Jimmy Kimmel Live! is back after a week’s pause with Glen Powell and Sarah McLachlan set as guests.
The show is returning for the first in nearly a week after the show was preempted indefinitely after controversy surrounding comments made by Kimmel about Charlie Kirk’s killer led to veiled threats by FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Powell is promoting Hulu sports comedy series Chad Powers, which he co-created and stars in. The six-part series, which also stars Steve Zahn, Toby Huss, Perry Mattfeld and Wynn Everett, premieres on September 30.
McLachlan, who is the musical guest, is promoting ABC News documentary Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery, which explores the story behind the female-led festival that she founded. The doc is directed by Ally Pankiw and was released on September 21.
McLachlan stood in solidarity with Kimmel over the weekend after she and other talent decided not to perform at the premiere of the doc after Disney’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week.
“It’s a gift for all of us to see [this film], but also I’ve grappled with being here tonight and around what to say about the present situation that we are all faced with, the stark contraction to the many advances we’ve made watching the insidious erosion of women’s rights, of trans and queer rights, the muzzling of free speech,” she said in her introduction. “I think we’re all fearful for what comes next, and none of us know, but what I do know is that I have to keep pushing forward as an artist, as a woman to find a way through, and though I don’t begin to know what the answer is, I believe we all need to work towards a softening to let in the possibility of a better way, because I see music as a bridge to our shared humanity, to finding common ground.”
Other guests this week include The Lowdown’s Ethan Hawke, Abbott Elementary’s Lisa Ann Walter, Powell’s Chad Powers colleague Peyton Manning and The Paper’s Oscar Nuñez as well as musical guests Yungblud and Alex G.
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