Jimmy Kimmel's Sept. 24 broadcast was his first since being sidelined following his suspension by ABC. The comedian's absence sparked a firestorm of debate, and the return of Jimmy Kimmel Live! made for must-see television. A tearful Kimmel addressed the controversy head-on: "It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man," he said. “I don’t think the murderer of Charlie Kirk represents anyone. This was a sick person who believed violence was a solution. And it isn’t. Ever.”
Kimmel continued, “And selfishly, I am a person who gets a lot of threats. I get many ugly and scary threats against my life, my wife, my kids, my co-workers because of what I choose to say. And I know those threats don’t come from the kind of people on the right who I know and love. So that’s what I wanted to say on that subject.”
The comedian then accused the head of the organization that regulates American television of "mob tactics.” He also turned his focus to President Donald Trump, including a joke about an escalator mishap during the President's appearance at the UN.
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Social media lit up with praise for Kimmel's monologue. "Perfect monologue," on fan posted on Reddit. Another fan, who caught a clever reference, noted, "For those who may not understand why he opened his monologue, with 'As I was saying,' he was referencing Jack Paar, the second host of The Tonight Show who walked off after NBC censored one of his jokes. When Paar returned to the show, that was the first thing he said."
One international fan commented on YouTube, "I'm from Nicaragua, and the situation here with free speech is something very, very, very bad. You are right now in a country of freedoms. Don't lose your freedoms. Here, we cannot use our flag. If you use the white and blue flag, it's something criminal. If you speak against the government, it's something criminal. You had examples, seen examples around the world. In Latin America, you see a lot of examples. Don't lose your freedoms."
Other fans echoed the sentiment, with comments like "so well done" and "That was about as good as it could get."
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