When he starts his run at CBS's Late Show, Stephen Colbert doesn't want any part in the late-night wars of the Leno-Letterman era, he has said several times. On Monday's Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC's Kimmel showed no such inclination, apparently trying to start something with his NBC rival, Jimmy Fallon. The premise is that Kimmel wanted guest Bob Odenkirk to play a game called "Heatherball," and Odenkirk refused, saying he'd asked his publicist to specify no games. Fallon, of course, has made such games with guests a staple of his Tonight Show.
Fallon was off the air on Monday night, perhaps due to his chipped tooth. And Odenkirk apparently has no qualms about burning any bridges. You can watch the not-so-veiled poke below. Peter Weber
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