Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s house band has changed its name following the death of band leader Cleto Escobedo III at the age of 59.

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has honored Escobedo, the program’s house band leader who died Nov. 11 at age 59, by changing the ...

Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air after taking a few days off to grieve his longtime best friend and bandleader Cleto Escobedo III.

Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air Monday night after taking the week off following the sudden death of his friend and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III.

Jon Stewart was almost the one behind Jimmy Kimmel's late-night desk. While appearing on Ted Danson's "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" podcast, the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" host looked back on the time ...

If it had been up to Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart would probably be hosting a show in the time slot for ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live. The network was about to hire The Daily Show host when a producer Kimmel ...

Jimmy Kimmel used to “pray” for a time when ABC would cancel his eponymous late-night talk show. “I didn’t know what I was doing, and I would pray that they canceled the show sometimes,” the comedian ...

Following his talk show’s near cancellation last month, Jimmy Kimmel revealed how Jon Stewart nearly landed his hosting gig. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host recently said ABC “should definitely hire Jon” ...

Jimmy Kimmel almost threw in the towel, but for this one thing! The media personality revealed how his faith in his mission was tested earlier in his television career, when he gave a great deal of ...

Jimmy Kimmel Live! was nearly Jon Stewart Live! During a visit to Ted Danson’s Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, Jimmy Kimmel revealed how he inadvertently swiped the ABC gig from fellow comic ...

“They definitely should’ve hired Jon. If I’m in that position, there’s no question I hire Jon 100 times out of a 100,” the Emmy winner said in a recent podcast appearance. By McKinley Franklin Jimmy ...