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Ben Affleck Convinces Jimmy Kimmel To Ask Matt Damon A Question

By Andrew Sanford | TV | March 29, 2023 |

By Andrew Sanford | TV | March 29, 2023 |


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Batman and the Joker. Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel. Humanity and Matt Lucas as co-host of Great British Bake Off. Some feuds are so legendary they take on a life of their own. That is certainly the case with Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon. The host has feuded with the Academy Award-winning screenwriter for what feels like decades, because it has been decades! Despite the longevity, the two have found ways to keep their fighting fresh.

In a recent sit down with Damon’s fellow Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Ben Affleck, Kimmel was asked to bury the hatchet. Affleck requested that Jimmy at least ask Matt a question. Kimmel agreed, and they got Damon on a “zoom call.” Kimmel then went on to ask a legitimate question. That didn’t stop him from having some fun.

Kimmel playing a stone-faced jerk is the second-best kind of Kimmel. The first best is whenever he’s interviewing kids. He has a dry demeanor that feels like a cold slap. He’s better at the fake annoyance than Damon is with his fake anger. Damon is fine, but I’m sure recording his half on his own was not an easy or fun task. Affleck has a blast as a peacemaker of sorts.

The Kimmel/Damon feud is something I will never grow tired of. In a world where a very “serious” Weird Al biopic has graced our screens, I would love an over-the-top series or movies about Kimmel and Damon’s feud. Have it constantly switch perspectives so both of them are made fun of equally. Top it off at 78 minutes. That’s gold, just waiting to be mined!