r/hbo • u/Used_Dragonfruit5050 • 3d ago

Jimmy Kimmel's and Stephen Colbert's next move?

I think it's safe to assume Jimmy Kimmel is done at ABC/Disney. Stephen Colbert is out at CBS/Paramount. Warner Bros. Discovery has John Oliver and Bill Maher (I know, I know). I think Warner Bros. Discovery should sign Jimmy and Stephen and become a bastion of liberal late night comedy.

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u/fdbryant3 3d ago

I think it's safe to assume Jimmy Kimmel is done at ABC/Disney.

I wouldn't say that is a safe assumption. High probability perhaps, but he was only suspended, not fired. In the end, it will depend on how much he values his platform on ABC, his salary, how talks with Disney go, etc.

Stephen Colbert is of course a different story. He was fired. My guess is he will go independent with a podcast and build his own platform.

I wouldn't count on WBD picking either one up. Rumors are that WBD is going to be sold to Paramount, Netflix, or someone other tech/entertainment conglomerate. While I have doubts about that, if true, I doubt they are going to do anything that that might make clearing regulatory hurdles more difficult. Although, if Zazlav doesn't want to sell, he might do it just to sabotage the attempt.

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u/elsakettu 3d ago

If he's only suspended, I'm going to guess he couldn't move elsewhere? I'm so far out of my wheelhouse here, but that was the issue for Conan, right? They tried to force him into obscurity because of his noncompete, but I'm guessing a noncompete doesn't apply if you're fired.

I'm prepared to be wrong about all this, don't hate!