Thursday, January 03, 2008
The Return of the Late Shows
It’s been an interesting season for television shows with the writers’ strike and all. Late night comedians’ shows have taken a serious hit, given the fact that they usually film their episode earlier in the day that it airs. But Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel all returned to the airwaves yesterday despite the political climate of Hollywood.
And the reviews are mixed. Reportedly Jay Leno wrote his own monologue, which may or may not be in violation of the strike, given that he’s a member of the writers’ guild. “We are not using outside guys. We are following the guild thing ... we can write for ourselves.”
Leno even poked fun at the actual cost of the strike, commenting, “The strike has already cost the town over half a billion dollars. Five hundred million dollars! Or as Paul McCartney calls that, `A divorce.’”
Meanwhile, David Letterman actually found a loophole that allowed his writers to return to work. He wore a beard and came onstage with some dancing, picket sign-holding girls. He joked, “You’re watching the only show on the air that has jokes written by union writers. I hear you at home thinking to yourself, `This crap is written?’”
And Conan lent his support to the striking writers. “I want to make this clear. I support their cause. These are very talented, very creative people who work extremely hard. I believe what they’re asking for is fair.”
Enjoy the pictures of Robin Williams arriving to the Late Show last night (January 2).
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