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October 13, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Teases Trump Over Not Getting the Nobel Prize
“Thanks a lot, Norway. I hope you’re happy — you made our baby cry,” Kimmel said after the president blamed Norway.
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October 9, 2026
Michael Kosta Slams Kimberly Guilfoyle Over Reports She Asked Donor to Pay $100,000 Bill
“Man, if the Justice Department still existed, you’d be in so much trouble,” Michael Kosta said on “The Daily Show.”
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October 8, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Pans Trump’s Plan for a New Presidential Retreat
“What is with all these projects? Not one of them is finished,” Kimmel said in response to the possibility of a Camp David-style retreat in Florida.
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October 7, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Shames Trump for Suggesting Iran Could Bomb California
“You know what? I’m going to report him to the F.C.C.,” Kimmel said.
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October 6, 2026
Late Night Roasts Vivek Ramaswamy for His Loose Grip
“It’s fun to have a video of the exact moment you lost your campaign,” Jimmy Fallon said after Ramaswamy struggled to lift a child during a campaign rally in Ohio over the weekend.
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October 2, 2026
Late Night Is Stunned by Trump’s New Stereotype
The president told attendees celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House to watch their step while touring the unfinished ballroom: “Only a Hispanic could survive that fall.”
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October 1, 2026
Late Night Is Skeptical of A.I. Leaders Self-Regulating
“Sure, we don’t need laws! I’m sure we could trust these guys,” Jordan Klepper said of technology executives on “The Daily Show,” after Trump asked them to police themselves.
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September 30, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Pokes Fun at America’s New A.I. Chatbot
“Yeah, everyone’s afraid of A.I., and nobody trusts the federal government, so Trump was like, ‘Let’s combine them,’” Jimmy Fallon said.
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September 29, 2026
Late Night Doesn’t Buy That Xi Was Impressed by Trump’s Helipad
“Pretty sure he’s not blown away by ‘carved rock in shape of circle,’” Jon Stewart said, noting that China has its own ‘fully autonomous magnetic levitation train.’
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September 25, 2026
Desi Lydic Roasts Trump for Pulling Out All the Stops for Xi
“Trump picked him up at the airport? OK, that is friendship,” Lydic said on Thursday’s “Daily Show.”
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September 24, 2026
Desi Lydic Doesn’t Think We Need Any More ‘Melania’
“Another Melania documentary?” Lydic said. “Melania, I love you, but unless you’re living with Nathan Fielder in this thing, no one is asking for this.”
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September 23, 2026
Seth Meyers Prefers Trump Without Audio
“We don’t need to hear what he’s saying,” Meyers said after the president’s first event without the White House press pool. “He’s either bragging or lying, let’s just lose the sound.”
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September 22, 2026
Late Night Responds to Trump’s White House Press Ban
“Have you tried presidenting better?” Jon Stewart said after Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying he was tired of their “negative stories.”
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September 18, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Knows How to Get Trump to Stop A.I.
“If you want him to take the threat of A.I. seriously, it’s real simple: Tell him ChatGPT is about to release the Trump-Epstein files,” Kimmel said.
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September 17, 2026
Late Night Slams Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian-Funded Wedding Party
“Here comes the bribe, from a Russian guy,” Josh Johnson sang in response to news that a Russian businessman helped pay for the event.
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September 16, 2026
Stephen Colbert Returns to Late Night on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
“People still do these shows?” Colbert said as he sat down for his first late night interview since his show ended.
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September 15, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Doesn’t Trust Trump to Handle A.I. Concerns
“We’re relying on Trump to beat A.I.; I don’t even think Trump can beat Wordle,” Fallon said.
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September 10, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel to Interview James Talarico ‘Under Unusual Circumstances’
A conversation with the Democratic Senate hopeful from Texas will move off air because of what the late night host called F.C.C. “threats” against his show and network.
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September 9, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Weighs in on Trump’s New Look
Back from his summer vacation, the late night host wondered, “Is it possible to have a midlife crisis at 80 years old?”
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August 25, 2026
Jelly Roll Celebrates His 300-Pound Weight Loss on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
“That means I’ve lost an entire Donald Trump,” the country singer said while guest hosting Monday’s late night show.
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August 21, 2026
Rosie O’Donnell Ends Late Night Stint With a Ditty to ‘Donny Boy’
“It’s kind of weird to think he spent more nights with me this week than Melania,” O’Donnell said of President Trump on her last night guest-hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
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August 20, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Teases Trump’s Efforts to Rekindle North Korea Bromance
“Man, you know you’re depressed when you’re texting an old hookup from seven years ago,” Fallon said of the president and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
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August 19, 2026
Rosie O’Donnell Rags on Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Claims
“I’ll put it this way: If the U.S. is in charge of the strait, then I’m also straight — and let’s face it, I’m not,” the guest host said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
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August 18, 2026
Rosie O’Donnell Just Knows Trump Is Watching Her Host ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
“And if you thought the president hated ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ when it was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, buckle up, people. Buckle up!” O’Donnell said.
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August 14, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s White House Exit
The “Tonight Show” host said President Trump had been surprised by the press secretary’s decision to step down. “She was like, ‘I wanted to wait for a good time but there hasn’t been one, so.’”
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August 13, 2026
Late Night Ribs Trump for Leaving Staff Behind on Air Force One
Anthony Anderson, the guest host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” called the ruse in which President Trump exited the plane in a catering container “Operation Pig in a Blanket.”
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August 12, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Recreates Trump’s Catering Container Escape
“Everyone was, like, ‘Well, at least he has one exit plan,’” the “Tonight Show” host said.
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August 11, 2026
Late Night Wonders if Trump Got a Wig
Anthony Anderson, a guest host on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” said he’d “seen better weaves on ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta.’”
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August 4, 2026
Late Night Reacts to Trump’s Latest Iran Deal Comments
“I’m not saying that they’re out of ideas, but the best option they came up with was pinning the war on Dr. Fauci,” Jimmy Fallon said.
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July 31, 2026
Jordan Klepper Revisits His ‘Fauci Fever’
“The Daily Show” host defended the doctor’s diary entries about his Covid-era fame: “I literally saw Fauci more than I saw my parents.”
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