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Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and
John Oliver will take part in the podcast that debuts on
Wednesday called "Strike Force Five," according to a statement
from streaming service Spotify. All five will appear on each
episode and they will take turns as host.
The roughly 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA)
went on strike in early May after failing to reach a new labor
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."
Spotify said "Strike Force Five" will be available on most major
podcast platforms and run for at least 12 episodes. Kimmel - in
a post on social media platform X, previously known as Twitter -
said the podcast would continue "for the remainder of the
strike."
All proceeds will go to the writers of the late-night shows,
Spotify said.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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