The late-night host made the revelation during his new 'Strike Force Five' podcast.
Kimmel joined forces with fellow late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and John Oliver to launch the earlier this week, with the proceeds set to benefit their respective out-of-work staffers as the Writer's Guild of America strike -- which began in May -- continues. In its debut episode, Kimmel reveals his real-life friends' generosity.
The joke has hilariously evolved since its 2005 inception, with Affleck even getting involved by"smuggling" Damon on Kimmel's show under his oversized jacket in 2016. Most recently, Affleck stopped by the program to promote his film, Back to the strike: Kimmel continues his podcast remarks by noting that Affleck and Damon"wanted to pay out of their own pockets," suggesting they could each cover one week's worth of his employees' salaries.
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