New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani declined Kimmel’s request to send Trump a selfie of the pair. Instead, he made it clear that he had more important reasons to maintain communication with the White House.
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John Oliver Says Scott Pelley Was Fired From 60 Minutes For Being ‘Too Cool’
John Oliver is weighing in on the controversy surrounding Scott Pelley’s dismissal from CBS News. During a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, the HBO host mocked the circumstances surrounding Pelley’s firing from 60 Minutes, joking that the veteran journalist’s real offense was being “too cool.”
Late Night Host Jimmy Kimmel Agrees With Spencer Pratt, Urges Los Angeles Voters to Reject Him Anyway
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel spent part of this week's Jimmy Kimmel Live! doing something many viewers probably didn't expect: agreeing with Spencer Pratt. The television personality, who has become an unlikely contender in the Los Angeles mayoral race, found himself...
Jimmy Kimmel Says It’s Ridiculous That He’s Getting Awards for Mocking President
Jimmy Kimmel has built much of his recent late-night career around mocking Donald Trump. At the Disney Upfronts presentation last May, he joked that his comments had cost the “company a lot of money this year, billions.” However, they have also earned Jimmy Kimmel awards from his peers.
Kimmel Admits Disney’s Only Guidance After ‘Expectant Widow’ Joke Was To ‘Respond and Move On’
Jimmy Kimmel is shedding new light on how Disney handled one of his most recent controversies.
Jimmy Kimmel Refuses to Believe Colbert’s Late Show Was Losing Money — “”These Are Just Made-Up Numbers”
Late-night television has spent the last year insisting that Stephen Colbert’s departure from The Late Show was a political story. CBS has spent the same period insisting it was a financial one. Now Jimmy Kimmel is openly challenging that explanation. In a lengthy...
Colbert’s Late Show Replacement Promises “No Politics” In New Format
Viewers tuning into CBS on the evening of May 22 may have been surprised. While Stephen Colbert’s exit from The Late Show was heavily discussed and promoted, its replacement features a very different format and aims for a very different tone. “No politics,” Byron Allen told CBS Mornings while describing his roundtable comedy late show. “You come, you laugh.”
The Pedro Pascal Stephen Colbert Kiss Exposed Hollywood’s Double Standard Ahead of The Mandalorian and Grogu Opening
When Pedro Pascal appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, much of the online reaction framed the interaction as harmless comedy. The moment in question involved Pascal repeatedly escalating physical affection and ultimately pressuring host Stephen Colbert into...
New SNL Cast Member Kam Patterson Walks Back Joke That He’s Never Seen the Show
After officially joining the cast of Saturday Night Live, Kam Patterson joked during a standup set that he had never seen SNL. While the audience took the line as part of the act, the comment quickly gained traction online, prompting the comedian to clarify what he meant.
Jimmy Kimmel “Jokes” He Cost Disney Billions During Defiant Upfronts Presentation
Jimmy Kimmel Live's presentation at the annual Disney upfronts event was supposed to reassure advertisers, celebrate upcoming programming, and convince brands that the company remains a stable entertainment powerhouse. Instead, Kimmel took the stage and openly joked...
After Buying Stephen Colbert’s Timeslot, Byron Allen Names Himself CEO of Buzzfeed
One man, one mogul, just proved old Hollywood models are dead. Leaner production, time slot buys, and sheer size are the things that still print money. All of these combine at the end of May. From his family office, on May 11th, Byron Allen Family Digital announced a...
Jimmy Kimmel Live Refuses to Run New Episode Against Final Late Show with Stephen Colbert
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel is reportedly refusing to air a new episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on the night of the final Stephen Colbert Late Show broadcast, turning what should be a straightforward business story into yet another political spectacle from late-night television....
Stephen Colbert Turns Final Late Show Episodes Into Anti-CBS Reunion With Fellow Late-Night Hosts
For his final week as host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert has booked several fellow late-night hosts. When CBS announced the cancellation of the long-running program last July, many saw it as more than just another casualty of a fading television format — they viewed it as a direct rebuke of Colbert himself.