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Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver are reuniting for a typical video section of their erstwhile podcast Strike Force Five, nan quintet of late-night hosts announced during their associated quality connected The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert.
“Emergency @strikeforcefive section loading! ⚡,” Colbert and Kimmel posted to Instagram.
The caller episode, which will beryllium made disposable May 13, is successful grant of nan The Late Show‘s impending bid finale May 21.
A limited-run podcast task that first cropped up successful 2023 astatine nan tallness of nan dual Hollywood strikes, Strike Force Five was a surefire deed pinch audiences, featuring 5 abruptly unemployed late-night staples having compelling conversations. As pinch nan erstwhile 12 installments, wherever gross served to support nan shows’ out-of-work staff, nan caller episode’s proceeds will use nan World Central Kitchen, an world nonprofit that provides meals during humanitarian crises.
When nan WGA onslaught began successful May 2023, nan quintet began gathering play connected Zoom to grapple pinch nan superior realities of a activity stoppage, resulting successful a spate of candid and funny chats.
Audiences tin watercourse nan caller Strike Force Five taping connected Spotify, its YouTube transmission and wherever podcasts are found.
The news comes aft it was announced past week that Kimmel, Fallon, Meyers and Oliver would beryllium joining Colbert connected tonight’s section arsenic portion of a Strike Force Five reunion. Another late-night icon and Colbert’s predecessor, David Letterman, will characteristic connected The Late Show‘s Thursday episode.
Earlier today, Kimmel besides revealed he would beryllium airing a repeat section May 21, going acheronian that Thursday “out of deference to Colbert’s sendoff.”
