Jon Stewart Writers Strike

Real Thyme*: Maher Knows How to Cook Up a Spicy Press Conference

Steve Young | Posted 01.18.2008 | Entertainment

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Last week Maher became the last of the late-nighters to cross the line, and immediately, the line he crossed became murkier than what we faced with the other shows.

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Crossing The WGA Line Is Crossing The WGA Line: No Exceptions

Steve Young | Posted 01.04.2008 | Entertainment

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If content originates with a host, a video editor, a cameraman or the wife of a cameraman, handwritten or hand-signaled for use on the show, it's literary material and should be covered under WGA guidelines.

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Stewart, Colbert To Return On Jan. 7

AP | Posted 12.20.2007 | Media

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"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" will resume production on Jan. 7 without their striking writers, the Comedy Central network...

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Can The "Daily Show" And "Colbert Report" Survive The Strike?

New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 11.20.2007 | Media

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The tentpoles of Comedy Central have recorded ratings declines in the first two weeks of the writers' strike. Both "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" ...

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