Leno, Conan and Kimmel will be returning without their writers. I wonder how that's working out for them? If they suck half as badly as Carson Daly has since he crossed the picket line in early December it will be one long night's train wreck.
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WGA is picketing the strike-breaking late night shows - will the guests cross the picket lines? We know Leno's lead guest won't mind...
We should all support the great, the talented, the funniest, the fairest of them all, David Letterman!
http://www.amny.com/entertainment/tv/am-letterman20102,0,2270957.story?track=rssLetterman returns -- with Robin WilliamsBy Justin Rocket Silverman | jsilverman@am-ny.com
Wednesday night's return of the "Late Show with David Letterman" comes just in time for Minnesota tourist Maureen Anderson, who was one of hundreds of fans lining up Tuesday on the West Side for a shot at free tickets in the studio audience.
"He is the absolute best," she said of the late night talk show host. "I used to live in a condo building and would totally annoy my neighbors by laughing so loud so late at night."
The box office at the Ed Sullivan Theater, home of the Late Show, had been quiet since the television and film writers' strike began on Nov. 5. Tuesday the sign promoting free tickets was back out on the sidewalk, an emblem of Letterman's return
Other late night staples like Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien will also be back on the air Wednesday, but unlike Letterman they have not penned agreements with the striking union that would allow their writers to come back to work.
So, while the Late Show will likely continue in its familiar format - with an opening monologue and a top ten list - Leno and others will be forced to improvise.