Instagram/Jimmy Kimmel & Donald Tru TV Jimmy Kimmel faces backlash after a controversial joke about the Charlie Kirk murder and MAGA reaction on his September 2025 show. April 28, 2026 AceShowbiz - On the September 15, 2025 episode of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Jimmy Kimmel made a controversial joke targeting the political chaos following the murder of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.