Late-Night Hosts Return: Writers On The Mind

Huffington Post   |  Patrick Waldo & Katherine Thomson   |   January 3, 2008 07:34 AM


stumbleupon :Late-Night Hosts Return: Writers On The Mind   digg: Late-Night Hosts Return: Writers On The Mind   reddit: Late-Night Hosts Return: Writers On The Mind   del.icio.us: Late-Night Hosts Return: Writers On The Mind
The five major late-night talk shows returned to the airwaves Wednesday night, with the striking writers never far from their thoughts. David Letterman and Craig Ferguson returned with writers, as Letterman's production company struck a deal, but Leno, Kimmel and O'Brien did not. Evidence of the strike was everywhere, from a strike-themed Letterman Top Ten list to NBC hosts taking questions from the audience (Leno) and ring spinning on a desk (O'Brien).

Read more about how the hosts filled their shows:

Watch the five hosts address their return:

Late night shows returned from the strike last night, and evidence of the strike was everywhere, from a strike-themed Letterman Top Ten list to NBC hosts taking questions from the audience (Leno) and ring spinning on a desk (O'Brien). http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1358314195http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=1178199204


From CBS, NBC, ABC 1/2/08

Comments for this post are now closed


 
Comments
80
Pending Comments
0
iPhone App Promo

Want to reply to a comment? Hint: Click "Reply" at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to

View Comments:
Page: 1 2 3 Next › Last » (3 pages total)

A writer has no more claim to downstream income than a set designer or a caterer, they are all just components in a complex business process that involves many people in many roles, from Janitor to Financier...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:43 PM on 01/06/2008
- anywho I'm a Fan of anywho 3 fans permalink

Support the friggin' writer strike.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:50 PM on 01/05/2008
- anywho I'm a Fan of anywho 3 fans permalink

Ass holes.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:47 PM on 01/05/2008
- Kane I'm a Fan of Kane 13 fans permalink

Ironically, Leno was at his best when he used to appear on Letterman's old Latenight show. He has never looked comfortable on his own show, and it's painful to watch. I think he has a form of Dennis Miller disease.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:07 AM on 01/04/2008
- degjack I'm a Fan of degjack 8 fans permalink

Both dudes look great with a beard!
Jay -- join the club!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:49 PM on 01/03/2008

DAVE don't SHAVE !!!
It looks great !
@ least not until all the writer's have a contract !

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:32 PM on 01/03/2008

.
I watched a little of both Leno and Letterman:

Leno was about the same - which isn't saying much - as when there were writers; which seems to suggest the writers aren't worth sh*t.

Letterman had the usual adolescent imbecile antics of stupid face grimaces and nonsensical noises. He did, however, have a great line about there really being people that write the crap that constitutes his show.

Meanwhile, I'll wait for the networks to do something good for viewers and just bring back the classics of the past decades.
.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:17 PM on 01/03/2008

And it appears to be a Beard-Fest ;) Jay's fell off ;)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:34 PM on 01/03/2008

Leno is a scab and Huckabee is slime for crossing a picket line. Nice representives for the warmongering child molesters and closet self-loathing gays that make up the GOP these days. Union busting has been part of the platform since Reagan fired the air traffic controllers. The only surprise is that it took so long. I mean, the strike's been going on for a while now, hasn't it?

And NBC would be off the air with its crappy programming if it wasn't for its backup (GE) defense spending windfalls. They give Faux News a run for the title of most blatant state-run media in this country. Shame on them all.

ALF
http://mishkabear.blogspot.com

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:27 PM on 01/03/2008

I would have liked to hear what Robin Williams really had to say about the Iraq war last night.He came close,but alas,he held his tongue.
Rehab,shmehab.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:19 PM on 01/03/2008
- We I'm a Fan of We permalink

What's the deal with Ellen? The striking Writers Guild has declared her a "scab" for continuing to work - but AFTRA, the actors union, defends her.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:04 PM on 01/03/2008
photo

1/3/08
4:03pm
Library of Congress

I missed the first half of the Late Show. What did Hillary say?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:03 PM on 01/03/2008
- Pyfagorus I'm a Fan of Pyfagorus 147 fans permalink
photo

Yes, I did notice there was a slight amount of "filler" in last night's shows.
I'm sure we'll all be relieved when the writers return, so we can once again be tickled silly by the comedy-packed genius of "Will It Float?"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:50 PM on 01/03/2008
- FogBelter I'm a Fan of FogBelter 281 fans permalink
photo

Kimmel has a show? What Studio idiot thought that was a good idea?

Kimmel's comments on SAG members working on movies but not going on his show was an act of spin that was quite interesting. As I understand it, if the script was finished before the Strike began the production could go forward. The late night talk show hosts' problem is they need writers daily to provide fresh material. So SAG actors working on a project where no further writing is taking place aren't crossing a picket line, where as SAG talent that appear on a talk show is a different story, unless there is a waiver, as in Letterman's case, where a deal was reached.

Kimmel was only stating part of the story.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:38 PM on 01/03/2008
- Kane I'm a Fan of Kane 13 fans permalink

Letterman Rocks!

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/

Tonight's guest:
Bill Maher
Ellen Page
Broadway's "Young Frankenstein"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:26 PM on 01/03/2008
Page: 1 2 3 Next › Last » (3 pages total)
Comments are closed for this entry

 You must be logged in to comment. Log in  or connect with 

Connect