Craig Fergusonknows a thing or two about strikes.
The comedian hosted CBSThe Late Late Showduring the 2007/2008 writers strike.
You have one job as a producer and thats to make a f*cking deal.
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Ferguson has now entered the podcast business, striking a deal with iHeartPodcasts to hostJoy, A Podcast.
It launched in July and the first two episodes featuring Grabiel Iglesias and Kathie Lee Gifford have now aired.
If I think back, it was not about a seismic change in the industry.
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (Sonja Flemming / CBS / Everett Collection)
It was about unfairness.
Strikes are always about unfairness, but I think that this one is about a real change.
Theres a real shift, its like sound coming to the movies.
Its a big deal, he said.
During the 2007/08 writers strike, the late-night shows returned two months into the walkout.
Rob was a producer and he made a deal with the union.
Thats all you had to do.
Ferguson hostedThe Late Late Showbetween 2005 and 2014, with James Corden taking over after he left.
But the comedian admitted that late-night is like snooker to him.
Ill be honest with you, I didnt watch late night before I was doing it.
I certainly didnt watch it when I was doing it.
and I f*cking dont watch it now.
Its a weird thing, its kind of like snooker to me.
I never watched snooker on TV.
Im happy to play it, but Im not going to watch it.
