Jimmy Fallon recently shared his views on addressing political matters on his late-night talk show, titled The Tonight Show, which airs on NBC. The talk show host admitted that his show has "never really been political," adding that the show's agenda was to make everyone laugh. Jimmy Fallon's recent remarks came in the wake of his peer Jimmy Kimmel's temporary suspension from ABC following his comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination on his show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! Kimmel's suspension sparked a dialogue about free speech in America, with other late-night show hosts like Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, and John Oliver addressing the controversy on their respective shows.During a recent interview on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, which aired on September 30, 2025, Jimmy Fallon was asked to share his thoughts about his show airing on an FCC-licensed broadcaster at the moment. The talk show host replied that The Tonight Show never really picked one political party and aimed to "hit both sides equally," adding:“You know, our show's never really been that political. We hit both sides equally, and we try to make everybody laugh, and that’s really the way our show works. Our monologues are kind of the same that we’ve been doing since Johnny Carson was doing ‘The Tonight Show.’""So really, I just keep my head down and make sure the jokes are funny. I have great writers, clever and smart writers. And we’re just trying to make the best show we possibly can and entertain everybody.”What did Jimmy Fallon say after Jimmy Kimmel's show was pulled off the air?Jimmy Kimmel became the centre of controversy following a recent monologue on his show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which aired on September 15, 2025. During his monologue, he mentioned conservative activist Charlie Kirk's murder and his alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, criticizing the "MAGA gang" for using Kirk's death to "score political points," saying:“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's statement was met with widespread backlash, which included criticisms from FCC chairman Brendan Carr and media companies Nexstar and Sinclair. Both companies, which collectively owned close to 70 ABC affiliates, preempted Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 17. Following this, ABC and Disney announced their decision to suspend production on Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely.Protestors gather outside Jimmy Kimmel's studio to criticize his suspension (Image via Getty)This decision was widely debated on social media, and many of Kimmel's peers in the late-night television space shared their thoughts about the controversy, including Jimmy Fallon. The former Saturday Night Live star reacted to Kimmel's suspension during his monologue, which was aired on YouTube on September 19, 2025. Jimmy Fallon described Kimmel as "a decent, funny, and loving guy" and hoped for his return to late-night TV.“Well guys, the big story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC, after pressure from the FCC leaving everyone thinking, ‘WTF.' But to be honest with you all, I don’t know what’s going on — no one does. But I do know Jimmy Kimmel, and he is a decent, funny and loving guy. And I hope he comes back,” Jimmy Fallon said.Jimmy Fallon then continued to mock Trump, addressing the president's recent trip to the UK, where demonstrators had protested his visit by projecting photos of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on the walls of Windsor Castle. In the segment, Fallon said he would continue his monologue “just like I normally would,” however, his comments about Trump were censored by an announcer for a comedic bit. According to The Hollywood Reporter, when Jimmy Fallon spoke about the protest and said "protesters managed to project images onto the side of Windsor Castle of Trump, standing next to his good friend Jeff…" the announcer stepped in and finished "Goldblum."Following Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, Trump seemingly called for NBC to cancel Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers' late-night shows in a post on Truth Social, where he wrote:“Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!! President DJT."Jimmy Kimmel's suspension was lifted less than a week after it was enforced, and the talk show host returned to the air on September 23, 2025. While both Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would continue to preempt the show across their ABC affiliates, the network giants soon walked back their decision and ended the preemption on September 26.According to the BBC, Kimmel's first episode following his suspension earned his show the highest ratings yet, as over 6.26 million people tuned in to watch the episode despite it not airing in 23% of American households. Furthermore, Disney added that 26 million people watched Kimmel's monologue on social media.