Jimmy Kimmel Named First Guest Co-Host of ‘Live!’ With Kelly Ripa

Late-night host joins ABC morning show on May 16

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Jimmy Kimmel will be the first post-Michael Strahan guest co-host of “Live With Kelly Ripa,” ABC announced Tuesday.

The late-night host will join Ripa on May 16, just three days after Strahan departs the ABC morning show to join “Good Morning America” full time.

Kimmel currently hosts the late-night series “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on ABC, but will join the morning team at “Live” as the show rotates the second chair until a permanent replacement is named.

Ripa was said to be upset that she was kept out of the loop on ABC’s plan to switch Strahan to “Good Morning America.”

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