Jimmy Kimmel Selected To Deliver Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message In UK

Jimmy Kimmel will present the 2025 Alternative Christmas Message on Britain's Channel 4, airing Christmas Day as an alternative to the monarch's traditional address. The annual UK tradition began in 1993 and has featured unexpected figures including former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whistleblower Edward Snowden, and French actress Brigitte Bardot. Channel 4 says Kimmel will deliver a "deeply personal and characteristically jovial address" reflecting on recent months, including ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live over a comment about Charlie Kirk's murder. His message reportedly includes the line, "From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year." During his final 2025 show on December 19, Kimmel became emotional while thanking viewers. "This has been a strange year. It's been a hard year," he said, adding "you literally pulled us out of a hole." (Story URL)