The “Strike Force Three” live event has struck out. The hotly anticipated show — which was announced last week by Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert — has been cancelled due to illness.
01.09.2023 - 22:41 / deadline.com
Move over, Justice League and The Avengers. There’s a new group of superheroes in town, and they’re already making a splash.
Five late-night hosts — Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver — have teamed with Spotify for Strike Force Five, a new, limited series podcast. The show launched August 30 on Spotify and other platforms.
The limited series will run for at least twelve episodes, with all hosts participating in each episode while rotating who leads the conversation.
So far, it’s doing well. The first show was the No. 1 podcast on U.S. Spotify charts, topped the news podcast charts on Spotify for the U.S. and UK, was the leader on the Apple Podcast Charts in the U.S., and also topped that service’s news podcast charts in the U.S.
Like all superheroes, there’s a unique origin story. When the WGA strike started in May, the group of suddenly unemployed talk show hosts gathered via Zoom. Their idea was to meet every week to discuss the work stoppage. But the conversations expanded, hilarity ensued, and the Strike Force Five was born.
All proceeds received by the hosts will go to out-of-work staff from the hosts’ respective shows.
The podcast is hosted on Spotify’s Megaphone with Spotify as the exclusive sales partner. The next episode airs Sunday, Sept. 3, with the show feed available here.
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The “Strike Force Three” live event has struck out. The hotly anticipated show — which was announced last week by Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert — has been cancelled due to illness.
Selome Hailu The “Strike Force Three” live event announced by Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert last week has been canceled, as Kimmel has tested positive for COVID. “Well, Las Vegas, I got Covid, and sadly, we need to cancel this weekend’s Strike Force Three show,” Kimmel posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I could never live with myself if I got my hometown friends sick.
Strike Force Three, a planned live show from Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, has been canceled.
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wrote Barrymore, 48, on Instagram.“I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward.”The “Charlie’s Angels” star released the statement after a week of online backlash and protests outside the CBS Broadcast Center in Midtown.The “50 First Dates” actress added that she truly hopes “for a resolution for the entire industry very soon.” The Post contacted reps for Barrymore and CBS Media Ventures, which produces and distributes the show.
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