"In his opening monologue on Thursday night, Stephen Colbert mocked executives at Disney, ABC's parent company, for caving to threats from Brendan Carr, the FCC chairman, when they pulled Kimmel off the air. In an excerpt posted on Instagram before broadcast, Colbert also scolded Carr for calling Kimmel's commentary on the rush to politicize Kirk's murder an affront to community values. Well, you know what my community values are, Buster? Colbert asked. Freedom of speech."
"He poked fun at Disney executives, saying: As one source at ABC put it, they were pissing themselves all day over the threat of Trump's administration's retaliation against the network. On the bright side, that proves Disney is No 1 in streaming, he joked. Allow Instagram content? This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'."
Jimmy Kimmel's ABC late-night show was suspended indefinitely after comments about rightwing activist Charlie Kirk. Stephen Colbert mocked Disney and ABC executives for caving to threats from FCC chairman Brendan Carr. Colbert scolded Carr for calling Kimmel's commentary an affront to community values and asserted freedom of speech. Colbert joked that ABC sources were 'pissing themselves' over potential retaliation and quipped that Disney's streaming lead proved its success. The Late Show released a video lampooning Disney by altering Beauty and the Beast lyrics to tell executives to 'shut your trap'. Jon Stewart presented a satirical, gold-set Daily Show with a playfully sycophantic tone.
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