United Kingdom, Oct. 22 -- Jimmy Kimmel used to wish his TV talk show would be cancelled.

The 57-year-old comedian has hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! since 2003, but he's confessed to struggling in the early years of the show's run.

During an appearance on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, Jimmy shared: "I didn't know what I was doing, and I would pray that they cancelled the show sometimes.

"I didn't want to quit because I didn't want to disappoint all the many people who worked for me, but I couldn't ... I was just, I couldn't do it anymore."

Jimmy also struggled to find high-profile guests for his show in the early years.

He explained: "Now keep in mind this show was on, we'd go on the air live at midnight at 12:05 am, and t...