Jimmy Kimmel set aside his snark to deliver a sincere and uplifting message to his audience on Thursday night.

The comedian kicked off his monologue for the year’s final episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” by thanking his viewers for their unwavering support during a year filled with chaos and tragedy — which also included President Donald Trump-appointed Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr’s failed attempt to cancel his show.

Jimmy Kimmel breaks down during his final monologue of the year.

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“And this one, this has been a strange year,” Kimmel began. “It’s been a hard year. We’ve had some lows, we’ve had some highs for me.”

At this point, Kimmel’s voice began to wobble as he choked back tears.

“Uh, maybe more than any year in my life. But on behalf of all of us — I’m crying already. I’m sorry.”

Despite getting emotional, Kimmel pushed on.

“On behalf of all of us at the show, I just want to say that we appreciate your support, your enthusiasm — and not just for watching this year. You literally pulled us out of a hole and we cannot thank you enough, personally, professionally.”

The “hole” Kimmel referred to was his weeklong suspension by ABC in September. The suspension followed criticism of Kimmel’s comments related to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kimmel — a relentless Trump critic who has been a thorn in the president’s side for years — suggested that many on the right were “desperately trying” to use Kirk’s death “to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.” Although the shooter’s motives are still unclear, Carr said Kimmel was trying to “directly mislead the American public” with his comments.

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said before ABC announced Kimmel’s suspension. “These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

Carr’s mafia-like remarks — and his close ties to Trump — sparked a massive backlash, with many on both sides of the aisle seeing the move as a threat to the First Amendment.

Protesters hold signs outside the El Capitan Theatre, where Kimmel's show is taped, on Sept. 18 in Hollywood.

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After Kimmel thanked his fans Thursday night, he spoke more broadly about how American life has drastically changed since Trump took office in January.

“I know there are a lot harder jobs, but this is not an easy job to do. And sometimes it feels like we’re spinning our wheels,” Kimmel said. “You see so many awful and destructive acts, all this damage we inflict on ourselves on purpose. And it can make you feel crazy trying to wrap your head around these things that are so clearly wrong.”

He continued: “You know, you grow up reading ‘Superman’ and you learn to value truth, justice and the American way. And then you start to realize — especially over the last year — you don’t know where that all went. You don’t know what the American way even is anymore.”

At this, Kimmel decided to offer some hope:

Kimmel then transitioned into — of course — completely slamming Trump. You can watch his final monologue of the year in its entirety above.