Radio talk about the return of the late night shows
- From: Tom W <bleemer@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:03:24 GMT
Fresh Air from WHYY, January 4, 2008 · The writers' strike knocked late-night television shows like the Late Show and The Tonight Show into reruns. Now these pillars of the talk-show genre are back on the air with fresh material. Critic David Bianculli casts his eye on the efforts of David Letterman, Jay Leno and their lesser-known competitors to jump back in the saddle.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17845238
Paul Harris: Today on KMOX, I talked with Aaron Barnhart about the return of Jay Leno, David Letterman, and the other late night hosts, after 8+ weeks of the writers strike.
While many assumed that Letterman would put on a better show because he made the deal that allowed him to have material written by his writers, while Leno didn't, Aaron and I agree that Leno out-performed his rival. Letterman's only highlights were Robin Williams riffing on Dave's beard -- which made him look 80 years old -- and the Top Ten List with writers from other late night shows expressing their union demands. Meanwhile, Leno did a nearly full monologue of jokes he claims to have written himself, and I asked Aaron whether he thinks Leno can maintain that from here on out.
We also shared opinions on Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O'Brien, and Craig Ferguson (who Aaron profiles in today's Kansas City Star)
http://podcast.kmox.com/kmox/832536.mp3
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