The move to suspend Jimmy Kimmel is sparking debate about free speech from legal experts to lawmakers and the comedy world.

Kimmel's Monday night comments about the response to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk are sparking fierce controversy after ABC pulled the plug on the late-night show indefinitely.

"This is way over the top, to cancel the whole show, for one line. It's comedy," said veteran Boston comedian Steve Sweeney. "I wish the left and the right would keep their hands off comedy."

Sweeney said comedy is an art form that should stay independent.

"You have to be free of censorship, and you have to be free of fear, and if you're afraid of offending people, you're in the wrong business," Sweeney said. "You should be an accountant."

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