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James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, actor, television host, writer, and producer. He is known for his work in television as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and as the host of late-night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and before that Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He grew up with an interest in comedy and music, moving to Los Angeles at 21 to pursue opportunities in stand-up comedy. He was commissioned to join NBC's Saturday Night Live as a cast member in 1998, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Fallon remained on SNL for six years between 1998 and 2004, co-hosting the program's Weekend Update segment and becoming a celebrity in the process. He left the program for the film industry, starring in films such as Taxi (2004) and Fever Pitch (2005).
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James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003 at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, California; and on April 1, 2019, at a secondary home, the Zappos Theater on the Las Vegas Strip. Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012 and 2016, and the Academy Awards in 2017 and 2018.
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Jimmy Kimmel Reveals He Was ‘Very Intent On Retiring’ Before Writers’ Strike Made Him Realize ‘It’s Kind Of Nice To Work’

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Jimmy Kimmel just revealed he was about to retire from his late-night show until it was paused due to the WGA strike. As Variety reports, Kimmel dropped that bombshell in the debut edition of “Strike Force Five”, the new podcast he launched alongside fellow late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and John Oliver, which launched on Wednesday, Aug.

30. “I was very intent on retiring right around the time where the strike started,” Kimmel said in the podcast, which will donate all proceeds to the out-of-work staff members of the hosts’ respective shows. READ MORE: Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel & Other Late-Night Hosts Join Forces For Strike-Themed Podcast However, being idle for several months brought him to an epiphany. “And now, I realize, Oh yeah, it’s kind of nice to work,” he added.

Meyers couldn’t help joking about Kimmel’s backing away from retirement. “Kimmel, c’mon, you are the Tom Brady of late night… you have feigned retirement,” he quipped. READ MORE: Various ABC Shows, Including ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ And ‘American Idol’, Delayed Amid SAG-AFTRA And WGA Strikes Kimmel, however, insisted he wasn’t faking. “I was serious, I was very, very serious,” he said, noting that even though he’d previously taken summers off, he was still being paid.

Colbert also had something to share about what it’s been like to be not working for so long. According to the “Late Night” host, whenever someone encounters him in public and asks if he’s “enjoying the vacation,” he joked, “I usually say, ‘This is like a vacation in the same way a colonoscopy is like a nap.’”

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