Jan Böhmermann Ben Knabe/ZDF Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment ABC's decision to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday, just six days after pulling the late night show, has fueled international debate over free speech, media independence and the outsize role American talk show hosts play in political life. What it hasn't done, outside the U.S., is deliver many laughs.