Jimmy Kimmel is back in the Trump administration’s crosshairs, facing new calls for cancellation over jokes he made days before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
In this month’s edition of LateNighter’s Roundtable Podcast, Jon Schneider, Bill Carter, and Mark Malkoff unpack the latest escalation—how it unfolded, how Kimmel is responding, and why this moment feels different.
The trio then widens the conversation to a late night landscape in transition, from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert entering its final three weeks at CBS to broader questions about where the format goes next.
Elsewhere, the panel discusses YouTube’s efforts to enter the late night space, what’s ahead for Saturday Night Live as its heads into its final three-episode run of the season, and highlights from Morgan Neville’s Lorne Michaels documentary.
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Show Topics:
- Kimmel’s clash with Trump over pre-WHCD jokes
- Colbert’s final three weeks: potential guests, legacy moments, and CBS’s endgame
- Byron Allen’s 11:30 buy out: where are CBS affiliates in this?
- YouTube disruption: what to make of the Google-owned platform launching two digital-first late-night shows
- Saturday Night Live’s season finale stretch: hosts, momentum, and standout players
- Inside Morgan Neville’s Lorne Michaels documentary: new insights into SNL’s creative process
References
- Melania Trump Calls on ABC to ‘Take a Stand’ Against ‘Hateful’ Jimmy Kimmel
- Here’s What Jimmy Kimmel Said About Trump Family in His Faux WHCD Roast
- Trump Demands Jimmy Kimmel’s Firing, Escalating Pressure on ABC
- Jimmy Kimmel Fires Back After Trump Demands He Be Fired
- Jimmy Kimmel’s Response to Trump? A Show, Not a Surrender.
- FCC Orders ABC License Review Amid Jimmy Kimmel Controversy
- With Colbert’s Exit, Kimmel Is Poised to (Finally) Take 11:35 Ratings Lead
- Barack Obama to Help Send Off Stephen Colbert in Late Show Return
- CBS Is Handing Late Night to Byron Allen—But What About the Affiliates?
- YouTube Greenlights Original Late-Night Show Hosted by Ben Gleib
- YouTube Greenlights Its Own Late-Night Series Outside Tonight
- SNL Sets Final Season 51 Hosts: Olivia Rodrigo, Matt Damon, and Will Ferrell
- ‘A Miracle’: Ashley Padilla’s ‘Kathy’ Wins Praise From an SNL Legend
- Lorne Doc Proves There’s Still More to Say About Lorne Michaels
- SNL Stories: Morgan Neville Talks His New Film Lorne
