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Jimmy Kimmel won’t be going anywhere. At least, not yet.
The far-Left comedian just extended his current ABC/Disney contract by a year. That means he’ll still be telling Orange Man Bad jokes after fellow propagandist Stephen Colbert hangs up his “Late Show” mic in May.
The news, and specifically the modest length of the deal, should come as a surprise to no one.
Jimmy Kimmel Signs 1-Year Contract Extension for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ 2 Months After Hiatus https://t.co/slI7Wnd2mK
— People (@people) December 8, 2025
Kimmel has been coy about his late-night future. He’s wondered aloud how long the format will continue given current economic conditions. He also flirted with retirement in recent years, suggesting he might want to move on to other projects.
And, in the wake of his one-week suspension for lying about Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer, ABC would have taken a massive PR hit had it cut ties with Kimmel now.
Most consumers wouldn’t care one way or the other. The Hollywood community, which recoiled at Kimmel’s one-week suspension, would have threatened to retaliate against the Mouse House if it severed ties with Kimmel now.
The outraged T-shirts and protest placards would write themselves:
President Donald Trump made them do it!
Now, ABC can delay the inevitable for 12+ months. If Colbert was costing CBS a reported $40 million a year, there’s little chance Kimmel, who generally draws a smaller crowd than Colbert, is making sizable money for ABC.
It’s more likely he’s costing the network.
The one-year extension allows both parties to save face and draw positive headlines. A cynical reading of the news? Both sides showed a serious lack of confidence in both Kimmel’s future and late-night TV in toto.
The other obvious revelation from the deal?
If President Trump were an actual dictator, ABC wouldn’t be able to sign Kimmel to any sort of extension. Trump would personally ensure that Kimmel’s current contract would be his last.
It’s what Adolf Hitler would do.
So that talking point should be dead and buried for rational people. Chances are it’ll thrive all the same, both in the Legacy Media and Leftist circles.
But we repeat ourselves…
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No one expects “Avatar: Fire and Ash” to belly flop at theaters nationwide.
The first two “Avatar” films raced to the top of the all-time box office chart. Director James Cameron has an unerring knack for stories we’ll pay good money to see, including the first two “Terminator” films, “Aliens,” “True Lies” and “Titanic.”
Yet we don’t know for sure how much money the third film in the “Avatar” series will actually make. And, given the film’s gargantuan budget, it’s unclear if the film will make a profit when the dust settles.
Tell that to Golden Globe voters.
The not-so-august body has taken its fair share of lumps over the decades, often of the self-inflicted variety.
Now, with this morning’s nominations for 2025, the body is set to honor a film for something that hasn’t happened yet.
This year marks the debut of a new Golden Globes category: “Best Cinematic or Box Office Achievement”
And the nominees are:
- “F1”
- “Sinners”
- “Weapons”
- “Wicked: For Good”
- “Zootopia”
- “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
- “Kpop Demon Hunters”
- “Avatar: Fire & Ash.”
The problem? Two, actually.
First, “KPop Demon Hunters” made less than $25 million in global ticket sales. It was primarily a Netflix release, and a massive one at that.
And, of course, “Fire and Ash” hasn’t made a single penny … yet. The film hits theaters Dec. 19.
Did voters hop in Doc Brown’s time machine, visit 2026 and return in time to submit their votes?
Embarrassing.
Less embarrassing but utterly expected? “The Joe Rogan Experience,” considered the biggest podcast of the modern era, got shut out from another new Globes category – Best Podcast.
The usual suspects got nominations:
- “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard”
- “Call Her Daddy”
- “Good Hang with Amy Poehler”
- “The Mel Robbins Podcast”
- “Smartless”
- “Up First” / NPR
The nominees aren’t aggressively political, although several clearly lean to the Left.
Once again, center-Right voices need not apply to a Hollywood awards gala.
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