Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003– ) User Reviews (105)

Too Political For My Tastes

[shelbythuylinh · 5/10 · 23 November 2021]

If Mr. Kimmel wants to tell jokes. Then fine but when he goes up against in the politics for his liberal views that he is not at all shy about.

Then really he needs to take a page and learn from the late Johnny Carson and the late Steve Allen there.

Knowing that it is too political there. Even though the mean tweets and apologizing for not letting Matt Damon on his show as time runs out as a running game.

Wow- this show hasn't been cancelled yet! Why?

[harrispilton · 10 February 2004]

How is this show still on the air? It has been on ABC for over a year and hasn't gotten better at all. The Chevy Chase show wasn't this bad and it only lasted 5 weeks. JKL is worse than Craig Kilborn- and that is b-a-d.

Great Show

[joehonaker · 10/10 · 17 June 2005]

His monologue is funny, he shows funny clips from current TV shows or World Events and he does a pleasant job of interviewing. Early on, he was given week-long co-hosts which I found a fun addition but they dropped the co-host and made him stand up for his monologue and the show does seem better although I miss Co-Hosts like David Cross, Snoop Dogg, Kathie Lee, Mike Tyson and Janeane Garofalo. His best guests have been Clay Aiken, Dane Cook(Hey Kool-Aid!), Wolf Blitzer(with Kimmel's father impersonating Wolf), Quentin Tarentino, Mike Tyson.... The show has the feel of Early Letterman with a slight edge. The Jake Byrd bits are always entertaining with Tony Barbieri playing an insane(but typical) Michael Jackson fanatic. His Cousin Sal hidden camera pranks are funny and the FCC This Week in Unnecessary Censorship is one of the funniest things on TV in the last 30 years. He has a running feud with the cast of The View and it's been very enjoyable watching him rip on Tons-O-Fun Starr Jones. Uncle Frank does an OK job and is sometimes funny on Red Carpet or Street interviews. Uncle Frank is clueless, it's funny for a little while but get's old and annoying. Geuermo's(sp) Hollywood Roundup is a little boring but the show is still one of the best late night shows. I wish he'd bring that hot hot hot girlfriend(Sarah Silverman)of his on the show more, she is one beautiful yenta. If he set out to best Leno, he could have done that with a pig farting on a snare drum because Leno is just weak unfunny and sad. Jimmy Kimmel Live rivals Letterman in the overall quality of show. Hopefully he will stay on long enough for the rest of the United States to smell what Jimmy Kimmel is cooking.

Used to be comedy, now political propaganda.

[clay-80291 · 1/10 · 21 August 2018]

Very disgusting, Huge lack of logic and sensibility. Jimmy is going to fade away and be forgotten. Bye jimmy!

By far the best of our current talk shows

[Andrew_Quick · 10/10 · 14 February 2019]

Jimmy Kimmel Live is by far the greatest of our current talk shows. From political to just plain fun, Jimmy Kimmel takes talk shows to the next level.

The most lovable and funny host

[judahtheclippersfan · 1/10 · 7 April 2018]

Jimmy Kimmel is the opposite of all those things. He's just a guy who attaches himself to funny things and people and somehow they are associated with him. And then he got political and he's not even articulate and intelligent enough to convince anyone of things that they may even agree with. I like Mean Tweets and Guillermo but that's other people on his show. Watch the Eric Andre Show.

Awesome

[nancysilvia · 10/10 · 30 April 2022]

Jimmy. U r such a pleasure to listen to!!! Laughter is the best medicine and u provide the best prescription!! Please don't ever leave us and try to realize what a positive impact u have made on us during a very difficult time when humor and hope are a thing of the past.

God bless u and your beautiful family.

What is funny about teasing small children until they cry?

[suzols · 1/10 · 10 November 2018]

I don't get it. Lying to small children about eating their Halloween candy until they cry is dispicable. That is just plain mean- and NOT funny. And what's up with the parents who do that just to get on tv?? Those small children trust you. It is sad and shameful- and really NOT funny.

Trump

[joec-75972 · 21 July 2018]

Jimmy Kimmels has been using his monologue to bash Trump for the last year and a half.That's all he talks about for the first 15 minutes.. I'm so tired of it and ill no loner watch the show ! His monologue used to be entertaining and funny but no longer is

Hilarious!

[hailtotheredskins · 10/10 · 30 May 2021]

I record this show nightly. I love the way he rips Dimwit Donnie and Foxes News!

Crybaby Kimmel

[ONeill-SG1 · 1/10 · 3 March 2018]

This is the same sanctimonious guy who used to host "The Man Show" before he became such a celebrity. What a disappointment he became after leaving. Perhaps he should have stayed with that format because it seems every time we turn around he's whining about something else. It's also seems that with each year passing he becomes more and more emotional, let alone more of a liberal political activist. It's become so cliche now to hear these so-called "talk show" hosts strike their dull humor and lack of wit toward mostly anybody and anything that leans toward the right. Jimmy, you are there to entertain and not subject the viewers to your opinionated leftist views. I have to wonder what the audience response would sound like if they never lit up the "Applause" sign. You know, I'm half tempted to watch the next Oscar telecast just to see how long it will take before he breaks down and wipes the tears from his eyes.

Not the best talk show, but Kimmel is a good host

[MovieAddict2016 · 10/10 · 21 August 2005]

I didn't watch "The Man Show" when it was on Comedy Central (from 1999 through 2004) because I never had more than basic cable, however I did manage to catch a few reruns later on and thought hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla were both very funny. It was a good idea for a show and it was carried out well.

Before "Man Show" got canceled the two guys branched out into other programs (Carolla now has his own TV talk show called "Too Late with Adam Carolla" - it's a bit lame sometimes in terms of specific jokes but is a refreshingly frank show overall).

Kimmel started hosting various programs and launched his own late-night talk show (apparently in 2003 but I've only started watching and hearing about it recently).

I've seen a few episodes now and I think it's a good talk show. It could use a bit of work. For one, the writing isn't as strong as it could be. Sometimes the stuff is kind of lame - like the recent interview with Pamela Anderson (Kimmel hosted her roast on Comedy Central, then interviewed her on his show afterwards!), in which they had her play a game called something like "Do You Know Pam?", where the contestants answer questions about Pamela Anderson. The lame part is that they had Pamela Anderson participate in it.

So far this show is pretty funny and I enjoy watching it, but they should recruit some stronger writers because it will never be on the same level as Conan or even Leno otherwise.

POOP this show.

[treykrumel · 1/10 · 27 March 2017]

POOP jimmy kimmel and his show he the most unfunniest person on the planet seriously he's useless he makes people pull on stunts just for money!!! that's really sad and one time he made someone get beat up and you make money out of this that really upsets me JIMMY!!!!! and i hope you are seeing this review too let you know how a mean spirited and selfish guy you are and i hope you show gets canceled that's enough for now.

One of the best.

[gesges-13491 · 10/10 · 28 March 2024]

The MAGA crowd will, of course, hate him, because he tells the truth about Trump. But he does it in hilarious fashion. We need truth tellers like Kimmel, especially witty ones who can bring out the humor in the madness of these Trumpian times. If you want to see the knee jerk reactions from the MAGA crowd just read a few of the one star reviews. They are universally lame and motivated only by their bizarre loyalty to Trump.

Outside of Kimmel's relentless exposure of the MAGA madness, he has many clever and funny skits that interact with the public.

Obviously Kimmel has some great writers, but Kimmel delivers the material well.

Great stuff! I never miss an episode.

Becoming more angry and political

[linseyb-14172 · 1/10 · 8 June 2022]

His show is not funny anymore. He seems bitter and jaded.

I feel like he is creating a huge divide in people that watch his show. Kimmel needs to find new jokes to tell.

NOT WORTH THE TIME

[dividfbrown · 5 March 2018]

Jimmy has gone rogue - no longer entertainment but a political hack at best or worse - depending how you gauge a left wing nut. Yeh - I'm a Trump supporter and anything that endorses a bum like Kimmel - boycott. Used to be fun to watch him - now - a left wing mouthpiece revelant only to left wing nuts hearing what their aching ears want to hear.

Topical, comical, great house band, and great musical guests.

[mitchandcary · 8/10 · 13 August 2021]

I'm a long-time fan of Kimmel, going way back to the days of 'The Man Show', and he continues to be entertaining, fun, and an engaging host.

Guillermo is a great side-man, and the street skits are very funny. Sarah Silverman's two-night stint as fill-in host in August 2021 were most enjoyable, and despite the show's overall abundance of humorous news recaps and political jokes, it's never too caustic, and it's all worthy of a visit.

Whining attempt at comedy

[esonderm · 1/10 · 13 November 2018]

Jimmy Kimmel is a whiny hypocrite. Remember the Man Show???

Kimmel Is Funny but Not Letterman or Leno!

[ShelbyTMItchell · 8/10 · 9 September 2013]

ABC which failed in the early 1990s to find a show in the form of Late Night or the Late Show, finally has score big time with Kimmel. Jimmy Kimmel, a former straight man to "Win Ben Stein's Money" and half of the "Man Show" on Comedy Central.

Sure he can go a bit overboard in taste at times. And "apologies for Matt Damon for running out of time." As a joke before the show leaves the air.

But still, he comes off a decent interviewer and really pretty funny. Not Letterman, Leno, or even Carson for that matter. But still, he is funny and glad that ABC finally has a show. That can match in a younger very pivotal 18-49 audience.

Way too much hate on Trump

[brettr-20951 · 4/10 · 23 October 2018]

I used to enjoy watching this show, but all he ever does now is make up propaganda and jumps on the Trump hating bandwagon.

Former Tonight Show Watcher On Board With Real Jimmy

[thetsart · 9/10 · 6 March 2014]

Having watched several years of Carson and Leno, I was really unprepared for Jimmy Fallon. I had known him a little from Saturday Night Live and had seen a few minutes of his late show, but really not enough to make a formed opinion.

I barely made it through his first Tonight Show. Fallon is much like a child screaming "look at me" as he goes down a slide... it's not very entertaining, it can be annoying and it takes no talent.

I had watched a few episodes of Jimmy Kimmel's show prior to Leno leaving and he seemed okay. Not being a fan of Letterman, I decided to give Kimmel a try before permanently switching to reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond.

I've been watching Kimmel for several weeks now and unlike Fallon, he is very funny, his jokes are crafted and most importantly he feels honest. Perhaps one of my biggest complaints about Fallon is that he is extremely fake and put-together. He recently even did a polar plunge in his "signature" suit. How ridiculously fake is that?

I compare that to Kimmel who wore a loomed suit made of rubber bands for an entire show for a good cause. He even choked up a bit talking to the child on-stage. It was honest emotion and gave him humanity that Fallon just does not have.

For those who've never seen his Thursday "Censored" bit, it really can be quite funny. If you enjoyed Leno's "Headlines" you might like this also.

I'm A Progressive And I Hate This Show

[vaylay · 1/10 · 1 July 2020]

So to start I am not a Liberal I am a more moderate progressive. So to start, the main reason I hate this show is because of the humor it is SO BAD and here is why. First of all it's his lack of originality 99.9999999# of his jokes are about Trump, and it's so stupid! He repeats jokes all the time and it's not funny. It's all boiled down to Trump did something wow that's funny! My second reason on why he is horrible is because he does not even look like he is interested in anything that he talks about. No excitement or good jokes just him saying the news and moving on. Those are my main reason why he and his show are terrible and should be canceled!

Not Funny.

[swat611 · 6 July 2003]

1. Jimmy Kimmel isn't that funny, and 2. this shows how desparete ABC was for a late night talk show, they gave it to Jimmy Kimmel. The Man Show was ok, pretty dumb at times, but it had some funny stuff. but Jimmy Kimmel Live is just stupid, i give it a year before its cancelled.

Funny and entertaining.

[kimcoxmonm · 8/10 · 19 December 2021]

I only watch Kimmy's monologue, the guests I like and some of the recurring segments. My favorite segment is when "Mike Lindell" comes on with one of his insane rants. My cheeks hurt from laughing. I'm from Minnesota and the real man is an embarrassment to our state. I cringe when I see he is in the news. John Lithgow's "Rudy Giuliani" was superb, as well.

Awful.

[Analog_Devotee · 1/10 · 7 August 2021]

I've been saying it for years, but could they have picked a worse person to man this spot? I don't think so. What credentials did Kimmel even have to be handed a show like this? What a joke...