Jim Carrey Hilariously DESTROYS Jimmy Kimmel On Live TV
Late-night TV got a major jolt of energy this week when comedy legend Jim Carrey appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and turned a routine interview into a laugh-out-loud roast session that had the internet buzzing.
It all started innocently enough. Kimmel welcomed Carrey to the stage with the usual fanfare, praising his iconic roles in The Mask, Liar Liar, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. But within minutes, it became clear that Carrey wasn’t there to play it safe—and definitely not to stick to the script.
As soon as he sat down, Carrey looked around the set and grinned:
“So this is where comedy goes to die quietly in a suit and tie, huh?”
The audience erupted. Kimmel, caught off guard, laughed and tried to steer the conversation back to Carrey’s upcoming art exhibit, but the actor had other plans. With razor-sharp timing and that unmistakable manic energy, Carrey launched into a series of hilarious jabs at late-night TV, celebrity culture, and—most of all—Kimmel himself.
“Jimmy, you’ve been interviewing people for what, 20 years now?” Carrey quipped. “I haven’t seen someone sit behind a desk that awkwardly since my tax accountant had a nervous breakdown.”
Kimmel tried to push back, joking, “You’re the guest, remember?”
But Carrey didn’t miss a beat:
“Yeah, and this is your show. So explain why I’m the only one being funny right now.”
From there, Carrey riffed non-stop for several minutes, poking fun at Kimmel’s interviews, his monologues, and even his beard.
“It looks like your chin is trying to start a forest fire,” Carrey deadpanned, pointing at Kimmel’s famously scruffy facial hair.
The live studio audience was in stitches, and social media lit up almost instantly. Clips of the segment went viral, with fans calling it “vintage Carrey,” and praising him for bringing some unpredictable chaos back to late-night television.
Hashtags like #CarreyOnFire and #KimmelRoast trended within the hour.
Kimmel took the roasting in stride, laughing along with the jokes—even as Carrey mocked the typical late-night formula.
“You know the drill,” Carrey said. “Host tells a mildly funny joke, audience claps politely, guest plugs their project, and we all pretend it was worth staying up for. Not tonight, baby!”
After the chaos calmed, Carrey did eventually talk about his upcoming projects—though not without a few more jokes at the show’s expense.
By the end of the segment, Kimmel admitted, “This might be the first time a guest hosted my show while I was still sitting here.”
Fans are now calling for Carrey to guest-host an entire episode, or even launch his own show—though Carrey himself seemed more interested in just stirring the pot and walking away.
One Twitter user summed it up best:
“Jim Carrey didn’t just steal the show… he set it on fire, did a cartwheel through the flames, and moonwalked out laughing.”
