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Late-Night Hosts at a Loss for Words
Late-Night Hosts at a Loss for Words
Dec 28, 2007 12:38 PM CST

Late-Night Hosts at a Loss for Words

Guild rules prevent headliners from writing monologues, sketches

(Newser) - The late-night talk shows will be back next week, but they’ll be virtually unrecognizable, the Wall Street Journal reports. Broad, vague Writers Guild rules prohibit the hosts, many of whom belong to the striking union, from providing their shows with “writing services.” That means no scripted monologues,...

Kimmel Will Return to Air Next Month

Late-night host joins Leno, O'Brien despite writers' strike

(Newser) - ABC's Jimmy Kimmel will join his talk-show pals Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien in returning to the air Jan. 2, despite the ongoing writers' strike, the AP reports. “Though it makes me sick to do so without my writers, there are more than a hundred people whose financial well-being...

Leno, Conan to Return Jan. 2
Leno, Conan to Return Jan. 2
Dec 17, 2007 12:16 PM CST

Leno, Conan to Return Jan. 2

Late-night talk shows gear up to air without striking writers

(Newser) - “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” will return with new episodes on January 2 after 2 months off the air because of the Writers Guild strike, CNN reports. The shows will return without their usual writers, but "I will make...

Letterman Seeks Writers' Deal
Letterman Seeks Writers' Deal
Dec 15, 2007 6:33 PM CST

Letterman Seeks Writers' Deal

He will start separate talks, could be on air in a few weeks

(Newser) - David Letterman will begin his own talks with striking writers to get his show back on the air in early January, the New York Times reports. Letterman's production company, World Wide Pants, owns the show and will negotiate directly with the writers. Rivals Leno and Conan don't have that option...

Late-Night Hosts May Defy Strike
Late-Night Hosts May Defy Strike
Dec 14, 2007 2:57 PM CST

Late-Night Hosts May Defy Strike

Leno, Letterman, and others contemplate January return

(Newser) - Late-night talk-show hosts are considering getting back on the air even as the writers' strike continues, Variety reports. Although Jay Leno, David Letterman, and others initially supported the strike, network sources say a breakdown in negotiations between writers and producers and late-night shows’ plunging ratings have the hosts planning a...

'Geeky Hip' New Billy Graham Grabs Next Generation

Masses won over by Bell's 'Letterman' style

(Newser) - Bible-thumper Rob Bell wears geeky-hip glasses, once aspired to be David Letterman, and was momentarily poised for rock stardom, reports Time magazine. And he may be "one of the most important 21st Century Christian leaders," according to one biblical scholar. Nine years ago, Bell founded a nontraditional church...

Daly Defies Writers' Strike
 Daly Defies Writers' Strike
Nov 28, 2007 3:48 AM CST

Daly Defies Writers' Strike

'Last Call' host is first late-night star to resume production

(Newser) - NBC late-night talk show host Carson Daly will defy striking writers by becoming the first to resume taping new episodes since the union action pushed the network night programs into re-runs. Daly's decision comes after NBC threatened to lay off all non-writing staff, reports E! News. There's no sign that...

Late-Night Comedy Scribes Find New Outlet

Blogs allow 'fun of working, without stress or pay'; talks resume

(Newser) - Striking late-night comedy writers have some serious issues—no jobs and, worse, no creative outlet. When the jokes went from "60 to zero," in the words of a "Colbert Report" staffer, many aimed new blogs and videos squarely at the studios on the other side of the...

Letterman Opens Wallet for Staff
Letterman Opens Wallet for Staff
Nov 15, 2007 6:24 PM CST

Letterman Opens Wallet for Staff

Non-writers get help from boss as strike continues

(Newser) - David Letterman will open his own pocketbook to pay non-writer employees of two late-night shows his company produces, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. With Letterman's own show and another hosted by Craig Ferguson idled by the writers' strike, Worldwide Pants confirmed today it will cover all or part of staff salaries...

At a Loss for Words, Colbert Quits 'Race'

Late-night shows become first victims of TV writers' strike

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert’s fake dreams of becoming president ended in South Carolina last week, and the Writers Guild strike has put the final nail in the coffin of his White House aspirations. “I am going off the air until I can talk about this without weeping,” the fake...

Writers to Hit Picket Lines
Writers to Hit Picket Lines
Nov 2, 2007 8:00 PM CDT

Writers to Hit Picket Lines

Guild wants to negotiate this weekend, but film and TV companies are livid

(Newser) - Hollywood scribes vow to strike on Monday if they can't reach an accord with film and TV companies first. "We don't want to strike," a Writers Guild of America rep said today. "What we really want to do is negotiate." But the Alliance of Motion Picture...

Writers' Strike Might Keep You out of 'The Office'

Prime-time could get real if negotiations fail

(Newser) - Get ready for what might be a big dose of reality. Contract negotiations between Hollywood and writers aren't going well, and a strike could mean prime-time schedules would soon be dominated by such unscripted series as "American Idol." The sides remain divided on issues like splitting revenue from...

Leno's 2nd Thoughts Bug NBC
Leno's 2nd Thoughts Bug NBC
Oct 15, 2007 10:50 AM CDT

Leno's 2nd Thoughts Bug NBC

Late night star unhappy with 2009 departure, NBC mulls options

(Newser) - Jay Leno isn't laughing about his Tonight Show departure, and neither are his bosses. The late-night king is scheduled to step aside in 2009 to make way for Conan O'Brien, but he's having second thoughts, and NBC worries he'll Jaywalk to another network, the LA Times reports. “It’s...

Oprah Tops List of TV's Biggest Earners—Again

She collected cool $260m; second-place Seinfeld nabbed $60m

(Newser) - Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey continues her reign as the Queen of  Media, topping Forbes' list of 2007's 20 highest earning TV stars with a whopping $260 million. Jerry Seinfeld came in a distant second with $60 million—mostly from residuals. They were followed by Simon Cowell ($45 million), David...

Letterman Will Visit 'Oprah'
Letterman Will Visit 'Oprah'
Aug 30, 2007 7:04 AM CDT

Letterman Will Visit 'Oprah'

Dave agrees to pop in on Madison Square Garden show

(Newser) - David Letterman will appear on Oprah Winfrey's show next month for the first time, helping her kick off the new season with a rare appearance outside his Ed Sullivan Theater comfort zone. After a lengthy, frosty interlude, relations between the two started thawing 2 years ago when Oprah popped up...

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