FCC vs. Kimmel: Disney Pulls Plug, Free Speech Gasps
In a plot twist richer than any Disney sequel, Jimmy Kimmel's 'Live!' show got indefinitely benched by the Mouse House after their FCC overlord, Brendan Carr, threw shade on Kimmel's jokes about Charlie Kirk's politically charged demise. On September 2025's chill Sunday, British-American truth-slinger John Oliver dedicated his 'Last Week Tonight' 40-minute marathon to calling out this 'dead canary' in the coal mine of American free speechâsounds dead serious until you picture it gasping like a fish out of FCC water. BFFs Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and comedian guru Jon Stewart piled on with searing takes, from 'big moment for democracy' to sarcastic roast-fests. Meanwhile, Sinclair and Nexstar broadcasters evidently got cold feet faster than a TikTok influencer at a cancel party. Oliver, safer in HBOâs streaming bunker, wrapped it with a plea for media to tell stupid FCC demands to take a hike.
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Jimmy Kimmelâs show got yanked by Disney after FCC's Brendan Carr played party pooper over his Charlie Kirk jokes â John Oliver calls it the canary dying, but at this rate, weâre witnessing the whole damn coal mine getting ghosted by free speech.
When your late-night host gets canned for making jokes, but FCC commissioner flips the script, itâs not censorshipâitâs just the government stress-testing our democracyâs cough reflex.
Disney pulling Kimmel off-air feels like watching your WiFi drop during a crucial meme upload: confusing, frustrating, and suspiciously timed right when free speech tried to stream live.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/22/2025 | Author: Aditi Bharade
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