Q & A Jimmy Kimmel

SI: A press release for your Detroit shows touts "Kimmel's inimitable style." What exactly is your inimitable style?
Kimmel: Hunched over a laptop all day in a dark office, passing gas. That's my inimitable style.

SI: Your show was taken off the air for a day after you said during the 2004 NBA Finals , "They're going to burn the city of Detroit down if the Pistons win, and it's not worth it." Did you imagine your remark would cause so much controversy?
Kimmel: Not only did I not think twice about [saying] it, I didn't think once about it. It was just L.A. versus Detroit trash talk as far as I was concerned. I was just being stupid.

SI: How much of your time in Detroit will you spend trying to curry favor with the locals?
Kimmel: There will be a good deal of ass-kissing. Probably 43 percent of the show.

SI: You hit a home run, wearing a Tigers hat, in the All-Star celebrity game in 2004. How short were those fences?
Kimmel: They were relatively short, but I will say this: I was the only nonathlete to hit a home run in that game. I hit one over Kenny Mayne 's head, which is not so impressive now that he's a professional ballroom dancer. But at the time it was exciting.

SI: Who are your dream sports guests?
Kimmel: Karl Malone , who refers to himself in the third, and even sometimes the fourth, person. Mike Tyson is on any list. So are Steve Garvey and Jerry Tarkanian . And Mike Piazza would be a special musical guest.

SI: How fast would your girlfriend, comedian Sarah Silverman, dump you for Tom Brady ?
Kimmel: She's not so into handsome guys, as evidenced by her relationship with me. She'd be more likely to dump me for Greg Brady.

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