John Oliver defended Jimmy Kimmel in the latest episode of HBO's Last Week Tonight, calling his suspension a "clear case of the government trying to censor speech." Oliver, 48, urged ABC and parent company Disney to "stand by Kimmel and his staff" amid what he characterized as politically motivated pressure to take Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air. "There are ways you can encourage them to do that. You could exert pressure on them by canceling Disney+ or Hulu. Google searches on that have skyrocketed in the past few days," Oliver added on his show on Sunday, September 21.