My inbox has been flooded with messages about Jimmy Kimmel, as if the fate of late-night TV somehow belongs in the same conversation as cinema. Look, I get it—people love a hot take—but seriously: this is a movie website. What has Jimmy Kimmel actually done for film?
Yes, he’s hosted the Oscars. Four times. And yes, sometimes he cracks jokes on talk shows. For years, he’s been third fiddle to Colbert and Fallon. However, in terms of meaningful contributions to cinema? There’s almost nothing to point to. His Oscar hosting? Often forgettable at best.
We cover directors, cinematographers, screenwriters—the people shaping the art and craft of movies—not late-night personalities who occasionally read cue cards on a stage. So, when readers ask for my thoughts on Kimmel being canceled, the honest answer is: who really cares?
Cinema moves on, stars come and go, but the next great film will arrive whether or not Jimmy Kimmel is trending on Twitter.