Jimmy Kimmel Live! will now appear again across the US, after two of America's largest local TV station owners said they would resume showing the programme. Sinclair and Nexstar - which own dozens of stations affiliated with national broadcaster ABC - had taken the show off air for more than a week over comments Kimmel made about the recent killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. Both announced it would be ... Read more
Donald Trump’s fear of Jimmy Kimmel reveals why laughter may be the most dangerous weapon in politics.NH
A Russian satirist explains why autocrats can’t take a joke. Director Viktor Shenderovich poses with puppets of Russian political leaders, including Vladimir Putin, in June 2000 on the set of a popular satirical television show called "Kukly." | Oleg Nikishin/Newsmakers/Getty Images Zoya Sheftalovich is a contributing editor for POLITICO Europe. For anyone who watched Vladimir Putin’s rise to power in the ... Read more
Bill Maher ignites debate as he urges a return to ‘old America’ and blasts the left for smug self-righteousness.NH
On Friday’s episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host Bill Maher argued that to get back to what he called “old America,” Democrats must scale back their more radically progressive ideology. “If we are ever going to get back to the old America, that’s got to be the Democrats’ part of the bargain. Stop coming up with radically new and often terrible ideas and then, in the next breath, insist there be no debate ... Read more
Eric Adams shocks New York by quitting the mayoral race and blasting political extremism in a pointed swipe at Zohran Mamdani.NH
Mayor Eric Adams issued a dire warning about the rise of political extremism as he dropped his re-election bid Sunday — in a clear dig at front-runner socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani. “Extremism is growing in our politics,” Adams said in a video from Gracie Mansion announcing he was bowing out of the November election. “Our children are being radicalized to hate our city and our country. Political anger is ... Read more
Disney’s nightmare year deepens as Kimmel Snow White and Captain America all collide in one perfect storm.NH
“One Battle After Another” is a new Warner Bros. movie out this weekend starring Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s also a bang-on description of the non-stop pummeling that one of WB’s rival studios, Disney, has endured all year long. Check your tires! The House of Mouse is roadkill. From audience franchise fatigue to creative incompetence to multiple political disasters and award-season flameouts, Disney has gone through one ... Read more