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Jan 26, 2022 · An interview with comedian and actor Lou Wilson, who recently was hired from the writers’ room of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ to be the late-night show’s new announcer.
- Bethy Squires
- Contributor
[9] [10] He began writing for Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2020 and was promoted to on-air announcer in 2022, replacing Dicky Barett after he retired. [ 3 ] [ 11 ] Wilson is known within the tabletop role-playing game community as a primary cast member of Dimension 20 , an actual play anthology web series which premiered in 2018; it was created by ...
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Many longtime viewers were worried Barrett had been canned, but the singer is actually retiring. “He packed up his tattoos and moved to Arizona,” Kimmel quipped when introducing Wilson. While some know his distinctive voice from the late-night show, others know him from his first career in show business: a lead singer. Barrett is the frontman for s...
Kimmel’s new announcer has lots of experience in the entertainment industry. Many will recognize Wilson from his appearances in Pete Davidson’s hit The King of Staten Island and Netflix show American Vandal. He has also built a fanbase of loyal viewers of Dimension 20, a CollegeHumor web show where participants play Dungeons & Dragons. Talking abou...
In addition to his onscreen appearances, Wilson is also a writer. He helped pen the script for the 2020 Emmy Awards and is also a member of Jimmy Kimmel Live! writers room. During his introductory appearance on the show, Kimmel took some time to gently roast the newest member of the show. “We pulled Lou out of the writers room and put him in this w...
- India Mccarty
366 votes, 40 comments. Does anyone else watch Kimmel and smile to yourself as Lou introduces the show or plays a game with tourists on the street?…
Lou has been writing on Kimmel for a while I think. When he was doing a guest spot on NADDPOD Murph asked if he had anything to plug and Lou plugged Jimmy Kimmel
Meet the Cast. Get to know Lou Wilson from Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Read the official ABC bio, show quotes and learn about the role at ABC TV.
Conceptualized and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the specials feature all-star casting for live recreations of sitcom episodes of various television shows created by companies run by the renowned producer, Norman Lear, that originally aired in the 1970s and 1980s.
