Adam Carolla Defends Jimmy Kimmel Over Melania Joke

0:00It's April 29th. This is Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI, what everyone's talking about. Adam Corolla is jumping to Jimmy Kimmel's defense after President Trump called for his firing over a joke about Melania Trump. On his podcast, Corolla called it a standard roast line, saying Kimmel made it on Thursday. Two days before an alleged gunman fired shots at the white. House correspondents dinner on Saturday. He stressed the timing means the joke had nothing to do with the incident. Corolla and Kimmel go way back, teaming up on shows like The Man Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live. The comedian argued it's the kind of punch line you hear at any roast and Kimmel only delivered it because his writers thought it landed funny. He dismissed the backlash as overblown. Trump and Melania hid back hard with the first lady saying enough is enough and ABC should fire Kimmel for his behavior. Trump posted on social media Monday calling the joke a despicable call to violence and demanding Disney and ABC let him go immediately.

1:00Corolla pointed out, um, Kimmel's past clashes with the Trump team have everyone primed to overreact even if the joke itself isn't that wild. He doesn't see it as egregious once you factor in the timeline in context. Now the Federal Communications Commission is getting involved, ordering Disney to submit early renewals for licenses on its eight TV stations. Recently due between 2028 and 2031, lives like the pressures ramping up on Kimmel's network.