Joe Concha blasts ‘absolute hypocrite’ Jimmy Kimmel

Published September 25, 2025 5:03pm ET



Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha called out late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel for exhibiting a double standard on free speech.

Concha appeared on Fox News’s Hannity on Wednesday to bring to remembrance the firing of comedian Roseanne Barr. In 2018, Kimmel’s same employer, ABC, fired Barr and continued her sitcom without her in the starring role. Even though Kimmel appeared friendly with Barr while hosting her on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote the sitcom before her firing, Kimmel stood by his network’s decision.

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