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Late-night TV loses one of its biggest icons: Jimmy Kimmel is stepping away from Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/strong> after more than 20 years. The announcement came during a Monday taping, with Kimmel visibly emotional as he told fans he\u2019s ending the show to focus on family and personal projects.<\/p>\n Since 2003, Kimmel has been a cultural mainstay\u2014known for viral segments like \u201cMean Tweets\u201d<\/strong> and the Halloween Candy Prank<\/strong>, while also sharing deeply personal moments, including advocating for healthcare after his son\u2019s birth. His mix of humor, heart, and honesty made him a beloved figure beyond the late-night stage.<\/p>\n Speculation is already rising about who might take over the 11:35 PM slot, with names like John Mulaney<\/strong> and Hasan Minhaj<\/strong> mentioned. Fans can expect a star-studded farewell filled with nostalgia, surprise guests, and highlights from two decades of Kimmel\u2019s iconic career.<\/p>\n As the curtain falls, one thing is clear: late-night television will never be the same<\/strong> without his wit, warmth, and unforgettable presence. \ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Late-night TV loses one of its biggest icons: Jimmy Kimmel is stepping away from Jimmy Kimmel Live! after more than 20 years. The announcement came during a Monday taping, with Kimmel visibly emotional as he told fans he\u2019s ending the show to focus on family and personal projects. Since 2003, Kimmel has been a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16443"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16445,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16443\/revisions\/16445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}