--- description: Jimmy Kimmel may want to dig out his tux from his Oscars special because he’ll want to look sharp for his guest on Thursday. EW... title: President Obama Set to Visit 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt061ed3f2e525b898/6987830035ba6f3b7ac077d3/143541387-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # President Obama Set to Visit _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_ by [Jonathon Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jonathon Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2015 4:39 PM CUT  US President Barack Obama high-fives television host Jimmy Kimmel (R) during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington on April 28, 2012. US President Barack Obama high-fives television host Jimmy Kimmel (R) during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington on April 28, 2012.Saul Loeb—Getty Images by [Jonathon Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jonathon Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2015 4:39 PM CUT Jimmy Kimmel may want to dig out his tux from his Oscars special because he’ll want to look sharp for his guest on Thursday. _EW_ can confirm that President Barack Obama will be appearing on the Thursday night episode of _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_ This marks the first time Obama is stopping by as president—he was last on the show in 2008 via satellite when he was still running for office. He’s of course appeared on other late night programs since (including a stop by [the _other_ late-night Jimmy’s show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAFQIciWsF4 "undefined")), but this will mark his first in-person interview on Kimmel’s show. Kimmel and Obama have crossed paths since that 2008 interview, though. Kimmel hosted [the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2012](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK8ID0Eki68 "undefined"). For more on Kimmel, pick up [the latest issue of _Entertainment Weekly_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/03/this-weeks-cover-jimmy-kimmel "undefined"), now on newsstands, to hear about the comedian from family, friends, and more. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/10/president-obama-visit-jimmy-kimmel-live-thursday "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined")_._ _Read next:_ [_This GIF Won 2014’s GIF of the Year_](http://time.com/3739732/gif-won-obama-skateboarding/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3739147/obama-visit-jimmy-kimmel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3739147/obama-visit-jimmy-kimmel/"},"headline":"President Obama Set to Visit Jimmy Kimmel Live!","datePublished":"2015-03-10T16:39:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:02:57.378Z","description":"Jimmy Kimmel may want to dig out his tux from his Oscars special because he’ll want to look sharp for his guest on Thursday. 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