Jimmy Kimmel Accepts Peabody Award, Defends Satirizing Political Leaders
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Michael Schneider
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Summary
Jimmy Kimmel won a Peabody Award for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and joked about feeling "dumb" being recognized alongside serious documentaries. In his acceptance speech at the 86th Peabody Awards, Kimmel emphasized that making jokes about the President in America shouldn't win a prize, highlighting the constitutional right to criticize and satirize leaders. He also took a jab at Donald Trump, thanking him with the mocking nickname "Pumpkin McPornhumper."
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI never felt dumber
making jokes about the President – in America – shouldn't win you a prize
We have the right, guaranteed by the Constitution, to criticize and satirize our leaders
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