"I'm not sure who had a weirder 48 hours. Me or the CEO of Tylenol. So it's been overwhelming. I've heard from a lot of people over the last six days. I've heard from all the people in the world over the last six days, everyone I have ever met has reached out 10 or 11 times. Weird characters from my past are emai- the guy who fired me from my first radio job in Seattle."
"- where we are not airing tonight by the way - Sorry, Seattle. His name is Larry. In 1989, Larry tried to force me to do a bit called jokes for donuts, where people would call in with a joke and I would give them donuts. I refused to do it. And then I made a lot of fun of Larry for suggesting it. And eventually Larry fired me and I had to move back in with my parents."
"But even he wrote in to cheer me up. Thank you Larry, and I want to thank everyone who checked in on the show. Some that I do especially want to mention are my fellow late night talk show hosts, my friend Stephen Colbert. He's found himself in this predicament. My friends Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, Conan O'Brien, James Corden, Arsenio, Kathy, Wanda, Chelsea, even Jay (Leno) reached out."
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show after a nearly weeklong suspension over remarks made after Charlie Kirk's killing. He delivered a 16-minute opening monologue that mixed humor, pointed messages and emotion while addressing the suspension and the support he received. He praised Kirk's widow and acknowledged widespread outreach from friends, colleagues and surprising sources, including late-night hosts and international offers. He recounted a personal anecdote about a former radio boss, Larry, who had fired him after a rejected bit and later wrote to cheer him up. He publicly thanked peers who reached out during the hiatus.
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