The late night heavyweights are putting their power into a new podcast, sharing this image on the Instagram page for the show.
The biggest names in late night have turned their private group chat into a Spotify podcast, Strike Force Five. All the proceeds will go to support their staff during the writers’ strike.
Who are they?
- The hosts of the shows arguably most immediately affected by the strikes: Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon.
Late night unite! Your new favorite podcast Strike Force Five premieres tomorrow with all of our proceeds going to staff and crew affected by the ongoing writers strike. Check it out on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. pic.twitter.com/PQVgLEiftN
— Jimmy Fallon (@jimmyfallon) August 29, 2023
What’s the big deal?
- We’re about to enter the fifth month since the Writers Guild of America went on strike May 2. Since then, all of the late night shows have gone on hiatus and the staff has been out of work. According to the first episode of the Strike Force Five podcast, all the proceeds from the show will go to support their staff during the strike.
- Members of SAG-AFTRA, the actor’s guild, have also been on strike since July. Under the strike agreement, union members aren’t allowed to promote Hollywood productions they’re a part of – the bread and butter of many late night shows.
- In the premiere episode, the hosts explain that when the strike was imminent, the five of them spoke regularly over Zoom to figure out ways to support their staff. This show was the result.
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