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2003 TV series or program| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | |
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| Jimmy Kimmel Live title cardJimmy Kimmel Live title card | |
| Created by | Jimmy Kimmel |
| Starring | Jimmy Kimmel |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 26, 2003 – Present |
Jimmy Kimmel Live is a late-night talk show in the United States created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Timeslots
As the name suggests, the program originally aired live (albeit with a delay of a few seconds) in the Eastern Time Zone. However, the show had problems reliably censoring unairable material (Snoop Dogg managed to sneak in an unexpurgated middle finger on the debut show). Due to increasing concerns about FCC fines for indecency, the show began its current practice of taping an hour before it is aired (and with a subtle on-screen disclaimer indicating it's not live). The hour-long program premiered after Super Bowl XXXVII on January 26, 2003 on ABC. It airs weeknights at 12:07 a.m. in most parts of the country but the time does vary from station, resulting in the show beginning in the middle of competitors The Tonight Show and The Late Show with David Letterman, and ending in the middle of Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. The program currently follows Nightline on ABC. Some speculated that Kimmel would move to the 11:35 p.m. slot after Ted Koppel retired, but it remains in its regular timeslot.
ABC affiliates not airing the show
WSB and WSOC do not run the show because of the existing contracts they have with ABC. According to their contracts, the stations are only required to air ABC shows until 12:35 a.m. ET. Jimmy Kimmel Live runs until 1:07 a.m. ET, which would force the stations to relinquish time that they use for lucrative syndicated and/or local programming. (In particular, WSB uses the slot for a re-run of its 11:00 p.m. ET newscast.) A press release from WSB in 2004 claimed that the station hoped to resolve the situation and air the show, but there is no indication of any current negotiations on the matter. Both stations are owned by Cox Enterprises. In November 2005, Cox station WFTV in Orlando began airing the show after initially refusing to do so. Some ABC stations owned by Allbritton Communications Company did not begin airing the show until April 12, 2004. KTUL in Tulsa, Oklahoma did not air the initial post-Super Bowl episode, or most of the first few months of the show. Tulsa's then-WB affiliate, KQCW (formerly KWBT, now a CW affiliate) aired the show at 12:07 a.m., and would cover the ABC logo on the bottom of the screen with their own station logo. KTUL began airing the show in 2005.
Also, Chicago's ABC O&O station WLS-TV airs the show at 12:07 a.m. Central instead of 11:07 p.m, due to the daily rerun of the Oprah Winfrey Show at 11:05 p.m.; WLS is the flagship station for Oprah, and the original home for the show as a local program. North Dakota stations WDAY and WDAZ air the show at 12:08 a.m. Central, with The Insider and paid programming airing in the usual timeslot. KMBC in Kansas City airs the show at 12:37 a.m. Central, following reruns of Frasier, Will & Grace, and Sex and the City, and Nightline. Otherwise, most delayed airings of the show are usually at 12:37 a.m. ET-PT/11:37 p.m. CT-MT, in order to allow some ABC stations (such as WEHT, WBAY, and WISN) to air syndicated programming after their late news, followed by Nightline and Kimmel, thus having Kimmel compete directly in the full hour with O'Brien and Ferguson.
There is currently no station refusing to air "JKL" due to explicit content.
Those in WSOC's viewing area can contact them at http://www.wsoctv.com/station/1928956/detail.html
Directors and Producers
The March 28, 2005 article of the New York Post announced that actor/writer/comedian Bobcat Goldthwait was the show's new director, replacing original director Keith Truesdell who has gone on to a very successful sitcom career. Goldthwait directed the show from 2004 to 2006, when he was replaced by current director Joe DeMaio. Since joining, the ratings increased to about two million viewers per night. The numbers have jumped up to 50% with teens, and is the number three show among teenagers (trailing only behind Laguna Beach and Family Guy). Kimmel and Jill Leiderman are the show's executive producers. Jill Leiderman replaced Duncan Gray, who replaced the show's original executive producer, Daniel Kellison.
Music and Regular Segments
Music is provided by the band Cleto and the Cletones, led by Kimmel's childhood friend, Cleto Escobedo III. Kimmel's relatives, Frank Potenza, called Uncle Frank, and Sal Iacono, called Cousin Sal, are "characters" that appear on the program in most episodes. Uncle Frank is often set out to do reporting on the red carpet of a movie premiere or award show, where he will do things like mistake the celebrity he is talking to for a different person. Cousin Sal usually performs skits out of the studio, such as impersonating a store employee, purposely giving customers bad service, insulting them or giving them something they did not order/ask for. Another "character" is parking lot attendant Guillermo, who does a regular segment called Guillermo's Hollywood Roundup in which he carries a fake lasso and fills Jimmy in on the latest celebrity gossip via tabloids. One of the show's newest "characters" is Veatrice. Like Uncle Frank, she also plays a security guard.
There is a musical performance at the end of the show, which is performed on either an indoor or outdoor stage, or on location (see Jimmy Kimmel Live Concert Series powered by Pontiac section below for more). Coors Light previously sponsored most of the show's musical performances from 2004-2006 (Pontiac is the now the current sponsor). On some shows, there are comedians doing stand-up comedy, also at the end of the show, as well as the rarely seen Future Talent Showcase.
This Week in Unnecessary Censorship
On Fridays there is a segment called This Week in Unnecessary Censorship, a parody on the FCC's censorship rules, where TV clips are unnecessarily bleeped and blurred. Kimmel began the bit during the outset of the indecency "witchhunt" of 2004 and in several of the first editions of it mentioned the kind of undue pressure and problems his friend Howard Stern was receiving. Clips from news or events during the week will have a nominally inoffensive word or phrase bleeped and the mouths blurred in a way that makes it sound/look like the person in the clip had issued a profanity. Another similar obfuscation makes a wave to a crowd look like an inappropriate gesture, or blurring areas in where private parts are as if they were exposing themselves or nude.
Some of the American programming that commonly appear in the segment include newscasts and other news-related programming from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, CNBC, Los Angeles television affiliates KABC, KCAL, KNBC, KTLA, and KTTV, and New York City television station WNYW; children's programming such as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, Barney and Friends, Blue's Clues, and SpongeBob SquarePants; primetime programs such as WWE Raw, The Simpsons, and Family Guy; game shows such as Family Feud and Jeopardy!, The Price Is Right, Wheel of Fortune, The Apprentice 6, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, Dancing with the Stars; cable programming like The Crocodile Hunter, the MTV Video Music Awards, VH1 2006 Big Awards; sporting events; and infotainment shows like Entertainment Tonight, Showbiz Tonight, and Access Hollywood.
They have only done one censor that was necessary, the famous line from the 2006 movie, Snakes on a Plane, which goes like this "I have had it with these motherf****g snakes on this motherf****g plane".
Jimmy Kimmel Live Concert Series powered by Pontiac
In June 2005, Jimmy Kimmel Live partnered with Pontiac for its concerts from the Pontiac Garage outdoor stage in Hollywood. Streaming videos of off-air performances, which are shown in their entirety, can be seen by going to the show's Web site, jimmykimmellive.net and clicking on the Pontiac Garage.
Since June 2005, there have been musical performances that have taken place on location, outside of Hollywood, during the show's taping. One of these instances happened on February 17, 2006, when Hawthorne Heights performed in Chicago at the annual Chicago Auto Show. And on May 17 of that same year, Christina Milian performed the song, "Say I", on an outdoor stage in New York City's Times Square.
Sets
The stage where the show is taped has gone through many changes, from the addition of a platform in front of the stage for Jimmy to do his monologue, to various stage backgrounds. In January 2005, the show's original set (see photo on right), which had video screens in the background and the band performing on the left side of the stage, was replaced with the current set, which has a city in the background. The band now performs on the right side of the stage.
In the special February 25, 2007 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live (the second "After the Academy Awards" show), the current set was slightly tweaked when an illustrated picture of a city, which was seen in the background from January 2005 to February 2007, was replaced with photo collages of Los Angeles and Hollywood (including the adjacent Kodak Theatre across from the studio where his show is broadcast from).
Series regulars
Andy Milonakis, an Internet phenomenon, was a regular on the show in 2003-2004. Another Internet phenomenon, Jay Maynard, the Tron Guy, was also on the show several times in 2004.
An occasional actor on the show, Anthony (Tony) Barbieri does a periodic piece, in which he plays a fictional character Jake Byrd, and insinuates himself into real life events around the country. Often he fools those at the event, and even the media, into believing he's a part of the story. Most often he portrays himself as an overly enthusiastic protestor about something or as a fan of somebody (or something) famous.
Gerhard Reinke, who is dubbed as the show's "travel correspondent", makes occasional appearances on the show, showing clips of his travels across the US in a segment titled, "Gerhard Reinke's America." He is seen driving his Volkswagen Touareg at the beginning of the segment.
The show is known more than most other talk shows for guests staying until the end of the show and moving down the couch as the next one comes on, and having first or second guests leave less frequently in between commercial breaks.
Matt Damon
Frequently at the end of the show, Kimmel thanks the guests as usual, but then adds, "Our apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time." The joke is that Damon is not scheduled to appear on that particular night. Kimmel told TMZ.com that he says this "for no good reason at all." A star like Matt Damon would never be scheduled to appear near the end of the show where he can be bumped.
On September 12, 2006, Damon appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. A montage of clips demonstrating the numerous times Kimmel performed the bit was shown and, after a very lengthy introduction by Kimmel, Damon appeared on stage. After a few seconds, Kimmel apologized and stated that the show was out of time. He asked Damon if he could come back tomorrow, to which he replied, "Go fuck yourself."
Damon continued to curse at Kimmel throughout the rolling of the credits, ultimately slapping the desk and walking off the set with Kimmel chasing after him. In a chat hosted by ESPN, Kimmel's friend Bill Simmons confirmed that it was an act, initially saying, "Everyone thought it was a setup but it actually happened, Jimmy was pretty shaken afterwards." Later, however, Simmons stated, "I was kidding about the Matt Damon thing before, that was really a joke.".
In the December 17, 2006 issue of USA Weekend, Kimmel himself confirmed that the Damon incident was a joke, putting the debate to rest..
Andy Dick
On February 2, 2007, he was forcibly removed during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, after repeatedly touching guest Ivanka Trump without her permission. After rubbing Trump's legs and touching her hair, Jimmy Kimmel begged him to behave himself. When Dick asked Trump to "give him a big, fat, sloppy kiss right on the lips" and grabbed her arm, Kimmel called in two security guards. On May 2, 2007, he made another appearance on Kimmel, which began by showing the clip of him being dragged out of his previous appearance, and then wheeled out, Hannibal Lector-style, on a dolly. Although he exchanged some dialogue and playful "touching" with Kimmel's other guest, Danica Patrick, the show passed without incident.
To date, Dick is the only guest to have been forcebly removed from the show.
Special Episodes
Quentin Tarantino Directed Episode
On April 20, 2004, Quentin Tarantino supposedly directed and produced this episode incorporating his signature camera shots, lighting, fashion and music elements into the talker. The guests this night were Steven Wright, Laura Harring and The Darkness. In actuality Keith Truesdell (the show's director at the time) directed this episode in which Quentin was a guest and made to look like he was directing the show.
Jimmy Kimmel Live - Best of 2004
On December 20, 2004, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" reflected on the best moments from 2004 during a special year-in-review show hosted by highly respected entertainment expert James Lipton ("Inside the Actor's Studio"). Featured moments included previous comedy bits with Clay Aiken, Ben Stiller and Jon Stewart.
Non-Denominational All-Star Celebrity Holiday Special
On December 22, 2004, Kimmel offers his own witty take on conventional holiday specials in the style of Perry Como or Bob Hope, featuring a hilarious sing-along of "Winter Wonderland" with Mike Tyson, a woodwind duet with Kenny G, color commentary by movie critics Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper, children's stories read by Flavor Flav and special appearances by Green Day, Serena Williams, actress Jolene Blalock and musical guest Chris Isaak.
Destiny's Child Episode
On November 15, 2005, an entire show devoted to Destiny's Child, aired. This episode, which was the first to devote an entire episode to a musical guest, began with the trio performing their final single, Stand Up For Love, from a small stage inside the lobby. They later performed on an outdoor stage with their final musical performance of their careers as a group. Destiny's Child's final performance was their 2001 smash hit, Survivor.
Jimmy Kimmel Live in Detroit
On January 31, 2006, Kimmel took the show on the road as it originated from the Gem Theatre in Detroit (the host city of Super Bowl XL). On that episode, which was the first of five from Detroit, his guests were David Alan Grier, Matt Hasselbeck of the Seattle Seahawks, and musical guests Kid Rock and Hank Williams, Jr. On February 5, 2006, a special three-year anniversary episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, which was the last of five from Detroit, aired. Coincidentally, that episode, just like the premiere episode that is mentioned above on this page, aired after the Super Bowl. Relient K performed "Be My Escape" and had a contest on their website to attend Jimmy Kimmel Live for free.
Jimmy Kimmel Live after the Academy Awards (2006)
On March 5, 2006, Jimmy Kimmel Live aired the first special post-Academy Awards show, titled Jimmy Kimmel Live after the Academy Awards. But instead of originating from its regular home at the El Capitan Theatre, the show taped at the El Portal Theatre, in neighboring los Angeles community North Hollywood. On that episode, Kimmel's guests were Quentin Tarantino and Johnny Knoxville.
J.J. Abrams Directed Episode
On May 12, 2006, J.J. Abrams guest-directed this action-packed episode, with featured guests Dominic Monaghan, J.J. Abrams himself, and musical guests Taking Back Sunday (who performed on an outdoor stage at the end of that episode).
Grey's Anatomy Night
In an episode that originally aired on May 15, 2006, Kimmel staged a stunt on his show whereby a rattlesnake bites him on the hand. At first it looks real, but as it progresses, there are clues that it is faked. The show follows Kimmel as he is taken to the hospital. After a commercial break, continues to do the show from his hospital bed with the band, having traveled in the ambulance, at his bedside. The rush to get him in the hospital tied in with his guests from the ABC show, Grey's Anatomy. At the end of the episode, the rattlesnake talked while the credits rolled. The episode was repeated on June 2, 2006 and July 7, 2006. Directed by Keith Truesdell.
All-Star Salute to Jimmy Kimmel Live Prime Time Special
On September 13, 2006, a special prime time edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live aired. This special showed memorable clips from the show's 3 3/4 years on the air. At the end of the show Jimmy has Matt Damon on as a guest, only to say "sorry Matt Damon, we are out of time." This was a running gag in occasional episodes, when Jimmy would announce Matt as a guest, even though he was never in the building. Matt did enter the stage, only to act as though he was upset with the show ending before he could be interviewed, but this was a pre-planned skit for the show.
Jimmy Kimmel Live after the Academy Awards (2007)
The second Jimmy Kimmel Live after the Academy Awards show aired on February 25, 2007. Among the featured guests who appeared in this episode were Dr. Phil, Ellen DeGeneres (host of the 79th Annual Academy awards), and musical guest Gwen Stefani.
Kimmel Live Gets Picked Up for Another Season
On August 28, 2006, various reliable sources reported that ABC execs gave the "go-ahead" to continue with the Jimmy Kimmel Live show for another season. ABC’s Andrea Wong called Kimmel “the future of late-night.”
His show exhibits great creative strength, which is reflected in his growing audience. As the only late-night host whose ratings are up versus last year, we expect his momentum to continue next season.
said Wong.
Production
Jimmy Kimmel Live is produced at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. The show is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with Touchstone Television (both Touchstone Television and ABC are owned by The Walt Disney Company). Additional production assistance for the show's outdoor concerts are provided by Pontiac (as noted by the "Pontiac Garage" signage and Pontiac logos on the show's outdoor stage).
Trivia
- The theme song for Jimmy Kimmel Live is performed by Robert Goulet.
- From September 2004 to August 2006, reruns of the show aired on most Thursdays. However, since September 2006, reruns of the show have been airing on most Mondays (to avoid conflicting with ESPN's Monday Night Football).
- Early episodes had a different announcer each night and a different co-host each week. Dicky Barrett, lead singer of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, became the show's permanent announcer in 2004. Also, there are no longer co-hosts.
- Before Kimmel did his monologue on the platform in front of the stage (which was added on August 9, 2004, when the show debuted a new look with its current logo), he did his monologue when sitting behind the desk.
- The show's outdoor stage was not used for its musical performances for six months, from February to August of 2004. Due to budget constraints, all of the performances were moved inside until the show signed on two sponsors (Sony and Coors) for the show's outdoor musical performances from August 9, 2004 through the end of that year.
- Before the aforementioned outdoor stage was named the Pontiac Garage in 2005, it was named the Walkman Stage, due to the show's previous sponsorship with Sony for its outdoor concerts during the final five months of 2004.
- On the June 21, 2005 episode of JKL, Jet performed on an outdoor stage in New York City's Times Square to help inaugurate the show's partnership with Pontiac for its concerts.
- In the fall of 2006, Jimmy Kimmel Live dropped its longtime "Concert Series" sponsor, Coors (the show's primary "Concert Series" co-sponsor since 2004), leaving Pontiac as its sole sponsor. Pontiac had been the show's primary "Concert Series" co-sponsor (including naming rights to the show's outdoor stage in Hollywood) since 2005.
- In the early episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel did not wear a tie. Since the summer of 2005, he started wearing ties, and ratings jumped.
- Since March 6, 2007, the Jimmy Kimmel Live Concert Series powered by Pontiac has been seen entirely in the final segment of the show.
- Every Results Show on Dancing With the Stars, Jimmy Kimmel explains a dance by him playing a man and his male, Hispanic, free parking attendant as a woman, usually in a dress or tutu. He explains the dance, grabs the attendant, and runs arouns with him. The parking attendant ends with, "You don't have to be a star to dance like one!"
Jimmy Kimmel Live on MySpace
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" originally began its MySpace adventure in the summer of 2005. At first, the original layout featured pictures of all of the stars that would be on the show that week. In the fall of 2006, the layout of the page drastically changed to adapt to ABC's official Jimmy Kimmel Live website . With the new layout, the comments section was removed, the streaming music player was removed, and there wouldn't be pictures of all the guests anymore; just of the musical guests, and a link to their MySpace pages. The MySpace site boasts to having over 10,000 friends.
External links
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! at IMDb
- ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! website
- TV.com - Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Video from Detroit Shows
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