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Jimmy Kimmel on Finally Getting to Host ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ With a Studio Audience, and the Two Celebrities Who Made the Crowd Cry


Jimmy Kimmel on finally getting to host 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' with an audience, the show's 25th anniversary and the celebrities that caused a stir.

The landmark game show returns with an all-celeb edition for its 25th anniversary on Wednesday night, and although this is the third season he’s been in the chair that Regis Philbin made famous, this is the first time fans have finally been allowed back in the studio. Celebrity pairings for this season include John Mulaney and Nick Kroll; Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell; Rosie O’Donnell and Lisa Ann Walter; John Stamos and Dave Coulier; Ray Romano and Brad Garrett; Zach Braff and Donald Faison; Lil Dicky and GaTa; Kelly and Jack Osbourne; Ike Barinholtz and Alan Barinholtz; Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey; Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata; Sophia Bush and Alex Edelman; Gillian Jacobs and Danny Pudi; Natasha Leggero and Jason Ritter; Ron Funches and Reggie Watts; and Jeff Ross and “Cousin” Sal Iacono. Other stand-out pairings included Ike Barinholtz and his father Alan, who recently played the judge on Amazon Freevee’s “Jury Duty.” And the audience probably made the most noise for “Kenan and Kel” stars Thompson and Mitchell.

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