Jimmy Kimmel Live

James Christian Kimmel (born: )https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453994/ is the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, an American late-night talk show. The show has aired since January 26, 2003, making it the longest running late-night show currently on the air, as well as the longest running talk show ever to air on ABC.
== About==
Like many other talk shows, Kimmel has a variety of content, which often includes celebrity guests. He also does a variety of segments, which are posted on his channel. As of June 2021, the channel has gained over 18 million subscribers, making it the 113th most subscribed channel in the United States.
===Celebrities Read Mean Tweets===
In this segment, celebrities will read insulting tweets directed towards them (Example: Ty Burrell looks like Jon Hamm if Jon Hamm was a crack addict) while the song "Everybody Hurts" plays in the background. This segment has been done with musicians, members of the NFL, and NBA.
==Controversies==
==="Kids Table" China Comments===
In October 2013, a new segment of the show, "Kids Table", showcased five- and six-year-olds discussing the U.S. government shutdown and U.S. debts. When one of the children suggested "killing all the people in China" as a way of resolving the U.S. debt, Kimmel responded that that was "an interesting idea" and soon jokingly asked a followup: "Should we allow the Chinese to live?"https://ew.com/article/2013/10/28/jimmy-kimmel-live-china-joke-apology/ The incident triggered discussions and protests on Internet, even from Mainland China. In an October 25 letter to a group called the 80-20 Initiative, which identifies itself as a pan-Asian-American political organization, ABC apologized for the segment, saying "We would never purposefully broadcast anything to upset the Chinese community, Asian community, anyone of Chinese descent or any community at large."Kids Say the Most Divisive Things: Asian Americans Protest Jimmy Kimmel
More than a hundred people took to the streets in San Francisco on October 28 to protest the show and demand "a more elaborate apology" and that Kimmel be fired. On that day's broadcast, Kimmel addressed the controversy personally, saying: "I thought it was obvious that I didn't agree with that statement, but apparently it wasn't ... So I just wanted to say, I'm sorry, I apologize."ABC Apologizes for 'Kill Everyone in China' Line on Jimmy Kimmel Live Despite the apologies from ABC and Kimmel, protests continued. A White House petition was created to investigate the incident and reached the 100,000 signatures needed to require a response from the White House.How Jimmy Kimmel’s China joke became an issue for the White House The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus denounced the incident and demanded a formal apology from ABC.CAPAC Issues Letter on Racially Insensitive “Kids’ Table” Segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live
=== YouTube Gaming===
During the August 27, 2015, episode, Kimmel made a sketch parody making fun of the YouTube Gaming platform, and the "let's play" culture in general. He received a great deal of criticism from the members of the gaming community on YouTube. At one point, the upload of the sketch was the most disliked video on his channel until November 18, 2021, when YouTube hid the number of dislikes on videos.YouTube gives dislikes the thumbs-down, hides public counts Kimmel received death threats in the video's comments section, which Kimmel made fun of with two other videos a few days later. The two reaction videos also received negative reception.Jimmy Kimmel's Jab At YouTube Gaming Backfired
===Melania Trump Accent Joke===
In an April 2018 segment, Kimmel made a joke about First Lady Melania Trump's pronunciation of words while reading to children at an annual White House Easter celebration. The comments offended some viewers who objected to jokes about Trump's Slovenian accent.Outrage at Kimmel comments on Melania surges as protest petition exceeds 50K signatures The comments led to a Twitter feud between Kimmel and pundit Sean Hannity. Kimmel made comments about the relationship between Hannity and Donald Trump.Jimmy Kimmel quits feud with Sean Hannity, apologizes for joking about Melania Trump Kimmel later said "By lampooning Sean Hannity's deference to the President, I most certainly did not intend to belittle or upset members of the gay community and to those who took offense, I apologize, I will take Sean Hannity at his word that he was genuinely offended by what I believed and still believe to be a harmless and silly aside referencing our First Lady's accent." Kimmel said that his wife and son were the subjects of "vile" death threats as a result of his comments.Kimmel apologizes for Melania Trump joke amid feud with Sean Hannity
==Subscriber Milestones==
==Trivia==
*Despite what the title suggests, the show is not aired live. Instead, it is taped at 4:30pm Pacific Time on the day of broadcast.
* The YouTube channel has been viewed over 10 billion times.
* For a time, Jimmy Kimmel was the most subscribed and viewed night talk show host on YouTube.
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