Jimmy Fallon & Seth Meyers Make Agreement with NBC to Provide Partial Staff Pay During Early Days of Writers' Strike
Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are making sure that their writing staff are supported.
The two late night talk show hosts worked with NBC to secure partial pay for them for the first three weeks amid the writers strike. Both The Tonight Show and Late Night have gone dark due to the strike.
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In the report from Variety, the plans from the network detail that there will be two weeks of salary to staffers from NBC, with Jimmy and Seth paying out of pocket for the next week.
An insider also revealed that healthcare for the employees will be paid until September.
In addition to Jimmy and Seth‘s shows, many other late night talk shows have also went dark due to the strike. See the full list on Just Jared.
The shows will be airing re-runs in place.