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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! intertitle
Format	Talk show, variety show
Directed by	Bob Goldthwait
Starring	Jimmy Kimmel "Cousin Sal" Iacono Dicky Barrett (Announcer) Cleto and the Cletones (Band) "Uncle Frank" Potenza (Security) Guillermo Rodriguez (Parking)
Opening theme	"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" by Robert Goulet
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	951 (as of November 2, 2007)
Production
Location(s)	El Capitan Theatre Hollywood, California
Running time	59:45
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	January 26, 2003 – On Hiatus
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an Emmy-nominated American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The hour long program premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, following Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios (formerly Touchstone Television). The TV Guide Network recently began re-airing the previous night's episodes, which are seen weeknights at 7:00pm ET.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return with all new episodes on January 2, 2008.

Contents 1 History 2 Talent 3 Popular Segments 4 Locations/Special Episodes 5 Notable Guests & Events 6 Sets 7 Music 8 Other end-of-show segments 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

The hour-long program premiered after Super Bowl XXXVII on January 26, 2003 on ABC. As the name suggests, the program originally aired live (albeit with a delay of a few seconds) in the Eastern Time Zone. Due to increasing concerns about offending local affiliates, 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). 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 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.

The show's house band is Cleto and the Cletones, led by saxaphonist Cleto Escobedo III. The other members in the band are Cleto Escobedo III's father, Cleto Escobedo Jr. (tenor and alto saxophone), Jeff Babo (keyboardist), Japanese guitarist Toshi Yanagi, Jimmy Earl (bassist), and drummer Jonathan Dresel. Cleto and the Cletones play the show's opening and closing themes and plays into and out of commercial breaks (they usually play through the entire break for the studio audience). The show's opening theme was written and sung by the late Robert Goulet.

Former Mighty Mighty Bosstones singer, Dicky Barrett is the show's announcer. The show used to feature announcers from the audience, but after the Bosstones went on hiatus in 2004, Dicky became the permanent announcer.

"Uncle Frank" Potenza, Jimmy's real life uncle, serves as a security guard for the show. It is usually brought up on the show that Frank was a New York City police officer and Frank Sinatra's personal security guard. It is also a running joke on the show that Frank only made six arrests throughout his two decades on the force.

Guillermo Rodriguez is the real-life Parking Lot Security Guard for the show, and frequently serves as a celebrity gossip correspondent in the popular segment "Guillermo's Hollywood Round-Up".

• Guillermo's Hollywood Round-Up: Guillermo, dressed in a cowboy outfit and a lasso, reports the latest entertainment news in front of a magazine stand. Most of the news reported by Guillermo is incorrect due to his accent and/or reading skills.
• This Week in Unnecessary Censorship: Every Friday, a parody on the FCC's censorship rules airs, where TV clips are unnecessarily bleeped and blurred. Recently, Kimmel also cited the Parents Television Council, a group known for filing the majority of FCC complaints, as an influence for this segment.
• Behind the News: Clips are shown from worldwide newscasts of people who disrupt a reporter during his or her news segment.
• Jake Byrd... Celebrity Avenger!: 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. Some of the court cases that he appeared at include Paris Hilton, O.J. Simpson, and Michael Jackson
• Unintentional Joke of the Day: A clip is shown, where the line said is usually a sexual innuendo.
• Uncle Frank and Aunt Chippy's Adventures: Jimmy sends his now divorced Uncle Frank and Aunt Chippy to do various activities. (Such as drawing nude models, paint balling, snake wrangling, learning self-defense)
• Breaking News with Pablo Suzuki: Reporter Pablo Suzuki stands by with pedestrians, reporting false and tragic news. When the pedestrian tries to give their opinion on the subject, Pablo usually interrupts them, or changes the subject.
• Guillermo in Movies: One of the more popular segments, parking lot attendant Guillermo is superimposed into current movies. Some of the movies he's been "featured" in include Bourne Ultimatum, Munich, Brokeback Mountain, Spider-Man 3, and The Simpsons Movie
• Cousin Sal on Location: 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.
• Jimmy Kimmel Live Concert Series: See "Music" section below.

Quentin Tarantino Directed Episode
In April 2004, Quentin Tarantino directed and produced this episode incorporating his signature camera shots, lighting, fashion and music elements.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! - Best of 2004
In December 2004 Jimmy Kimmel Live! reflected on the best moments from 2004 during a special year-in-review show hosted by James Lipton.

Non-Denominational All-Star Celebrity Holiday Special
In December 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
In November 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, was also their final television appearance as a group.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Detroit
In January 2006, Kimmel took the show on the road as it originated from the Gem Theatre in Detroit (the host city of Super Bowl XL).

Jimmy Kimmel Live! after the Academy Awards (2006)
In March 2006, Jimmy Kimmel Live! aired the first special post-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.

J.J. Abrams Directed Episode
In May 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.

All-Star Salute to Jimmy Kimmel Live! Prime Time Special
In September 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.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! after the Academy Awards (2007)
The second Jimmy Kimmel Live! after the Academy Awards show aired in February 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.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! on a Bus
In an episode that originally aired in May 2007, Jimmy traveled through Santa Monica, CA in an official city Big Blue Bus. Jimmy Kimmel and his house band picked up unsuspecting passengers along the 15-stop bus route, in addition to his celebrity guests (Paula Abdul, Flavor Flav, and musical guest Feist).

Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Pontiac Garage
In this episode, Jimmy Kimmel aired here with heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne to kick off his new album, Black Rain. Three of Ozzy's songs were performed: I Don't Wanna Stop, Crazy Train, and Not Going Away.

• In May 2006, Kimmel staged a stunt on his show whereby a rattlesnake bites him on the hand. At first it appeared 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 he 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.
• In February 2007, Andy Dick 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. In May 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 Lecter-style, on a dolly. To date, Dick is the only guest to have been forcibly removed from the show. ^[1]
• Kimmel underwent an emergency appendectomy on June 20, 2007, which forced the cancellation of the show's scheduled tapings for June 21-22. Instead, ABC rebroadcast the two episodes that originally aired during the 2007 NBA Finals.^[2]
• 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," continuing, "A star like Matt Damon would never be scheduled to appear near the end of the show where he can be bumped."^[3] 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 fu*k 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 the December 17, 2006 issue of USA Weekend, Kimmel himself confirmed that the Damon incident was a joke, putting the debate to rest.^[4]
• On November 5, 2007, Jimmy Kimmel Live, along with most of the other late night talk shows, immediately began airing in reruns as the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike began. The WGA strike forced the cancellation of the show's scheduled tapings through the end of the year.

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, 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).

In the Jimmy Kimmel Live Concert Series segment, there is a musical performance at the end of the show, which is performed on either an indoor or outdoor stage, or on location. Coors Light previously sponsored most of the show's musical performances from 2004-2006 (Pontiac is the now the current sponsor).

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 and clicking on the "Pontiac Garage" link.^[5]

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. 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. On May 16, 2007, Avril Lavigne performed the song, "Girlfriend" on a rainy night at that same location. Two nights later, on May 18, 2007, Linkin Park performed at the House of Blues in which members of Jimmy Kimmel's audience attended for free.

At the end of some shows, there are comedians (or comediennes) doing stand-up comedy. This is occasionally seen in place of the popular Jimmy Kimmel Live Concert Series segment. Another end-of-show segment is the rarely seen Future Talent Showcase.

List of late night network TV programs

• Jimmy Kimmel Live! at the Internet Movie Database
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! at MySpace
• ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! website
• "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" at Yahoo! TV
• TV.com - Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• Video from Detroit Shows
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! fan listing
• Episode clips from Jimmy Kimmel Live

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