When Jimmy Kimmel returned to the stage of Jimmy Kimmel Live! after a weeklong suspension that rocked Hollywood and sparked a national firestorm, the audience’s cheers were thunderous. The defiant host directly confronted Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, whom he lampooned in a biting sketch featuring Robert De Niro as a mob-style censor.

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“Every night they’ve defended my right to poke fun at our leaders and to advocate for subjects that I think are important,” Kimmel declared. “What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.” The De Niro bit, dripping with Goodfellas -inspired brava

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