This weekend live American late-night shows - The Daily Show and Saturday Night Live plus those hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers - go off-air and turn to repeats as more than 11,000 television and film writers strike for the first time in 15 years.
The industrial action follows the breakdown of negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and Hollywood studios.
Sean Collins-Smith is a Guild member and protest spokesperson and has written for the popular NBC show Chicago PD. He has been on the picket line with other WGA screenwriters this week.
Striking writer WGA member Sean Collins-Smith Photo: Jill Connelly
