An emotional Jimmy Kimmel returned to the late-night on Tuesday and spoke out for the first time about his six-day suspension from ABC.

Kimmel opened the program with clips from different news outlets reacting to his suspension, with one anchor deeming tonight’s show “one of the most pivotal moments in broadcast history.” The show then cut to the host and his sidekick, Guillermo Rodriguez, backstage, costumed as a tiger and a banana, respectively. Kimmel then deadpanned, “We should probably change.”

Kimmel was welcomed by his audience with rapturous applause as he stepped out for his monologue. He then, without missing a stride, quipped, “I’m not sure who had a weirder 48 hours, me or the CEO of Tylenol.”

He made sure to thank all of his allies in the industry who spoke out for him, i

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