5 posts and columns on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Jimmy Kimmel's "Unfriend Day" Is A Hot Start-up Idea

in News on November 18, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel may just be trying to make a funny late night TV bit by dubbing today Facebook “Unfriend Day.” But he’s also hit on one of the hottest tech start-up ideas. The idea behind the day is to encourage people to take stock of their ballooning Facebook friend lists and to cull the marginal folks.

Viral Video: Jeff Zucker Gets Zuckered

in News on October 1, 2010 at 4:40 am PT

Yahoo is not the only HR excitement these days! Here is a very funny spoof of the firing of NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker last week by new owners Comcast, which was on the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” late-night television show. BoomTown interviewed the media mogul at the seventh D: All Things Digital conference in 2009, which is also below. Guess which one I like better.
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Viral Video: Friggin' "Twilight"

in News on June 25, 2010 at 12:11 am PT

“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” had its premiere last night in Los Angeles, with legions of screamy fans lying in wait for days to catch a glimpse of the stars of the film. The third movie in the series will be in theaters next Wednesday. But here’s a better–and much funnier–choice: A spoof of the sparkly vampire movie by the cast of “Jersey Shore.”

Viral Video: Kathy Griffin Channels Kate Gosselin

in News on September 14, 2009 at 12:17 am PT

BoomTown is a major fan of comic Kathy Griffin, so here’s a good one by her from last week, in which she mocks Kate and Jon Gosselin (neither of whom seems to need any help looking like fools). Her “Kate Is Enough” video–which she did for “Jimmy Kimmel Live”–is very funny, mostly due to the brilliant casting of former Trekkie George Takei as Jon.
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The Dark Side of YouTube Fame: “Tron Guy” Forced Into Fire Sale

in Media on June 22, 2009 at 4:27 pm PT

Jay Maynard, a.k.a. “The Tron Guy,” is famous for dressing up like, well, one of the guys from the movie “Tron.” But while that distinction made him one of the early breakout stars on YouTube, it hasn’t made him rich. Or at least, not wealthy enough to afford the customized airplane he bought last year for $140,000. He’s auctioning it off on eBay at a fire sale price.
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