Stephen Colbert is welcoming his pal Jimmy Kimmel back to late-night.
On the Sept. 22 episode of “The Late Show,” the comedian reacted to news that ABC is ending Kimmel’s suspension and bringing his show back to the air this week.
“Our long, national late-nightmare is over,” Colbert declared.
When Colbert announced news of Kimmel’s return, his studio audience erupted in cheers. He described the lifting of Kimmel’s suspension as “wonderful news for my dear friend Jimmy and his amazing staff.”
Colbert also continued a bit from his Sept. 18 monologue, where he acted like he was upset that the Kimmel controversy was overshadowing news of “The Late Show” winning an Emmy for outstanding talk series.
“Now that Jimmy’s not being canceled, I get to enjoy this again,” Colbert said, holding up his Emmy. “Once more, I am the only martyr in late-night!”
But, in reference to the cancellation of “The Late Show,” Colbert jokingly added, “Unless … CBS, you want to announce anything?”
Colbert concluded that Disney “folded” because “you, the American people, were upset” by the suspension and threatened to cancel subscriptions to Disney+ and Hulu.
“Welcome back, Jimmy,” he said. “Long may you wave.”
ABC announced earlier in the day on Sept. 22 that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will be back on Sept. 23, almost a week after it was indefinitely suspended.
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