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George W. Bush carefully avoided taking any shots at President Trump on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday. But the 43rd president did set himself apart from the 45th in one conspicuous way: He laughed at himself.

While Alec Baldwin’s impersonation of Mr. Trump on “Saturday Night Live” seems to have gotten under Mr. Trump’s skin, Mr. Bush fondly remembered Will Ferrell’s take on him.