Kimmel Claps Back as Contract Extension Shakes Up the Spotlight
So, here’s what’s been unfolding around Jimmy Kimmel — and it’s been quite a week. The late-night host found himself right back in the centre of political buzz after firing off a sharp and humorous response to U.S. President Donald Trump. All of this happened just as Kimmel confirmed that Jimmy Kimmel Live! will stay on the air longer than expected, thanks to a new contract extension. Naturally, he couldn’t resist turning Trump’s remarks into comedy gold.
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It all started when Trump, ahead of hosting the Kennedy Center Honors, took a jab at Kimmel by calling him a “horrible” host and boasting that he would do a better job. He even joked that if he couldn’t outperform Kimmel in terms of talent, he didn’t deserve to be president. That comment didn’t exactly land quietly. By Monday night, Kimmel had worked it into his opening monologue, telling his audience that he had never agreed with Trump more — especially the part about Trump not deserving to be president. He then questioned whether Trump even knew he’d never hosted the Kennedy Center Honors at all, joking that maybe the president had mistaken him for Queen Latifah.
From there, things escalated in classic Kimmel fashion. He suggested that Trump seemed to be challenging him to a talent competition, and he accepted the challenge with mock enthusiasm. He listed off the things he could do — tell jokes, draw, even play his clarinet — while throwing in a pointed jab about Trump’s own “talents,” which got one of the loudest laughs of the night. Still, Kimmel played it off as though the comments had hurt his feelings, joking that Trump might secretly have a crush on him because of how fixated he seemed.
Then came the big reveal: Kimmel confirmed he’d signed on with ABC for another year. He delivered the news as if speaking directly to Trump, cheerfully apologizing for upsetting him during such a “sensitive time.” He joked that the show would stay on the air until May 2027 — or until the world ends, whichever arrives first. As usual, he couldn’t resist a dig at himself either, saying he chose the extension because he wanted to “spend less time” with his family.
This announcement lands after a rocky period earlier in the year, when Kimmel’s show was briefly suspended following controversial remarks he made after the killing of political commentator Charlie Kirk. But after public pressure led ABC to lift the suspension, his ratings climbed even higher, and Kimmel didn’t ease up on his criticism of Trump. In fact, Trump recently called him “totally biased” and demanded once again that ABC remove him from the air.
But now, with a fresh contract in place and a renewed sense of momentum, Kimmel seems more energized than ever — and more than ready to keep the jokes coming, no matter how loudly the criticism rolls in.
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