He may have looked pretty slick on the night, but it looks like the run-up to the Emmy Awards was anything but plain-sailing for Jimmy Kimmel.

In footage which has racked up more than a quarter of a million hits in less than 24 hours, the much-loved host can be seen hitchhiking to the venue with the help of some of our favourite TV stars.

After escaping the clutches of Modern Family's Phil and enthusiastically chiming in with everyone's favourite driver (James Corden, obvs) Jimmy finds himself, yet again, without a ride to the show.

The intro to this year's awards has come in for massive praise from YouTubers, with one writing: "Jimmy Kimmel is f**king gold."

"Funniest guy on late night currently imo," added another.

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