ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show following comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk set off a flood of reactions, including from President Donald Trump and a fellow late-night host whose show was canceled after he criticized a deal between the Trump administration and his own network’s parent company.
Stephen Colbert apparently got the news that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” had been suspended indefinitely when a staffer handed him a cellphone while Colbert was on stage in New York taping an episode of his own show, which CBS won’t renew once it ends next spring.
While sitting at his desk, Colbert read aloud portions of an article confirming Kimmel’s suspension to the stunned studio audience, according to one audience member, Monserrat Lopez.
“It was a mix of shock a