In the Boston Globe, Joanna Weiss ’94 assesses efforts by TV funnymen Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to work without their writers, who are still on strike. Her conclusion: Stewart and Colbert aren't as funny on their own, but it still beats doing without The Daily Show and The Colbert Report altogether.
Humor, Without a Safety Net
Humor, Without a Safety Net
Joanna Weiss ’94 assesses efforts by TV funnymen Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to work without their writers, who are still on strike...
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