Jimmy Kimmel is not retiring from TV, even though he is thinking about it a lot

Jimmy Kimmel remains an increasingly important voice in Hollywood, gleefully mocking Netflix at Disney Upfront events and using its platform to draw attention to the problem of gun violence in the United States. But even at the height of his powers, the often night comedian think about getting away from it all.

“I wish I knew I would,” Kimmel said on the awards circuit podcast. Variety . “I have moments when I say, ‘I can’t take it anymore.’ And I have moments when I say, ‘What am I going to do with my life if I don’t do it anymore?’ It is a very complicated thing. And there are practical considerations, considerations about family and friends and considerations about colleagues ”.

This isn’t the first time the comedian plans to put an end to his show, a late-night ABC talk show. Kimmel has been open for years about his mixed feelings about retirement, although he insists that he has yet to make a decision about his future.

“Eventually, I’ll have to stop doing it,” he said. “I won’t do it forever. I wouldn’t be honest at all if I said I’ve already made up my mind. Anyway I’m thinking about it a lot.”

Regardless of when he finally decides to retire, the comedian is delighted to have recently removed an important item from his late night TV wish list: swapping host roles with Jimmy Fallon.

Media impact

The two comedians achieved a great media and viral impact when last April Fools’ Day (April 1, in the United States) they managed to swap roles with the other “owner of the night” … On the one hand, with Fallon appearing on ABC from Los Angeles, on the other, with the presentation of Kimmel The show tonight From New York.

Kimmel revealed he had the idea years ago and was eager to make it a reality as long as the schedule allowed.

“I thought it would be fun to do it with Jimmy Fallon because a lot of people confuse us,” explained Kimmel. “I think I launched it four or five years ago. Then Covid complicated everything.

“So I thought, we have to do it this year, yes or yes,” he continued. “It’s that April Fool will fall on a weekend next year. And we got it. And it was amazing that, even though a lot of people knew it, it didn’t come out. It’s really amazing that it didn’t.”

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Both programs, both Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, are undoubtedly a great showcase for reaching audiences in the United States.

you know it well Sebastian Yatrafor example, which has already appeared in The show tonight by Fallon and also in Jimmy Kimmel Live!. There, the Colombian interpreted the theme two caterpillarsfrom the Disney animated film, Charm.

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