John Mulaney and Andy Samberg Step in As Host Amid Jimmy Kimmel's Second Bout With COVID-19

John Mulaney and Andy Samberg stepped in for Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday night amid his ongoing COVID-19 battle. The comedians — both of whom were set to be guests on Wednesday's show — guest hosted  in light of Kimmel's absence.In their opening monologue, the pair, dressed head-to-toe in J merch, poked fun at Kimmel's double diagnosis.«I guess we should explain why we're hosting tonight,» Mulaney began. «You remember how Jimmy said he didn't have COVID but then he said he did have COVID?

Well, he was right both times.»«That's right, Jimmy has contracted COVID, again, for the second time in three weeks,» Samberg added. «And we're thinking they should probably change the name of the show to „Mulaney went on to reflect on Kimmel's life as a sick kid, and his dreams of one day host a nightly talk show.“It's particularly sad that Jimmy's sick, 'cause he grew up as a sick kid in Brooklyn, you know?

And he'd look out the window and he'd see the other kids playing stick ball, and he'd try to run out there and his momma would go, 'Jiminy Kimmel, you come inside and you take your medicine.'»«Did you just launch into a one man show about Jimmy?» Samberg asked.«It's just something I'm working on,» Mulaney shot back.He continued, «He would go, 'Momma, one day I'll never be sick and I'll have my own talk show,' and he'd be up in his room with a hairbrush and a bunch of dolls as the audience, and he would be like, 'And I'm gonna have my own show and I'm gonna prank my family, and I'll never be sick, and the show will gradually get more political over the years...»Jokes aside, Samberg assured the audience that Jimmy is doing fine despite his second COVID-19 diagnosis.«But in all seriousness, we are praying for Jimmy to get better, to the.