{"id":14836,"date":"2026-07-23T17:20:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14836"},"modified":"2026-07-23T17:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:20:37","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-invites-stephen-colbert-to-guest-host-his-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14836","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Invites Stephen Colbert to Guest Host His Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jimmy-kimmel\/\"><strong>Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong><\/a> confirmed that he recently offered former late-night rival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/stephen-colbert\/\"><strong>Stephen Colbert<\/strong><\/a> the chance to guest host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/jimmy-kimmel-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em><\/a> during his summer vacation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, I asked him, and I think it feels premature,\u201d Kimmel, 58, revealed to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/jimmy-kimmel-ratings-stephen-colbert-guest-host-millionaire-1236817622\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a> in an interview published on Wednesday, July 22. \u201cBut I told him, \u2018Anytime you want to host, it doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s the summer, I\u2019ll gladly step aside.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Kimmel made the offer ahead of his summer break, he revealed to the outlet that Colbert, 62, politely declined.<\/p>\n<p>Both Colbert and Kimmel have been frequent targets of President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> over the years. In May, Colbert signed off as host of <em>The Late Show<\/em> after 11 years amid questions over whether his series\u2019 cancellation was influenced by Trump, 80, recently settling a $16 million lawsuit against CBS.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/jimmy-kimmel-supports-turning-off-cbs-after-late-show-ends\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=200&amp;h=113&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=300&amp;h=169&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=600&amp;h=338&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=800&amp;h=450&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=900&amp;h=506&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=1000&amp;h=563&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=675&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=1800&amp;h=1012&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1080&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3116179_0472.jpg?w=2400&amp;h=1350&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel Supports Turning Off CBS After Late Show Ends\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/jimmy-kimmel-supports-turning-off-cbs-after-late-show-ends\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Jimmy Kimmel Tells His Viewers to Turn Off CBS After &#8216;The Late Show&#8217; Ends<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tJimmy Kimmel showed solidarity for Stephen Colbert by encouraging his viewers not to support CBS. \u201cWe will be off tomorrow night out of respect for our colleague and friend Stephen Colbert, and the writers, producers, and staff and crew at The Late Show, whose final show on CBS airs opposite ours,\u201d Kimmel, 58, said on [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>(<em>The Late Show<\/em> has been replaced by <em>Comics Unleashed<\/em> as part of a deal where producer and host <strong>Byron Allen<\/strong> purchased airtime from CBS.)<\/p>\n<p>Colbert kicked off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/stephen-colbert-takes-shot-at-cbs-during-last-late-show\/\">his final <em>Late Show<\/em> episode<\/a> with a poignant tribute to the audience who stood by him for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have done over 1,800 of these shows, and most nights I come out here and I talk to the audience beforehand, and tonight, I thought I\u2019d talk to the audience in here and the audience out there at home,\u201d he said. \u201cThis show, I want you to know, and you to know, has been a joy for us to do for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later in his monologue, Colbert added, \u201cWe call it the \u2018joy machine\u2019 because to do this many shows, it has to be a machine. But the thing is, if you choose to do it with joy, it doesn\u2019t hurt as much when your fingers get caught in the gears. And I can\u2019t adequately explain to you what the people who work here have done for each other and how much we mean to each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colbert wasn\u2019t off screen for long as he made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/stephen-colbert-makes-surprise-tv-return-after-cbs-finale\/\">an unannounced appearance<\/a> on a public access show in Monroe, Michigan, one night after wrapping up his CBS tenure. (He previously hosted a show for Monroe Community Media in 2015 while gearing up for his <em>Late Show<\/em> debut.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I was last here in Monroe, Michigan, I spent 11 years as the primary host of <em>The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/em> on CBS, which came to an end last night,\u201d he explained to viewers. \u201cViewers outside the greater Monroe area are able to view Monroe Community Media thanks to something known as streaming, which I promised not to learn about while I was on CBS. And evidently CBS also decided not to learn about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>While Colbert likely won\u2019t be guest-hosting <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> this summer, Kimmel announced on June 18 that he\u2019d personally asked <strong>Rosie O\u2019Donnell<\/strong> \u2014 another of Trump\u2019s nemeses \u2014 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/jimmy-kimmel-sets-rosie-odonnell-as-guest-host-for-his-show\/\">replace him for a week<\/a> in August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a special treat for our commander-in-chief, I asked one of his all-time favorites, Rosie O\u2019Donnell, to be here to keep the hits coming. 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