“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will go dark next week

First it was Stephen Colbert, then came Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers. Now it’s Jimmy Kimmel’s turn to take a week off leading up to Election Day. (Hey, hosting a late-night show is hard work.)

The host and the team behind it Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be on vacation all of next week, so prepare for several days of repeat episodes on ABC. Elsewhere, however, there’s plenty of late-night fun to look forward to.

On Monday, October 21, both Fallon and Meyers will return with new episodes of The Tonight Show And Late at nightor on NBC. While Fallon will welcome Samuel L. Jackson and tracker Star Justin Hartley (fresh from his surprise appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Meyers will sit down with him Just murders in the building Best friends Steve Martin and Martin Short.

Speaking of Colbert: He will also air new episodes. But all eyes will be on us The Late Show The host’s former Comedy Central colleague, Jon Stewart. After his own week (well, day), Stewart will be back behind the desk The Daily Show to chat with Minnesota Governor and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz. This is a huge achievement for the show, as it’s only the second time Walz has sat down for a late-night interview (his first appearance was two weeks earlier, when he was a guest there). Jimmy Kimmel Live! too much fanfare).

With just over two weeks left until Election Day, it seems like a bad time to take a break. But of all the late night hosts, Kimmel might be the one who deserves it the most. While his contentious relationship with Donald Trump has been a widely open secret for years, their feud has intensified greatly in recent weeks (mostly on the part of the former president).

Seemingly on an almost daily basis, the former president found a way to lash out at several late-night TV hosts, including Fallon and Colbert, but his real anger was directed at Kimmel, whom he called “one of the stupidest people” and “a loser.” and a “clown” with “NO TALENT” and “BAD REVIEWS” who suffers from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

Kimmel’s reaction to being Trump’s favorite punching bag? “I love it.”

Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return with brand new episodes on Monday, October 28th.