HOLLYWOOD - NBC has reportedly fired "nearly the entire production staff" of Saturday Night Live following the Hollywood writers strike.
Staff working on the hit show learned of their fate on Friday, according to reports.
One source tells New York gossip column PageSix, "Saturday Night Live laid off all their staff until further notice. Their production staff, even long-term employees, were let go."
A spokesman for NBC refused to comment.
On Friday, Universal Media Studios informed the casts of hit TV shows 30 Rock, Bionic Woman and The Office--including actor
Alec Baldwin--that they will be suspended on half-pay for five weeks.
Strikes by members of the Writers Guild of America have disrupted production across the industry, affecting TV favorites including Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy as well as several high-profile late-night talk shows.
However, Late Show host
David Letterman has reportedly told his staff he will pay them out of his own pocket over the holidays if the strike continues.
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