This Past Week in Late Night: Jamie Foxx throws out money on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
April 2, 2021 Andrew Buss This Past Week In Late Night
This Past Week In Late Night: There was only one show that was not on hiatus. (Seriously). So basically all the moments this week come from Jimmy Kimmel Live!. This week, Jamie Foxx throws out cash to the crowd, Nicole Byer talks dating during a pandemic, Jimmy Kimmel tackles Trump’s bizarre wedding toast, and the sexual assault allegations against Matt Gaetz as well as he subsequent interview on Tucker Carlson’s show.
Jamie Foxx on Getting Older, Pandemic Life, and His Dave Chappelle & Al Pacino Impressions
“Jamie talks about getting older, having a bunch of people living in his house, going on a trip to Miami during the pandemic, making his new sitcom Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! with his daughter Corinne, David Alan Grier playing his father, working with Jimmy on Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Jeffersons and his daughter Corinne working with Jimmy on Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Good Times, plus he does impressions of Al Pacino & Dave Chappelle and throws cash at our staff sitting in the audience.”
Nicole Byer on Pandemic Dating Fails, Being Vaccinated & Working with John Cena on Wipeout
“Nicole talks about dating during the pandemic, talking about men on her podcasts, getting the vaccine, people being reluctant to get theirs, her popular Netflix Show Nailed It, and working with John Cena on Wipeout which premieres Thursday, April 1st on TBS.”
Lil Rel Howery on Pranks Gone Wrong & Eddie Murphy Admiration
“Lil Rel talks about guest hosting our show over the summer, losing his Aunt Rhoda to COVID-19, performing in front of an audience, getting in shape during the pandemic, recording a comedy album, his obsession with Eddie Murphy and what he would do if he met him, his new Netflix prank movie Bad Trip with Eric Andre, the worst moment shooting the film, and he reveals how Tiffany Haddish got involved.”
Trump Fires Back at Fauci & Birx and Makes Babbling Wedding Toast at Mar-a-Lago
“A container ship known as the “Ever-Given” was finally freed after being wedged in the Suez Canal for six days, we are learning more about the origins of the Coronavirus after reports from the WHO are saying it mostly likely took hold in an animal, Donald Trump put out a statement firing back at Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx after they both recently spoke out against him, Eric Trump is wondering why President Joe Biden hasn’t praised Daddy Donny for helping to fix the pandemic, Trump stopped by a wedding at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday and had some beautiful words for the bride and groom, Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News for $1.6 billion for peddling election fraud nonsense, MyPillow Mike Lindell believes Trump will return as President in August, multiple studies claim that human penises are getting smaller as a result of pollution, Devin Nunes and his team had to correct multiple mistakes on the financial filings made by his campaign treasurer (his mom), Vice President Kamala Harris hasn’t been able to move into the VP’s official residence, the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament is underway, and since we have been holed up so long, we put an instructional video together illustrating how to act in public.”
Rep Matt Gaetz’s Sex Trafficking Investigation & Uncomfortable Tucker Carlson Interview
“One of President Joe Biden’s dogs defiled the hallway just off the White House South Lawn, Jimmy proves that Gonzaga isn’t a real school, Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz is reportedly being investigated by the Department of Justice for a possible sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and potential sex trafficking and gave a very bizarre interview on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show, Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that would legalize recreational marijuana in New York, Trump’s former White House Trade Advisor Peter Navarro went on Fox News to spout nonsense about Dr. Fauci, and we look back at what was in the news one year ago this week for a new installment of “This Week in COVID History.””