• Jimmy Kimmel announces he’s taking a break from late night talk show

    Jimmy Kimmel announces he’s taking a break from late night talk show

    Jimmy Kimmel is taking a lengthy summer break from the late-night hosting gig he has had for nearly 18 years. Kimmel announced Thursday that he will be stepping away from “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” starting July 6 and his departure will last all the way through September when he hosts The Emmys, according to a report …
  • Jimmy Kimmel tribute to Fred Willard: ‘He had a light inside him’

    Jimmy Kimmel tribute to Fred Willard: ‘He had a light inside him’

    Actor-comedian Fred Willard passed away on Friday at the age of 86. Over the past several years, he had made frequent appearances on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” playing a-gallery of colorful characters. Monday night, Kimmel remembered Willard on his ABC show. “Tonight’s show – will be a special show – it will be a sad …
  • How Samantha Bee is hosting ‘Full Frontal’ from her backyard

    How Samantha Bee is hosting ‘Full Frontal’ from her backyard

    “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” returned to TBS Wednesday night with a new studio — Bee’s woodsy suburban backyard. Like her other late-night cohorts, Bee — who’s married to actor/comedian Jason Jones (“The Detour”) — is self-quarantining at home during the coronavirus outbreak. But unlike the Jimmys (Fallon and Kimmel), Seth Meyers, Conan O’Brien et …