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Jimmy Kimmel honoured with Peabody Award

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Jimmy Kimmel's Jimmy Kimmel Live! was named a Peabody Award winner, and Kimmel used his acceptance speech to directly call out President Donald Trump and the Federal Communications Commission. He said, "Making jokes about the president in America shouldn't win you a prize," and argued the Constitution protects the right to criticize and satirize leaders. Kimmel has faced repeated public attacks from President Trump over his monologues, and the FCC has pursued complaints that could affect broadcasters. The Peabody recognition highlights late-night comedy's role in political debate and raises questions about protecting satirists from political pressure.

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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God128

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

GA127

@deadder.bsky.social Well Described by one of the best cartoonist. 👍🏻

Kimbee🍸66686

Cheers! To Comedy & Comedians & Cartoonists 🍸Bravo! 🖤

Jon Bailiff43

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

🦋 Frankie 🦋42

As much as I dislike Tucker Carlson, why don’t we see more push back like this.

Concerned Citizen39

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

he dead yet?36

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

CBinVan 🇨🇦36

Micheal de Adder is Canadian, but we'll let you claim him for this.

PhillipUSA32

We need comedians, not Republicans.

Marko Silberhand29

. I agree absolutely . . . ... but I would also like to add @anntelnaes.bsky.social 💠 🧐 💠

Moriah27

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

Christian Petersen14

Don’t forget graphic designers! ; )

Lisa Joseph ✡️ 🟦 🇺🇦14

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

POSSIBLE EVIDENCE OF CENSORSHIP ON BLUESKY13

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!

John Grunder13

Don't forget these American journalistic icons...

TriciaJJones11

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

Ashland Forest Dweller10

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

Pamela Allard 🇨🇦 🦋9

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

isobelwilliamson.bsky.social9

Michael de Adder is a good Canadian boy, with a very biting wit.

Graham Lincoln8

The DT Tunnel of Terror....

OnTheRebounce7

You missed some females in that list of names..

Bink6

Amen. I love that you include editorial cartoonists too.

Jaxs056

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

Sylvan-Syl6

When do we get our Zelenskyy? The regime could be devastated by a politician with the insight and fearlessness of a comedian.

Sampaguita, lvl 64 Chaotic Curmudgeon.6

Someone of those are Canadians.....

David5

American journalism is a weak shadow of its former self.

Saint Sherman - The Ultimate Patriot5

CNN for entertainment. Comedy Central for news.

JMay5

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

Amy Oddo✌🏻💙☀️5

Agreed! #DumpTrump and his tiny hands

Dr. Bast 🇨🇦5

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

Arthur A Bundy5

The late great George Carlin.

Mark5

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

GJRboston5

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

Schadenfreude is my middle name.5

@deadder.bsky.social is a genius! Love his work.

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

Simple Abonné4

Is 🍁 @deadder.bsky.social also 🇺🇸 🤔

Jumpeyspyder4

You missed out Jon Stewart !❤️

JEL4

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

dahchange321.bsky.social4

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

Ms. Lisa4

You can send yourself a hardy "Thank you!", as well 🙂

L.S.4

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

SophieLeon 🇨🇦4

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

GreyJedi4

Don't forget Jon Stewart of the Daily Show who actually started the careers of both Colbert and John Oliver. I get better news from Daily Show and Last Week Tonight than I do from the "mainstream" news channels.

Psaki Bombs of Sanity4

Ann Telnaes needs to be added to that list! @anntelnaes.bsky.social

MJ🇨🇦4

Love our Canadian 🇨🇦 brother Michael de Adder!

Captain Jack #86474

Nice that you mentioned Canada in that. Thanks, Mark! @deadder.bsky.social

realmallard1@blueskysocial3

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. 😉🦆💞💙

🍁 Christine 🍁3

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

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

Strike Force Five are mental health professionals at this point.

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.

Prince Silly Billy3

I've always felt this way ✌🏼

Smooz 💙🦋3

Don’t forget Jon Stewart and his team at the daily show! As well!’

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.

La Contessa2

And the daily show writers!!

Tim W. ☮️2

Don't forget The Daily Show.

Richard Russell #🟦 🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦 #IStandWithUkraine2

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

❌👑 Ken Barovsky2

They speak the truth with a few jokes sprinkled in!

Noel Keith2

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

ELIZE2

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

Kurt Thompson2

Been true for the past 20 years.

messyblonde.bsky.social2

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

OneFlewOverTheBlueskyNest2

Imagine thinking that is journalism. Yikes.

occupystephanie2

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

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.

azzuro112.bsky.social2

Oh look... Trump has no executive brain.

Myles2

de Adder (great Canadian🍁kid) and Tom the Dancing Bug are the best.

Minutello2

You all are taking up space in Trump's head. There's nothing else in there, so you're gonna continue to have enough room.

McRaeWrites2

Eh, fuck Fallon as a piece of shit. But cheers to the sentiment.

murphysgirl.bsky.social2

And the wonderful Jon Stewart!

Zero Sum Game 🍁2

Nice @deadder.bsky.social Maritime Canada loves our hometown guy

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