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ICYMI: Jimmy Kimmel has been on summer break from his talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and the cabaret artist has kindly allowed other hosts to fill him in while he is away.
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So far, Sean Hayes, George Lopez, and Joel McHale have joined, among others.
Recently, host Dua Lipa hosted the show and delivered a monologue set that Jimmy thought was * chef’s kiss *.
But a sexist troll just had to offer her unintended opinion about her performance, of course.
However, it was Jimmy’s answer that literally took my breath away.
“Maybe once someone talks to you, you change your mind.”
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Hi, 9-1-1? I would like to report a burn.
It’s the perfect execution of his clapback for me.
It’s also the way he used his platform to shut down sexism and misogyny for me. I love watching it.
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Comedians like Lucille Ball, Moms Mabley, Tina Fey, Wanda Sykes, Ali Wong, Mindy Kaling, and sooo many others have proven – and continue to prove – that women are funny, and nothing that a sexist troll can change that fact.
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Let Jimmy’s clapback be a lesson to all men who think women can not be funny: it says more about you than it says about women.
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And that’s there on that.
Who is your favorite female cabaret artist? Tell me in the comments!
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