It has been nearly two months since the latenight talk shows went dark because of the writer's strike. Now Worldwide Pants has cut a deal with the Writers Guild of America. That means David Letterman and Craig Ferguson can both return to the air with their writers. Worldwide Pant's owns both Letterman's show and Craig Ferguson's show.
The other shows are going to try it without any writers which means the jokes aren't going to be as good. It also means it is going to be very difficult for them to get celebrities on their shows. The Screen Actors Guild has been behind the WGA in the strike and actors aren't going to want to cross picket lines to appear on any of the shows that don't have a deal with the WGA. This include Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O'Brien as well as John Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
Punchline Magazine has rounded up a big collection of New Year's resolutions from comedians. You can see the collection here. Here are a few highlights.
Leah Bonnema: "I will try to cut down my negative thoughts about myself to under 25 times a day."
Stephanie McHugh: "My New Year's resolution is to become a famous comic then quickly fall from grace so I can get on the next season of Dancing with the Stars and win...it could happen...oh yeah right, like you're going to lose 10 lbs."
Greg Proops: "I resolve to buy an extra big thesaurus because I am running out of words to describe my hatred of W."
Greg Giraldo: "My resolution is to join a gym and to not get AIDS any more."
Devon Wild: "I resolve to hack Dane Cook's MySpace and steal his 2,000,000 friends!"
By now you are probably missing your favorite late night jokes because of the writers strike. Fortunately, David Letterman left you this collection of punchlines he tapped just before the strike began.
