Cleto Escobedo III, the band leader on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and a lifelong friend of the late-night host, died Tuesday morning. He was 59. Escobedo’s death was announced by Kimmel on social media. His cause and location of death were not revealed.

Jimmy Kimmel has returned to the airwaves after an episode was unexpectedly pulled from ABC’s late-night lineup last week. Kimmel, 57, hosted a brand-new show on Monday, November 10, kicking off an '80s-themed week with guests George Clooney,

Jimmy Kimmel tore into Chuck Schumer for the Democrats’ government shutdown climbdown after they ended the 41-day standoff with only a MAGA promise of a future vote on Affordable Care Act tax credits.