There’s more late-night bookings now that the writers strike is over.
13.09.2023 - 00:27 / etcanada.com
It’s been two weeks since the launch of “Strike Force Five”, the featuring late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver.
Since the podcast’s debut episode, Fallon has become mired in controversy after an incendiary Rolling Stone exposé in which “Tonight Show” staffers share allegations that Fallon was responsible for creating a “toxic workplace.”
Listeners of the podcast, however, have likely noticed that Fallon’s elephant in the room is never mentioned.
READ MORE: Jimmy Fallon, Accused Of Making ‘Tonight Show’ A ‘Toxic Workplace,’ Apologizes: ‘It’s Embarrassing & I Feel So Bad’
As The Hollywood Reporter points out, there’s a very good reason for that: the 12 “Strike Force Five” episodes were recorded before RS broke the story.
Fallon was reportedly blindsided by the story, and held a Zoom call with “Tonight Show” staffers last week in which he and showrunner Chris Miller addressed the accusations.
“It’s embarrassing, and I feel so bad. Sorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends … I feel so bad I can’t even tell you,” Fallon said, via THR.
READ MORE: Current ‘Tonight Show’ Staffers Speak Out In Jimmy Fallon’s Defense Following ‘Rolling Stone’ Exposé
Fallon also insisted that he never wanted to “create that type of atmosphere” on his late-night show. “I want this show to be fun,” he said. “It should be inclusive for everybody.”
There’s more late-night bookings now that the writers strike is over.
The official end of the Writers Guild strike on Wednesday brought a slew of news from the world of late-night television, which was the first to go off the air in May when the writers hit the picket lines.
Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon will be flashing their smiles on the small screen in no time.
Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are coming back.
Late night TV is coming back!
Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are recalling just how they got into the late night hosting game.
With the WGA Strike almost over (the contract still has to be ratified and signed by members), fans are starting to think about just when late night talk shows could return.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As the WGA strike draws to a close, first stop on the road to normalcy will be late night — where producers are already plotting a return to air within the next two to three weeks. “We want to come back ASAP,” said one late night insider.
The “Strike Force Three” live event has struck out. The hotly anticipated show — which was announced last week by Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert — has been cancelled due to illness.
Selome Hailu The “Strike Force Three” live event announced by Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert last week has been canceled, as Kimmel has tested positive for COVID. “Well, Las Vegas, I got Covid, and sadly, we need to cancel this weekend’s Strike Force Three show,” Kimmel posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I could never live with myself if I got my hometown friends sick.
Strike Force Three, a planned live show from Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, has been canceled.
Bill Maher has faced a lot of criticism after revealing that he was bringing Real Time back to HBO next week.
The late-night power players behind the new “Strike Force Five” podcast are temporarily losing two members for a special live on-stage event.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Three of the “Strike Force Five” are taking their show on the road. Late night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel will host a one-night-only event, dubbed “Strike Force Three,” at the Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 23 — marking the first time the trio have been on stage together at the same time. Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel, John Oliver and Seth Meyers recently launched the podcast “Strike Force Five,” as a way to help support the staffs of their respective shows.
Late-night staffs should see a few more dollars in their pocket after three of the major hosts are planning a Las Vegas extravaganza.
groveling apology to his “Tonight Show” staffers after reports surfaced of his toxic workplace behavior — but fans aren’t buying it.One user on X, formerly known as Twitter, pointed to a line the 48-year-old TV host allegedly said during the all-hands meeting: “It’s embarrassing and I feel so bad.”The commenter said the “apology sounds like it was spoken by a toddler.”“Why didn’t and couldn’t he apologize in person? I find the Zoom apology insulting,” another shared, while others chimed in that Fallon only said he was sorry “cause he got called out.”Fallon likely conducted his apology virtually, however, because of the ongoing Hollywood strike, which has shut down production for a slew of highly-anticipated movies and TV shows, including late-night talk shows.“Oh, f–k off. Fallon’s ‘apology’ is about how he was inconvenienced by the Rolling Stone article exposing him as a raging a–hole and nothing about apologizing to staff or saying how he will change,” another scathing comment said.Another user likened the saga to Ellen DeGeneres, who had her “Ellen Show” canceled in 2022 after a 19-year run following a flurry of toxic workplace allegations against the seemingly family-friendly talk show host.“The Jimmy Fallon saga is following EXACTLY the same footsteps that Ellen DeGeneres tread … accusations.
Following the release of a new Rolling Stone exposé, in which two current and 14 former staffers at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” opened up about host Jimmy Fallon’s alleged erratic behaviour and the reported “toxic workplace” at the late-night show, multiple current producers and assistants at the show gave statements to ET saying that the article “misrepresents” their experiences in the same workplace.
Jerry Seinfeld is speaking out in Jimmy Fallon’s defense.
Whelp, it looks like you can add The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to the list of talk shows allegedly fostering a toxic work environment. Just like Ellen DeGeneres and James Corden before him, several current and former employees have come forward about their horrible experiences working for Jimmy Fallon. Get ready, Perezcious readers, because there are a lot of bombshell details to cover here!
Rolling Stone published a story in which 16 current and former employees accused the late night talk show host, 48, of being “erratic,” drunk at work and creating a “toxic work environment.” Fallon reportedly told staffers that he did not intend to “create that type of atmosphere for the show,” two employees claimed to the rock bible in a follow-up report. “It’s embarrassing and I feel so bad,” Fallon allegedly said.