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Jimmy Kimmel Explains How He Learned He Was Being Yanked Off the Air — and Thought He'd Never Return
Jimmy Fallon commits to keeping The Tonight Show apolitical, aiming to entertain all viewers while avoiding controversy after Jimmy Kimmel's politically charged suspension.
- On Tuesday, Jimmy Fallon said his Tonight Show has never really been political and he plans to keep it that way while promoting his new series On Brand on CNBC's Squawk on the Street.
- After the Sept. 17 monologue, ABC and Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel over political pressure, reinstating him on Sept. 22; his Sept. 23 return drew over six million viewers despite some affiliate preemptions.
- Quoting his approach on CNBC, Jimmy Fallon, Tonight Show host, said `We hit both sides equally` and prefers to keep his head down, focusing on a Johnny Carson-style monologue.
- President Donald Trump mocked Kimmel's removal and urged NBC to cancel Fallon and Seth Meyers, but Fallon did not respond and appeared unconcerned on Tuesday.
- The debate over political comedy has intensified as a NewsBusters study found Fallon’s jokes targeted conservatives 66 percent, up from last year’s 66 percent, despite his nonpolitical stance.
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Jimmy Fallon will be avoiding politics after Kimmel and Colbert late night show suspensions
Jimmy Fallon has said he will be avoiding politics on his talk show, following the temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show after he commented on the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
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Jimmy Fallon Says He's 'Keeping His Head Down' And Not Getting 'Political' Despite Donald Trump Calling For His Show To Be Canceled
fallon memes The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon says he’s “keeping his head down” as the White House attempts to exert federal pressure in order to purge late night television of programs it finds problematic. Just this summer, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was canceled, while Jimmy Kimmel was suspended due to pressure from FCC chair Brendan Carr. While the famously seaweed-spined Jimmy Fallon urged on CNBC that his show has never been “tha…
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