Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night sidekick is speaking out.<\/p>\n
Guillermo Rodriguez took to Instagram to share a short message on Tuesday, just hours before the return of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d<\/a> following a weeklong suspension.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are back full of love,\u201d Rodriguez, 54, wrote alongside a photo<\/a> of himself and Kimmel, 57, embracing on the set of the newly reinstated ABC late-night talk show.<\/p>\n Guillermo Rodriguez took to Instagram to share a short post on Sept. 23, 2025.<\/p>\n Guillermo Rodriguez during a Season 16 episode of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/p>\n The comedian, who has served as Kimmel\u2019s right-hand man ever since \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d premiered in 2003, was last seen leaving LA\u2019s El Capitan Entertainment Centre with Kimmel shortly after ABC pulled their program off the air<\/a> on Wednesday, Sept. 17.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, fans of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d rushed to the comments section of Rodriguez\u2019s post to share their excitement about the show\u2019s highly anticipated return.<\/p>\n \u201cWelcome back!\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cCannot wait for tonight\u2019s episode!\u201d added another.<\/p>\n Guillermo Rodriguez and Jimmy Kimmel hugging on the set of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d ABC via Getty Images<\/p>\n Jimmy Kimmel and Guillermo Rodriguez embrace during a gala at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 22, 2025. Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive<\/p>\n \u201cCan\u2019t wait to see you where you belong, together again!\u201d commented a third, while a fourth fan wrote, \u201cLet\u2019s make this the most watched show of all time!\u201d<\/p>\n As for Kimmel, he took to the social media platform earlier in the day to share his own post<\/a> ahead of his show\u2019s return Tuesday night.<\/p>\n \u201cMissing this guy today,\u201d the comedian wrote alongside a photo<\/a> of himself and late TV legend Norman Lear, who passed away in December 2023 at the age of 101.<\/p>\n Guillermo Rodriguez and Jimmy Kimmel on the set of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d ABC via Getty Images<\/p>\n Guillermo Rodriguez and Jimmy Kimmel during a joke for Season 16 of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/p>\n Like his sidekick, Kimmel\u2019s first message since his short suspension left fans flocking to the comments section.<\/p>\n \u201cKill it tonight,\u201d Rosie O\u2019Donnell wrote. \u201cFeel all the love.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cReally looking forward to having you back,\u201d wrote another excited fan.<\/p>\n Guillermo Rodriguez and Jimmy Kimmel in an episode from Season 15 of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/p>\n Jimmy Kimmel on the set of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d on Sept. 3, 2025. AP<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like Santa\u2019s coming tonight!\u201d commented a third. \u201cI\u2019m bouncing off the walls.\u201d<\/p>\n ABC pulled \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d off the air last week due to the host\u2019s comments about the assassination of conservative activist\u00a0Charlie Kirk<\/a>, who was shot dead at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10.<\/p>\n \u201cWe hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid<\/a> who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it,\u201d Kimmel said during his opening monologue earlier in the week.<\/p>\n Jimmy Kimmel hosting Season 14 of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/p>\n Jimmy Kimmel during a taping of his show. Disney via Getty Images<\/p>\n Following pressure from FCC chair Brendan Carr, Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group, ABC announced that Kimmel\u2019s show was being \u201cpre-empted indefinitely.\u201d<\/p>\n However, the network reversed course on Monday, and it was announced that Kimmel\u2019s show would return<\/a> the following night.<\/p>\n \u201cLast Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,\u201d the Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC, said in a statement.<\/p>\n Jimmy Kimmel speaks during his opening monologue on Sept. 15, 2025. \u201cIt is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive,\u201d it continued. \u201cWe have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n Insiders told The Post that even though Kimmel will address the fallout from his monologue when he returns on Tuesday night, the host does not plan to apologize<\/a> for the controversial remarks.<\/p>\n Nexstar and Sinclair, meanwhile, will not air \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d<\/a> on their stations.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t
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