{"id":2065593,"date":"2025-10-03T01:28:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T01:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2065593"},"modified":"2025-10-03T01:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T01:28:01","slug":"kimmel-says-colberts-staff-asked-him-for-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kimmel-says-colberts-staff-asked-him-for-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimmel Says Colbert\u2019s Staff Asked Him For Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Jimmy Kimmel met Stephen Colbert\u2019s staff, they allegedly had one request \u2014 and they weren\u2019t shy about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fresh off a six-day suspension, Kimmel <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wZ4lp5enyWw\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"visited Colbert\u2019s show\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68dead83e4b028d81f30c0ed\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wZ4lp5enyWw\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\">visited Colbert\u2019s show<\/a> to discuss a range of topics, including his now-infamous time off air. On Tuesday, he reflected on that break before shifting to the recent cancellation of \u201cThe Late Show.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colbert remarked that his team was \u201cthe greatest group of people\u201d he has ever worked with.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCan I tell you something about your staff?\u201d Kimmel asked Colbert. \u201cYou have a great staff, and your writers and your show is absolutely fantastic. And I mean that. I\u2019m not just saying that because we\u2019re on TV, and I hope you know that. And I think you\u2019re a great person.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following that praise, Kimmel lightheartedly noted: <\/span>\u201cBut I will say, the first 10 members of your staff came right up to me and said, \u2018I will leave today if you hire me.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Colbert quickly responded, \u201cAs well they should.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The banter continued as Colbert told Kimmel that he\u2019s \u201cavailable in June\u201d and promised he\u2019d play second-fiddle to security-guard-turned-corresponent <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/cast\/fbb41f51-e0ce-46a8-b2d4-6655863111cc\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Guillermo Rodriguez\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68dead83e4b028d81f30c0ed\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/cast\/fbb41f51-e0ce-46a8-b2d4-6655863111cc\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\">Guillermo Rodriguez<\/a>, who is a regular fixture on Kimmel\u2019s show.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In July, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/url-cbs-stephen-colbert-late-show-cancel-2026_n_6879868de4b0b08368f597ee\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"CBS announced the cancellation\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68dead83e4b028d81f30c0ed\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"6879868de4b0b08368f597ee\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\">CBS announced the cancellation<\/a> of \u201cThe Late Show,\u201d calling it <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cpurely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"support-huffpost-entry-support-huffpost-mid-article\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__content-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">20 Years Of<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Free<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Journalism<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"contributor-once-variation\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">Your Support<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Fuels<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor-canceled-variation\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">Your Support<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Fuels<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__container\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message-container\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message support-huffpost__message--main\">\n<p>For two decades, celebrity.land has been fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. 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