Jimmy Kimmel Is Neil Zirconia

Don't doubt the Diamond's ability to draw folks down to Bleecker Street on a moment's notice, and don't doubt the rampant (albeit irony-tinged) worship the man engenders from dudes born in the '60s. But the greatest part about Neil Diamond Appreciation has always been Neil's willingness to be in on the in-joke. Jack Black (b. 8/28/69) in Saving Silverman was all "Neil we wanna party with you"s and "C'mon a yeah ha"s before featuring an unexpected Diamond cameo, and the other night Kimmel (b. 11/13/67) continued bringing the crooner in on the gag via a short video, in which Jimmy takes advice and lessons from Neil on how to reach his post-retirement dream of becoming Neil Zirconia. We watch him feel the pain of playing the piano, learn how to make some trademark Neil moves, all while thankfully not even a single verse of "I'm Fucking Neil Diamond."

Neil got a thumbs up from Darth Vader. That's why he's the best.

Posted at 9:20 AM in Video
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | Neil Diamond

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All others will be destroyed.... Not bad. So, why don't I watch more Jimmy Kimmel?

Posted by: Rinjo Njori at 05/27/08 10:10 AM | Reply
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Neil Diamond is an inspiration. He seems like a fun guy and he is a great entertainer.

Posted by: Daniel E. Friedman at 05/31/08 8:18 AM | Reply
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Please bring back the Neil Diamond teaching Jimmy Kimmel how to be Neil Zirconia!

Posted by: Cinderella at 12/02/08 11:30 AM | Reply
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