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\n\tAs ABC\u2019s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! <\/em>continues, Kimmel\u2019s fellow late-night hosts took to their own monologues to mock the Trump administration on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n \n\tThe network pulled Kimmel off the air Wednesday over the comedian\u2019s comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination during his monologue on Monday night. \u201cWe 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 and doing everything they can to score political points from it,\u201d Kimmel said at the time.<\/p>\n While Kimmel has yet to comment on the issue, the suspension has set off a national debate over free speech and accusations that ABC and Disney, its parent company, have succumbed under pressure from the government.<\/p>\n \n\tStephen Colbert slammed the network\u2019s decision, calling Kimmel\u2019s suspension \u201cblatant censorship.\u201d \u201cIt always starts small,\u201d he said, referring to Trump\u2019s orders to rename the Gulf of Mexico, to the \u201cGulf of America.\u201d He added, \u201cSure, seems harmless, but with an autocrat, you cannot give an inch. And if ABC thinks this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive. And clearly they\u2019ve never read the children\u2019s book If<\/em> You Give a Mouse a Kimmel.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tColbert then referenced CBS\u2019 abrupt decision earlier this summer to end his own show in 2026 and warned viewers: \u201cThis is not entirely about what Jimmy said on Monday. This was part of a plan. How do I know that? Two months ago, when the President was tastefully\u00a0celebrating my cancellation, he posted \u2018Jimmy Kimmel is next to go.’\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\tElsewhere, Jon Stewart\u00a0also took aim at the Trump administration and offered a glimpse of what an \u201cadministration-compliant show\u201d may look like and mockingly played the role of a sycophant and terrified host. Stewart ended his monologue with a song dedicated to lauding the \u201cdear leader\u201d and was joined by the\u00a0Daily Show<\/em>\u2018s rotating hosts and correspondents, with comedian Ronny Chieng praising Trump\u2019s \u201cmassive penis,\u201d despite\u00a0South Park<\/em>\u2018s take on the matter.<\/p>\n \n\tFallon briefly touched on Kimmel during\u00a0The Tonight Show<\/em> and said, \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on. And no one does. But I do know Jimmy Kimmel, and he\u2019s a decent, funny and loving guy and I hope he comes back.\u201d After assuring viewers that his monologue would proceed \u201cjust like I normally would,\u201d a voiceover dubbed in flattery for the president over Fallon\u2019s commentary. <\/p>\n \t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n \n\tMeanwhile, during Seth Meyers\u2018s \u201cCloser Look\u201d segment, he highlighted how \u201cTrump promised to end government censorship and bring back free speech,\u201d but is \u201cdoing the opposite.\u201d The host continued, \u201cIt has experts worried that we\u2019re rapidly devolving into oppressive autocracy in the style of Russia or Hungary much faster than anyone could have predicted.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tMeyers directly addressed Kimmel as well, and said it\u2019s \u201ca privilege and an honor to call Jimmy Kimmel my friend, in the same way that it\u2019s a privilege and honor to do this show every night.\u201c Meyers continued, \u201cI wake up every day, I count my blessings that I live in a country that at least purports to value freedom of speech, and we\u2019re going to keep doing our show the way we\u2019ve always done it, with enthusiasm and integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As ABC\u2019s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! continues, Kimmel\u2019s fellow late-night hosts took to their own monologues to mock the Trump administration on Thursday evening. 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