Over the last year, Jimmy Kimmel has been using his show as a series of modern-day PSAs, so of course when he turned 50, he chose to highlight the importance of colorectal health. And he did it by, well, highlighting his own colon. See, a decade ago Katie Couric made headlines by televising her own colonoscopy in an effort to get more people to sign up for screenings, and on Tuesday night Kimmel followed suit. And who better to bring along than someone who's been there already, like Couric herself?
As his doctor tells him, he's there to get scoped for polyps, or any other signs that his colon isn't in top shape. Now, Kimmel has jokes and props to make the whole thing feel slightly less awkward (forcing the doctor to prove herself by playing Operation is a nice touch), but the real gold is the footage of Kimmel post-procedure, still loopy from the anesthesia. Like when he looks into the camera, smacking his lips, and says, "Well, there you have it. I colonscopied. Thank you."
The results are clean and polyp-free, and after some congratulations from Couric and the doctor, it's on to business. "Thank you guys," Kimmel says. "Thank you, Katie, for invading my colon. That was very nice of you. So how do people sign up to get a colonoscopy? The brown pages?"
That's dated but still solid for someone just regaining consciousness.
