Jimmy Kimmel supported by late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart

Late-night hosts defended Jimmy Kimmel’s controversial remarks over Charlie Kirk’s assassination of their first reveals since their ABC counterpart was pulled from the air indefinitely.

Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart and Seth Meyers all approached the contentious matter in comparable methods, hitting at President Trump and his supporters, blaming them for Kimmel’s indefinite suspension.

Kimmel was taken off the airwaves on Wednesday afternoon after backlash surrounded his Monday monologue when he claimed Kirk’s suspected murderer Tyler Robinson was a part of the “MAGA gang.”

Kimmel, 57, claimed the “MAGA gang” was attempting to attain political factors off Kirk’s homicide after the 31-year-old was shot lifeless at Utah Valley College on Sept. 10.

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately attempting to characterize this child who murdered Charlie Kirk as something aside from considered one of them and doing the whole lot they will to attain political factors from it,” the host informed his reside studio viewers.

Nexstar Media Group, the foremost broadcast firm that serves as a main affiliate for ABC, confirmed that it might “preempt” Kimmel’s program within the wake of his remarks.

Sinclair, the nation’s largest ABC affiliate conglomerate, introduced in a press release that their ABC stations “will air a particular in remembrance of Charlie Kirk” this Friday throughout Kimmel’s time slot, and can proceed to supply the particular “throughout all Sinclair stations this weekend.”

‘The Tonight Present with Jimmy Fallon’

Jimmy Fallon began his present by addressing ABC’s choice to drag Kimmel off the air due to stress from the Trump administration and the Federal Communications Fee.

“Properly, guys, the large story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after stress from the FCC, leaving everybody pondering, ‘WTF?’” Fallon joked along with his empathetic viewers.

Fallon then claimed he would proceed to do his present impartial from authorities oversight and launched right into a bit reporting on Trump’s latest journey to the UK that censored out sure names and phrases.

“In the course of the journey, protesters managed to challenge pictures onto the perimeters of Windsor Fort of Trump standing subsequent to his good buddy, Jeff (dubbed over) ‘Goldblum’. Regardless that his administration nonetheless insists that he’s not within the (dubbed over) ‘Goldblum information’. Which everyone knows is absolute bull- (dubbed over) ‘true’,” Fallon mentioned.

Fallon shared his well-wishes for Kimmel, saying he personally wished to see him return to his internet hosting duties.

“I do know Jimmy Kimmel, and he’s a good, loving, humorous man. And I hope he comes again,” Fallon mentioned.

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‘The Day by day Present’

Jon Stewart made a uncommon mid-week look on the Comedy Central satire information program Thursday evening.

The 62-year-old, who often solely hosts the Monday episode, was launched because the “patriotically obedient host” to the “all-new government-approved ‘Day by day Present’”

Donning a darkish go well with and purple tie, just like that of President Trump’s signature apparel, Stewart launched a grueling 23-minute “opening” monologue that included feigning his nerves and jesting on the reside viewers to stifle their laughter.

“We’ve got one other enjoyable, hilarious, administration-compliant present,” Stewart mentioned.

“Coming to you tonight from an actual s–thole, the crime-ridden cesspool that’s New York Metropolis. It’s a large catastrophe, like nobody has ever seen earlier than. Somebody’s Nationwide Guard ought to invade this place, am I proper?” he continued.

“If you happen to felt slightly off these previous couple of days, it’s most likely as a result of our nice father has not been residence, for father has been gracing England along with his legendary heat and radiance.”

Stewart mocked Trump’s journey throughout the pond and mockingly gave a politics lesson to the commander in chief, who had returned to the White Home late Thursday evening.

“You might name it free speech in jolly outdated England. However right here in America, we have now slightly one thing known as the First Modification. And let me inform you the way it works. There’s one thing known as a talent-o-meter,” the 25-time Emmy winner mentioned.

“It’s a utterly scientific instrument that’s stored on the president’s desk, and it tells the president when a performer’s TQ — expertise quotient — measured principally by niceness to the president, goes beneath a sure stage, at which level the (FCC) have to be notified to threaten the acquisition prospects for billion-dollar mergers of community associates.

Stewart was joined by the ensemble of different “Day by day Present” hosts, all sporting comparable darkish fits and purple ties to sing a track lauding the commander in chief’s look and accomplishments.

‘Late Evening with Seth Meyers’

Seth Meyers began his eponymous NBC primetime present in an try and blast the Trump administration earlier than displaying false reward to the 79-year-old.

“Donald Trump is on his approach again from a visit to the UK, the place he was met with protest, whereas again right here at residence, his administration is pursuing a crackdown on free speech,” Meyers mentioned earlier than his “A Nearer Look” phase.

“Donald Trump is on his approach again from a visit to the UK, the place he was met with protest, whereas again right here at residence, his administration is pursuing a crackdown on free speech,” Meyers mentioned earlier than his “A Nearer Look” phase.

The 51-year-old launched right into a joke-filled monologue poking enjoyable at Trump’s UK go to that included a state dinner with King Charles and the royal household.

Meyers concluded his monologue by praising Kimmel and declaring he wasn’t afraid of the NBC higher-ups and would proceed doing his present.

“Could I simply say, it’s a privilege and honor to name Jimmy Kimmel my buddy, the identical approach it’s a privilege and honor to do that present each evening. I get up day-after-day and depend my blessings that I no less than reside in a rustic that purports to worth freedom of speech,” Meyers mentioned.

“We’re going to maintain doing our present like we at all times do with enthusiasm and integrity,” Meyers mentioned as a sound chew of a fart performed over his phrases