‘We are all Jimmy Kimmel’: What late night hosts are saying about Kimmel’s suspension The late night hosts warned about the future of free speech on their shows Thursday. In part, the letter reads: “Last week, Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air after the government threatened a private company with retaliation, marking a dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation. On the Fox News program Saturday in America, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “The decision to fire Jimmy Kimmel and to cancel his show came from executives at ABC.” Kimmel has not been fired, nor has his show been canceled. The silencing of Jimmy Kimmel and jawboning of media outlets through lawsuits and threats to their licenses evoke dark memories of the 1950s. I think we’re all fearful for what comes next, and none of us know.”ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel off air after comments made about the Charlie Kirk killing ABC announced Wednesday that Jimmy Kimmel Live!