The top five US late-night show hosts are podcasting in support of their striking employees. The fact that he’s not insanely funny might be in their interest.
Most of the impact of the current strike on writers and actors in the US entertainment industry is far from being felt. Films that are not shot: you don’t notice. Films whose start is postponed because their striking stars are not allowed to advertise them: only fans and film nerds notice. But one thing hurt right away: the late-night shows disappeared, and more than suddenly. The reason: nobody was there anymore to write the jokes for people like John Oliver, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert.