Jimmy Kimmel catches COVID, canceling live “Strike Force” show with Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon

Hollywood's dual strikes are still going strong, and apparently so is COVID-19.

Jimmy Kimmel has tested positive for everyone's least favorite coronavirus, scuttling the planned live taping of his podcast with fellow late-night hosts with too much time on their hands, Strike Force Five.

Well, technically the Las Vegas live show was billed as Strike Force Three, as two other members of the quintet, Seth Meyers and John Oliver, weren't involved. So instead of soldiering on as the Strike Force Two, remaining cohosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon have called it a day.

Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images; Live Nation Jimmy Kimmel and a 'Strike Force Three' promo image

"Well, Las Vegas, I got Covid, and sadly, we need to cancel this weekend's Strike Force Three show," Kimmel announced Wednesday on social media. "I could never live with myself if I got my hometown friends sick. Thanks to all who purchased tickets, everyone will get full refunds and we will try to reschedule if possible."

The Sin City show was scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23, and would have marked the first time that Colbert, Fallon, and Kimmel performed on stage together. Proceeds from the show were supposed to go to the hosts' out-of-work staffs currently impacted by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Kimmel, Colbert, Fallon, Oliver, and Meyers launched their weekly Strike Force Five podcast in August as a way to kill time and lend support to their staffers. On the pod's inaugural episode, Kimmel admitted he had actually intended to retire before the strikes happened, only to realize, "Oh yeah, it's kinda nice to work."

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