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Late-night shows address Jimmy Kimmel suspension

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Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Fallon address Jimmy Kimmel's ABC suspension with humor and solidarity

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Variety
FCC Chairman Praises Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension, Criticizes Late Night Hosts for ‘Enforcing a Narrow Political Ideology’ (opens Variety)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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FCC chairman Brendan Carr praised Nexstar and Sinclair for pulling 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' from their ABC stations and slammed late night hosts at large.
The New Republic
Trump Mocks Jimmy Kimmel After TV Host Is Shockingly Dropped (opens The New Republic)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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Donald Trump got a dig in at Stephen Colbert too.
Fortune
'Lots of gasps and dropped jaws': Stephen Colbert learned of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension while taping his own canceled CBS show (opens Fortune)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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President Trump called it “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED." (The show was suspended, not cancelled.)
The Hill
FCC chief: Colbert, Kimmel ‘facing the consequences’ of choices to ‘appeal to a very, very narrow audience’ (opens The Hill)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr on Wednesday defended ABC’s decision to pull late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel off the air over the host’s jokes about the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
KRDO
Jimmy Kimmel’s sudden suspension shocked his staff — and celebrity guests who were en route to appear on the show (opens KRDO)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — As news was breaking of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show being suspended, guests booked on Wednesday’s episode
The Hollywood Reporter
Jon Stewart Nervously Tackles Jimmy Kimmel Suspension in ‘Daily Show’ Return (opens The Hollywood Reporter)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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'The Daily Show' host returned to the news desk Thursday and took a rather unusual tack for mocking conservative blowback to Kimmel's monologue.
WMUR
Late-night shows address Jimmy Kimmel suspension (opens WMUR)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Fallon address Jimmy Kimmel's ABC suspension with humor and solidarity
NewsBusters
'That's Just Jimmy Kimmel': Colbert Doesn't Understand Anger at Kimmel (opens NewsBusters)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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All of the late night comedians addressed ABC suspending Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday shows, but CBS’s Stephen Colbert’s reaction on The Late Show was especially bad. Not only did Colbert not see any problem in what Kimmel said, but he also teamed up with CNN host Jake Tapper and The New Yorker editor D…
CBS News
Late-night hosts skewer Jimmy Kimmel suspension with humor and solidarity (opens CBS News)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows using a mix of humor, song and expressions of solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.
KESQ Palm Springs
Late night hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert defend Jimmy Kimmel and free speech (opens KESQ Palm Springs)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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By John Liu, Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart defended Jimmy Kimmel and free speech during their Thursday night shows, after ABC indefinitely suspended his popular late-night show on Wednesday amid a controversy over recent comments made by the longtime host about the invest…
NBC4 Washington
Comedy hosts including Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert criticize Kimmel's suspension (opens NBC4 Washington)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Late-night comedy hosts reacted with mockery of the Trump administration a day after Jimmy Kimmel’s show was yanked from the air following his comments about...
Adweek
Late Night TV Hosts React to Kimmel Being Pulled Off Air (opens Adweek)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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The late night hosts used various takes to deliver their messages on Kimmel.
Los Angeles Times
What Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers said about Jimmy Kimmel's suspension (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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The four late night hosts weighed in on ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely in their monologues and in other segments.
Breitbart News
Nolte: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Make Jimmy Kimmel's Suspension All About Stewart and Colbert (opens Breitbart News)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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If you were looking for an oasis away from the left’s bitter and divisive politicization of Charlie Kirk’s brutal murder, former comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert were not the place to go. | Entertainment
Insider
Late-night hosts react to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension (opens Insider)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon weighed in on Kimmel's suspension, making jokes about Trump while they were at it.
NJ.com / Star-Ledger
Late-night hosts vow to keep getting on Trump’s nerves after Jimmy Kimmel’s show is pulled (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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The late-night hosts are throwing punches after ABC's indefinite suspension of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
Deutsche Welle
Stewart, Colbert and Fallon respond to Kimmel suspension – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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ABC took comic Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show off the air indefinitely, just hours after a stinging rebuke from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr.
Rolling Stone
Late-Night Hosts Rally After Kimmel Suspension: Can't Give an 'Autocrat' an 'Inch' (opens Rolling Stone)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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As ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show continues, Kimmel's fellow late-night hosts took to their own monologues to mock the Trump administration.
New York Post
Jay Leno reacts to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension years after ‘JKL!’ host ‘humiliated’ him (opens New York Post)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Jay Leno is the latest late-night host to speak out in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's "indefinite suspension" following his comments about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.
Fox News
Late-night hosts rally around Kimmel following suspension, accuse Trump administration of censoring host (opens Fox News)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Jon Stewart defended Jimmy Kimmel after ABC suspended his show following FCC criticism.
The Hill
Late-night hosts rally around Kimmel after suspension by ABC (opens The Hill)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel's colleagues on the late-night circuit — Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon — defended the comedian amid his suspension for comments about Charlie Kirk.
Blaze Media
Late-night hosts react to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension in unison with the exact same awful bit (opens Blaze Media)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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'Is Donald Trump stifling free speech?'
The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Colbert Defends Jimmy Kimmel, Slams Disney Amid Show Suspension (opens The Hollywood Reporter)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Stephen Colbert is defending Jimmy Kimmel vs. Disney suspending his late-night show.
Newsweek
Jimmy Fallon reacts to Jimmy Kimmel suspension: "WTF" (opens Newsweek)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Jimmy Fallon has said that Jimmy Kimmel is a "decent, funny and loving guy," and that he hoped he would be back on-air soon.
The Boston Globe
Late-night shows address Jimmy Kimmel suspension with humor and solidarity (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Sep 18, 2025
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Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows Thursday using a mix of humor and solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.

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