Stephen Colbert, unsurprisingly, delivered a passionate protection in help of Jimmy Kimmel throughout Thursday evening’s episode of Late Present. In response to CNBC, which attended the taping, Colbert referred to as Kimmel’s suspension “blatant censorship” and criticized it because the work of an “autocrat,” referring particularly to Donald Trump.
“With an autocrat, you can’t give an inch,” Colbert instructed his viewers. He additionally devoted the night’s episode to Kimmel and his workers, saying: “Jimmy, I stand with you and your workers 100%,” Colbert added.
Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! was pulled indefinitely earlier this week after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened ABC over Kimmel’s feedback relating to Charlie Kirk’s dying. In the meantime, Colbert will lose his personal late-night present subsequent Could. CBS described Colbert’s cancelation as a “purely monetary choice,” although critics have speculated the present might have been sacrificed to assist full Paramount’s merger with Skydance.