Jimmy Kimmel received’t be going wherever. At the very least, not but.
The far-Left comic simply prolonged his present ABC/Disney contract by a 12 months. Which means he’ll nonetheless be telling Orange Man Dangerous jokes after fellow propagandist Stephen Colbert hangs up his “Late Present” mic in Could.
The information, and particularly the modest size of the deal, ought to come as a shock to nobody.
Jimmy Kimmel Indicators 1-12 months Contract Extension for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Stay!’ 2 Months After Hiatus https://t.co/slI7Wnd2mK
— Individuals (@folks) December 8, 2025
Kimmel has been coy about his late-night future. He’s puzzled aloud how lengthy the format will proceed given present financial circumstances. He additionally flirted with retirement lately, suggesting he would possibly wish to transfer on to different tasks.
And, within the wake of his one-week suspension for mendacity about Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin, ABC would have taken a large PR hit had it minimize ties with Kimmel now.
Most customers wouldn’t care by some means. The Hollywood group, which recoiled at Kimmel’s one-week suspension, would have threatened to retaliate in opposition to the Mouse Home if it severed ties with Kimmel now.
The outraged T-shirts and protest placards would write themselves:
President Donald Trump made them do it!
Now, ABC can delay the inevitable for 12+ months. If Colbert was costing CBS a reported $40 million a 12 months, there’s little probability Kimmel, who typically attracts a smaller crowd than Colbert, is making sizable cash for ABC.
It’s extra possible he’s costing the community.
The one-year extension permits each events to avoid wasting face and draw optimistic headlines. A cynical studying of the information? Each side confirmed a critical insecurity in each Kimmel’s future and late-night TV in toto.
The opposite apparent revelation from the deal?
If President Trump had been an precise dictator, ABC wouldn’t be capable of signal Kimmel to any type of extension. Trump would personally be sure that Kimmel’s present contract could be his final.
It’s what Adolf Hitler would do.
In order that speaking level must be useless and buried for rational folks. Likelihood is it’ll thrive all the identical, each within the Legacy Media and Leftist circles.
However we repeat ourselves…