David Letterman Laments Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: 'This Is Misery'

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Dave's words of wisdom never fail. He's great at capturing the insanity and seriousness of moments like this.

David Letterman Laments Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: ‘This Is Misery’

Legendary late-night host David Letterman has weighed in on the events that led ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel.

“This is misery,” Letterman said when asked about Kimmel’s suspension, speaking at The Atlantic Festival 2025 Thursday in New York. “I feel bad about this,” he continued. “We see where this is all going, correct? It’s managed media. And it’s no good. It’s silly. It’s ridiculous. And you can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian criminal administration in the Oval Office. That’s just not how this works.”

“In the world of somebody who is an authoritarian, maybe a dictatorship, sooner or later, everyone is going to be touched,” said Letterman.

Letterman also said, “The institution of the president of the United States ought to be bigger than a guy doing a talk show.” Kimmel’s removal from late-night TV, he said, “was predicted by our president right after Stephen Colbert got walked off, so you’re telling me this isn’t premeditated at some level?”

There's many more good quotes in there, including about Colbert's situation. Love Dave.

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1. Wow, even his enemy Jay Leno is on Kimmel's side

He's generally been Republican-lite all these years, so I do think it means something if even he sees the danger in all of this:

Jay Leno says he's 'on Jimmy Kimmel's side'

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5. I can't imagine any comedian feeling good about this

Let’s see Bill Maher try to defend this.

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2. Countdown until Trump insults Letterman

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3. ❤️

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4. They went after a likeable guy!

It's not like Kimmel was a Bill Maher, or even a Jon Stewart. Kimmel is super likeable! He could probably run for office and win.