Late-night star Jimmy Kimmel says he was 'very intent on retiring' before the Writers Guild of America went on strike.
star said he'd been seriously considering retirement before the writers' strike, but the strike has since renewed his enthusiasm for the show.
"Are you guys getting stir-crazy? Are you ready to go back to work?" Kimmel asked his podcast cohosts. "Because as you know, I was very intent on retiring right around the time where the strike started, and now I realize, like, 'Oh yeah, it's kinda nice to work.' You know, when youMeyers interrupted to question the legitimacy of Kimmel's claims. "Come on," Meyers said. "You are the Tom Brady of late-night hosts.
hosts also discussed why they decided to join forces during the strike. "The last time there was a writers' strike, there wasn't a lot of communication between the late-night hosts," Kimmel said. "And as a result, there was a lot of nonsense that went on, so Stephen suggested we get together and we talk through our issues and whatever we're dealing with."
The hosts are also looking out for their teams. "The reason we're doing this is because we are financially supporting members of our staffs," Kimmel explained. "There are hundreds of members of our staffs — writers, you name it. Everyone that works on a TV show is out of work right now, and so all the money we make for this show goes to them."
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