Jimmy Kimmel joked about Rudy Giuliani rising from “the grave” in a monologue just days before the former New York City mayor was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
“So last night, America’s mayor, Rudy Giuliani, rose from the grave to weigh in on the ongoing drama involving me,” Kimmel said in a monologue on Tuesday, referencing his ill-timed joke about first lady Melania Trump looking like an “expectant widow” days before the President Trump assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
During “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Kimmel played a clip of Giuliani, 81, remarking on his podcast that the embattled talk show host is “one of the most distasteful human beings in this country.”
“I have to say, it hurts to be called distasteful by a man who farted his own pants off in front of Borat’s daughter,” Kimmel, 58, responded.
“Kimmel was making believe that he was hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which I think he did once, I don’t know. Probably once… and about four people probably watched it, and he bombed like usual,” the two-term mayor continued in the clip.
“This is supposed to be a comedian,” Giuliani raved. “He’s also like an incompetent jacka—.”
“I have to say, it’s confusing to be called an incompetent jacka— by a man who accidentally held a press conference outside a dildo store, who doesn’t seem to have any understanding of when videos are running and when they aren’t, and has a gallon of squid ink dribbling off the top of his head,” Kimmel fired back at “America’s mayor.”
“Does this man have any family members who can come get him already?” said the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” frontman.
Five days later, on Sunday, Giuliani was hospitalized in critical but stable condition for an unspecified ailment, a spokesperson for the former Trump attorney said.
“Mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently in the hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
“Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he’s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak. We do ask that you join us in prayer for America’s Mayor – Rudy Giuliani.”
Kimmel had already been under fire for defending his joke about the first lady looking like an “expectant widow” during a mock roast intended to mirror those that comedians usually conduct at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Melania, 56, had demanded his ouster in a social media post on Monday after her husband and members of his administration were targeted by a gunman at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A spokesman for Melania also doubled down on Tuesday on her call for Kimmel to be fired.
“Kimmel should be terminated. ABC should fire him now,” Marc Beckman previously told The Post after Kimmel repeated the joke during Monday night’s program.
