Editing Last Call with Carson Daly (section)

===2007===
Production of new ''Last Call'' episodes was suspended for a month due to the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America strike]], but on December 4, 2007, ''Last Call'' became the first late night talk show to resume production during the strike. On air, Daly explained that the only reason the show resumed production was that he was given the option to either return or have the show's 75 non-striking staff members fired. The shows were not scripted and did not include monologues. The [[Writers Guild of America]] (WGA) was critical of Daly, accusing him of crossing [[Picketing (protest)|picket lines]] and labeling him a scab. Daly is not a member of the WGA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/carson-daly-defy-writers-strike-wbna21998343|publisher=Today.com|title=Carson Daly to defy writers strike|access-date=December 30, 2007|date=November 27, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Nikki Finke">{{cite web|first=Nikki|last=Finke|author-link=Nikki Finke|url=http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/accusation-carson-daly-seeks-scabs|title=WGA Scolds Carson Daly For Returning 'To Support Staff' And Seeking Scab Jokes|access-date=December 14, 2007|website=[[Deadline Hollywood Daily]]|date=November 27, 2007}}</ref>

On November 27, 2007, he was accused by the WGA of soliciting jokes for his show through a telephone hotline.<ref name="Nikki Finke"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/1127073carson1.html|publisher=The Smoking Gun|title=Carson Daly Seeking Scabs|access-date=December 14, 2007|date=November 27, 2007}}</ref>

On December 11, 2007, an organized group of WGA writers attended a taping of ''Last Call''. First, one heckled during an interview with [[Jerry Rice]]. After security removed the first writer, another spoke up disruptively, expressing sympathy with striking writers. A producer asked anyone planning to disrupt the show to leave or face prosecution; between five and twenty left.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/carson-dalys-taping-disrupted-by-writers|title=Carson Daly's Taping Disrupted by Writers|access-date=December 14, 2007|first=Nikki|last=Finke|author-link=Nikki Finke|website=Deadline Hollywood Daily|date=December 13, 2007}}</ref>