The various late-night talk shows have set their post-writer’s strike return.
CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” and both NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers” are all set to return on Monday October 2nd.
In addition, HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” has also locked in its return even sooner – this Sunday October 1st. The dates are locked in just hours after the writers strike officially ended at midnight.
The late-night hosts have been appearing together on their joint podcast Strike Force 5, but with the strikes over it looks like it’s going away with the group issuing the following statement:
“Their mission complete, the founding members of Strike Force 5 will return to their network television shows this Monday 10/2 and one of them to premium cable on 10/1.
Of course, in a greater sense, the Strike Force 5 will never end because Strike Force 5 is not a place, Strike Force 5 is not a people, Strike Force 5 is barely a podcast, nay Strike Force 5 is an idea. An idea five men could talk on top of each other for 12 episodes and maybe somebody would listen.
As we say goodbye, we would like to thank all those somebodies, truly, you were the heroes. We were mostly the heroes, but you were in there, too.
We want to thank the entire Strike Force 5 team, our wives, our special guests and apologize to Conan O’Brien, who agreed to do the pod but Stephen forgot to send him any possible dates and the strike ended.”
Also locking in a date is Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” which will return on Monday October 16th with guest hosts for the rest of 2023. A new and permanent host is expected to take over in 2024.
Source: Deadline
