--- title: Charles Barkley and Ray Romano Name Famous People on Kimmel description: Charles Barkley and Ray Romano named fellow famous people based on the earnest descriptions of a celebrity enthusiast named Yehya. canonical: https://time.com/5528594/ray-romano-charles-barkley-name-famous-people-on-kimmel/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-13T16:42:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:28.565Z og:title: Charles Barkley and Ray Romano Struggle to Name Famous People og:description: They get a little help from a celebrity enthusiast on Kimmel og:url: https://time.com/5528594/ray-romano-charles-barkley-name-famous-people-on-kimmel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d00332db1447f19/6989450d929fad9758bf2b12/jimmy-kimmel-ray-romano-charles-barkley.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" - Season 16 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Charles Barkley and Ray Romano Struggle to Name Famous People twitter:description: They get a little help from a celebrity enthusiast on Kimmel twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d00332db1447f19/6989450d929fad9758bf2b12/jimmy-kimmel-ray-romano-charles-barkley.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ray Romano and Charles Barkley Just Don't Excel at Naming Fellow Famous People > Sponsored content. 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The guests for Monday, February 11, included Steve Harvey ("Steve"), Adam DeVine ("Isn't It Romantic"), and musical guest Leon Bridges. (Randy Holmes via Getty Images) JIMMY KIMMEL JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EST and features a diverse lineup of guests that include celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band. The guests for Monday, February 11, included Steve Harvey ("Steve"), Adam DeVine ("Isn't It Romantic"), and musical guest Leon Bridges. (Randy Holmes via Getty Images) JIMMY KIMMEL Randy Holmes—ABC/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 13, 2019 4:42 PM UTC [Charles Barkley](http://time.com/4404622/charles-barkley-black-people-do-better/) and [Ray Romano](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/07/19/when-worlds-collide-10-classic-tv-crossovers/slide/everybody-loves-raymond-meets-king-of-queens/) are undeniable celebrities in their own right, but their fame doesn’t seem to have given them an edge when it comes to recognizing fellow famous people, something that was confirmed during a spirited game of “Name That Famous Celebrity” on [_Jimmy Kimmel Live!_](http://time.com/5395293/jimmy-kimmel-bug-prank/)on Tuesday night. For the game, Romano and Barkley were blindfolded, then given an enthusiastic description of a celebrity without using their name by celebrity super fan Yehya. Celebrities ranged from Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson (“the guy who used to \[do\] wrestling and now he’s an actor”) to Ariana Grande (“young lady, music, she has long hair, but I don’t think it’s original”) and despite Yehyah’s earnest efforts, Barkley and Romano’s somewhat lacking knowledge of their fellow celebrities made the game less successful than it could have been, but far more hilarious. In the end, Romano ended up taking top honors, but both he and Barkley walked away with prizes: autographed photos of them with Yehyah, who might have been the real winner of the night. 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