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Hollywood is facing its biggest strike in 15 years with thousands of TV and film screenwriters downing tools after last minute talks with major studios over wages broke down.

Tuesday's late night shows are expected to shutdown first, while forthcoming shows and films could face delays.

In 2007, writers went on strike for 100 days, at a cost of around $2bn to the industry.

Newshour spoke to Tim Barnes, writer for Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and member of the Writers Guild of America. Why has it got to this point?

(Photo: Jimmy Fallon hosts "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Credit: Getty Images.)