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Jimmy Kimmel on hosting his own show plus the Emmys
Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been on ABC for almost 14 years, making Kimmel one of the "grizzled veterans" of late night. Kimmel tells us about the struggle of the early years of the show, accidentally creating the first late night viral video and his plan for hosting the upcoming Emmy awards.
By Kim Masters • • 29m ListenOne of the best-known recurring bits on Jimmy Kimmel Live! is "Mean Tweets," in which celebrities happily read aloud the nasty things that people say about them on the internet. But when Kimmel started hosting the show more than 13 years ago, just getting guests to appear at all was a challenge. Kimmel tells us about the struggle of those early days and his plans for hosting the Emmys -- which includes writing hundreds of jokes, but not an acceptance speech, even though his show is nominated.
Photo: Jimmy Kimmel hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Randy Holmes/ABC)
