Jimmy KimmelHe calls on his assistant. 

The Jimmy Kimmel LiveHosting tweeted that he tested positive for COVID-19 on May 2. The dad wrote that his daughter had brought him covid even though he specifically requested it not. KatieKevinJane And Billy. “All fine. I feel double vaxxed, boosted. But the show must stop.”

Kimmel was scheduled to appear for an interview Tom Cruise on Monday night about the upcoming Top Gun sequel. The interview would’ve been one of Tom’s first appearances on Jimmy Kimmel LiveIn just seven years. 

Kimmel asked comedian Mike Birbiglia To be the desk’s head for the near future. Birbiglia had been scheduled as a guest on the program, but Kimmel was in dire need of his assistance. He jokedI believe that “I’m the first to deplane Southwest Airlines flights and discover they are guest hosting a late-night talk show.”

The following stars have been booked to appear on this week’s show: Iliza Schlesinger, Ewan McGregorMike MeyersAnd Kevin Hart