• LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Why are these overpaid tv personalities worried about losing their jobs? Do they not have million$ in the bank to fall back on? Or do they live paycheck-to-paycheck because they’re all addicted to buying mansions & yachts?

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      4 days ago

      Because it’s not just them and they have empathy. These shows are employed by staffs of 150+ people who also lose their jobs. When Conan received his 45M settlement from NBC, most of it was used to support staff members who didn’t get any sort of severance.

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        3 days ago

        I think Colbert also kept paying his full staff when in covid lockdown even when he was filming it from his bathtub and then his shed or something.

        And then there’s also the whole freedom of speech, journalistic freedom thing.

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          2 days ago

          Colbert has some pretty sick green screen & special effects in his “from home” COVID episodes. Oops sorry I don’t remember specifically, I think I’m actually remembering a John Oliver COVID episode.

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      4 days ago

      It’s the PR stunt of trying to relate to his audience. Of course, people eat it up because they are desparate to say shit like “Taylor Swift is just like us!”