Jimmy Kimmel swapped his suit and late-night desk for a cardigan and Christmas living room scene as he shared with British viewers an important holiday message: \u201cTyranny is booming over here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kimmel appeared on public broadcaster Channel 4 Thursday to deliver an \u201calternative Christmas message,\u201d<\/a> counter programming to the British monarch\u2019s annual televised address.<\/p>\n Kimmel\u2019s message focused on his battle with President Trump, who reveled in his talk show\u2019s September suspension. Kimmel was benched for roughly a week after backlash to his comments about Charlie Kirk \u2014 and an ominous threat<\/a> by the Federal Communications Commission chair. Kimmel had criticized MAGA supporters for attempting to \u201cscore political points\u201d after the conservative activist\u2019s killing. He also poked fun at Trump boasting about White House ballroom renovations after being asked about Kirk\u2019s death.<\/p>\n \u201cYou may have read in your colorful newspapers my country\u2019s president would like to shut me up because I don\u2019t adore him in the way he likes to be adored,\u201d he said. He attributed the return of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d to the \u201cmillions and millions of people\u201d who fought to get him back on the air in the name of free speech.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd because so many people spoke out, we came back. Our show came back stronger than ever. We won, the president lost, and now I\u2019m back on the air every night giving the most powerful politician on Earth a right, and richly deserved, bollocking,\u201d he said, referencing the British slang for scolding. Earlier this month, Kimmel signed a contract extension<\/a> with ABC through May 2027.<\/p>\n