Embattled late evening funnyman Jimmy Kimmel hosted only one Republican visitor on his ratings-challenged discuss present over the previous 4 years — whereas ensuring almost all his jokes landed on the expense of conservatives, a brand new research discovered.
Earlier than being “indefinitely” yanked off his “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” this week after making a false declare that conservative activist Charlie Kirk's alleged murderer was a MAGA supporter, Kimmel, 57, welcomed 13 left-leaning visitors this 12 months — and no Republicans, media watchdog NewsBusters discovered.
The portion of Kimmel's jokes and gags focusing on conservatives surged — from 88% in 2023 to 97% this 12 months, the group discovered.
He made 1,128 jokes focused at President Donald Trump in 2025, excess of anybody else.
His subsequent two favourite targets: Trump's former adviser Elon Musk and Conflict Secretary Pete Hegseth, who he slammed 154 and 71 instances, respectively.
By comparability, gaffe-prone former President Joe Biden led all Dems in Kimmel goofs — however by some means managed to be a punchline solely 26 instances, the group discovered.
Since coming back from summer season trip Sept. 2, Kimmel has spent roughly 90 minutes of monologue time over 9 episodes railing in opposition to Trump, a Publish assessment of his monologues discovered.
Kimmel, who has hosted the ABC present since 2003, “has develop into a shill for the left and a persistent supply of boring unfunny narratives. Individuals I do know who've interacted with him additionally say he's a jerkoff,” Trump's longtime political adviser Roger Stone instructed The Publish.
“Kimmel's best crime was that he wasn't humorous, and that his rhetoric usually veered into the hateful . . . He gained't be missed,” he added.
Kimmel's lone GOP visitor in 4 years claimed he needed to comply with humiliate himself to get air time.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, Trump's longtime pal and a significant Republican donor, appeared on JKL in 2023, however solely after agreeing to spend the complete interview inside an arcade claw-machine sport as a result of he wasn't vaccinated. Kimmel, nonetheless, stated he insisted Lindell be in the claw machine “because it's hilarious.”
“Of all of the colourful unhinged characters who've come to prominence within the political period of Donald Trump, our subsequent visitor might be probably the most enthusiastic,” Kimmel stated on the Jan. 31, 2023 episode.
“To assist him conquer his debilitating concern of machines now we have put in him inside a claw machine for his interview tonight,” he stated, referring to Lindell's claims about voting-machine fraud within the 2020 election.
Former NYC Council Minority Chief Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) stated the NewsBusters information show for sure Kimmel is a “liberal hack” who was “rather a lot funnier fats.”
“Kimmel determined to be a whiny pompous liberal who, as his rankings present, clearly turned off even probably the most passive viewer who as soon as tuned in as background noise whereas scrolling Etsy in mattress,” he stated.
“Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” fell to just 1.1 million viewers in August 2025, almost halved from January's 1.95 million, and trailing behind all of his late-night friends, month-to-month Nielsen figures present.
Republican Nationwide Committee spokeswoman Kiersten Pels accused Kimmel of constructing his profession “parroting Democrat speaking factors to a tiny left-wing fanbase.”
“Now Democrats are extra enraged over an out-of-touch, washed-up millionaire shedding his ABC gig than they have been concerning the cold-blooded homicide of Charlie Kirk,” she stated. “This tells you every little thing it's essential to know concerning the Democrat Celebration.”
The political imbalance tracks throughout all latep-night exhibits, NewsBusters discovered.
From September 2022 by means of June, the group tracked 511 liberal or Democratic visitors throughout late-night TV, in comparison with simply 14 conservatives and Republicans. The research checked out exhibits hosted by Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Jon Stewart.
Two months in the past, CBS introduced it's canceling Colbert's “Late Present” in Could, citing monetary causes.
Curtis Houck, managing editor of NewsBusters, referred to as “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” nothing however “partisan sneering.”
“For a person hailed by pals as somebody whose kindness and sincerity are allegedly defining options, his so-called comedy is the alternative,” he stated.
“Whereas [Stephen] Colbert was late-night group remedy for liberals, Kimmel was a each day pep rally for liberals and a supply of unearned validation for his or her land of delusion.”
Kimmel got here underneath hearth after saying on Monday's present the “MAGA gang” tried scoring political factors off Charlie Kirk's savage public execution.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately making an attempt to characterize this child who murdered Charlie Kirk as something aside from considered one of them and doing every little thing they will to attain political factors from it,” Kimmel stated.
On Wednesday, ABC introduced it was pulling the present “indefinitely.”
Kimmel's suspension sparked outcry about free speech and authorities overreach.
Nevertheless, Vice President JD Vance stated he's not shopping for it.
“Jimmy Kimmel wasn't humorous, his rankings have been in the bathroom, and his advertisers have been revolting” stated Vance on X Friday.
“Additionally the bellyaching from the left over ‘free speech' after the Biden years fools exactly nobody,” he added in an obvious reference to Democrats allegedly masking up Biden's declining well being through the 2024 federal election marketing campaign.
“This isn't about freedom of speech,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) instructed The Publish. “It's about sustaining an viewers and rankings. A politically lopsided present has a tough time doing that, which is why [Kimmel] misplaced almost 1,000,000 viewers over the previous decade.”
