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<b>  Musician & Friend: Cleto Escobedo III, Bandleader for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and Lifelong Companion to Jimmy Kimmel, Passes at 59    </b>

Musician & Friend: Cleto Escobedo III, Bandleader for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and Lifelong Companion to Jimmy Kimmel, Passes at 59

Newsmakers, TVNovember 12, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Cleto Escobedo III, the saxophonist-bandleader whose presence anchored the house band of Jimmy Kimmel Live! for more than two decades, died on November 11, 2025,…

<b>Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Cancelled by ABC as Stephen Colbert Exits, Leaving Late Night in Crisis    </b>

Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Cancelled by ABC as Stephen Colbert Exits, Leaving Late Night in Crisis

Newsmakers, TVSeptember 19, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

ABC has quietly confirmed that Jimmy Kimmel’s late night run is effectively over. His show has been placed on “indefinite hiatus,” but in television parlance…

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