My neighbor at work, Jay Leno (who hosts the Tonight Show), will be closing up shop and leaving the old NBC Lot.
That just leaves the local NBC News located there, on what is now called The Burbank Studios. The construction of their building, which will be on the Universal Studios Lot, has been delayed.
Jay's last show from here in Burbank, will be next Thursday, February 6th. Following the Olympics, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon will start coming from New York on February 17th. The whole reason for the move, is that Lorne Michaels is now in charge of the show and so, of course, it needs to be where Saturday Night Live is taped.
This sign turned up on the side of Stage 11 on Monday. I thought it was just in the worst taste. You fire the man twice and yet he makes you proud? Really?
A very, very sad day for Burbank and the staff who have been working there for 22 years, in some cases.
Note, I am not a Jay Leno or The Tonight Show fan, but still...
I do not watch The Tonite Show, only because in on too late for me to watch, (not because I'm too young, it's because I am too old) anyway as far as I am concerned The Tonite Show belongs in Burbank Studios (boy am. I old) :-(
ReplyDeleteEntire ‘Tonight Show’ Staff Laid Off as Jimmy Fallon Moves Show From Burbank to NYC
ReplyDeleteNBCUniversal plans to lay off the entire “Tonight Show” staff — all 164 Burbank employees — when the late-night talk show moves from California to New York City next month, TheWrap has learned.
NBCUniversal notified the California Employment Development Department last month that it will eliminate the positions, a company spokesperson told TheWrap. Layoffs will begin on Feb. 14 and be staggered through April 4.
“We have encouraged those 164 employees to take a look at jobs throughout the company and apply for them,” the spokesperson told TheWrap. Those available positions include jobs at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in New York City.
...So the staff are being encouraged to apply for jobs all the way across the continent, necessitating a major overhaul of their families' lives. And the layoffs will begin on Valentine's Day!
Way to go NBC. Yes, I'm sure you're all proud as peacocks!
Dim Skip: Exactly!
ReplyDeleteMartha: Yeah, me too. I don't watch late night TV. It's on too late.