NBC turns Scooge for the holiday season. A tipster the NY Post, " 'SNL' laid off all their staff until further notice. Their production staff, even long-term employees, were let go." Another source confirmed that "90 percent of the 'SNL' staff was fired."
And while The Washington Post reported yesterday that NBC might lay staff off at Jay Leno's "Tonight" show, "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" and "Last Call With Carson Daly" - all of which immediately went into rerun mode on Nov. 5 - those staffers would at least get paid for two more weeks. But an insider confirmed to us that "SNL" staffers got no severance.
Although no official announcement had been made as of last night about firings at any of NBC's late-night shows, multiple sources confirmed to us that "SNL" staffers learned of their axing yesterday morning. Reps for NBC declined comment.
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Ouch. Economic impact conti... (Below threshold)1. Posted by MaryAn | November 18, 2007 5:15 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ouch. Economic impact continues..
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Posted on November 18, 2007 17:15