Jimmy Kimmel says Matt Damon and Ben Affleck supplied to pay two weeks of his employees’s wage

Late-night host and comic Jimmy Kimmel revealed on the primary episode of his new “Strike Force Five” podcast that his actor pals Matt Damon and Ben Affleck supplied to pay two weeks of his employees’s wage at first of the Hollywood strikes.

“Ben Affleck and the despicable Matt Damon contacted me and offered to pay our staff for two weeks, a week each, they wanted to pay out of their own pocket,” the host of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” stated on the podcast. The “despicable” description for Mr. Damon performs right into a fictitious feud between him and Mr. Kimmel that has been a seamless bit on Mr. Kimmel’s program since 2005.

The “Strike Force Five” podcast, which launched Wednesday, is a limited-run present hosted on Spotify that includes Mr. Kimmel and 4 different late-night main lights: Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver and Jimmy Fallon.

Until the reveals went darkish, Mr. Kimmel was internet hosting his personal present, Mr. Fallon was internet hosting “The Tonight Show” on NBC, Mr. Meyers was internet hosting “Late Night with Seth Meyers” on NBC, John Oliver was internet hosting “Last Week Tonight” on HBO, and Mr. Colbert was internet hosting “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on CBS.

Mr. Kimmel demurred and turned down Mr. Damon and Mr. Affleck’s provide.

“I felt that that was not their responsibility,” Mr. Kimmel stated, to which Mr. Colbert japed, “Couldn’t you say yes and then give your money to us?”

Other highlights from the primary episode of “Strike Force Five” embrace Mr. Colbert’s possession of a pair of pants as soon as owned by former Nicaraguan strongman Anastasio Somoza (albeit from earlier than he took management of the Central American nation) and the story of Mr. Fallon’s go to to an Idaho residence of Mr. Kimmel’s — it was Mr. Fallon’s first time fishing.

The 5 hosts will rotate lead internet hosting duties. “Strike Force Five” could have no less than 12 episodes, with all proceeds of the podcast going to the employees of the hosts’ reveals, who’re all out of labor whereas the strike is ongoing.

The putting employees who stand to learn predictably approve of the three way partnership.

“There hasn’t been any info or communication given internally about how this works. … That said, we are extremely grateful that the podcast says it will go towards helping staff. It is much needed!” Sarah Kobos, a photograph analysis coordinator for “The Tonight Show,” informed The Associated Press.