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Then suddenly, a blaring car horn yanked him back to reality — without having known, or cared, he stood directly behind a reversing car, in front of a fully occupied home.

Kirsh uses the distraction to yank Morrow off balance and choke him out.

The liberal comedian's show was yanked off air last week after his monologue about the shooting of Kirk caused uproar.

He first addressed what transpired with Colbert and the cancellation of “The Late Show,” alluding to political pressure as the real culprit, before addressing the decision to yank Kimmel’s show.

But when one comment sparked an outrage, the network moved swiftly to yank the entertainer off the air.