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  • -You're very busy right now.

  • You have "The Masked Singer"

  • and you have a new movie called "Elsewhere."

  • -Oh, thank you. Yes. -And congrats on this.

  • "Elsewhere" now is out -- Is it out next week?

  • -Yeah. It'll be out at the end of this week.

  • -Yeah. -No, it's a lot of fun.

  • It's kind of a departure for me.

  • -It's more dramatic. -Yes, a bit more dramatic.

  • And it stars Aden Young, who was on "Rectify."

  • Is a great show.

  • Parker Posey is in it. -I love her.

  • -And Beau Bridges, Jacki Weaver, and it's --

  • -Do you like doing the dramatic?

  • -You know, I mean, I do. I really enjoy it.

  • I don't get a lotta opportunities to do drama

  • because I'm busy doing sit-ups all the time.

  • [ Laughter ] -Yeah, I can see why. -You know, and I'm working out.

  • -You put out a different message.

  • -Yeah, I'm getting shredded. -But it's 2020, though.

  • -Yeah, it's 2020, so.

  • -So it's 2020 right now. -You know, maybe I'll eat

  • more carbs and do drama.

  • [ Laughter ]

  • -That didn't flow at all. -Really? It didn't flow at all?!

  • I don't think. Really?! Really?! -Yeah, no, not at all.

  • -[Laughing] -Really? I thought I crushed it.

  • [ Laughter ] -No. But I like seeing you do more dramatic roles.

  • -Thanks. I mean, I really am just so grateful.

  • I never forget that I used to be a doctor

  • who just wanted to do --

  • who just wanted to perform for a living

  • and, just to do that for a living and then,

  • to be able to do all these things

  • and then to do something like this movie was a lotta fun.

  • And shoutout to Hernan Jimenez.

  • He was just a great director, who really kinda

  • took a chance on me and just kind of just believed

  • that I could kinda perform the way he wanted me to

  • and the tone of the movie that it was.

  • I was really honored and proud of the movie, so, thanks, yeah.

  • -Hopefully, you'll get to do more dramatic work.

  • -Yeah. That would be really great.

  • -I gotta talk about "The Masked Singer"

  • because it's a phenomenon. It's a cultural phenomenon.

  • Man, oh, man! It was the biggest thing, ever, and, now,

  • following the Super Bowl? -Yeah, it's insane.

  • -And you got two great teams playing that Super Bowl.

  • It's a big deal. -You got the Blue Jays --

  • [ Laughter ] -No, no, no. -No?

  • -No, it's Kansas City.

  • -Really?! [ Laughter ]

  • -Don't agree to disagree again. -Agree to disagree.

  • No, you keep saying--

  • [ Laughter ]

  • I mean, everyone -- -It is going to be amazing.

  • It's a big Super Bowl. -I'm not even that big

  • an NFL guy, but like Chiefs and the 9ers,

  • everyone knows that, you know?

  • It is going to be huge and you're right.

  • Just to be on a show like "The Masked Singer,"

  • it's just such an honor. I mean, really.

  • No one knew it would be this big or this popular.

  • And then, no one also knew

  • that I would be the dumbest judge on that show.

  • [ Laughter ] I didn't know that was my legacy.

  • You know you're stupid when you think the poodle is

  • Dog the Bounty Hunter and I wish --

  • [ Laughter ] I wish that was a joke.

  • -You really did? -I really said that on the show.

  • Yeah. That's how dumb I am. -I mean, you never know.

  • Well, that's the arc of my life.

  • You know, I got paid, as a doctor, to be smart

  • and, now, I'm paid way more to be stupid, you know?

  • [ Laughter ] It's just like

  • [ Laughter and applause ] that's just insane.

  • -That's a good quote right there.

  • [ Cheering and applause ] That's a good quote right there.

  • -Stupid sells, baby!

  • [ Laughter ]

  • -But you don't have any hint or anything?

  • Like when you're rehearsing,

  • like how do they get the artists in and out?

  • -Well, there's a whole method.

  • It's like two separate shows going on. It is like.

  • Contrary to popular belief, like no one --

  • we don't know who the contestants are.

  • Nick Cannon, the host, doesn't know.

  • It's like two separate productions in one.

  • And, if we do ever have to cross paths,

  • the contestants have to wear like black hoodie, black visors,

  • and a black T-shirt that says, "Don't look at me."

  • And even their agent and publicist, their whole squad,

  • they have to wear masks, just in case if like

  • let's say we would have the same agent or something like that.

  • Like we don't know who anybody is.

  • -I'm sure they're gonna up their game for the Super Bowl.

  • -Yeah. Oh, well. -I know Jamie Foxx is coming on

  • with you. -He is one of my heroes and one

  • of my role models in comedy. -He can do it all.

  • -And he's one of my favorite people in the world.

  • I'm proud to call him my friend as well

  • and just, oh, he lit up the show.

  • It's the best show we've ever done.

  • -Really? -And it's not because

  • it's the Super Bowl, but,

  • I'm just happy that we're following the Super Bowl,

  • so everyone can see that episode.

  • It's literally, I think it's the best episode we've ever done.

  • -I wanna show everyone a clip.

  • This is just a clip of what "The Masked Singer" is.

  • 'Cause basically what it is, is, if you haven't seen it --

  • which everyone has -- but we air all over the world.

  • -We air all over the world!

  • Tunisia.

  • [ Laughter ]

  • Micronesia.

  • Fallonesia. -Yeah, okay.

  • Basically, you have to guess the singer.

  • So a big like costume comes out and sings and then -

  • -Yeah, we get the concept, Jimmy.

  • It's a singer in a mask and you guess it.

  • -Oh. -Doy!

  • [ Laughter and applause ]

  • God!

  • -[laughing] Here's a clip.

  • Here's Ken Jeong on the new season of the --

  • Oh, I get it now. It's called "The Masked Singer."

  • -Yeah, it's called "The Masked Singer," Jimmy!

  • -Alright, take a look. Take a look.

  • [ Laughter ] -Do a sit-up!

  • -'Cause his hair reminds me of Joel McHale.

  • [ Laughter ] -Oh, my God.

  • So funny. -Joel's been on season 1

  • and season 2. It'd be a very good trick,

  • if that was Joel McHale. -I never agree with Robert.

  • We don't get along, but -- [ Laughter ]

  • -Joel's from Seattle, isn't he?

  • -Joel's from Seattle. -Really?!

  • -Yeah. 233. The clue.

  • He is 233 years old, right?

  • [ Laughter ]

  • And, this is exactly what Joel looks like

  • before hair and makeup.

  • [ Laughter ] It is true. It's a fact!

  • Ladies and gentlemen, Joel McHale on the other side!

  • [ Cheering and applause ] Alright, everybody.

  • Let's see if he's right!

  • Ken Jeong, everybody!

-You're very busy right now.

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