Cleto Escobedo III, longtime bandleader of the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show, has died, Jimmy Kimmel announced on Tuesday. He was 59 years old. The late-night talk show host mourned the death of one of his oldest friends — whom he met when he was 9 years old — writing on Instagram that “[t]o say that we…
The fight against Donald Trump is personal for Jimmy Kimmel’s wife and show producer Molly McNearney, she told the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast this week. McNearney noted that she has extended family members who support the Trump administration and “it hurts me so much” because “of the personal relationship I now have where…
Jimmy Kimmel is pleased that Democrats did well in the election this week, but even more pleased that Donald Trump isn’t taking the news very well. “It was a big night for Democrats,” Kimmel said during his monologue on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. “I’m glad it was because we needed a big night. Democrats…
On Friday night, Donald Trump threw a Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago only hours before SNAP benefits expired for millions of Americans. Last night, late-night hosts focused their monologues on Trump’s over-the-top fête, saying it “felt like the last big bash before the Epstein files come out.” Jon Stewart, speaking on The Daily Show,…
Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert gave their reactions to the Gaza peace deal on Monday night. Both late-night hosts conceded that President Donald Trump successfully helped broker a breakthrough ceasefire that resulted in Hamas releasing the remaining Israeli hostages, while still finding plenty of other things to criticize the president about. “What a day for…
Jimmy Kimmel is officially more popular than Donald Trump. Or, at least, he is according to a new YouGov poll. “I am more popular than the president of the United States,” Kimmel announced proudly during the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. “You remember the guy who keeps saying I have no ratings? Well, that…
Charlie Kirk’s death in the United States was a major political shock. But what followed was more revealing: employees disciplined for social media posts, celebrities facing backlash for controversial remarks and businesses scrambling to distance themselves from the fallout. The controversy highlighted a broader truth of the digital age: a single comment, whether in jest…
In 2007, eight years after becoming Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez revoked the license of the country’s oldest private television station. Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump suggested revoking the licenses of U.S. television stations he believes are overly critical of him. Since he returned to office in January, Trump’s remaking of the…
Kimmel’s TV return draws massive ratings Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night TV return draws massive ratings 04:17 Sinclair Broadcasting on Friday said it is returning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to its ABC stations, ending its preemption of the late-night show over remarks host Jimmy Kimmel had made on the program related to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The…
As Jimmy Kimmel gets back into the swing of things, his regularly scheduled jokes about President Donald Trump have resumed. On Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, following a major viewership boost for ABC, the comedian predicted Trump will “try to sue” the network after he posted about the episode “moments after we taped our…