Jimmy Fallon and other late-night hosts say ‘get back to work’ in Hollywood after actors’ strike ends

The end of the actors’ strike is on everyone’s lips, and tonight is no exception.

“Thank you for joining us for our ‘Get Back to Work Day’ here in Hollywood,” Jimmy Kimmel said during his opening monologue. “Where most of the film and television industry has been forced to a standstill since May.”

He continued: “The writers’ strike started in May. But finally, the actor’s strike is finally over. Many people were affected. Hallmark Channel immediately began taping all 1,200 Christmas movies this morning. A member of the negotiating committee said there were “tears of excitement and joy” in the room after the deal was approved and it only required a few tweaks. It was very realistic.”

All jokes aside, Kimmel concluded, “Actors can finally go back to their real jobs … and that means … playing people with real jobs.”

SAG-AFTRA and the studios finally reached a tentative agreement Wednesday, reviving Hollywood after a historically long work stoppage. Judd Apatow and Sarah Silverman talked about the 118-day deployment on Thursday’s episode The Daily Show.

Silverman was naturally curious about what Apatow had been up to since the writers’ strike in May.

“I was working out and eating, and then I decided to eat without working out,” said Apatow, who was on the show to promote his latest film. Please Do Not Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, joked. “I want to get Ozempic, and I want to take it and prove that it can make you gain weight.”

He added that he also spent a lot of time listening to shows he couldn’t catch up on. “And then I thought to myself: ‘This is all terrible. We don’t deserve a raise.’”

“Listen, your directors took the first thing thrown at you. That’s not my problem,” Silverman responded, delving into the DGA’s quick agreement with the AMPTP.

Apatow joked back, “That’s all we deserve.”

Jimmy Fallon also addressed the strike in his own monologue Today’s showjoked that his guest list had been changed to “everyone” on Friday. His monologue was then interrupted by the stars Please don’t destroy itBen Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy – who were on the show a few days ago but couldn’t talk about their new film.

After abusing the monologue to get more than a few mentions about the film (did you know it’s coming out Nov. 17 on Peacock?!), Fallon returned to his usual jokes.

“When the actors heard that an agreement had been reached, they gasped, laughed, cried and then said: ‘I do accents too’,” he said. “Seriously, the actors are back just in time. I’m not sure the world can handle another reality dating show.”