Rosie O'Donnell closes Jimmy Kimmel Live guest run with a Trump-roasting 'Donny Boy'
Rosie O'Donnell wrapped her four-night guest-hosting run on Jimmy Kimmel Live on 21 August 2026 by singing a parody of the Irish folk song "Danny Boy" — retitled "Donny Boy" — aimed squarely at Donald Trump (Deadline, 22 Aug 2026; Mashable, 22 Aug 2026).
O'Donnell dedicated the song to Trump, whom she described as "a very special boy" and a longtime foe, according to People, 21 Aug 2026. The parody lyrics pulled no punches. One line ran: "Poor Donny Boy, your polls, your polls are falling…" (Mashable, 22 Aug 2026). Other verses mocked Trump's diet, as seen in video posted by the Jimmy Kimmel Live Facebook page on 20 Aug 2026. O'Donnell closed the number with the line "It's time to use that stable genius brain," urging Trump to resign (Deadline, 22 Aug 2026).
The performance capped a stint that lasted four nights on ABC's late-night talk show. Jimmy Kimmel announced O'Donnell as one of the programme's summer guest hosts back in June 2026, alongside Tiffany Haddish, Anthony Anderson, Ike Barinholtz, Colman Domingo, Jelly Roll and Matt Damon (Deadline, 22 Aug 2026).
O'Donnell and Trump share a public feud stretching back nearly two decades, which gave the "Donny Boy" moment a built-in backstory for viewers who tuned in. Her decision to close not with a conventional sign-off but with a musical roast fit the tone of a guest-hosting run where each host was given room to stamp the show with their own sensibility.
For anyone who missed the broadcast, the performance circulated quickly across social media over the following day, with the show's Facebook video drawing attention from 20 August onward.
