US EditionLate-Night Hosts React to Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
Jimmy Fallon expressed support for Jimmy Kimmel after ABC suspended Kimmel's show indefinitely due to backlash over comments on Charlie Kirk's death, amid ongoing industry debate.
- On September 17, ABC announced Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be pre-empted indefinitely, and Jimmy Fallon canceled a scheduled Fast Company appearance on Thursday, September 18 amid the fallout.
- Kimmel's September 15 monologue about Tyler Robinson and Charlie Kirk sparked outrage, with pressure from Nexstar Communications and FCC chair Brendan Carr influencing ABC's decision.
- Fallon opened his show by joking he woke up to 100 text messages from his dad and described Kimmel as 'a decent, funny, and loving guy' while assuring he'll cover the president's trip to the U.K.
- Writers Guild of America and Hollywood unions organized rallies outside Disney's ABC offices demanding Kimmel's return, while Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers condemned ABC's decision and insiders warned Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers may be next.
- Observers say the episode underscores media consolidation concerns as ABC executives will meet with Jimmy Kimmel with no return timeline, leaving the industry watching amid Federal Communications Commission and political pressures.
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Jon Stewart, Colbert, Other Late-Night TV Hosts Address Kimmel’s Suspension
Several late-night TV show hosts on Thursday addressed ABC’s decision to suspend fellow host Jimmy Kimmel after he made comments about the late conservative influencer Charlie Kirk earlier in the week. Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers hosted their respective late-night shows on Sept. 18, with most expressing solidarity with Kimmel. Earlier this week, Kimmel made a statement on Monday’s monologue, saying that “the MAGA …
After the indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's program for his sayings regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk, the animator and comedian Jimmy Fallon spoke about it at the beginning of his NBC space, The Tonight Show. It was during the monologue of his show last Monday - broadcast by ABC- that Kimmel accused the MAGA movement (Make America Great Again, ‘making the U.S. big again) of wanting to extract political revenue from the murder of Charli…
Animators Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon all expressed their solidarity with Jimmy Kimmel, who was suspended by ABC.
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