Showing posts with label wga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wga. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Colbert Report - Strikes & Negotiations

In this clip from last night's show, Stephen Colbert tells the story of the Charleston Hospital workers union strike of 1969, and how it's all about Stephen...



Stephen interviews Ambassador Andrew Young, who settled the Charleston union strike.



And, finally, in this clip, Stephen leads the Harlem Gospel Choir in a musical tribute to all of those involved in the WGA strike.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Stewart & Colbert Return to TV

Last night marked the return of John Stewart and Stephen Colbert to the Comedy Central nightly line-up. Here's what they had to say about the WGA writer's strike.

A Daily Show with John Stewart


Writer's Strike Math


Daily Show/Colbert: Strike Shredder


Colbert Report: The Word (...)


Your Moment of Zen

Sunday, January 6, 2008

David Letterman & the WGA Strike

The Late Show with David Letterman returned this week, after making a deal with the show's writing staff. Thousands of other writers are still out on the picket line. So the first Top Ten list of the new season: Top Ten Demands of the Striking Writers, featuring actual striking writers.

Click to view video.

And here's a response from the AMPTP regarding the "Letterman Mutiny".


UPDATE: Letterman shared a video featuring the AMPTP's complaints about the Writers Guild demands.