Today in viral videos: Jimmy Kimmel shows you why you should be even meaner to celebrities, an undeniable karaoke duo, and a pomeranian who is ready for the weekend.
The grade-school antics of the Late Night Feud of 2013 may have officially concluded with NBC's announcement that Jimmy Fallon would take over for Jay Leno. But, come on, late-night television is full of comedic egos and big contracts — you thought they were going to stop the fun there?
Is there a late-night truce in the works? After taking aim at his parent network during every Tonight Show monologue last week, Leno seems to have taken a break from mocking the NBC executives who are already planning for a future without him.
One of the reasons cited for NBC's now acrimonious transition from Jay Leno to Jimmy Fallon as host of The Tonight Show is the rise of Jimmy Kimmel on ABC. In an interview on Thursday, Kimmel essentially started to rub it in, making us wonder what the future holds in the new late-night landscape.
If there was still any doubt about Jay Leno feuding with NBC executives — and his asking for it when it comes to threats from Jimmy Fallon — well, Leno pretty much declared battle straight from the top on last night's Tonight Show.
Finally, Jay Leno may be leaving The Tonight Show. He will not be leaving today, tonight, or tomorrow, but a new report says his days behind Carson's old desk are numbered.
Amid the fallout from Seth MacFarlane's Oscar hosting performance, everyone speculated as to who the next Oscar host should be. Kimmel seemed almost too easy of a choice, but now it seems like he is already being groomed as the successor.
Today in viral videos: why nothing is amazing anymore, some guy who is actually amazing, and the beauty of invisible motion.
Seth MacFarlane, after all the criticism, said on Twitter today that he won't host the Academy Awards again. Naturally, a number of publications have already started speculating as to who should emcee in 2014. Let's rank the choices.
Today in viral videos: Alison Brie raps (poorly), Jimmy Kimmel is an equal opportunity moment ruiner, and a pen that lets you draw on air.
Today in viral videos: Jimmy Kimmel proves that the meek shall inherit Twitter, Christian Bale restores our faith in humanity, and the scientific explanation behind the chicken and the egg.
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Today in show business news: The big movie musical's soundtrack is the hottest disc in the land, Jimmy Kimmel makes a pretty good 11:35 debut, and Days of Our Lives has more sand in the hourglass.
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Today in celebrity news: It's an early close on the White Way for Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles and Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez all go skiing, and Nick Stahl got in some embarrassing trouble.
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ABC announced a power move for Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday, saying it would reschedule Jimmy Kimmel Live! to 11:30 p.m., in what sounds like a plan to take on the cable stars of that time slot as well as the old network guys.
Jimmy Kimmel had a hilarious segment Tuesday night during which celebrities read aloud from cruel tweets written about them, but if the morning-after reactions of those whose rude missives were featured are any indication, the cruel celebrity-haters of the internet cannot be shamed.
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During an appearance on Howard Stern's Sirius XM show this week, Jimmy Kimmel said ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper steered him away from delivering a particularly edgy joke at this month's White House Correspondent's Association Dinner.
For stand-up comedians, pulling off a successful stint at the White House Correspondents' Dinner is an uphill battle.
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Herman Cain managed to find a fews laughs in the latest sexual assault claims made against him when he appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night.
Jimmy Kimmel, who's used to hosting late night talk, has been tapped to host the 98th White House Correspondents's Association Dinner.
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