• Rob McElhenney leads American takeover of Wrexham game, which also stars Jimmy Kimmel, as owner’s beloved Philadelphia Phillies prepare for MLB London Series

    Wrexham co-chairman Rob McElhenney brought his love of American sport to Wales as he ‘baseball-ized’ a game at the Racecourse Ground. The Philly national teamed up with Major League Baseball to sho

  • Jimmy Kimmel Gives Donald Trump a New Nickname

    Jimmy Kimmel has a new nickname for Donald Trump after the politician posted a "venomous" social media post about him on Wednesday.The talk show host dubbed Trump "Ranta Claus" during last night's installment of Jimmy Kimmel Live, explaining that he'd "once again ruffled [the] feathers of our Kentucky-fried former president.""When I got out of bed at 9 a.m., I had 100 text messages," the 56-year-old said, with Trump allegedly still "smarting" over Kimmel's Oscars joke.Trump mocked Kimmel's...

  • Jimmy Kimmel skewers Trump’s tantrum over an Oscars joke

    Donald Trump attacked late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel in an early morning all-over-the-map social media post Wednesday. That night, Kimmel told his audience that he learned about Trump’s latest attack on him from all the text messages waiting for him when he woke up. “Usually, like, I'll have maybe four,” he said. “I had 100 because it appears that I once again ruffled the feathers of our Kentucky Fried former president who is—apparently, with all that's going on—still smarting from my...

  • Jimmy Kimmel's late-night digs are driving Trump bonkers

    Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has been using “yabba dabba doofus” Donald Trump as a comedic punching bag for a long time. On Tuesday night, Kimmel continued this routine, poking fun at Trump Media & Technology Group’s plummeting stock prices. "If you bought Trump stock two weeks ago, and shame on you if you did, you lost half your money,” Kimmel said. “But if you hold on just a little bit longer, you might be able to lose all of it."  He buttoned up the joke with a clip of...

  • Albany nears a housing deal that tenant and landlord groups both hate

    The New York State Capitol Building in Albany. A package floated on Friday would enact a new developer tax break while offering watered down “good cause” eviction protections. [ more › ]

  • Jimmy Kimmel torches 'yabba dabba doofus Donald Trump'

    With Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal case set to begin Monday, comedian Jimmy Kimmel used his late night show on Thursday to talk about how “things are not looking good for yabba dabba doofus Donald Trump.” First, Kimmel brought up Trump’s three failed attempts this week to get his trial delayed, pointing out that this is how Trump stalls.  “All his trials are behind schedule, and most now won't likely happen until after the election, if at all.” Kimmel joked. “I don't know, seems like...

  • Jimmy Kimmel: 'O.J. Simpson Went to Hell Today'

    Jimmy Kimmel made clear his feelings -- or lack thereof -- on Thursday about the death of O.J. Simpson, observing the former football star acquitted of murdering his ex-wife “went to Hell.”

  • including the fire eater, Bollywood star, and body piercing legend

    Meet 9 Wearside people whose amazing achievements got them the Echo spotlight. But we want to know: Can you tell us more about them. There's the man who set world records for the most body piercings. The hero who pulled a car for 20 hours and the kids who grabbed an early dose of fame on TV shows. Let's not forget the fire eater who climbed to the top of Scafell to breathe flames, or the Bollywood star who settled in Sunderland. Question is - what happened to them after they hit the headlines?...

  • Jimmy Kimmel Says He Might Host Oscars In 2025 After Trump Remarks

    Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t planning to host the Oscars next year. But now he might. The ABC late-night host was responding to comments from President Donald Trump on Truth Social. Trump said that Kimmel was “made to look like a FOOL, which he is, and at the same time go down in Television History as the […]

  • Vice President Kamala Harris Postpones ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Appearance

    (Updated with more details) The Vice President is no longer heading to late-night. VP Kamala Harris was set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tomorrow night (Tuesday April 16). However, her appearance has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date. Though the VP did end up flying back into LA from her […]

  • Palestinian Americans fundraise for Gaza, as aid groups receive record donations

    Aid organizations serving civilians in Gaza say they are receiving record amounts of donations in a sign of public support for relief efforts even as a growing stock of supplies remain stalled at Egypt's Rafah border crossing

  • Jimmy Kimmel reveals he 'might' host Oscars 2025 after Trump's 'fool' remarks

    Jimmy Kimmel “might” be hosting the 2025 Oscars after Donald Trump said he was “a fool” and the “worst host ever” at this year’s ceremony.