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Stewart and Colbert Going Back On Air
December 20th, 2007
America’s Comedy Central television network has announced that ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ and ‘The Colbert Report’ with Stephen Colbert will return to air on January 7 2008, despite the ongoing and as-yet unresolved writer’s strike.
Both shows ceased production when the Writer’s Guild announced the strike, but will now return to work without their writers on board, should an agreement not be reached between now and January 7.
"We would like to return to work with our writers," Stewart and Colbert announced in a joint statement.
"If we cannot, we would like to express our ambivalence, but without our writers we are unable to express something as nuanced as ambivalence."
The pair are the latest to announce their return to the small screen, joining fellow late night hosts Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel, who are all going back to work on January 2.
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Photo courtesy of Comedy Central.
December 23rd, 2007 at 9:01 am
*** 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 negotitating 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 withhould 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 **