Jimmy Kimmel says: ‘Live for a studio audience’ will not return

Jimmy Kimmel keeps “live for a studio audience” on a permanent break. The Specials series, which earned Raves and several Emmy Awards through three episodes in May 2019, December 2019 and December 2021, is no longer since the death of Icon Norman Lear in 2023. And for Kimmel it is probably best to keep it that way.

Kimmel was a backstage at the Creative Arts Emmys on Sunday, after he had just won the prize for Game Show -Gastheer (via “Who wants to become a millionaire?”) When he was asked if he would like to do a “live for a studio audience”.

“It would be too emotional to do it without Norman. Lear, you know, I don’t know if my heart could take it,” he said.

Part of the draw of “live for a studio audience” was taking the sitcoms from the 70s of Lear, known for mixing comedy with an honest look at the problems that people are confronted with, and more than 40 years later, the subjects are still relevant. Looking at modern casts that carried out the timeless scripts from the series of Lear, reminded that although the world can change, the good and bad of humanity did not.

The first special revived the episode “All in the Family” “Henry’s Farewell” and “The Jeffersons” Première “A Friend in Need”. The second special contained an episode “All in the Family” and an episode of “Good Times”. The third special combined “The Facts of Life” season 3 episode “Kids can be cruel” with the episode “Diff’rent Strokes” season 1 “Willis” Privacy “

He recovered Kimmel’s first Primetime Emmy for Game Show -Gastheer – but at the day of Emmy’s, in 1999, he and Ben Stein won the Outstanding Game Show Host Award for ‘Win Ben Stein’s Money’.

“It was very surprising,” Kimmel said about that victory. “When we won that Emmy, we went into the air in the same week ‘South Park’ went into the air and comedy central was not a channel that many people viewed. And we were against these Titans, the same shows that we now against ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Jeopardy’. We didn’t know anyone was ever giving the first Emyy to the EMMY. And she gave it back later.

In the meantime, in Sunday’s acceptance speech, Kimmel gave a shout to the original “who wants to become a millionaire?” Host Regis Philbin.

“Regis was the best at this,” he said. “I don’t think this show would still be in the broadcast if Regis had not organized it to start with. And he was such an unusual choice at the time. I don’t think people remember that, because it was such a big sensation, not only a hit, but as a cultural phenomenon. I thought regis was a very nice part of this show, the large part of the show. collection of his family. “

Asked if he had thoughts about retiring or leaving his late night talk show. Kimmel joked: “I am not willing to answer their question, but it is something I think a lot about, and things have changed a lot in the last year that has changed what nine years.” He continued to say: “Every day is a new adventure and I take them when they come. Is that a good way to avoid the question?”

Kimmel was also asked what it was like to be paramount in defending democracy, together with shows such as “Saturday Night Live” and “South Park.” Said Kimmel: “Those his heavy thoughts, and I tend to reject them. I don’t necessarily have the feeling that I defend democracy, but I do feel that I am giving this guy a little por, and he deserves it, and I enjoy it.”