Jim Hoskinson

Jim Hoskinson is an American television director. His credits include The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO. Stephen Colbert often called for him on-screen as "Jim" or "Jimmy" for minor assistance during The Late Show, which he had also done in-character on The Colbert Report.

Background

Hoskinson is from Connecticut. He began his television career as a cable puller for a Disney show. He later went to work for CBS's Inside Edition when Bill O'Reilly was anchor.

Accolades , Hoskinson has been nominated for fourteen Primetime Emmy Awards and twelve Directors Guild of America awards. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series in 2025.