Jimmy Kimmel Pokes Fun At Michael Strahan With Kelly Ripa On ‘Live! With Kelly’ [Video]


Jimmy Kimmel poked a little fun at Michael Strahan during his spot co-hosting Live! with Kelly alongside Kelly Ripa on May 16 following Michael’s exit.

Never one to ignore the elephant in the room, as Kimmel sat alongside Kelly on the morning show, he quickly quipped “Where’s Michael?” before asking Ripa, “Is everything alright?” amid weeks of reports that Michael’s decision to quit the show for a full-time role on Good Morning America had caused serious tension between the former co-hosts.

Jimmy then took it upon himself to dig a little deeper into the supposed drama, according to Gossip Cop, teasing that Ripa should “start from the beginning” and reveal exactly what went down between herself and Michael Strahan, who Ripa co-hosted the morning talk show with for four years, upon the pretty surprising announcement of his exit last month.

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“Let’s start from the beginning: What happened?” Jimmy asked Kelly before turning his attention to Live! with Kelly’s executive producer Michael Gelman, who was accused of keeping Ripa in the dark about Strahan’s move, to ask “Will you ever talk to Michael Strahan again?” and “Will he be back on the show as a guest?”

Kelly Ripa played coy about the alleged drama that surrounded her and Michael during her first show without the football star, but Kimmel couldn’t help but prod at the drama during his stint as a guest co-host, where he then opted to probe Kelly on Strahan’s final appearance on the show on May 13.

“Was that genuine?” Jimmy asked Ripa, referring to what appeared to be genuine interactions between Kelly and Michael during his final broadcast, to which Kelly simply replied, “We don’t fake hug and kiss.”

Jimmy Kimmel Pokes Fun At Michael Strahan During 'Live!' Hosting Spot With Kelly Ripa
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According to Gossip Cop, Kimmel then took one final jab at the widely speculated drama surrounding Kelly and Michael after bringing out his “Wheel of New Co-Hosts” in an attempt to find Ripa a permanent new co-host.

After Kelly spun the wheel only to land on the option of a sausage as her permanent new Live! with Kelly co-host, Kimmel quipped, “Bad news. The sausage says it’s leaving to go to Good Morning America.”

But while it looks like Kelly Ripa is out of luck when it comes to food being her new sidekick, Ripa recently opened up about what she’s looking for in a new co-host in a candid new interview about the show with People last week.

Speaking out for the first time about what she’s looking for in someone to replace Michael Strahan on the ABC morning show, Kelly confessed in the interview that she was looking for someone “trustworthy” and “comfortable” to fill the suddenly vacant seat beside her.

Jimmy Kimmel Pokes Fun At Michael Strahan During 'Live!' Hosting Spot With Kelly Ripa
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Appearing to hint at reports that Strahan “blindsided” her with the news that he was leaving the show to appear full-time on Good Morning America, Kelly told People that whoever is lucky enough to take over Michael Strahan’s seat will need to bring “chemistry and camaraderie and trust” to the table.

“It doesn’t fall out of the sky. It takes a lot of work, and it takes a group discussion,” Kelly Ripa confessed to People this week ahead of Jimmy Kimmel’s latest appearance on the series.

“You want somebody working there who’s comfortable working there. That’s how you figure – it’s like a puzzle,” Kelly continued in the new interview about her perfect co-host. “It’s very much like an equation, an algorithm.”

What do you think of Jimmy Kimmel’s quips about Michael Strahan during his stint co-hosting Live! with Kelly? Who would you like to be Kelly Ripa’s permanent new co-host?

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