Fueled by multiple glasses of wine (helpfully provided by Jimmy Fallon), the genial late-night host pays tribute to Lena Dunham (“who taught me to not to be ashamed of my own breasts”), fellow comic Bassem Youssef , VP Joe Biden (“maybe the funniest person in the room”), and, influence itself (“right now, we have it, and later tonight, we’ll be under it.”)
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