IN HAPPIER NEWS, IT WAS CMA
NIGHT ON ABC.
ALL THE BIGGEST STARS WERE THERE
TO CELEBRATE COUNTRY MUSIC,
WHILE WE STILL HAVE A COUNTRY.
>> JIMMY, JIMMY, JIMMY.
>> Jimmy: YES.
>> I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOUR
BIRTHDAY.
>> Jimmy: OKAY, GOOD, GIVE IT TO
ME.
>> IT IS VERY GOOD.
>> Jimmy: IT IS VERY GOOD?
>> YES.
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, LET ME HAVE
IT.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ON
JIMMY'S BIRTHDAY, PLEASE
WELCOME, GRAMMY AWARD WINNER
MARIN MORRIS.
>> Jimmy: YOU'RE RIGHT, THIS IS
VERY GOOD.
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
HOW YOU DOIN'?
WOW, THAT WAS
>> THAT'S FOR ME.
>> Jimmy: IT'S MARIN MORRIS,
GUILLERMO.
NOT MARIS MORRIS.
HOW ARE YOU?
AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE IN
NASHVILLE FOR THE CMAs TONIGHT?
>> I AM, BUT I'M ALSO HERE.
>> Jimmy: HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
>> DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, I'M
HERE.
YOU KNOW, JIMMY, I WATCH YOU
EVERY NIGHT AND I KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> SO TO CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE
TONIGHT I DECIDED TO WRITE A
SONG ABOUT YOU.
>> Jimmy: REALLY?
THAT'S VERY FLATTERING.
>> YOU WANT TO HEAR IT?
>> Jimmy: I'D LOVE TO HEAR IT.
SHOULD I SIT ON THE FLOOR OR
SOMETHING?
>> YEAH, GET COMFORTABLE.
>> Jimmy: OKAY, ALL RIGHT, ARE
YOU GOING TO DO IT NOW?
>> WE'RE GOING TO DO IT NOW.
>> Jimmy: OKAY, HERE'S MARIN
MORRIS WITH A BIRTHDAY SONG FOR
ME.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ TODAY IS FINALLY HERE
♪ IT'S THE BEST DAY OF THE
YEAR ♪
>> ARE YOU RED SHE IN.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR
♪ JAMES CHRISTIAN KIMMEL
♪ BORN NOVEMBER 13, 1967
♪ IS AN AMERICAN TELEVISION HOST
AND PRODUCER ♪
♪
♪ HE'S THE HOST AND EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER ♪
♪ OF JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
♪ A LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW
♪ THAT PREMIERED ON ABC
♪ JANUARY 26, 2003
♪ IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
♪
>> Jimmy: EXCUSE ME, ONE SECOND.
I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT THE
SONG SOUNDS KIND OF --
>> AWESOME?
>> Jimmy: YEAH, IN A LITTLE BIT
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE READING MY
WIKIPEDIA PAGE.
>> WELL, WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING?
>> Jimmy: I'M NOT IMPLYING
ANYTHING.
I'M SAYING THE SONG'S A LITTLE
WIKIPEDIA-Y, IT DOESN'T RHYME OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD.
I SHOULDN'T BE CRITICIZING MY
GIFT.
OKAY.
>> AHEM.
EARLY LIFE AND FAMILY.
♪ KIMMEL WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN,
NEW YORK ♪
♪ AND GREW UP IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF MILL BASIN ♪
♪ AND SEE, ELD EEST OF THE
CHILDREN ♪
♪ AND SENIOR WAS VICE PRESIDENT
OF AMERICAN EXPRESS AND ALSO
IBM ♪
♪ KIMMEL'S MOTHER IS OF ITALIAN
ANCESTRY ♪
♪ SEE REFERENCE
>> Jimmy: NOW HOLD ON A SECOND.
THAT'S DEFINITELY FROM
WIKIPEDIA.
YOU EVEN SAID "SEE REFERENCE."
THAT'S A WIKIPEDIA THING.
>> OKAY, FINE, IT IS?
I HAD A REALLY BUSY WEEK, AND I
DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE AH
SPECIAL LITTLE BIRTHDAY SONG, SO
I WENT ON WIKIPEDIA.
HOW OLD ARE YOU, ANY WAY?
>> Jimmy: IT'S ON WIKIPEDIA, I'M
52 YEARS OLD TODAY.
>> YOU'RE 52?
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Jimmy: YEAH.
>> WELL, THAT'S TOO OLD FOR
SPECIAL BIRTHDAY SONGS.
ALSO, WHY ARE YOU WEARING THIS
STUPID HAT?
>> Jimmy: YOU GAVE IT TO ME!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHY AM
I -- THIS IS YOUR THING.
>> ANYWAY, AS I WAS SINGING.
♪ JIMMY WAS A PEANUT FARMER
♪ WHO IN 1976
♪ BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES ♪
♪
♪ HE DID NOT WIN A SECOND TERM
>> Jimmy: NO, THAT'S NOT ME,
THAT'S JIMMY CARTER.
THAT'S FROM JIMMY CARTER'S
WIKIPEDIA PAGE.
HE WAS THE PRESIDENT.
THAT IS NOT EVEN MY WIKIPEDIA
PAGE.
>> WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE YOU
MESSED ME UP.
>> Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, I'M SORRY.
>> CAN I AT LEAST FINISH THIS?
>> Jimmy: FINE, FINISH THE SONG.
THIS IS A TERRIBLE BIRTHDAY.
♪ SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BEST
FRIEND ♪
♪ A GUY THAT WE ALL LOVE
♪ WHO DIES IN MARCH OF 2028
♪ FROM CHOKIN' ON A MEATBALL
SUB ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Jimmy: THAT'S HOW I DIE ON
WIKIPEDIA?
WOW, WELL, THANK YOU, I THINK.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU, MARIN.
APPRECIATE THAT.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SONG.
MARIN MORRIS, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]