Gutfeld: Media's Loss of Credibility and Jimmy Kimmel Controversy

Gutfeld's Leftovers: A Week of Jokes

• 💡 Greg Gutfeld introduces "Leftovers," a segment featuring jokes not used during the week, with a humorous disclaimer about their quality.
• 🎤 Jokes touch on Kamala Harris's VP selection, comparing Pete Buttigieg to George Michael, and her past relationship with Willie Brown.

News and Political Satire

• 🧠 A scientific finding about consciousness after clinical death is sarcastically linked to Democrats' hopes for Joe Biden's pardons.
• 🍎 An Office Depot manager is fired for refusing to make Charlie Kirk flyers, then finds work with Kool-Aid.
• 🔪 New York Governor Kathy Hochul is mocked for endorsing Zoran Mom, who refused to reciprocate.
• 🇫🇷 French First Lady Brigitte Macron's biological woman status is questioned, with speculation about who might follow.
• 📱 New York City teachers are praised for a cell phone ban, but now check students' 'buttholes' for phones.

Absurdist World Records and Rescues

• 🔥 A daredevil sets a world record by setting himself on fire and dragging a car, noted as the most dangerous automotive event not involving a female driver.
• 🐳 Animal experts rescue an entangled whale amid high winds, humorously suggesting it made it to ABC Studios.
• 🐎 Mayor Eric Adams's call to ban carriage horses in NYC is mentioned, with other horse sightings still available.
• 👶 A Florida mom delivers a nearly 14-pound baby, with a joke about her vagina becoming a migrant detention center.
• 🚢 A cruise ship passenger jumps overboard to escape a $16,000 gambling debt, cleverly betting someone $17,000 he would do it.
• 🍆 A porn star receives many messages about penis size insecurity, all traced to a single account.
• 🔬 Scientists in the Netherlands use microscopic robots to create bionic sperm, with a humorous query about taste.
• 🐷 A New Hampshire man receives a kidney transplant from a gene-edited pig and then eats it for breakfast.
• 💍 A North Carolina man married to three women is arrested for bigamy.
• 🍜 Two teens in China are fined for peeing in soup at a restaurant, with patrons advised not to order 'number one'.

Media's Loss of Credibility

• 🎬 Gutfeld compares the media to the movie 'The Sixth Sense,' where characters are unaware of their own demise.
• 📺 The media's perceived irrelevance is highlighted through examples like Don Lemon's departure from CNN and Howard Stern's appearance.
• 🗣️ Brian Stelter's past comments on free speech versus reach are contrasted with his current stance on Jimmy Kimmel's situation.
• 📉 Chris Hayes is criticized for framing the Kimmel situation as Trump's crackdown on free speech, while his past criticisms of Fox News are recalled.
• 🎤 The panel discusses Jimmy Kimmel's situation, with some noting his low ratings and the hypocrisy of those defending him now.
• 🐑 The defenders of Kimmel are called 'sheep' for not defending others in trouble, but flocking to a celebrity already deemed an 'anti-Trump icon.'
• 💡 Gutfeld believes the media's power to shape narratives is gone, with millions now speaking truth, and fraudsters dwindling.
• 🚫 The 'emperor' of the media has 'no clothes,' signifying a loss of credibility and relevance.

Panel Discussion on Free Speech and Accountability

• 🎤 Charlie Kirk joins the panel, explaining how he ended up on the show and his belief in freedom of speech.
• 💡 Kirk suggests Kimmel's show could be fixed with new talent, humorously noting it would make him competition.
• 🤔 Emily questions the principled stance on free speech versus the exploitation of it, distinguishing between constitutionally protected speech and employee accountability.
• 📺 She argues that broadcast television requires accountability for behavior and popularity, citing Don Lemon's situation and available platforms like podcasts.
• 🎯 The issue is framed as accountability for behavior, not just free speech, with Charlie Kirk being the actual victim of speech-related harm.
• 🎭 Jamie, a comedian, expresses being torn, as Kimmel was canceled for an opinion, not a joke, and his replacement is 'Celebrity Family Feud.'
• 🗣️ Cat emphasizes taking a principal stance even when others won't, highlighting the issue with the FCC and show cancellations.
• 🤝 Gutfeld expresses openness to sitting down with Kimmel to hear a different perspective, though he doubts Kimmel would reciprocate due to his perceived lack of diverse opinions.
• 🦠 The idea of working at Fox News being seen as a 'disease' is dismissed, emphasizing it's a platform for sharing ideas.
• 🌟 The truth is described as contagious and powerful, capable of dismantling hoaxes like Biden's cognitive ability or Kamala's health.