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Jimmy Kimmel declared he was in “strange times” and claimed he was being followed by a helicopter after ABC pulled him from the air, his former “The Man Show” co-host revealed.

Kimmel’s longtime friend and former comedy partner, Adam Carolla, said he reached out to the talk show host hours after he was indefinitely suspended Wednesday for his malicious remarks about conservative icon Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

“Wow, it’s strange times out here,” Kimmel wrote, according to Carolla on Thursday’s “The Adam Carolla Show.”


  Jimmy Kimmel was spotted driving his car around Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2025. London Entertainment for NY Post Jimmy Kimmel was spotted driving his car around Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2025. London Entertainment for NY Post

Carolla, who worked with Kimmel on Comedy Central’s “The Man Show” from 1999 to 2003, was driving to a show when the news began to break about ABC pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from its stations after two decades.

“I just sent him a text because you want to be on record as understanding or knowing or whatever,” Carolla said on his podcast. “It just said, you know, ‘Thinking about you. I hope you’re okay.'”

Carolla said he didn’t expect an answer from Kimmel and urged his friend, “You don’t need to reply.”

Kimmel, 57, responded 18 seconds later, “which is what Jimmy does,” Carolla said.

The “Adam Carolla Project” creator then joked that he booked Bill O’Reilly for Kimmel’s show — after O’Reilly repeatedly asked Carolla to help get him on.

“He just wrote back, ‘I’m being followed by a helicopter,'” Carolla said.


  Adam Carolla appears on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during Season 16. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Adam Carolla appears on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during Season 16. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

  Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla on the set of “The Man Show” in 1999. Alamy Stock Photo Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla on the set of “The Man Show” in 1999. Alamy Stock Photo

Kimmel’s alleged placid response to his longtime pal was a different tune than a report suggesting that he was “absolutely f–king livid.”

The two men have continued talking despite their opposing political views.

Here’s the latest on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension after Charlie Kirk comments

Carolla, known for refuting cancel culture, described himself as a Republican in his book “In 50 Years We’ll All Be Chicks,” before he claimed he was closer to Libertarians, and threw his support behind Andrew Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign during a 2019 podcast.

Kimmel has made his opinions loudly clear, having spent the last year of his show berating President Trump and his supporters during his opening monologues, according to an assessment of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” by The Post.

The controversial funnyman spent roughly 90 minutes of monologue time over nine episodes railing against Trump since his show returned from summer vacation.


  Adam Carolla talks about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension during an episode of “The Adam Carolla Show” on Sept. 18, 2025. Adam Carolla / YouTube Adam Carolla talks about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension during an episode of “The Adam Carolla Show” on Sept. 18, 2025. Adam Carolla / YouTube
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The stretch of anti-Trump rhetoric ended Wednesday after Kimmel baselessly claimed Kirk’s alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, was a Trump supporter, after the suspected gunman’s background was revealed.

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel told his live studio audience during Monday night’s show.

Kimmel was spotted outside a Los Angeles law firm Thursday.

The $16 million-a-year late-night darling — who’s so far refused to apologize for the sick comments in order to get his show reinstated — emerged from his Los Angeles home in the afternoon, driving himself in his Audi S8 to an office complex in Century City, which houses various law offices. 

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