TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager stunned her guest co-host Regina Hall with a very special surprise appearance from comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart! Hart opens up about his friendship with Hall, sharing a variety of funny stories – including the time he invited her over but didn’t let her through his house’s gate! Then, he discusses his upcoming animated series, “Lil Kev,” and presents the co-hosts with their own “lil” versions.
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00:00Okay, Regina you have no idea but we planned a big surprise
00:05for you so someone is here you go way back with this person 20
00:10years you've worked on 9 films together and he's one of the
00:14funniest people on the planet do you know who it is.
00:30I don't do nothing.
00:48Sit it on the table, Regina.
00:50But it doesn't...
00:51Sit it down on the floor.
00:52Okay, all right.
00:53Okay.
00:54See, you can tell she ain't never got nothing.
00:55No, I haven't.
00:56Sit it right there.
00:57I don't know where to put it.
00:58Regina, give me the...
00:59I don't know where to put it.
01:00Give it to me.
01:01Just move.
01:02Okay.
01:03Move.
01:04Why don't y'all take it back?
01:05Somebody take it back.
01:06I love it, though.
01:07Here, take it back.
01:08I told y'all.
01:09They're beautiful.
01:10They're beautiful.
01:11They're beautiful.
01:12Kevin, I didn't know you were gonna be here.
01:13You did.
01:14I love you so much.
01:15I love you, too.
01:16You look good.
01:17You look good.
01:19You look good.
01:20I was shocked.
01:21I was shocked.
01:22Oh, my God.
01:23I looked at you.
01:24I said, that ain't Regina.
01:25They said it is.
01:26They said that's good.
01:28Okay, so, yeah.
01:29Is that a compliment?
01:30Is that a compliment?
01:31I mean, you know.
01:32Do you want to tell them what you said about me?
01:33What?
01:34About?
01:35Kevin and I were doing a scene, and I was scantily clad.
01:36It's daytime.
01:37And he said...
01:38No.
01:39Well, I'm gonna say what you said.
01:40He said...
01:41Okay.
01:42...somebody get a robe so Regina can cover up her sandbags.
01:43Okay.
01:44Now, I don't know what woman...
01:45Well, okay.
01:46...wants sandbags.
01:47Sandbags.
01:48It was a different shoot, okay?
01:49It was a different time.
01:50It was a different time.
01:51It was a different time.
01:52It wasn't at the day's time.
01:53Okay, wait.
01:54So, you guys go back 20 years.
01:55Yes.
01:56You're really good friends.
01:57Do you remember the first time you met her?
01:58Yes, yes.
01:59Yes.
02:00She was at Home Depot waiting to jump in one of them trucks.
02:01And she said, I'm the best.
02:02And she said, I'm the best.
02:03And I said, I'm the best.
02:04And she said, I'm the best.
02:05And I said, I'm the best.
02:12So, you know, when they do them work, when the people do the work, right?
02:15And at this point, I didn't know what contractors were.
02:18I just needed help with people in the yard.
02:20I pulled up.
02:21Regina was like, please, me, me.
02:22She's like, Hollywood is so slow right now.
02:23And I was like, all right.
02:24And she got in the truck.
02:25And she did a lot of good things.
02:26I was 18.
02:27Kevin was 62 years old.
02:28Let me tell you something.
02:29This man don't age.
02:30Look at that man.
02:31That man's handsome.
02:32I'm trying to think, where do we start?
02:33What's the first?
02:34It's so far...
02:35Scary.
02:36Really scary.
02:37But you guys, we also have this photo from the Think Like a Man era.
02:40Did you guys...
02:41I think y'all are partying.
02:42Oh, yeah.
02:43It looks like it.
02:44Oh, yeah.
02:45Did y'all used to go out and party?
02:46Well, I mean, you know, listen.
02:47What we need to discuss is what's happening today, right?
02:48I went home.
02:49That's why you call me Nana Jean Jean.
02:50Regina doesn't go out.
02:51Yeah.
02:52That's probably...
02:53Honestly, that may be...
02:54I don't know.
02:55I don't know.
02:56I don't know.
02:57I don't know.
02:58I don't know.
02:59I don't know.
03:00I don't know.
03:01I don't know.
03:02I don't know.
03:03I don't know.
03:04I don't know.
03:06I don't know.
03:07That's probably...
03:08Honestly, that may be one of four photos that you will see of Regina out past 7 p.m.
03:11But, no, we saw y'all out at the NBA All-Star Weekend in 2014.
03:15Probably number two.
03:16Number two.
03:172014.
03:18Nope.
03:19That's not out.
03:20That's a press tour.
03:21That was a press tour.
03:22That's a press tour.
03:23That's daytime still.
03:24Yeah, yeah.
03:25She don't really do...
03:26She doesn't do a lot of evening activities.
03:27But we spent a lot of time together.
03:29I don't think that there is a face that lights me up more on camera than off.
03:33I love him so much.
03:34I'm so happy.
03:35a really, really strong relationship, friendship.
03:38And I say it time and time again.
03:41Thank you, Jean.
03:42I say it time and time again.
03:43She is, pound for pound,
03:44the funniest co-star that I've ever worked with today.
03:48When it comes to jousting on screen,
03:52there's nobody that does it better.
03:54By the way, I've had the best time with her.
03:56And can we say congratulations on your Eagles?
03:59Oh, thank you.
04:00Winning, you were here.
04:01Yeah, that's right.
04:02We gave you all our time.
04:03That's right.
04:04That's right, it hurts.
04:05I know, a lot of New Yorkers in this room.
04:07It's all right.
04:08It's okay.
04:09Saquon Barkley.
04:10He's an Eagle now.
04:11Let it go.
04:11Let it go.
04:12They did the deal.
04:13They did the deal.
04:14You let it go.
04:15You let it go.
04:16You guys got an attitude on me for no reason.
04:18Let it go.
04:19I'm on the other side.
04:20I feel bad.
04:21Did you remember the last time you were here
04:22and you kept going, fly?
04:23Yeah, I remember.
04:24And we were, you know, we were playing.
04:25Yeah, everybody was looking down,
04:26frowning upon what I was doing.
04:27Now, look how you're looking at me.
04:29Like I work in the office.
04:31I didn't make the deal.
04:32It's true.
04:34It's true.
04:35And you have two Eagles.
04:35You know that he has pet Eagles?
04:37I did.
04:38Actually, Kevin's never invited me to his house.
04:40Well, that's true.
04:41That's not true.
04:41I invited you and you were outside the gate.
04:43And he didn't let me in.
04:44Yeah, I didn't know you were out there that long.
04:46I was ringing.
04:47Yeah.
04:48I was ringing and I finally gave up and went back home.
04:50Yeah, that's a true story.
04:51That is a true story.
04:52Is that really true?
04:53No, it is.
04:54He invited you over and he never came to the door?
04:56No, they didn't come get me.
04:57No, she wouldn't make it to my door.
04:59It's the gate way before my door.
05:01She was there.
05:03I don't even know what the grounds look like.
05:05She was at that gate.
05:07We don't let nobody to my actual gate.
05:09I thought you said she was one of your besties.
05:11One of my closest friends, yes.
05:14But you don't invite her at?
05:15No, no, no, we invited her.
05:16See what you're saying?
05:17Yeah, I was invited.
05:18We invited her.
05:18I wasn't allowed in.
05:19When you get to a certain distance,
05:21the reception gets tricky.
05:22And she didn't know what to do at the gate.
05:25So she was texting and calling,
05:27but we in the house having a good time.
05:29So I never got the text or the call.
05:32Finally, I look up and I go, oh my God,
05:35Regina, where are you?
05:37She go, I'm back home.
05:40Wait, we have to talk about your new project, Lil Kev.
05:43We have a clip, we gotta show it.
05:45Oh, thank you.
05:46See, I know RiRi's gonna invite me.
05:49She's saving the best for last.
05:50So back up, thank you, excuse me, please.
05:53I need room to be smooth.
05:54Hello, Kevin.
05:57Oh, what up, RiRi?
05:58You know, I'm really glad I ran into you.
06:01Well, that makes two of us.
06:03Kevin, would you-
06:04Oh, you know I would.
06:06Give this invitation to your brother.
06:07Oh, sad, Lil Kev.
06:11Yeah, yeah.
06:11We're bringing up child trauma now.
06:13A little bit, a little bit of child hurt in that.
06:15And you know, first thing I want to say, Regina,
06:16I'm not here to promote anything.
06:18This is-
06:19No.
06:20I was saying, I thought it was for me.
06:20Yeah, I came here for you.
06:22But being that they brought up Lil Kev,
06:24let's talk about it.
06:24It's got a whole backdrop.
06:26Which is crazy, which is crazy.
06:29I was told we had to get to Lil Kev
06:30when you were walking off.
06:31No, no, that's ridiculous.
06:32Because that says Kevin Hart, Kevin Hart.
06:34And I would never do that, Regina.
06:35But being that I'm here, Lil Kev is an animation
06:38that's loosely based off of my childhood,
06:41my life from childhood through now.
06:45And you know, what's crazy about it
06:46is growing up in Philadelphia,
06:48it's talking about the hood,
06:50but lightening up the conversation.
06:51You know, embracing the hood in a different way.
06:54And it's just special to be able to have this
06:56to talk about today.
06:58On a day of all days,
06:59when I'm here with Regina,
07:00that I can now talk about Lil Kev, my animation.
07:04Which is coming out on B-1-X.
07:07It's gonna be an amazing show.
07:09That's my backdrop, that's my name.
07:12How did y'all get it?
07:12We were also told that y'all made
07:14Lil Regina and Lil Jenna, too.
07:15We have our own cartoon.
07:17Oh!
07:19There she is.
07:20There she is!
07:21There she is, yes, yes.
07:24That's genuine excitement, that's genuine excitement.
07:28Did you hear that she has a raccoon problem at her house?
07:30Yes.
07:31Can you go help her with that?
07:32No.
07:33No, I cannot.
07:34No, I cannot.
07:35She gonna be all right.
07:36Get yourself a broom, go out there and make some noise.
07:39They got rabies, I can die!
07:40He'll be all right, girl.
07:42You done had rabies before.
07:43Man up!
07:44Oh yeah, you fine.
07:44You a strong woman.
07:46That's the one thing about Regina, she's strong.
07:48I am.
07:49If anybody can survive a rabies bite, it's her.
07:52Okay?
07:52Thank you, Kevin.
07:53That's right, that's right.
07:54Thank you, Kevin.
07:55Kevin, thank you so much for being here.
07:58For surprising Regina.
07:59And for your show!
08:00Yeah, yeah, yeah.
08:01Absolutely.
08:02And there's no more surprise out there, too.
08:03Regina, when you go out in front,
08:04it's a car out there with a bow.
08:07And behind that is a coffee shop.
08:11Go to the coffee shop, and I got you a cup of coffee.
08:15All right?
08:15It's gonna have your name on it.
08:17That's from me to you.
08:18Just to say, a cup of Joe to get you through the day.
08:21No, the car's not yours.
08:22I don't know who got that car,
08:23but it's right in front of the coffee shop.
08:25Yeah.
08:26Okay?
08:28I love y'all, man.
08:29This was great.
08:29This was amazing.
08:31Y'all, just a reminder of why he's here.
08:33Little Kev, it premieres tomorrow on BET Plus.
08:37Nice, man.
08:38Oh, it's tomorrow, too?
08:40Oh my God!
08:40What a coincidence!
08:41That is a coincidence!
08:42What a coincidence!
08:44Wait, you wanna stay and craft with us?
08:46Do you like crafting?
08:46Yeah, no.
08:47No, I'm not gonna stay.
08:49I'm gonna go.
08:49I got all this stuff to do.
08:50You sure?
08:51We have the Crafty Lumberjacks.
08:52They have fun spring projects.
08:54You don't wanna craft?
08:55Right after this.
08:56We're doing it.
08:57We're doing it.
08:58We're doing it.