What Everyone Missed About ABC Cancelling Jimmy Kimmel!

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🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show has been suspended after the host joked about Charlie Kirk’s killer, sparking FCC criticism and ABC’s abrupt decision to pull the show.

Guest host James Li and Jimmy discuss how the controversy highlights hypocrisy: Kimmel wasn’t punished for past remarks about the unvaccinated but is now targeted over politically charged comments. They note the absurdity of the FCC floating “remedies” against a comedian while mainstream media outlets routinely spread misinformation without consequence. Ultimately, Jimmy frames the episode as corporate-driven censorship, fueled by ratings decline and political weaponization, while pointing out how both parties exploit “free speech” arguments only when convenient.

Plus segments on moves afoot to hand control of TikTok over to Israel and the televised shouting match between Destiny and Piers Morgan over Charlie Kirk’s death.

Also featuring Russell Dobular and Keaton Weiss of the Due Dissidence show!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Come see me on tour and Hermosa beat Sacramento, San Francisco.
0:06.1	Go to jimmie door.com for a link for tickets.
0:10.0	Establishment media sucks.
0:12.2	All gas light and so good luck.
0:14.1	Bullshit we can't afford by he's fomenting this.
0:18.0	Watch and see as a jet off the medium speeds and jumps the medium and hits them head on.
0:25.1	It's the Chimmy Tour show.
0:28.6	Here's hoping I don't get immediately canceled today since the first time guest hosting.
0:37.4	Because I think there's another person in terms of getting canceled here.
0:41.7	Let me pull up the slide here.
0:42.7	Jimmy Kimmel pulled off air by ABC for Charlie Kirk comments after FCC pressure.
0:51.5	Jimmy Kimmel is facing criticism from the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for remarks about the politics of the man who was accused of killing Mr. Kirk, the conservative activists.
1:02.7	Have you heard the actual monologue, Jimmy?
1:04.9	Because I'm going to play that right now.
1:06.6	Yes, I have. Go ahead. Play it.
1:09.5	All right. Here we go.
1:12.6	Some new lows over the weekend with the Maga Gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.
1:24.6	In between the finger pointing, there was grieving on Friday the White House flew the flags at half staff, which got some criticism. But on a human level, you can see how hard the president is taking this.
1:36.3	My condolences on the law to your friend, Charlie Kirk. May I ask, sir, personally, how are you holding up over the last day and a half, sir?
1:43.3	I think very good. And by the way, right there, you see all the trucks?
1:46.6	They've just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House,
1:50.4	which is something they've been trying to get, as you know, for about 150 years.
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