--- title: Jimmy Kimmel Wisecracks About Michel Cohen Testimony description: Leave it to Jimmy Kimmel to find the silver lining of the Michael Cohen testimony — it's not what you think it is. canonical: https://time.com/5540130/jimmy-kimmel-michael-cohen/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-27T16:48:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:44.446Z og:title: Jimmy Kimmel Found Silver Lining of Michael Cohen Testimony og:description: Here's what you need to know og:url: https://time.com/5540130/jimmy-kimmel-michael-cohen/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03810c9bd401d66b/698945e44ee262bbf731416c/jimmy-kimmel-michael-cohen-testimony.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-INVESTIGATION-COHEN og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jimmy Kimmel Found Silver Lining of Michael Cohen Testimony twitter:description: Here's what you need to know twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03810c9bd401d66b/698945e44ee262bbf731416c/jimmy-kimmel-michael-cohen-testimony.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Leave it to Jimmy Kimmel to Find the Silver Lining of the Michael Cohen Testimony > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, testifies before the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on February 27, 2019\. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Mandel Ngan&mdash — AFP/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 27, 2019 4:48 PM UTC As [Michael Cohen publicly testifies](http://time.com/5539766/michael-cohen-testimony-live/) in front of the House Oversight Committee as part of a three-day confessional, there’s one person who’s relishing the opportunity to watch the testimony: late night host [Jimmy Kimmel.](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217539/jimmy-kimmel/) On Tuesday night’s episode of _Jimmy Kimmel Live_!, the late night funny man revealed what he found to be the silver lining of the situation: its inherent humorous value. “I’m looking forward to this testimony,” he wisecracked. “Because when Michael Cohen opens his open, it’s nothing short of a comedy delight.” Kimmel then cut to clips of past Cohen speeches, statements and interviews that proved his point. Cohen, the former personal lawyer and fixer to Donald Trump has plead guilty to eight federal crimes and is set to begin a three-year prison sentence this May. 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