Did Jimmy Kimmel Seriously Compare the United States to North Korea?

At the 2026 Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel stirred controversy with a joke about free speech that compared CBS to North Korea.

During his monologue, he said, “As you know, there are some countries where the leaders don’t support free speech. I’m not at liberty to say which ones. Let’s just say North Korea… and CBS.”

Did Jimmy Kimmel REALLY just compare our country to North Korea?
He says “as you know, there are some countries whose leaders don’t support free speech. I’m not at liberty to say which. Let’s just leave it at North Korea and CBS.”

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— Clerpatriot (@clerpatriot)
Mar 16, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel comparing America to North Korea is peak Hollywood delusion. The bubble is real.