Even though Jimmy Kimmel said he was thinking of not renewing his contract with ABC, he signed a new 3-year deal that will keep him at the network until 2026.
“After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” said the late night host.
Next year will be his 20th year hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live.
In case you haven’t heard, Jimmy Kimmel ruined Quinta Brunson’s moment at the Emmys on Monday by continuing with a lame joke by lying on stage as she gave her acceptance speech.
Before all of that happened, the Abbot Elementary actress was booked on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday. So the talk show host apologized to her. “The last thing I would ever want to do is upset you because I think so much of you, and I, you know, I think you know that. I hope you know that.”
“Well, Jimmy, let me just say thank you. It is very kind of you to say that. I honestly was in such a moment of just having a good time, like I won my first Emmy. I was up there, you know, happy. And I was wrapped up in the moment and just having a good time,” the Emmy winner said. “OMG! I am having so much fun. But thank you. That is kind. But honestly, I had a good night.”
With that, Brunson showed the world that she is a class act. And she deserves all the accolades she is getting. Maybe Kimmel can learn from her. At least, he should.
Brunson also gave an Emmy speech during his monologue. If you want to hear it, then click here!
I used to think that Andrew Garfield could do no wrong. I say used to because he did something on Sunday that is unforgivable.
What did he do? Yesterday, Jimmy Kimmel started his monologue by sharing a story about the Emmys. Not the story we wanted to hear, but a story that could’ve prevented the most talked about moment on TV’s biggest night.
As you have heard, Kimmel and Will Arnett did a bit where the talk show host pretended to be passed out on the stage. Instead of getting up and walking off the stage, he continued to lie there as Quinta Brunson accepted her award.
Since Kimmel is not a comedian and has never starred in a sitcom, he doesn’t know when a bit is over. So almost everyone is writing Mean Tweets about him.
So, why is Garfield at fault? Well, during the opening number, there were dancers dancing with fake spears, and one of the heads came off. The spearhead was about to hit Kimmel, but Garfield caught it in time. Therefore, it is Garfield’s fault that Kimmel was still conscious to do that bit.
But then again, had he been hit with it, then the show would’ve probably been over right then and there, and Brunson never would’ve accepted her award that night.
So maybe Garfield did a good thing. I am so confused.
If you missed Kimmel’s unfunny joke, then click here!
Jimmy Kimmel has been a very vocal opponent of guns. Therefore, he has been using his platform to speak out against them, especially after Monday’s horrific shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
So yesterday, when WFFA, the Dallas ABC affiliate, cut away from his monologue, fans of the talk show wondered what happened.
When word got back to Kimmel, he responded to the fans on Twitter, “To my friends in Dallas who are asking: I do not know whether our @ABCNetwork affiliate @wfaa cut away from my monologue tonight intentionally or inadvertently but I will find out.”
This morning WFAA apologized for the technical difficulties and explained what happened.
“WFAA extended its Wednesday 10 p.m. newscast for important coverage of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas,” the station wrote. “Jimmy Kimmel Live! aired immediately following our newscast. Unfortunately, the automated system that triggers commercials aired the first commercial break in error, interrupting Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue. The same technical error also impacted two commercial breaks later in the program, not just the one interrupting the monologue.”
When Kimmel found out what happened, he gave an update to his viewers, “I’ve known the staff at @wfaa personally and professionally for almost 20 years and believe this mistake was made unintentionally. Thanks for reposting and for correcting this error. Sending love to all my friends in Texas.”
Dallas has been a town full of conspiracies since John F. Kennedy was shot there, so I was hoping that this would be another one. Sadly, this is not one of them.
