The Daily Show and Colbert Decide to Wing It Without Writers

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Friday, December 21st, 2007

colbert.pngIf Leno and Letterman can do it, so can Stewart and Colbert. The late-night comedy shows are the bread and butter of the networks and, writer’s strike be damned, they are going to air no matter how lame the jokes may become. Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and Colbert Report will be returning on January 7 in an all ad-lib format. I guess now we’ll see how funny those two guys really are.

This should be entertaining.

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Started: December 21, 2007

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