Boston comedian, friend of Kimmel says he knows how the host will return to TV

STAGE. IT WILL BE ALL EYES ON JIMMY KIMMEL TONIGHT WAITING TO SEE WHAT HE SAYS AND WHETHER OR NOT HE TALKS ABOUT HIS SUSPENSION. SOME LOCAL COMEDIANS I SPOKE WITH SAY THEY THINK KIMMEL IS GOING TO ADDRESS THE WHOLE SITUATION HEAD ON WITH THE MAGA GANG DESPERATELY TRYING TO CHARACTERIZE THIS KID WHO MURDERED CHARLIE KIRK AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN ONE OF THEM. THAT WAS JIMMY KIMMEL’S MONDAY MONOLOGUE LAST WEEK THAT GOT HIM PULLED FROM THE AIR. I’M NOT SURPRISED AT ALL THAT HE DID IT. YOU KNOW, THAT’S THAT’S WHAT HE DOES. CHARLESTOWN BASED COMEDIAN TONY VEE KNOWS KIMMEL PERSONALLY, SAYING HE’S GOT AN IDEA HOW HIS FRIEND IN COMEDY MIGHT OPEN HIS RETURN TO LATE NIGHT. I’LL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT HE’S GOING TO DO. HE’S GOING TO DELIVER THIS. HE’S GOING TO DELIVER THE MONOLOGUE THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO THE NEXT NIGHT. THAT’S THAT’S MY PREDICTION THAT HE WILL DO THE MONOLOGUE THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO THE NEXT NIGHT TO TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF. KIMMEL WAS SUSPENDED LAST WEEK OVER COMMENTS HE MADE ABOUT THE ASSASSINATION OF CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST CHARLIE KIRK AND DONALD TRUMP’S SUPPORTERS. ABC CALLING THE COMMENTS ILL TIMED AND INSENSITIVE. THE FCC CHAIRMAN, APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE NETWORK TO JUST HOURS BEFORE HIS RETURN, JIMMY KIMMEL, POSTING PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BEING PULLED. SHARING THIS PHOTO OF HIM ALONGSIDE TV LEGEND NORMAN LEAR, THE PROLIFIC WRITER, PRODUCER AND ACTIVIST KNOWN FOR PUSHING THE ENVELOPE. KIMMEL, WRITING IN AN INSTAGRAM POST, QUOTE, MISSING THIS GUY TODAY WHETHER YOU LIKE HIM OR NOT, KIMMEL’S RETURN IS LIKELY TO DRAW BIG CROWDS. I THINK ALL EYES WILL BE ON JIMMY KIMMEL TONIGHT. TONY VEE, THE COMEDIAN WE TALKED WITH TODAY, TELLS ME COMEDY CANNOT BE DONE UNDER FEAR, SAYING HE THINKS JIMMY KIMMEL IS GOING TO SAY EXACTLY WHAT HE WANT

Boston comedian, friend of Jimmy Kimmel says he knows how the late-night host will return to TV

Updated: 7:09 PM EDT Sep 23, 2025

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Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to late-night television Tuesday after he was suspended last week over comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and President Donald Trump’s supporters.Boston-based comedian Tony V knows Kimmel personally and says he has an idea how his friend in comedy might open his return to late-night. “I’ll tell you exactly what he’s gonna do. He’s gonna deliver the monologue he was gonna do the next night,” Tony V said. “That’s my prediction, that he’s gonna do the monologue he was gonna do the next night to explain himself.”Just hours before his return, Kimmel posted publicly for the first time since being pulled, sharing a photo of him alongside TV legend Norman Lear, the prolific writer, producer and activist, known for pushing the envelope.”Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to its usual spot on WCVB at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday.

BOSTON —

Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to late-night television Tuesday after he was suspended last week over comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and President Donald Trump’s supporters.

Boston-based comedian Tony V knows Kimmel personally and says he has an idea how his friend in comedy might open his return to late-night.

“I’ll tell you exactly what he’s gonna do. He’s gonna deliver the monologue he was gonna do the next night,” Tony V said. “That’s my prediction, that he’s gonna do the monologue he was gonna do the next night to explain himself.”

Just hours before his return, Kimmel posted publicly for the first time since being pulled, sharing a photo of him alongside TV legend Norman Lear, the prolific writer, producer and activist, known for pushing the envelope.

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to its usual spot on WCVB at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday.