WGA STRIKE NO LAUGHING MATTER
Except, of course, if you're Comedy Central's Daily Show and Colbert Report. In a joint statement with the network, Jon Stewart, and Steven Colbert, the two late night talkers are going back on air in January "with or without" their WGA writers.
Very funny.
After spending the better part of the last 6 years poking fun of the GOP and Bush administration for trampling on the rights of Americans, these two clowns turn around and trample on the rights of their own employees. Those rights being the ability to earn a living from the very writing Stewart and Colbert are making money from.
That's not funny, that's sick!
The fact that both shows have a strong web life is particularly hurtful as this is a key issue with striking writers. Since the studios and networks don't want to share web and podcast revenues with the writers it hurts Stewart's and Colbert's writers even more.
I guess Colbert really is more of the 'righty' he portrays as a character than we thought. And Stewart's 'lefty' leanings don't stray too far from the wallet either.
Shame on both of them if they go back to work without their writers.
posted by JFS @ 8:55 AM
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The trades reported that Stewart agreed to become a WGA signatory by agreeing to a seperate deal outside the Comedy Channel umbrella agreememnt. Then the Union would not allow them to negotiate a seperate peace during the strike.
What up with that? It was good for the WGA to sign an individual deal to get its members covered, but not good enough to settle seperately to get the show - and its members - back on the air?
WGA has some 'splaining to due here.
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