Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert Return!
Last night The Daily Show and The Colbert Report returned to the airwaves for the first time since November 1st, shortly before the writer’s strike began. Despite the strike still going on, Comedy Central ordered the two comedians back to follow suit with David Letterman, Jay Leno and others on the bigger networks.
The shows were definitely different without the writers, but being they were the first in months, they weren’t necessarily less entertaining, particularly The Colbert Report which relies heavily on Stephen Colbert staying in character.
Colbert was bewildered as to why there weren’t any words on his teleprompter. He was then told it was because of the writers strike. Colbert acted surprised and said “my understanding is that this little magic box, it reads my thoughts and it lays them on the screen right there.”
Being that it was their first show back, they both used the writers strike as a source of material. And with so much time off, I suspect they have lots of ideas to carry them through several shows. But the longer this drags out, the harder this will be for them, especially since many actors and politicians will not cross picket lines to appear on their shows.
Anyways, welcome back guys! I’ve missed ya!
Daily Show image from MSNBC.
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2 opinions for Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert Return!
Betty
Jan 12, 2008 at 4:18 am
I have always been a fan of Jay Leno, and I liked what he did the other night, he asked the audience (no writers involved) for their questions about him and his life. He seemed quite honest and straight-forward. It was an interesting show, without writers.
Alex
Jan 12, 2008 at 11:56 pm
I don’t watch Leno but the lack of writers will catch up. Colbert/Stewart have been good but their shows are better with writers. That’s why these people get paid.
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