The biggest names in late night have turned their private group chat into a Spotify podcast. All the proceeds will go to support their staff during the writers' strike.
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 thepodcast, 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.
Writers walk the picket line on the second day of the television and movie writers' strike outside of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on May 3.Want more on pop culture? Listen to
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