Overview
- Accepting the award, Kimmel quipped “Donald Jennifer Trump,” thanking the president for providing material and calling his actions “ridiculous.”
- He credited writers, actors, producers and union supporters for helping defend free expression when his show was taken off the air.
- ABC/Disney pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! for several days in September after complaints from station groups Nexstar and Sinclair, with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr issuing public warnings.
- Kimmel jokingly thanked Sam Altman, alluding to Disney’s recent deal with OpenAI and telling him not to do anything “weird” with his likeness.
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! returns from its holiday break on Jan. 5, and Kimmel has a new Disney deal that keeps the show on air through 2027.