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Fall Season Press Tour: Flying Blind With NBC | Roush Dispatch | 7/22/2008 New
After sitting through NBC’s frustrating and un-illuminating final day of official press tour Monday—there are a few set visits scheduled on Tuesday before whoever’s left heads for home (or in some cases Comic-Con over the weekend)—I’m tempted to say that TCA saved the worst for last. More like saving the least for last.It’s unprecedented in my memory of press tour for so many networks to screen so little of their new fall programming, but NBC really took the booby... read more
NBC at the TCA: Execs Want Jay to Stay, Just Not on Tonight | The Biz | 7/21/2008 New
Jay Leno showed up incognito at the Television Critics Association on Monday to ask the inevitable questions about his future to NBC Entertainment co-chairmen Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff. Haven't we just seen this act? Yes, just last week when ABC chief Steve McPherson was quizzed by a disguised Jimmy Kimmel about that network's possible pursuit of Leno. Doesn't anybody have an original idea in this business?Leno came up with the idea of the appearance in an effort to make amends for his... read more
ABC at the TCA: Jay Leno's New Late Night Home? It's No Joke! | The Biz | 7/16/2008
Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel together in late night at ABC?If you listen to ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson, it could happen.At his Wednesday session with the Television Critics Association, McPherson diffused the inevitable question about Jay Leno jumping to ABC by having Jimmy Kimmel pose as an out-of-town reporter. ("If you were to even talk to Jay Leno, wouldn't that be like contract tampering? Wouldn't that be illegal? Couldn't you go to jail for that?") Very funny. But it... read more
TCA: ABC Getting a Fall Reboot | Roush Dispatch | 7/16/2008
If you get deja view looking at ABC’s not-so-new fall lineup, there’s a reason for that. Much of the schedule is a redo from last fall, with a number of promising shows returning that were cut short by the writers’ strike—most notably the Wednesday lineup of Pushing Daisies, Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money.“Our Wednesday night was to us an unbelievable success and we’re very excited to get back to that,” ABC entertainment president Steve McPherson said... read more
Kimmel and Silverman Are B****king Up | Today's News: Our Take | 7/14/2008
Comedy power-couple Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman have broken up, effectively ending not only their five-year relationship, but also, one would guess, their spate of raunchy video spoofs.Reps for the pair confirmed the news to Us. According to the mag, Silverman has since been seen with a male friend at an L.A. restaurant. She was apparently having a heart-to-heart and eating organic quinoa topped with fruit — which sounds far too healthy to nourish a breakup, but maybe not everyone... read more
Kate Walsh Does Interview in Towel | Today's Top Videos | 6/20/2008
If only we could get away with this at work when we aren't feelin' the whole "clothes" thing. During a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel, actress Kate Walsh appeared bearing nothing but a terry cloth towel because the sexy dress she was pumped to wear was altered to make her "look like a Vegas stripper." Perhaps she'll start a new trend for red carpets around the world? read more
Obama and David C. to Step onto Kimmel's Court | Today's News: Our Take | 6/14/2008
Barack Obama and David Cook may occupy separate professional arenas, but they both know all about the American voting public. Sunday, June 15, they might get to compare notes when they each join Jimmy Kimmel for Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night on ABC. The presumptive Democratic nominee will be joining the talk show host via satellite, and is expected to discuss the NBA finals (go Boston!), Father's Day and, of course, a little campaign politics. Cook, meanwhile, may not be talking fatherhood or... read more
Cheers: Jimmy Kimmel Gets His Shot | Cheers & Jeers | 6/9/2008
Cheers to ABC for giving Jimmy Kimmel some well-deserved primetime exposure with his Game Night specials. Airing before the net's coverage of the high-profile Lakers-Celtics NBA finals, the half-hours mix big-name guests like Adam Sandler and Steve Carell with Kimmel's usual crew (Uncle Frank, Cousin Sal, et. al.). Hope this vote of confidence puts to rest the rumors that the network could bump Kimmel to make room for Jay Leno when he exits NBC next year. After five solid years of serivce... read more
Jimmy Kimmel Headlines Daytime Emmy Presenters | Soaps News | 6/5/2008
Jimmy Kimmel, Barbara Walters and Tyra Banks headline a slate of celebs scheduled to present at the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (June 20, 8 pm/ET on ABC).Kimmel will present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Regis Philbin, who is marking more than 40 years in television.The schedule of performers also includes numerous soap stars, including All My Children power couple Darnell Williams and Debbie Morgan, Jack Wagner of Bold and the Beautiful, and Anthony Geary of General Hospital.Montel... read more
The View to Do Some Idol Worship in Vegas | Today's News: Our Take | 6/5/2008
The ladies of The View are taking their talkfest on the road this summer, broadcasting their show live (and in HD) from Sin City June 23-27.In addition to the special location, Barbara and Co. have invited some serious talent to their Vegas party, including Amercian Idol winner David Cook and runner-up David Archuleta. The boys will appear and perform on June 24. Other stars making the trek to the desert include Jimmy Kimmel and Rihanna (June 23), Jessica Simpson (performing from her new album... read more
Jimmy Kimmel Grills the Lost Bosses (Part 2) | TV Show Previews | 4/24/2008
This is part two of funnyman Jimmy Kimmel's interview with Lost producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof. TV Guide sat in on the Q&A as the talk-show host grilled the show's masterminds with his burning questions about how the season — and series — will end.Jimmy Kimmel: Will Walt continue to grow until he's 9, 10, 11 feet tall?Carlton Cuse: That's one of our favorite lines of the whole show: "Who told you that, Taller Ghost Walt?" You know, we had lunch at Arnie Morton's with... read more
Jimmy Kimmel Grills the Lost Bosses (Part 1 of 2) | TV Show Previews | 4/22/2008
When it comes to Lost, Jimmy Kimmel's not f--king around.On a Monday morning earlier this month, the late-night talk-show host arrived on the Disney Studio lot in Burbank tasked with a mission: Grill Lost's executive producers, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, about their massively dissected drama, which returns April 24 to round out its critically hailed fourth season. (We were lucky enough to tag along!) Kimmel, a diehard fan since the pilot, has frequently championed the series on Jimmy... read more
Rosie Dreams of Giving Lap Dances?! | Today's Top Videos | 4/21/2008
If someone were to ask about the one thing you always wanted to do, but haven’t got around to yet, what would be your answer be? Well if you said, "Give Jimmy Kimmel a lap dance," you and Rosie O'Donnell have something in common. Rosie responded to a fan with this answer on her blog recently only to have Kimmel address and accept her offer on his show. Guess that Ben Affleck video really must have caught her fancy. read more
Jimmy Kimmel's Doing What with Richard Simmons? | Today's News: Our Take | 4/2/2008
It's only been a few weeks since Jimmy Kimmel was doing you-know-what to you-know-who, but now he's back with a new video, this time with fitness and sweatband guru Richard Simmons to reportedly try some workouts (Disclaimer: getting "whipped into shape," according to People.com). Kimmel taped the new video in honor of his upcoming 1000th episode, airing April 3. And while just a few frames from the new video have surfaced (here, on ET.com), at least there's an image of their costumes while... read more
How Kimmel's Video Became a Star-studded Affair | Today's News: Our Take | 2/26/2008
After watching Jimmy Kimmel's hilarious post-Oscars "I'm F--king Ben Affleck" music video, I had one lingering thought I just couldn't put to rest: How in the world did they get stick-in-the-mud Harrison Ford to play along?Apparently, all they had to do was ask. When Affleck learned that Ford found the humor in an earlier video, in which Kimmel's girlfriend Sarah Silverman confessed to getting down with Matt Damon, they approached the Indiana Jones star and found him more than willing to play... read more
Sarah Silverman is “Effing Matt Damon” | Today's Top Videos | 2/1/2008
Words can’t even explain the awesomeness that is this video. To celebrate her bf's 5th anniversary show, the hilariously crass Sarah Silverman surprised late-night host Jimmy Kimmel with a pre-taped music video featuring none other than Matt Damon. The only thing funnier than the lyrics of her song, “I’m f***king Matt Damon” are his wicked dance moves (he rides that pony like pro). Matt Damon was always considered a cool guy in our book, but he has taken it to a whole new... read more
Strike Watch: Another Day in Late Night | Roush Dispatch | 1/8/2008
The only true “moment of Zen” I experienced while watching the awkward writer-free return of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show Monday night — or, as Jon Stewart is now calling it, “A Daily Show” — was when his sole guest, a professorial labor expert, said of bitter strikes like the one the Writers’ Guild is currently engaged in: “It’s never intractable.... Eventually, they all get solved.”From his lips to....What a day it was in Strike World.... read more
Leno Guests on Kimmel, and Vice Versa | Today's News: Our Take | 1/7/2008
Does Jay Leno "Jimmy"? Apparently. With their struck shows not having the easiest of times booking guests, this Thursday the hosts of NBC's The Tonight Show and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live will appear on each other's late-night talkers. "There are only a few people in the world that know how tough this job is. Jimmy is one of them," Leno tells the AP. "It will be fun to discuss who's a good guest, who's a difficult guest and everything else that comes with sitting behind these desks." (One example:... read more
Jimmy Kimmel Joins Late Night TV's Jan. 2 Reboot | Today's News: Our Take | 12/18/2007
If you do in fact "Jimmy," some good news. On the heels of the news that Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien would resume their respective late-night talkers on Jan. 2, 2008, ABC has announced that Jimmy Kimmel Live will return with fresh shows that same Wednesday night."Though it makes me sick to do so without my writers, there are more than a hundred people whose financial well-being depends on our show," Kimmel says in a statement. "It is time to go back to work. I support my colleagues and friends... read more
Viva Vegas: Jimmy Kimmel Turns the Big 4-0 | Today's News: Our Take | 11/13/2007
Las Vegas hot spot Tao kicked off its two-year anniversary celebration with a birthday party for Vegas-raised late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel. "There's no better place for a party than Vegas," his girlfriend Sarah Silverman said. "And since Jimmy's family is already here [living in Vegas], it's perfect." Kimmel himself concurs, "It [was] great to be there, great to be with friends and family."Kimmel — whose week-long daily jaunt between NYC (where in the morning he did Live with... read more