‘D***head,’ ‘Demon,’ The Worst Moments From 20 Years Of Jimmy Kimmel

On January 26, 2003, Jimmy Kimmel Live! debuted on ABC and 20 years later, Kimmel will celebrate with a special edition of his late night talk show. It has been 20 years of reliable liberalism, but is has gotten worse in recent years.

While all of the late night comedy hosts are liberal, Kimmel stands out for not just being an activist, but making it bitterly personal. The rise of Donald Trump and the fact that in 2017, Kimmel’s son Billy nearly died as a result of a heart problem, which was around the same time Republicans were contemplating what to do on health care policy have driven him to a different level of nastiness. During that health scare, Kimmel invoked his son to trash Republican plans and became the face of the opposition for the rest of the media.

Kimmel’s perceived self-righteousness and inability to see that Republicans have also had loved ones with health problems led him to launch plenty of personal attacks against Republicans and conservatives in recent years: