A new French Late Show, fronted by popular actor, director and writer Alain Chabat launched on France’s TF1 amid much fanfare this week in France’s latest attempt to crack the format.
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Third time’s the charm! Jimmy Kimmel will host the 2023 Academy Awards, marking his return to the Oscars telecast after a five-year break.
“Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honor or a trap,” the talk show host, 54, said in a statement to Variety on Monday, November 7, after ABC announced him as the host. “Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no.”
The telecast’s executive producers and showrunners, Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner, praised Kimmel in a joint statement announcing his return: “We’re super thrilled to have Jimmy score his hat trick on this global stage. We know he will be funny and ready for anything.”
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang added that the comedian was the “perfect” choice for the Oscars’ 95th celebration. “His love of movies, live TV expertise, and ability to connect with our global audiences will create an unforgettable experience for our millions of viewers worldwide,” they said.
Kimmel has previously hosted the Oscars twice, in 2017 and 2018, respectively. His first time helming the awards featured the now-famous Best Picture mix-up, when presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway accidentally announced that La La Land had won the night’s top prize, when it actually went to Moonlight.
“It was a lot of fun, until the end,” the Man Show alum recalled during his monologue on a February 2017 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. “It was going very well, we were chugging along, and then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, it turned into one of those Maury Povich paternity test shows.” Kimmel added that he wasn’t sure how to react to the incident and keep everyone calm
A new French Late Show, fronted by popular actor, director and writer Alain Chabat launched on France’s TF1 amid much fanfare this week in France’s latest attempt to crack the format.
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Well, maybe the third time’s the charm? In a disappointing announcement to many Oscar telecast fans, The Academy revealed that Jimmy Kimmel will host the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12. The ABC late-night host previously emceed the 89th and 90th Oscars in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
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