Thanks to the WGA strike, Jordan Klepper had five months off from one of the more chaotic jobs in America: talking to Trump supporters. On Monday, The Daily Show returned, and with it the correspondent’s segments in which he hobnobs with MAGA heads. Have they gotten better, more sensible since May? Absolutely not. If anything, …
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SAG-AFTRA strike took the celebrity out of New York Comic-Con
New York Comic Con has been taking over the Javitts Center since 2006, and I’ve attended each and every one. Over the past 17 years, the con transformed from a splattering of comic fandoms celebrating the medium into the largest gathering of nerds in the tri-state area. Television and movie stars have always had their …
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Quinta Brunson Explained How The Writer’s Strike Will Affect ‘Abbott Elementary’ Season 3
ABC With the writers strike officially over, Quinta Brunson is finally free to discuss Abbott Elementary Season 3 and when fans can expect to return to class with the award-winning sitcom. Obviously, this season will arrive later than usual and not sync up with the real-life school year. According to Brunson, the Abbott Elementary‘s writers …
‘SNL’ Has Already Scheduled Its First Post-WGA Strike Episode, And It Will Bring Back A Popular Alum
Getty Image / NBC The WGA strike has only been over for a week and change, but already some shows have started roaring back. Late night chat shows have returned to the airwaves, with some hosts railing against the five months it took AMPTP execs to give into strikers’ demands. SNL vowed to come back …
Has The Musicians Union Ever Gone On Strike?
Getty Image Thanks to the end of the WGA strike, late-night TV is back — and with it comes the return of musical guests to shows like The Tonight Show, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Live! Of course, with the strike not so far in the rearview — and the SAG-AFTRA …
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With The WGA Strike Over, Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit Joined The ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Comeback With A Performance
The Writers Guild Of America (WGA) strike has officially ended. To celebrate, several late-night shows have opened up their studios for interviews and, of course, live music performances. Last night, Jimmy Kimmel Live! welcomed Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit as the first musical act post-strike. The group delivered a moving performance of their song, …
John Mayer Helped Jimmy Fallon Bring ‘The Tonight Show’ Back After The Strike With An Interview And Performance
Yesterday (October 2), the late-night TV shows returned to the air. That’s a return to normalcy for the television landscape, but it’s also a big deal for the music world, as there are once again regular slots to perform on national TV. To help kick off The Tonight Show post-writers strike, Jimmy Fallon tapped John …
John Oliver Could Not Wait To Make Up For Missing Out On Lauren Boebert’s ‘Beetlejuice’ Scandal During The WGA Strike
HBO Heck yeah, the late night shows are starting to return to the airwaves following the conclusion of the WGA strike. The still-hostless The Daily Show will return on October 16, but before then, we shall see Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyer, and Jimmy Fallon hit their respective stages. As well, Last Week Tonight roared into …
Patrick J. Adams Apologized For Sharing “Suits” Photos During The Actors Strike
Patrick J. Adams Apologized For Sharing “Suits” Photos During The Actors Strike Suits star Patrick J. Adams has apologized for posting throwback photos from the show on his Instagram page this week. For context, Patrick starred on the USA Network legal drama from 2011 to 2019, and the show has seen a renewed interest the …
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The Writers Strike Ending, Explained
The details of the new Writers Guild contract are out. We won:• Success-based residuals• Strong limitations on A.I.• Minimum writers room staffing• Guaranteed compensation and 13-week minimums for Comedy/Variety writers in streaming(cont)https://t.co/rI1pKWFh4u — Adam Conover (@adamconover) September 27, 2023 Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephlongo/writers-strike-ending-explained
Hooray, The WGA Strike Is Officially Coming To An End After Members Voted For That New, ‘Exceptional’ Contract
Getty Image All the way back in May — summer hadn’t even started! — the Writers Guild of America went on strike. That meant movies and TV shows, including most talk shows, were put on hold. For nearly five months the studio heads repped by the AMPTP refused to meet their demands. On Sunday night …
‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Will Return For Real This Time, After Jumping The Gun A Bit During The WGA Strike
Getty Image Two weeks ago, Drew Barrymore had enough. The beloved actress announced that, after four months of being on hold during the Writers Guild of America strike, she was bringing back a writer-less version of her talk show. The backlash was so severe that she quickly reneged on her decision. Had she only waited …