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US chat shows have been shut down amid a writer's strike in Hollywood.
Thousands of screenwriters are staging a mass walk-out over pay. Shows like The Late Show, Tonight with Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live are among the shows affected by the strike.
The walk-out is happening for the first time in 15 years, however, not all talk shows have been cancelled because of it.
According to Deadline, Saturday Night Live and Last Week with John Oliver are among that shows that have yet to make a decision about their action in the upcoming strike.
It's still unclear whether it will affect Pete Davidson's comeback to the chat show as he promotes his new comedy series Bupkis. The Suicide Squad star spoke about the issue on The Tonight Show and joked that he was taking it "personally."
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As the beloved talk shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Show go silent, networks are said to be running re-runs of the show to fill the gap in programming as studios try to come to an agreement with the Writers Guild of America over pay.
The news will come as a massive blow to fans who were looking forward to seeing the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Michael J Fox appear on the late-night shows this coming week.
Jimmy Kimmel Live is among the shows affected (AFP via Getty Images)Many of the show's hosts have stepped forward to show their support and solidarity for writers amid the strike, including The Late Show's Seth Meyers.
“I love writing. I love writing for TV and I love writing this show," he told Deadline. "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.
The Tonight Show will be taken off air"No one is entitled to a job in show business. But for those people who have a job, they are entitled to fair compensation. They are entitled to make a living.
He added: "I think it’s a very reasonable demand that’s being set out by the guild. And I support those demands."
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