Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert will join forces for a Sept. 23 fundraiser at the Park MGM on the Las Vegas Strip. The show is expected to be a live version of the Spotify podcast started by the late-night talkers in August to discuss the ongoing Hollywood strikes while poking fun at one another.
Jimmys Fallon and Kimmel comprise two-thirds of the headlining act at a Sept. 23 fundraiser at Park MGM in Vegas. (Image: vanityfair.com)
John Oliver and Seth Meyers — who also co-host “Strike Force Five” — will not be part of the Dolby Live show, so it has been renamed “Strike Force Three.”
In a press release, Meyers and Oliver addressed their absence with their humor out front.
“I’m not allowed back in Vegas until I’m cleared of all charges,” Oliver stated. Meyers added: “I WILL be in Vegas but unable to attend as I gotta play my slots.”
Proceeds from the live show will benefit the hosts’ late-night staffs, who have been out of work since the Writers Guild of America called a strike on May 2. (On July 14, the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists also voted to strike.)
Until their shows shut down production, Fallon, Kimmel, and Colbert had been rivals for viewers every night. Now, they are co-workers who swap stories about their vacations. The two Jimmys actually vacationed together over the summer.
Elephant in the Theater
One topic not yet discussed on “Strike Force Five” is the recent Rolling Stone exposé accusing Fallon of creating a toxic work environment on “The Tonight Show.” However, the four of 12 promised episodes uploaded so far were recorded before Fallon found himself at the center of that maelstrom, which Newsweek addressed with the headline “Jimmy Fallon is Getting Canceled.”
Fallon reportedly addressed the allegations during a Zoom meeting with his staff earlier this month, saying “I feel so bad I can’t even tell you.”
Will the co-hosts go there during their live show?
Find out for yourself when “Strike Force Three” takes the Dolby Live stage 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15, via Ticketmaster.
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