Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
#1Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 8:40pm
Yea, i know this is off-topic, but ---
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/media/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-trump-fcc-brendan-carr
Slotted spoons don't hold much soup
Updated On: 9/17/25 at 08:40 PM
#2Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 8:41pm
"Free speech!"
Beyoncé is not an ally. Actions speak louder than words, Mrs. Carter. #Dubai #$$$
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#4Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 8:52pm
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#5Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 9:13pm
October 18, 2025. Be there.
Fight The Good Fight
https://www.nokings.org/
Non sibi sed patriae
Updated On: 9/17/25 at 09:13 PM
Zeppie2022
Broadway Star Joined: 7/12/22
#6Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 9:16pm
""Free speech!""
You obviously don't totally understand the meaning of "free speech". Kimmel has the freedom to say anything he wants to say. As an employee of Disney, they have the freedom to fire him for saying something they believe does not reflect very well for their business. I am quite sure there is a code of conduct, and he did not follow it. In other words, your words have consequences. Both sides of the political spectrum have had people fired for things they said that their employer found objectionable. Kimmel is a millionaire, he will survive. I feel sorry for other people on the show who have now lost their job.
MasterThespian 2
Stand-by Joined: 3/22/22
SteveSanders
Featured Actor Joined: 3/29/25
#8Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 9:25pm
New York Times reporting (gift link):
"ABC announced on Wednesday evening that it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show “indefinitely” after criticism of comments he made on his Monday program about the motives of the man who is accused of fatally shooting the conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week."
Guardian US reporting has more info as it is in the form of live blogging.
And the comments from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr seem likely to be considered by some as crossing the line into government coercion over speech.
And this Jake Tapper reporting via X thread about the FCC and media acquisitions and licensure adds yet another dimension to what is unfolding.
Messiness all around.
#9Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 9:29pm
It's perfectly okay for FoxNews to exist, though, FCC? Make it make sense!
Beyoncé is not an ally. Actions speak louder than words, Mrs. Carter. #Dubai #$$$
Updated On: 9/17/25 at 09:29 PM
Bwaygurl2
Broadway Star Joined: 3/8/22
#10Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 9:48pm
Zeppie2022 said: """Free speech!""
You obviously don't totally understand the meaning of "free speech". Kimmel has the freedom to say anything he wants to say. As an employee ofDisney, they have the freedom to fire him for saying something they believe does not reflect very well for their business. I am quite sure there is a code of conduct, and he did not follow it. In other words, your words have consequences. Both sides of the political spectrum have had people fired for things they said that their employer found objectionable. Kimmel is a millionaire, he will survive. I feel sorry for other people on the show who have now lost their job."
But Disney is firing him because the government pressured them to do so .... And I'm quite sure their code of conduct doesn't say you can't call a murderer MAGA. But this just shows that conservatives have never had a problem with cancel culture.
#11Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 9:53pm
Bwaygurl2 said: "But Disney is firing him because the government pressured them to do so .... And I'm quite sure their code of conduct doesn't say you can't call a murderer MAGA. But this just shows that conservatives have never had a problem with cancel culture."
not the government, but the orange guy in the White House. Now he also wants Fallon & Seth Meyers cancelled, too. Full-on authoritarian dictatorship underway.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#12Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 9:59pm
Conservatives have spent the last twenty-five years going insane and now they have a death grip on the steering wheel and both feet on the gas. Absolutely indefensible.
#13Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 9:59pm
Zeppie2022 said: """Free speech!""
You obviously don't totally understand the meaning of "free speech". Kimmel has the freedom to say anything he wants to say. As an employee ofDisney, they have the freedom to fire him for saying something they believe does not reflect very well for their business. I am quite sure there is a code of conduct, and he did not follow it. In other words, your words have consequences. Both sides of the political spectrum have had people fired for things they said that their employer found objectionable. Kimmel is a millionaire, he will survive. I feel sorry for other people on the show who have now lost their job."
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
But your concern is noted.
gibsons2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
#14Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 10:08pm
But the Fox News host calling for homeless people extermination via lethal injections still has his job 🤔 we are in full dictatorship.
Updated On: 9/17/25 at 10:08 PM
Zeppie2022
Broadway Star Joined: 7/12/22
#15Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 10:57pm
"But Disney is firing him because the government pressured them to do so .... And I'm quite sure their code of conduct doesn't say you can't call a murderer MAGA. But this just shows that conservatives have never had a problem with cancel culture. "
Are you kidding me? You really think Disney is going to bow to the government especially with Trump as POTUS. Please tell me what the government is going to do to Disney if they did not get rid of Kimmel's show. Disney is about family entertainment and the last thing they want is their late-night host offending 50% of the country. MAGA goes to Disneyland/Disneyworld and spends money just like liberals. I am sure they spend tons of money on merchandise also. It is just not liberals who subscribe to Disney+. In the words of Michael Jordan many years ago, Republicans buy Nike sneakers also. I am sure Disney HR department is quite good. Code of conduct is probably written that saying anything that reflects badly on the company is grounds for dismissal.
Zeppie2022
Broadway Star Joined: 7/12/22
#16Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 11:03pm
"But the Fox News host calling for homeless people extermination via lethal injections still has his job 🤔 we are in full dictatorship. "
Which FOX News host? The host still has job because FOX for some incredible reason does not find this as offensive. No way to defend it.
SteveSanders
Featured Actor Joined: 3/29/25
#17Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 11:06pm
Zeppie2022 said: ""You really think Disney is going to bow to the government especially with Trump as POTUS. "
"What seemed possible — but hard to believe — before President Trump took office once more has now taken shape: A number of corporate and individual owners of media that promise to hold power to account have instead bowed to it. So too have the chiefs of two major social media platforms — among the richest people on the planet."
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/02/nx-s1-5454790/cbs-settlement-trump-60-minutes-harris-interview-analysis
Also:
"Carr’s comments (FCC Chairman) were enough to convince some broadcast groups that own large numbers of ABC affiliates to complain to the network, and some threatened to pre-empt Kimmel’s programming and replace it with extended local news broadcasts or repeats of syndicated programming, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
By Wednesday evening, two of the largest broadcasters — Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair, Inc. — announced their intentions to pre-empt Kimmel’s show on their local ABC affiliates."
https://thedesk.net/2025/09/fcc-carr-jimmy-kimmel-nexstar-sinclair/
KevinKlawitter
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/20
#18Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 11:11pm
You really think Disney is going to bow to the government especially with Trump as POTUS.
They already have
Please tell me what the government is going to do to Disney if they did not get rid of Kimmel's show
Trump's FCC Commissioner was on TV just a day or so ago talking about it:
Disney is about family entertainment and the last thing they want is their late-night host offending 50% of the country. MAGA goes to Disneyland/Disneyworld and spends money just like liberals.
MAGA ain't 50% of the country. But it's curious how this rule only works one way. Republicans are never asked to make overtures towards Democrats.
Peter Barker
Chorus Member Joined: 12/6/23
#19Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 11:27pm
Zeppie2022 said: ""But Disney is firing him because the government pressured them to do so .... And I'm quite sure their code of conduct doesn't say you can't call a murderer MAGA. But this just shows that conservatives have never had a problem with cancel culture. "
Are you kidding me? You really think Disney is going to bow to the government especially with Trump as POTUS.
Yes, it's because of Trump that this is happening. Have you not read his latest utterings where he takes credit for Kimmel's dismissal? But as you said, free speech has consequences. Sometimes it's the loss of a TV show, other times the loss is much greater.
KarenValentine'sheadband
Stand-by Joined: 1/26/24
gibsons2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
#21Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 11:31pm
KarenValentine'sheadband said: "NEVER forget, Dump andEpstein!
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All this to get attention off Epstein files. People shouldn't forget and remind every single day.
#22Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/17/25 at 11:49pm
I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, but it's incorrect to say Kimmel's show has been canceled or the suspension is permanent. For example, I have a ticket to see Kimmel tape his show in Brooklyn next month. That taping hasn't been canceled yet.
#23Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/18/25 at 12:32am
Jonathan Cohen said: "I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, but it's incorrect to say Kimmel's show has been canceled or the suspension is permanent. For example, I have a ticket to see Kimmel tape his show in Brooklyn next month. That taping hasn't been canceled yet."
Yes - but we must respond with urgency. I've cancelled Hulu and stated the reason - I urge others to. Free Speech. Free Kimmel. We cannot be passive here. Authoritarian roots are spreading under our feet.
Bwaygurl2
Broadway Star Joined: 3/8/22
#24Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/18/25 at 12:49am
Zeppie2022 said: ""But Disney is firing him because the government pressured them to do so .... And I'm quite sure their code of conduct doesn't say you can't call a murderer MAGA. But this just shows that conservatives have never had a problem with cancel culture. "
Are you kidding me? You really think Disney is going to bow to the government especially with Trump as POTUS. Please tell me what the government is going to do to Disney if they did not get rid of Kimmel's show. Disney is about family entertainment and the last thing they want is their late-night host offending 50% of the country. MAGA goes to Disneyland/Disneyworld and spends money just like liberals. I am sure they spend tons of money on merchandise also. It is just not liberals who subscribe to Disney+. In the words of Michael Jordan many years ago, Republicans buy Nike sneakers also. I am sure Disney HR department is quite good. Code of conduct is probably written that saying anything that reflects badly on the company is grounds for dismissal."
You have your head in the sand, my friend. Last year you insisted that Trump had nothing to do with Project 2025. The author of Project 2025 has a prominent role in the administration and is responsible for much of this administrations policy. I don't say this to rehash, just to point out that you may have blindspots.
Trump said months ago he wanted Kimmel gone, and this was the pretext.
Bwaygurl2
Broadway Star Joined: 3/8/22
#25Now Jimmy Kimmel is cancelled
Posted: 9/18/25 at 12:58am
"Please tell me what the government is going to do to Disney if they did not get rid of Kimmel's show."
Let’s make sure everyone understands the facts with Kimmel.
As the right is trying to paint this as “at-will” termination.
-Nextar the parent company of Kimmel’s show is seeking FCC approval for a merger.
-Kimmel made comments about Trump on Monday night (months after Trump openly said he wanted to get Kimmel fired next)
-Reporting is that Trump had the FCC lean on Nextar over these comments.
-Apparently they expressly used the line “we can do this the easy way, or the hard way”
-Multiple executives at the network have on background said they “had no issue with Kimmel’s statements but the Trump threat loomed” referring to the merger.
This was *NOT* a network dissatisfied with Kimmel.
This was *NOT* a network embarrassed or horrified by what Kimmel said.
This was *NOT* a network that thought he was unfunny, or underperforming.
This was *NOT* a company freely choosing to fire an employee.
This was expressly the federal government weaponizing federal departments, in retribution for someone being critical of the President.
This is LITERALLY what the 1st Amendment exists for.
It does not protect you from private actions by private entities.
It protects you from actions by the government to censor your speech.
Whether brazen and direct, or through coercion and threat.
This is not about if Kimmel was offensive or not.
This is about speech
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