Jimmy Kimmel has been opening up about his thoughts on the future of late-night following the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, which aired its last-ever episode on May 24.
In a new interview with Vulture, Kimmel admitted to feeling “defeated” after his friend and late-night peer aired his final episode. “I feel a little bit defeated about it,” he told the outlet. “In a lot of ways, I feel like I’m looking at my own future.”
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