5 Late-Night Hosts Announce Podcast to Benefit Striking Staff Writers

The stars of late-night might have found a new calling amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA double strike.

Spotify has announced that Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver will host a new limited podcast Strike Force Five, with proceeds benefitting the striking staff writers from their shows.

"This past May, the hosts of five major late-night talk shows had an idea: to meet every week to discuss the complexities behind the ongoing Hollywood strikes. What ensued was a series of hilarious and compelling conversations," Spotify shared in the Tuesday announcement.

Launching Wednesday, the podcast will include at least 12 episodes of its five hosts discussing the Hollywood strikes and other pertinent topics.

After 100 days of striking, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) had renewed talks this month with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents Warner Bros. and other major studios. The AMPTP has since presented a counterproposal.

Meanwhile, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) entered the seventh week of its strike on Friday, but talks between the union and studios are expected to resume soon. It is the first double strike for both Hollywood unions since 1960 when Ronald Reagan was SAG President.

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) reached a deal with the AMPTP in early June, which has since been ratified.