An all-star lineup of late-night television hosts are uniting on a podcast as a group effort to raise funds for their striking staff writers.
An all-star lineup of late-night television hosts are uniting on a podcast to chat about Hollywood's ongoing labour disputes, a group effort to raise funds for their striking staff writers.
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver will take part in the podcast that debuts on Wednesday called, according to a statement from streaming service Spotify. All five will appear on each episode, taking turns as host. The roughly 11 500 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike in early May after failing to reach a new labour agreement with the major Hollywood studios that produce films and TV shows. The SAG-AFTRA actors union, Hollywood's largest union with 160 000 members, walked off the job in July.
Without teams of writers to pen topical jokes, the late-night shows have been airing re-runs for nearly four months. The five hosts have been meeting weekly over Zoom"to discuss the complexities behind the ongoing Hollywood strikes," Spotify said, and the new podcast will allow fans to"listen in on these once-private chats."All proceeds will go to the writers of the late-night shows, Spotify said.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features.
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