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Whisper Challenge with Natalie Portman | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Natalie Portman joins Jimmy Fallon for a fun Whisper Challenge game on The Tonight Show, guessing words while wearing headphones.

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Key Takeaways

  • The Whisper Challenge is a fun and challenging game that creates humorous moments.
  • Natalie Portman engages well with Jimmy Fallon, showing her playful side.
  • The game format is easy to replicate at home for entertainment.
  • Mishearing phrases leads to laughter and lighthearted confusion.
  • Celebrity guest segments add entertainment value to talk shows.

What the video covers

  • Natalie Portman appears as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
  • They play the Whisper Challenge, where one person wears headphones with loud music and guesses phrases read by the other.
  • Jimmy explains the rules and sets up the game for viewers to try at home.
  • Natalie puts on headphones first and tries to guess the word 'croissant' multiple times with humorous misinterpretations.
  • The game involves laughter and playful confusion as Natalie struggles to hear the phrase correctly.
  • Jimmy reads various words and phrases while Natalie attempts to guess them.
  • The challenge highlights the difficulty and fun of guessing words without hearing them clearly.
  • The segment is lighthearted and filled with laughter from both host and guest.
  • The transcript captures the playful banter and reactions during the game.
  • The video is an entertaining celebrity game segment from a late-night talk show.

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Questions about this video

What is the Whisper Challenge played in this video?

The Whisper Challenge involves one person wearing headphones with loud music while the other reads a word or phrase. The person wearing headphones tries to guess what is being said.

Who participates in the Whisper Challenge on this episode?

Natalie Portman is the guest who participates in the Whisper Challenge with host Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.

What word does Natalie Portman struggle to guess during the game?

Natalie Portman repeatedly tries to guess the word 'croissant' but humorously mishears it several times throughout the game.

Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown

00:01
Speaker A
Welcome back, everybody. We're hanging out with Natalie Portman! Come on! [Cheers and applause] We are about to play the Whisper Challenge.
00:10
Speaker A
[Voices whispering] Whisper Challenge.
00:21
Speaker A
Okay. Here's how the game works. One person puts on these headphones with loud music playing.
00:31
Speaker A
You can play this at home if you want to. And then the other person picks up a card, reads the random word or phrase on that card, and the person wearing headphones has to try and guess what they just said.
00:35
Speaker A
Natalie, you will put the headphones on first. I will read what's on the card, and you'll guess what I am saying.
00:44
Speaker A
Let me turn the music on. Ready for this? [Music playing on headphones] [Laughter]
00:54
Speaker A
Okay.
01:11
Speaker A
It's working?
01:27
Speaker A
Alright. Good. Here we go. [Clears throat] [Chuckles] [Laughter] Croissant.
01:42
Speaker A
[Laughter] Croissant. Croissant. [Laughter] Croissant.
01:56
Speaker A
Trust sex? [Laughter] No?
02:09
Speaker A
Yes!
02:15
Speaker A
No, no, no, no. No, no. Crust -- No.
02:22
Speaker A
Oh, wait. Okay.
02:29
Speaker A
Croissant. Cruhhs... [Laughter] Cruh-saunt.
02:34
Speaker A
Crush size. [Laughter]
02:48
Speaker A
Cruh-- Croissant.
03:04
Speaker A
[Laughing] What?!
03:14
Speaker A
Sorry. Cruh--
03:18
Speaker A
What?!
03:26
Speaker A
Cr-- Cr-- Cr-- Cr-- This is really hard!
03:44
Speaker A
It's like charades.
04:05
Speaker A
Sorry. Croissant. Croissant.
04:13
Speaker A
Dressage.
04:42
Speaker A
Croissant. [Laughter]
04:53
Speaker A
[Stammers]
04:59
Speaker A
Cigar. Eating a...
05:07
Speaker A
Croissant.
05:17
Speaker A
...baguette. What?
05:29
Speaker A
[Gasping]
05:36
Speaker A
Oh.
05:42
Speaker A
Croissant.
05:50
Speaker A
Croissant?
Topics:Natalie PortmanJimmy FallonWhisper ChallengeThe Tonight Showcelebrity gameslate night talk showfunny momentsguessing gamecroissantcelebrity interview

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