Tonight Show Writers Strike

Jay Leno Weathers Strike, Comes Out On Top

Los Angeles Times | Meg James | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


The strike by the Writers Guild of America ended not a moment too soon for Jay Leno. After 100 days, the guests were wearing thin. Larry the Cable Gu...

Free Ride Over For Candidates As Late Night Shows Set To Return

AP | Jocelyn Noveck | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Attention, presidential candidates: Not to disrupt your holiday plans, but if you have any cringe-inducing mistakes, insensitive jokes or outright hyp...

Tonight Show Staffers Laid Off, But Leno Will Cover Their Salaries

The Hollywood Reporter | Paul Bond | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Jay Leno will pay out of his pocket the salaries of some 80 staffers of "The Tonight Show" who were laid off on Friday for at least the next week, a s...

Tonight Show Lays Off 120 Staffers

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Nonwriting staff members of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" became the latest casualties of the four-week Hollywood writers strike when they were lai...

NBC To Lay Off Leno's Entire Non-Writing Staff Next Week

Broadcasting & Cable | Ben Grossman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


NBC informed the nonwriting staff of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that it will be laid off at the end of next week in the wake of the show shutting ...