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Jimmy Kimmel joked that Zendaya might be the one to reveal how Euphoria ends, teasing that her partner Tom Holland can’t be trusted with secrets; Maude Apatow appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and said season 3’s ending remains uncertain and cast members didn’t receive full scripts, leaving the future of the HBO drama unclear.
Jimmy Kimmel mocks the TACO meme while praising Trump for backing down from threats against Iran, joking that we got a 'TACO Tuesday' instead of 'war crimes Wednesday' as a two-week ceasefire takes hold and Iran negotiates via the Strait of Hormuz; the piece notes political critics who say the meme trivializes the crisis.
UCLA's women’s basketball team won its first NCAA national championship by defeating South Carolina 79-51, building a 28-point edge and riding a 31-game season win streak; Lauren Betts was named Most Outstanding Player as the Bruins celebrated on Jimmy Kimmel Live, discussing the title, the coming WNBA draft, and a playful “old switcheroo” trophy gag for Trump, with Barack Obama offering congratulations.
Jimmy Kimmel mocked Melania Trump’s White House statement denying any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, joking that the prepared speech sounded like a recycled apology and noting the Epstein headlines remain in focus.
Jimmy Kimmel used his late-night monologue to question how any deal with Iran could work under Donald Trump, calling the administration’s government undemocratic and berating the hardline demands around a ceasefire, a critique that played differently with the audience and echoed critiques seen in coverage of the talks.
OutKick argues that Jimmy Kimmel dominated a UCLA women's basketball interview with repeated Trump references, showcasing what the piece calls his Trump-derangement and prompting pushback from the UCLA players. The article also frames the late-night landscape as a ratings contest among Kimmel, Gutfeld, and Colbert/Oprah appearances, while noting Disney-backed pay as a factor in Kimmel’s continued run.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel used a Taco Tuesday gag to mock Donald Trump's two-week pause on threatening Iran, arguing that attacking Iran's power grid would be a war crime and quipping that Trump should lock himself up as he highlighted GOP critics and the talks around the twenty-fifth amendment.
Vince Vaughn said late-night talk shows have become agenda-driven and unfunny, arguing the humor is lost to political scolding. He shared the critique on Theo Von’s This Past Weekend podcast, suggesting audiences are turning to podcasts for more authentic conversations and noting Colbert and Kimmel as examples of the current format.
Jimmy Kimmel skewered Donald Trump for contradicting himself on mail‑in ballots after Trump voted by mail in a Florida special election, while Trump advocates the SAVE America Act to tighten voting rules. The monologue lampooned his claims about election integrity and framed these moves as political maneuvering ahead of the 2026 midterms amid shifts in public support, including Latino voters turning away from Trump.
Jimmy Kimmel mocked President Trump’s Pearl Harbor joke during a White House meeting with Japan’s first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi, calling the moment a new level of cringe. He quipped that Americans cringe when real leaders visit, and suggested Trump’s Pearl Harbor knowledge may come from a Ben Affleck movie, as Takaichi looked uncomfortable while Trump pressed Japan to back his Iran policy amid a global energy crisis.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel fired back at President Trump after Trump’s Truth Social rant attacking ‘Late Night Morons’ and media coverage of the Iran war; Kimmel responded, “You’re welcome,” and mocked Trump’s praise of FCC Chair Brendan Carr. The piece also notes Carr’s threats to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over coverage and Trump’s allegations that reporters are spreading ‘fake news’ and engaging in treason, underscoring a high-profile clash between the White House and the press during the conflict.
At the Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel joked about Melania Trump’s Amazon documentary, suggesting it mostly shows her walking around the White House in shoes; White House Communications Director Steven Cheung publicly blasted Kimmel as a “classless hack” on X, prompting MAGA supporters to vent online, while the ceremony awarded Best Documentary to Mr. Nobody Against Putin and highlighted ongoing tensions surrounding Melania’s film and Trump politics.
The Oscars leaned into politics this year, with Conan O'Brien framing the chaotic times, winners and presenters urging decency and free speech, and references spanning Gaza, Iran and Ukraine; Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump while a Putin-focused documentary highlighted moral accountability, underscoring a ceremony that countered the era's turmoil rather than shying away from it.
Rob Schneider claimed on Bill O'Reilly's podcast that Jimmy Kimmel has been 'deballed' by his wife Molly McNearney, saying she has 'completely ruined him.' The piece notes McNearney's rise from Kimmel's assistant to co-head writer and executive producer, while also outlining Schneider's 2025 divorce from Patricia Azarcoya and his daughter's criticism of him, all within a broader debate about women's influence in media.
Jimmy Kimmel used his ICG Publicists Awards acceptance speech to lightly mock Timothée Chalamet’s backlash over comments about ballet and opera, quipping about the era of “no such thing as bad publicity” amid the controversy. The joke followed Chalamet’s remarks that opera and ballet aren’t as relevant, which drew response from the ballet community, including Misty Copeland, who defended the continued importance of opera and ballet.