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Roseanne Barr’s Epic Response to Kimmel’s Suspension Is Comedy Gold
PJ Media ^ | 9/17/2025 | Matt Margolis

Posted on 09/18/2025 7:18:45 AM PDT by simpson96

As my PJ Media colleague Catherine Salgado previously reported, Disney and ABC have suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show after his grotesque, politically charged comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk—remarks that not only mocked the tragedy but also peddled lies about the shooter’s ideology.(snip)

It was exactly the kind of late-night propaganda that’s driven audiences away in droves, and outraged conservatives flooded social media demanding his firing.

Technically, Kimmel hasn’t been fired… yet… but for many, this was still a satisfying development.

And in perhaps the most delicious twist of all, it was Roseanne Barr—the woman ABC infamously canceled over a single tweet—who delivered the knockout reaction. When MSNBC’s Chris Hayes absurdly declared, “This is the most straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I’ve ever seen in my life and it’s not even close,” Roseanne responsed with a perfectly pointed tweet.

Classic.

Back in 2018, ABC fired Roseanne after a single tweet about Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett that the network deemed racist. The show was a massive ratings success at the time, the biggest hit on television, but that didn’t save her. Then-ABC entertainment president Channing Dungey blasted her comments as “abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.” Bob Iger, Disney’s CEO, immediately backed the termination, and within hours, the hit revival of Roseanne was axed. ABC scrambled to rebrand the series as The Conners, trying to milk the show’s popularity without its star. Roseanne apologized, but that didn’t matter. She became one of the first high-profile victims of modern cancel culture—erased, career shattered—because the network claimed her presence insulted their “values.”

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: 2018; abc; cancelculture; liberaltruth; planetofthejarretts; roseanne; valeriejarrett; valerieluvscornelius; zira
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In the tweet, the pic is in motion - a snippet from the opening credits of her old tv show.

You can almost hear Barr's trademark laughter...

1 posted on 09/18/2025 7:18:45 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Turnabout is fair play, Jimmy.


2 posted on 09/18/2025 7:25:38 AM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. Fact)
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To: simpson96

Nice!


3 posted on 09/18/2025 7:28:53 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: simpson96

She's replying with that gif to a lot of people. LOL https://x.com/therealroseanne/with_replies

4 posted on 09/18/2025 7:31:54 AM PDT by Pollard (Search -- Downgraded)
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To: simpson96
Kimmel trashes Rosanne Barr after Rosanne was cancelled by ABC. (2018)
5 posted on 09/18/2025 7:32:24 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: simpson96
I'm still now sure that Valerie Jarrett is black. LOL


6 posted on 09/18/2025 7:32:25 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right

Her quote, after getting fired from her show. She was making a point, and still being a comedian at the same time.

7 posted on 09/18/2025 7:38:52 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: Pollard

Perfect.


8 posted on 09/18/2025 7:39:45 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: simpson96

I have boycotted this pig for her disgraceful performance of The National Anthem.


9 posted on 09/18/2025 7:39:50 AM PDT by KingLudd
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

10 posted on 09/18/2025 7:41:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: simpson96
Roseanne apologized, but that didn’t matter.

Looks like Sinclair will allow Kimmel back on if he apologizes and donates to TPUSA:

Local TV giant Sinclair demands Jimmy Kimmel make ‘direct apology’ to Charlie Kirk’s family, donate to TPUSA

Sinclair Broadcasting said ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel was insufficient, announcing it will yank “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from its stations until the host apologizes directly to Charlie Kirk’s family and donates to his political activist group.

I predict Kimmel will bend the knee.

11 posted on 09/18/2025 7:45:47 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: simpson96
Same thing happened to Tim Allen. His show, Last Man Standing, was ABC's biggest hit show Channing Dungey had at the time, but she didn't like the Conservative message so she cut the nose off her face and then fired Allen. The Kimmel firing is different in that he's a relentless Democrat who crapped in his own cereal bowl with the Charlie Kirk message. To me...good riddance.
12 posted on 09/18/2025 7:49:56 AM PDT by econjack
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To: KingLudd

I have boycotted this pig for her disgraceful performance of The National Anthem.

Always disliked the Roseanne Show. And she should not have been chosen to sing anything not bar related. Roseanne has matured and I applaud her and appreciate much of her new found unbridled candor. She, at least, has evolved.


13 posted on 09/18/2025 7:52:41 AM PDT by drSteve78 ( Older Je suis Deplorable. Even more so )
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To: simpson96

The sniveling transsexual Hayes is next to be canceled.

When a filthy democrat suffers, life is good for everyone else.


14 posted on 09/18/2025 8:03:34 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: Pollard

I don’t know how she listened to RFK,Jr’s bear story without making that same laughing face

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oAjaACI4E0

To RFK,Jr credit, he has gotten a lot of positive results related to the food industry. I still think he is kind of crazy but I applaud the results.


15 posted on 09/18/2025 8:05:13 AM PDT by RummyChick (If I did not provide a link in my post none will be forthcoming )
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To: simpson96

Maybe ABC doesn’t think killing political opponents is funny. Almost all Americans agree with ABC that killing political opponents isn’t funny. Odd having them stand with the ‘normals’ on this issue.


16 posted on 09/18/2025 8:05:56 AM PDT by GOPJ (Charlie Kirk worried democrats would murder his children. <P><I><B><big><center></B>)
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To: GOPJ

It’s Nextstar that forced the issue


17 posted on 09/18/2025 8:07:03 AM PDT by RummyChick (If I did not provide a link in my post none will be forthcoming )
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To: simpson96

Gina Carano


18 posted on 09/18/2025 8:13:50 AM PDT by The Louiswu (USA FIRST...USA FOREVER)
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To: Tell It Right

Michelle Obama called Iger and demanded she get fired .
Big white hating Mike pulled the trigger .


19 posted on 09/18/2025 8:15:27 AM PDT by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil. )
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To: Bon of Babble
I predict Kimmel will bend the knee.

I have a feeling this ass clown has bent his knee lots of times.

20 posted on 09/18/2025 8:42:01 AM PDT by Ditto
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