Jimmy Kimmel Hosts Coast-To-Coast, October 22-26

Monday, October 15, 2007 -- Intrepid Late-Night Host Signs on to Co-Host a Full Week of "Live with Regis and Kelly" on East Coast While Continuing to Host "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on West Coast, October 22-26 While host Regis Philbin is taking a week's vacation from his syndicated talk show, "Live with Regis and Kelly," "Jimmy Kimmel Live" host Jimmy Kimmel is attempting to go where no talk show host has gone before. The week of October 22-26, 2007, the intrepid Kimmel is taking on a marathon bi-coastal hosting task - filling in beside Kelly Ripa each morning on "Live" in New York while continuing to host his eponymous late-night show from Los Angeles.

Jimmy Kimmel will begin his coast-to-coast hosting adventure on Sunday, October 21, as he departs Los Angeles for his first morning on "Live" on Monday, October 22. Kelly Ripa will journey back with him that night to L.A. to return the favor as a guest on that evening's edition of "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

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For the rest of the week, Kimmel will jet back and forth until wrapping up the week of shows on Friday, October 26. Guests appearing with Kimmel and Ripa on "Live with Regis and Kelly" Oct. 22-26 include Renée Zellweger, Adrian Pasdar, Ashley Tisdale, Vanna White, Anderson Cooper, Steve Carell, Carrie Underwood, Kevin Bacon, Brian McKnight. On "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Kimmel will play host to Josh Hartnett, Brad Paisley, Mira Sorvino, Ben Harper, Interpol and the most recent cast-offs from "Dancing with the Stars."

"When they came to us with this idea, we thought it was great - we love Jimmy, he's one of our favorite guest hosts," said Michael Gelman, executive producer, "Live with Regis and Kelly." "And really, it's not all that much to ask. The shows are only one hour each, so it's actually only two hours of work per day. It should be a piece of cake."

Kimmel commented, "This is a ridiculous idea. The only reason I'm doing it is to try to get Kelly to make out with me on the plane."

"Live with Regis and Kelly" is executive-produced by Michael Gelman and is distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. Produced by WABC-TV in New York, "Live with Regis and Kelly" airs every weekday morning in more than 200 markets across the country.

Packed with hilarious comedy bits and a fantastic house band, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musicians, comedians and humorous human interest subjects. Jimmy Kimmel and Jill Leiderman serve as executive producers of "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Jason Schrift and Douglas DeLuca serve as co-executive producers. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is shot live in front of a studio audience and produced by Jackhole Industries in association with ABC Studios. The show airs at 12:05 a.m., ET/PT on ABC.

Source: ABC