Join Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell as they bypass pleasantries and promotional banter to deliver raw, unfiltered conversations with some of today’s most influential figures. Featuring titans across a spectrum of professions (from Olympic gold medalists to trailblazing Fortune 500 CEOs and everything in between), The Unusual Suspects with Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell pulls back the curtain to offer listeners unprecedented access to the minds of the world’s most extraordinary individuals and their distinct paths to success.
Jimmy Kimmel takes an honest and unabashed look at his legendary career guided by two masterful artists Malcolm Gladwell & Kenya Barris.
In a intimate fireside chat, they analyze the ever-evolving culture of entertainment over the decades of Kimmel’s upbringing and career.
Kimmel shares his unpolished and even wayward path to stardom and how today, he uses his platform to advocate for issues near and dear to himself and his family.
Jimmy Kimmel: Television host Jimmy Kimmel achieved mainstream success with a combination of the lowest common denominator and an Everyman appeal. Inspired by his idol, David Letterman, Kimmel began his career as a radio personality in a multitude of U.S. markets, including stints in Arizona, Seattle, Florida and finally, Los Angeles. It was there that he began to make a name for himself as “Jimmy the Sports Guy” on KROQ’s popular “Kevin & Bean” morning show and became fast friends with fellow radio personality, Adam Carolla. Soon after, he landed his first big break on TV – in addition to a 1999 Daytime Emmy – as the co-host of the game show “Win Ben Stein’s Money” (Comedy Central, 1997-2002). Along with Carolla, he gained exposure as one-half of the testosterone-fueled team of “The Man Show” (Comedy Central, 1999-2004), entertaining with a raucous style of semi-crude humor that appealed to both men and women. Defying all expectations, the formerly low-brow comic went on to great success in the rarefied world of late night talk shows with his hit offering, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC, 2003- ). By the end of the decade, Kimmel’s show had become the longest-running late night talk show in ABC history, solidifying his status as one of America’s favorite TV personalities.
