Rosie O'Donnell Among Guest Hosts for Kimmel

Comedian and Trump nemesis will join lineup of celebrity fill-ins during summer break
Posted Jun 21, 2026 8:30 AM CDT
Rosie O'Donnell Among Guest Hosts for Kimmel
Rosie O'Donnell arrives at the 79th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in New York.   (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Jimmy Kimmel is stepping away from his ABC late-night desk for July and August, and the lineup of guest hosts filling in includes another longtime nemesis of President Trump: Rosie O'Donnell. "As a special treat for our commander in chief, I asked one of his all-time favorites ... to be here to keep the hits coming," Kimmel said, per NBC News. A slate of guest hosts will rotate in starting the week of July 6, with Tiffany Haddish up first, followed by Anthony Anderson, Ike Barinholtz, Colman Domingo, Jelly Roll, and O'Donnell, per Deadline. O'Donnell, whose friction with Trump goes back years, moved to Ireland after he was reelected.

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