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105-803: In 2006, the group released the gold-selling album As Cruel as School Children . Since that release, the band's single " Cupid's Chokehold " peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 , and peaked within the top ten of the charts in various countries, including the United Kingdom, and " Clothes Off!! " peaked within the top ten of the charts in Finland, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. On September 9, 2008, Gym Class Heroes released their third album, The Quilt , which contained numerous collaborations with other artists. The band went on hiatus in 2009,

210-475: A comprehensive list of certified works with Diamond status at RIAA's website. See also: a comprehensive list of certified works with Latin Diamond status at RIAA's website. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! , sometimes shortened to JKL , is an American late-night political satire talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel , and broadcast on ABC . The nightly hour-long show tapes and

315-674: A counterprogramming against Tonight and other late-night talk shows. As a result, on January 8, 2013, Nightline switched places on ABC's schedule with Jimmy Kimmel Live! . Since then, Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35 p.m. has been able to more directly compete with the Tonight Show and CBS's The Late Show . Following the subsequent retirements of Jay Leno in February 2014, David Letterman in May 2015, and Jon Stewart in August 2015, Kimmel became

420-428: A writers' strike entering its second month. When the show aired at 12:05 ET, the show began with a two-minute segment before the theme song and actual show. Originally a miniature monologue and preview of the guests, the segment expanded to include miniature skits and other ways to plug a product from one of the show's sponsors. (These, better known as "integrated commercials," are rarely repeated.) The cold open device

525-454: A 2013 appearance on the radio talk show Fresh Air , Kimmel further stated that he only chose Damon's name because it was the first A-list actor that popped into his head that "we absolutely would not bump if he was on the show". On September 12, 2006, Damon appeared on the show. A montage of clips demonstrating the numerous times Kimmel performed the bit was shown and, after a very lengthy introduction by Kimmel, Damon appeared on stage. After

630-445: A Dunkin' Donuts coffee cup, loosely in character as Matt Damon. The interview ended with Timberlake spray painting "I <3 Matt Damon" on the front of Kimmel's desk. In a segment that aired on January 31, 2008, Kimmel's then long-time girlfriend Sarah Silverman appeared on the show and announced, via a music video, that she had been " fucking Matt Damon." Damon took an additional jab at Kimmel's long running gag by telling Kimmel at

735-453: A Little" and "No Place Left to Run" from The Quilt were originally intended to be used strictly for his side project, but McCoy heard the songs and convinced Lumumba-Kasongo to let Gym Class Heroes use the songs. McGinley has been drumming in the rock group Kill the Frontman . McCoy had discussed the band's new album, The Papercut Chronicles II , "We're about 12 demos deep. All I got to say

840-509: A barrage of swearing from actor Thomas Jane . Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Kimmelot in association with ABC Signature . It holds the title as the longest running late-night talk show on the network, having aired for more than three times as long as either The Dick Cavett Show (1969–1975) or Politically Incorrect (1997–2002). The show began on January 26, 2003, replacing Politically Incorrect . ABC had originally intended to give Jon Stewart his own late-night program following

945-468: A childhood friend of Kimmel. The other "Cletones" of the band are Cleto Escobedo Jr., the bandleader's father, on tenor and alto saxophone, Jeff Babko on keyboards, Toshi Yanagi on guitar, Jimmy Earl on bass, and Jonathan Dresel on drums. Like other talk shows with live bands, Cleto and the Cletones play the show's opening and closing themes and play into and out of commercial breaks. (They usually play through

1050-407: A clip shows Kimmel's unsuccessful attempts to audition for all movie roles that Damon played. At the episode's end, Damon turns the "We ran out of time" joke on Kimmel after asking Kimmel if he had anything to say. The episode was the highest-rated late night show that evening, and ABC elected to rebroadcast it in primetime the following week. During the 2010 Tonight Show conflict , Kimmel donned

1155-580: A delivery man. The video gained widespread media attention, with Kimmel jokingly telling the New York Times , "Every once in a while, Hollywood rallies itself for a worthy cause." On its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, Entertainment Weekly put Damon as an action star at No. 60 and the Silverman video on No. 62, writing, "A talk-show host's famous comedian girlfriend confesses in a catchy song that she's shtupping No. 60? Yeah, that'll go viral." In 2008,

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1260-493: A digital release were withdrawn. Gold certifications, however, were not, meaning a song that was downloaded over 100,000 times and certified so by the RIAA during that time frame retains its Gold status. Starting May 9, 2013, RIAA certifications for singles in the "digital" category include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads at a rate of 100 streams = 1 certification "unit". On February 1, 2016, this rate

1365-503: A few seconds, Kimmel apologized and stated that the show was out of time. He asked Damon if he could return the next night, to which Damon replied, "Go f**k yourself." An infuriated Damon continued to curse at Kimmel throughout the rolling of the credits, ultimately slapping the desk and walking off the set. In the December 17, 2006, issue of USA Weekend , Kimmel acknowledged that the Damon incident

1470-414: A friendship with Kimmel, wanting to ensure that they would be on good terms if the move was made. (Under that scenario, Leno would have taken Kimmel's time slot and become his lead-in.) However, after Leno made the arrangement to remain at NBC, "those conversations were gone," according to Kimmel. Realizing that Leno's relationship with him had been artificial, Kimmel felt "worked over," reasoning that Leno

1575-482: A gray wig and fake chin, performing his entire January 12, 2010, show in character as Jay Leno . With his bandleader, Cleto Escobedo, parodying Leno's bandleader Kevin Eubanks , Kimmel started out his monologue with "It's good to be here on ABC. Hey, Cleto, you know what ABC stands for? Always Bump Conan." He also referenced the "People of Earth" letter written by Conan O'Brien , noting how O'Brien declined to participate in

1680-540: A hiatus. In 2018, the band returned to playing live, opening for 311 and The Offspring on their Never Ending Summer Tour. They were set to perform on the Vans Warped Tour 25th Anniversary Show in Atlantic City before abruptly breaking up again. In 2019, McCoy stated in an interview that Gym Class Heroes was still on a hiatus, with an uncertain duration. On October 11, 2022, When We Were Young Festival announced

1785-493: A lot of attention." It became the band's most successful single, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 . On July 25, 2006, Gym Class Heroes released As Cruel as School Children . The record contained guest appearances by Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy and William Beckett from The Academy Is... . The album marked a departure in the band's sound, with the band utilizing drum machines and synthesizers as opposed to

1890-461: A man on the head with his microphone. The man had been in the crowd at a concert in St. Louis when he shouted racial slurs at McCoy. McCoy asked the man: "What did you just call me?" As security was removing the man from the venue, McCoy brought the man on stage to call him out in front of the crowd. In a statement, McCoy's publicist said that the man hit McCoy's knee, which was in a brace after he had suffered

1995-437: A minute and got carried away and wrote a song." The group released the four-song Papercut Chronicles EP before finally releasing The Papercut Chronicles in February 2005. After Eric Roberts replaced Ryan Geise on bass, the group toured constantly throughout 2005, appearing at the year's SXSW , The Bamboozle , and Warped Tour festivals. Music videos were filmed for the songs " Taxi Driver " and "yes". In May 2006, WXSS ,

2100-465: A mix of alternative hip hop and pop-rap . McCoy says of the band's musical style, "We've been the proverbial sore thumb our entire career. Even before we got signed to Fueled by Ramen , we were playing shows with death metal and hardcore bands and whoever would let us play with them. I wouldn't even consider us a hip-hop band. Musically, it's just all over the place." The band acknowledges '80s funk-influenced R&B acts such as Prince and Ready for

2205-511: A multi-disc set as one unit toward certification. Reflecting additional growth in music sales, the Diamond award was instituted in 1999 for albums or singles selling ten million units. Because of these changes in criteria, the sales level associated with a particular award depends on when the award was made. Nielsen SoundScan figures are not used in RIAA certification; the RIAA system predates Nielsen SoundScan and includes sales outlets Nielsen misses. Prior to Nielsen SoundScan, RIAA certification

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2310-477: A part of the show over two decades. In the 20th anniversary show, the guests were the same headliners who were featured on that first episode on January 26, 2003: George Clooney, Snoop Dogg and Coldplay. On February 21, 2024, Kimmel hinted that he may not renew his contract for further seasons after his current contract expires in 2026 in an interview with the Los Angeles Times , stating that "I think this

2415-480: A party in an instrumental band with no vocals. McCoy, who was in attendance at the party, took the microphone onstage and started rapping. A week later, the group came together and started making music. The original group began playing college parties and BBQs, birthday parties, clubs, and festivals which eventually led to larger venues throughout the northeast, including four years on Warped Tour (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008). McCoy won MTV 's Direct Effect MC Battle and as

2520-649: A prize, appeared in Styles P 's video "Daddy Get That Cash". The group had three more releases from 1999 to 2004: Hed Candy , Greasy Kid Stuff , and ...For the Kids . In 2003 the band recorded the album The Papercut Chronicles while on tour. The members were not even finished working on the album, as it caught the attention of Fall Out Boy 's bassist Pete Wentz , who signed the group to his offspring Fueled By Ramen label, Decaydance Records . At this time, guitarist Milo Bonacci (who went on to form Ra Ra Riot ) parted ways with

2625-468: A radio station in Milwaukee , began playing "Cupid's Chokehold" shortly before the release of the band's second full-length album, As Cruel as School Children . The group's manager, Scott Nagelberg stated "As more stations added it, it became undeniable: This was the chance for this band to make it happen." Although the band intended to promote a different song, " The Queen and I " as the album's lead single,

2730-503: A recent strain. Travie McCoy has pursued a solo career. In 2010, he released a hit single " Billionaire " with Bruno Mars , which has been successful since its UK release in early May 2010 and also featured in Taio Cruz's single " Higher ". He released his first solo album, Lazarus , on June 8, 2010. Lumumba-Kasongo created the side-project Soul in 2008, which he has currently been focusing on during Gym Class Heroes' break. The songs "Live

2835-494: A short-lived revival of NBC's Tonight Starring Jack Paar under the name Jack Paar Tonite , which alternated weeks with Cavett in 1973. While Cavett was the longest-lasting and best remembered of these attempts, none seriously threatened the domination of the Tonight Show . Jimmy Kimmel Live! was stunted early on by an ABC affiliate body which was fulfilling existing syndication contracts for post- local news sitcom repeats and entertainment newsmagazines and thus delaying

2940-414: A sketch about the movie that Affleck stars in, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , reprising his role as astronaut Mark Watney . When Kimmel hosted the 89th Academy Awards on February 26, 2017, he renewed his feud with Damon, first in a skit harshly criticizing Damon's film We Bought a Zoo , having the announcer introduce him as only the unnamed "guest" of Ben Affleck , and personally conducting

3045-467: A stupid man, which poster had an arrow pointing towards Matt Damon. At the end of the interview, Matt removed the poster, revealing on the other side the name of another Guillermo movie called "Ass Face", also with an arrow pointing towards Matt. Matt accuses Guillermo of acting on Kimmel's orders and, facing the camera, starts to say "you...", at which time it cuts to Guillermo's promo which ends with Matt's face turning into an ass. In February 2014, Damon

3150-800: A time in which the members pursued various side projects. McCoy released his solo debut album Lazarus in June 2010. Lumumba-Kasongo has been working on his side-project Soul, while McGinley now drums in the rock group Kill the Frontman . The group released The Papercut Chronicles II on November 15, 2011; its lead single, " Stereo Hearts ", peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Rapper Travie McCoy and drummer Matt McGinley became friends at their local high school in ninth grade in Geneva, New York. They officially came together in 1997. The band formed when bassist Ryan Geise and drummer Matt McGinley were performing at

3255-418: Is a song or album that sells 500,000 units (records, tapes, and compact discs). The award was launched in 1958; originally, the requirement for a Gold single was one million units sold and a Gold album represented $ 1 million in sales (at wholesale value, around a third of the list price). In 1975, the additional requirement of 500,000 units sold was added for Gold albums. Reflecting growth in record sales,

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3360-565: Is based out of the Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood , California . It debuted on January 26, 2003 as part of ABC's lead-out programming for Super Bowl XXXVII . For its first ten years, Jimmy Kimmel Live! aired at either the midnight or 12:05 a.m. ET / PT before moving to 11:35 p.m. on January 8, 2013. Despite its name, the show has not regularly aired live since 2004, when censors were unable to properly bleep censor

3465-444: Is it's definitely going back to the essence of Gym Class Heroes, which is four dudes sitting in a room, vibing off each other and making organic, dark metal." On June 9, 2011, Gym Class Heroes released a song entitled " Stereo Hearts " which features Adam Levine from Maroon 5 . It was the first single to be released from The Papercut Chronicles II . It became available for download on iTunes on June 14, 2011. It peaked at No. 4 on

3570-426: Is my final contract, I hate to even say it, because everyone's laughing at me now — each time I think that, and then it turns out to be not the case. I still have a little more than two years left on my contract, and that seems pretty good, that seems like enough." Contrary to its name, Kimmel has not aired live editions regularly since 2004; instead, it is recorded at 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time (7:30 p.m. Eastern) on

3675-460: Is not automatic; for an award to be made, the record label must first request certification. The audit is conducted against net shipments after returns (most often an artist's royalty statement is used), which includes albums sold directly to retailers and one-stops, direct-to-consumer sales (music clubs and mail order ) and other outlets. The association is popularly known for its traditional gold and platinum certification of albums and songs in

3780-460: Is performed either in a more intimate space on the second floor of the Masonic Temple, or a nearby outdoor stage, along with rare on-location performances, and since the pandemic, more often remotely performed. the musical performance was perform by numerous musician including Slayer , Cypress Hill , Backstreet Boys , and Happa-tai from Japanese TV show, Warau Inu. Coors Light sponsored most of

3885-472: Is shown storming out of the studio (as part of the trailer), cursing at Kimmel. In the mock trailer for the sequel, 'Movie: The Movie 2', Damon appears again as an alien who is munching on a sandwich only to think he is munching something else. He walks out cursing Kimmel again. However, it later shown to just be a toy. In August 2013, Guillermo crashed a Matt Damon interview, about his upcoming movie Elysium , by promoting his own movie called "Estupido", about

3990-516: Is the only single to receive a Latin certification based on shipments before the creation of the Latin digital singles awards in 2013. The Disco de Diamante award was introduced after the RIAA updated the thresholds for Latin certifications on December 20, 2013. The Disco de Diamante is awarded to Latin albums that have been certified 10× Platinum. Standard singles are certified: Note: The number of sales required to qualify for Gold and Platinum discs

4095-426: The Billboard Hot 100. On October 18, 2011, Gym Class Heroes released a song entitled " Life Goes On " which features Oh Land . It is the first and only promotional single to be released from The Papercut Chronicles II . On October 31, the band released their second single of the album, " Ass Back Home ", featuring Neon Hitch via iTunes . The third single " The Fighter " features Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic and

4200-586: The Emergency Alert System (EAS) tone on the October 3, 2018, episode. At the start of 2019, when Hearst Television 's newest affiliation agreement for their ABC affiliates kicked in and forced them to give up their ability to delay the program for extended local newscasts or syndicated programming, the show now airs across the network on most stations at 11:35 p.m. ET/10:35 p.m. CT. In May 2019, Kimmel and ABC agreed to extend his contract to host

4305-451: The Iran hostage crisis , was able to compete with the Tonight Show , particularly on days when there were major news events or ongoing crises. The growth and development of cable news and the emergence of the internet and the 24-hour news cycle eroded Nightline ' s originally unique, and later preeminent position as a source for late evening national and international news and its value as

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4410-523: The warmup comic for the in-studio audience, although he rarely appears on camera; before joining JKL, Barris was the warmup comic for The Man Show . Francis "Uncle Frank" Potenza , Kimmel's real-life uncle, served as a security guard for the show, and appeared regularly in bits on-camera with Kimmel and other employees of the show. He was a New York City police officer and a personal security guard for Frank Sinatra . Potenza did not appear regularly from December 2009 through March 2010, due to illness. (In

4515-527: The "destruction" of The Tonight Show , commenting as Leno that "Fortunately, though, I will! I'll burn it down if I have to!" Leno called Kimmel the next morning to discuss the bit, and at the end of the call, Leno suggested he come over and appear on his show. When his booking department called to confirm his appearance on a "10 at 10" segment, Kimmel agreed immediately. When he received the questions for his January 14 appearance—such as "What's your favorite snack junk food?"—he realized Leno intended to neutralize

4620-420: The 11:35 p.m. show. On June 18, 2020, Kimmel announced he was taking a hiatus from the show; a series of guest hosts filled in with 30-minute episodes until he returned with the new television season after hosting the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards . This has since become a yearly tradition for the show's July and August shows under the more traditional hour format. On September 21, 2020, Kimmel returned to

4725-445: The 1960s and 1970s with The Les Crane Show , which was more of a serious interview program than light entertainment, The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969), featuring Rat Pack member Joey Bishop with Regis Philbin as sidekick, the original Dick Cavett Show (1969–1975) with Dick Cavett in a show that featured a mixture of cultural, popular entertainment and intellectual figures and was considered more highbrow than Carson and even

4830-508: The January 2013 move, the Friday episode was retitled Jimmy Kimmel Live! This Week, showing highlights from the entire week of shows. However, the show has since reverted to airing a rebroadcast of a recent episode on Fridays, although current events have caused the show to occasionally air new Friday episodes. The show's house band is Cleto and the Cletones , led by saxophonist Cleto Escobedo III,

4935-470: The Platinum award was added in 1976, for albums that sold one million units and for singles selling two million units. The Multi-Platinum award was introduced in 1984, signifying multiple Platinum levels of albums and singles. In 1989, the sales thresholds for singles were reduced to 500,000 for Gold and 1,000,000 for Platinum, reflecting a decrease in sales of singles. In 1992, RIAA began counting each disc in

5040-471: The RIAA as a type of product that features at least 51% of content in Spanish. Note: The number of sales required to qualify for Oro and Platino awards was higher prior to January 1, 2008. The thresholds were 100,000 units (Oro) and 200,000 units (Platino). All Spanish-language albums certified prior to 2008 were updated to match the current certification at the time. " La Bomba " by Bolivian group Azul Azul

5145-827: The RIAA is the Rolling Stones ' Four Flicks DVD compilation from their Licks World Tour , with a 19× Multi-Platinum designation. This was likely achieved due to exclusive distribution rights owned by retailer Best Buy by their short-lived music production company, Redline Entertainment. Master Ringtone ( mastertone ) awards were introduced in 2006. Certification levels are identical to those of singles, 500,000 for Gold and 1,000,000 for Platinum and 2,000,000+ Multi-Platinum. Many Master Ringtone certifications were awarded until 2009, but since then only ten certifications were awarded in 2010, three in 2012 and three in 2019, all three to AC/DC . Lists from RIAA site showing current status holders of RIAA Certifications: This list show

5250-732: The RIAA won't adopt SoundScan as its source, Hilary Rosen, president of the recording association, defended their system: “We think the certification process represents an accurate sales picture and we’re comfortable with the numbers we release.” In the digital era, changes in the way music is consumed resulted in changes in the certification criteria. Actual album sales had dropped significantly, while digital download followed by streaming became increasingly dominant. On-demand audio and video streams started to be counted towards Digital Single units consumed in 2013. Track downloads and audio and video streams were then included in album certification in 2016 using formulas converting downloads and streams into

5355-554: The TV?" Kimmel replied, "Like when NBC ordered your show off the TV?" Following similar remarks to more questions, Kimmel closed the segment with this comment: "Listen, Jay. Conan and I have children. All you have to take care of is cars! We have lives to lead here! You've got eight hundred million dollars! For God's sakes, leave our shows alone!" Leno never fought back and accepted the bit as comedy (he ascribed it as Kimmel attempting to score some publicity), but Leno's producer, Debbie Vickers,

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5460-777: The United States and also participates in collective recording rights management. The private company Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman (GR&F) is responsible for auditing RIAA sales. According to the Recording Industry Association of America's official website, "All certification audits are conducted, for a fee, by Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman, LLP (GR&F) for the RIAA. If multiple certification levels are certified simultaneously, only an audit certification fee will be charged." The RIAA website also mentions privately held Rennert and Feldman, LLP (GR&F) as RIAA auditors in all certification correspondence. A Gold record

5565-783: The World as major influences on its sound. Each member draws from different types of music for inspiration, with drummer Matt McGinley saying "there aren't many [types of music] we agree on." McCoy cites 1970s blue-eyed soul group Hall & Oates as his biggest musical influence. Guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasango is mainly influenced by rock music, citing Jimi Hendrix and Muse as an inspiration for his guitar playing. Bassist Eric Roberts incorporates elements of reggae into his playing, as well as styles influenced by metal bands such as The Dillinger Escape Plan and Meshuggah . McGinley favors funk and rock stylistics inspired by groups such as Green Day , Red Hot Chili Peppers , and 311 . Additionally,

5670-614: The album units for certification purpose. Starting from February 1, 2016, each album unit may be one of the following: Multi-disc albums are counted once for each disc within the album if it is over 100 minutes in length or is from the vinyl era. For example, the Smashing Pumpkins ' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (running time of 121:39) and OutKast 's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (running time of 134:56), both double albums , were counted twice, meaning each album

5775-408: The artists with at least 10 platinum albums (excluding compilations). This table tracks artists with at least two Diamond certified albums. This table tracks artists with some number of singles that have received at least 20 digital platinum certifications (excluding features). This table tracks artists with some number of singles that have received at least 2 Diamond certifications. See also:

5880-458: The background and the band performing on the left side of the stage, was replaced with the current set, which has a city in the background. The band now performs on the right side of the stage. In the special February 25, 2007, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! (the second "After the Academy Awards" show), the second set was slightly tweaked when an illustrated picture of a city, which was seen in

5985-530: The background from January 2005 to February 2007, was replaced with a 3D collage of Los Angeles and Hollywood (including the adjacent Dolby Theatre (formerly Kodak Theatre) across from the studio where his show is broadcast from). The 3D image, which was first used during Lionel Richie 's outdoor stage performances in the September 16, 2006, episode, was created by artists Colin Cheer and Brian Walters. A brand-new set

6090-434: The band and was replaced with current guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo (brother of the rapper Sammus ), who was attending Cornell University at the time. On the first day the band began to rehearse with Lumumba-Kasongo, " Cupid's Chokehold " was written, which would become the album's first single. McGinley recalled, "We just had intentions of working him in on old songs, but we ended up jamming on this Supertramp thing for

6195-429: The band as part of the line-up for the 2023 edition of the festival. In April 2023, the band was announced to be touring with All Time Low , for the latter's The Sound of Letting Go on Tour . AllMusic describes them as a "unique alternative-funk-rap outfit" and also states that their sounds melds elements of rap , rock , R&B , and funk into one cohesive and melodic sound. Their sound has also been described as

6300-443: The band is noted for not using samples in its music, a practice commonly used in hip-hop. McCoy states that "It's more fun and organic in the live show. There's definitely a lot of acts that can pull off a DJ/MC thing but then a lot that can't. Also I guess it's all we know." However, As Cruel as School Children does contain samples, with McGinley commenting, "We've always been a band and we never did sampling at all before but within

6405-468: The band's typical live instrumentation. The band also gained popularity when McCoy was featured in the Cobra Starship song " Snakes on a Plane (Bring It) ", which was featured on the soundtrack to the film . After headlining a seven-week U.S. tour called the " Daryl Hall for President Tour '07", the group returned to the studio to record new material. The resulting material became The Quilt , which

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6510-401: The day of broadcast outside special episodes. The program switched to taped broadcasts after actor Thomas Jane guested and standards and practices was unable to easily bleep censor a sudden barrage of profanity from Jane to test their limits. Until 2009, new episodes aired five nights a week, while from 2009 to 2012, the Friday episode was a rebroadcast of a recent episode. Starting with

6615-414: The end of the video, "Jimmy, we're out of time. Sorry." On February 24, on Kimmel's third post-Oscar show, he debuted his rebuttal video, announcing that he was doing the same to Ben Affleck . Kimmel introduced his star-studded musical by addressing Damon and vowing, "You take something I love from me, I'm gonna take something you love from you." Affleck is Damon's longtime acting and writing collaborator;

6720-399: The entire break for the studio audience.) The show's opening theme was written by Les Pierce, Jonathan Kimmel and Cleto Escobedo III and sung by Robert Goulet . The show originally had guest co-hosts each week who would sit at the desk with Kimmel and participate in skits and questioning each night's guests. The show also featured guest announcers, until comedian Andy Milonakis took over as

6825-454: The interim, he did appear on the seventh anniversary show on January 26, 2010.) However, he later returned as a semi-regular. Potenza died on August 23, 2011, at the age of 77. Guillermo Rodriguez is the parking lot security guard for the show, and frequently serves as a celebrity gossip correspondent in a segment called "Guillermo's Hollywood Round-Up". Veatrice Rice was another parking lot security guard who had several of her own segments on

6930-451: The label shifted its focus to "Cupid's Chokehold". The group became frustrated with its association with the song after its scheduled performance of "The Queen and I" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! was changed to "Cupid's Chokehold" last minute. However, McGinley later stated, "Eventually, we saw the rationale. It's a little awkward, but it's still Gym Class Heroes. At the end of the day, it's a good song we all believe in, so we're happy it's getting

7035-517: The last couple of years we've embraced it more. In the songs we did with Patrick Stump we used it." Interviews RIAA Certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) operates an awards program based on the certified number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards (see music recording certification ). Certification

7140-506: The network's long-running news program Nightline , but Kimmel was chosen instead. Because Nightline traditionally began at 11:35 p.m. ET / PT , Jimmy Kimmel Live! (and Politically Incorrect before it) originally started after midnight. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is ABC's first attempt at a traditional late-night talk show since its attempt to revive The Dick Cavett Show in the 1980s. ABC had earlier attempted to directly compete with NBC 's Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in

7245-480: The orchestra to play him off while Damon was talking (before announcing the nominees and award winner). On an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , Damon praised Fallon for his speedy invitation process, which Kimmel poked fun of. In June 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic when Kimmel was hosting the show from his house, Damon emerged from one of Kimmel's bedrooms, revealing to have been there during

7350-730: The remainder of the episode. Damon then replaced Guillermo with Andy Garcia and bandleader Cleto with Sheryl Crow , before bringing in Robin Williams to do the monologue. The show had numerous guests, including Nicole Kidman , Gary Oldman , Amy Adams , Reese Witherspoon , Demi Moore , and Sarah Silverman , along with an on-screen cameo by Ben Affleck during Damon's monologue. There were also numerous taped pieces congratulating Damon on hosting, including by Jennifer Lopez , Sally Field , John Krasinski , Robert De Niro , Don Cheadle , Oprah Winfrey , and Kimmel's parents. Damon also "revealed" that Kimmel keeps "bumping" Damon out of jealousy:

7455-450: The requirement that attendees have their full vaccinations. On September 20, 2022, ABC announced that Kimmel had signed a three-year contract extension to continue as host and executive producer of the show. On January 26, 2023, the program celebrated Kimmel becoming the longest-serving late night talk show host at that time. The "Kimmel" team has a loose tally of more than 3,500 monologues, 10,000 stars and five presidents that have been

7560-519: The scathing parody and paint the two as friends. Kimmel, however, was upfront with wanting to discuss the fiasco at hand, and upon his appearance, attempted to steer the questions that way: when asked about his favorite prank, he responded, "I think the best prank I ever pulled was, I told a guy once, 'Five years from now I'm going to give you my show.' And then when the five years came, I gave it to him and I took it back, almost instantly." Another example came from when Leno asked, "Ever order anything off

7665-413: The segment won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. For the 10th anniversary episode on January 24, 2013, Damon took over hosting duties; for the occasion, the show was renamed Jimmy Kimmel Sucks! The episode began with a sequence of clips showing Kimmel "bumping" Damon, and continued with Damon taking command of the show, while Kimmel was tied to a chair and gagged for

7770-471: The segment's sponsor, in 2016 Cîroc replaced Samsung as the segment's sponsor and in 2017 Mercedes-Benz became the segment's sponsor. On occasion, a special live edition is broadcast, usually after major events like the Academy Awards (except in years where Kimmel has hosted the actual ceremony). From the show's debut in 2003 until 2022, about four to seven half-hour basketball -themed broadcasts under

7875-403: The set is also not permanently staged unlike most talk shows, being quickly built on-stage only after Kimmel has finished his monologue, skits and bits at center stage, a build-out seen every episode in a 'split' commercial break where Kimmel is seen interacting with the audience during it. The Jimmy Kimmel Live Concert Series segment comprises a musical performance at the end of the show, which

7980-453: The show (and making the "Live!" title somewhat of a misnomer), started behind the ratings of Late Show with David Letterman , The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , Late Night with Conan O'Brien , and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn , but gradually moved up in the ratings into 2004, and became a fairly strong competitor, capturing about half the audience of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Nightline , which premiered in 1979 during

8085-441: The show until 2022, which would be the show's twentieth season. On March 16, 2020, the show suspended production due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Two weeks later, on March 30, the show resumed production from Kimmel's house, resuming its original 12:05 a.m. timeslot; Nightline returned to 11:35 p.m. On April 13, episodes were reduced to 30 minutes in length. Nightline moved to 12:05 a.m., followed by an encore of

8190-459: The show until her death from cancer on January 21, 2009. Frequently at the end of the show, Kimmel thanks the guests as usual, but then adds, "Our apologies to Matt Damon , we ran out of time." Damon himself told Parade magazine in 2011 that Kimmel said he first did it at a low moment at the end of a show which had substandard guests. The show's producer liked the joke, and Kimmel continued to do it on subsequent shows for their amusement. During

8295-457: The show's announcer from late 2003 to 2004. He would also appear in comedy bits for the show. Then in 2004, Mighty Mighty Bosstones & The Defiant (band) singer Dicky Barrett took over as the show's announcer when the Bosstones went on hiatus. The band has since become active again, and performed live on the show in 2009. Since its inception, stand-up comedian Don Barris has performed as

8400-548: The show's musical performances from 2004 to 2006. In June 2005, the show partnered with Pontiac for its concerts, which were held on the "Pontiac Garage" outdoor stage in Hollywood. the "Pontiac Garage" campaign was created Leo Burnett Worldwide for the show including The Super Bowl XL Roadtrip in a Pontiac G6 , and the live advertisements to coincide with the launch of the Pontiac G8 (a rebadged Holden VE Commodore ). Pontiac

8505-584: The show, which also resumed taping from the Hollywood Masonic Temple without a studio audience, the show also resumed its 60-minute format, with Nightline returning to 12:35 a.m. In January 2021, pursuant to guidance from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works due to a local increase in cases, the show briefly returned to its at-home format. The show has since returned to a full audience as restrictions were lifted, with

8610-417: The songs. I thought, Man, I haven't felt like this since I was in high school jamming out in a garage. So it's kind of cool, 'cause it was that same feeling, except we were recording for a major album." Gym Class Heroes co-headlined the 2008 Warped Tour along with Fueled by Ramen label mates Paramore . While the band was performing onstage at the festival on July 2, 2008, Travie McCoy was arrested after hitting

8715-574: The third-longest serving current host in network late-night television after Conan O'Brien and Bill Maher . O'Brien's show ended in 2021, making Kimmel the second-longest-tenured host after Maher. On April 14, 2009, after the March sweeps break, Kimmel began broadcasting in 720p high definition . On August 15, 2019, ABC and the show were fined $ 395,000 via a settlement by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for misusing

8820-587: The time displays the traditional background, but is now also able to be used for video pieces and bits, along with interviews (including ones where Kimmel is not at his desk; an instance of this was an interview through Cisco's Jabber Guest with actress Viola Davis after the first-season finale of How to Get Away with Murder in February 2015 where she was unable to fly to Los Angeles from the East Coast due to weather issues) which are branded under Cisco Systems 's telepresence technology. The desk/chairs component of

8925-564: The title Jimmy Kimmel Game Night aired at 8:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. ET on Sundays) as lead-in programming to ABC's coverage of the NBA Finals . This was discontinued in 2023 after the NBA moved up its weeknight start times (making the game and pregame show to fully air in primetime), with ABC adding special 30-minute episodes of shows on Sundays; the Kimmel shows were also made more impractical by

9030-419: The title must contain no more than two songs and must have a running time of no more than 15 minutes. The certification criteria are: As of 2021 , the titles certified the most Video Single awards are " Here Without You " by 3 Doors Down and Elvis Presley 's " A Little Less Conversation ", both winning 6× Platinum for 300,000 copies. Since 2010, only 5 titles have been certified Video Single. The latest Gold

9135-684: The two first became prominent as such for Good Will Hunting and later channeled this collaboration into Project Greenlight . In addition to Affleck, the video featured Robin Williams , Don Cheadle , Harrison Ford , Hynden Walch , Cameron Diaz , Christina Applegate , Benji Madden and Joel Madden from Good Charlotte , Dicky Barrett , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Lance Bass , Dominic Monaghan , Meat Loaf , Pete Wentz , Joan Jett , Huey Lewis , Perry Farrell , Macy Gray , Rebecca Romijn , Josh Groban , Jessica DiCicco , and unnamed choir singers as recording booth singers, along with Brad Pitt as

9240-497: The whole pandemic and demanded to be on the show, when Kimmel wanted to take a break. Then it was revealed Kimmel's wife had been cheating on him with Damon again. This resulted in Kimmel telling Damon he is not on the show. On April 1, 2022, with Jimmy Fallon hosting in place of Kimmel for April Fools' Day, Fallon announced Matt Damon as a guest on the show. Instead, Justin Timberlake emerged wearing Boston Red Sox apparel and carrying

9345-489: Was a joke. In the show which aired on June 5, 2007, Kimmel sent his sidekick Guillermo to the Ocean's Thirteen premiere to interview Damon, though when he started the interview, he said that they were out of time, at which point Damon assumed that Kimmel sent him. In the August 2, 2007, episode, Kimmel then announced that Guillermo was taking on the role of Jason Bourne , who was played by Damon, for The Bourne Ultimatum . A clip

9450-506: Was a sales bust, with two million returns. Similarly, all four solo albums by the members of Kiss simultaneously shipped Platinum that same year but did not reach the top 20 of the Billboard 200 album chart. The following year, the RIAA began requiring 120 days from the release date before recordings were eligible for certification, although that requirement has been reduced over the years and currently stands at 30 days. Upon criticism on why

9555-447: Was awarded to "R40" by Rush in 2017. The Video Box Set (or Multi-Box Music Video Set) award is a classification for video compilations that include three or more videos that are grouped and marketed together as a set. Like Video Longform, this includes DVD and VHS releases and the certification criteria are the same. Each individual video within set is counted as one toward certification. The best-selling video box set as certified by

9660-635: Was certified diamond after 5 million copies were shipped. Pink Floyd 's The Wall and the Beatles ' White Album , both vinyl-era, are also counted as double even though their running times are under the minimum requirement. Rules may or may not apply depending on most recent staff within the Distributions position. Since 2000, the RIAA also awards Los Premios de Oro y De Platino (Gold and Platinum Awards in Spanish ) to Latin albums, which are defined by

9765-420: Was ejected from the club for not being handsome enough. However, it turned out to be a dream, as he wakes up next to Ben Affleck . Damon was part of the all-star cast assembled by Kimmel for his 2012 Oscars parody, which was a mock trailer for a non-existent blockbuster called Movie: The Movie . Damon appears briefly in a full grape suit, only to be informed his scene had been cut from the "film" after which he

9870-418: Was furious. Kimmel discussed the appearance during an interview with Marc Maron for the latter's podcast in 2012. Kimmel stated that he felt O'Brien was not given a proper chance, but that he was also motivated by his own history with Leno. According to Kimmel, Leno had some years prior been in serious discussions with ABC about the possibility of jumping ship from NBC. During this period, Leno initiated

9975-406: Was higher prior to January 1, 1989. The thresholds were previously 1,000,000 units (Gold) and 2,000,000 units (Platinum). Digital singles are certified: From 2004 through July 2006, the certification level was 100,000 downloads for Gold and 200,000 for Platinum. When the RIAA changed the certification standards to match retail distribution in August 2006, all Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards for

10080-442: Was invited with the cast of The Monuments Men . Damon sat in another seat. A fake fire was activated at the end of the show when Kimmel asked Damon a question. During Kimmel's 2016 post-Oscar special, Ben Affleck wore a very large coat for his appearance, and Damon emerged from the coat for the interview. However, he was removed from the studio by an enraged Kimmel, who then moved on to interview Affleck. Later, Damon appeared in

10185-431: Was later adopted by The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson , and it also remains in use by James Corden for occasional segments for his version . These segments were dropped when the show moved to 11:35. For ABC's O&O stations and some affiliates, Kimmel does tape a promo introducing the night's guests and bits meant to be bedded into a late segment of their local newscasts . The show's original opening sequence

10290-466: Was released on November 8, 2011, one week before the album's release on November 15. On November 20, 2011, Gym Class Heroes performed "Stereo Hearts" with Adam Levine on the American Music Awards of 2011 . The video for the fourth single, "Martyrial Girls", premiered on Fueled by Ramen's YouTube channel on August 27, 2012. Following the release of the single, the group ceased activity and entered

10395-409: Was released on September 9, 2008. The album featured numerous collaborations with other artists, including Daryl Hall (from Hall & Oates ), The-Dream , Estelle , and Busta Rhymes . Guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo said of the album: "I would definitely say that this is the most collaborative album I've played on with the band. I remember the very first day we started jamming out and working on

10500-418: Was shown in which Guillermo was playing Bourne, until Damon showed up and thought that Kimmel was now trying to bump him from his movie. Damon tried to chase Guillermo but Guillermo slapped him and jumped through a wall. In Kimmel's 2010 post-Oscar show, he featured a clip called "The Handsome Men's Club," which ended with Damon telling Kimmel, "We're all out of time," then bursting into evil laughter after Kimmel

10605-433: Was sponsored for 4 years until the sponsor's parent company, General Motors , filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and announced the termination of the brand. Beginning in October 2009, Anheuser-Busch 's Bud Light (initially Bud Light Golden Wheat in 2009–10) replaced Pontiac as the segment's sponsor. In January 2013, Sony took over sponsorship. In 2014, AT&T took over sponsorship, then in 2015 Samsung replaced AT&T as

10710-488: Was the only audited and verifiable system for tracking music sales in the U.S.; it is still the only system capable of tracking 100% of sales (albeit as shipments less returns, not actual sales like Nielsen SoundScan). This system has permitted, at times, record labels to promote an album as Gold or Platinum simply based on large shipments. For instance, in 1978 the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band soundtrack shipped Platinum but

10815-414: Was unveiled January 8, 2013, coinciding with the show's move to the earlier 11:35 p.m. timeslot. The new set is similar to the previous one, though the desk and chairs are no longer a stationary set element, and are only brought out for the guest interviews. Later, the traditional city duratrans was replaced with a large floor-to-ceiling curved video display known as the "Wall of America", which most of

10920-611: Was updated to 150 streams = 1 certification unit. Latin digital singles are certified: The Latin Digital Single Awards began on December 20, 2013. As with the digital sales, 100 streams count as one download sale. Along with albums, digital albums, and singles there is another classification of music release called "Video Longform." This release format includes DVD and VHS releases, and certain live albums and compilation albums. The certification criteria are slightly different from other styles. For Video Single certification,

11025-560: Was using the ABC discussions as a bargaining tactic to try to get his old job back. The stage where the show is taped has gone through many changes, from the addition of a platform in front of the stage for Kimmel to do his monologue, to various stage backgrounds. In January 2005, the show's original set, at the TV studio in the Hollywood Masonic Temple (now known as the El Capitan Entertainment Centre), which had video screens in

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