It was May 19, 2025, that Jimmy Kimmel exchanged a night of the live show for something that has become a lot more precious to even those who have been tuning in. Having become a

Joan is the name of Jimmy Kimmel's mom, the baby's great-grandmother. In his opening monologue, Jimmy Kimmel described being a grandfather as a "big responsibility," going on to share some of the funny things he saw his own grandfathers do, including one giving himself haircuts using a cigarette lighter.

Jimmy Kimmel has a new title on his resume: grandfather. After the late night talk show host missed the May 19 taping of his show, he told the audience the following evening that he had the sweetest excuse as his daughter Katie Kimmel and her husband Will Logsdon welcomed their first baby together.