Jimmy Kimmel got a large standing ovation with chants of “Jimmy, Jimmy” from the studio audience.

In a very emotional monologue, Kimmel kicked off with a reference to Jack Paar when he quit and returned to The Tonight Show in 1960. “As I was saying before I was interrupted…,” he joked.

Kimmel thanked his fans as well as those who “don’t support my show and what I believe, but support my right to share those beliefs”.

He added that, “Our government cannot be allowed to control what we do and do not say on television.”

He teared up when referencing Charlie Kirk. “It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,” he said.

Kimmel didn’t stop making Trump jokes, either.

Kimmel stepped on to the stage of the El Capital Theater just after 6pm and the taping lasted just

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