'I did it! I'm on the show!': Matt Damon dresses as Tom Brady to get on Jimmy Kimmel Live as he continues running gag
He has been trying to get on the chat show for years.
And Matt Damon was finally successful after performing a quarterback sneak.
The 46-year-old actor channeled Tom Brady as he made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night.
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![Quarterback sneak: Matt Damon channeled Tom Brady as he made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F5F00000578-4200240-image-m-15_1486481693130.jpg)
Quarterback sneak: Matt Damon channeled Tom Brady as he made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night
![GOAT: The 39-year-old the actor was mimicking led the New England Patriots to a miraculous victory at Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas on Sunday night](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CE77D9000000578-4200240-image-m-16_1486481710356.jpg)
GOAT: The 39-year-old the actor was mimicking led the New England Patriots to a miraculous victory at Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas on Sunday night
Matt was dressed up in complete New England Patriots uniform - including helmet and pads - just after their miraculous Super Bowl LI win for the gag.
The 49-year-old host made the introduction by saying: 'This is very exciting we have a surprise guest with us. Probably the most beloved Patriot of all of them. We are very, very honoured that he is here tonight.
'He could have gone anywhere but I got a call late last night. He flew all the way out here from Houston.
![Big get: The 49-year-old host prefaced the segment by saying that he 'got a call late last night' that the star quarterback wanted to make a surprise appearance](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F8600000578-4200240-image-m-17_1486481722003.jpg)
Big get: The 49-year-old host prefaced the segment by saying that he 'got a call late last night' that the star quarterback wanted to make a surprise appearance
![Is that you Touchdown Tom? The 46-year-old came out in complete uniform including helmet and pads](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F7F00000578-4200240-image-m-18_1486481738019.jpg)
Is that you Touchdown Tom? The 46-year-old came out in complete uniform including helmet and pads
![Incognito: During the entire interview The Martian star turns his face away from Kimmel to make sure he doesn't recognize him](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F7200000578-4200240-image-m-19_1486481756414.jpg)
Incognito: During the entire interview The Martian star turns his face away from Kimmel to make sure he doesn't recognize him
'Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the man who engineered the greatest comeback in football history. Five time Super Bowl Champion and last night's MVP: Number 12 Tom Brady everyone!''
During the entire interview The Martian star turns his face away from Kimmel to make sure he doesn't recognize him as he answers questions in the most general way possible.
The host begins to question why he is in fill regalia to which Damon replies: 'I just haven’t had time to change.
![Oh no: Finally Kimmel becomes impatient and takes the protective headwear off](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F6A00000578-4200240-image-m-20_1486481771258.jpg)
Oh no: Finally Kimmel becomes impatient and takes the protective headwear off
![Big reveal: It was indeed the host's nemesis Damon](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F6600000578-4200240-image-m-21_1486481999022.jpg)
Big reveal: It was indeed the host's nemesis Damon
![Winning: The Martian actor declared it a victory as he said: 'I did it! Yes. If I’m not on the show right now, where am I? I’m on the show'](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F5700000578-4200240-image-m-22_1486482068175.jpg)
Winning: The Martian actor declared it a victory as he said: 'I did it! Yes. If I’m not on the show right now, where am I? I’m on the show'
'I kinda don’t want to ever take it off… It’s my lucky helmet.'
Finally Kimmel becomes impatient and takes the protective headwear off to reveal that it is indeed his nemesis.
Despite being found out Damon saw this as a victory as he finally was on the show as he declared: 'I did it! Yes. If I’m not on the show right now, where am I? I’m on the show.'
![Moving on: He was then escorted off stage by show sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez and another security guard](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F3A00000578-4200240-image-m-23_1486482083162.jpg)
Moving on: He was then escorted off stage by show sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez and another security guard
![Not without a fight: The A-lister was resistant to being pulled off-stage](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F2B00000578-4200240-image-m-24_1486482098911.jpg)
Not without a fight: The A-lister was resistant to being pulled off-stage
He was then escorted off stage by show sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez and another security guard.
However it did not end there as NFL Network host Rich Eisen interviewed an elated Damon backstage as the star sprayed champagne everywhere in celebration.
Matt said: 'I've worked so hard for this and, you know, all the years of — I think it’s 14 years of being in the dressing room and thinking, "I'm gonna get out," and we never gave up.
![Post-game: However it did not end there as NFL Network host Rich Eisen interviewed an elated Damon backstage](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F1E00000578-0-image-a-11_1486481560899.jpg)
Post-game: However it did not end there as NFL Network host Rich Eisen interviewed an elated Damon backstage
![To the victor go the spoils: The actor began spraying champagne everywhere](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F1600000578-4200240-image-m-25_1486482187283.jpg)
To the victor go the spoils: The actor began spraying champagne everywhere
![Classic: Damon said: 'First of all, I want to thank God because he hates Jimmy so much that he just made all of this happen'](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F0800000578-0-image-a-13_1486481580288.jpg)
Classic: Damon said: 'First of all, I want to thank God because he hates Jimmy so much that he just made all of this happen'
'First of all, I want to thank God because he hates Jimmy so much that he just made all of this happen.'
The running gag began in the third season of the programme as Kimmel ended each show by saying: 'Apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time.'
Then in September 2006, Damon appeared on the show and had a much talked about staged blow-up and the two have been going back and forth since.
![Long-winded joke: The running gag began in the third season of the programme as Kimmel ended each show by saying: 'Apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time'](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207170029/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/15/3CED3F0200000578-0-image-a-14_1486481586204.jpg)
Long-winded joke: The running gag began in the third season of the programme as Kimmel ended each show by saying: 'Apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time'
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