Who Is Hosting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Tonight? Full Host and Guest Schedule

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This week on Jimmy Kimmel Live! fans will be treated to reruns from earlier this summer featuring some notable guest hosts filling in for Jimmy Kimmel.

Kimmel has been off the show for some time as he is taking a summer vacation but the good news is that some very famous faces have been taking up the hosting duties.

For the next two weeks, fans will get to see big names from the world of comedy, acting, music, and more filling Kimmel's shoes.

So, who is hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! from Monday, July 25 to Friday, August 5?Newsweek has everything you need to know.

Who Is Hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tonight?

Chelsea Handler — Monday, July 25, and Tuesday, July 26

Chelsea Handler is the first to step in for Kimmel over the next two weeks. She is no stranger to the hot seat, hosting her own talk show Chelsea Lately! between 2007 and 2014 on E! and she had her own talk show on Netflix titled Chelsea.

Handler will be joined by pop culture icon Paris Hilton as well as comedian Matteo Lane in show that first aired in June.

Actors Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Natalie Portman, and Taika Waititi will also be on the show.

Handler will also be featured on July 26 on a show that originally aired on June 30. She will be joined by Rocketman's Targon Egerton and singer Kelsea Ballerini, who also performed.

Anthony Anderson — Wednesday, July 27, and Thursday, July 28

Black-ish's Anthony Anderson will be the featured host in the July 27 and 28th episodes. The first episode, originally aired on July 12, will feature Nope's Steven Yeun and American rapper Wiz Khalifa. The musical guests for Wednesday's show is Manchester-based band Hot Milk.

Anderson will also host the show aired on Thursday, July 18 (originally aired on July 11) where he was joined by Press Your Luck's Elizabeth Banks and The Bachelorette stars, Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia. For Thursday's show, audiences will be treated to music from CAAMP.

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The guests for Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, July 11 included guest host Anthony Anderson, Elizabeth Banks (“Press Your Luck”), Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia (“The Bachelorette”), and musical guest CAAMP. ABC/Randy Holmes

Dana Carvey — Friday, July 29

To end the July run of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, comedian Dana Carvey will be the featured host in a rerun of a show that originally aired on July 19.

Carvey will be joined by actors David Spade and Maria Bakalova with Whitney taking to the stage as the musical guest.

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Dana Carvey hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! ABC/Randy Holmes

Kerry Washington — Monday, August 1

To kick off august, Kerry Washington will be stepping in for Jimmy Kimmel as host. In an episode that first aired on July 20, Washington was joined by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and superstar Lizzo.

Wiz Khalifa, who recently appeared on the show as a guest, treated fans to some new music.

Anthony Anderson — Tuesday, August 2

Anthony Anderson will be featured for a third time on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday, August 2, in an episode that originally aired on July 13. He will be joined by Barry's Henry Winkler and Grown-ish's Marcus Scribner.

Fans are in for a treat with musical guests Sean Paul and Gwen Stefani.

Mark Rober — Wednesday, August 3

YouTuber, engineer, and inventor Mark Rober will be the host on the August 3rd Jimmy Kimmel Live! in an episode that first aired on July 14.

He will be joined by Demi Lovato, who will also be the show's musical guest, as well as science legend, Bob Pflugfelder.

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RuPaul hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! ABC

Dana Carvey— Thursday, August 4

Less than a week after his first appearance as guest host, Dana Carvey is back on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for Thursday's show, an episode that first aired on July 18

Joining Carvey is Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino and Ozark's Julia Garner.

The musical guests are DOMi & JD BECK feat. Anderson.Paak.

RuPaul — Friday, August 5

RuPaul will close the past two weeks of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on August 5, a show that originally aired on July 21.

RuPaul will be joined by Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham and Everything's Trash star Phoebe Robinson.

Entertaining the audience with some new music are The Interrupters.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC.

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