Jimmy Fallon cancels appearance at New York City festival
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Jimmy Fallon abruptly pulled the plug on a scheduled engagement just as his TV colleague Jimmy Kimmel had his show axed from the airwaves.
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Jimmy Fallon jokes about dad’s concern ‘The Tonight Show’ was cancelled in wake of Kimmel ousting
"Well, guys, the big story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the FCC, leaving everyone thinking, 'WTF?'" Fallon joked.
Jimmy Fallon kicked off his monologue Thursday night with a number of awkward jokes surrounding his fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s TV exit.Jimmy Kimmel Live! was pulled off air “indefinitely” on Wednesday after a Trump-appointed FCC chairman appeared to threaten ABC.
ABC is stupid,” said one ABC source. “They should have edited Kimmel. They know Trump is after him. Their standards department should have flagged it. They should have known better.”
We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened. Hours later, Jimmy Kimmel was off the air.
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The cancellation comes as the late-night television world reels from ABC’s indefinite suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”