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Jimmy Kimmel, Cleto Escobedo Jr., Dicky Barrett, Guillermo Diaz, Stu Smith
Video: Jimmy Kimmel Tricks Coachella Goers Into Confessing Love for Fake Bands
April 24, 2013 11:04:40Jimmy Kimmel learns that "music fans in general love knowing about bands that no one else has ever heard of," so his "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" team "decided to conduct an experiment" during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. At the recently-wrapped event in in Indio, California, they interviewed attendees about bands which don't exist.
Some young music lovers were asked about bands like Shorty Jizzle & the Plumber Cracks, Get the F**k Out of My Pool and The Chelsea Clintons which were made up, but that didn't stop them from saying good things about the fake bands. One guy said he loved The Obesity Epidemic's "whole style, their whole genre ... They're very innovative and they're new."
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Video: Harrison Ford Walks Off 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Over Chewbacca
April 19, 2013 01:04:03Harrison Ford confronted an on-screen friend from his past on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". It all began as host Jimmy Kimmel wanted to ask Ford questions about "Star Wars", but the actor said he didn't want to talk about the movie.
The 70-year-old, however, agreed to take questions from audience as long as it's not about "Star Wars". Then apparent fans of the sci-fi movie franshise, dressing in Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia costumes, stood up and asked silly questions like "Do you like being in movies?" and "Are you hungry?"
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Video: Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Vegans in Light of Morrissey's Canceled Appearance
February 28, 2013 09:02:03Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at Morrissey who canceled his scheduled performance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show due to "Duck Dynasty" cast appearance. Informing his audience that he had found a replacement for the rocker for the Tuesday, February 26 episode of his show, the comedian said, "There's a very good reason why I didn't dump the Duck Dynasty guys for Morrissey, and it's because they have guns."
Kimmel went on saying in his monologue, "He [Morrissey] keeps finding new ways to depress us." He then introduced a skit which promoted new "Duck Dynasty" product for vegetarians, "carrot call," for luring vegetables which was described as "yuppie food."
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Jimmy Kimmel Spoofs 'Avengers', 'Les Miserables' in 'Movie: The Movie: 2V' Trailer
February 26, 2013 01:02:16Following up the release of "Movie: The Movie" trailer after last year's Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel debuted a trailer for the sequel of "the greatest motion picture ever not made" on this year's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" post-Academy Awards show on Sunday, February 24. Titled "Movie: The Movie: 2V", the fake film features Rachel Weisz, Armie Hammer, Topher Grace, Jude Law, Bryan Cranston, John Krasinski, Chris Rock, Salma Hayek, Bruno Mars and more A-listers.
The faux movie has a "The Avengers"-like storyline, where Kimmel tries to save the world which is under attack by vampires, zombies and mummies. He tells his assistant, played by Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain, to contact the President (Oprah Winfrey), but she hangs up the phone.
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Matt Damon-Hijacked Episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Gets Primetime Encore
January 26, 2013 11:01:30"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" special episode hosted by Matt Damon will receive a special airing treatment. The January 24 outing will have a primetime encore Tuesday, January 29 at 10 P.M. ET on ABC, giving a chance for more people to watch the star-studded edition.
The primetime encore isn't too much considering the fact that the episode proved to be successful. It ranked No. 1 among all late-night programs with 2.92 rating in households and 1.23 rating in the 18-49 demo.
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Matt Damon 'Kidnaps' Jimmy Kimmel, Hijacks Show With J.Lo and Oprah Winfrey's Support
January 25, 2013 02:01:36Matt Damon has got his revenge on Jimmy Kimmel. After a decade of "running out of time" excuse made by the talk show host, the actor took over "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Thursday, January 24, during which he was scheduled to make his first official appearance as a guest.
Hours before the episode aired, a video promoting Damon's appearance showed him kidnapping Kimmel. "Tonight you didn't run out of time for me. Did you Jimmy? No I ran out of time for you," the "Saving Private Ryan" star said in a creepy tone.
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Jimmy Kimmel to Interview Matt Damon After 10 Years of Fake Feud
January 12, 2013 12:01:49Following a long fake feud between Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscar-nominated actor will finally submit for an interview on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" for a Thursday, January 24 outing. "May God help Damon if he dares show his stupid face," Kimmel jokingly says in a statement.
The upcoming appearance will mark the first time the Jason Bourne depicter in "Bourne" trilogy has a sitdown with Kimmel. The host has ended most of his show's episodes apologizing that he's "running out of time" for his last guest of the night, Damon.
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Video: Will Ferrell and Ryan Gosling Interrupt 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to Sell Knives
January 11, 2013 12:01:13"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" new timeslot caused a scheduling snafu in a skit for the show. Jimmy Kimmel was delivering his monolog on Wednesday night, January 9 when Will Ferrell showed up in the studio at the Hollywood Boulevard's El Capitan Theatre to shoot his QVC show "Knife Guys" with Ryan Gosling.
"What the hell are you doing here, Jimmy?" Gosling asked. "We sell knives every Wednesday at 11:30, everybody knows that!" Ferrell also claimed that they had used the studio for three months and his name was listed on the sheet, insisting to go through with his knife show.
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Jimmy Kimmel Beats David Letterman in First 11:35 Telecast
January 10, 2013 02:01:31Jimmy Kimmel has heated up the competition at 11:35 P.M. slot. In its first telecast in the new time slot on Tuesday night, January 8, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" scored 3.1 million viewers, beating out his idol David Letterman's show on CBS by 7% in total viewers (2.9 million).
Kimmel, however, fell short of winning over his big enemy Jay Leno. "JKL" ran neck-and-neck with NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" with only 177,000 total viewers separating the two programs. Leno won in term of total viewers with 3.3 million.
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Jimmy Kimmel Takes a Jab at KimYe on His Show's First 11:35 Telecast
January 09, 2013 03:01:13Comedian and TV host Jimmy Kimmel's daily late-night talk show on ABC "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" premiered at its new 11:35P.M. timeslot on January 8, and Kimmel made sure to highlight it as early as possible during his opening monologue for the show. "I am now 25 minutes closer to my lifelong dream of co-hosting 'The View'," Kimmel said.
The 45-year-old Kimmel then expressed how seriously he took the responsibility given to him by ABC execs, pitting him against the two kings of late night, Jay Leno and David Letterman, by zinging popular and "recently-pregnant" couple "KimYe". "I understand what's at stake here, and I don't take this responsibility lightly, especially with the Kanye West - Kim Kardashian baby on the way," Kimmel jokingly said. "This is the time I shine bright like a diamond."
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Jimmy Kimmel Faces Off Jay Leno in New Timeslot, Reacts to the Rivalry
December 20, 2012 10:12:21"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has been moved to earlier timeslot and its late-night show rival "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" follows suit. The ABC show will air at 11:35 P.M. (25 minutes earlier) starting January 8, 2013, while the NBC show is going to occupy the 11:34 P.M. slot (one minute earlier than its current schedule).
In a recent press conference, Jimmy Kimmel said he was not worried about the move made his rival show. "It tells me that they are a bit concerned," he said. "I'll be curious to see how long that goes on. That's a trick designed to bring up their ratings in the first month. What really matters is how you do in May and that's when we'll know where we stand."
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Video: Jimmy Kimmel Gets Emotional Addressing Newtown Shooting in Monologue
December 19, 2012 09:12:40Jimmy Kimmel couldn't hide his sadness over the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday. Hosting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Monday, December 17, he got choked up as he addressed the tragic incident in his opening monologue.
"I think the president said what needed to be said last night on television, I think he said it beautifully," he began talking about the mass shooting. Offering his condolence to the victims' families, he added, "I just want the people of Newtown to know we're not taking what you're going through lightly, and we are thinking of you a lot, all of us."
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Kimmel Cancels First Brooklyn Show Due to Storm, as Letterman and Fallon Tape Without Audience
October 30, 2012 01:10:36Hurricane Sandy has forced some shows to make adjustments, including "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" which previously insisted to move forward with its planned Brooklyn shows. The first show of this week, which was scheduled to be taped Monday, October 29, has been canceled.
"Though it pains us to do it, JKLfrom #Brooklyn tonight is cancelled. I'm disappointed too, but we want you to be safe," Jimmy Kimmel informed fans via Twitter. The show's publicist also said in a statement, "Due to stupid Hurricane Sandy and in the interest of the safety of our studio audience, Jimmy Kimmel Live! will not broadcast tonight from the Harvey Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music."
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Not Canceling Brooklyn Shows Despite Hurricane Sandy
October 29, 2012 09:10:10A storm can't prevent "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" from filming its shows in Brooklyn. Despite news that Hurricane Sandy is predicted to hit the East Coast on Monday night, October 29 or early Tuesday, October 30, the ABC talk show is moving on with its plans to shoot this week's shows at the Brooklyn Academy of Music starting Monday.
"We are bringing in back-up generators and will be able to do our show in the event of a power failure," says a representative for the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted program in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. "We are also flying staff and crew out earlier to beat the storm. We have had no audience drop-outs so far despite news of the storm."
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Video: Matthew Fox Plays Mitt Romney in Fake Biopic
October 20, 2012 10:10:54Matthew Fox spoofed Mitt Romney in a "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" sketch. Stopping by the late-night show, he talked about his "latest project" and unveiled a sneak peek of it. Without mentioning what role he took in the so-called TV movie, the Jack Shephard of "Lost" said convincingly, "I kind of like playing things that are based on real people. I find myself attracted to that stuff."
Host Jimmy Kimmel then presented the clip of the fake Lifetime biopic, "Mitt Romney and the Dockers of Destiny", which introduced Fox as the Republican presidential candidate. "Great lives are defined by great choices. Great leaders are born of great struggles," a narrator said as the footage showed Fox's Romney looking through his wardrobe to find a pair of trousers which seemingly meant a lot for him.
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to Challenge 'Leno' and 'Letterman' at 11.35 P.M.
August 22, 2012 01:08:34After ten years, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is ready to give "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Show with David Letterman" some competition. The midnight talk show will be moved to 11.35 P.M. in January next year, prompting "Nightline" to shift an hour later to 12:35 A.M.
"Given the passionate fan base Jimmy Kimmel Live has built over the past decade, and the show's ratings and creative momentum this season, the time is right to make this move," said Anne Sweeney, president of Disney ABC Television Group, in a statement.
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Video: Jimmy Kimmel Has Hilarious Interview With Fake Lil Wayne
March 03, 2012 08:03:46Jimmy Kimmel turned what was supposed to be a star-injected segment into a hilarious interview after Lil Wayne bailed out of his scheduled appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Refusing to leave a gap in his show, the host picked a random audience member to be a last-minute replacement.
The audience member named Carl, who bares no resemblance to Weezy, was told to put on a wig of fake dreadlocks and a baseball cap. He was then interviewed by Kimmel about his recent jail stint, during which the Lil Wayne stand-in improvised to answer the questions.
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Scores Second Biggest Audience With Post-Oscars Show
February 28, 2012 10:02:59"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" got a rating bump with its post-Oscars special. According to Nielsen's True Fast National Ratings, "Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Academy Awards" which aired Sunday, February 26 lured in 5.1 million total viewers.
It's up 14% from last year's post-Oscars telecast which drew 4.4 million total audience. Ratings wise, this year's "After the Academy Awards" also showed a 8% jump in 18-49 (1.873 million vs. 1.738 million), marking the show's most-watched post-Oscar telecast ever.
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Jimmy Kimmel Debuts 'Movie: The Movie' Trailer at Post-Oscars Show
February 27, 2012 04:02:51Contributing to the Oscars buzz, Jimmy Kimmel has hosted a "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" special on Sunday, February 26 right after the 84th annual Academy Awards was held. One of the anticipated segments was the premiere of a trailer for "Movie: The Movie", which tries to put every genre, plot line and star in one work.
Among the hilarious scenes is the one featuring Edward Norton sharing a kiss with Josh Brolin, who acts as the President of the United States. It also sees Colin Farrell giving a high five to a "dog who plays sports", Gary Oldman portraying a Centaur, and Meryl Streep sporting a mustache.
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Video: Manny Pacquiao's Attempted Duet With Jimmy Kimmel
November 04, 2011 11:11:17Manny Pacquiao continued to showcase his talent outside the ring. The professional boxer was a guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" for the fifth time after winning the match against Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez. "Each time you've been here, you've won the fight," Kimmel said.
Pacquiao and Kimmel performed a duet of Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love", back to back. Kimmel highlighted the sportsman's singing passion at first, playing a video of the boxer singing "La Bamba" at a Spanish television show. Kimmel and Pacquiao took some time to make them in sync but they received standing ovation from the audience anyway.
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