Jimmy Kimmel Reacts to Backlash Over His Rudy Giuliani Joke
What To Know
- Jimmy Kimmel addressed conservative critics who blamed him for Rudy Giuliani’s hospitalization due to a joke he made last week.
- A Newsmax panel suggested Kimmel’s jokes were inappropriate and ‘abhorrent.’
- Kimmel mocked the accusations on his show and sent his well wishes to Giuliani.
Jimmy Kimmel took a swings at his conservative critics on Monday night (May 4) after they tried to “pin” Rudy Giuliani’s recent hospitalization on him.
On Monday’s edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the late-night host spoke about how the former New York City mayor was hospitalized over the weekend and said to be in critical condition after a bout with pneumonia.
“When I read this, I really thought, I said, ‘I wonder if they’ll try and blame this on me,'” Kimmel said. “And then, sure enough, one of these podcast bozos points to a joke I made about Rudy on Thursday about him being a vampire, and then suggests I might actually have some inside knowledge of what’s going on in Trumptown there.”
Kimmel was referencing MAGA podcaster Benny Johnson, who posted on X on Sunday, “After making Trump assassination jokes, Jimmy Kimmel joked about Rudy Giuliani last week, saying he ‘rose from the grave.’ It was just announced tonight that Rudy was hospitalized and is in critical condition. Why is Kimmel always joking about death?”
It came a week after Donald and Melania Trump called for Kimmel to be fired after he made a joke about the first lady having “the glow of an expectant widow” two days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
After Johnson’s tweet, Kimmel said, “It became a thing and resulted in this Newsmax panel formed to somehow pin this on me.”
In the clip, one Newsmax panelist asked, “Is this supposed to be comedy?” Another added, “He’s really not funny. It’s abhorrent, what he’s doing under the gauze of comedy.”
Kimmel picked up on that strange phrasing, appearing underneath a sheet of gauze held up by stagehands in Groucho masks. “Right. In fact, I’m under the gauze of comedy right now,” he quipped. “The gauze gives me psychic abilities. Every day in the morning, I wake up, I make coffee, and then I look into the future to see which events have yet to occur, and then we write jokes we know are going to make trouble.”
He continued, referencing Giuliani’s 2020 press conference mix-up, “For the record, I hope Rudy Giuliani lives another 100 years. He earned that outside the dildo shop. That was the funniest thing any person has done this century!”
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In other More Important News. A liberal leftist Judge actually Apologized to the Shooter at the WH Correspondents Dinnef Told the Shooter he was so sorry for the way he was handled by Corrections staff. Having worked in Corrections nearly 12 years they followed standard procedures and put the guy on suicide watch. Which No is not a pleasant situation at all. After a psychiatrist cleared him they placed him in another cell and situation. Now had they Not done that and the guy killed himself they’d of All been in deep trouble. It’s So sickening to see these Liberal DAs and Liberal Judges cutting Violent criminals every single inch of slack they can possibly give them !! Americans need to stand up and start Impeaching these people !! This goes Far beyond Trump and this most recent assasination attempt. These Liberal DAs and Liberal Judges act like they’re in Love with hardened criminals !! Look at Luigi Mangione. Coward shot a man in the back in cold blooded murder and is being hailed as a Ntl. Hero by the Left. And I’m betting he’ll walk on probation with time served as the more serious charges have all been dismissed !! So the Liberal DAs and Liberal Judges are sending a Very clear message, We could care less about the Victims it’s the poor little mistreated Violent Thug we’re worried about !! Vote Em out of Office and/or Impeach the ones that can’t be voted out !! Enough is enough !!
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Wish he’d be replaced by someone who is entertaining all talk show ratings are in the dumpster
Advertisers are noticing.
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Main stream news rare to ever shows some of the reality of what’s going on in This country. If they do it’s a super quick few seconds blurb then quickly move on. If you are a conservative minded person and Especially if you proudly advertise it you can get Killed or seriously injured by liberal leftists !! Now they’ll in they’re usual Cowardly way make sure they have heavy odds in they’re favor before they assault you. But wearing a MAGA hat or having some conservative slogan on a bumper sticker can get you put in the hospital or worse the morgue by the leftists. And what will happen to Them ? IF they are arrested in many. many cases the Liberal DA will levy a $50 bond and let Em go. IF they get in front of the Liberal Judge he or she will Apologize to them for their inconvenience and dismiss the case and tell them he or she is Proud of them for taking a stand. These things have been and still are actually happening in our country !! But DON’T sink to their level !! Vote Em out or Impeach them !! Then pressure our elected officials to provide Justice and Protection for All LEGAL Americans !! It starts in these upcoming mid term elections !!
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kimmel is funny af. I guess his humor cuts too deep with fearless leader. so all the butt kissers cry foul to curry favor with fearless leader.
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I totally agree with Jimmy Kimmel. He is speaking for me. America has "No Kings" and we want none. 80 means I am 80 years old. Wake up people. I never voted for one party but now we have got to get Trump out before he takes us all down!!!!
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I hadn’t heard that but it’d be good if they did. Japan and Europe and several other countries Need to take a vested interest !! From a Quantity standpoint Thanks to Trump the USA doesn’t need the oil. These other countries most certainly Do. Our Military has done all the heavy lifting at the cost of Lives of some of our Awesome and Heroic service members. And allot of our resources. Past time for these other countries to get in there and do they’re fair share !!
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MAGA mafia is starting to get paranoid.
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With Liberal Leftist assaulting and shooting at them every time you turn around they have a right to a certain level of paranoia. I’m sure you find that quite humorous because it’s not You or your loved ones under attack. Jews in This country are almost in as much danger as being in Israel !! Yet the liberal left calls conservatives Nazis and Fascists. Well here’s the proper name for Liberal Leftists= Socialist Communist HYPOCRITES P.S. The Biden DOJ had the Catholic Church under intense surveillance and investigation !! Biden who called himself “ A good ole Catholic Boy” Once again good ole Hypocrite !!.
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Kimmel is a non-humorous but very sick individual. He laughs and makes jokes about other people’s misfortunes. That’s alright Kimmel, you reap what you sow. Or if you prefer, what goes around comes around.
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It’s not comedy at all … it’s satire!
And some people will never get it.