Jimmy Kimmel, who has hosted the Oscars 4 occasions, injected some late-night wars humor into his response to Conan O’Brien’s debut as Oscar host.
“Conan O’Brien did an awesome job as host of the Oscars,” Kimmel mentioned on his ABC late-night present Jimmy Kimmel Stay Monday. “If reality, they mentioned, I learn in the present day, Conan did such an excellent job, the Oscars introduced that subsequent 12 months they’re giving it to Jay Leno to host.”
That was a reference to the botched Tonight Present transition at NBC the place O’Brien, then the favored host of NBC’s Late Night time, was promised The Tonight Present to remain at NBC. However when the time got here for him to take over The Tonight Present in fall 2009, NBC brass weren’t fairly able to ship off his predecessor Jay Leno, making a primetime discuss present for him. The transfer made O’Brien go away The Tonight Present, with NBC reinstating Leno as host.
Kimmel, who watched the drama unfold from his ABC perch, was essential of how O’Brien was handled and of Leno, even impersonating the latter in full hear and make-up for his monologue the day O’Brien introduced his departure from The Tonight Present in January 2010.
Kimmel, who opted to not return as Oscar host for a fifth time — and third in a row — this 12 months, has been supportive of O’Brien as his successor.
“I imagine this to be an EXCELLENT selection,” Kimmel wrote on X when O’Brien was introduced as 2025 host again in October. Throughout O’Brien’s latest go to to Jimmy Kimmel Stay, he revealed that Kimmel was the primary particular person to name him after the announcement and had been giving him internet hosting suggestions. Kimmel additionally wished O’Brien good luck on Oscar Sunday.
Right here is Kimmel’s Monday monologue, which included extra Oscar impressions and his response to the Trump-Zelensky Oval Workplace showdown.
