Jimmy Kimmel suspended indefinitely

[TravisBicklesMohawk]

Still trying to figure out why he was cancelled. Oh well . . .


Oh, and please don't be hurt or surprised if someone decides to cancel Metal Sludge, or any other site that allows you to talk shit anonymously, because, ya know, that's kinda where we are all headed.

[gtrjay]

Love it!

He deserves it.

No one is stopping Kimmel from free speech, he can say whatever he wants and did … no arrest, no jail time, no bullet to the neck and even though he’s off the air for awhile he’s still free to say anything he wants.

Not really. In fact that’s a pretty ignorant comment.
So Nextstar is “offended” and are awaiting approval from the FCC on a merger. Smells like a quid pro quo. Cancel on local network. FCC jumps on it. FCC chair who is behind project 2025 loves this. And praises networks for doing this.

Follow the money. This merger will certainly go through now.

Lastly, did you even hear what Kimmel said? No jokes about it. He stated the right is doing anything to paint this guy as someone on “the other side”. Not a joke. Just the sad reality.


Maybe do some research before being so narrow minded.


Trump and the right are more woke and pro cancel culture now than ever before.

Imagine how supportive the right would be if a political speaker on the far left was killed.

[cowpins]

Imagine how supportive the right would be if a political speaker on the far left was killed.

We don't have to imagine. It was just a few months ago and someone on the right went on to say that her and her husbands killer should be bailed out of jail.

[Wild Obsession]

To be fair, even the most staunch Democrats are also tired of Kimmel's "broken record" shtick/routine of incessant Trump bashing...........

[gtrjay]

To be fair, even the most staunch Democrats are also tired of Kimmel's "broken record" shtick/routine of incessant Trump bashing...........

True, but to be fair, Trump brings this 100% on himself.

[Hatchets Molly]

Politics has always been part of late-night, stand-up, and entertainment. Everyone has been made fun of. Trump's scripts just keep writing themselves. As far as what Kimmel said about Kirk, nothing was disparaging in the comment.

[woblinweebles]

Politics has always been part of late-night, stand-up, and entertainment. Everyone has been made fun of. Trump's scripts just keep writing themselves. As far as what Kimmel said about Kirk, nothing was disparaging in the comment.

Back in July, after Colbert was cancelled, Trump said Kimmel was next.
https://www.threads.com/@oni.xxkayxx/po ... DbmW/media
They are just using Kirk's death as an excuse to get rid of him.

[Anthrax442]

He didn't even say anything bad. All he said was that MAGAs keep trying to say Kirk's killer was left wing, and he wasn't.

He didn't talk shit about Kirk, and didn't lie. Him getting pulled off the air is insane. Trump has said more offensive things in his sleep.

Did you watch the entire clip? Watch this for a few minute and then read see CG's comment again. "Trump's FCC chairman pressures the affiliates, the affiliates pressure ABC to appease Trump, ABC takes Kimmel off the air to appease their affiliates."

https://youtu.be/-j3YdxNSzTk?si=7QLN2IEGy3vrxjkt&t=122

Not sure what you're arguing here. I mean, yeah, he also joked about how Trump was mourning the way a kid mourns a goldfish or something like that.

He didn't lie. There's factual basis that the shooter stems from the far-right, Nick Fuentes styled thinking, and yet all the Maga types are trying to paint him as someone on the left, so that they don't have to take accountability for their own, and create a boogeyman at the same time.

Nevermind the whole giant merger undertones where the companies are trying to score points with the FCC.

This is nothing, and yet they're going to make Kimmel beg to get back on the air, which they WILL allow, because they see how bad this looks from a free speech point of view.

[Tenacious_Dio]

This is nothing, and yet they're going to make Kimmel beg to get back on the air, which they WILL allow, because they see how bad this looks from a free speech point of view.

Nah.

Late night has been a problem for all the networks in the past few years, and Kimmel's contract was about to be up. ABC and CBS will gladly kill 2 birds with one stone: Appease Trump/FCC and kill off late night programming (that they were planning on doing anyway).

And "seeing how bad this looks from a free speech point of view" requires a self-awareness that this administration doesn't have.

[Chip Z'Hoy]

Kimmel's getting paid either way and I'm sure after 20 years, he's got a massive payout coming to him. Anyone who thinks he's been "pwned" is delusional.

Also, like with Charlie Kirk, making him a victim just amplifies whatever message he had. Had he been left alone with his "low ratings, super low ratings, the lowest we've ever seen," nobody would've cared. I would have never known what he said about Kirk had this never happened.

[Anthrax442]

This is nothing, and yet they're going to make Kimmel beg to get back on the air, which they WILL allow, because they see how bad this looks from a free speech point of view.

Nah.

Late night has been a problem for all the networks in the past few years, and Kimmel's contract was about to be up. ABC and CBS will gladly kill 2 birds with one stone: Appease Trump/FCC and kill off late night programming (that they were planning on doing anyway).

And "seeing how bad this looks from a free speech point of view" requires a self-awareness that this administration doesn't have.

The administration, sure, but when Tucker Carlson is calling you out, it's clear there's problems with your approach.

Maybe they will use this to kill it off, like they did with Colbert, but the last article I read stated that the ABC execs "see a path to the show's return" after further discussions with the station owner. I don't think they'd say that unless they do plan on bringing it back after some groveling and concessions.

But who knows, that assumes that Kimmel would even want to come back. If they hadn't given him a giant bag of money, he was ready to be done when his last contract ran out.

[ijwthstd]

I just canceled Hulu which I only watched like every 6 months anyway.

The only time I ever saw the show was on the back lot jumbotrons waiting for a band to go on.

[Mister Freeze]

Freedom of speech and freedom from consequences are two different things.

I always found it annoying when liberals repeated this tired line. It's just as lame now that conservatives are suddenly parroting it too.

Kimmel said nothing bad about Kirk. He actually posted a very sympathetic message to his family. He didn't even say anything directly about the shooter. He only addressed MAGA in that monologue and conservatives can't handle a mirror being held up in front of them.

[KNACRob]

Who is going to be cancelled next lmfao

So be clear, you're actually pro-cancel culture, anti-freedom of speech?

Cancel culture?

Might want to check your definitions.

Cancel culture is when the people group up against a certain person, entity, etc.

Authoritarianism is when the government dictates what you can and cant say.

If you cant tell the difference, that's not good.

[Press Pass]

He didn't need to be canceled. His show already had low ratings. He's been looking to see what's next for him for a while now.

[JourneyRules]

To be fair, even the most staunch Democrats are also tired of Kimmel's "broken record" shtick/routine of incessant Trump bashing...........

I agree that Kimmel's [well deserved] Trump-bashing was a bit much at times, but I'll take that over the alternative of nobody being able to say anything negative.

In no way did what he said justify him being taken off the air. How anyone can look at what happened and say "I'm ok with it because I'm on the other side" is beyond me.

[exitflagger]

Who is going to be cancelled next lmfao

So be clear, you're actually pro-cancel culture, anti-freedom of speech?

Cancel culture?

Might want to check your definitions.

Cancel culture is when the people group up against a certain person, entity, etc.

Authoritarianism is when the government dictates what you can and cant say.

If you cant tell the difference, that's not good.

If you can't see that the whole problem here is that we are now experiencing government-sanctioned "cancel culture", that's even worse.