{"id":2017435,"date":"2023-08-30T21:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T01:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-and-his-pals-skewered-for-their-new-project-group-therapy-for-libs\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T21:26:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T01:26:10","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-and-his-pals-skewered-for-their-new-project-group-therapy-for-libs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-and-his-pals-skewered-for-their-new-project-group-therapy-for-libs\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel and friends face backlash over &#8216;Libs Group Therapy&#8217; project."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjimmy-kimmel-and-his-pals-skewered-for-their-new-project-group-therapy-for-libs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2017435&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Jimmy \u200dKimmel and His Pals Skewered for Their New Project: &#8216;Group Therapy for \u2064Libs&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Late-night TV \u201ccomedian\u201d Jimmy Kimmel is taking major ridicule for his latest venture in\u200b cooperation with TV rivals including Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, after they\u2064 launched a\u2063 new podcast in a desperate attempt to stay\u2062 relevant that detractors are jokingly calling \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-week-in-campus-insanity-vol-31\/\" title=\"This Week In Campus Insanity Vol. 31\u00a0\">group therapy<\/a> for liberals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With\u2063 the actors and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuesday-afternoon-update-biden-sends-troops-to-border-for-administrative-tasks-medical-journal-advocates-segregated-classes-writers-strike\/\" title=\"Biden deploys troops to border, medical journal supports segregated classes, writers go on strike.\">writers strike<\/a> still dragging interminably on in Hollywood, late-night TV \u2063comedians have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tv-industry-chaos-colbert-kimmel-fallons-shows-shut-simultaneously\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sidelined<\/a> and unable \u2063to appear on TV in their regular time slots. But \u2062not \u200cto fear. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kimmel-sinks-to-new-low-during-bizarre-defense-of-chinese-owned-tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> \u200d is here with a new podcast \u2062bringing all the \u200dlate-night leftists into one \u200dpodcast.<\/p>\n<p>For the inaugural advertisement for their \u2064newly \u2063minted \u201cStrike Force Five\u201d podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/national-disgrace-jimmy-kimmel-blasted-treated-nobel-peace-prize-winner-oscars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimmel<\/a> was joined \u2063by fellow TV wokesters \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/greg-gutfeld-dismantles-colberts-attack-carlsons-footage-release-fake-narratives-real-transparency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Colbert<\/a>, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers,\u2062 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/10-year-old-israeli-girl-gives-john-oliver-wake-call-smug-host-talks-imbalance-holy-land-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Oliver<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In what he\u2062 called a \u201cMAJOR LIFE UPDATE\u201d (his all caps), Kimmel told fans that he and his five rivals were \u201cjoining forces for a new podcast\u201d and promised that \u201cALL proceeds\u201d would go to \u200dhelp support the out of work TV staffers on\u200b the \u200cfive programs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MAJOR\u2062 LIFE\u2064 UPDATE\u200d \u2013 for the remainder of the strike <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenAtHome?\">@StephenAtHome<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmyfallon?\">@JimmyFallon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sethmeyers?\">@SethMeyers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamjohnoliver?\">@IamJohnOliver<\/a> &#038; I are joining\u2064 forces \u200dfor a new podcast\u2064 called <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StrikeForceFive?\">@StrikeForceFive<\/a>. Hear the\u2063 first episode tomorrow 8\/30. \u200dALL proceeds (thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Casamigos?\">@Casamigos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mintmobile?\">@MintMobile<\/a>) go \u2064to support\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Czyvlpmba2\">pic.twitter.com\/Czyvlpmba2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jimmy Kimmel \u2064(@jimmykimmel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmykimmel\/status\/1696612559661736081?\">August 29, \u20622023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>First\u2064 of \u2064all, the conceit of\u200d this venture seems suspect from the start.<\/h3>\n<p>Kimmel is claiming that their little podcast is aimed to help pay the bills \u200dof their out-of-work TV studio staffers.<\/p>\n<p>But, come on, now. Each \u2064of their five TV shows surely has dozens of \u2064staffers who are now without a paycheck thanks to the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/comedy-star-andrew-schulz-reveals-strike-may-expose-streaming-companies-backfire-actors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Are we supposed to believe that this podcast could possibly bring in enough cash to make a difference for their out-of-work employees? The claim seems highly doubtful.<\/p>\n<p>After all, these \u200bshows have budgets of millions of dollars, not \u2063even including their own bloated\u200c salaries.<\/p>\n<p>It seems \u2064far more likely that this\u200b podcast effort is merely a desperate attempt to keep \u200bthese five TV personalities in front \u2063of\u200d viewers. It\u2019s all about Kimmel and his cohorts, not their staffers.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-and-his-pals-skewered-for-their-new-project-group-therapy-for-libs\/\" title=\"Jimmy Kimmel and friends face backlash over 'Libs Group Therapy' project.\">social\u200b media users found<\/a> their little promo video funny. \u200bBut\u200b not in the way Kimmel and crew had \u2063hoped.<\/p>\n<p>Podcaster \u2064Stephen Miller joked\u200d that it is\u2063 \u201cLate\u200c night group therapy for libs actually becomes group therapy for libs.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Late night group therapy for \u200clibs\u200c actually\u200d becomes group therapy for libs.\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SnX86kmEZw\">https:\/\/t.co\/SnX86kmEZw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redsteeze\/status\/1696636706961924120?\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another X user called the podcast, \u201cThis is the worst idea ever conceived.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the worst idea\u200c ever conceived <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j42mf5UsZa\">https:\/\/t.co\/j42mf5UsZa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Isaac Schorr (@isaac_schorr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isaac_schorr\/status\/1696635319003586750?\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Still another\u2064 quipped, \u201cNever has a crossover this big seemed\u200c less interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Never has a\u2063 crossover this big seemed less interesting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AaJGQDerQX\">https:\/\/t.co\/AaJGQDerQX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dNoam Blum  (@neontaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neontaster\/status\/1696651760075514160?\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another begged the studios to \u201ccave so\u2064 we can\u200d end this abomination.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am begging studio execs\u200c to cave so we can end this abomination <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sAo0xi5nmY\">https:\/\/t.co\/sAo0xi5nmY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saagar Enjeti \u2064(@esaagar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esaagar\/status\/1696629378992460262?\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One X \u200duser was hopeful, but skeptical, writing, \u201cMaybe they\u200d will\u2063 actually\u200c do some comedy for a\u2063 change\u2026.but I \u200ddoubt it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Maybe they will actually\u200c do\u2064 some \u2064comedy for a change\u2026.but\u2062 I\u200d doubt it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Variable Centrist \u2062(@VariableCentrst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VariableCentrst\/status\/1696653131440935422?\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It seems\u200d sure that anyone \u2064trying\u2063 to\u2062 follow this podcast\u2063 will find five major \u2062egos all \u200ctalking over\u2064 each other\u200b to \u200binsert their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-hollywood-stars-who-say-bring-on-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"5 Hollywood Stars Who Say, \u2018Bring on Cancel Culture\u2019\">woke jokes<\/a> about whatever they are hoping to\u2063 talk about each\u200b day.<\/p>\n<p>And anyone\u200c who\u2064 has ever been on a bad conference call for work where everyone keeps trying \u200cto talk at once but \u200dno one is being heard can imagine the mess late-night fans are probably about to witness.<\/p>\n<p>Still, one can\u2019t imagine this podcast will win many fans in the first place. It should be noted\u200c that even their ultra-woke shows \u2063on\u200c TV are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/foxs-greg-gutfeld-becomes-king-late-night-beats-liberal-stephen-colbert-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crashing<\/a> \u200bin \u200dthe ratings.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is sure. These guys\u2019 staffers better not\u200d be getting \u200ctheir hopes up for a windfall of cash from \u2063this\u2064 debacle.<\/p>\n<p>The post \u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jimmy-kimmel-pals-skewered-new-project-group-therapy-libs\/\">Jimmy Kimmel and His \u2064Pals Skewered for Their New Project: &#8216;Group \u200bTherapy\u200b for Libs&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u200cJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel faces ridicule for teaming up with rivals Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon. 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