The late-night host recounted how the president hosted the Kennedy Center Honors, hired Vanilla Ice for New Year's, and invaded Venezuela

In the 13-minute monologue above the host recaps everything Donald Trump has done over the holiday period, from the U.S. president's hundreds of posts on Truth Social and awkward phone calls with children about Santa to the U.S.' surprise attack on Venezuela.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!' won best talk show over Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show,' 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' and 'The Daily Show,' with Kimmel joking the other shows, save Sean Evans' 'Hot Ones,' "did not care enough to be here with you tonight.

Just hours after Donald Trump addressed the nation in a 20-minute speech where he bragged about the first year of his second term, Jimmy Kimmel roasted the president in his Wednesday, December 17, monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2025 was a wild year in late-night television, but 2026 has started out pretty well for Jimmy Kimmel. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Took home the Critics' Choice Award for Best Talk Show last night, and as part of his acceptance speech, Kimmel made reference to his headline-making suspension, thanking those who stood by him through the ordeal.

Jimmy Kimmel has signed a one-year contract extension with ABC, keeping 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on the air through May 2027.