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Jimmy Fallon did open his first Tonight Show after the news broke with jokes about the suspension and kind words for Kimmel (with whom he collaborated on a podcast during the 2023 writers’ strike). What was striking about his monologue,
NBC's late-night host Jimmy Fallon offered a funny take on suggestions that his ABC counterpart, Jimmy Kimmel, was fired for offending the president. JIMMY FALLON: Well, guys. The big story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the FCC leaving everyone thinking WTF.
During Thursday's "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," the host said he hopes Jimmy Kimmel will return after being pulled from ABC.
The network announced it would pull Kimmel's talk show indefinitely following affiliates' decision to preempt the program after his comments on Charlie Kirk's death.
Jimmy Fallon canceled an appearance just hours after news that ABC had indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, over comments he made about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder.
ABC confirmed Wednesday that the popular late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has been "pre-empted indefinitely" following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk,' the company says.
Jimmy Fallon gave Travis Kelce his advice for planning a wedding, weeks after the Kansas City Chiefs tight end proposed to pop icon Taylor Swift. Fallon, the guest on the Sept. 17 episode of Kelce's "New Heights" podcast, which he co-hosts with his older brother, Jason Kelce, asked if the NFL star and Swift had started wedding planning yet.