![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jimmy Kimmel, who also taped his show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday before a strike was called, only referenced the strike tangentially when he listed the guests lined up to appear on his show for the week ahead “unless something terrible happens,” he said.Īs thousands of members of the WGA prepare to begin picketing on Tuesday afternoon, hosts of the late night shows including Colbert, Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers may present the first visible manifestation that a strike has begun by airing reruns instead of a planned slate of new shows. The host expressed his support for unions, and said while he hoped that a strike could be averted, “I also think that the writers’ demands are not unreasonable.” Stephen Colbert, who taped his “Late Show” on Monday before the negotiations halted, addressed the possibility of a strike in his opening monologue when he featured a picture of all his writers, saying the show wouldn’t happen without them. On Monday night, the Writers’ Guild of America officially called for a strike after failing to reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. ![]()
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