"Kimmel is officially the grande dame of late night, and we thank him for inviting us into his mind palace for 20-plus years. He teared up talking about the violence in Minneapolis, which he is wont to do, and I think it's very heartening that late night's elder statesman has a lot of feelings. Making ha-ha he-he jokes about the nation's slow (sometimes fast) descent into fascism could be a very deadening job, but Kimmel remains in touch with his emotions. That can't be easy."
"He said the act of writing for an imagined reader who is smarter than him elevates his thinking. Then, when the reader meets that elevated thought process, everyone gets to "recalibrate our relationship to truth." Sometimes, entertainment feels useless in the face of political reality. But sometimes, it helps us shape our thinking and find common truths, emotional armor, or just release."
Jimmy Kimmel celebrated a long run and showed emotional vulnerability while addressing violence in Minneapolis, demonstrating empathy amid political satire. George Saunders argued that writing for an imagined, smarter reader elevates thought and allows audiences to recalibrate their relationship to truth, positioning art as a tool for shaping thinking and offering emotional armor. Amber Ruffin suggested that public expressions of good ideas from politicians still matter even if motives are mixed. Late-night programming combines humor, feeling, and artistic utility to help audiences process national turmoil and sustain public conversation.
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