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Jimmy Kimmel returns to television after being suspended
“Tyranny thrives here,” said the presenter canceled by Trump. “Pathetic disaster” and “a walking dead”, his colleague, Stephen Colbert, should be eliminated, believes the US president.
This year responsible for Channel 4’s famous alternative Christmas speech, the American comedian Jimmy Kimmelwhose television program was temporarily suspended in September, stated on British television that 2025 was “a very good year” in the United States “from the point of view of fascism”.
Trump, on Christmas Eve, chose to launch a new wave of criticism of the country’s talk shows. And he even went so far as to say that Stephen Colberthost of “The Late Show” since 2015, is a “pathetic disaster”, and “a walking dead man” who should be eliminated.
“Tyranny thrives here”
Channel 4 has broadcast every year since 1993 a alternative christmas speech to what is said by the British monarch. This year, the channel’s choice fell on Kimmel, star of ‘late night shows’ in the USA (late-night entertainment programs), and who had his program suspended in September, after he accused the American right of politically exploiting the influencer supporter of President Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk.
“Honestly, I think I don’t know anything about what’s going on with you. On the other hand, I know what’s going on with us, and I can tell you that, from the point of view of fascism, it was a very good year”, declared the comedian at the opening of his television address. “Tyranny thrives here”, he added, before going into details about his suspension.
After the controversy and accusations of censorship, he finally went to the recording studio, a week after the suspension.
“The fact that a Government keeps its detractors silent is something that happens in countries like Russia, North Korea and Los Angeles, but not in the United Kingdom”, joked Kimmel, before leaving a warning to the British: “It all happens very quickly”.
But the American president, whom the comedian named “King Donnie VIII”, in an allusion to the British Henry VIII, “lost”, guaranteed Kimmel, in reference to the fact that the broadcast of his program “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” have been extended until mid-2027.
Kimmel also appealed to the British to Don’t abandon the Americans: “We are going through a difficult period at the moment, but we will get out of it”, he added.
Names such as British comedian Stephen Fry (2023) and American whistleblower Edward Snowden (2013) are part of the list of personalities who have already delivered an alternative Christmas message on Channel 4.
Trump ataca Colbert
On Christmas Eve, Trump made a point of writing, on his social network, Truth Social, that “Stephen Colbert is a pathetic disaster, lacking talent or anything else necessary for success in the world of entertainment.”
“Now, after being fired by CBS and left to fend for himself, it’s gotten even worse, as has his non-existent ratings. Stephen is feeding on hate and resentment — an undead! CBS should have “put him to sleep”Now, that would be the least expected of a human being!”, the US president also pointed out.
Trump has frequently tried to restrict the freedom of the media: among many controversial actions, 2025 was marked by one of his administration, which began to choose the journalists who could ask him questions.
