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Claire McFadden, a Carleton College graduate with Minnesota roots and a background in comedy and gaming, joins the writing staff of 'Saturday Night Live' for its 51st season, alongside other local-connected contributors like Tommy Brennan and Erik Kenward.
Late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver have launched a podcast called "Strike Force Five" on Spotify. The podcast focuses on the Hollywood strikes and aims to benefit the out-of-work writing staff from their respective shows. The proceeds from the podcast will go towards supporting the writing staff affected by the strikes. Thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers have been on strike since May, and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) also began striking in July, both due to contract disputes related to the shift towards streaming.
Former "Friends" writer Patty Lin revealed in her memoir "End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood" that the actors on the hit show were unhappy and would deliberately tank jokes they didn't like during table reads. Lin described feeling like an outsider in the "cliquey" writing staff and expressed her dissatisfaction with the long hours and awkward writing sessions. She ultimately left the show after one season, stating that she never wanted to work on a sitcom again.