On the last episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! for 2024, Jimmy Kimmel expressed a grim outlook for 2025, suggesting that the year would be filled with challenges, including “thug, gaslighting, greed, lying, ignorance,” and even potentially a return of diseases like measles and mumps, referencing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as health secretary by Donald Trump. Kimmel’s tone was sarcastic, as he acknowledged the difficulties ahead while encouraging his viewers to appreciate the remaining time in 2024.
Kimmel advised his audience to make the most of the holiday season, urging them to embrace kindness and generosity in the final weeks of the year. He suggested simple acts of goodwill, like letting others cut ahead in traffic, spending more time with family, and even giving their spouses a back rub. His message was clear: try to inject some positivity into the final days of 2024 before what seemed to be a rough year ahead.
With a sense of impending doom, Kimmel joked that viewers should “deck those halls and lube up those chimneys” because Santa might not return in the future. His humor reflected a sense of urgency, as he suggested that the upcoming year could bring even more chaos and uncertainty.
Kimmel also took a shot at Donald Trump being named Time magazine’s Person of the Year, calling it an “early Christmas gift” to the president-elect. He read from the Time website, highlighting that the title is given to those who have had the most significant impact, whether positive or negative. Kimmel sarcastically remarked that Trump fit that description perfectly, joking that the decision was a “no-brainer.”
To add to the mockery, Kimmel referenced the infamous encounter between Trump and Stormy Daniels, where she claimed to have spanked him with a Time magazine featuring his own face on the cover. Kimmel humorously remarked that no one was left to carry out such an act now, even suggesting that Elon Musk might step in.
