I have almost no context here. I only found out Kirk, RIP, existed, when the news of the shooting hit.

But I watched the clip (I don't know the comedian) and it really doesn't make fun of the assassination. It makes fun of JD Vance.

I strongly agree you don't make fun of tragedies, especially polarising ones, but this really doesn't do that.

You, and I, and millions of others. Yet another example of how this shooter was stuck in some serious online bubbles. If there was even a vaguely contrarian voice, they would have mentioned his entire idea would, and has, turned a guy most people have never even heard of into a vastly more well known martyr.

Anyhow, the post that was "giving context" linked the actual video that likely got Kimmel canned second. Here it is timestamped to the section: https://youtu.be/-j3YdxNSzTk?t=122