Corden Skewers Republicans Over Allegations Against Kavanaugh

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An allegation of sexual assault has thrown the Supreme Court confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh into jeopardy, with the accuser seeking an F.B.I. investigation and Senator John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, saying her charge had turned the process into “an intergalactic freak show.”

On “The Late Late Show” on Tuesday, James Corden said he didn’t see things that way.

“‘An intergalactic freak show.’ I like to think that billions of light-years away, an emperor of some alien galaxy is really offended that someone just compared him to Brett Kavanaugh.” — JAMES CORDEN

“Republicans have also been critical of the timing of the misconduct allegation. They were like, ‘This isn’t how it works. You’re supposed to find out we’re creeps after we’re confirmed.’” — JAMES CORDEN

And Seth Meyers sniped at the Trump administration for standing by Kavanaugh.

“Following an accusation of sexual assault, Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh visited the White House today for the second day in a row. It’s the first time an accused sexual assaulter has gotten into the White House without the Electoral College.” — SETH MEYERS

“A new lawsuit came out, and it claims that female employees were harassed at Del Taco restaurants. Yeah, the lawsuit says the women were exposed to unwanted advances, crude remarks — and food from Del Taco.” — CONAN O’BRIEN

“Amazon is planning to introduce up to eight new ‘smart’ home devices this year, including a voice-controlled microwave oven. Though if you need voice control to use a microwave, maybe you’re too drunk to eat whatever you’re asking for.” — SETH MEYERS

“Stormy Daniels has written a book about Trump, and an advance copy just came out. And she actually writes about her night with Trump in detail. Which explains why every book comes with a bottle of Pepto-Bismol and a straw.” — JIMMY FALLON

The director Glenn Weiss proposed to his girlfriend, Jan Friedlander Svendsen, on national TV on Monday after winning an Emmy. The award was for directing the 2018 Oscars broadcast, which Jimmy Kimmel hosted. Weiss and Svendsen appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, Meyers’s “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” segment returned on Tuesday, with a new set of punchlines too sensitive for him to read by himself.

Peter Dinklage, who won his third Emmy on Monday for his role as Tyrion Lannister in “Game of Thrones,” will sit down with Kimmel on Wednesday.

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