During the peak of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, many individuals within the business are in search of work. Five late-night hosts have managed to discover a new short-term gig: Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver are all getting collectively over at Spotify with their very own present. The aptly-titled Strike Force Five options these late-night hosts speaking in regards to the strike, the business, and simply sharing basic banter. The sequence is a Spotify unique, operating for not less than 12 episodes. The present options all the hosts for each episode, nevertheless, it is hosted by a single particular person on a rotating foundation.
The preliminary seed of the concept started when all the late-night hosts acquired collectively on Zoom to focus on the outcomes of the work stoppages of their lives, in addition to varied different points centered across the strike. Eventually, they realized that it may very well be a stable basis for a present. Spotify says it “was a series of hilarious and compelling conversations. Now, Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel, Meyers and Oliver invite you to listen in on their once-private chats on this all-new podcast.”
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All of the proceeds will go to paying the out-of-work employees behind every one in every of their late-night discuss reveals. It’s additionally sponsored by Mint Mobile (of which Ryan Reyolds owns a sizeable portion) and the alcoholic beverage firm Diageo.
Strike Force Five launches on August 30, and it will be obtainable on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and most different massive podcast shops. While the present guarantees to be not less than 12 episodes, it is supposed to run all through the strike. You can pay attention to it right here.
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