Overview
- Kimmel used his Monday monologue to lampoon claims that a Giuliani “rose from the grave” gag last week foretold the former mayor’s illness.
- Rudy Giuliani remains hospitalized in Florida with pneumonia in critical but stable condition, and his spokesperson says he is breathing on his own.
- The host staged a literal “gauze of comedy” bit after a Newsmax panel used that phrasing while calling his remarks not funny and “abhorrent.”
- MAGA commentator Benny Johnson resurfaced the clip and implied a link, following recent calls by Donald and Melania Trump to have ABC fire Kimmel over an earlier “expectant widow” line.
- Left-leaning outlets highlighted Kimmel’s rebuttal and well wishes for Giuliani, while right-leaning coverage emphasized the joke’s timing and featured praise of Giuliani from Trump.