. I love it, man."

Guys, we have Chartisia, and a fashion trend

she wishes she could bring back is the parachute pants,

and the most embarrassing piece of clothing she's ever owned

is an actual shirt that said "FASHION."

She tells it like it is.

For this next one, 24kGoldn's song "Mood"

is still at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

Can we do something in that type of style?

♪♪

♪♪

-♪ Chartisia is back ♪

♪ That's the first name, not the last ♪

♪ Currently she's chillin' in the pad ♪

♪ She's not with her mom and dad ♪

♪ Lives in Ventura with her cat ♪

♪ That's the reason she ain't in a mask ♪

♪ She could bring it back, parachute pants was the jam ♪

♪ She be wearing them all on the 'Gram ♪

♪ If you wanna know what's wack ♪

♪ FASHION shirt, so don't give me that ♪

♪ She don't give a damn ♪

♪ Freestylin' with The Roots ♪

♪ Them and Jimmy Fallon is the dudes ♪

♪ When you're in the mood for a groove ♪

♪ Freestylin' with The Roots ♪

♪ Them and Jimmy Fallon is the dudes ♪

♪ When you're in the mood for a groove ♪

-Hey!

[ Cheers and applause ]

I would buy that. I love that song.

Chartisia, thank you so much. I love the shades, by the way.

-Thanks, Jimmy. Thanks. -Let's do one more.

Here we go. Hello. What is your name?

-Hi. My name is Megan.

-Hi, Megan. Megan, where are you right now?

-I'm in Chicago, Illinois.

-Oh, my gosh. Dude, you got to call up my friend Joel.

He's over in Highland Park.

-Yeah, yeah. He's looks great.

-If you need energy -- If you energy, he's your guy.

-I need a lot of energy, especially during this pandemic.

-Megan, everyone's talking about

the new season of "The Bachelor."

What is a fun fact about yourself

that you would add to a dating profile?

-Ooh, a fun fact that I would add about myself.

I have a cat. Who doesn't love cats?

[ Laughter ]

-A lot of people. What are you talking about?

Famously, a lot of people. "Who doesn't love cats?"

-Famously? -I love --

That's so funny. All right.

Megan, if you could go on a date with any celebrity,

who would it be?

-Ooh. Honestly, Chris Farley.

Do they have to be alive?

-No. I guess not. I guess not.

[ Laughter ]

-Wouldn't you go on a date with Chris Farley?

-No, I love that. I love that you want to date Farley.

Yeah, yeah. He's awesome. That is so funny.

Are you -- That's so funny. I love Chris Farley.

Guys, we have our pal Megan,

and a fun fact that she would add to a dating profile

is that she loves cats -- who doesn't love cats?

Except people who are allergic to cats and don't like cats.

But that's so funny. -They're just jealous.

-If she could go on a date with any celebrity,

it would be Chris Farley, which I love.

Roots, for this final one,

since we're in the middle of the NFL playoffs,

can we do something like Queen?

Like "We Will Rock You" or some type of --

[Imitates deep drum beat]

♪♪

-♪ Megan in the room, y'all, I been on a Zoom call ♪

Broadcasting from Chicago like Joel

♪ And "The Bachelor's" on now, you know she got style ♪

♪ Who doesn't love cats? They're on her dating profile ♪

♪ She wants to date Chris Farley ♪

♪ Farley ♪

♪ She wants to date Chris Farley ♪

♪ Farley ♪

♪ She wants to date Chris Farley ♪

-That was great. Thanks to our virtual audience.

Thank you to The Roots.

We'll be right back with Riz Ahmed.

Come on, everybody!

-♪ She wants to date Chris Farley, she... ♪