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Jimmy Kimmel answered a handful of rapid-fire questions on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday, Jan. 12
Kimmel took “The Colbert Questionert,” revealing what he thinks happens when one dies
Kimmel previously appeared on Colbert’s show in September 2025
Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert are together once again. And this time, Colbert is asking the hard questions.
Kimmel, 58, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in an interview that aired on Monday, Jan. 12, and Colbert asked his fellow late night host a series of questions, including about what comes next in life. “What do you think happens when we die,” Colbert, 61, asked during his “The Colbert Questionert” segment.
“The two of us? You’re going to heaven,” Kimmel joked. “I don’t know where I’m headed.”
After Kimmel’s quip, he confirmed that the topic is “something that I have thought about.” He added, “And you know, we’re both Catholic. But I feel like there’s a positive energy field that you become part of. That’s what I think it is. We’ll find out eventually.”
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Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on Sept. 14, 2025
“The Colbert Questionert” also gave Kimmel a chance to weigh in on some other big topics during their one-on-one interview: sandwiches, action movies, celebrity encounters and even Kimmel’s first-ever concert. “My first concert, Sammy Davis Jr.,” Kimmel told Colbert of the Las Vegas performance, sharing that late friend Cleto Escobedo’s father was the singer’s “room service butler.”
“He got tickets to see the show. Not only did we see Sammy Davis Jr., we went and hung out in his dressing room afterwards,” Kimmel recalled. “I was sitting on Sammy’s couch and there was a big bowl of potato chips and I was too polite to eat any of them. I was scared, I didn’t know if it was okay to eat his potato chips even though I wanted them very much. And it was a fantastic concert.”
Colbert previously welcomed Kimmel to his show on Sept. 30, 2025. Colbert also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the same day. The joint appearances came shortly after Kimmel’s show returned to television following his show’s hiatus on ABC and two months after Colbert announced that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is coming to an end on CBS.
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Jimmy Kimmel on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on Sept. 23, 2025
On Sept. 17, Kimmel’s talk show was “indefinitely” pulled from the air amid comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s death in his opening monologue on Sept. 15. Colbert — whose show was canceled in July after 10 seasons — was among many public figures who spoke out against Kimmel’s suspension.
During a Q&A on Sept. 18, he slammed the move for being an example of “blatant censorship,” per the New York Post. “With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch,” Colbert also said, per CNBC. “Jimmy, I stand with you and your staff 100%.”
Then, while hosting The Late Show on Sept. 24, Colbert declared that he was “in a good mood” because of Kimmel’s return, per a clip shared on Instagram, which had the words “Free speech prevails” written over it at the start.
“Last night our friend Jimmy Kimmel returned to television, just so proud of him! So proud to know that man,” Colbert told viewers, adding, “Jimmy spoke beautifully about free speech and unity, he made great jokes, showed his deep emotions, got huge ratings.”
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Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on Sept. 14, 2025
In the months since, Colbert has continued to be a vocal opponent of Donald Trump, revealing at Slate’s Political Gabfest on Dec. 18 that he’d switch into the president’s body if given the option. “I mean, it’s such a predictable answer for me. But I would slip inside the skin of our president,” he said, adding “I would resign.”
“I’ve anticipated this. No scandal, no confession, no Sturm und Drang,” Colbert continued. “Just go, ‘It’s been great. I’m the best, ever. I’m gonna go out on top. I’ve done everything. I’m just gonna go.’ That’s it. It can be a glorious ending, just end it.”
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs weekdays on CBS at 11:35 p.m. ET.
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