{"id":465809,"date":"2025-10-01T13:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/465809\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:03:19","slug":"late-night-hosts-rally-around-jimmy-kimmel-in-brooklyn-shows-with-as-gavin-newsom-makes-an-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/465809\/","title":{"rendered":"Late-night hosts rally around Jimmy Kimmel in Brooklyn shows with as \u2018Gavin Newsom\u2019 makes an appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 gunhQQ\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n<p>Two of the biggest names in late-night rallied around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/jimmy-kimmel-return-trump-bully-suspension-abc-b2834089.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> last night as the host decamped to New York City for a week of shows in the Big Apple. <\/p>\n<p>Kimmel was even joined by Josh Meyers, the brother of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/jimmy-kimmel-return-reactions-stephen-colbert-seth-meyers-b2831720.html\" title=\"Stars and fellow hosts react to Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s return: \u2018Late-nightmare is over\u2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seth Meyers,<\/a> who parodied California governor Gavin Newsom to mark the host\u2019s first week on the air since he was suspended for his comments about the assassination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/charlie-kirk-usa-utah-logan-donald-trump-b2836989.html\" title=\"Turning Point, moving forward without Charlie Kirk, makes first return to Utah since his killing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Kirk.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking from the Brooklyn Academy of Music, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/jimmy-kimmel-donald-trump-news-monologue-b2834207.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the comedian <\/a>described his program as the \u201cshow the FCC doesn\u2019t want you to see.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>And, teasing his interview with Colbert, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/jimmy-kimmel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimmel<\/a> said the show was going to \u201cdrive the president nuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-at-09-45-56-(3)-copy.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel was joined by Josh Meyers who was dressed up as Gavin Newsom\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel was joined by Josh Meyers who was dressed up as Gavin Newsom (Jimmy Kimmel Live)<\/p>\n<p>During his monologue, Kimmel was joined on stage by Josh Meyers, who played the part of California\u2019s outspoken governor, even sporting Newsom\u2019s famous slicked-back grey hair and gravelly voice.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers arrived on a bicycle and claimed that he wanted to \u201cbridge a divide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cL.A. and N.Y.C., we\u2019re not so different,\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, we both just want to be free to smoke weed while riding our electric scooters to a drag queen brunch,\u201d he said, parodying Trump\u2019s claims that Newsom is \u201cwoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his appearance, Meyers also copied the language used on Newsom\u2019s social media accounts, which mock Trump&#8217;s own rambling social media posts. <\/p>\n<p>The That &#8217;70s Show star nicknamed Guant\u00e1namo Bay \u201cGuant\u00e1namo Gay\u201d and renamed Kimmel to \u201cJ-dog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-seth-meyers-nbc-contract-b2815078.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seth Meyers<\/a>, <strong> <\/strong>host of Late Night with Seth Meyers<strong>, <\/strong>appeared later in the monologue to poke fun at the recent suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-at-09-48-copy.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Stephen Colbert joined Kimmel on stage later in the program\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Colbert joined Kimmel on stage later in the program (Jimmy Kimmel Live)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened with your show? I thought this whole thing was, you know \u2026,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/stephen-colbert-trump-autocrat-jimmy-kimmel-b2829533.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Colbert<\/a> then joined Kimmel for his first interview, while a prerecorded interview between the pair also aired on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/stephen-colbert-jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-shooting-b2825137.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colbert<\/a> shared with his fellow late-night host how he broke the news of his show&#8217;s cancellation to his staff and the audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the time I get to my offices, I have sweat through my shirt because I didn\u2019t want to know anything my staff didn\u2019t know. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I said, \u2018I\u2019m going to tell my staff today,\u2019 but then we couldn\u2019t do a show if I told them because everybody would be bummed out and I would be bummed out,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Colbert<strong> <\/strong>also added an extra segment to his program that same evening, confusing his stage manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I was so nervous about doing it right \u2014 because there was nothing in the prompter, I was just speaking off the cuff \u2014 that I f\u2014 up twice. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I had to restart and the audience thought it was a bit and they started going, \u2018Steve, you can do it.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I always messed up on the sentence that told them what was happening. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then I got to the sentence that actually told them was happening, and they didn\u2019t laugh,\u201d Colbert added.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI267803722.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air in September because of his comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air in September because of his comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk (Disney)<\/p>\n<p>According to CBS, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/stephen-colbert-emmy-win-late-show-b2822335.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colbert\u2019s<\/a> show was cancelled for \u201cfinancial\u201d reasons, days after the host said that the network had accepted a \u201cbig, fat bribe\u201d from a \u201csitting\u201d government official. <\/p>\n<p>Kimmel\u2019s own show was suspended by ABC earlier in September, after he claimed that Republicans were trying to use the assassination of Charlie Kirk to score \u201cpolitical points.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also pointed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/charlie-kirk-shooting-trump-martyr-meaning-b2827509.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump\u2019s<\/a> reaction to Kirk\u2019s death, where he told reporters that he was \u201cpretty good\u201d before changing the subject and talking about the \u201cnew ballroom for the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, he\u2019s at the fourth stage of grief, construction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he called a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish, OK?,\u201d Kimmel joked.<\/p>\n<p>He had previously said on social media that his family sent \u201clove to the Kirks\u201d and to anyone who falls \u201cvictim to senseless gun violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/jimmy-kimmel-david-letterman-charlie-kirk-b2829657.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimmel\u2019s show<\/a> returned last week, where he delivered an opening monologue that racked up 13 million views on YouTube and 5.7 million views on Instagram in 24 hours. <\/p>\n<p>On last night\u2019s show, Kimmel revealed the moment that he was told that his show was being suspended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m on the phone with the ABC executives, and they say, \u2018Listen, we want to take the temperature down. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re concerned about what you\u2019re gonna say tonight, and we decided that the best route is to take the show off the air,\u2019\u201d Kimmel said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a vote, and I lost the vote, and so I put my pants back on and I walked out to my office,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,\u201d he said, through tears.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent has contacted The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC and The Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert, for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[77,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-465809","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-tv","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115299051878671968","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}