And he'll be the first to admit he's a little nervous about it.
"It's something I was hoping to be asked to do, but I didn't necessarily ever want to do it," Kimmel said with a laugh in an interview Tuesday. "I know all the baggage that comes along with it and the work that comes along with it, and also the criticism that inevitably also comes along with it."
"I wanted to do it but I've also feared doing it -- and I still fear doing it." he told CNN.
