'I think it's a very reasonable demand that's being set out by the guild. 'But for those people who have a job, they are entitled to fair compensation. No one is entitled to a job in show business. 'I love that we get to come in with an idea for what we want to do every day and we get to work on it all afternoon and then I have the pleasure of coming out here. I love writing this show,' he said on Monday afternoon. Meyers, a union member, has been particularly vocal in his support for the writers. Seth Meyers has spoken out in support of strikers, saying the guild's demands are 'reasonable' How have late night hosts responded to strikes? If the strikes continue into the weekend, it is unclear whether this will go ahead as planned.įinal decisions on other weekly shows such as Real Time with Bill Maher and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver are expected to come later in the week. Kimmel was scheduled to have Melissa McCarthy, Will Poulter, Ricky Gervais and Anthony Carrigan as guests this week, but the appearances have been canceled.Ĭomedian Pete Davidson was also scheduled to host the season finale of Saturday Night Live on Saturday May 6. This means many scheduled guest appearances will be canceled.Ĭolbert was due to interview Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Michael J Fox and Shonda Rhimes this week, while Fallon was set to welcome Elle Fanning, Jennifer Lopez, Emma Chamberlain and Ken Jeong on his show. Late night talk shows will be affected immediately by the strike, as they rely on writers to create content on the day of airing. Seth Meyers, host of Late Night With Seth Meyers on NBC, said he supports the strike How will late night shows be impacted?
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