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Kimmel Claims 'Everyone Wants to Choke' GOP in Health Care
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel continued his crusade against Republicans’ health care ideas on his Thursday show by claiming “everyone wants to choke them” for not doing anything about the expiring Biden-era Obamacare subsidies. When Kimmel did finally acknowledge that Republicans do, in fact, have a plan, he compared it to a woman getting a gynecology exam from a Jiffy Lube.
Kimmel Decries 'Inhumane' GOP Health Care Stance to Buttigieg
For some unknown reason, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel welcomed former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to his Wednesday show to discuss the political world’s recent developments, including on health care. True to form, Kimmel could not resist calling GOP efforts “inhumane” despite not actually describing what those efforts entail. Additionally, during his earlier monologue, Kimmel lamented that…
Letterman Gushes Over Kimmel, Calls Him 'The Leader of the Resistance'
Former The Late Show host David Letterman joined ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday to praise him as “the leader of the resistance” and also tell Kimmel that he and his contemporaries are helping to save democracy every night with their shows.
Kimmel Tries To Taunt Trump With Contract Renewal
It was announced on Monday that ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel signed a one-year contract extension to remain at the network until at least May 2027, and when he took to the air that night, Kimmel made it obvious that a big reason why was to continue going after President Trump.
Kimmel On White House Turkey Events: 'See? Fascists Have Fun Too'
On Tuesday, there was a moment of apolitical fun at the White House between President Trump’s press team and reporters as Waddle—one of the pardoned Thanksgiving turkeys—obliged a request to “give us a gobble.” Unfortunately, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel just had to ruin it by reacting, “See? Fascists have fun too.”
Kimmel and Kelly Pretend Military Video Was About Free Speech
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel welcomed Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly to his Tuesday show to talk about the firestorm Kelly kicked off when he filmed a video with five other Democrats urging the military to disobey illegal orders from President Trump despite never providing an example of such an order. Naturally, Kimmel didn’t want to focus on that. Instead, the duo claimed that Trump was encouraging violence…
Kimmel Claims Mamdani Proves Trump Works With 'Human Vomits'
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers were the only late night comedy shows to tape original episodes on Monday, and both used the occasion to prove that Friday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani proved that the latter isn’t the scary monster that conservatives have portrayed him as. At the same time…
Swalwell Declares Gubernatorial Bid As Kimmel Calls Trump 'Horrifying'
The lack of distinction between the late night comedy shows and the Democratic Party revealed itself again on Thursday as California Rep. Eric Swalwell received a standing ovation from ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s studio audience after he announced he is running for governor. Swalwell’s announcement came after Kimmel referred to President Trump as “horrifying” and a history of…
Kimmel, Chieng See Ulterior Motives In Trump's MBS Meeting
Neither ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel nor Comedy Central’s The Daily Show host-of-the-week Ronny Chieng are foreign policy experts, but on Tuesday, they did try to play one on TV. As President Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House, Kimmel suggested it was all part of a get-rich-quick scheme involving Eric and Don Jr. while Chieng suggested it was part of Trump’…
Late Night Hosts Rage At Democrats For Caving On Shutdown
Despite being a group of people eager to portray the government shutdown as Republicans’ fault, the late night comedians used their Monday shows to attack Senate Democrats for finally realizing they had no leverage and ending the shutdown.
Kimmel Claims He Told His Kids Trump Got Him Suspended
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel and his wife, executive producer, and co-head writer Molly McNearney, stopped by the Thursday episode of the We Can Do Hard Things podcast to look back on Kimmel’s recent suspension. While the words “Charlie Kirk” were never mentioned once during the nearly 70-minute episode, Kimmel and McNearney claimed they told their children that President Trump was the one…
'I'm Not Crying, You're Crying': Comedy Shows Rejoice In Mamdani Win
While all the late night hosts rejoiced on their Wednesday shows over Democrats’ Tuesday election victories, the eponymous hosts of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers were especially eager to promote socialist Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral victory.
Kimmel Skit Claims Nazi Shows To Blame For Low Kennedy Center Sales
On his Tuesday show, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel sought to explain why ticket sales for the Kennedy Center have fallen since President Trump named himself chairman. Through a satirical ad from Trump, Kimmel claimed the answer lies in anti-woke programming that is also pro-Nazi.