The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! has had everyone talking … except the other current hosts of late-night television. That changes tonight.
Some of Jimmy Kimmel‘s fellow “Strike Force Five” (the title that the hosts of late-night gave themselves while podcasting together during the dual Hollywood strike shutdowns) only heard about it after their Wednesday night shows were taped. Stephen Colbert, for example, reportedly found out in front of his live audience for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
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