Stephen Colbert defends Jimmy Kimmel after ABC pulls present off-air

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Outgoing "Late Present" host Stephen Colbert paid tribute to his fallen colleague Jimmy Kimmel after ABC pulled the host off the air.

"I am your host Stephen Colbert, however tonight we're all Jimmy Kimmel," the CBS host started his present Thursday night time.

Colbert referred to as ABC's transfer to yank Kimmel's present "blatant censorship."

"And it all the time begins small," Colbert mentioned. "Keep in mind, like in week certainly one of his presidency, ‘Gulf of America.’ Name it ‘Gulf of America.’ Positive, it appears innocent, however with an autocrat, you can't give an inch!"

"And if ABC thinks that is going to fulfill the regime, they're woefully naive," Colbert warned the rival community.

LIBERALS RAGE AS ABC PULLS JIMMY KIMMEL OFF THE AIR FOLLOWING CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN COMMENTS

Stephen Colbert (L) and Jimmy Kimmel converse onstage throughout the 71st Emmy Awards on the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2019. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

Colbert informed Kimmel, "I stand with you and your workers 100%," however griped that he could not let him take pleasure in his Emmy win "for like one week."

He went on to shrug off Kimmel's feedback concerning the accused Charlie Kirk murderer, suggesting Federal Communications Fee (FCC) Chair's Brendan Carr's condemnation was unwarranted and insisting what Kimmel mentioned wasn't so "provocative."

Colbert additionally slammed Carr's threat to Disney and accused him of being a hypocrite, citing a 2020 social media submit decrying the censoring of political satire, together with "late-night comedians."

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FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened Disney to take motion towards Jimmy Kimmel earlier than ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Stay!" off the air. (John McDonnell/Getty Pictures)

Colbert pointed to Nexstar Media Group’s announcement that its ABC associates would preempt "Jimmy Kimmel Stay!" and famous the corporate’s forthcoming merger would want approval from the Trump administration.

"So an organization apparently capitulating to the whims of the president so as to guarantee their merger goes by means of. Has that ever occurred earlier than?" he requested with a wink and a nod.

CBS beforehand introduced it would end "The Late Show" in Could 2026, simply days after mother or father firm Paramount settled President Donald Trump’s lawsuit—a growth critics have linked to Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance Media.

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On Monday, Kimmel instructed that Kirk's alleged murderer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was part of the "MAGA gang" regardless of experiences he had a left-wing ideology, which was later reaffirmed in Tuesday's indictment.

"We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately attempting to characterize this child who murdered Charlie Kirk as something aside from certainly one of them and doing every part they will to attain political factors from it," Kimmel informed his viewers.

He additionally mocked Trump over an change he had with a reporter about Kirk's dying, saying, "This isn't how an grownup grieves the homicide of someone he referred to as a buddy. That is how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish, OK?"

Disney had confronted mounting stress from ABC affiliate stations across the nation in addition to the FCC over its dealing with of Kimmel. The corporate in the end determined Wednesday it will preempt his present indefinitely.

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Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox Information Digital. Story ideas will be despatched to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.