5) All his stuff with Kimmel
Like many people, my familiarity with most late night talk shows is informed almost exclusively by the material that ends up going viral: certain Letterman rants, Conan’s hilarious reviews of video games or interviews with children, Fallon’s song parodies, and Jimmy Kimmel’s impressively produced and comedically brilliant taped sketches.
Anyone who was remotely active on the internet five years ago will remember the “feud” between Kimmel and Damon, with Damon being shockingly convincing in expressing outrage about being bumped from Kimmel’s show. And then there was Sarah Silverman’s music video admission to then-boyfriend Kimmel, “I’m F**king Matt Damon” and Kimmel’s response to Damon, “I’m F**king Ben Affleck.” It was a historic moment for viral late night YouTube videos.
They’ve proceeded to team up together on digital sketches like a Bourne Ultimatum parody featuring Kimmel’s sidekick Guillermo, and on another viral sketch from the show, “The Handsome Men’s Club.” Their relationship perhaps reached its apex when Damon took over the entire Jimmy Kimmel show for one night. Somehow they’ve formed a wholly unexpected comedy duo, like Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake, or Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm. It’s hard not to love Damon after seeing this stuff.
Published: Aug 8, 2013 01:41 pm