Trump's favorite propagandist Sean Hannity has been taking Jimmy Kimmel to task this week for making fun of Melania Trump’s Slovenian accent in what can only be described as a breathless act of brazen hypocrisy. Hannity called him a “despicable disgrace” and an “ass clown,” and ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Apr 6, 2018

The Banter Long Read: Last week, Jimmy Kimmel once again found himself the unlikely spokesperson for the anger Americans feel towards the Republicans who offer thoughts and prayers in the wake of mass shootings, but nothing else. Before 2017, he had been one of the least ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Nov 9, 2018

When you're a 70 year old sex offender running for political office, it's probably not a great idea to engage in a Twitter war with a professional comic who is a) smarter than you, b) funnier than you, and c) not a sex offender.  But no, Alabama's Roy Moore seems to think he can ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Dec 1, 2017

Last night, the major late-night hosts - Seth Meyers, Conan O'Brien, James Corden, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and Jimmy Kimmel - all opened their shows with statements memorializing the victims of the shooting, and urging Republican lawmakers to pass sensible gun control ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Oct 3, 2017

It now appears that Graham-Cassidy is officially dead thanks to Sen. John McCain, who bravely stood against his own party and stated unequivocally that he will not vote for the latest Obamare repeal bill. With that being done (which allows the sane to breath a huge collective ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Sep 22, 2017

Last night, Jimmy Kimmel delivered an emotional monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where he revealed his newborn son needed emergency open heart surgery shortly after being delivered last week; a terrifying ordeal for any parent. The good news is Kimmel's son is doing well even ...read more

• By Mike Redmond
  Nov 9, 2018

Having disconnected my television over 6 years ago, I don't actually know too much about Miley Cyrus. I know she played a character on a children's TV show named 'Hannah Montana', and understand she has followed the tried and tested method of morphing into a sexually provocative ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Feb 17, 2016

If you've ever been unlucky enough to get into a fruitless debate with someone who believes that vaccines are part of a nefarious conspiracy by Big Pharma to give children autism, you're aware of the website Natural News. It's the go-to resource for conspiracist pseudoscience, a ...read more

• By Chez Pazienza
  Feb 17, 2016

Let's see if we can make this as clear as possible. If you're taking your kid to see a doctor and that doctor has agreed to work with you in coming up with a vaccine schedule for your child that makes you more comfortable than the CDC's official schedule, that person is a ...read more

• By Chez Pazienza
  Feb 17, 2016

From last night's Jimmy Kimmel live. I'd say more, but really why bother trying to add anything to this magnificence? ...read more

• By Chez Pazienza
  Feb 17, 2016

Despite the gallons of tears it may elicit from children all over the country, Jimmy Kimmel's infamous 'I Ate Your Halloween Candy Prank' never seems to get old. For those unfamiliar with this annual pranking tradition, it's a hilarious activity that late-night show host ...read more

• By Carl Pierre
  Feb 18, 2016

"Her songs were chosen by the security team because they thought the pirates would hate them most." -- Merchant Navy Officer Rachel Owens on Britney Spears The story is my favorite of the day: Apparently the music of Britney Spears is now being blasted by supertankers ...read more

• By Chez Pazienza
  Feb 17, 2016