After nearly 18 years and 3,130 episodes, Jimmy Kimmel is taking a breather as host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The ABC late night show will shift to guest hosts this summer as Kimmel takes…
“There’s nothing wrong, I’m healthy, my family’s healthy, I just need a couple of months off,” Kimmel said.
“While Jimmy’s gone a cavalcade of very kind and capable people will be filling in,” the show said in a statement, although specific names have not yet been announced. The guest-hosted shows will start on Monday, July 6. Kimmel has been hosting a 30-minute version of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” from his home since March, as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down studio-based productions. The show briefly moved to its old slot of 12:05 a.m. in order to move “Nightline” to 11:35; but since mid-April “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has been back in its normal 11:35 p.m. slot.
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