Overview

• Damon revealed himself during Kimmel’s opening monologue at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on the final night of the show’s New York week.
• He arrived dressed as Frankie Focus, Governor Kathy Hochul’s neon‑green mascot created to promote New York’s school cellphone ban.
• Trading barbs, Damon said “the president canceled you” and quoted the line about “zero ratings and no talent,” after Kimmel noted the show continues.
• The appearance followed ABC’s short preemption after an FCC warning tied to Kimmel’s Charlie Kirk comments, with affiliates such as Nexstar and Sinclair restoring carriage as the show returned to 6.26 million viewers.
• The cameo extended a running gag dating to 2005, with the on‑air ‘feud’ persisting even as Damon and Kimmel are known to be friends off camera.