Jimmy Kimmel Live! is officially back on the air, and Jimmy Kimmel‘s first guests couldn’t be happier.

Robert De Niro, Glen Powell and Sarah McLachlan each featured during the Tuesday, September 23, episode, Kimmel’s first in nearly a week.

First up was De Niro, 82, who appeared as a fictional FCC (Federal Communications Commission) chairperson via a video link. (FCC Chair Brendan Carr said at a New York City forum one day prior that, despite speculation, there was no government pressure to suspend the late-night talk show.)

Kimmel, who jokingly said he had scheduled an on-air interview with Carr, told De Niro he believed mob tactics had been engaged to suppress free speech. De Niro responded, “What the f*** did you just say to me?” (De Niro is notorious for portraying intimidating mob

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