here to accept on his behalf, please welcome george takei.elf. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, jimmy. andrew would have loved to be here tonight. but he's busy watching the titans/jaguars game with all of his totally straight friends. [ laughter ] so, on behalf of the gay community, i would like to say, andrew, we're sorry to see you go. and we'll miss you and we'll miss all of your festive bowties. and if you change your mind and want to come back, we would be glad to beam you right back up! [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] no questions asked. so, now, if you'll forgive me, i have to go back to being not straight no more. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: so nice to see you. george takei, everyone. congratulations to everyone involved. tonight on the show, music from jenny lewis. christine baranksi is here, plus "this year in unnecessary censorship." and we'll be right back with mel brooks so stick around! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> dicky: portions of "jimmy kimmel live" brought to you by dyson. new year, new clean wit

a fascinating story, and george takei is the key note speaker for the fifth annual celebration today in san francisco, starting at 7:30. you'll remember mr. takei as the helmsman on the oerm star trek. mr. spock was the man who did this thing, the live long and prosper, and this is rock then also paper and scissors. also san carlos holds its finals tonight from 6:30 to 7:00 at central middle school. this is one amongst many fun events as part of their family game night and their week of the family. here's an unbelievable robot i found on youtube. it's fascinating. if that's what you're into you're a geek like me. many people turn to me and say, he's a geek. if you say she's geeky, let me point to she's geeky. a conference in town hall. it's a conference for women geeks of all time they network, learn, inspire, and have fun in general. a place for women in science, technology engineering, and math fields to geek out in a noncompetitive environment. the agenda is evolving. they're making it up as they go along. that makes for a fun weekend in progress over all, enjoy it gals. >> gal, s