Jimmy Kimmel supported by late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart

Late-night hosts defended Jimmy Kimmel’s controversial remarks over Charlie Kirk’s assassination in their first shows since their ABC counterpart was pulled from the air indefinitely.

Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart and Seth Meyers all approached the contentious topic in similar ways, hitting at President Trump and his supporters, blaming them for Kimmel’s indefinite suspension.

Kimmel was taken off the airwaves on Wednesday afternoon after backlash surrounded his Monday monologue when he claimed Kirk’s suspected assassin Tyler Robinson was part of the “MAGA gang.”

Kimmel, 57, claimed the “MAGA gang” was trying to score political points off Kirk’s murder after the 31-year-old was shot dead at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.

“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,” the host told his live studio audience.

Nexstar Media Group, the major broadcast company that serves as a primary affiliate for ABC, confirmed that it would “preempt” Kimmel’s program in the wake of his remarks.

Sinclair, the nation’s largest ABC affiliate conglomerate, announced in a statement that their ABC stations “will air a special in remembrance of Charlie Kirk” this Friday during Kimmel’s time slot, and will continue to offer the special “across all Sinclair stations this weekend.”

‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’

Jimmy Fallon started his show by addressing ABC’s decision to pull Kimmel off the air because of pressure from the Trump administration and the Federal Communications Commission.

“Well, guys, the big story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the FCC, leaving everyone thinking, ‘WTF?’” Fallon joked with his empathetic audience.

Fallon then claimed he would continue to do his show independent from government oversight and launched into a bit reporting on Trump’s recent trip to the UK that censored out certain names and words.

“During the trip, protesters managed to project images onto the sides of Windsor Castle of Trump standing next to his good friend, Jeff (dubbed over) ‘Goldblum’. Even though his administration still insists that he’s not in the (dubbed over) ‘Goldblum files’. Which we all know is absolute bull- (dubbed over) ‘true’,” Fallon said.

Fallon shared his well-wishes for Kimmel, saying he personally wanted to see him return to his hosting duties.

“I do know Jimmy Kimmel, and he is a decent, loving, funny guy. And I hope he comes back,” Fallon said.

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‘The Daily Show’

Jon Stewart made a rare mid-week appearance on the Comedy Central satire news program Thursday night.

The 62-year-old, who usually only hosts the Monday episode, was introduced as the “patriotically obedient host” to the “all-new government-approved ‘Daily Show’”

Donning a dark suit and red tie, similar to that of President Trump’s signature attire, Stewart launched a grueling 23-minute “opening” monologue that included feigning his nerves and jesting at the live audience to stifle their laughter.

“We have another fun, hilarious, administration-compliant show,” Stewart said.

“Coming to you tonight from a real s–thole, the crime-ridden cesspool that is New York City. It is a tremendous disaster, like no one has ever seen before. Someone’s National Guard should invade this place, am I right?” he continued.

“If you felt a little off these past couple of days, it’s probably because our great father has not been home, for father has been gracing England with his legendary warmth and radiance.”

Stewart mocked Trump’s trip across the pond and mockingly gave a politics lesson to the commander in chief, who had returned to the White House late Thursday night.

“You may call it free speech in jolly old England. But here in America, we have a little something called the First Amendment. And let me tell you how it works. There’s something called a talent-o-meter,” the 25-time Emmy winner said.

“It is a completely scientific instrument that is kept on the president’s desk, and it tells the president when a performer’s TQ — talent quotient — measured mostly by niceness to the president, goes below a certain level, at which point the (FCC) must be notified to threaten the acquisition prospects for billion-dollar mergers of network affiliates.

Stewart was joined by the ensemble of other “Daily Show” hosts, all wearing similar dark suits and red ties to sing a song lauding the commander in chief’s appearance and accomplishments.

‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’

Seth Meyers started his eponymous NBC primetime show in an attempt to blast the Trump administration before showing false praise to the 79-year-old.

“Donald Trump is on his way back from a trip to the United Kingdom, where he was met with protest, while back here at home, his administration is pursuing a crackdown on free speech,” Meyers said before his “A Closer Look” segment.

“Donald Trump is on his way back from a trip to the United Kingdom, where he was met with protest, while back here at home, his administration is pursuing a crackdown on free speech,” Meyers said before his “A Closer Look” segment.

The 51-year-old launched into a joke-filled monologue poking fun at Trump’s UK visit that included a state dinner with King Charles and the royal family.

Meyers concluded his monologue by praising Kimmel and declaring he wasn’t afraid of the NBC higher-ups and would continue doing his show.

“May I just say, it is a privilege and honor to call Jimmy Kimmel my friend, the same way it is a privilege and honor to do this show every night. I wake up every day and count my blessings that I at least live in a country that purports to value freedom of speech,” Meyers said.

“We’re going to keep doing our show like we always do with enthusiasm and integrity,” Meyers said as a sound bite of a fart played over his words