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Overview
- Kimmel won Best Talk Show at the 31st Critics Choice Awards on January 4 in Santa Monica, California.
- In an ironic thank-you, he said, “Above all, I want to thank our president, Donald Jennifer Trump… thank you… for all the many ridiculous things you do every day.”
- He joked that he would have preferred “the FIFA Peace Award,” referencing a reported honor FIFA president Gianni Infantino gave Trump in December 2025.
- Before the punchlines, he thanked writers, actors, producers and union members who supported his program during its pause, stressing the value of free expression.
- ABC briefly removed his show from its lineup in September 2025 after remarks about Charlie Kirk, but it returned within days and later secured a contract extension through 2027.