The opening to Jimmy Kimmel’s show last night was a skit about him leaving the country followed by a long monologue in which he broke into tears at one point. If you’re looking for the ultimately example of a self-absorbed Hollywood liberal, this is it.
The show opens with Kimmel packing his backs to leave the country because he’s pretty certain he’s on Trump’s enemies list. His sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez enters to literally smack some sense back into him. “Jimmy we need you. We need you to help us get through this,” Rodriguez says after slapping Kimmel in the face. He adds, “You have a very important voice.”
“I do?” Kimmel asks as if he didn’t help write this awkward script.
After a moment of reconsideration, Kimmel changes his tune. “You’re right. I need to stay here. We have unfinished business.”
From there the show shifts to a ten minute monologue about…
