Jon Stewart delivered a stinging, sarcasm-laden defense of Jimmy Kimmel

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Jon Stewart is wearing a suit and looking ahead.
"I don't know who this Johnny Drimmel Live ABC character is. But the point is, our great administration has laid out very clear rules on free speech," Jon Stewart said on Thursday night.

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Stephen Colbert calls Jimmy Kimmel getting yanked off-air a 'blatant assault on the freedom of speech'

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"Well, you know what my community values are, buster? Freedom of speech," Stephen Colbert said in his opening monologue on Thursday.

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'The View' is known for covering hot topics. Jimmy Kimmel's suspension wasn't one of them.

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Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Sunny Hostin.
Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Sunny Hostin.

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Jimmy Kimmel's suspension fits squarely into the FCC's new pressure playbook

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Brendan Carr, Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), testified during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee.
Brendan Carr, a senior Republican Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, has been tapped to lead the FCC in a second Trump term.

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'Lost' co-creator Damon Lindelof says he won't work with Disney if Jimmy Kimmel's suspension isn't lifted

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Jimmy Kimmel and Damon Lindelof.

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A $6.2 billion deal looms over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

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FCC chair Brendan Carr criticized late-night host Jimmy Kimmel shortly before his show was pulled off air.

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Late-night TV is under threat from Trump and a precarious business model

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Jimmy Kimmel's show was suspended on Wednesday.

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These are the demands ABC-affiliate Sinclair is making to air Jimmy Kimmel again

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Jimmy Kimmel in July 2025.
ABC said on Wednesday that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will be "pre-empted indefinitely."

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez blasts ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, a Biden appointee, has been a fierce critic of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.

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Let's be clear: The Trump administration forcing Jimmy Kimmel off the air is bad. Very bad.

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It was a different world in 2016: Donald Trump visited Jimmy Kimmel's show on ABC.

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