Jimmy Kimmel's son Billy is doing much better.

The 49-year-old Late Night Talkmaster and his wife Molly McNearney have been in fear since the birth of their little son Billy on April 21: Billy has two heart defects, which is why he only had to be operated on hours after his birth. But now Kimmel can joke about the well-being of his offspring - a very good sign. The moderator told the Hollywood Reporter: "He is fine. He can juggle. He translates Flaubert from French into English. He is really an amazing child."

The little one is said to have other interventions ahead of him: "We'd like to get her over with and not have to think about it all the time, but the situation could definitely be worse." Kimmel had spoken about the operation in May: "On Monday morning, Dr. Vaughn Starnes opened his chest and corrected one of the two errors in his heart. He went in there with a scalpel and did some magic that I could never explain. He opened it the heart valve and the operation was a success. It was the longest three hours of my life. "