Gregg Donovan and Disti or “Hollywood Harlequin” in the El Capitan Entertainment Center, where “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” It is recorded to celebrate the return of the show at the Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, on September 23, 2025.
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“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” return to the air on Tuesday evening, about a week after the late night show was hung up Disney Abc Broadcast Network.
The program was initially drawn “indefinite” by moderator Kimmel during a show monologue “indefinite time”, in which President Donald Trump’s Maga movement criticized for her reaction to the killer of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The media industry, fans and critics are looking forward to the comedian’s prepared monologue, as it will be the first time that he had publicly addressed the matter.
Before the show taping, demonstrators and supporters appeared in front of the El Capitan Entertainment Center in Hollywood.
“For another full week, if not a full month, he should think about what he said,” said Perry Caravello, a Youtuber who was protesting against Kimmel’s return to Air, to CNBC before the studio on Tuesday.
In the meantime, Gregg Donovan, who put on a black top hat and a red blazer, was wearing a laminated shield that left the Kimmel.
“This is America,” he said. “I don’t think that freedom of speech is ever really threatened.”
Live viewers were quickly managed inwards. The doors to the theater are closed at 4:30 p.m. PT, with the recording at 4:45 p.m. PT. The recording usually takes 90 minutes.
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Perry Caravello protests in the El Capitan Entertainment Center, where “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is recorded on September 23, 2025 in response to the return of the show at the Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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A Jimmy Kimmel supporter shows a sign in the El Capitan Entertainment Center in which “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” It is recorded to celebrate the return of the show at the Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, on September 23, 2025.
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The El Capitan Entertainment Center, where “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has been recorded on the day of the return of the show at the Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, USA, on September 23, 2025.
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Gregg Donovan shows a shield in the El Capitan Entertainment Center in which “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” It is recorded to celebrate the return of the show at the Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, on September 23, 2025.
Gabriel Cortes | CNBC
Disti or “Hollywood Harlequin” shows a sign in the El Capitan Entertainment Center, in which “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” It is recorded to celebrate the return of the show at the Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, on September 23, 2025.
Gabriel Cortes | CNBC
Gabriel Cortes from CNBC contributed the reporting from Los Angeles
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