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'We are Russian Jews', my father would always tell me when I asked where we came from. From a very young age, I was curious about history; where people and things came from, origins, and remnants. Growing up in the US, I was used to the idea of the big melting pot - that a lot people here came from somewhere else for a better life. A lot of us, including myself, have very mixed backgrounds, and it can be overwhelming to piece together the puzzle that is your ancestry. Thankfully, we live in the golden age of the World Wide Web, and our collective curiosity and quest for a sense of identity and meaning has resulted in the creation of wonderful resources like ancestry.com.

On KIMMEL, Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney reads some mean tweets written about him by Donald Trump and his supporters.

Ray Romano's son Matt has been working at our show for a couple years, so Ray asked Jimmy to give him a raise during his interview on KIMMEL.

Recently there were primaries and caucuses held in Michigan, Hawaii, Idaho and Mississippi all on the same day. As you are probably aware, those states are abbreviated as MI, HI, ID and MS, respectively. Jimmy wondered how many people actually know these very common state abbreviations, so he went on the street to find out on KIMMEL.

On KIMMEL, Jimmy reviews some of the odd merchandise that's been sold by the various campaigns during this election season.

On KIMMEL, Ray talks about being on HBO's “Vinyl” and recalls the first concert he ever went to.

On KIMMEL, Ray talks about filming a threesome for the show “Vinyl” and recalls a funny story about the first sex scene he ever filmed.

Governor Romney explains why he doesn't want Donald Trump to be the Republican Party's presidential nominee on KIMMEL.

Governor Romney talks about some of the other people besides Trump who are running for President and Jimmy tries to get him to answer some hypothetical questions on KIMMEL.

) New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) is proud to announce The Third Party Tour starring comedian and actor BILL BURR who comes to NJPAC's Prudential Hall for two exciting performances on Friday, June 17 at 7PM & 9:30PM. Bill Burr first gained notoriety for his recurring role on the second season of Chappelle's Show, he developed a comedic style of uninformed logic that has made him a regular with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Fallon. Bill Burr stars in the highly acclaimed animated Netflix series, F Is For Family co-starring Laura Dern and Justin Long as the Murphy family.  He was recently seen in the hysterically funny Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell film, Daddy's Home and he co-stars opposite Kevin Costner in the indie film, Black or White, which recently made its World Premiere at The Toronto International Film Festival.

Naomi talks about her new movie, David Lynch and a teaches us what the sport of “netball” is on KIMMEL.

On KIMMEL, Naomi talks about the pros and cons of living on both the west and east coasts.

Naomi is forced to watch an Australian commercial she made much earlier in her career on KIMMEL.

On KIMMEL, John talks about the use of modern music on his new show “Underground.”

On KIMMEL, The PBS drama “Downton Abbey” recently aired its final episode. If you're a fan of the show, you are familiar with the beautiful opening theme song. It is a haunting theme that unfortunately doesn't have any lyrics. Kimmel decided to change that. They had award-winning singer John Legend perform the never-before heard lyrical version of the “Downton Abbey” theme song.

On KIMMEL, There's an app called MSQRD that turns your face into other people's faces. For his wife's birthday, Jimmy made a video where he and his daughter swapped faces and the results were strange.

On KIMMEL, “The Breakup Shop” is a real company you can hire to send a breakup text or make a breakup phone call. The service is being described as “Uber for break-ups.” Which makes no sense, because Uber is already in the breakup business.

On KIMMEL, Ben Affleck had the unfortunate duty of breaking the news that Jimmy's big scene was cut out of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Luckily Ben brought the clip along, which stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jesse Eisenberg, Will Arnett and Jimmy Kimmel.

At a Minnesota state high school hockey tournament, the captain of the team that won delivered an MVP caliber post-game interview on KIMMEL.

On KIMMEL, Naomi talks about appearing on five magazine covers in the same month and about her brother, a professional photographer.