As noted in my previous post, David Letterman is reportedly looking to return to the airwaves in January of 2008, with the Writers Guild’s permission. Well, I thought this deserved its own post: the New York Times has updated its story, and Jon Stewart is reportedly looking to initiate a similar deal. From the story [...]
NY Times reports that Jon Stewart is also seeking an early deal with the WGA
December 15, 2007 By
Letterman to return in January, with the WGA’s permission?
December 15, 2007 By
Here’s an interesting development, as reported in The New York Times (my emphasis added): Letterman Pursuing a Deal With Writers By BILL CARTER Published: December 15, 2007 In what may be the first significant break in the Hollywood writers’ strike, David Letterman is pursuing a deal with the Writers Guild of America that would allow [...]
Talking behind the scenes: Jon Stewart, other late night hosts
December 14, 2007 By
It feels weird for me to link to a New York Post story; to what has this strike brought me? At any rate, there’s some more talk here about what some of the absent — but evidently not silenced — late night hosts may have been discussing lately: SHAVE, DAVE! LATE-NIGHT GUYS SHOOTING FOR SAME-DAY [...]
Setting the record straight on continued payments to late night staffers
December 5, 2007 By
I’m a little relieved to see this article from the Los Angeles Times acknowledging the roles Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart have played in taking care of their non-writing staff members during this strike. Those of us who have been following this strike closely had already heard about their efforts on behalf of their staffers [...]
Six Degrees: Jon Stewart at the Bob
December 2, 2007 By
Let me be clear on two things: (1) Kinaesthesia is a bad influence on me and (2) I am a weak, weak woman. Otherwise, when she sent me a message late Friday noting that there were still tickets available for Jon’s standup performance at the University of Delaware’s Bob Carpenter Center, I would have said [...]
Six Degrees: Happy birthday, Jon Stewart
November 28, 2007 By
Despite appearances to the contrary, I didn’t forget about Jon when I posted my birthday wishes to Paul Dinello earlier. I just don’t have as many amusing non-Daily Show options to post when it comes to Jon, and I was trying to decide what to include. In the meantime, our friend Rachel Sklar had our [...]