{"id":93924,"date":"2025-09-02T06:27:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T00:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/?p=93924"},"modified":"2025-09-02T06:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:06:53","slug":"why-does-jimmy-kimmel-not-like-matt-damon-how-the-joke-escalated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seminarsonly.com\/news\/why-does-jimmy-kimmel-not-like-matt-damon-how-the-joke-escalated\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does Jimmy Kimmel Not Like Matt Damon | How the Joke Escalated"},"content":{"rendered":"

The so-called “feud” between Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon is not real; it’s one of the longest-running and most celebrated gags in late-night television history.<\/span> <\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

In reality, the two are good friends who have simply committed to a very long-term bit.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Origin of the “Feud”<\/span><\/h2>\n

The joke began on a whim in 2005.<\/span> At the end of a particularly bad episode of <\/span>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/span><\/i>, Kimmel, feeling disappointed with the show, decided to make a throwaway joke to amuse a producer.<\/span> He closed the show with the line, <\/span>“Apologies to Matt Damon, but we ran out of time.”<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

At the time, Kimmel and Damon had never even met.<\/span> Kimmel later explained that he chose Damon’s name because he was the biggest celebrity he could think of whom he would never actually have on the show.<\/span> The line got a laugh, so Kimmel kept using it as a running gag to end his show every night.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How the Joke Escalated<\/span><\/h2>\n

The gag took on a life of its own when Matt Damon got involved. Some of the most memorable moments in the “feud” include:<\/p>\n