“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is headed to Brooklyn starting tonight, Monday, Sept. 29 amid a successful ratings surge following his return to late night after being suspended by ABC for comments he made on the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.
Kimmel, who usually films at a studio in Hollywood, California, is headed to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a week’s worth of shows.
Kimmel, who quipped in his monologue on Thursday, Sept. 25 the show had to “stay on the move so the FCC can’t get us,” will bring in a star-studded guest lineup that includes New Jersey’s Bruce Springsteen, Tom Hanks, Emily Blunt and Stephen Colbert — whose own New York-based show was canceled earlier this year.
Here’s what to know about Kimmel’s return to his hometown.
When is Jimmy Kimmel Live Brooklyn?
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to Brooklyn for five shows in front of a live audience on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025 through Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. The shows will tape in front of a live audience at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House, known as BAM. This is the seventh time Kimmel has traveled to Brooklyn, where he was born, and broadcast at BAM.
Jimmy Kimmel Live Brooklyn guests
Guests on the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Brooklyn shows will include Kimmel’s late-night peer Stephen Colbert and New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen, who has appeared on Kimmel’s Brooklyn shows in the past. Other guests include Jeremy Allen White, who plays Springsteen in the new biopic “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” Emily Blunt, Tom Hanks, Ryan Reynolds, The Daily Show’s Josh Johnson, Spike Lee, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”), and Kumail Nanjiani. Musical guests include Geese, Living Colour, Public Enemy, and Reneé Rapp.
Celebrities with ties to New Jersey and New York City has made appearances in prior years, including Howard Stern, Adam Sandler, who filmed Happy Gilmore 2 in NJ, and Cardi B, who owns a home in Tenafly.
Where can I watch Jimmy Kimmel Live?
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” airs on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. Streaming options without cable include YouTubeTV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, Sling TV and fuboTV, all of which come with ABC.
What time is Jimmy Kimmel Live on?
“Jimmy Kimmel Live! Brooklyn” will air new episodes Sept. 29 to Oct. 3 at 11:35 p.m. ET. The show will tape before a live studio audience Monday through Friday.
Can I get Jimmy Kimmel Live tickets?
Jimmy Kimmel’s live shows in Brooklyn are free, but registration for tickets are now closed.
Where is Jimmy Kimmel live filmed in Brooklyn?
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” from Brooklyn will tape in front of a live studio audience at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House. The BAM Howard Gilman Opera House was designed and built by 20th century architects Herts and Tallant, who also designed the Lyceum and New Amsterdam theaters, according to the BAM website. The roughly 2,100-seat venue is multi-use and has been used by singer Adele, the New York City Opera and the American Ballet Theater. It is available for rent for commercial, non-profit and community events.
Lori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team.
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