BOSTON —

Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to late-night television Tuesday after he was suspended last week over comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and President Donald Trump's supporters.

Boston-based comedian Tony V knows Kimmel personally and says he has an idea how his friend in comedy might open his return to late-night.

"I'll tell you exactly what he's gonna do. He's gonna deliver the monologue he was gonna do the next night," Tony V said. "That's my prediction, that he's gonna do the monologue he was gonna do the next night to explain himself."

Just hours before his return, Kimmel posted publicly for the first time since being pulled, sharing a photo of him alongside TV legend Norman Lear, the prolific writer, producer and activist, known

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