(CNN) – US television’s late-night talk shows returned to air on Monday, five months after production was halted due to the writers’ strike.
“It feels good to be back,” the CBS “Late Night” host said. Stephen Colbert, in his opening monologue. “It feels good to be back here with all of you at the Ed Sullivan Theater because after the first few months of the strike, Evie (Colbert’s wife) refused to continue singing my name.”
Colbert then pivoted to address a familiar topic on his show: politics.
“It’s been a long time since our last ‘Late Show,'” Colbert said. “Today we looked at the calendar and, if I’m not mistaken, I think we’ve been off the air for 154 allegations.” [en referencia a Trump]. It’s been a crazy summer being outside [del aire]. “It was eventful.”
“Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon also made political comments.
“I’m really excited to be here,” Fallon said. “I’m more excited than someone watching ‘Beetlejuice’ with Lauren Boebert.”
Fallon didn’t elaborate on a recent report about allegations of a difficult work culture at The Tonight Show, but he thanked his staff and celebrated his writers’ new contract.
“I am very happy that all authors have finally received the fair treatment they deserve. Let’s face it, only the writers would spend all summer fighting to get back to the office. What do we want? Back. We don’t want that ‘beach people,'” Fallon joked.
After a seasonal joke (“The studio was empty for so long, NBC turned it into a haunted Halloween!”), Fallon took the time after a tumultuous summer to express gratitude for his work.
“I had a lot of time to sit back and reflect and I realized how grateful I am for all of this and for this show. I really am,” Fallon said.
“I love this job, I love doing it, I love telling jokes, I love interviewing people, I love making people laugh. I’m very lucky to have this show and I want to thank you all for supporting me and choosing to do it.” “I’ll be in your rooms for the night,” he continued.
“This is what I like to do and I want to continue doing it for a long time. Thanks to our team, our staff and our writers, we’re now back in the building and we’re going to do some fun shows.”
For his part, Jimmy Kimmel opened his show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with former California governor and “Terminator” star Arnold Schwarzenegger as his psychiatrist. “I don’t know if I’m coming back,” Kimmel worried while lying on a couch. “You will come back, you will always come back,” responded Schwarzenegger as his therapist.
“But when?” said Kimmel. “Now! Go to the helicopter,” Schwarzenegger said. “There’s always a helicopter!”
“In case you forgot, my name is Jimmy,” Kimmel later said during his monologue. “I was off air for five months. We’ve been away for so long that ‘The Bachelor’ is now a grandpa.”