Dave Opens Own Wallet To Pay His Staff
deadlinehollywooddaily.com 11/14/2007 — EXCLUSIVE: I've just learned that David Letterman and his producers yesterday morning announced to his Late Show staff that they will be paid through the end of the year even though the show isn't on the air during the writers strike. "Dave's not ...

How to fill void of no tv? With tv, duh.
ckstevenson.blogspot.com 11/15/2007 — Sure, there's weird answers like reading, or exercise or even . . . human interaction. But forget that crazy wacko hippy stuff. If I want to waste time, I'll go hug a tree (and I have the t-shirt to prove it). How can one find a way to fill that void? Which, in 2003 was 1,745 hours a year, or 145 hours a month, which is six complete days of TV a month. Ah, if only. No no, or yes. Either ...

Letterman to pay employees through strike
reuters.com 11/15/2007 — By Paul J. Gough NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Strike or not, employees of the "Late Show With David Letterman" and the "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" will be paid through year's end. Both are produced by Letterman's Worldwide Pants ...

Here it is, your moment of (Writers Guild-approved) Zen
popwatch.ew.com 11/15/2007 — Been hankering for fresh Daily Show content since the writers' strike began? This is about the closest thing we're likely to see for quite a while. Watch below as some of the show's striking writers bite the hand that's not feeding them.

Daily Show writer explains writers' strike -- if digital content isn't worth anything, how come Viacom is suing YouTube for $1 billion?
boingboing.net 11/15/2007 — In this youtube, Daily Show writer Jason Rothman delivers an hilarious monologue about the Writers' Guild strike against the studios, who claim that they can't compensate writers for digital media because no one knows how much this stuff is worth. ...

What Does the Writers Strike Mean for Lost ? — ComingSoon.net - Television 11/12/2007
Although late-night shows like "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Late Show with David Letterman," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," "The Colbert Report" and "Saturday Night Live" ...

Jon Stewart — Variety.com 11/13/2007
Comedy Impact Report: Host of the 'Daily Show' keeps Busboy busy -- Having recently won its fifth consecutive variety/musical/comedy series Emmy, Stewart's "Daily Show" continues to come up with innovative ways of skewering the news -- this year, for ...

Hot Stuff: Marie Osmond's Son Enters Rehab — Usmagazine.com 11/14/2007
· Just a week after her father's death, Marie Osmond announces that her 16-year-old son, Michael, is in rehab. · Kanye West cancels his scheduled performance at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which tapes Thursday. ·  ...