Rosie O’Donnell says she intends to be “a good soldier” for Jimmy Kimmel when she fills in for him on his ABC late-night show next month.
The former Rosie O’Donnell Show host and longtime Donald Trump antagonist previewed her upcoming week as guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers Thursday night.
“I’m very excited about this,” Meyers told her. “You’re going to guest host our friend Jimmy Kimmel’s show for a week.”
“And I’m thrilled to do it,” O’Donnell replied.
Meyers said he was thrilled to see O’Donnell behind a talk show desk again, praising Kimmel’s summer guest-host tradition and the show’s staff. O’Donnell, in turn, framed the gig as an opportunity to keep Kimmel’s politically charged comic voice going while he’s away.
“He and you are doing a tremendous job at alerting people through humor about the tragedy that’s occurring,” she told Meyers. “So, congratulations.”
“We’re gonna get through it,” Meyers said.
“And I hope to do the same thing,” O’Donnell responded. “I just want to be a good soldier for him and do what he’s been doing so well for a week so he can have a nice vacation.”
Kimmel announced O’Donnell as part of his summer guest-host lineup last month, making clear he knew exactly what kind of booking he was making.
“I will be taking the next two months off, this time voluntarily,” Kimmel told viewers. “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.”
“You’re welcome,” Kimmel added. “And all I ask in return, Mr. President, is that you don’t do anything stupid while I’m gone.”
O’Donnell is currently appearing Off-Broadway in her one-woman show Common Knowledge. She’s set to fill in for Kimmel the week of August 17.
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ABC & Jimmy Kimmel – this was such a no brainer. And you absolutely blew it.
Open the summer with guest host Stephen Colbert, close with Rosie O’Donnell. So simple.
That’s not Kimmel or ABC’s fault; Stephen made the choice to step back, which is for the best. He needs a break from the spotlight and it’s up to him only when he’s ready to return back to the tv screens.
While I understand the distress of not having him around (and my gawd, it’s hard), we gotta respect Stephen’s decision~
NO network will hire Stephen. He is a WHITE male who over the age of 60.
Whatever you say, dumbfuck!🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Total phony
You should try that yourself, one of these days!
He saw a paycheck
You should suck a cock
He matured! You haven’t, with that childish insult, telling me to suck a cock!
Like I told you! Grow the fuck up child, before the adults haul you to the woodshed to beat your bare ass with a leather belt!
Clearly on the prowl in between victims.
What the fuck is wrong with you, bitch? Other than wanting to skullfuck little boys yourself?
And you think you speak for everyone here, when clearly nobody likes your skeezy disgusting self? Grow the fuck up, you twig bitch!
Sickening pedophile doesn’t watch these shit shows either her pretends to.
You admitted that you’re trying to call me a pedophile in the hopes I’ll back off and not respond to your hate fuelled, bigoted posts!
Not gonna work, Zero! I will continue to go after you, every time you post your useless garbage here! And I’ll keep laughing at your lame attempts to silence me!
Don’t like it? Eat shit, loser!🖕😈🖕
I knew the political jokes wouldn’t catch a break even with the rotation of guest hosts, but I CANNOT WAIT for Rosie’s week and her long-standing antagonism towards the President taking center stage~
This will be a well-deserved revenge spree that spans for a week~
Kudos to Kimmel and co. for inviting her~
Definitely looking forward to Rosie’s week!
Rosie is a has-been. But I will watch anyway. LOL
Never-will-be!