In the aftermath of Jimmy Kimmel’s indefinite suspension from broadcast by ABC, The Daily Show decided to tread extra carefully on Thursday with a 23-minute monologue dedicated to praising “father” Donald Trump, delivered by Jon Stewart from behind a giant golden desk.
In the video above Stewart uses his “hilarious, administration-compliant show” to discuss the president’s trip to the UK — telling the audience to “shut the f*** up” whenever they react negatively to Trump — before moving on to the president’s comments about Kimmel being suspended for having “zero talent“.
“In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment. And let me tell you how it works: There’s something called a Talent-o-Meter. It’s a completely scientific instrument that is kept on the president’s desk. And it tells the president when a performer’s TQ (talent quotient) — measured mostly by niceness to the president — goes below a certain level, at which point the FCC must be notified to threaten the acquisition prospects for billion-dollar mergers of network affiliates. These affiliates are then asked to give ultimatums to the even larger mega corporation that controls the flow of state-approved content. Or the FCC can just choose to threaten those licenses directly. It’s basic science! Read the Constitution!”
Watch the other late night hosts’ reactions to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.
