With Jimmy Kimmel off for the summer, Maren Morris guest-hosted his namesake Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night, ably stepping into the late-night comedian’s shoes — and even bantering with the show’s de facto sidekick and parking-lot attendant Guillermo. Morris delivered a monologue that touched on everything from her time …
Read More »Late-Night Does Its Due Diligence and Roasts Rudy Giuliani After Hair Dye Fiasco
Over the years, Rudy Giuliani has provided late-night hosts with plenty of fodder, but President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer outdid himself Thursday, November 19th, when what appeared to be hair dye started leaking down his face during a press conference packed with lies about election fraud. In response, Stephen Colbert, …
Read More »See Kurt Vile's Rumbling 'Loading Zones' on 'Kimmel'
Kurt Vile played an amiable version of his track “Loading Zones” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!The track mixes pealing guitars — the lead part sounded more than a little like Neil Young circaWeld— with cheerfully inscrutable lyrics. “Sure, they knighted me yesterday/But who needs armor when I have an exoskeleton?” Vile …
Read More »See Jimmy Kimmel Stoke Outrage Over Fake Awards Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s “Lie Witness News” team ventured out on Wenesday to assess popular opinion about a made-up awards show titled the “Outstanding Celebrity Excellence Awards.” “The thing about award shows is that people tend to have very strong opinions about them,” Kimmel said. “People get mad before there’s anything …
Read More »Billy Joel Imitates Bruce Springsteen, Performs 'Miami 2017' on 'Kimmel'
Billy Joel, “the King of Long Island,” visitedJimmy Kimmel Live Thursday in Brooklyn, with the singer impersonating Bruce Springsteen, announcing an extension to his Madison Square Garden residency and performing “Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)” during the episode. The interview came the day after both Joel …
Read More »Watch the xx Perform 'Dangerous,' 'Say Something Loving' on 'Kimmel'
The xx performed “Dangerous” and“Say Something Loving,”two melodic tracks from their third LP,I See You, on Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! Bassist Oliver Sim opened “Dangerous” with a thumping low-end, while resident beat-maker Jamie xx bounced around the stage to trigger brass samples and electronics. Sim and singer Romy Madley Croft …
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