Late night hosts announce joint podcast to support staff during strikes

The last time the men of late night joined forces it was to roast James Corden during his farewell episode — but now they're back for an entirely different venture.

On Tuesday, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Kimmel announced a new podcast called Strike Force Five — a daily, hour-long venture aiming to raise money for their staff during the ongoing writers' strike.

Here's a quick transcription of the 30-second teaser above:

Stephen Colbert: "One more time, Jimmy."

Jimmy Fallon: "Hi, I'm Jimmy Fallon—"

SC: "Stephen Colbert."

Jimmy Kimmel: "I'm Jimmy Kimmel. I thought when you said 'Jimmy' you meant me, Jimmy, but you meant Jimmy, Jimmy."

SC: "I always mean you."

JK: "But when you say Seth Meyers, who do you mean?"

SC: "I mean John Oliver."

JK: "That makes sense."

JF: "The five of us together, for maybe an hour a day."

JK: "Strike Force Five is the name of our podcast, subscribe to it now."

Seth Meyers: "Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts."

John Oliver: "But Spotify, you fucks."

There isn't much info about what exactly the five of them will be talking about each day, but with the first episode airing on Wednesday, we won't have to wait long to find out. Importantly all proceeds — which are coming via sponsorship from the Ryan Reynolds-owned budget telecoms company Mint Mobile and George Clooney's former tequila company Casamigos — will be used to support out of work late show staff (none of the late shows have been running since May, when the Writers Guild of America first went on strike).

Strike Force Five is available on Spotify, with the first episode launching Aug. 30.