Jimmy Kimmel news
The gist
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is doing a Brooklyn week Sept 28–Oct 2 with Paul McCartney and Howard Stern booked.
The run is Kimmel's eighth at BAM and drew almost 150,000 ticket requests for 1,600 seats.
How it unfolded
- Sep 25, 2026Kimmel revealed the guest list for the Sept. 28–Oct. 2 Brooklyn run, including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Howard Stern, Billy Crystal, John Oliver, Seth Meyers, Pete Davidson, Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, Robby Hoffman, Tom Morello and Mahershala Ali, with TV on the Radio, Goose and De La Soul also on the bill.
- Sep 25, 2026Kimmel said the show received almost 150,000 ticket requests and asked people to stop making them, noting there are only 1,600 seats in the theater.
- Sep 27, 2026Bruce Springsteen dropped out of Tuesday night's show in Brooklyn; Amy Schumer was added to the lineup in his place.