The host of the eponymously titled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” talk show, Jimmy Kimmel, is no stranger to fame. Whether remembered by Canadian audiences for his profiling of a humorously named town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, eventually being named honorary mayor, or drawing controversy (and a brief broadcasting suspension) over comments made regarding the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk, Kimmel has established himself as a notable and relevant name in the television business.
But his start in showbiz, as Entertainment Weekly detailed, wasn’t necessarily free of turbulence either. Serving as an on-air sidekick for KZOK-FM in Seattle during the early morning shift, Kimmel said he “was a 22-year-old kid who didn’t understand that secretly taping your meetings with the program director and then playing them back on the air the next morning wasn’t great for overall job security.”
