Jimmy Kimmel confirmed he’s set to take a two-month break from “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” sharing the list of guest hosts filling in for him while he’s gone.
“Well, I hope you’re paying attention this summer because I will be taking the next two months off,” Kimmel told his right-hand Guillermo Rodriguez during Thursday’s monologue. “This time voluntarily.”
He continued: “But we have assembled a potent group of hosts to fill in for me, beginning with Tiffany Haddish, Colman Domingo, Ike Barinholtz, Anthony Anderson, Jelly Roll and, as a special treat for our commander-in-chief, I asked one of his all-time favorites, Rosie O’Donnell, to be here to keep the hits coming.”
As Kimmel’s studio audience erupted into applause, the late night host had a message for Trump, too: “And all I ask in return, Mr. President, is that you don’t do anything stupid while I’m gone.”
It’s unclear when exactly O’Donnell is set to step into the hosting duties, which will be a first for her on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (Though, O’Donnell is a veteran TV host, having led her own talk show “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” for six seasons between 1996 and 2002, as well as serving as a co-host on “The View” for two separate stints.)
However, ABC did confirm that Haddish would lead things off this summer, as she’s set to host the week of July 6. She will be followed by Anderson, Barinholtz, Domingo and Roll, per the network.
O’Donnell is a notable choice, however, given her nearly two-decade feud with Trump – which has seen the actress and the president exchange a number of jabs at one another over the years.
Watch Kimmel’s full monologue, which included a surprise from Matt Damon, above.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC.
