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Comment on Drew Barrymore’s 3 co-head writers aren’t returning, even after WGA strike lifts

I just don’t understand how the late night talk show hosts were able to do it last strike but the daytime talkshow host wasn’t allowed to do it this time? What’s the difference?

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cfi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Last time, the shows went to air without the writers. IIRC they did away with sketches and monologues so there was no writing, basically just interviews and improv. Leno did write his own monologue at one point, despite being a WGA member and deservedly caught shit for it.

Letterman and Conan paid for the writers salary out of their own pocket for the duration of the strike.

SNL and Colbert set up live shows to raise money for the striking writers.

All of this was done in solidarity with the writers, which were never replaced or supplemented throughout the entire 08-09 strike.

Barrymore and Maher were gonna hire scabs.

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- kandoh@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Ah makes sense, so it was possible but they just weren’t doing it right.
  
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can@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
She’s a woman?

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- KyoStarr@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  The problem with that argument is that Bill Maher received similar backlash for announcing he would return without writers, only to U Turn as well
  
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  - can@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Thank you for adtiional context.
    
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