{
  "id": 1749672,
  "title": "Rosie O’Donnell Crushed Her ‘Kimmel’ Monologue by Doing What Jimmy Kimmel Doesn’t",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/rosie-odonnell-crushed-her-kimmel-monologue-by-doing-what-jimmy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:38:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rosie-odonnell-jimmy-kimmel-live-monologue-1236676023/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rosie O'Donnell has returned to late-night television as a guest host on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. She began her stint with a monologue that took a different approach from her previous shows, focusing on telling stories about living a normal life.\n\nO'Donnell, who previously hosted her own talk show from 1996-2002, started her monologue by saying \"Buckle up, people!\" and made a comment about the president. According to The New York Times, she said, \"And if you thought the president hated ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ when it was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, buckle up, people. Buckle up!\"\n\nO'Donnell now lives in Ireland and has been filling in for Jimmy Kimmel while he is on vacation. Her return to late-night television marks a comeback to the format after nearly 30 years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Rosie O’Donnell Was ‘Surprised’ by Jimmy Kimmel’s Guest-Hosting Offer and Believes a David Ellison-Run CNN Would Be ‘Tragic’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/rosie-odonnell-was-surprised-by-jimmy-kimmels-guest-hosting-offer-and",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}