Toward the end of Thursday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the show took an unexpected turn when a large delivery from UPS arrived on set carrying a giant wooden horse, along with a smaller baby horse.
“I didn’t order a horse!” Jimmy Kimmel shouted in disbelief after seeing the unusual delivery. “I didn’t order either of those!”
As the segment continued, the UPS driver, joined by Guillermo, dragged the smaller horse onto the stage. Moments later, the prop dramatically split open, revealing actor Matt Damon hiding inside.
Damon, who stars as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film The Odyssey, immediately leaned into the prank and began mocking Kimmel.
“The horse is here and there’s no takebacks, bitch! I did it! I am here, baby!” offered Damon. “I have traveled far and wide, through waves and war, to save this audience from mediocrity.”
Kimmel quickly pushed back, calling the stunt outrageous and accusing Damon of taking things too far.
“What is this? This is trespassing! This is another crime you’ve committed here!” Kimmel replied.
Damon fired back instantly with a jab of his own.
“Your face is a crime,” shot back Damon.
Still trying to make sense of the situation, Kimmel asked how long Damon had been hiding inside the horse, but the actor dodged the question with humor.
“Did the Knicks win?” Damon replied instead.
Kimmel then pressed him about his sudden appearance, asking why he was there in the first place.
“What are you doing here?” Kimmel queried.
Damon responded bluntly, making it clear he was there to promote his new film.
“What does it look like, dumbass? I’m on your show, I’m promoting a new movie, it’s coming out July 17,” Damon said. “It is called ‘The Odyssey.’ It’s based on a book, so you probably don’t know about it.”
Kimmel suggested the elaborate Trojan horse stunt might have been designed specifically for the show, calling it one of Damon’s most absurd antics yet.
“Did you do this movie specifically so you could sneak into this room in a Trojan Horse? That is the saddest thing I’ve ever heard. What a loser you are,” Kimmel said.
Damon quickly doubled down with an even sharper response.
“Nope. I did this movie so I could say, that horse is a Trojan, which is something your dad should have used on his little wiener instead of having you,” Damon replied.
