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Surprise!
Jimmy FallonandJimmy Kimmelpulled off an epic prank on Friday in honor of April Fools' Day. To mark the holiday, Fallon and Kimmel switched places for their respective late-night shows.
After a standing ovation from a shocked and excited crowd, Fallon simply said, “Hi, I’m Jimmy!” He then added, “Please, please, settle down, you’re gonna offend the other Jimmy!”
Fallon then made a reference toWill Smith slapping Chris Rock at Sunday’s 2022 Oscars, saying, “I switched places with Jimmy Kimmel. Although, as far as surprises you’ve seen on ABC this week, this one’s a distant second.”
“I feel like someone opened the late-night multi-verse!” Fallon said later, miming Spider-Man’s web-slinging motions.
Kimmel, meanwhile, introduced himself as Fallon on theTonight Showset, saying, “It’s freaky Friday tonight!”
After some jokes, he asked the audience, “How many of you are disappointed?”
When the pair of hosts later convened over video chat, they revealed that they first conceived of the plan to switch places back in April 2020, but that was of course put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.
TheRed Hot Chili Peppers, whoreceived their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fameand released their 12th studio albumUnlimited Lovethis week, served as the night’s musical guest for both shows.
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This isn’t the first time that Kimmel and Fallon have come together for a collaboration.
In October 2019, the two late-night hoststeamed up for a comedic PSAin honor of Kimmel’s ABC show moving to Brooklyn, New York, for the week. In the clip, the two comedians tried to clarify the common misconception that they are the same person. However, they jokingly failed, as they went on to disclose many of their shared similarities.
In September 2021, the pair also came together, alongside fellow late-night hostsSamantha Bee,Stephen Colbert,James Corden,Seth Meyers,Trevor NoahandAndy Cohen, to participate inthe first-ever Climate Night. The event featured each host discussing climate change on their respective talk shows, in an effort to help audiences learn more about the issue and encourage them to get involved in the climate movement.
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!premiered on ABC in January 2003. The show — which films at the Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, California — is currently the longest-running late-night talk show on the network and also features security guard Guillermo Rodriguez and house band Cleto and the Cletones.
Over the years, the show has been nominated several times at the PrimetimeEmmy Awards, including multiple nods for outstanding variety talk series, but has never won. It did, however, win a Critics' Choice Television Award for best talk show in 2017.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonpremiered on NBC in February 2014, starring Fallon, announcer Steve Higgins and house band The Roots. It is the seventh incarnation of theTonight Showfranchise while Fallon is the sixth host.
So far, the show has been nominated for nine PrimetimeEmmy Awardsand has won two of them. In May 2021, NBC renewed the show for five more years.
source: people.com
