Jimmy Fallon teams up with Neil Diamond to play a word game with Natalie Portman, J.J. Abrams

Jimmy Fallon plays &quot;Password&quot; with random guests

(Image credit: The Tonight Show)

published 30 November 2016

You'd think that Jimmy Fallon and Neil Diamond might make a formidable pair, but on Tuesday's Tonight Show, they were no match for the "Password" power team of Natalie Portman and J.J. Abrams. The motley collection of musician, actor, director, and late-night host took turns trying to get their partner to guess a word using another word, and other than the first one — which Diamond flubbed — the words were not easy. Watch Team Brooklyn and Team Long Island face off below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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