Jimmy Kimmel is officially more popular than Donald Trump. Or, at least, he is according to a new YouGov poll. “I am more popular than the president of the United States,” Kimmel announced proudly during the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! “You remember the guy who keeps saying I …
Read More »Watch Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert Discuss 'Emotional Roller Coaster' of Late-Night Turmoil
Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert appeared on each other’s shows last night, using both opportunities to reflect on the recent chaos that has befallen late-night TV. Colbert sat down on Jimmy Kimmel Live, which is taping in Brooklyn this week, for an interview about his show being cancelled and winning …
Read More »Donald Trump's Most Authoritarian Week Yet
It was clear Donald Trump and his allies would ramp up their crackdown against any and all opposition in the wake of the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk — and this week, the president’s second administration unleashed its most authoritarian blitz yet. The Trump administration got late-night host Jimmy …
Read More »'Cowardly Corporate Capitulation': FCC Commish Blasts Trump, Disney in Kimmel Debacle
A leader of the Federal Communications Commission is blasting Disney’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show in the face of “government pressure” that she says violates the First Amendment and endangers free speech. Anna Gomez is one of two FCC commissioners serving under chairman Brendan Carr, who was appointed …
Read More »MAGA Drummed Up B.S. to Take Down Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was suspended by ABC on Wednesday following a brief pressure campaign from the Trump administration as well as conservatives in the media, who successfully twisted Kimmel’s words following last week’s assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. During Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, the comedian criticized conservatives …
Read More »Tom Morello, Amanda Palmer, More Call on FCC to Restore Net Neutrality and 'Protect Art'
Tom Morello, Amanda Palmer, Speedy Ortiz, Kimya Dawson, and more have signed an open letter calling for the restoration of net neutrality, stressing the benefits of an open internet for artists. Net neutrality, as initially codified during the Obama administration in 2015, broadly established regulations for a more open, accessible …
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