The Colbert Report Studios (CRED) Much like their network late night talk show brethern, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are set to resume producing live episodes on Jan. 7, whether or not the Hollywood writers strike has settled. In a [joint] statement, the two hosts said they would prefer to return to work…
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Late Night Talk Shows to Return in January With or Without The Writers
Looks like Jay, Conan and Dave will be back in January whether the writers like it or not. Wonder if TDS and TCR are going to follow this route soon? NBC announced this morning that both Jay Leno’s show and Late Night with Conan O’Brien will return to the schedule with new episodes starting January…
Jonathan Ames | What’s Not To Love? on Showtime
Jonathan Ames Photo By Tankboy In 2004, author and part time pugilist Jonathan Ames wrote and acted in a pilot for Showtime. To date, that pilot has not aired. Tomorrow (Dec. 18), all of that will change. WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE? The twisted, sexually offbeat memoir by author Jonathan Ames becomes this original adaptation about…
CBS Eyes Dexter for Primetime Run
This is bad news for striking writers, but good news for regular TV watchers. CBS Corp. president and CEO Leslie Moonves said that CBS is planning to run some series that air on its Showtime cable unit, including the breakout hit “Dexter.” “‘Dexter’ is probably the first one to go on — with some edits,”…
New Times Talks Events: Feist, Mad Men, Schnabel, Auster, Krauss, Moody and More
NY TIMES ARTS & LEISURE WEEK January 7 – 13, 2008 Check out the full lineup here. Buy Feist tickets here.
An Update To The Comedy Update: The Colbert Report at UCB
I’ve been checking the UCB website pretty religiously for this kind of thing lately, yet I managed to miss this one too. The Colbert Report – On Strike! Live at UCB NY December 3, 2007 $20 (Sold Out) I’m sure The Nation will be out in full force on Monday waiting in line at the…