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Jimmy Kimmelwants to get"Into the Groove!"

The comedian’s late-night talk show,Jimmy Kimmel Live!, has had no shortage of incredible celebrity guests over its 22-year span on air, but there’s still one person that Kimmel, 57, is waiting to interview on the program.

“I wouldn’t say I’m desperate to get anybody, but we’ve never hadMadonnaon the show, and I’d love to have her on,” he told PEOPLE exclusively while attendingKeep Memory Alive’sThe Power of Love Galain Las Vegas on Feb. 22.

When asked why Madonna, 66, has not been on the show in the over two decades it has been on the air, Kimmel was at a loss, but he did highlight how his longtime friend and sidekickGuillermo Rodriguezhad a moment with the pop star when sheinvited him on stage during a Mexico City concertlast year.“She had Guillermo on stage with her," Kimmel said, before jokingly adding: “Not me. Nothing for me.”

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When prompted that he may have had Banksy on his show without even realizing it was him, thefather of fouradmitted. “That’s true. Maybe Banksy was secretlyJason Alexander.”

But when asked if he could’ve potentially been Kimmel’s good buddyJason Bateman, the star responded, “It’s possible,” before correcting himself, noting, “You know what, I’ve seen him draw. He’s not Banksy.”

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 22: Jimmy Kimmel attends as Keep Memory Alive hosts star-studded lineup at annual “Power Of Love” gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Regardless of his wish list for guests to appear on his long-running series, Kimmel told PEOPLE he is still having as much fun hosting the show as ever.“In some ways, it’s more fun,” he said. “In some ways, you get older, you get tired, but in a lot of ways, it’s more fun because I think that we are doing the best show we’ve ever done right now.”

“I think that when it starts to wane is when it will be less fun," continued Kimmel. “Some nights, it’s absolutely great if the audience is great and everything goes well, and some nights it doesn’t go that great, and you just feel like it’s going to an island.”

“But right now I’m enjoying it,” added the Emmy Award winner.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. EST on ABC.

source: people.com