Jimmy Kimmel’s writer cousin unsure on future of show: “There are a couple bombshells still there”
Sal Iacano, a cousin of Jimmy Kimmel, who also happens to be one of his writers, says he is still unsure on the future of Jimmy Kimmel Live after it was pulled from the air last week, saying: “There are a couple bombshells still there.”
Iacono was appearing in a new episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, in which he was asked about what could happen to Jimmy Kimmel Live after its network, ABC, opted to suspend the host over his comments on the death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
Iacono, who is a long-term writer and performer on the show, said he was reluctant to reveal many details out of respect for the staff whose jobs are potentially being put at risk from the move. However, he noted: “I wish I could say anything. There are a couple bombshells still there.”
Despite the seemingly ominous tones that could be taken from this, the writer said he remained upbeat about the situation as he added: “I’m feeling good. We’re going to be alright. Everything’s going to be just fine.”
ABC made the decision to pull Kimmel’s talk show from its schedules after he gave a monologue criticising Donald Trump and his administration’s response to the murder of Kirk, who was fatally shot at a Utah college event on September 10th, which prompted a backlash from the FCC, the Sinclair Group and Nexstar Media.
As part of the monologue, Kimmel took aim at Trump’s reaction, saying: “This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.”
Subsequently, after the news of the show’s indefinite suspension was announced, the president celebrated by posting on Truth Social: “The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done.”
However, since the presenter was suspended from the network, many figures in politics, entertainment, and fellow talk show hosts have rallied around him by branding the move as an example of “state censorship”.
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