Get the latest gossip

Jimmy Kimmel Says ABC Execs Were “Terrified” By John Cena Skit; Demanded Bigger Envelope To Cover His Bits


Jimmy Kimmel Says ABC Execs Were "Terrified" By John Cena Skit; "They Kept Demanding We Make The Envelope Bigger"

After a quick fake-out by Justin Timberlake — who first took the stage of ABC’s late night show to say that he was filling in for the night– Kimmel took over and immediately started listing his favorite moments from Sunday’s Academy Awards. He was tickled by the way Arnold Schwarzenegger say the word Godzilla and he enjoyed the “I’m Just Ken” song, but the real highlight was when they paid tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the Oscars streaker. “Getting this on the air…of all the times I’ve hosted the Oscars or the Emmys or anything, no comedy bit has ever received more scrutiny than this,” Kimmel explained.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Deadline

Read more on:

Photo of abc execs

abc execs

Photo of Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel

Photo of John Cena

John Cena

Related news:

News photo

Oscars 2024: Academy Awards draw post-pandemic ratings high of 19.5 million viewers despite Jimmy Kimmel's performance as host being panned

News photo

Did Emma Stone Call Jimmy Kimmel A 'Prick' After This Oscars Joke??

News photo

John Cena offered $500k to strip naked and perform explicit webcam show after Oscars stunt