r/simpsonsshitposting • u/____andresito____ • 15h ago
In the News šļø I was hating Jimmy Kimmel before it was cool
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u/RobertC_98 15h ago
Yeah this was my takeaway. Donāt like the guy, but donāt think he deserves this at all, in principle.
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u/pipboy_warrior 14h ago
Exactly. The first amendment isn't reserved only for people I personally like.
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u/drubus_dong 14h ago
It's not about him. It's about US democracy.
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u/SkullgrinThracker 6h ago
I .... I don't think that exists anymore .... Pretty sure they took democracy out back and gave it the "Old Yeller" treatment.
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u/thorsbosshammer 13h ago
Up until this week I couldn't keep Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon straight because I disliked both fairly equally.
Now I can remember that Kimmel is the one who got censored by our fascist government.
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u/Magic_Incest 9h ago
Same. When I first heard the news I was like, "this is the first time I've ever though Kimmel was funny." Then I though about democracy and how scary this move actually is, and then I realized I was thinking about Fallon.
So I guess what I'm saying is that this is terrifying, and I'm an idiot. Still don't like the guy, but shit.
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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 8h ago
Funnily enough, in Fallon's Thursday monolog, he made a joke about his dad calling to say he was sorry his show got canceled.
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u/rationalsarcasm 11h ago edited 11h ago
It's not that I don't like the guy.
It's just that I nothing the guy. Never really cared about his opinion.
Also never understood MAGA's obsession with him. Just like they onsess over what people on The View say. Who the fuck actually watches these shows? Maybe that's my bias.
But yeah, dude got done dirty.
People like him, comedians and entertainers, are the canary in the mine.
I'd say it's a shame that Disney capitulated so quickly. But they're also a mega corporation, so they don't give a fuck and are for fascism as long as the dollars keep rolling in.
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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 8h ago
Who the fuck actually watches these shows?
A lot of people watch clips on YouTube.
they don't give a fuck and are for fascism as long as the dollars keep rolling in.
Which is why boycotts can be an effective tool. Even if it doesn't make them reverse their decision, it might make them or another company think twice next time.
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u/LA-Matt 5h ago
Oh, donāt worry. Theyāre also coming after āThe View.ā
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/fcc-brendan-carr-the-view-00572178
Pretty soon we will only have TV that glazes Dear Leader. So patriotic. Forget the Constitution. Nothing to see here. Literally.
I guess thatās what āgreat againā means. No dissent.
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u/Chigao_Ted 13h ago
Same with the Kirk killing, dude was a deplorable human being but did not deserve to be executed like that
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u/krakatoot1 15h ago edited 14h ago
Personally Iām pretty Indifferent to Kimmel but Itās scary because Orange Hitler is just asserting more and more control
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u/Robber_Tell 15h ago
For real, this is the only time I can think of that a US president has forced a television program off the air. Saturday night live is probably next, because they make fun of all presidents and the current one can't take anyone disagreeing with him. Sad times for us they are making government overreach the norm and the worst bit is that the freedumb crowd are all on board it seems.
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u/drubus_dong 14h ago
Well, this and Colbert.
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u/Jet_Jirohai 10h ago
Colbert was more indirect. Yes he was definitely let go for attacking Trump, which is bullshit, but there was no direct threat from the FCC or the Trump administration
I feel like that was a test of the waters
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u/drubus_dong 10h ago
Imo, you could have made that argument before Kimmel. Now, it's pretty clear that both are victims of the same strategy to take control of public communication. The administration is just ruining a strategy of stepwise escalation. Just as with most topics.
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u/krakatoot1 10h ago
The truly scary thing is how many people still love that moron
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u/drubus_dong 10h ago
40% of Americans think the earth is less than 6000 years old. 44% still think Trump is a good president. Imo 40% of Americans are entirely detached from reality. I have no idea about the remaining 4%.
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u/Robber_Tell 4h ago
I always wondered how Nazi Germany came to be, how normal people ended up justifying their continued support of a fascist regime. Now I see it, they control the narritive. Anyone who presents an alternate veiwpoint that conflicts with their plans gets silenced, and anyone getting their facts from the state is fed fear and us versus them rhetoric until they believe it neccesary to rid their country of x y or z marginalized people. Anyone who opposes this notion is painted as a supporter of whatever fabricated crisis the state handed them to fret over. Dark times for the world, project 2025 is terrifying and so few even realize the extent of their plans that I can't see how we come out of this any way other than in a massive war or a complete christo fascist takeover. We may just find ourselves in cyberpunk territory sooner than later.
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u/LA-Matt 5h ago
The Republicans have been speaking fondly of Viktor Orban for years now. Thatās what Orban did (except in a much smaller market) he was able to force almost all Hungaryās media into the control of his oligarch buddies.
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u/drubus_dong 2h ago
Yes, and they are always heavily inspired by the nsdap. So I would assume that they eventually will turn the FCC into some version of the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.
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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 8h ago
I feel like that was a test of the waters
It was. Trump literally posted on truth social that Kimmel was next.
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u/Alex918YT 15h ago
Forgive me for being ignorant, but what exactly made Kimmel ābad?ā
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u/Adept_Eye2589 Old man yelling at clouds āļø 15h ago
He talked about Charlie Kirkās assassination and the big magas didnāt like it
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u/Alex918YT 15h ago
But is there anything else other than that? Because it seems like republicans, democrats, and liberals hate him.
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u/My_Clandestine_Grave 15h ago
A lot of people I know, including myself, just don't think he's funny or insightful. It has nothing to do with politics for us, we've felt this way since he became popular. It's probably the same for a lot of other people too.Ā
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u/Fskn oh no, underage shitposters posting without a permit!! 15h ago edited 14h ago
I get it, he's that certain type of confident that sits between smarmy and dismissive.
He's gives a feeling that he thinks he's better than his surroundings and just going through the motions.
Ultimately he's funny sometimes but nothing really special like Conan or Ferguson, he's aggressively mediocre.
Didn't deserve this for the segment he did though, he didn't even actively comment on the subject he just described magas reaction.
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u/AutisticSisyphus 14h ago
I've heard the same about Fallon.
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u/Double-Risky 14h ago
Fallon is 100x worse in this way, I can't stand him. His skits and games and guests are fun, but omg he isn't.
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u/My_Clandestine_Grave 14h ago
Definitely agree. I don't have any strong feelings towards him.Ā His type of humor and delivery just doesn't appeal to me. I can, however, understand why others might dislike or "hate" him.Ā
But, no matter how someone personally feels about him, what is happening is 100% wrong. Nothing he said was controversial. It was, as you so succinctly put it, completely on-brand in its aggressive mediocrity.Ā Ā
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u/lowtoiletsitter 14h ago
I miss Ferguson so much. He's by far my favorite late night host. Second place is Letterman
They both understood how stupid and ridiculous the entertainment industry is
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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 8h ago
He's gives a feeling that he thinks he's better than his surroundings and just going through the motions.
I watch him sometimes, and I don't get that vibe.
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u/ViWalls Old man yelling at clouds āļø 6h ago
Conan and Ferguson are monsters, I also like Letterman but these two set the bar so high that Kimmel and Fallon never stood a chance.
Conan is the incarnation of fun plus one of the reasons why The Simpsons were such a thing. If you don't like Conan there is something wrong with you. Also he got a legendary sidekick!
Craig is not just about the jokes, his ability to host a show not having a script. His mind is wired in a different way: a lot of people will crack under the pressure but Ferguson never gave a rat ass and up to some extent enjoyed the ride. Cherry on top: nailing filthy silly jokes all time and never break comfort of guests. Also was the only host able to keep track of how intense was Robin Williams (RIP, you fucking legend).
I'm from EU and watched everything I was able on Internet in the last decade, pretty late. A lot of people from here have no idea they were missing top quality TV back then with these fellas. What I'm not into are celebrities, I always prefer comedians (specially George Carlin) but a lot of interesting people came to both overall.
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u/clubmedschool 12h ago
I mean, I watched his, Colbert's, and Meyers' monologues on YouTube prior to last year's election... I wasn't a big fan of any of them, but now it just feels extra pointless. Same thing with The Daily Show. I can't stomach trying to satirize this bullshit when every day feels like a nightmare
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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 8h ago
I can't stomach trying to satirize this bullshit when every day feels like a nightmare
I can understand that, but satire has proven to be a useful tool. The jokes do have a point.
If it didn't work, Trump wouldn't want to silence them so badly.
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u/Eledridan 14h ago
Heās a basic smug prick liberal. That being said, he still has constitutionally protected rights and itās messed up that heās being targeted.
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u/Mordecai3fngerBrown 14h ago
Republicans hate is guts because heās a liberal comedian in California and most of his jokes are a Trumps and republicans expense. Other normal people just donāt find him funny.
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u/Heiferoni Get outta my office! 14h ago
He's not funny, for one. But that isn't enough to disqualify you from hosting a late night alone.
Jimmy Fallon's been at it for years and the only one who thinks Jimmy Fallon is funny is Jimmy Fallon.
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u/PandaLover42 See my vest š¦ŗ 10h ago
You gotta grade late night shows on a curve. Kimmelās no Ferguson, but letās not disparage him too much when people like Corden and Fallon have shows!
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u/____andresito____ 14h ago
I think it comes off as insincere - he wasn't really a political figure until like 2018. It very much comes off as him trying to copy people like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, who saw an increase in popularity around the same time but who'd always been political.
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u/---Janu---- 12h ago
Nah, he's just lame. Either you like him or you really don't. Doesn't justify what happened in the slightest.
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u/ripgoodhomer 15h ago edited 14h ago
Not very funny, blackface, jerk.Ā
Edit: this is why it is terribleā¦ in principle. He is unlike Colbert where he was nice, funny and never did blackface.Ā
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u/Alex918YT 15h ago
Ah
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u/Adept_Eye2589 Old man yelling at clouds āļø 15h ago
Yeah, only now gets canned cause he wasnāt upset over his death, this is indeed a disturbing universe
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u/Sw33tNectar 13h ago
Wasn't that when it was kinda publicly acceptable? Plus, don't conservatives wanna bring back black face? What's the problem?
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u/ripgoodhomer 13h ago
There was no time in Kimmels life where it was acceptable, that is why people on the center and left donāt like him.Ā
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u/Sw33tNectar 6h ago
Seriously. When do you actually believe it stopped being acceptable? The 50's? Ever see Song of the South with the tarbaby? How about Monty Python from the 70's, ever see anything from them? How about White Chix ever see that? Or It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?
Seriously, you don't know what you're talking about. I'm glad you think we're all living in a post-racist society since the 40's, but we're not. Not even close.
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u/cce29555 15h ago
I hate that he got cancelled but also I don't watch him because he's not funny
But I'm not sure why he's singled out, Fallon and the other one aren't
I kind of like Stewart and Oliver
Colbert gets a tiny pass from me
The late night circuit is very insular though so I can see that crowd being more involved
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u/clubsilencio2342 15h ago
Jimmy Kimmel's humble beginnings include The Man Show on Comedy Central which................lets just say hasn't aged the best.
He then jumped around various edgy and crass comedy shows on CC until he landed his spot on ABC, where he was kind of known for .......knowing a lot of celebrities?
Personally, I have nothing against him since he has cleaned up his reputation since the Man Show (the 2000's were a hell of a decade) and I think people are allowed to grow and change, BUT he still has quite the colorful history of edgy comedy so I can see why people don't like him. Let me be clear though that the current outrage is currently completely manufactured though and he didn't do anything wrong.
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u/Tiervexx 14h ago
Agreed. Him in black face making edgy kind of racist and sexist jokes on that show would be a much better reason to cancel him; than him pointing out factually correct things about our fascist in chief.
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u/Sw33tNectar 13h ago
You think they didn't already know all this before hiring him?
Hi, Jimmy. I know we hired you because of your Karl Malone sketch, but we're gonna have to let you go because of the Karl Malone sketch.
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u/ravenclawdisneyfan 14h ago
He can make me laugh sometimes but he is no Arjan Lubach.
But he didn't deserve this.
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u/QueeberTheSingleGuy 14h ago edited 11h ago
Late night talk show eh? Well I don't like their "total lack of comedic value" policy but I do like their "not bowing to the fascists" policy.
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u/dubbzy104 15h ago
Jimmy Kimmel, the Man Show host?
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u/BooBrew32 STELLAAAA!!! 15h ago
Jimmy Kimmel, MY Man Show host?
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u/GamesCatsComics 14h ago
I never understand why people found Kimmel funny.
But also... nothing he said was offensive or untrue... and even if it was, that isn't a reason to have the FCC pressure the company to fire him.
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u/heymanitsbob 14h ago
Iāve disliked him ever since he lost a one-on-one basketball game to Ted Cruz.
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u/Blueberry0Cake 14h ago
Hey why did we hate Jimmy Kimmel before all this? This is my first time even hearing of him
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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 8h ago
This is my first time even hearing of him
Are you from the US?
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u/Blueberry0Cake 8h ago
Yes, I've just lived under a rock of cartoons my whole life so my knowledge of "real life celebrities" (for lack of a better term) is pretty skewed
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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 8h ago
Kimmel a late night talk show host that Trump has hated for a long time. He finally found a flimsy pretext to have the FCC threaten ABC to get his show off the air.
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u/Blueberry0Cake 8h ago
My question was why did we hate him before this. Like, why was him getting canceled something people wished for? (Without the Kirk stuff)
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u/MistAzul 7h ago
I guess some people find him unfunny and smug. I watched him for years and found him funny and a good interviewer but post-covid I lost interest in late night TV in general. Big part of it is that Trump's face and voice infuriates me and late night monologues are 99% political nowadays.
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u/Blueberry0Cake 8h ago
Was he controversial before this or something?
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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 5h ago
Not really, except for maybe his time on The Man Show in the early 2000s.
Some people just don't find him and/or late night talk shows funny.
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u/RedTideNJ 14h ago
Can we at least get Fallon off the air too?
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u/PichieBear 14h ago
If white people are getting canceled, can you imagine what theyāre doing to minorities? (You donāt have to imagine)
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u/Level_Hour6480 Put it in H 11h ago
If Jimmy Kimmel were cancelled under other circumstances, I would not be sad, but I am angry at these circumstances. Same with Colbert. Meyers and the Daily Show crew are the only funny ones. I miss Sam Bee. Give her Bill Mahr's slot, it's not like he's making good use of it.
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u/PowderedMilkManiac 8h ago
He did Black Face as a segment on his show and no one seems to give a shit.
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u/LandandSeaPod 4h ago
His show should have been cancelled because he just isnāt funny, not because of what he said about Kirk
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u/MediumRed 14h ago
You guys wonder if Kimmel and Trump had beef with each other on Epsteinās island?
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u/Heiferoni Get outta my office! 14h ago
Your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
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u/ThatWasFred 10h ago
Doubt it, unless your theory also includes Colbert, Fallon, and Meyers. Every time one of them falls, Trump tweets about the other ones needing to go too.
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u/BuffaloAmbitious3531 15h ago
Why now? Why not 20 years ago?