Q&AA: Jimmy Kimmel, master of TV's ceremonies
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Jimmy Kimmel. Credit: Illustration by Kirsten Ulve
Two years ago, Jimmy Kimmel teased TV’s biggest ad buyers from the stage during ABC’s upfront pitch at Lincoln Center, reminding them that they keep paying higher prices for smaller audiences. If TV has delivered only variations on that theme since then, Kimmel has seen other things change.
He’s gone from apolitical late-night host, best known for a segment where celebrities read mean tweets about themselves, to using his monologues to advocate for health-care reform and gun safety. (He also found himself in a feud with Fox News host Sean Hannity after making fun of Melania Trump.) And as host of the Academy Awards in March, Kimmel addressed Hollywood at the first Oscars since the sudden fall of Harvey Weinstein set off the #MeToo movement.
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