Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Thursday night to Roy Wood Jr., after Wood asked him to do a Stephen A Smith impression: “I think it would be wiser if you did that. I got fired once this month, I don’t need it again.”

As Eric Deggans writes for NPR, Kimmel’s comeback—fueled by public outrage and support from fellow hosts—is proof that late-night comedy can still shape national conversations.

Jimmy Kimmel, who has often credited Wallau as a key figure in his early television career, remembered him as “one of the all-time greats” on The Bill Simmons Podcast Sunday night.