![]() ![]() “This nation owes so much to unions,” Colbert said. But I also think that the writers’ demands are not unreasonable,” host Stephen Colbert said on the May 1 “Late Show.” “Everyone including myself hope both sides reach a deal. NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” which had been scheduled to air a new episode, also went dark with reruns instead. ![]() NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” Comedy Central’s “Daily Show,” ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live,” CBS’s “The Late Show” and NBC’s “Late Night” all made plans for reruns through the week. Late-night television was the first to feel the fallout, just as it was during the 2007 writers strike that lasted for 100 days.Īll of the top late-night shows, which are staffed by writers that pen monologues and jokes for their hosts, immediately went dark. The labor dispute could have a cascading effect on TV and film productions depending on how long the strike lasts, and it comes as streaming services are under growing pressure from Wall Street to show profits. “There’s too much work and not enough pay,” said demonstrator Sean Crespo, a 46-year-old writer whose credits include the former TBS show “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee.” The union is seeking higher minimum pay, more writers per show and shorter exclusive contracts, among other demands - all conditions it says have been diminished in the content boom driven by streaming. Some 11,500 film and television writers represented by the union put down their pens and laptops after failing to reach a new contract with the trade association that represents Hollywood studios and production companies. ![]() “No contracts, no content!” sign-carrying members of the Writers Guild of America chanted outside the Manhattan building where NBCUniversal was touting its Peacock streaming service to advertisers. ![]()
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