“I don't think it was political. I didn't know anybody, and I'm counting my many liberal friends who watched them. And I think it's because it wasn't entertainment anymore. It was more like a therapy session for people that were upset at the world.”

“I think there seems to be a pattern the pattern becomes you start thinking you're a bigger deal than you really are and you get a sense of bitterness Kimmel sounds bitter and you can't have that on Late Night”

“the face of the NBA is one of the main factors that the numbers are down CU people don't want to tune in to watch somebody that's that's separating the country period that's it I stopped”