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Jimmy Kimmel wins Peabody Award, skewers Trump in acceptance speech

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Jimmy Kimmel accepted a Peabody Award Monday and used his acceptance speech to directly mock Donald Trump, joking about Trump’s recent health exam. He name-checked Olivia Wilde and staged bits including a mock "Spencer Pratt for Mayor" gag while delivering profanity-laced jabs at Trump’s claims. The pointed, political turn in his remarks underscores late-night comedy’s role in offering sharp, satirical takes on public figures and helps frame election-year coverage for viewers.

Mark Hamill
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

We live in a country where some of the best journalists are late night comedians & editorial cartoonists. THANK YOU Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jimmy Fallon, Tom Tomorrow, Mike Luckovich & Michael de Adder ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! #LAUGH_DO_NOT_DESPAIR ✊

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God175

and some of the best not mentioned here don’t even work for daddy billionaire! shocking but true

PhillipUSA78

We need comedians, not Republicans.

Jon Bailiff69

A former actor and comedian is now leading the greatest active military libration movement being conducted on the planet at this time. Slava Ukraini!

Concerned Citizen67

In other news, Marco is ready to hit the stage when called upon. 🤣

he dead yet?48

It's just sinking in for me how much Colbert was part of keeping me sane 😭

Moriah42

The great Jimmy Kimmel’s monologues very funny— but just as importantly, chalked full of information! That is why Trump is desperate to silence him. Trump-Epstein Files™️ #LAUGH_DO_NOT_DESPAIR

🍁 Christine 🍁25

Mr de Adder is Canadian. Another great editorial cartoonist is Bruce MacKinnon. Also Canadian. A few of his recent cartoons.

Ashland Forest Dweller25

Love these guys. BTW, this @deadder.bsky.social cartoon concerning Trump and Iran rules . . .

POSSIBLE EVIDENCE OF CENSORSHIP ON BLUESKY21

True, We live in a country where some of the best journalists are late night Comedians & Cartoonists, YET NOBODY THANKS “OUR GREATEST PRESIDENT EVER” FOR MAKING AMERICA 🇺🇸 TRULY INSANELY CRAZY 😝 FUNNY AGAIN! TRUMP IS FULL-GOOSE BOZO 🤡 & DESERVES MORE RECOGNITION & AWARDS for making THE WORLD🌎 LAUGH!

Pamela Allard 🇨🇦 🦋20

Canadian here Mark and just so you know, Michael de Adder is ours and yes, he’s brilliant!

Lisa Joseph ✡️ 🟦 🇺🇦17

And thanks to those journalists brave enough to stand up to their media overlords and tell the truth (Scott Pelley and Sharon Alfonso).

Christian Petersen16

Don’t forget graphic designers! ; )

Graham Lincoln16

The DT Tunnel of Terror....

TriciaJJones15

Don’t forget Jon Stewart and The Daily Show! 💙

Dr. Bast 🇨🇦9

Just fyi - Michael de Adder is one of us - Canadian, eh!

SophieLeon 🇨🇦9

Fallon not so much, he tries not to say anything from what I have seen.

Jaxs058

One of my favorites is Pulitzer prize winning editorial cartoonist @claybennett.bsky.social. He is with the Chattanooga Times.

Amy Oddo✌🏻💙☀️8

Agreed! #DumpTrump and his tiny hands

Bink7

Amen. I love that you include editorial cartoonists too.

Saint Sherman - The Ultimate Patriot7

CNN for entertainment. Comedy Central for news.

Arthur A Bundy7

The late great George Carlin.

GJRboston7

can you just imagine what Laugh-In would've done to Fat Loaf????

David6

American journalism is a weak shadow of its former self.

Simple Abonné6

Is 🍁 @deadder.bsky.social also 🇺🇸 🤔

realmallard1@blueskysocial6

Been feeling Stephen withdrawl for sure. Though maybe he should recall what happened when another comedian lost his show, he became the president of Ukraine. Shout out to the ladies too. I recall when Samatha Bee had a show and the ladies from the Daily show we knew. 😉🦆💞💙

JMay6

Mark, you are definitely one in a million. Thank you for being here on BlueSky. I do enjoy seeing you each day.

Jumpeyspyder6

You missed out Jon Stewart !❤️

dahchange321.bsky.social6

It would be amazing if journalists started not worrying about their jobs and started throwing real hard questions to Trump They could lose their jobs anyway so might as well go down fighting like Steven Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel People will respect them

Mark6

Thank you for the specific shoutout to the fantastic @mluckovich.bsky.social of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May have local bias here, but as far as I can tell Mike is the best editorial cartoonist in the biz

The Rodge 2026 Rabbit 🐰5

You forgot @johnbuss.bsky.social and if you aren’t familiar with his work you’re missing out.

Marquis de Lafayeet5

Don’t thank Fallon. He did PR for Trump in 2015 by having him on. He knew what he was doing.

JEL5

Luckovich and de Adder never fail to nail it. They're excellent.

L.S.5

Jimmy Kimmel. Love that guy. He has such a good heart

pcoordinator.bsky.social5

Thanks for including DeAdder - huge fan!!!

xrayagent.bsky.social4

Please also consider Chattanooga's own Clay Bennett.

Sciencematters4

Can we start including women in the boys club? I adore a lot of these guys, but there are women who are being excluded, even by them. Colbert platformed 4 to 5 men for each woman in his last two weeks. If we’re going to fix what’s wrong with this country, it needs to include the patriarchy.

beaute4

Mark, please include Marc Murphy! @murphycartoons.bsky.social

Richard Russell #🟦 🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦 #IStandWithUkraine4

Seems like they're the only ones brave enough to stand up to the wimpiest bully in the world.

rabbitbot.bsky.social4

I thought this back when Jeff Daniels was playing a better newsman than I had seen in my lifetime in HBO's 'The Newsroom.' Really need advertising out of news.

Philthemtltrader3

Jon Stewart, Christopher Titus, and that Liberal Red Neck Trae Crowder. And Since the fairer sex appears to be under represented : Samantha Bee, Amber Ruffin, Desi Lydic and Taylor Tomlinson.

tandigi3

All excellent but this cartoon of Stephen Miller is the best!🤣

Noel Keith3

I guess Jon Stewart doesn’t count since he’s once a week, right? 😆

OneFlewOverTheBlueskyNest3

Imagine thinking that is journalism. Yikes.

anita72.bsky.social3

Michael de Adder is Canadian, but Thanks.

Miss G Teacup3

Please add David Rowe, Australian political cartoonist, to your list.

Old School Liberal 🇺🇸 🇸🇪 Its time to obliterate the Epstein Class.3

Strike Force Five are mental health professionals at this point.

R.I.A.3

Jimmy Fallon can step aside.

enrich123

The world has seen this kind of evil before.

K Jumbe3

Comedians are not journalists. The best journalists are journalists. They do original reporting. Comedians may well be the best *observers* of our time, which is important but not the same. Like op-ed columnists, they comment on the news that journalists investigate and report.

Resiprocity2

I waited inline on my 9th bday for 3hrs to see Star Wars and since then I’ve heard republicans tout- law & order, free speech, states rights, national security, fiscal & personal responsibility etc. and they have abandoned every one. Going forward they’re gonna have some credibility issues.

tma24.bsky.social2

They are all great but I’m a big Luckovich fan. He continually hits the mark.

Ruby S.2

White men are not our saviors

La Contessa2

And the daily show writers!!

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨2

Also! The brilliant @rubenbolling.bsky.social ‼️

Dino8862

Those late night guys... Forever StrikeForce Five! So funny AND so accurate! Good cartoons also.. Our president (and his Butt-snorklers) have such thin skin it's hard to believe!

Tim W. ☮️2

Don't forget The Daily Show.

❌👑 Ken Barovsky2

They speak the truth with a few jokes sprinkled in!

Suzy Franklin2

Ive never understood why you haven’t had a revolution against the oligarchs who run your so called leaders, you’re all armed to the teeth….ffs

vietvet66.bsky.social2

Forgot Jon Stewart, and the crew at The Daily Show, Mark.

ELIZE2

Preach! They're the ones keeping us informed, entertained, and slightly less despondent.

JosephWelchVI2

You won’t find any journalists on network or cable news, that’s for sure.

Kurt Thompson2

Been true for the past 20 years.

messyblonde.bsky.social2

Yes, thank you for keeping us all sane during this nightmare.

VictoriousYankee2

And props to all their researchers and writers as well.

occupystephanie2

Humor is so very effective because it bypasses the regular filters. Delivers the message!

Ivan Cerco2

Props to @tomtomorrow.bsky.social . American politicians are so absurd, we need the laughs.

Cathy Davidson2

Their incredible courage shines an unflattering and very bright light on the cowardice of so many others.

Phillipe Copeland, PhD2

The Force is strong with them.

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