Jimmy Kimmel roasts network TV including his own ABC: "Our programming strategy is like an old person with a computer that’s not working"

The Hollywood Reporter

Kimmel did his annual upfront roasting virtually today, joking in a pre-taped video: "Things are so desperate, we’ve had to resort to doing the right thing: inclusion. We want ABC, Disney, FX, Hulu, Freeform, ESPN and Nat Geo to be a safe space where anyone, no matter what their racial or ethnic background, their gender or sexual orientation … we want our platforms to be a place where everyone can bring their stories to die.” He also took a shot at Fox ballet drama The Big Leap, which the network considers the new Glee. “Fox might have come up the single worst idea of the year," Kimmel said. "It’s called The Big Leap. This is a dramedy about a reality TV dance show following a group of diverse underdogs putting on a modern, hip version of Swan Lake. That show won’t make it to the end of this sentence. Here’s a tip: If you have to describe something as ‘hip,’ it isn’t.”