Late-night hosts Seth Meyers and John Oliver told Jimmy Kimmel, host of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," on Thursday that he was their "bulletproof vest" when it comes to President Donald Trump.Oliver said that Kimmel comes up a lot during the question-and-answer portion of stand-up comedy shows he does alongside Meyers."Because they’ll normally say, like, how does it feel being, you know, disliked by the current president? And we always say as long as you’re on the air, we’re fine," Oliver said."You draw all the ire," Meyers said.ROBERT DE NIRO JOKINGLY PRODS JIMMY KIMMEL WITH A BASEBALL BAT WHILE POSING AS FCC CHAIR, THREATENS HOSTLate-night hosts John Oliver, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel on Oct.1, 2026.
(ABC/JimmyKimmelLive)"We are fully supportive," Oliver told Kimmel."We are fully behind you the way that we’re fully behind a bulletproof vest."The group went on to speculate about why Kimmel drew the most attention from the president, and Meyers said, "Other than the fact that you don't like him, we think he would want to hang out with you.
""I think he sees us as a couple of dorks, and even if we were fans of his, he would have no respect for us.But like, I'm sure he talks to people all the time about like, 'Yeah, I think he has a pizza oven.' Like, everything about, you know what I mean? He's heard you hang out with like, 'You know, he knows Larry David and Conan, he's got a lot of famous friends.
His parties sound awesome,'" Meyers said, imitating Trump.Kimmel said the president never seemed to get upset with Jon Stewart, and noted that he does get upset with Meyers from time to time.He speculated that the president primarily watched the major networks and didn't have HBO, which carries Oliver's show."He definitely doesn't have Comedy Central.
He has no idea, like most people, no idea where to find that," Kimmel said.HOWARD STERN WARNS ABC WILL HAVE 'HELL TO PAY' IF SOMETHING 'GOES WRONG' WITH JIMMY KIMMEL'S SHOWHost Seth Meyers during the monologue on Nov.1...