Jimmy Kimmel delivered an alternative Christmas message, taking aim at US President Donald Trump, and the alleged rise in fascism under his administration.
The popular talkshow host, has been in a longstanding feud with Trump, which saw his show temporarily suspended in September by broadcaster ABC, after Kimmel criticised Mr Trump and his "MAGA gang" over their handling of Charlie Kirk's death.
Celebrating his suspension, President Trump said that Kimmel was "not a talented person", and was "fired for lack of talent". He also took aim at other US presenters Seth Myers and Jimmy Fallon, calling on them to face a similar fate as Kimmel.
A week later, the show was reinstated by ABC following huge backlash from celebrities, fans and free speech advocates.
In his own Christmas message for Channel 4, a spoof of the official royal message on Christmas Day, Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Donald Trump and his administration.
"From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year. Tyranny is booming over here", he said.
Reflecting on his show's cancellation and subsequent reinstatement, Kimmel continued: "We won, the president lost - and now I'm back on the air every night, giving the most powerful politician on Earth a right, and richly deserved, b****cking".
Kimmel then referred to the president as "King Donny the Eighth" and suggested he was "calling for executions".
He added: "Here in the United States right now, we are both figuratively and literally tearing down the structures of our democracy. From the free press, to science, to medicine, to judicial independence, to the actual White House itself, we are a right mess.
"And we know this is also affecting you, and I just wanted to say sorry," the host said with a shrug.
"And we want you to know or, at least I want you to know, that we're not all like him. We're not all like that".
Signing off, Kimmel concluded: "We are not bright. We're Americans. No one knows better than you we're always just a little bit late to the game, but do we come through in the end? Maybe. Give us about three years. Please".
This annual broadcast, which began in 1993, serves as an alternative to the monarch's annual televised address, aiming to bring viewers a message about this year's events, and has featured speeches from Sir Stephen Fry, Danny Dyer, and Chris McCausland in recent years.
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