From The New York Times‘ TV Decoder blog (internal links omitted): Picketers Will Greet Colbert and Stewart By Brian Stelter Comedy Central’s pair of news satires will resume production today after a two-month strike-induced hiatus. Small picket lines of Writers Guild of America members will be stationed outside the studios of both “The Daily Show” [...]
The New York Times reports on the picket and partial guest schedules for ‘TDS’/'TCR’
January 7, 2008 By
“The Colbert Report” gets another No from potential guest
January 4, 2008 By
Two down: The New York Observer is reporting that Naomi Klein (Canadian author, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism) has also turned down an invitation to be guest on “The Colbert Report.” It was announced yesterday that Katrina vanden Heuvel (editor of The Nation) was a no-go as well due to the strike.
Strike update: The Jay Leno monologue controversy gets crazier
January 3, 2008 By
I don’t mean to keep harping on this, but the question of just what is and is not acceptable for the returning hosts under the strike rules is pretty important at present, and it sounds like even the people who should be “experts” in this area can’t seem to agree on what’s allowed. I love [...]
Late night TV returns: News from the various shows
January 3, 2008 By
I didn’t watch last night (y’all are tiring me out; I went to bed early), but the below is a roundup of the news I found interesting this morning. The Daily Show and The Colbert Report: Still off the air until Monday, but The New York Times noted this morning that Jon is still seeking [...]
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist: Turkey Day Edition
November 22, 2007 By
Hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving! Here’s the zeitgeist for Thursday, November 22, 2007. A Nation Misses Stephen Colbert With the satirical world on hold, the political world also takes a hit – Star-Tribune: “If it weren’t for the writers strike, Stephen Colbert might be penning his presidential inaugural address.” Comedy writers on strike, [...]
Strike update: Some late night shows in backchannel discussions?
November 15, 2007 By
A new article in Variety talks about “secret” conversations amongst late night hosts and broadcast representatives, although it does NOT profess to have knowledge of what The Daily Show and The Colbert Report might be planning (if anything). Still, it holds out the tantalizing hope of the return of some of the late night hosts [...]
Video of Stephen Colbert accepting the key to the City of Columbia, South Carolina
October 28, 2007 By
Hat tip to La Colberta and F. Clark for directing us to the video of Stephen at this campaign appearance! Stephen Colbert Receives Key To City of Columbia (Columbia) – Mayor Bob Coble proclaimed today “Stephen Colbert Day” in the City of Columbia. Mayor Coble presented the South Carolina native with a key to the [...]