Because the Hollywood strikes proceed, 5 of the most well-liked late-night discuss present hosts had an concept to fulfill up each week to debate the complexities behind the continuing discussions and protests.
Because of this, Spotify revealed on Tuesday (Aug. 29) that it’s teaming up with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver for a brand new limited-series podcast, referred to as Strike Power 5. The sequence, which can run for no less than 12 episodes, will launch Aug. 30 and have the hosts’ insights, opinions and, after all, humor to the present as they navigate the Hollywood strikes. The sequence will probably be hosted on Spotify’s Megaphone, with Spotify because the unique gross sales associate.
All proceeds the hosts earn from Strike Power 5 will go towards out-of-work employees of the hosts’ respective exhibits because the strike continues, together with The Late Present With Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!, Late Evening With Seth Meyers, and Final Week Tonight With John Oliver.
The continuing Writers Guild of America strike has been affecting TV sequence, late night time discuss exhibits and awards exhibits since Could 1, after negotiations with the Alliance of Movement Image and Tv Producers failed to supply a brand new deal. “Whereas firm income have remained excessive and spending on content material has grown, writers are falling behind,” the WGA mentioned in a press release shared with The Hollywood Reporter. “The businesses have used the transition to streaming to chop author pay and separate writing from manufacturing, worsening working circumstances for sequence writers in any respect ranges. On TV staffs, extra writers are working at minimal no matter expertise, usually for fewer weeks, or in mini-rooms, whereas showrunners are left and not using a writing employees to finish the season. And whereas sequence budgets have soared over the previous decade, median writer-producer pay has fallen.”
Hearken to the Strike Power 5 introduction trailer beneath.
