ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live’s co-head writer, executive producer, and wife of the eponymous host Molly McNearney recently gave an interview with the entertainment news website Gold Derby that was published on Thursday, where she defiantly claimed the late night comedy show format isn’t going anywhere because people (i.e., liberals) still need them to help them make sense of the world.
In an article written by Marcus James Dixon, McNearney and fellow writer Jesse Joyce were asked, “The elephant in the room is that The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was canceled just about a month ago. What was your reaction when that news came down?” 
McNearney was distraught, “I was very upset. I actually happened to be at a rally in Jackson Hole with Jimmy and our kids, an anti-Trump rally where my kids got flipped-off I think three to four times. And then my phone was buzzing, and I looked down and saw that Colbert's show was canceled, and I was truly devastated by it. And so was Jimmy. We have a deep respect for Stephen Colbert and his entire crew and cast and staff, and I'm really disappointed. Not only is he not going to be on the air, and I think his show is fantastic, the actual whole Late Show is gone. I have real nostalgia, as we all do, for what David Letterman created there. I'm still honestly in a bit of disbelief that it's over.”
She also claimed that, “There's never been a more relevant time for late night. I think it is incredibly important, the work that Stephen and his show does, and for that to be missing is going to be detrimental. A lot of people oddly get their news from late night, and right now it's vital that these shows provide a place or outlet of release, frustration, anger, and inspiration every night. What a wild time to be alive. And to have one less voice in that fight is sad. Although, I'm fairly confident Stephen will find a different platform. I can't imagine he's going to go away.”
That’s only true if you believe your job as a comedian is to be a sort of therapist helping liberals struggle through a Trump presidency. It is not a recipe for clever wittiness.
Kimmel has occasionally brought McNearney in front of the camera to help him make his anti-conservative points. Usually, she is making some bitter point about abortion. She is also the person who thinks that jokes about Hillary Clinton’s pantsuits are just too much, “I was like, ‘What the fuck are you doing? You’re minimizing this woman to her clothes?’ We’d never talk about a man’s outfit.”
Meanwhile, back in present day, Dixon asked, “We touched on it earlier, but a lot of people are talking about the future of late-night television, and where things might go from here. Molly, what is your take on that hot topic?”
Kimmel has previously strongly suggested he would choose to retire next year, but McNearney opened the door the possibility he could stay:
I think there's a place for late night forever, honestly. People need voices to make us laugh and connect and evaluate the news of the day. I don't think that's going anywhere. The formats and platforms might change a little, but we are here to stay, so we look forward to continuing the work. Also, Jimmy's not moving to Italy. That was taken out of context. We're definitely here to say that. That guy is way too f--king patriotic to ever leave this country. First of all, he has American flag crocs, and 4th of July is his favorite holiday. And also, the guy is a fighter. He would never leave this country. He cares way too deeply about it. Trust me, I've suggested it. He will go nowhere.
There are plenty of people out there that can help voters evaluate the news of the day. Jimmy Kimmel isn’t one of them.
