Jimmy Kimmel says that he was ready to retire from his late-night show before the writers' strike. The 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' host shared the revelation during the first episode of the limited Spotify podcast 'Strike Force Five' which features Kimmel and his fellow late night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver and Seth Meyers.
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00:00 Jimmy Kimmel says that he was ready to retire from his late night show before the writer's strike.
00:04 The Jimmy Kimmel Live host shared the revelation during the first episode of the limited Spotify podcast, Strike Force 5,
00:11 which features Kimmel and his fellow late night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, and Seth Meyers.
00:17 Are you guys getting stir crazy? Are you ready to go back to work? Because as you know, I was very intent on retiring right around the time where the strike started.
00:27 And now I realize like, oh, yeah, it's kind of nice to work. I mean, you know, when you are working, you think about not working.
00:35 Meyers was quick to doubt Kimmel.
00:37 Kimmel, you are the Tom Brady of late.
00:41 Well, no, I think he's maimed of retirement.
00:44 I'm Tom Brady without any rings. Yes. Or fingers.
00:49 Was this are we to take you at your word that you were you were seriously considering this?
00:53 I really was. I think I told you that privately, right? We do in a public.
00:57 Yeah. Kimmel doubled down saying he was very, very serious.
01:00 He added that he likes getting the summer off from his show each year, but he likes it better when he's, quote, getting paid to get the summer off.
01:06 If Kimmel had made the decision to retire before the strike was called, it would have been complicated since he agreed to a three year extension of his ABC show last year,
01:14 which would bring the Emmy nominated series through its 23rd season.
01:18 On Wednesday, the five late night hosts announced the newly launched podcast, which will benefit staff impacted by the ongoing strikes.
01:24 It will consist of at least 12 episodes with all five hosts participating.
01:28 For more on this story, go to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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