Jimmy Kimmel says he’s worried about his career after talk show ends: ‘I will have a hard time’
nypost.comlong-running, late-night talk show ends.The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host, 56, appeared on Monday’s episode of Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch and Doug Hendrickson’s “Politickin’ ” podcast and acknowledged that his career may never be the same after his show goes off the air.“I will have a hard time when it’s over,” he said. “It worries me, and that’s part of the reason why I keep going.”Kimmel’s ABC talk series premiered in January 2003, with George Clooney as his first guest ever.Earlier this year, Kimmel hinted in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that the latest two-year contract he signed for his show could be his last.“Each time I think, well, this is going to be my last contract, and then I wind up signing another contract,” he said on the “Politickin’ ” podcast. “It’s because I fear that day, that Monday after my final show, and it’s like, OK, now what am I going to do?” the father of four continued. “Because there’s not a . . .
I don’t know, there aren’t a huge number of options for late-night hosts after the shows are over.”“People think of you like a late-night talk show host.
It’s not like you are suddenly going to start starring in films.”In February, Kimmel told the LA Times that he’s had thoughts about wrapping up his late-night show after 20 years. “It’s hard to yearn for it when you’re doing it,” he explained.
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