Apparently not all edgy comedians are offensive. Some even get to host DNC fundraisers.
https://nitter.poast.org/mazemoore/status/1850973079431704912#m
They are performers, kind of actors, just not in movies, they read lines and have a persona, but that is not who they really are, it is just a role they are playing.
He is just a mouthpiece to put it more bluntly.
Elon Musk is his own master, Jimmy Kimmel is not.
Jimmy Kimmel ... (head writer) (77 episodes, 1999-2003) - The Man Show
seems like JK had a lot to do with what was being said instead of just being a "mouthpiece"
So you think if he supported republicans he would still have a job at Disney owned ABC?
He writes what his boss wants him to write.