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Airing this August viewers in the Middle East will experience Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV's most irreverent talk show every week from Sunday-Thursday at 10pm exclusively on Star World.
Hosted by Emmy-winning comedian Jimmy Kimmel, the talk show adds new spark to late-night viewing. Since its 2003 debut, Jimmy Kimmel Live! has won over fans and critics with its irreverent style and diverse line-up of guests.
The show often features elaborate stunts, such as having Quentin Tarantino and Lost creator JJ Abrams guest-direct entire episodes.
In 2006, Kimmel staged a stunt where it appeared he had been bitten by a rattlesnake. Rushed to hospital in an ambulance, he spent the rest of the episode in a hospital bed where he was nursed back to health by the cast of Grey's Anatomy.
Aside from A-list actors, Jimmy Kimmel Live! welcomes athletes, musicians, politicians and comedians. Innovative and unpredictable, host Jimmy Kimmel also turns the spotlight on ordinary people with unusual stories.
'I think there are a lot of things that are different than your standard talk show fare,' explains Kimmel. 'We've got a lot of weird and unsavory things on the show. Ultimately that's the fun of the show, the creativity involved.'
Earlier this year, Kimmel sparked an internet sensation with his post-Oscars skit with Ben Affleck. After Sarah Silverman, Kimmel's then-girlfriend, aired a spoof video on his show about her alleged affair with Matt Damon, Kimmel plotted his revenge.
Aired during the post-Oscars episode, the celeb-packed video featuring Kimmel and Affleck has now been seen by over 100 million YouTube users. As well as being the talk of the town, the video confirmed Kimmel's status as TV's hottest - and hippest - talk show.
