Stephen Colbert dramatically declared “we are all Jimmy Kimmel” during his Thursday night taping of “The Late Show” in a cringey monologue about ABC’s firing of his fellow late-night host. “Tonight we are all Jimmy Kimmel,

ABC shocked the world Wednesday night by announcing that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has been pulled off the air indefinitely. Kimmel has been disciplined for his comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk,

The president has repeatedly threatened networks over their news coverage and raged against late-night comedians like Kimmel and Colbert for making fun of him. Of the Big Three networks (sorry, kids, I’m old) Comcast-owned NBC has so far stood its ground.

Stewart, introduced as a “patriotically obedient host,” performed a satirical monologue about free speech, describing his program as “fun, hilarious, administration-compliant show.” He referred to Trump as “father” and “dear leader” as he jokingly praised the president and his recent state trip to the U.K.