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Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Now I See Myself More as a Place to Scream’

Jimmy Kimmel on his battles with Donald Trump, the Democrats' failures, growing up in Las Vegas, 'The Man Show,' and the future of late-night TV.

The talk-show host’s workspace is very public, with an assistant’s desk next to his and two more staffers peering in from the other side of a large wall of glass, much like his producers did in his early days as a shock jock. It all befitted the Vegas-raised Kimmel, who before all of this was best known for co-hosting Comedy Central’s The Man Show with Adam Carolla, a program that either celebrated or skewered the frat-boy lifestyle. I have these old notebooks where my cousin Sal and I wrote a bunch of fake Aunt Chippy quotes, which seemed like things she would say — like, “Frank, goddammit, I’ll punch you in the face, knock all your teeth out, and make it into a necklace.” I remember my mom would scare my dad in the shower.

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