ESPN KEPT KIMMEL QUIPS QUARANTINED FROM TV ‘CAST: DEADSPIN loves a good joke - especially those banned from the World Wide Leader. After blogmeister Will Leitch shot the breeze with Scott Van Pelt on ESPN Radio, the sports site followed up with some tidbits from ESPYs host Jimmy Kimmel that the network thought was too hot for TV:
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Here’s some of Kimmel’s rhubarbs that were left out of the award show’s televised cornucopia:
“Michael Vick, as you’ve probably heard, is picking up where Bob Barker left off, to try to help control the pet population.”
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“Kobe was here tonight, but about halfway down the red carpet, he asked to be traded to another awards show.”
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“David Beckham got 250 million dollars to play for the (L.A.) Galaxy. It’s a lot of money, but they’re hoping he can do for soccer what Wayne Gretzky did for hockey…which means in 15 years, no one will be watching soccer, either.”
