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Digital Phablet – Jimmy Kimmel announces a summer hiatus with unexpected guest hosts.
Bill Maher urges Americans not to let Donald Trump ruin July 4 celebrationsComedian and vocal critic of Donald Trump, Rosie O’Donnell, will be among several guest hosts filling in for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who will be taking a two-month break from his ABC show.
“I hope you’re paying attention this summer because I’ll be stepping away for the next two months—this time, voluntarily,” he joked on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday evening, referencing his suspension last year over comments about reactions to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s death.
Per an ABC press release, guest hosts will kick off the week of July 6 with Tiffany Haddish, followed by Anthony Anderson, Ike Barinholtz, Colman Domingo, and Jelly Roll.
“And as a special treat for our leader, I brought back one of his favorite guests, Rosie O’Donnell, to keep things lively,” Kimmel commented. “You’re welcome, and all I ask in return, Mr. President, is that you don’t do anything foolish while I’m away.”
Following his criticism of certain Republicans regarding their response to Kirk’s death on September 15 last year, the show was temporarily taken off the air for over a week.
Leading Republicans swiftly condemned the remarks, and FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened regulatory action. Alongside protests outside ABC’s New York headquarters and the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, the show’s suspension sparked debates about free speech and expression among viewers.
On September 23, Kimmel returned to the airwaves, addressing the suspension with palpable emotion.
“You should know it was never my intention to make light of a young man’s murder,” he stated, referring to Kirk. “That doesn’t seem funny to me.”
That episode was watched by over 6 million viewers. In his return monologue, Kimmel also stood up for free speech.
“This show isn’t the most important thing,” Kimmel emphasized. “What really matters is that we live in a country where we have the freedom to produce such a show.”
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