Jimmy Kimmel Trump Critics Choice Speech
Jimmy Kimmel reflected on the win backstage, calling last year “almost a near-death experience.”
“Of course not literally,” he told reporters. ”But I did feel a little bit like Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn watching their own funeral when all this stuff happened. To be here and to see that people reacted to it in a, not just a positive way but in almost a desperate way. We’re like, ‘Oh, boy, when they come after the comedians, this is when we draw the line.’ And we’re very grateful that they drew the line at us.”
kimmel and Trump have been trading barbs for months. On Christmas Day, Kimmel delivered Channel 4’s annual Option Christmas Message to viewers in the U.K.”I can tell you that,from a fascism perspective,this has been a really great year,” Kimmel said.”Tyranny is booming over here. You may have read in your colorful newspapers that my country’s president would like to shut me up because I don’t adore him in the way he likes to be adored.”
He continued, “The American government made a threat against me and the company I work for, and all of a sudden we were off the air. But then, you know what happened? A Christmas miracle happened. Well, it was September, it was a September miracle.”
“Our show came back stronger then ever,” Kimmel affirmed.”We won, the President lost, and now I’m back on the air every night, giving the most powerful politician on earth a right and richly deserved bollocking.”
Last year, Kimmel renewed his deal to host Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC until May 2027. The show returns tonight, Jan. 5, with guests Ben Affleck and Erin Doherty, and musical guest Molly Tuttle.