United Kingdom, Jan. 5 -- Jimmy Kimmel has described the past year as "a near death experience".

On Sunday (04.01.26), the 58-year-old TV star won his second-ever Critics Choice Award for Best Talk Show, and after he accepted his honour, Kimmel reflected on the hardships he faced in 2025 - particularly after his show was temporarily suspended following his comments about the death of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk.

In the winners room following his victory, Kimmel told the press: "It was almost a near-death experience for me.

"Of course, not literally, but I did feel a little bit like Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn watching their own funeral, when all this stuff happened."

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