Short, chunky fingers have been flying furiously over the keyboard of the computer at the Community Centre this evening as our “Special” correspondent, Eric Robert Stoltz Junior, takes in the news that Jimmy Kimmel has been yanked off the air.
It looks like his special cheese may have worn off, as he lets rip. You can almost feel his extra chromosome quivering with rage. Be warned, spicy political take incoming, and those who like to avoid such things might want to swerve it. But we figured that if anyone can take it, Outposters can.
Maybe this will be the spark that ignites the fire that finally gets Carol from the Community Centre to upgrade that spellchecker? Here is Eric Robert Stoltz Junior, and all opinions are his own.
ABC Yanks the Plug on Late-Night Show By Eric Robert Stoltz Junior
Hold onto your popcorn, folks, because the late-night clown show just got a whole lot shorter – and we’re talking about the one without the redeeming value of actual humor. In a swift kick to the crotch that no amount of Botox can soften, ABC has announced it’s preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely across all its channels, hot on the heels of Nexstar Media Group – owners of 32 ABC affiliates – pulling the plug after he went full propagandist.
It all started unravelling faster than Kimmel’s career after his latest monologue, where he tried to blame the MAGA movement for the assassination of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk. It meant he went on national TV straight after a gruesome murder and straight-up lied to millions, claiming the shooter, some 22-year-old Utah nutjob named Tyler Robinson, was a “MAGA kid” and part of the “gang” that Kirk himself championed.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, I had enough of [Kirk’s] hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”
Problem: the shooter, a 22-year-old from Utah, turned out to be pretty far from a card-carrying Trump fan. Awkward. But, facts? Who needs ’em when you’ve got an agenda to push and ratings to tank?
Kimmel’s comments didn’t just fly under the radar; it crashed and burned spectacularly. FCC Chair Brendan Carr was quick out of the blocks, calling it out as “the sickest conduct possible,” and threatening ABC’s affiliates with license reviews for airing misinformation without challenge. Nexstar, not wanting any part of the fallout, jumped ship first:
“Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk…”
Their statement read, preempting the show “for the foreseeable future” across their massive footprint. And ABC? They folded like Kimmel’s attempt at stand-up, confirming the indefinite blackout just minutes later.
It looks like his whole schtick, built on smearing one side of the political divide so e can pretend to be “edgy,” has imploded on him with an attempt to gaslight millions of viewers. That’s not comedy; that’s propaganda and has propelled Jimmy onto the cancel culture scrap heap.
So now, instead of tuning in to watch Kimmel’s nightly mix of half-hearted sketches and political rants, viewers will get… well, literally anything else. A test pattern, an infomercial, or maybe reruns of America’s Funniest Home Videos – which, let’s be honest, is still funnier than late-night has been in years.
As for Kimmel, he’s probably at home wondering how things went so wrong. Once upon a time, he was the guy with the beer-chugging uncle and a parade of celebrities willing to read mean tweets. Now, he’s become the story instead of telling it.
Whether this is the end of Jimmy Kimmel Live! or just a time-out remains to be seen. But for now, late-night TV is down one show… and up one more reminder that when comedy turns into commentary, things can get messy fast.
Stay tuned to Last Movie Outpost for more on how the entertainment world is finally ditching the dead weight.
