‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Resumes With Heartfelt Thank You to Firefighters and Tribute to Los Angeles While Criticizing ‘Disgusting’ Attacks By Trump

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned to the air on Monday, after missing a handful of episodes late last week due to the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area.

Earlier in the day, Kimmel and the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” team turned the parking lot behind the show’s studio — where normally live outdoor music performances are staged — to serve as a donation point (which continues through Friday).

That night, Kimmel opened up the show’s monologue by addressing the catastrophe. “As you know, it has been a very scary, very stressful, very strange week here in LA – where we work, where we live, where our kids go to school,” Kimmel began, noting that the “JKL” studios had to evacuate on Wednesday because of its close proximity to the fires in Runyon Canyon. “Many of us had to leave our homes in a hurry,” he said. “Some of our co-workers lost their homes.

It’s been terrible. Everyone who lives in this city knows someone — most of us, multiple people — families, friends, colleagues, neighbors whose houses burned down. “And the truth is, we don’t even know if it’s over.