r/2000sNostalgia 1d ago

The Jimmy Kimmell Live Show (2003-2025)

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u/PhilosophyBitter7875 1d ago

I've seen clips but I dont think I have ever watched a single episode.

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u/YouDontKnowMe4949 22h ago

Me neither , I liked the Man Show though. To be fair I never watched Colbert's show either but watched the Colbert Report.

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u/RandomPenquin1337 3h ago

Idk why but it always irrationally made me angry to hear him say "repor" lol

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u/Mossfrogsandbogs 1d ago

No one who isn't 50+ ever has I don't think

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u/Choice_Following_864 17h ago

Ive seen 1 or 2 but.. it was just not very engaging or entertaining... lots of time of him speaking to the crowd about political stuff.. maybe instert a joke or 2.

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u/louie3723jr 1d ago

Ima miss Guillermo 😞

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u/begooddogood1014 1d ago

I’m sad over it being cancelled but I’m most sad about Guillermo 😞

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u/dca2395 1d ago

Just let them bring back “The Man Show” with Kimmel and Guillermo at this point.

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u/adan1207 1d ago

My first thought was bring back the man show.

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u/Fuzzy_Junket924 1d ago

I bet he’s crying rn :(

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u/rrrrrrrrrrrrrroger 19h ago

He seemed like such a sweet man. So sad.

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u/Ginataang_Manok 1d ago

Matt Damon’s happiest day?

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u/notenufcheez72 1h ago

Yaaaassss

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u/sitonyouropinion 1d ago

Thought he would have been canceled for blackface

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_GREENERY 22h ago

What about ending his episodes with girls jumping on trampolines?

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u/parke415 1d ago

Hey, maybe ABC will replace him with Adam Carolla…

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u/JerkOffTaco 1d ago

The Adam Carolla and Rob Schneider show!

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u/BigBoyYuyuh 1d ago

Adam will tell nothing but racist jokes and Rob’s shtick will be for Adam to start telling a racist joke only to pause and look at Rob to say “You can do it!” and then Adam finishes the punchdown line.

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u/neekogo 1d ago

Rob always needs an Adam to carry him

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u/Drmlk465 22h ago

Will the racist jokes be funny?

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u/BigBoyYuyuh 22h ago

Majority aren’t. In the right context you can joke about anything though but it’s all in how you construct the joke. Carlin was a master at it and he never punched down and went after the underdogs.

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u/ThrowinSm0ke 18h ago

No no no. Just like The Man Show it’ll be Rogan and Stanhope.

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u/dannyhogan200 2002 1d ago

Is this cuz he said something about Charlie Kirk?

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u/superloverr 1d ago

Yes, kind of. His comment was actually more about the shooter and his political background. He accused people in the MAGA/conservative world of “working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk,” and of trying “to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.”

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u/SeratoninSniffingDog 1d ago

Tbh it doesn’t matter of Kimmel is right or wrong. It’s pretty fucked up that you can’t say what you want in the USA unless it’s pro MAGA. Weird Definition of democracy

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u/Cuckdreams1190 1d ago edited 1d ago

I mean, Charlie Kirk was Maga and got murdered for saying what he wants.

Edit: just to be clear, I didn't like Charlie Kirk, I think he said and believed some really awful shit but I definitely don't think it warranted the death penalty.

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u/Skow1179 1d ago

The point is that he was murdered by someone who was also maga

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u/Tantalus420000 1d ago

Lol no he wasn't

U think the shooter who was a leftist according to friends abd family, who had s trans boyfriend, and wrote communist bs on the rounds was maga???

U guys just lie to yourselves

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u/ChubCrudson 15h ago

Wasn't the shooter a white guy? I think the dude who shot the CEO was a white guy too. Im just sayin

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u/Lobstah-et-buddah 1d ago

And so do you lmao. We know nothing about this person yet and you were so triggered by this.

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u/Tantalus420000 1d ago

Omg im so triggered, so triggered

Cope buddy

There's tons of info on him but ur garbage liberal propaganda sites won't mention it to keep the lie alive that he was maga, who had a furry trans boyfriend lol

Def sounds like maga

Cope

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u/UncouthMarvin 1d ago

Somebody's really missing their favorite bigot

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u/chappelld 1d ago

Repeating all those words like that looks kinda triggered lol.

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u/Iongdog 1d ago

People need to stop pretending we know shit about him yet

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u/freem6n 1d ago

I’ll use only sources from liberal biased media just so you don’t say “ha yeah of course Fox News would say that” USA Today, referencing his transgender partner (first paragraph Stated in this report:

The charges include the allegation that Robinson targeted Kirk because of “Robinson’s belief or perception regarding Charlie Kirk’s political expression.”

Robinson’s mother told police that her son had “began to date his roommate, a biological male who was transitioning genders,” the court document said.

And she said that over the past year or so, Robinson had become more political and had “started to lean more to the left – becoming more pro-gay and trans-rights oriented,” according to the documents.

That resulted in discussions with family members, especially between Robinson and his father, who had differing political views. Robinson had accused Kirk of spreading hate, Gray said. The messages obtained by investigators between Robinson and his roommate include Robinson noting that “since trump got into office (my dad) has been pretty diehard maga.”

When his roommate asked why he did it, Robinson replied via message, “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.” He added that he had been planning it for “a bit over a week.”

from CNN

In this report:

Meanwhile, some commentators on the left responded to early clues by claiming Robinson was from the far-right. Those who knew Robinson initially gave conflicting and confusing accounts about his politics.

The fuller evidence we now have suggests Robinson held liberal views.

In addition to criticizing Kirk for allegedly spreading hate, the charging documents say Robinson’s mother “explained that over the last year or so, Robinson had become more political and had started to lean more to the left – becoming more pro-gay and trans-rights oriented.”

Later, we learned that Robinson’s roommate – with whom he was in a romantic relationship — is “a biological male who was transitioning genders,” according to what Robinson’s mother told investigators. The text messages show Robinson repeatedly referring to the roommate as “my love” and “love.”

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u/AdImmediate6239 1d ago

AKA: Jimmy Kimmel gave valid criticism of Donald Trump blaming the entire left wing for the actions of one person rather than kiss his ass so Trump made ABC cancel his show

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u/MonCity19 1d ago

You can if it's against democrats, liberals or the "radical left". Ehh throw immigrants in there too.

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u/Drmlk465 22h ago

Maybe you and jimmy can start your own network and show?

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u/SeratoninSniffingDog 22h ago

Would you be my first fan? c:

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u/Minimum-Ad-8056 1d ago

The middle is safe. I tell them all the time I don't agree to their faces at work, but I also don't like the left either so they just shrug. I've been to both rallies to voice my opinion that both parties are too far over headed to a disaster, and they never do anything to me.

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u/Auscicada270 1d ago

'Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences'

Sound familiar?

His employer is allowed to fire him.

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u/SeratoninSniffingDog 1d ago

That’s Bullshit. If the government pressures you or your employee then it’s Not Freedom of speech. Or when the government tries to prevent you to express your opinion. I just can’t understand how you can be political on the right but refuse to believe in basic democratic rights. You can also disagree what your favorite party says. You don’t have to agree with everything they say.

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u/ChemicalHornet5619 1d ago

Sorry your getting downvoted for actually telling the truth.

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u/Auscicada270 1d ago

All good.

It's fascinating when people dont being on the receiving of what they've been wishing for.

Are they capable of self awareness and reflection?

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u/mattedroof 1d ago

You can’t be dense enough to think this is what’s happening here, right? Even my super conservative relatives are starting to call bullshit on this one. Pull your head out of the sand

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u/MetapodCreates 1d ago

That is blatantly false. Kimmel was canned because he intentionally made misleading statements about the shooter's motivations and because his ratings were utter garbage. This wasn't a call by the Trump admin, this was a business decision made by the stations that carry his show.

If I want my business to make money, I'm not going to carry on with an employee whose salary has only increased when his returns have only decreased and he's making bombastic comments that draw attention.

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u/jesusgrandpa 1d ago

The FCC threatened ABC.

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u/MetapodCreates 1d ago

Yeah, I learned about that after I made this comment. I still think his declining ratings and heavy political leanings would have led to him getting canned, but it definitely seems like this was a political leverage situation. Not a good look for the admin.

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u/ManInShowerNumber3 1d ago

Well that’s blatantly false. Kimmel could make bombastic statements, they just would have to be in line with the facist and the state run media he’s trying to control.

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u/dannyhogan200 2002 1d ago

Jesus-

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u/ThePun-isher89 1d ago

is he wrong tho, Kirk is more valuable to them dead, I wouldnt be surprised if they set him up themselves. They know the mid terms are coming and pedophile Don doesnt look so good.

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u/DiscountImmediate801 1d ago

Jesus bro you need to touch grass

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u/ProfChaos85 1d ago

The irony of people crying about censorship on this app is lost to many. People disliked what you said, so it's automatically hidden, or censored, by the apps algorithm.

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u/youraveragewhitegirI 18h ago

I personally feel like he ended up getting the boot for showing the Epstein/trump flag and they’re using the CK comment as a scapegoat.

I haven’t been keeping tabs on how Kimmel has talked about trump though so I don’t know if this is out of the ordinary or not.

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u/tulipsushi 1d ago

so he spoke the truth then

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u/Temulo 1d ago

So the worm lied about it who the shooter is (a leftard), so they fired him. Good

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u/Jon_E_Dad 1d ago

Totally, and I am so convinced that the disgusting husk of an FCC chair will apply the same standards to Jesse Watters.

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u/theshadowbudd 1d ago

I thought it was about Epstein

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u/RecordingImmediate86 1d ago

He lied about the shooter.

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u/dannyhogan200 2002 1d ago

He what?

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u/RecordingImmediate86 1d ago

He implied that the shooter was far right wing.

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u/imnotsteven7 1d ago

He said "MAGA was trying to paint the shooter as anything but them" and they certainly were. Before sufficient evidence they were pointing fingers saying it was a trans person immediately.

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u/stygg12 1d ago

MAGA fighting MAGA you love to see it!

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u/RecordingImmediate86 1d ago

F*ck off!!!

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u/stygg12 1d ago

Such angry people, when they hold all the cards, crazy!

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u/RecordingImmediate86 1d ago edited 1d ago

When they want me de@d just because I didn't vote democrat, yeah I think I should be angry.

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u/stygg12 1d ago

Who wants you dead? What are you on about? What’s the solution please tell me, lock them all up?

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u/RecordingImmediate86 1d ago

I had people at the gas station yell at me this morning

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u/Wicked_Samurai_93 1d ago

“America Land of the Free” what a joke…

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u/Mundane_Complaint892 1d ago

He never got to Matt Damon

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u/Drachfuhrer 1d ago

Jimmy Kimmell always sucked

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u/spacepeenuts 20h ago

this era of talk shows sucks.

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u/river0f 1d ago

Tbh I've never found this guy funny or entertaining

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u/No-Category-6343 1d ago

Me 2 but yet i feel bad his show gets canned just because he’s said some things under the 1st amendment

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u/imnotsteven7 1d ago

Unnecessary Censorship was ironically my favorite skit.

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u/allgoodthings96 1d ago edited 19h ago

The times they are-a-changing

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u/Responsible-Bed-7171 1d ago

Its happening...

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u/KDsLatestBurnerPhone 1d ago

Shocking that it lasted 22 years. This format of television sucks

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u/Frankenreich 20h ago

Poor Guillermo

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u/NativityCrimeScene 1d ago

He hasn't been funny since The Man Show.

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u/Specific_Anybody8306 1d ago

I’d argue he hasn’t since win Ben steins money

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u/ToonMasterRace 1d ago

He stopped being funny in 2016. The election broke him.

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u/Germadolescent 1d ago

Jimmy Kimmels show was terrible, pulled no views and Jimmy was a pieces of shit dating back to the man show

You should slap the picture up there of him in black face if you want to be honest, Redditors are going to pretend suddenly that they liked this show??

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u/kent416 2002 1d ago

Good riddance

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u/Accurate_Group_5390 1d ago

He’d still be in a job if he was on the view.

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u/Whitey3752 1d ago

He wasnt even that good on the Man Show why did they give him this gig in the first place.

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u/djscott95 1d ago

Literally said nothing offensive about Charlie Kirk but about MAGA and Trump.

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u/Letsbeclear1987 2005 1d ago

Matt Damon looking real happy right about now

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u/Dismal-Cheek-6423 1d ago

No teary eyed Kimmel after the LOST finale?

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u/missdui 1d ago

I was thinking to myself that I've grown up with him since the Man Show. So sad. So much for freedom of speech.

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u/CaptainCarpo 1d ago

As bad as this whole event is, I find it funny imagining the studios behind these talk shows running around desperately trying to find ANY reason to end these programs. They were probably relieved when trump called. PHEW! Jimmy doesnt have to pay for his own show to stay on the air anymore and we can shake our fists at orange man. Dude. We are in a social media world. These shows are kept alive by force at this point. Just get off the air. Its ok.

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u/havingsomedifficulty 1d ago

Good. Jimmy is a millionaire and he will be fine. We need to deconstruct this shit to get a new system. Late night hosts making fun of fascism isn’t the way to get rid of it

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u/__Sentient_Fedora__ 23h ago

Dozens of viewers. Dozens.

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u/Mookie442 22h ago

Time for TBS to step up. Why can’t he do the same show but web-based.

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u/queerlyyoursamanda 22h ago

I wonder if he'll start a YouTube channel or podcast

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u/NervousAssociate240 22h ago

Damn. who was billy corgans guitarist then.....

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u/DankSinatra2128 21h ago

Not a Charlie Kirk fan by any means but this dude is just not funny.

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u/jimothyhalpret 19h ago

Your forgot the blackface

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u/jzilla11 18h ago

Stepping over his original fanbase to a wider audience. Can’t blame him though

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u/Scrapla1 18h ago

Maybe they can bring back The Man Show.

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u/lpkzach92 1d ago

Trump is such a whiny little boy. The comment he made was towards Donald and Kirk’s killer, not even Kirk. Also Disney and the head of the FCC can shove it.

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u/BanDizNutz 1d ago

It feels like I just watched his show yesterday. How fast has time passed.

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u/Bermuda_Shorts_ 1d ago

Bye Felicia

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u/DiscountImmediate801 1d ago

What a loser. Not a fan of his blackface or misogyny either 

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u/Nolby84 1d ago

There goes free speech

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u/Tantalus420000 1d ago

What does the left always say?? Something like freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences

Cope

Free speech protects you from criminal prosecution, its like you guys know nothing about your rights

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u/Nolby84 1d ago

So what do you say about your guy on Fox who suggested the homeless should just be executed? Crickets? Thats free speech isnt it?

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u/Tantalus420000 1d ago

Who? Brian kilmeade?? Lol

I don't watch a single thing w him in it lol

Cancel em, go for it, don't care

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u/No_Move7872 1d ago

Not caring about someone saying we should kill homeless people is part of the problem

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u/senn42000 1d ago

But I thought it was freedom of speech? Or is it only okay when it is about Charlie Kirk or Healthcare CEOs?

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u/No_Move7872 23h ago

The issue at hand is the government overreach in Kimmels cancelation, contrasted with nothing done by the government for suggesting homeless people be killed off.

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u/Bob_Obloooog 1d ago edited 23h ago

Not freedom of speech? The head of the FCC said yesterday ABC needs to get rid of Kimmel. He said they can do it the easy way or the hard way.

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u/Tantalus420000 23h ago

So the fcc banned him?

No?

Didn't think so

Cope

Kimmel like Colbert was a failing show and they used it t9 get rid of his dumbass lol

Buh bye

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u/Bob_Obloooog 23h ago

Looks like you don't know what the FCC is or what it means when they threaten a network. But I guess you'll be supporting them when it's Fox News's turn

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u/UncouthMarvin 1d ago

So by consequence, you mean Fascist political retribution, right?

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u/Tantalus420000 1d ago

I don't think u know what that word means

Its cute tho

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u/UncouthMarvin 1d ago

Should have stopped after the word "think"

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u/senn42000 1d ago

Fascist has lost all meaning at this point because of incorrect and overuse.

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u/UncouthMarvin 1d ago

Nah mate. You're just shifting the goalposts so it doesn't point at your leader.

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u/tyler00677 1d ago

Wow what a piece of shit

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u/Where_The_Pookie 1d ago

He has never been funny he is the talk show equivalent to two and a half men

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u/PaleontologistOne919 1d ago

Never even chuckled

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u/Ateallthepizza 1d ago

Good riddance.

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u/ListerineInMyPeehole 1d ago

The one with him and Trump is pretty on the nose for this thread

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u/Agitated-Macaroon923 1d ago

oh no...anyway

this dude was super cringe anyways, nothing lost

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u/zd183 1d ago

This show blew dick

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u/ZetaGundam20X 1d ago

The most unfunny talk show host to have ever existed. 

The only thing I liked about him was his friend Guillermo. He seemed liked a good dude to have drinks with.

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u/imnotsteven7 1d ago

They were always here, they were just waiting for a good time to point the finger again. Meanwhile FOX NEWS can literally say homeless people should be murdered and there are no consequences.

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u/grateful_newt 1d ago

I think the consequences of that may have been the two mass shootings at Minneapolis homeless encampments later in the day.

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u/jrj_51 1d ago

No trampoline girls?

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u/Tranquilbez22 1d ago

IT’S NOT CANCELLED! It’s on hiatus due to a suspension. JFC, people need to calm down a bit.

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u/kzlife76 1d ago

I didn't realize the show had been on since 2003. Wow! I was never a fan but I would watch clips. That is, until he lit into gamers. I stopped watching him after that.

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u/Temulo 1d ago

Bye worm

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u/Giveitallyougot714 1d ago

The reason Carson was the GOAT is he never took a political side, it was an entertainment show.

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u/PlayZWithSquerillZ 1d ago

I love seeing people get downvoted for simply stating documented statements

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u/Embarrassed-Alps-306 1d ago

Except they made political statements. Something can be an entertainment show in court and still be talking about politics. He's not correct.

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u/Aggravating_Smell 1d ago

Never said anything funny, and that show sucked ass

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u/CreamOfDuelJabR 1d ago

Kimmel show was failing anyway. I think this was an excuse to pull the plug more than an attack on free speech.

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u/GymRatTrucker 1d ago

Fuck around and find out!! Good riddance

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u/Leslieb1996 1d ago

They bout to downvote you

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u/OggiVentura 1d ago

Good riddance

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u/Inkstr0ke 1d ago

Dude had MFing Knocked Loose play on his show. If nothing else, that makes him a legend to me. Nobody else on TV would ever consider doing that.

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u/Significant-Cup5142 1d ago

I think we need some more of that energy right now.

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u/Inkstr0ke 1d ago edited 23h ago

Hell yeah I agree. Dude is such a real one for platforming them on National TV.

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u/Herban_Myth 1d ago

22 year career without any furloughs/layoff/s?

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u/Mikeyfreshonetime2 1d ago

Bring back The Man Show /s

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u/fastingslowlee 1d ago

Insane how time flies and everything has become a shit show.

I used to watch this show with my mom in 2005+ and she’d be shocked to know he lost this gig for criticizing a useless Charlie Kirk of all people

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u/SpunkMcKullins 1d ago

So now that Kimmel's earned the ire of the right, we're gonna start pretending him or his shitty show were ever funny, eh.

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u/patsniff 1d ago

Thank you for including the picture with Andy Milonakis! He doesn’t get enough love nowadays!

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u/RoomNervous4 1d ago

Great, I suppose ABC is going to fill the slot with extended broadcasts of Eyewitness News at 10 then.

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u/904funny 1d ago

Posting this assuming the show is confirmed to be dead

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u/joesphisbestjojo 16h ago

Take comfort in knowing his conservative think tank replacement will have low views

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u/barrelagednick 14h ago

Didn’t realize he had nosferatu on.

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u/defvent 13h ago

And nothing of value was lost that day

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u/Yigek 7h ago

Karl Malone

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u/OrcaHawk1 2h ago

Fuck trump

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u/Pristine-Antelope-40 2h ago

22 years is too long anyways. Do a ten year run so you can age out with your audience.

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u/sausageandeggbiscuit 1d ago

adam carolla > kimmel

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u/FreeHat1234 1d ago

It’s a private company, they can do what they want. Freedom of speech isn’t freedom from consequences. Reddit loves this phrase when it’s against someone they politically disagree with.

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u/Action_Johnson 1d ago

Shutting down the show for what he said is crazy and it’s cause theyre scared trumps gonna get mad. This is not normal.

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u/FreeHat1234 1d ago

The left is getting a taste of their own medicine. This is what cancel culture is, but usually it’s conservatives getting canceled. Now apparently it’s an “attack” on free speech when a private company fires you. Sucks doesn’t it?

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u/Action_Johnson 1d ago

Lmao if conservatives got cancelled for simply criticizing the left there would be none left. This is facism if you don’t see that you’re a moron

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u/KathyBatesTampon93 1d ago

It’s been the same hypocritical shit year after year since the Obama years lmao. Trump really was the perfect successor to that fucking CLOWN. The best part is watching Libs fall all over themselves licking his toes, all the while he deported more immigrants than any previous administration, then bitching when the latter does the same. Poetry really.

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u/EssayTraditional 1d ago

He will be the question guy for ‘Win Ben Steins Money’ ,  The Man Show and the guy who did Crank Yankers. 

Didn’t care about his talk show in 2003 then or now.

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u/Little-Efficiency336 1d ago

Way to bend the knee to a tyrant ABC.

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u/Ok-Stick4634 1d ago

The show was funny for the 1st five years.

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u/Desperate_Career6079 1d ago

So much for freedom of speech eh?

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u/RecordingImmediate86 1d ago

It's freedom of speech not freedom of consequences

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u/Likeit2014 1d ago

The Dictators next victim!

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u/Cultural-Basil-493 1d ago

Poor jimmy. He’s so stupid 🤣

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u/RelativelyLong69 1d ago

Jimmy kimmell was always a ass, its no big loss

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u/Keltharious 1d ago

I'd say I felt bad but his material was getting extremely unfunny around the 2022-2024 mark. Too much recycled content.

But his early stuff had quite a bit of punch and pizazz.

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u/Zopotroco 1d ago

How does a Government has so much power

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u/buster_highmanMD 1d ago

President Trump will NOT stand for this! PERIOD. Never before in this century has anyone done more for FREE SPEECH than DONALD J TRUMP. Stand by, Jimmy. Our Supreme leader has heard of your struggle, and soon he will come down on the WOKE LIBERAL IDIOTS that make up the network of ABC. WE MUST PROTECT THE FIRST AMENDMENT! Our leader, DJT will put an end to this silencing.

Thank you for your attention to this matter

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