NEW YORK (January 25, 2013)--Matt Damon, who’s been the butt of a long-running joke on Jimmy Kimmel's ABC talk show, took over the program Thursday night and left a bound and gagged Kimmel to watch as a succession of stars stopped by.

For years, Kimmel has joked at the end of his show that was out of time and was unable to bring Damon on as a guest.

In a show-long joke Thursday, Damon played a kidnapper who tied up Kimmel and took over as host.

Guests included Nicole Kidman, Amy Adams, Reese Witherspoon, Sheryl Crow, and, in the cruelest cut of all, Kimmel's ex-girlfriend Sarah Silverman.