Pete Buttigieg to Guest Host Jimmy Kimmel Live This Week

[brooklynite]

New York Magazine

Former presidential candidate and current Joe Biden supporter Pete Buttigieg has a new gig lined up this week: taking over late-night hosting duties for Jimmy Kimmel. On the Today show this morning, Buttigieg was interviewed about why he suspended his presidential campaign and what his plans are for the future, and while he told Craig Melvin that he and his husband, Chasten, are looking forward to some “time away,” there’s one big TV job he has lined up first. “On Thursday I’m gonna be guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Buttigieg said. “So we’re really excited for that — lining up a great slate of guests. Sir Patrick Stewart’s coming on — we’re very excited about that.” When asked by Melvin if he’ll be delivering a monologue, Buttigieg said, “Yeah! Well, hopefully some funnier minds than mine will be doing some writing for that. But I think it’s going to be fun. You know, the thing about coming off of a presidential campaign is you have been focused on one thing and one thing only. It’s nice to be able to zoom out and just come back at life.”

[True Blue American]

1. I was just thinking this morning

That I bet Pete gets a TV show and MSNBC was my first thought. They are really running low on talent. Every Host is stretched thin. They badly need new blood.

Of course Trump is going to cancel their license because they say bad things about him.

[frazzled]

2. No, becoming a fixture on cable news TV is

where politicians go to die. Hosting Kimmel is just fun; having a show on MSNBC means the end of your political career.

[True Blue American]

3. Kasich went from Fox

To Governor! but I expect Pete to be high in the next Administration. I was just doing wishful thinking.

Biden will be on On Donnell tonight!

[Celerity]

4. woooot, so going to watch this!

[highplainsdem]

5. Can't wait to see that!

Just added it to my calendar...

[lamp_shade]

6. kick for visibility