Jimmy Kimmel: Don’t Ever Watch CBS Again After Colbert’s Final Show

Late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert discussed the end of Colbert’s tenure on ‘The Late Show’ and the latest product from President Donald Trump.

On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’, Kimmel told viewers that the show would not air on Thursday ‘out of respect’ to Colbert, whose final ‘Late Show’ airs that night.

Kimmel said, “I hope the people who did the pushing feel ashamed of themselves,” referring to the controversy surrounding the cancellation.

Kimmel noted that the situation is “nothing like the old days of late night” when hosts competed, adding that there is now a more supportive atmosphere.

He added, “I hope he comes to visit as many times as possible,” before telling his audience that after the final ‘Late Show’ airs on CBS, “don’t ever watch it again.”

Kimmel also commented on Trump filing a $10 billion lawsuit against his government and winning a fund of $1.76 billion, calling it “an astonishingly brazen act” that he “will never understand.”

Leaked tax records showed Trump paid just $750 in taxes for 2016, which Kimmel said was “just about enough to fill your tank to Vegas and back.”

Kimmel moved on to the Iran war, noting that Trump’s sons are “profiting from bigly,” and that the president has been seeking conflict with former Cuban President Raúl Castro, who was indicted for a 1996 incident where four men were killed when their planes were shot down.

The House voted this week to advance a resolution limiting Trump’s powers in Iran. “He’ll ignore it like he avoids the weight limit on a golf cart,” Kimmel said.

Trump has been waging war against fellow Republicans who “dared to disagree with him,” such as Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie, who lost his primary after “pushing for the full release of the Trump-Epstein files.”

Kimmel said Massie now has “seven months left in office and nothing to lose.”

Trump weighed in on the Los Angeles mayoral race, supporting Spencer Pratt, another former reality TV candidate. In a bizarre interview, Trump said the vote was rigged and would need Jesus to count votes. “If Jesus came down, why would he come down to count votes?” Kimmel asked.

The launch of Trump coins also occurred this week. “This economy is so bad even he needs a part-time job,” Kimmel said.

In his penultimate monologue, Stephen Colbert discussed the much-ridiculed Trump gold cellphone, now available after a nine-month delay.

Colbert said it was the “only Trump item more disappointing after a nine-month wait was Eric.”

Despite claims the phones would be made in the U.S., Colbert said: “Brace yourself.” The phones are simply “designed with American values in mind.” He joked that Arby’s should adopt the slogan: “We have the meats … in mind.”

Trump also “took a break from profiting off a presidency” to give his wife a shoutout in a strange speech where he lied about her documentary’s success and added there is only room for one star in the family, so he “better get rid of that.” Colbert called it “a pretty weird thing to say to your wife.”

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that passengers can now take an unlimited number of rotisserie chickens onboard.

Colbert responded: “Thank God! I was getting tired of having to chug my chicken in line.”