Forget a second-screen experience, viewers of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” need a box of Kleenex to enjoy their favorite late-night show these days. Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC’s airwaves on Monday night, when he had a sidekick even cuter than Guillermo.
“Hi, I’m Jimmy. This is Billy,” Kimmel began last night, holding his young son. “I was out last week — because this guy had heart surgery.”
“But look, he’s fine everybody,” he continued, “he may have pooped but he’s fine.”
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“And I want to thank Chris Pratt, Tracee Ellis Ross, Neil Patrick Harris and Melissa McCarthy for filling in for us last week,” Kimmel, who began tearing up at this point, continued. “They each gave a full day of their very busy lives to give me time off and I am very grateful to them for doing that.”
“Daddy cries on TV, but Billy doesn’t — it’s unbelievable,” he quipped.
Kimmel then thanked the doctors and nurses at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, where Billy underwent successful heart surgery after being born with a heart defect. Unfortunately, if Congress doesn’t fully fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) fund — which was never a partisan issue in the past — some families won’t be as lucky as the Kimmels.
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Watch Kimmel’s message via the video above, where the “Man Show” alum implores viewers to “jam the House and Senate phones tonight, tomorrow – as long as it takes.”
TheWrap will do our part. Here’s their phone number: (202)-225-3121.
“Tell them to take a break from tax cuts for a minute and fully fund CHIP — now,” Kimmel concluded. “No more two-week extensions.”
Golden Globes 2018: See the Nominees (Photos)
"Big Little Lies" and "The Shape of Water" dominated the nominations for the 2018 Golden Globe Awards.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
"Call Me by Your Name"
"Dunkirk"
"The Post"
"The Shape of Water"
"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Sony
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Timothée Chalamet, "Call Me by Your Name"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Phantom Thread"
Tom Hanks, "The Post"
Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour"
Denzel Washington, "Roman J. Israel, Esq."
TheWrap
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Sally Hawkins, "The Shape of Water"
Jessica Chastain, "Molly's Game"
Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Meryl Streep, "The Post"
Michelle Williams, "All the Money in the World"
Fox
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
"I, Tonya"
"The Disaster Artist"
"Get Out"
"The Greatest Showman"
"Lady Bird"
Neon
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Daniel Kaluuya, "Get Out"
Hugh Jackman, "The Greatest Showman"
James Franco, "The Disaster Artist"
Ansel Elgort, "Baby Driver"
Steve Carell, "Battle of the Sexes"
Universal
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Judi Dench, "Victoria & Abdul"
Helen Mirren, "The Leisure Seeker"
Margot Robbie, "I, Tonya"
Saoirse Ronan, "Lady Bird"
Emma Stone, "Battle of the Sexes"
A24
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Willem Dafoe, "The Florida Project"
Armie Hammer, "Call Me by Your Name"
Richard Jenkins, "The Shape of Water"
Christopher Plummer, "All the Money in the World"
Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
A24
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Mary J. Blige, "Mudbound"
Hong Chau, "Downsizing"
Allison Janney, "I, Tonya"
Laurie Metcalf, "Lady Bird"
Octavia Spencer, "The Shape of Water"
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Best Director
Guillermo del Toro, "The Shape of Water"
Martin McDonagh, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Christopher Nolan, "Dunkirk"
Ridley Scott, "All the Money in the World"
Steven Spielberg, "The Post"
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Best Screenplay
Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor, "The Shape of Water"
Greta Gerwig, "Lady Bird"
Liz Hannah, Josh Singer, "The Post"
Martin McDonagh, "Three Billboard Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Aaron Sorkin, "Molly's Game"
Fox Searchlight
Best Original Score
Hans Zimmer, "Dunkirk"
John Williams, "The Post"
Alexandre Desplat, "The Shape of Water"
Johnny Greenwood, "Phantom Thread"
Carter Burwell, "Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri"
Warner Bros.
Best Original Song
"Home," "Ferdinand"
"Mighty River," "Mudbound"
"Remember Me," "Coco"
"The Star," "The Star"
"This Is Me," "The Greatest Showman"
Disney/Pixar
Best Foreign Language Film "First They Killed My Father" (Cambodia)
"In the Fade" (Germany/France)
"Loveless" (Russia) "The Square" (Sweden/Germany/France)
"A Fantastic Woman" (Chile)
Netflix
Best Animated Feature Film
"Coco"
"The Boss Baby"
"The Breadwinner"
"Ferdinand"
"Loving Vincent"
Disney/Pixar
Best Drama Series
"The Crown"
"Game of Thrones"
"The Handmaid's Tale"
"Stranger Things"
"This Is Us"
Hulu
Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Jason Bateman, "Ozark"
Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us"
Freddie Highmore, "The Good Doctor"
Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"
NBC
Best Comedy Series
"Black-ish"
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
"Master of None"
"SMILF"
"Will & Grace"
ABC
Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish"
Aziz Ansari, "Master of None"
Kevin Bacon, "I Love Dick"
William H. Macy, "Shameless"
Eric McCormack, "Will & Grace"
ABC
Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical Comedy
Pamela Adlon, "Better Things"
Alison Brie, "Glow"
Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Issa Rae, "Insecure"
Frankie Shaw, "SMILF"
HBO
Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Big Little Lies"
"Fargo"
"Feud: Bette & Joan"
"The Sinner"
"Top of the Lake: China Girl"
HBO
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Robert De Niro, "The Wizard of Lies"
Jude Law, "The Young Pope"
Kyle MacLachlan, "Twin Peaks"
Ewan McGregor, "Fargo"
Geoffrey Rush, "Genius"
FX
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies"
Jessica Biel, "The Sinner"
Jessica Lange, "Feud: Bette & Joan"
Susan Sarandon, "Feud: Bette & Joan"
Reese Witherspoon, "Big Little Lies"
HBO
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
David Harbour, "Stranger Things"
Alfred Molina, "Feud: Bette & Joan"
Christian Slater, "Mr. Robot"
Alexander Skarsgard, "Big Little Lies"
David Thewlis, "Fargo"
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Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Laura Dern, "Big Little Lies"
Ann Dowd, "The Handmaid's Tale"
Chrissy Metz, "This Is Us"
Michelle Pfeiffer, "Wizard of Lies"
Shailene Woodley, "Big Little Lies"
HBO
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series -- Drama
Caitriona Balfe, "Outlander"
Claire Foy, "The Crown"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Deuce"
Katherine Langford, "13 Reasons Why"
Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"
Netflix
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"Big Little Lies" and "The Shape of Water" dominated the nominations for the 2018 Golden Globe Awards.