Meyers, a union member, has been particularly vocal in his support for the writers.
‘I love writing. I love writing for TV. I love writing this show,’ he said on Monday afternoon.
‘I love that we get to come in with an idea for what we want to do every day and we get to work on it all afternoon and then I have the pleasure of coming out here. No one is entitled to a job in show business.
‘But for those people who have a job, they are entitled to fair compensation. They are entitled to make a living.
‘I think it’s a very reasonable demand that’s being set out by the guild. And I support those demands.’
Other immediately-affected shows include Real Time with Bill Maher, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and Saturday Night Live – which Pete Davidson was due to host on Saturday, the final night in the season.
One SNL star told Deadline: ‘We have to think about our crew too.
‘I absolutely support the writers, and I want the writers to get what they deserve and need, but I don’t want our crew to be out of work. We can’t make this art without each other.’
The decision is the culmination in a months-long battle with studios over pay in the streaming era.
‘The Board of Directors of the @WGAWest and the Council of the @WGAEast, acting upon the authority granted to them by their memberships, have voted unanimously to call a strike, effective 12:01 AM, Tuesday, May 2,’ the union announced on Twitter.
They said the decision was made following six weeks of talks with Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Warner Bros, Universal, Paramount and Sony.
‘Though our Negotiating Committee began this process intent on making a fair deal, the studios’ responses have been wholly insufficient given the existential crisis writers are facing.
‘Picketing will begin tomorrow afternoon. #WGAStrong #WGAStrike’
In a statement, they said writers are facing an ‘existential crisis.’