Jimmy Kimmel's suspension sparks fear around other late-night targets

"After Disney's ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel, fear and anger are rippling through the late-night world as many wonder where the ax could fall next. "When they came for Colbert, they cloaked it in 'he didn't make enough money,' but with Kimmel, they just brazenly did it," Kurt Braunohler, a comedian who's been a writer on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," posted on Instagram."

""There's a sense of alarm," a former Jimmy Fallon staffer told Business Insider. "Among my friends, there's a really practical feeling of, there's no jobs left, and people are freaking out about that." "I'm enraged," a third veteran of the late-night shows said of Kimmel's suspension. "It's a scary time in late-night now. Nobody knows what's next.""

"After Kimmel's suspension, Trump went on to urge Comcast's NBCUniversal to cancel its late-night hosts, NBC's Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers. "The message to those NBC shows is, if you don't fall in line, we're going to do the same thing to you," comedy writer Adam Conover said. "Imagine being Seth Meyers right now. His work is more political than Jimmy Fallon's." Both hosts addressed the situation on their shows on Thursday, standing up for Kimmel and promising not to change their approach. Meyers, who has regularly mocked Trump, focused on free speech on his show, "Late Night with Seth Meyers." Fallon, who's less political and more mainstream, took jabs at Trump"

Disney's ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel, triggering fear and anger across the late-night television community. Industry insiders worry that political pressure from President Donald Trump influenced the suspension and could target other hosts. Comedian Kurt Braunohler publicly criticized the move and contrasted it with Stephen Colbert's earlier cancellation. Late-night staffers and veterans expressed alarm about job losses and uncertainty in the industry. Trump urged Comcast's NBCUniversal to cancel Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, escalating concerns. Fallon and Meyers addressed the situation on their shows, defended Kimmel, and pledged not to change their approaches, with Meyers emphasizing free speech.

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