-What a year you've had. -Oh, thank you very much, man.
-You were on quite a roll, my friend.
First of all, let's start on "Crazy Rich Asians."
-Oh, yes. -Congratulations.
[ Cheers and applause ] -Thank you.
-That made over $240 million.
-Well, I'm not a numbers guy -- $242.89 million --
but who's counting? [ Laughter ]
-Oh, my gosh, wow. -You know, it's okay.
$174 million domestic. It just doesn't matter.
[ Laughter ] It's not about that.
-I love that movie. I thought it was so funny.
And I really think -- I think it was
the highest grossing romantic comedy in over a decade.
-In a decade, yeah. -Isn't that unbelievable?
That's great. -Yeah, to have that
Asian-American representation, like an all-Asian-American movie
made by a major Hollywood studio in 25 years
since "The Joy Luck Club,"
and to have that kind of cultural impact,
I was as an Asian-American, just so proud to be a part of that.
And then also, to have -- I mean, now you got stars.
You got Awkwafina just ripping it up.
-Absolutely. -You got Henry Golding.
-Henry Golding's been on. -Your man. He's been.
-I love that guy. -Me too. He's the best.
-The whole cast. -The whole cast is fantastic.
It's like the Asian Avengers. It's, like, amazing.
[ Laughter ] It's so great, guys.
-That's another good idea. -That's another good -- yeah.
Another good idea. -He gets credit.
Trademark, hello. Trademark that.
-Call my lawyer, who's my mom.
[ Laughter ] -Wow.
But you weren't gonna be in that movie, I heard?
-No, no. Yeah, actually, yeah.
Due to scheduling and other projects,
there was a world where that may not have worked out.
But once I had daylight on the calendar,
and like, and also the show I had, "Dr. Ken,"
had ended its run, and then, literally --
You just don't know.
When one door closes, another door opens.
And within, I think, like 24 hours on a plane
to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia,
doing my first scene with Awkwafina and Constance Wu,
and you just never know. -You guys -- Dude.
-It didn't stop, by the way. Oh, my God.
-No, it didn't. I mean, director Jon Chu,
he call-- "It's not a movie, it's a movement."
You know, and it's very --
And it still informs me to this day.
It's one of the things I'm -- one of the most proud projects
I've ever been a part of in my career.
-Good for you, buddy. That's awesome.
I know you're really proud of that.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Oh, thank you. -Really, I love it.
I loved that. I thought it was so great.
But not only that, can we talk about "The Masked Singer"?
-[ Laughs ] [ Cheers and applause ]
-Dude, what -- It's another phenomenon.
What is it? Where did it come from?
I don't understand it. I'm addicted to it.
I love it. -Right, right.
-I have no idea who anyone is at this point.
-Oh, neither do I, yeah. I'm not that smart.
-No, no. [ Laughter ]
-It really is like the number-one show in Korea.
I'm of Korean descent. [ Scattered cheers ]
Yes, called in. Thank you. Koreans in the house?
Yoboseyo! [ Laughter ]
There's a -- [ Laughing ]
-We might have to bleep that out.
I have no idea. -No, it means hello!
It means hello. It means hello.
No, no, no, no, no! Relax, relax.
Take several knees. It's fine, guys.
[ Laughter ]
-Take several knees. Yeah, it's fine.
-But "The Masked Singer" was a big hit in Korea?
-Yes, it was a big hit in Korea, and it's my mom's favorite show.
And, yes, literally when I got offered to be
one of the panelists on it, I actually went to my mom.
I said, "I know you watch this show a lot. Should I do it?"
And she was like, "You will make a big mistake
if it's not -- it will be such a huge hit in America."
And lo and behold, it, like, literally --
Mom is always right. Know what I'm saying?
Yoboseyo! You know what I mean?
-Stop saying that. I don't know what you're saying.
-No, no, I'm not cursing! I'm not cursing!
I'm saying hello to my mommy. -Yeah, okay, good.
[ Laughter ]
I don't know, because you could be --
-I know, but just trust me Jimmy!
Just trust me! -I know, but I can't. I can't!
Yoboseyo! -No, stop saying that!
Yoboseyo! -Okay, good.
-It means I love you. -Oh, it means "I love you" now.
[ Laughter ] -What?
Am I switching the narrative so it's convenient for me?
-Yeah. -Yoboseyo.
-Yoboseyo. [ Laughter ]
-I love that, but then, you're doing that.
You did the biggest movie of the whole summer.
And then, here you are. You have a stand-up special
right now that's out on Netflix. It's streaming right now.
It is so funny. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Thank you, brother. -I loved it.
-Thank you, brother.
-It's called "You Complete Me, Ho."
[ Laughter ] -Yeah.
-I'm just wondering. You don't have to say it.
I mean -- -It's actually named -- my wife.
Her full name is -- -Wait, wait.
Hold on a second. [ Laughter ]
-What? No, my wife --
She's Vietnamese, doctor, last name Ho.
That's what it is, Jimmy. -Oh, okay.
-I married a Ho, all right? [ Laughter ]
And I can say anything, and it's legal.
"Get in the car, Ho!" I can say that.
[ Laughter and applause ]
-What?! -Yoboseyo!
-Yoboseyo, Ho! -Make me some rice, Ho!
[ Laughter ] -Oh, my gosh.
-"And you complete me, Ho," and scene.
You know what I mean? -And scene, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, I got it now.
-So it really is a love letter dedicated to my wife.
And that was my wife's idea to name the special
"You Complete Me, Ho." -Oh, really?
-Yeah, yeah. -What was your --
What were the other titles? -My idea was "Yoboseyo, Ho!"
-No, it was not. -Yeah, it was!
That was my idea, Jimmy! -It was not "Yoboseyo, Ho."
-No, actually, my idea was to call it "First Date"
because that was -- The Ice House in Pasadena,
the club where I performed at, that was the first club
my wife saw me perform, at the Ice House.
-Is that right? -Yeah, and then --
But there was internal debate,
maybe make the title a little bit more pop.
You know, with a little bit more pop,
and my wife was like, "Why not call it,
'You Complete Me, Ho'?" I'm like, "Got it!
Way to go, Ho!" [ Laughter ]
-Yeah, yeah. That's very nice, yeah.
-Yep, yep, yep.
-I love that you did it at the Ice House
'cause that's such a great club.
They've been so great to me.
-It's my favorite club in the world, man.
-Oh, I loved it. I just thought it was so cool.
I want to show a clip.
Here's Ken Jeong in his new Netflix stand-up special.
Take a look.
-What'd I tell you, man?
To be "Hangover" rich and famous as an Asian kid, man...
Asian parents, they don't know how to govern that.
You know? My dad went from father
to freeloader just like that, you know?
[ Laughter ]
I swear to God, as a kid, he was like,
"You better get me good grades."
After "The Hangover," "You better get me S-Class Mercedes!"
[ Laughter ]
"Because E-Class, that's for [bleep] farmers."
[ Laughter ]
"Okay, Pop, we're good." [ Cheers and applause ]
-Ken Jeong, everybody!