‘Shaken’ Jimmy Kimmel gives a play-by-play of how he found out show was pulled ‘indefinitely’

‘Shaken’ Jimmy Kimmel gives a play-by-play of how he found out show was pulled ‘indefinitely’

I am so honored to be here with my fellow no talent late night loser Jimmy Kimmel gave a playbyplay of how he found out his late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live was being pulled off the air indefinitely. The comedian shared his story on the Late Show with Steven Colbear and described the ordeal as an emotional roller coaster. So, I go into the bathroom and I’m on the phone with the ABC executives and they say, “Listen, we want to take the temperature down. Uh, we’re concerned about what you’re going to say tonight.” And we decided that the best route is to take the show off the air tonight. When the audience began to boo, Kimmel quipped, “That’s what I said. I started booing.” He said he told the ABC execs that he didn’t think pulling the show was a good idea. However, they voted and Kimmel lost. The late night talk show host said he returned to his office and told his executive producers that the show is being suspended and he stayed at the show for a couple of hours before heading home. I thought that’s it. It’s over. It is over. Kimmel said the next few days were like jail and he couldn’t give any statements but had to make and take a lot of phone calls. Kimmel’s late night ABC show was suspended on September 17th after he discussed Charlie Kirk’s death during his monologue.

Jimmy Kimmel was in the bathroom when he found out his late-night talk show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” was being pulled from the air “indefinitely.”

The comedian gave a play-by-play of the “strange … emotional rollercoaster” on the “Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

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