Moment Jimmy Kimmel makes Charlie Kirk comments that see him indefinitely taken off air

Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be suspended 'indefinitely' after comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk, ABC has announced, hours after the Trump-appointed chair of the US broadcasting regulator threatened broadcasters’ licences if action was not taken against the late-night host. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub ABC, which has aired Kimmel's late-night show since 2003, moved swiftly after Nexstar Communications Group said it would pull the show starting from Wednesday. Kimmel's comments about Kirk's death 'are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse,' said Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar's broadcasting division. Nexstar operates 23 ABC affiliates Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended indefinitely after host’s Charlie Kirk comments ► https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/18/jimmy-kimmel-live-suspended-indefinitely-after-hosts-charlie-kirk-comments Explainer: What did Jimmy Kimmel say about Charlie Kirk’s killing? ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/18/what-did-jimmy-kimmel-say-said-comments-about-charlie-kirk The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #jimmykimmel #jimmykimmellive #cancelculture #freespeech #freedomofspeech #media #trump #donaldtrump #censorship