{"id":1043,"date":"2024-02-21T20:33:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2024-02-21T20:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:33:48","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-hints-at-major-career-move-i-think-this-is-my-final-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=1043","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel hints at major career move: \u2018I think this is my final contract\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It\u2019s been several years since a new host has joined the well-established lineup of late night television hosts, but change might be in the near future.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Keep reading to see who has revealed their plans to potentially end their late night show.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/awards\/story\/2024-02-20\/jimmy-kimmel-talks-about-his-fourth-go-at-oscar-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/?s=jimmy+kimmel\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a>\u00a0spoke about his upcoming job as host of the Oscars and his longtime career as host of\u00a0<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The 56-year-old comedian has hosted just about everything there is to host in Hollywood, though he is currently hosting the 21st season of his own late night show.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em>\u00a0debuted in January 2003. At the time Kimmel was a newcomer, but has since become a late night staple. He\u2019s currently the longest serving late night talk show host on air.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-145638 lazyautosizes ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21174612\/shutterstock_1473870929-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21174612\/shutterstock_1473870929-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21174612\/shutterstock_1473870929-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21174612\/shutterstock_1473870929-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21174612\/shutterstock_1473870929-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21174612\/shutterstock_1473870929-scaled.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21174612\/shutterstock_1473870929-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21174612\/shutterstock_1473870929-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21174612\/shutterstock_1473870929-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21174612\/shutterstock_1473870929-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1707\" data-eio-rheight=\"2560\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kathy Hutchins \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But after 21 years, Kimmel admitted he\u2019s been thinking about his future.<\/p>\n<p>During an episode of \u201cStrike Force Five,\u201d the podcast he recorded with fellow late night show hosts during the writers\u2019 strike, he said it wasn\u2019t until he was out of work that he realized how much he missed it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to yearn for it when you\u2019re doing it,\u201d he said. \u201cWednesday night, I was very tired and I had all these scripts to go through \u2014 I had to revise and rewrite all these pitch ideas for the Oscars \u2014 and I was literally nodding off onto my computer. In those moments, I think, \u2018I cannot wait until my contract is over.\u2019 But then, I take the summer off or I go on strike, and you start going, \u2018Yeah, I miss the fun stuff.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-6a4c019ba9f4d32eb178aec68cf4563d\" class=\"newsner-6a4c019ba9f4d32eb178aec68cf4563d newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-145639 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21175313\/shutterstock_383646529-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21175313\/shutterstock_383646529-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21175313\/shutterstock_383646529-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21175313\/shutterstock_383646529-1536x1248.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21175313\/shutterstock_383646529-2048x1665.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2081\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21175313\/shutterstock_383646529-scaled.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21175313\/shutterstock_383646529-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21175313\/shutterstock_383646529-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21175313\/shutterstock_383646529-1536x1248.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/21175313\/shutterstock_383646529-2048x1665.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"2081\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tinseltown \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think this is my final contract. I hate to even say it, because everyone\u2019s laughing at me now \u2014 each time I think that, and then it turns out to be not the case. I still have a little more than two years left on my contract, and that seems pretty good. That seems like enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the future Kimmel\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is very accomplished,\u201d the host said. \u201cHe speaks Italian, he plays the harmonica beautifully. He is an expert fly-fisherman. He does all these different things that I know I\u2019m not actually going to do. He\u2019s drawn some graphic novels that were very well-received. He\u2019s very busy \u2014 it\u2019s funny, whenever I think of what I\u2019m going to do when I stop working, it all involves more work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>We love you Jimmy and will support you no matter what you choose to do!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been several years since a new host has joined the well-established lineup of late night television hosts, but change might be in the near future. 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