Jimmy Kimmel has hosted his late-night talk show for decades. Recently, he teamed up with other late-night figures. In addition, he had a certain call to action for some of his fans. This brought to mind previous actions made by his fans last year.
Jimmy Kimmel Recently Made The Call While Appearing On Another Late-Night Show
Kimmel is best known for hosting his namesake series, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, since 2003. Prior to this, he was known for his work with shows including The Man Show and Crank Yankers.
Recently, Kimmel called upon his fans to cancel their Paramount+ subscriptions. He was joined in this action by other late-night personalities.
As previously reported, Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, and John Oliver appeared on an episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. This was a reunion of sorts, as they had previously formed the “Strike Force Five” podcast. Serving as their first time on a late-night stage together, they came together during one of Colbert’s final shows before The Late Show comes to an end on May 21. Following this, CBS is believed to be retiring the series’ format altogether.
Kimmel Also Announced That He Would Honor Colbert In Another Way During The Night Of His Series Finale
During the episode, Kimmel noted that his fans cancelled their Disney+ subscriptions when his live show was briefly pulled back in September. Kimmel wondered why fans weren’t doing the same for Colbert.
As Kimmel shared, “I will tell you, when I got knocked off the air for a few days, people cancelled Disney+. Why aren’t you people canceling Paramount+? Because you never had it in the first place?”
During Monday’s episode, Colbert asked his guests to “make a case for late night.” Kimmel shared, “We have a lot of shows. 30,000 people watching each one, and it adds up. People watch us on YouTube now. People have a lot of different options and they keep coming to us.”
This isn’t the only way Kimmel has shared that he would express his support for Colbert as his show is coming to an end. As noted by The Independent, Kimmel has announced that his own show would air a rerun during Colbert’s final night to avoid competing with his series finale. Notably, Kimmel had done the same in 2015 when David Letterman gave his final show on The Late Show, prior to Colbert taking over. For his part, Colbert also previously wished Kimmel “good luck” when news of his show’s cancellation came to light.
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John Witiw has been a writer since at least 2015. He’s covered a variety of topics, especially when it comes to film and television.
