and music from sarah mclachlan and emmylou harr.h cleto and the cletones, ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" and now that that's out of the way, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, everyone, i'm jimmy, i'm -- i was hoping you would clap when i came out. it's thursday night. after much private practicing and greyish anatomy, we are here. do you watch this "grey's anatomy?" a lot of people watch it. very popular show. but one of the most popular actresses on the show, katherine heigl has announced that not only is she leaving the cast, she already left. it turns out her last episode was two months ago. shwas supposed to come back to do more in march, but didn't want to, so she didn't. now that's health care reform right there, right? she said the parting was mutual and noad feelings. producers said they are not planning to make a big deal. they aren't going to have a big emotional death or anything. they are just going -- they are going to have someone say, hey, anybody seen izzy and somebody else will say, oh, izzy die

tomorrow night on the show, pierce brosnan will be here, craig robinson and sarah mclachlan with emmylou guest tonight is loved by women, liked by men and respected by pets. of allages. you can see him now in two movies, alongside jennifer aniston in "the bounty hunter" right now and starting friday, as the voice of a viking in the new animated movie "how to train your dragon." please say hello to gerard butler. cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: good to see you. >> hello. >> jimmy: i have to say, there's a real -- [ cheers and applause ] that's got to be a nice thing. i -- it does -- i'll be honest. it makes me feel a little bit bad about when i came out. >> it's a pity it's all prerecorded. there is actually nobody here. >> jimmy: people looking at you now that actually look surprised to see you though i announced like four times you were coming there's like, oh, my gold, he's really here. i don't know if they thought it was going to be another gerard butler. it's you. >> there is actually a jerry butler that's a porn star. a soul singer, too. and i have a dialect coach called jerry butle