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Jimmy Kimmel won’t have a silent night on Christmas. He will condemn fascism and perhaps President Donald Trump in a Christmas speech on British television’s Channel 4.
According to the media, the annual “Alternative Christmas Message” from “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The presenter will go on air after King Charles’ traditional royal speech.
The late-night comedian will reportedly delve into his personal experience as a victim of censorship to declare, “From the perspective of fascism, this has been a truly fantastic year.”
“Donald Trump’s return to the White House and his wide-ranging impact on the world has been the story of 2025 and it would be hard to think of a better person to address it than Jimmy Kimmel, who is on the frontline of America’s battle for free speech,” a Channel 4 spokesperson told The Guardian and other outlets.
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The prospect of the late-night comedian roasting Trump instead of chestnuts over a campfire is an intriguing prospect. Citing an “insider” at the UK station, Deadline said his words will be “tonally warm but with a serious underlying message.”
The speech will be “deeply personal and characteristically jovial,” the network told Variety.
Kimmel was close to tears last week in his final monologue before the holidays.
“On behalf of all of us who attended the show, I just want to say that we appreciate your support, your enthusiasm, and not just for seeing it this year,” he said. “You literally dug us out of a hole and we can’t thank you enough, personally and professionally.”
Kimmel, the longest-serving late-night talk host on the major networks, reached the darkest moment of his career when an off-color comment about Charlie Kirk’s death led to Trump’s FCC reportedly pressuring Disney to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air in September.
The show was suspended for several days before returning to the airwaves amid national outrage over Trump and company’s attempts to stifle free speech and Disney’s apparent caving in to the administration.