John Oliver: ‘Everyone knew the administration had it in for Kimmel’

<p>Last Week Tonight host spoke about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and why we should be worried about what this means for the US</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/john-oliver">John Oliver</a> has voiced his concern for the suspension of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/jimmy-kimmel">Jimmy Kimmel</a>’s show and his support of his fellow late-night TV host.</p><p>On his HBO show Last Week Tonight, the comedian started by speaking about the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/charlie-kirk-shooting">shooting</a> of Charlie Kirk. “A person getting shot is tragic and a person getting shot for their ideas is horrifying, that is true no matter what their ideas are,” he said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/22/john-oliver-jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-trump">Continue reading...</a>