Happy New Year! Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are set to return to their Comedy Central programs, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report on Jan. 7, 2008.
That’s one week after hosts Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel will slip back behind their respective desks. Though rumor is that David Letterman and Craig Ferguson will also return on Jan. 2, there has been no official word yet.
Like those before them, Jon and Stephen return reluctantly, and only to ensure that their non-writing staffers are picking up a regular paycheck. They were laid off earlier in the month.
Since members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are still striking against the Association of Motion Picture and Television Writers, all hosts will return to shows most likely without skits and popular characters, and, in some instances, perhaps a monologue.
Jon and Stephen will have to improvise their way through news and interviews. Of all programs, their job will be the hardest. Those shows will be interesting to see!
Comments
*** BOYCOTT THE DAILY SHOW AND COLBERT REPORT ***
While I deeply enjoy the satire and wit of The Daily Show and Colbert Report, I am saddened and disappointed that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are crossing the picket lines. They are, first and foremost, excellent writers. They have multiple Emmy awards for their comedy writing skills. Instead of returning to the set, they should be returning to the negotiating table and the picket lines.
We, the viewers and consumers, have power to force Sumner Redstone and the rest of the AMPTP back into good faith negotiations. If we withhold our viewership from the commercials that fund the AMPTP, then the advertisers will pressure Viacom to resolve the strike. This strike is about money, and we should use our economic clout to press for the outcome we want.
** BOYCOTT **
Boycott… HAHAHA Give me a break! These guys are loved by so many of the public including me. Colbert and Stewart are true comedians and entertainers. These guys don’t NEED writers, they can hold and keep the public all on their own. I can’t wait to finally be able to hear them again… and this time with words that are THEIR OWN!!! It’ll be comedic genius, that’s FOR SURE!!! ((I can’t wait!!!!))