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NEWS ABOUT: Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel stories: 11 news summaries
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 Chavez Supporters 
 Can't Take Moore's Joke 

Filmmaker's Jimmy Kimmel interview irks Chavistas

Oct 26, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - So Michael Moore and Hugo Chavez walk into a hotel, split a bottle and a half of tequila, and ... what's the punchline? There isn't one for Chavistas torqued over the filmmaker's joke to Jimmy Kimmel that the two partied down at the Venice Film Festival, and Moore's claim that he... More »

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Venezuela • joke • Jimmy Kimmel • Michael Moore • tequila • Hugo Chavez



 Kimmel Rips 
 ABC to Shreds 

Slams own network at advertiser presentation

May 20, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel took the stage yesterday at a network presentation for advertisers, and promptly bit the hands that feed him—ripping into ABC, its advertisers, and even Jay Leno, writes Dave Itzkoff in the New York Times reports. “All of ABC’s late-night comedy talent is assembled here on... More »

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television • NBC • ABC • network • stand up comedy • Jimmy Kimmel • Jay Leno • advertisers • upfront week

(Newser) - Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel have broken up again, and it "seems like it's over for good this time," a source tells Us. Silverman, 38, reportedly pulled the plug after months of on-and-off dating. The comic pair had just reunited last fall. "He's really blue—very... More »

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celebrity • Jimmy Kimmel • gossip • Sarah Silverman

(Newser) - ABC is exploring the idea of moving Jimmy Kimmel's show to 11:35 later this year, in place of Nightline, so he can compete directly with Conan O'Brien, the New York Times reports. ABC denies it, and the speculation all comes from anonymous sources. But those sources say that ABC ... More »

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NBC • ABC • Jimmy Kimmel • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • network television • Nightline

 Jimmy, Sarah May Be on Again 

Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman dating again

Oct 8, 08 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Funny couple Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman are back together, People reports. The pair, who ended their 5-year relationship in July, have been going on touchy-feely dates, leaving an LA restaurant holding hands and getting cozy during pal Howard Stern’s wedding last week.  "They're taking it slow,... More »

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celebrity • Jimmy Kimmel • Emmy Awards • Sarah Silverman • comedian

 Kimmel, Silverman Split Up 

No comment from Damon, Affleck

Jul 14, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - After 5 years together, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman have broken up, reps for the newly minted ex-couple confirmed to Vanity Fair today. "Jimmy and Sarah have and will have no further comment," said a joint statement. Confessions of involvement with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck apparently didn't... More »

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comedy • Jimmy Kimmel • breakup • Matt Damon • Sarah Silverman • Ben Affleck • actor • comedian

ANALYSIS

 Where Will Jay
 Go After 
 Tonight? 

Comedian may be getting the boot, but tomorrow's looking pretty bright

Jun 28, 08 6:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Leno might be losing his beloved "Tonight Show," writes the Hollywood Reporter, but the host still has a ratings punch and an enviable set of options (in decreasing order of probability):
  1. Take ABC’s 11:30pm-12:30am slot, displacing Nightline and Jimmy Kimmel Live and competing
... More »

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NBC • CBS • ABC • news • stand up comedy • Jimmy Kimmel • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Tonight Show • network television

Kimmel's Revenge Scores Big

Video rebuttal to squeeze Silverman is star-studded sensation

Feb 27, 08 4:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Take that, Sarah. A star-studded—and very much tongue-in-cheek—ode to Jimmy Kimmel's lust for Ben Affleck has become an Internet sensation, Billboard reports. The late-night host's video is a rebuttal to girlfriend Sarah Silverman's "I'm F---ing Matt Damon." The latest salvo, with Kimmel and a host of... More »

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Paul McCartney • Brad Pitt • Jimmy Kimmel • Joel Madden • Matt Damon • Faith Hill • Tim McGraw • Sarah Silverman • Ben Affleck • Harrison Ford • Joan Jett • Benji Madden • Good Charlotte • Macy Gray • Pete Wentz • Fall Out Boy • Ashlee Simpson • Josh Groban • Huey Lewis

Late-Night Hosts at a Loss for Words

Guild rules prevent headliners from writing monologues, sketches

Dec 28, 07 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - The late-night talk shows will be back next week, but they’ll be virtually unrecognizable, the Wall Street Journal reports. Broad, vague Writers Guild rules prohibit the hosts, many of whom belong to the striking union, from providing their shows with “writing services.” That means no scripted... More »

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Jimmy Kimmel • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • Jon Stewart • Stephen Colbert • David Letterman • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Worldwide Pants • Screen Actors Guild

Kimmel Will Return to Air Next Month

Late-night host joins Leno, O'Brien despite writers' strike

Dec 18, 07 9:08 PM CST
(Newser) - ABC's Jimmy Kimmel will join his talk-show pals Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien in returning to the air Jan. 2, despite the ongoing writers' strike, the AP reports. “Though it makes me sick to do so without my writers, there are more than a hundred people whose financial well-being... More »

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Jimmy Kimmel • Jay Leno • David Letterman • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Carson Daly

LeBron Will
Host SNL Premier

King James will be
live from New York

Jul 19, 07 5:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - NBA superstar LeBron James will host this September's premier of Saturday Night Live, NBC said yesterday. The 22-year-old, who took the Cleveland Cavaliers to a franchise-first NBA Finals last season, got good reviews recently for co-hosting the ESPYs with comedian Jimmy Kimmel. More »

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Saturday Night Live • NBA • Indianapolis Colts • basketball • LeBron James • Cleveland Cavaliers • Super Bowl • 2008 Beijing Olympics • ESPY awards • Jimmy Kimmel • US National Basketball Team • Peyton Manning

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