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Shatner and Billy Dee pitch ‘Star Wars’ director on love for Lando and Leia and Chewie love

Jimmy Kimmel took another round of audience questions regarding the Star Wars franchise in an interview with director J.J. Abrams on Wednesday, only to find consensus on an unusual romantic pairing: Princess Leia and Chewbacca the Wookie. “I agree with those weird people,” said Star Trek stalwart William Shatner, concurring…

Maher to Kimmel: Christian Bible is ‘insane, bronze age malarkey’

“Real Time with Bill Maher” host Bill Maher appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Tuesday night, where he proceded to tear into some of his favorite topics, including religion, religious holidays like Easter, the Pope and marriage equality. “Are you excited about the new Pope?” Kimmel asked. “I love the new…

Morrissey accuses Jimmy Kimmel of ‘reliving the intellectual fog of the 1950s’

Singer takes aim at talkshow host after refusing to appear alongside cast members from duck-hunting reality TV show Morrissey has become embroiled in a war of words with TV host Jimmy Kimmel, bemoaning the “overwhelming loss of meaning” in Kimmel’s late-night chatshow. The battle began on Monday, the day before…

Celebrities react to their detractors on Twitter

In a mix of comedy and catharsis, ABC host Jimmy Kimmel has taken to inviting guests to read from their own digital peanut galleries: the insults they tend to get on Twitter. “Celebrities with Twitter accounts — and I know this because I have one — get bombarded with hundreds…

Jimmy Kimmel presents crying ‘Boehner Baby’ doll

On “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday, host Jimmy Kimmel paid tribute to our Speaker of the House, the most powerful Republican in the country, Congressman John Boehner (R-OH). Recently, at a reception honoring Italian artist Constantino Brumidi, Boehner welled up with tears, as he frequently does. Kimmel pointed out that, in…

Actor Gary Oldman takes a stand against acting athletes

In this clip from Tuesday night’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” actor Gary Oldman appeared in a public service announcement about an important topic of our time, athletes and their mistaken belief that in addition to their prowess on the soccer field, baseball diamond or basketball court, they will be…

Jimmy Kimmel: Herman Cain ‘one crazy hairstyle away from being Don King’

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday jokingly compared former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain to eccentric boxing promoter Don King. Kimmel played a clip of Cain speaking about bumblebees at a tea party rally. “If you measure the aerodynamic perimeters of the bumblebee, that little flat body and…

Celebrities read their Twitter @ replies: ‘Lol yo will Farrell f–king dum’

On ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, the comedian decided to commemorate Twitter’s sixth birthday by having some of his celebrity comedian friends read tweets about themselves, even if they hurt. “One of the most interesting things about Twitter is it connects celebrities directly to their fans and vice versa,”…

Jimmy Kimmel reveals Grand Warlock of Mexico is actually Gingrich

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel revealed on his show why the Grand Warlock of Mexico predicted that President Obama would not be re-elected in 2012. By removing the Grand Warlock’s long beard and bushy eyebrows, Kimmel revealed that the sorcery was actually Newt Gingrich. Watch video, uploaded to YouTube,…

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving GOP debate

Hoping to freshen up a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special from 1973, Jimmy Kimmel replaced the audio with Rick Perry and Mitt Romney arguing during a Republican presidential debate in October. Watch video, uploaded to YouTube, below:…