G’day Zoners! It’s Christmas time again, and you know what that means, the lastest round up of Six Degrees news!! This week we have Grammy, SAG and Golden Globe nominations, a farewell to Daily Show executive producer Josh Lieb, John Hodgman’s new podcast series, Steve Carell’s post-Office projects, Allison Silverman’s new television series, an interview with Eric Drysdale, and more Amy Sedaris and Neil DeGrasse Tyson than you can poke a candy cane at.
Six Degrees: ‘The Daily Show’ writers at the Paley Center (2008)
January 22, 2010 By
Hey, kids! The Paley Center has posted clips from last year’s talk with The Daily Show writers and, if you’ve got the time, they’re funny and illuminating viewing. Watch Miles Kahn, Wyatt Cenac, John Oliver, Rob Kutner, Steve Bodow, DJ Javerbaum, Rory Albanese, JR Havlan, Adam Lowitt and more. I can’t embed the clips, but [...]
TONIGHT: HuffPo invites you to watch “A Potentially Regrettable Evening With Comedy Writers”
May 8, 2009 By
I don’t think we’ve mentioned it here before, but some WGAE members are making the trip to D.C.’s Newseum tonight to speak about media, politics and comedy. Some of the people scheduled to make an appearance are writers dear to the hearts of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report fans: J.R. [...]
Six Degrees: ‘Colbert Report’ writers on NPR Radio
January 7, 2008 By
WBUR, Boston’s NPR affiliate, will be featuring a show on “Striking Late-Night Writers on Campaign 08″ from 10-11a EST today. The guests include Laura Krafft, (writer for The Colbert Report), Glenn Eichler (writer for The Colbert Report) and Tim Carvell (writer for The Daily Show with John Stewart). Click here to listen! EDIT: Click here [...]
Six Degrees: “Top 10 Demands of the Striking Writers” (video)
January 4, 2008 By
We mentioned Dave’s rockin’ list the other day, and we then forgot to get you the clip. Oops! Luckily, that’s easily remedied (click on the image to open the video). Thanks, Dave and WGA contributors! (P.S. Laura? From what I can see of them, I’m pretty much loving your boots!)
Six Degrees: “Top 10″ list for Letterman’s return (featuring some familiar WGA writers)
January 2, 2008 By
From the Los Angeles Times (my emphasis added): Letterman’s comeback Top 10 list The “Late Show” Top 10 Demands of the Striking Writers (as seen on the show Wednesday night): 10. From “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” Tim Carvell: “Complimentary tote bag with next insulting contract offer.” 9. From “The Colbert Report,” Laura Krafft: [...]