Jimmy Kimmel at Lionel Richie Hand And Footprint Ceremony held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, USA on March 7, 2018. Photo by Shutterstock Copyright (c) 2018 Tinseltown/Shutterstock.
Jimmy Kimmel (TV Personality)
Jimmy Kimmel is an American television host, comedian, and producer, best known as the host of ABC's long-running late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He is recognized for his everyman comedic style, viral video segments, and pointed political monologues, as well as for hosting major awards ceremonies like the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmy Awards. Kimmel's career is marked by a transition from edgy cable comedy to becoming a fixture of mainstream late-night television. The September 2025 suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! by ABC and Disney followed Kimmel's on-air monologue, which included comments regarding the killing of Charlie Kirk. The comments drew a sharp rebuke from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, and major affiliate station owners, including Nexstar and Sinclair, announced they would preempt the show. ABC suspended the program "indefinitely" before reinstating it less than a week later, after what the network called "thoughtful conversations" with the host. The incident sparked a national debate on free speech, corporate media responsibility, and political pressure in the entertainment industry.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003–Present): As the host and executive producer, Kimmel has made the show ABC's longest-running late-night talk show. It is known for recurring bits like "Mean Tweets," "Celebrities Read Mean Tweets," and his long-standing faux feud with Matt Damon.
The Man Show (1999–2003): Co-hosted with Adam Carolla on Comedy Central, this show's unapologetically masculine and often controversial humor gained a significant cult following.
Win Ben Stein's Money (1997–2000): Kimmel's television breakthrough came as the comedic co-host of this Comedy Central game show, where his irreverent style played off Ben Stein's deadpan delivery, earning him a Daytime Emmy Award.
Major Hosting Gigs: Kimmel has become a go-to host for Hollywood's biggest nights, having hosted the Academy Awards four times (2017, 2018, 2023, 2024) and the Primetime Emmy Awards three times (2012, 2016, 2020).
As late-night host Jimmy Kimmel jokingly takes credit for bringing Donald Trump and Melania Trump closer together as a couple, and as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) head Brendan Carr tries convincing us that ordering Disney-owned ABC stations to file early for license renewal isn't blatant retaliation, Trump is stepping up pressure to have Kimmel fired[...]
The move comes as Trump and others in his MAGAverse have called for the firing of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for a joke he made last Thursday during his show regarding the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) Though Carr and others will argue that this is a result of its investigation into the stations' DEI[...]
The move comes the day after late-night host Jimmy Kimmel pushed back on calls by Trump, Melania Trump, the Trump Administration, and their social media/podcast lackeys, who made Kimmel the scapegoat for the hate and divisiveness that fueled the shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) on Saturday night While ignoring the role the[...]
Earlier today, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, the Trump Administration, and their social media/podcast lackeys decided to make late-night host Jimmy Kimmel the scapegoat for the hate and divisiveness they claim fueled the shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) on Saturday night Choosing to ignore the starring role that Trump has played in all of[...]
Well, it looks like the Trump Administration is using the incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner as an excuse to go after late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and accuse others of hate speech – while choosing to ignore the starring role Donald Trump has held when it comes to making good situations bad, and bad[...]
But as far as Melania Trump is concerned, it's all the fault of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel Taking the play from her hubby's Project 2025 playbook, Melania took to social media to call out Kimmel for offering his own take on the White House Correspondents' Dinner during his Thursday show.
"Kimmel's hateful and violent rhetoric is[...]
"Weird Al" Yankovic is about to complete a very interesting collection that no other musician can currently lay claim to, as he's about to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and complete a late-night achievement This Thursday, Yankovic will perform on Jimmy Kimmel's show for the first time in the show's 23-year run, which is an[...]
Two of the Trump Administration's least favorite people had a chance to grab some one-on-one time on Monday night, when former CNN anchor and independent journalist Don Lemon checked in with Jimmy Kimmel on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! Lemon addressed his recent arrest by Trump's Department of Justice over an incident in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where[...]
Now, we're learning where Don Lemon will be on Monday night: having a one-on-one with Jimmy Kimmel during ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! Kicking off at 11:35 p.m EST, Lemon is expected to be joined by Alex Honnold (Skyscraper Live) and musical guest Whitney.
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In the aftermath of the January 18th protest,[...]
Emotions were running understandably high heading into Monday night's late-night lineup, and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! host Jimmy Kimmel and Comedy Central's The Daily Show host Jon Stewart brought a range of tears and rage to their opening monologues and commentary during their respective shows Their target was the Trump Administration and the ICE agents[...]
turned over its annual Alternative Christmas Message to none other than ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who found himself in the political spotlight this year more than you would expect a late-night host to be and in ways that Kimmel never expected Kimmel's address to Channel 4's viewers focused on Donald Trump, using his brief[...]
Just when Donald Trump, FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Nexstar, and Sinclair thought they had seen the last of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over comments regarding the individual who killed conservative activist and advisor Charlie Kirk, Disney-owned ABC finally saw the light and returned Kimmel to our screens Now, they will have to deal with having Kimmel around[...]
FCC Chair Brendan Carr has discussed Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show being pulled from ABC on a podcast and during a conference Now, it looks like the Senate Commerce Committee would like Carr to answer some questions they have on the matter A spokesperson for the committee confirmed to Variety that Carr has agreed to[...]
Only hours after Sinclair announced that the late-night host would return to its ABC affiliate stations beginning tonight, Nexstar Media Group followed suit, with Jimmy Kimmel's Jimmy Kimmel Live! also returning to its stations tonight. "We have had discussions with executives at The Walt Disney Company and appreciate their constructive approach to addressing our concerns[...]
Jimmy Kimmel's return to ABC's late-night lineup on Tuesday scored big with viewers to the tune of 6.26 million viewers What's even more impressive is that Kimmel pulled those numbers despite not being on 23% of the nation's television screens That's because Nexstar and Sinclair stuck with their decision not to air Kimmel's show on[...]
When ABC announced that Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be returning on Tuesday night after being pulled from the airwaves last week, a whole lot of folks were expecting a whole lot of folks to tune in to see what Kimmel had to say But even after being reinstated following a[...]
Despite Nexstar and Sinclair continuing to preempt the late-night talk show on their affiliate stations, Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned on Tuesday night, nearly a week after ABC pulled the show over comments Jimmy Kimmel made during last Tuesday's monologue After hearing from late-night colleagues Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, and Seth Meyers last night[...]
Despite Nexstar and Sinclair—two media companies that own many ABC affiliate stations around the country—deciding to keep the late-night host off their stations' airwaves, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Kimmel Live! are set to return to Disney-owned ABC tonight ABC's decision to pull the show came after pressure from FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Nexstar, and Sinclair over comments Kimmel made during his[...]
Great news! A week after late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was pulled by Disney-owned ABC, Kimmel's late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! is returning tonight! Unfortunately, not everyone in the U.S will be able to see what the late-night host has to say That's because Nexstar and Sinclair—two media companies that own many ABC affiliate stations around[...]
Despite The Walt Disney Company's ABC making the decision to bring back Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night, Nexstar announced that it is joining Sinclair in continuing to preempt Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show "Nexstar Media Group, Inc (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the company's owned and partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network will[...]
Six days after being suspended by Disney-owned network for comments he made during his opening monologue last week regarding supporters of the late conservative podcaster and adviser Charlie Kirk, ABC announced earlier today that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be returning on Tuesday night Shortly after, Sinclair announced that it was[...]
Less than a week after the late-night host was suspended, reportedly over comments regarding the late conservative activist and advisor Charlie Kirk, The Walt Disney Company-owned ABC announced earlier today that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel would return on Tuesday night Disney's decision to remove Jimmy Kimmel Live! from television came after Federal Communications Commission (FCC)[...]
Amid pushback from across the entertainment industry landscape, across the political aisle in Washington, D.C., and across the country, The Walt Disney Company-owned ABC announced earlier today that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel would return on Tuesday night Disney's decision came after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) head Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel's comments regarding the late conservative[...]
Less than a week after the network "pre-empted indefinitely" late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and his late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, following remarks Kimmel made regarding late conservative activist and advisor Charlie Kirk, The Walt Disney Company-owned ABC announced on Monday that Kimmel's late-night show would return this Tuesday night. "Last Wednesday, we made the decision to[...]
On Wednesday, ABC announced that it had "pre-empted indefinitely" Jimmy Kimmel, a move that came at the end of a day that began with Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr urging local network affiliates to remove Jimmy Kimmel Live! from their stations over Kimmel's comments regarding Tyler Robinson, the suspect who has been charged with[...]
ABC announced that it had "pre-empted indefinitely" Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday evening, a move that came at the end of a day that began with Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr urging local network affiliates to remove Jimmy Kimmel Live! from their stations over Kimmel's comments regarding Tyler Robinson, the suspect who has been charged[...]
Less than 24 hours after ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel addressed the shooting of conservative activist and advisor Charlie Kirk, the network has "pre-empted indefinitely" Jimmy Kimmel Live! (according to reporting from The Hollywood Reporter) The network's decision is the latest headline in what has proven to be a still-evolving story On Tuesday night, Kimmel[...]
But before we get to that, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel had more than a few things to say about Trump's move.
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"Trump's now aiming his wrecking ball at Hollywood," Kimmel noted to his audience and viewers, reading over Trump's post where he ranted about his decision – taking particular[...]
During POtuS Donald Trump's entire first term and pretty much every day of his second term, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel hasn't let up on Trump and the damage that his policies are doing within the U.S and our standing with the rest of the world And if you're one of those folks who hate themselves[...]
On the unscripted side, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, CBS's After Midnight, and CBS game show The Price Is Right have also shuttered their tapings for at least today Here's a look at other events that have been impacted.
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The Critics Choice Awards: Originally set to take place this Sunday, January 12th, and[...]
