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Did you know there is an exclamation point in the name of Jimmy Kimmels late-night show?
Well, there is.
Its time to drop the exclamation point.
Its like …why?
!Its time to get it out of here.
First, we must understand why it is there in the first place.
The show is not calledJimmy Kimmel!
Live!If anything, its more likeJimmy Kimmel.
Even as the show updated its visuals,Live!has remained delineated.
:
Livewith an exclamation point conveys old showbiz.
Its marquee culture along with things like for one night only and describing a performance as an evening.
The title and its style likely were meant to bring glamour to zhlubby, postMan ShowKimmel.
And a live showisexciting!
But …Jimmy Kimmel Live!is not live, let alone live!
It hasnt been since 2004,with rare exceptions.
But aesthetically, it is redundant.
It would also make things so much easier.
Nearly 15 years ago, Panic!
At the Disco dropped the !
becauseit got a little bit annoyingto key in it out.
Kimmels !, on the other hand, is all sound and fury, signifying nothing.
If anything, he should take a lesson from Panic!
At least then all the effort would meansomething.
So why is the exclamation point still there now?
Knowing Kimmel, I feel like he partly said this to annoy me.
Look, love the guy, but he is undeniably asick little prank freak.
Is it enough if its only there to appease Kimmels desire for excitement?
Hmmm, sounds like fascism to me something Kimmel, in recent years, has implied he is against.
This is why I am stepping up and speaking out now more than ever.
Its like we are talking about running into a friend.
It is scientifically proven to be one of the best things about America.
In conclusion, the time is now.
Sorry, the time is now!
(What is the show that used to ruin little kids Halloween every year?
That would beJimmy Kimmel Live!)
The only punctuation that should be allowed in a TV-show title is a colon when following the wordslawandorder.
Also,Gutfeld!has an exclamation point in its name, so YIKES.
