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December 31, 2007
"Late Show" reconciles with writers
So, in case you didn't know by now, when the late night talk shows began airing new episodes on Wednesday, at least a couple of them will be doing so with the full cooperation of their writers.
Talk show host David Letterman, whose production company Worldwide Pants produces both his show and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" was able to make a deal with his striking writers. Thus, writers for his show and Ferguson's are returning to work.
This gives these shows an edge over other returning late night programs, including "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," as those programs will resume sans writers. That's also true of the Comedy Central shows "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report," both of which will start airing writerless new episodes on Jan. 7. Most of these hosts are members of the striking Writers Guild, and are limited in the material they can perform. That means that their shows will likely return without the monologues and skits they're known for. Letterman and Ferguson, however, will be able to get back to business as usual. As for what this means for the progress of the strike as a whole, I don't know.
But it does offer a little hope that deals can be made and that, maybe -- just maybe -- this strike won't have to last forever.
Posted by amanda on December 31, 2007 1:19 PM
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