Kimmel Audience Erupts Over Filthy John Cena-Inspired Joke About Donald Trump

Jimmy Kimmel recapped his latest Oscars hosting gig with a dig at former President Donald Trump that had his studio audience cheering.

During Sundays ceremony, Kimmel fired back onstage in real-time at Trumps criticism on his Truth Social platform of his performance by asking: Isnt it past your jail time?

On Mondays episode of his late-night show, Kimmel suggested the presumptive Republican 2024 nominees rant was because he was upset I didnt mention him on the show, and no one mentioned him on the show, he wasnt getting any attention, he couldnt stand it.

We had John Cena onstage naked and somehow Trump still managed to be the biggest dick of the night, Kimmel added, a line that gained massive applause, a reference to Cenas apparently naked appearance .

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But the joke almost didnt come to be.

Kimmel revealed earlier Monday how producers of the Oscars show tried to talk him out of responding to Trump.

Theyre like, Youve got a little bit of time and I was like, Im reading the Trump tweet, and theyre like, No, no, dont read that, Kimmel told Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos . [I was like] Yes, I am.

One of those producers was actually Kimmels wife, Molly McNearney, who is an executive producer for the Academy Awards.

I will tell you, Im really not proud of this, but I tried to talk Jimmy out of reading that, McNearney told Variety  on Monday. I feel like my instincts are usually right, but I was totally off on that.

She explained, I said, Please dont read this. And he asked why. I said, I dont want to give Trump airtime in the Oscars. This is the one time we dont have to talk about him. We talk about him every night ... This night is not about him and its not about politics. My second thought was just the risk, like the show was going well! I just wanted to make sure it ended well, and I didnt want it to end on a sour note.

But Kimmel had a glimmer in his eye, and he said, I got this. He really did. This is where he shines, McNearney added. I will tell you, Im never going to win an argument in my household again.

Elsewhere in his Monday monologue, Kimmel recalled his favorite moments from Sundays ceremony and revealed just how much work went into getting Cena onstage in an almost-naked state.