Not only will The Daily Show and The Colbert Report be returning tonight (sans writing staffs), but TCR will have Andrew Sullivan as the guest. That should be interesting ... in a good way ...
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Also tonight – Kathy Griffin will be a guest on “Live with Jimmy Kimmel” – wonder if she’ll work in her new “I spent New Year’s Eve with Anderson Cooper” line into her appearance ...
Boy, Mike Huckabee knows how to “work” those late night talk show appearances – last Wednesday, he was on The Tonight Show on the eve of the Iowa Caucuses, and tonight he’s on The Late Show – on the eve of the New Hampshire Primary. Sorry Governor – hope you’re not expecting the same post-appearance political result ...
I forgot that Bill Maher’s return to Real Time on Friday would mean that both the monologue and “New Rules” segments would be on hiatus until the writers’ strike is settled. This week’s guests (so far) are Ben Affleck, George Carlin and Tom Brokaw. If they’re the panelists, I hope they’re prepared to talk - a lot. Bill is scheduled to be a Larry King Live guest – I thought it would be this week, but it looks like sometime next week at this point.
I’m a little surprised that AC360° hasn’t really covered much of the escalating violence and refugee displacement in Kenya due to election opposition. This has been going on for many days now, and I think there’s only been a mention or two in the news bulletins.
I’m also following the surfacing of reports today about the ‘provocation’ of US ships in international waters over the weekend by Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats. No shots were fired (thankfully), but it’s moments like this when I wish we would have the steady ‘hand’ of someone like Joe Biden in a very high place, rather than the trigger-happy Darth Vader and the Texas Cowboy, who are praying (figuratively) for a reason to start bombing Iran. We’ll see if this has any effect in tomorrow’s voting, perhaps?
Thanks so much for visiting - updates posted as needed - hopefully including reviews this evening ~ post-AC360°, TDS and TCR!!
3 comments:
I am anxiously awaiting the return of Jon and Stephen to the airwaves! Thanks, but I think I will skip “Jimmy Kimmel Live” tonight.
Didn’t Huckabee agree to support the writer’s strike? How do you do that by appearing on those late night talk shows?
It sounds like “Real Time” has a good panel on this week! I hope Tom Brokaw can keep up with Ben Affleck and George Carlin; whenever they are on the panel it is spirited to say the least!
How could AC360º have time to cover violence in Kenya when they had Ozzy and Britney to attend to last week?
Ouch - I didn't want to be quite so pointed about 360 - perhaps it wasn't Anderson's decision about not devoting at least a full segment to the situation in Kenya? It is getting air time on most other CNN programs and of course, on CNN International.
And yes, if the 'trio' of Brokaw, Affleck and Carlin are the panelists, Bill may have to 'carve out' a few moments for Tom to get in a few words here & there!
And yes, Huck had initially agreed to support the writer's strike. But I imagine that the 'lure' of playing the bass for a few million people is certainly not something to turn down - even when it means crossing a picket line??
I love your description,trigger happy "Darth Vader and the Texas Cowboy. It gave me quite a chuckle.
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