Colbert laments 'tonight we are all Jimmy Kimmel' as outgoing CBS host pays tribute to fallen ABC colleague

Outgoing Late Show host Stephen Colbert paid tribute to his fallen colleague Jimmy Kimmel after ABC pulled the host off the air I'm your host Stephen Colbert but tonight we are all Jimmy Kimmel the CBS host began his show Thursday night Colbert called ABC's move to yank Kimmel's show blatant censorship And it reliably starts small Colbert commented Remember like in week one of his presidency Gulf of America Call it Gulf of America Sure it seems harmless but with an autocrat you cannot give an inch And if ABC thinks this is going to satisfy the regime they are woefully naive Colbert warned the rival framework LIBERALS RAGE AS ABC PULLS JIMMY KIMMEL OFF THE AIR FOLLOWING CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN COMMENTSColbert explained Kimmel I stand with you and your staff but griped that he couldn't let him enjoy his Emmy win for like one week He went on to shrug off Kimmel's comments about the accused Charlie Kirk assassin suggesting Federal Communications Commission FCC Chair's Brendan Carr's condemnation was unwarranted and insisting what Kimmel announced wasn't so provocative Colbert also slammed Carr's threat to Disney and accused him of being a hypocrite citing a social media post decrying the censoring of political satire including late-night comedians ABC INSIDER HOPES LIBERALS TAKE THIS LESSON AWAY FROM JIMMY KIMMEL SAGAColbert pointed to Nexstar Media Group s announcement that its ABC affiliates would preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live and noted the company s forthcoming merger would need approval from the Trump administration So a company apparently capitulating to the whims of the president in order to ensure their merger goes through Has that ever happened before he sought with a wink and a nod CBS previously declared it would end The Late Show in May just days after parent company Paramount settled President Donald Trump s lawsuit a maturation critics have linked to Paramount s billion merger with Skydance Media CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST MEDIA AND WAY OF LIFE NEWSOn Monday Kimmel suggested that Kirk's alleged assassin -year-old Tyler Robinson was part of the MAGA gang despite reports he had a left-wing ideology which was later reaffirmed in Tuesday's indictment We hit a few new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to sum political points from it Kimmel communicated his audience He also mocked Trump over an exchange he had with a reporter about Kirk's death saying This is not how an adult grieves the murder of somebody he called a friend This is how a -year-old mourns a goldfish OK Disney had faced mounting pressure from ABC affiliate stations around the country as well as the FCC over its handling of Kimmel The company ultimately decided Wednesday it would preempt his show indefinitely