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Last week, the late night shows returned to TV with at least some moderate success. Conan was still funny, CBS made agreements with the Writer's Guild to get their shows staffed, and everyone continued to forget about poor Jimmy Kimmel. Get the guy on as the new Late Night host, already, NBC! This week, it's time for two other shows to return: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report. Both shows have been off the air since the strike happened, and I have missed them dearly. I'm quite looking forward to their return. But here's the bad news. The ongoing WGA strike means no guild writers for either show, and that includes both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. That's right, they're both members and unless the guild approves of then writing anything (highly unlikely), they will be unable to write any material for their own show without facing severe penalties. Jay Leno is being considered for such penalties for writing his own monologues upon his return because he, too, is a guild member. So what will it mean for tonight? Who knows. The good news is that Stewart and Colbert (especially Colbert) are quick on their feet and can improvise when necessary, and I'm sure they've thought this through immensely before any return to the air, so I'm sure some strategy is in place. But will it be as funny? I really don't know, though I'm hopeful it will be. My roommate isn't watching because he doesn't want to be disappointed if it's not as good... how about you guys?
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So Ya I'll be watching just to see how everything goes down. Even if they both crash and burn without a script, it'll still be hilarious.
Also, Cammie has a really hot ass. I'm sure I say that all the time but I thought I'd share again.
I'd assume it's because they finally had a chance to start growing them out. They are usually sent to "hair and makeup" every weekday, which probably prohibits epic beard growth.
If Colbert or Stewart improvs a line or something, they then have created that line. How is it any different than writing? I mean, other than the obvious aspect that it wasn't written ahead of time. It still came from their own imaginations like anything they would have written would have. If they aren't allowed to *write* but are allowed to improvise, that's a pretty big loophole.
Who's writing this shit then? I might watch just to see if it's terrible.
Another thing to think about...if the shows rock and are still funny, will the writers even be asked to come back? I hope the writers know how much is at stake here.
Conan's is fucking epic. Check out the video of him playing rock band, makes me lulz.
Stewart and Colbert i'm pretty worried about. they rely HEAVILY on their writers, like Conan. we'll see what we see.