[ light laughter ] the senate held confirmation hearings today for Donald Trumps attorney general pick Jeff Sessions, who was denied a federal judgeship over 30 years ago for his alleged support of the kkk. So wait, is he trying to convince us that hes less racist now that hes older . [ laughter ] you cant fool us. We all just came back from visiting our relatives. [ laughter ] man, nanas really chilled out on race. [ light laughter ] after past accusations of racism, attorney general nominee senator Jeff Sessions said today, quote, i abhor the klan and its hateful ideology. Though he refused to answer the followup question, ku klux or wu tang . [ laughter ] which klan, senator . [ laughter ] well wait. [ light laughter ] several costumed protesters were escorted out of Jeff Sessions attorney general confirmation heg appeared to be dressed up as dracula. [ laughter ] [ applause ] music streaming app spotify today offered president obama a job as president of playlists. And they say america isnt racist. White expresident s get offered jobs as corporate lobbyists, and they ask the black guy if he wants to be a deejay. [ laughter ] [ applause ] the German Government is investigating a recent surge in fake news after claims that russias attempting to interfere in the countrys upcoming parliamentary elections. Officials became suspicious when they saw this headline. [ laughter ] and finally, googles selfdriving car company has sad that it has cut the cost of Driverless Car Technology by 90 . So if youre still a little scared at the thought of driverless cars, youre going to love the new super cheap driver [ laughter ] we have got a great show here tonight here on late night. [ cheers and applause ] from the fantastic hit show dr. Ken on abc, ken jeong is back on the show. Were so happy to have him. [ cheers and applause ] and im incredibly excited about this. She ran Donald Trumps president ial campaign and will serve as white house counselor. Kellyanne conway is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] and she is formidable. Ive seen her in a lot of interviews, and i would say get ready for her to eat my lunch. I would say get ready for that. [ light laughter ] also, cocreator of nbcs the good place and one of my dear friends, writer mike schur will be joining us this evening. [ cheers and applause ] so youre here for a fantastic evening. Before we get to all that, though, the first confirmation hearing for president elect Donald Trumps cabinet appointments began today with trumps nominee for attorney general Jeff Sessions, who has faced intense scrutiny for his record on civil rights and immigration. For more on this, its time for a closer look. Seth before any confirmation hearings for trumps nominees even began, there was already controversy over the fact that many of trumps nominees hadnt finished the full ethics review and background check process. Every cabinet appointee has to, by law, undergo a thorough ethics review. But according to the man who oversees that very process, thats the director of the office of government ethics, many are seriously behind schedule, including several current nominees from pre president elect trump, with confirmation hearings scheduled this week. Some havent even completed fbi background checks. Seth they havent completed fbi background checks. You cant even get a job at chipotle without a background check. [ laughter ] and this used to be a nonpartisan issue. In fact, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell himself sent a letter to democrats in 2009 insisting that confirmation hearing for president obamas nominees only occur after the fbi background check is complete, the office of government ethics letter is complete, and financial discre been 100 consistent now the republicans im just kidding, he completely changed his mind. All of these little procedural complaints are related to their frustration at having not only lost the white house, but having lost the senate. I understand that, but we need to sort of grow up here and get past that. Seth yeah, democrats, grow up. Everybody knows the best part about growing up is that you dont have to do paperwork anymore. [ light laughter ] now anticipating some contentious hearings, trump nominees have been practicing in mock sessions, and that preparation is probably especially crucial for nominees who on their face dont seem fully qualified for the jobs theyre filling. Like former Texas Governor rick perry, trumps pick to run the department of energy. As energy secretary, perry would be in charge of overseeing the Nations Nuclear arsenal, which reminds me finish building bomb shelter. [ laughter and applause ] perry will be succeeding a worldrenowned nuclear physicist, Current Energy secretary ernest moniz. By contrast, according to the daily beast, perry took four chemistry courses and tw [ laughter ] he got a c in physics and a d in something called meat. [ laughter ] i guess thats why he didnt get that job at chipotle. [ light laughter ] but today the focus was on senator Jefferson Beauregard sessions of alabama, trumps nominee for attorney general. Interesting fact beauregard is french for you fellas aint from around here, are you . [ laughter ] going into the hearing, it was crucial for the senate to give him a thorough and rigorous review, given his record as a hardliner on immigration and voting rights. Civil rights organizations including the aclu and naacp have objected to sessions nomination based on his civil rights track record. For example, cnn reported that as a u. S. Attorney in alabama, sessions once prosecuted a group of civil rights activists in an infamous voter fraud case, that their attorney said was racially motivated. Those activists were found not guilty. And one recently said of sessions nomination, quote, he shouldnt be up for anything, not even a dogcatcher. Dogcatcher is not of course a cabinet position, but if it was, you can bet chris chie be begging for it. [ laughter ] please, boss man. Ill do anything not to go back to new jersey. Dont make me go back. Sessions civil rights track record explained why some protestors showed up in the chambers dressed in kkk robes. And you could tell they were protestors and not actual klansman because real klansmen never wear were number one fingers. [ laughter ] i mean, they think it. [ light laughter ] sessions has also expressed skepticism of attempts to remove the Confederate Flag from public buildings. In 2015 when alabama removed the flag from the state capital, sessions had this to say. This is a huge part of who we are, and the left is continually seeking, in a host of different ways, it seems to me i dont want to be too paranoid about this, but they seek to delegitimize the fabulous accomplishments of our country. Seth the civil war was a fabulous accomplishment . A fabulous accomplishment is a moon landing, not when brothers shot each other in a swamp. [ light laughter ] as attorney general, sessions would also be in charge of enforcing the nations drug laws, and given that several states, most recently california, have legalized the Recreational Use of marijuana, that puts sessions in a position to crack down on those states if he so chooses. And again, his previous statements on marijuana have not been promising. We need grownups in charge in washington to say marijuana is not the kind of thing that ought to be legalized. Its not funny. Its not something to laugh about, and and trying to send that message with clarity that good people dont smoke marijuana. Seth good people dont smoke marijuana . [ laughter ] tell that to willie nelson. Are you smoking any more or less marijuana these days . I think so. [ laughter ] seth the wording of his answer was vague, but i think its clear he meant more. [ light laughter ] so those a j of why the senate needed to aggressively question sessions today, but complicating that effort was the fact that sessions is currently a member of the senate, which means he has personal relationships with a lot of the senators who questioned him. In fact, before the hearing, multiple Democratic Senators went out of their way to point out that they exercise with sessions in the senate gym. You know, i go to the gym, were on the bikes together with senator sessions. We have worked out together at the gym. I said to Jeff Sessions in the gym the other day a good friend to chat with about football and family in the gym. Seth just when you think senators couldnt be more out of touch with everyday americans, they think its okay to talk to people in the gym. [ laughter ] how much you bench, bro . You need a spot . I spot you, you spot me . [ laughter ] bro bro, take your headphones out [ laughter ] illinois senator dick durbin even went out of his way to describe in detail how the two came to an agreement on sentencing reform for certain drug offenses in the senate gym. Dick durbin was trying to cocaine, which was 100 times higher than powder cocaine. Then he saw sessions in the senate gym. We both showered, were putting our clothes on, about to leave. I said, jeff, give me a number. Seth wow. [ laughter ] usually you get someones number before you shower together. [ applause ] once the hearing began, sessions faced questions on a variety of issues, including his record on immigration. In the past, sessions has offered support for the idea of an ideological test for immigrants, and voted against a resolution that stated the senate would not pass policies that discriminated bas on religion. South carolina senator Lindsey Graham asked sessions about his position on those issues. Would you support a law that says you cant come to america because youre a muslim . No. Would you support a law that says that if youre a muslim, you say youre a muslim, and when we ask you, what does that mean to you, well, that means i got to kill everybody thats different from me, its okay to say they cant come. I prudent decision. Seth and that question will definitely stop idiot terrorists. [ laughter ] did you get your visa . No. Why not . I said i wanted to kill everybody. [ laughter ] why . They asked i hate being a terrorist [ light laughter ] eventually, sessions was asked about his role in the campaign and whether it would affect his impartiality as attorney general, specifically as it relates to the investigation into Hillary Clintons private email server. Did you ever chant lock her up . No, i did not. I dont think. I heard it in rallies and so forth. Sometimes i think humorously done. Seth oh, it was humorous. Ha, ha, ha. Now i get it, it was a funny joke. Did you think it was funny, hillary . Oh, yeah. [ laughter ] she just doesnt she doesnt get it. [ applause ] graham also asked sessions about the Intelligence Communitys findings on russian hacking. Remember, these nominees have been preparing for weeks for these hearings, so presumably, he was ready to offer a detailed, indepth answer on what has been one of the biggest political stories of the last few months. Do you think the russians were behind hacking into our election . I have done no research into that. Seth youve done no research . Did you forget this was happening today . [ light laughter ] ive done research on that, and my job is interviewing celebrities in the middle of the night. [ laughter ] in general, though, we probably shouldnt count on the senate to get answers about cyber security, because they dont even know how to operate a clock. So just so my colleagues dont think im taking advantage of time, somebody didnt start the clock. Oh, its your clock. 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Our first guest tonight is an actor and comedian you know from the Show Community and from films such as the hangover and knocked up. He stars in his own sitcom, dr. Ken, which airs friday nights on abc. Please welcome back to the show, our friend, ken jeong, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] seth how are you, ken . Fine, how are you doing . Seth im so happy to see you again. Thank you for having me. Seth did you have a nice holidays . Yes. Seth did you go home . Yes, yes. I went first after we wrapped dr. Ken for the winter. I went to see my inlaws in san francisco. Seth uhhuh. I was there for a few days in san francisco, the bay area. Seth there we go. I had a great time, and then i pivoted to north cin saw my folks and my relatives there, so seth thats a fantastic. Its a whole swing of the west and the east. Seth now that you have a show that is to some degree autobiographical yeah. Seth are people is your family concerned that you will steal from their life and put it on to television. They are they are just assuming and aware and aiding and abetting in my theft of their lives. Seth oh. So they already know. [ laughter ] seth theyre happy to give it away. Theyre happy to give it because i have no stories to tell in the second season, so i do have to hack off my family, and thats why i went to the bay. Seth got you. Yeah. Seth normally you would not visit family. No, i would never see im a celebrity. Why would i see my family . [ laughter and applause ] no, im trying to break stories, people. [ laughter ] seth did you have any good now, are they do they feel proud . Do you think they watch with friends and say, you know, thats based on me . Yeah, my dad is, like, my biggest cheerlea economist and he just could not believe im doing this is my second career. I used to be a physician in real as my first job. So my dad when i go home, its a [ bleep ] shrine. You like where i go there . [ light laughter ] this is just like its a whole dr. Ken balloon. Oh, i like when you blew the balloon. Latex balloon. [ laughter and applause ] this is very nice. Its mean love. I mean, he just he [ bleep ] gets im sorry. I dont know why. [ laughter ] seth that was great. I hate my family. [ laughter ] i hate them. Seth but you are let me just say, you are the jackpot son. Yeah. Seth because your dad can say, my son has his own tv show, and before that he was a doctor. [ laughter ] yeah. Seth because my dad says, my son has a tv show. And nobody thinks i could have also been in medicine. [ light laughter ] so they must be so proud. Hes very proud and very supportive, and seriously, he was just so it was my wife who really, who was also a doctor, who really supported me doing knocked up was my first film, and really supported me do acting fulltime. And i was so scared doing this fulltime as an actor, and it was my wifes supporting. My dad was like, yno always said you have to have support of your family. Your wife is now your family, so you have my support. [ laughter ] it was very sweet, man. Hes the sweetest man. Seth thats really great. Yeah. Seth youre very lucky. Even though i [ bleep ] hate him. [ laughter ] seth you mean that right there. You have yeah. Seth i want to talk to you because theres a couple of dr. Kens travel tips. Yeah. Seth ive heard these, and im wondering if its worth adopting them. You have a charger issue. Yes, i am so neurotic with my chargers. Im that guy that im the worst case scenerio. Im the guy that gets that really bumps. Im like, oh, my god. My technology is on the fritz. I only have 98 . Seth oh, got you. [ light laughter ] im that guy. So, i have my iphone, and then, i have my portable charger for my iphone. This is not a bit. And then i have the wall charger for the portable charger for the iphone. But while the wall charger is charging the portable charger, i have another wall charger charging the iphone, repeat with the ipad and with, like, my bluetooth, which i still use, because im old. [ light laught