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Jimmy Kimmel on Food Trucks, Meat Sweats, & Selfies at SXSW

Jimmy Kimmel on Food Trucks, Meat Sweats, & Selfies at SXSW

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YH hangs out with the one and only Jimmy Kimmel as he takes his late night talk show on the road to Austin, Texas, for SXSW! The host with the most reveals his cure for the inevitable and dreaded "meat hangover", the one interviewee he'd love to get, and his tips for maintaining a great talk show. Plus, find out his stance on Instagram filters! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak). Check out the Young Hollywood Store Here: http://shopyounghollywood.com/

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Young Hollywood

Nikki Novak here for Young Hollywood on the set of Jimmy Kimmel Live in Austin. I am here with Jimmy Kimmel in Texas. Want to break into song?

Jimmy Kimmel

Um sure, yeah. I'll start it out. The stars at night Are big and bright. Deep in the heart of Texas. I don't think I don't think we're deep in the heart of Texas here.

Young Hollywood

Wait, did I say it wrong?

Jimmy Kimmel

No, you got it right, but I think Austin, we're kind of in uh, I don't know, maybe we're in like the uh, the stomach of Texas or something.

Young Hollywood

Deep in the weird of Texas. They say keep Austin weird, so we're in the weird part.

Jimmy Kimmel

I guess so, yeah. Things are going to get weird.

Young Hollywood

You mean here right now?

Jimmy Kimmel

They may. Okay. Don't be scared, don't be scared.

Young Hollywood

We always do, we always put you in weird positions. First of all, traveling here, I want to know your travel style. Like, are you the guy are you drooling on the plane on the person next to you? Are you are you that guy?

Jimmy Kimmel

Okay. All right. I do. I do, yeah. I didn't do that here, but I have done that in the past.

Young Hollywood

Have you?

Jimmy Kimmel

In fact, um I once sat next to a woman. I passed out almost immediately. Laying she was at the window. I was laying on her. And when we finally landed, she was so upset that she got up and stormed out in front of me. She did not wait for me to clear the aisle and she left. No.

Young Hollywood

Wow. Yeah. Did she not know who you were?

Jimmy Kimmel

Uh it was a long time ago. She didn't care. It made no difference to her. She was a man drooling on her, I guess. It made no difference.

Young Hollywood

So, I know you guys are, you're known to have the sickest green room in LA.

Jimmy Kimmel

We do, yes.

Young Hollywood

How's the set up here?

Jimmy Kimmel

Um, I don't do we even have a green room here? I don't think we even have a green room.

Young Hollywood

You have a food truck I heard.

Jimmy Kimmel

We do? Yeah. We do? Apparently. Nobody told me about that.

Young Hollywood

You have to. You got to do that. There are a lot of food trucks out here. You got big competition.

Jimmy Kimmel

Well, I am like a light bulb to these food trucks which are the moths knowing that I will eat from any one of them that I pass. There are.

Young Hollywood

Do you glow? Do you light up like a firefly when you see one?

Jimmy Kimmel

I glow, but it's heartburn.

Young Hollywood

Is that what it is? Well, speaking of which, you gave me the perfect segway. Okay. We're talking we're going to talk about I know you and Guillermo went around in a nice little convertible and you did sort of all the All the barbeque places. Right. Did you have a meat hangover?

Jimmy Kimmel

Um, you know what? I feel like my whole life has been a meat hangover. I'll be honest with you. When people say like I had a meat I've never really experienced that.

Young Hollywood

You never have meat sweats?

Jimmy Kimmel

No. There are there really meat sweats?

Young Hollywood

I get meat sweats. I wake up in the morning soaked. Maybe it's not very attractive or sexy, but right.

Jimmy Kimmel

But I think when you eat meat almost for almost every meal, you never experience that because you're It's normal. They're They're just sweats. That's just normal everyday Jimmy Kimmel's life.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so what's the tip then to get over the to get over the the meat hangover for people out there who aren't quite as accustomed to it. Yeah, exactly.

Jimmy Kimmel

Eat more meat. I mean, it's just like drinking, you know. Yeah. Hair of the dog that bit you, or hair of the hog that bit you, I think, is what you get.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Um, obviously you've interviewed pretty much everybody. Can I reveal that person that's on your list?

Jimmy Kimmel

Oh, yeah. Sure.

Young Hollywood

Lady Gaga you've got coming this week.

Jimmy Kimmel

Yeah, she's coming on uh Thursday night, I think.

Young Hollywood

I mean, you got quite a lineup.

Jimmy Kimmel

Yeah, we got uh Seth Rogen, Snoop Dogg. These are good people. Willie Nelson.

Young Hollywood

Can we steal a few? We've tried to steal Guillermo before.

Jimmy Kimmel

You know what? Guillermo never done this before. No. No, sweetie, here you go. I'm blessed. You smell better than him.

Young Hollywood

Well, you can try you're more than welcome to try to steal them. I can't sanction that.

Jimmy Kimmel

We're going to steal Guillermo later. We're going to try to steal him again.

Young Hollywood

Oh, yeah. Well, give them back to me. You can borrow him.

Jimmy Kimmel

Okay, so that's the deal from now on?

Young Hollywood

Yes, borrow him. Well, speaking of Guillermo, we have I know you just got on Instagram.

Jimmy Kimmel

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

You're quite new to it.

Jimmy Kimmel

Yeah, you know, I have I have been Instagramming, but I didn't know how to connect it to Twitter. And they're almost all food pictures.

Young Hollywood

Food pictures. Cute babies. Uh-huh. You don't have a selfie. So, guess what? Are we going to have a selfie here? We're going to have a selfie moment here.

Jimmy Kimmel

Okay, all right. So, um, you're going to have a selfie off with Guillermo. Who can do it better? Oh, is there an art to it? Or should we be in it together?

Young Hollywood

Well, if you would like, I mean, I'd be more than happy to be in it.

Jimmy Kimmel

Okay. All right. Well, the key is, I think, well Do you want me to hold the mic for you while you?

Young Hollywood

Uh sure. Okay. I think the key is you don't go high. Yeah. You go high. Yeah. So if you go high, if you go low, like that. Perfect. What are we going to hashtag that bad boy? We got to pick a good filter too.

Jimmy Kimmel

There it is. Hashtag meat sweats. Have you checked out the filters on Instagram? Do you have a favorite? I like Lo-Fi. Do you have one?

Young Hollywood

You know, I don't I believe in leaving it unfiltered. I think it.

Jimmy Kimmel

You do?

Young Hollywood

Yeah. I do.

Jimmy Kimmel

Judging by what I just saw, I think we're going to have to filter the crap out of that one. We might have to filter that one, I'll be honest with you. It looks like I'm having a meat sweat in that one. Um so yeah, obviously you have a great lineup. Is there anybody that you haven't interviewed that you'd like to?

Young Hollywood

Um, in the world? In the world? Living or dead?

Jimmy Kimmel

Yeah, there are lots of people, but uh, give me a few. Banksy is somebody I would like to have on. Yes. He'd have to be in the dark. You wouldn't be able to see him.

Young Hollywood

Well, yeah, I mean, ideally you'd be able to see him. I think that would be part of the fun. Revealing who he actually is.

Jimmy Kimmel

Yeah. I think if I had to pick one at the top of my list, that would be That would be the guy. That would be the guy, yeah.

Young Hollywood

And because I have a little bit of a like envy because you have your own show. Yeah. Three tips for late night. Having your own show. Three tips to obtaining your own show or for

Jimmy Kimmel

Whatever you want to throw at me.

Young Hollywood

Obtaining would be good.

Jimmy Kimmel

Obtaining. Okay. Um, steal Jimmy's dressing room. Walk out on stage and yeah, kill Jimmy would kill either of the Jimmys. There's number one.

Young Hollywood

Okay, what's number two and number three? Because just by process of elimination, if you eliminate all the other hosts ahead of you, it should be no problem at all. That's one, two, and three, kill them all.

Jimmy Kimmel

Yeah. Kill them all.

Young Hollywood

But tips for having a good show, maintaining a good show.

Jimmy Kimmel

Um, well, work hard is important. Pay attention to what's going on. Um, wear a lot of makeup. Okay. I find helps me. And uh um, you know, I think it's a lot more work than people realize it is. So,

Young Hollywood

Yeah. This isn't easy, folks.

Jimmy Kimmel

Yeah, no, it's tough. Yeah. No, it's it's uh you try to make it look easy, but it requires a lot of attention.

Young Hollywood

Late night sweats. There's another hashtag. There you go. Thank you for chatting with us. Great to see you again.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Jimmy Kimmel

    Main subject of the interview

  • Nikki Novak

    Interviewer for Young Hollywood

  • Guillermo

    Jimmy Kimmel's sidekick, mentioned for food tours and Instagram

  • Lady Gaga

    Upcoming guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live

  • Seth Rogen

    Upcoming guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live

  • Snoop Dogg

    Upcoming guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live

  • Willie Nelson

    Upcoming guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live

  • Banksy

    Person Jimmy Kimmel would like to interview

FAQ

Where is Jimmy Kimmel Live broadcasting from in the video?+
Jimmy Kimmel Live is broadcasting from Austin, Texas, for SXSW.
What is Jimmy Kimmel's advice for a 'meat hangover'?+
Jimmy Kimmel's advice for a 'meat hangover' is to eat more meat, comparing it to the 'hair of the dog' remedy for drinking.
Who is Jimmy Kimmel's dream interview guest?+
Jimmy Kimmel's dream interview guest is Banksy, as he would be interested in revealing his identity.
What is Jimmy Kimmel's stance on Instagram filters?+
Jimmy Kimmel prefers to leave photos unfiltered, though he jokes about needing to filter a selfie taken during the interview.
Who are some of the upcoming guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live mentioned in the interview?+
Upcoming guests mentioned include Lady Gaga, Seth Rogen, Snoop Dogg, and Willie Nelson.

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