Last night on ‘The Daily Show’, you may have noticed that things were a bit little different when John Oliver returned from the commercial break to interview Aaron Sorkin. Gone were the bright lights and J-desk, suddenly John had a tan and the interview took a step back in time, relying on the most basic essentials – directors chairs, small table and a helpful staff member (Miles Kahn) passing notes from off camera.
What exactly caused this sudden change? TWoP member Magsinator had this to report from last night’s taping:
The taping of the first two segments goes well, then they’re cleaning up ALL THE GLASS from the bottle breaking and we hear this horrific feedback noise and the monitors around the studio go out. They made a quick announcement about us witnessing Daily Show history, because nothing like that had ever happened before and say they’re going to try to figure it out and get going again. So to fill the time, John takes a lot more questions … The crew announced what happened – a ups (uninterrupted power supply) failed – and pointed out the inherent irony there – and that it took out the audio, monitors and all the cameras. They were working on fixing it, but were going to set up for the “inside the actors studio” style interview with handheld cameras just in case.
Dan Dinello (@da66y) Tweeted: #ColbertReport saves #DailyShow: @DailyShow lost power during & edited show @ColbertReport studios. Both shows were finished simultaneously.
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Hi there Hubsters! This week Stephen and John are back after a much-needed two-week rest. Which of the many news stories that broke during their absence do you think the shows will choose to address? I’m excited to see what they have in store for us!
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EPISODE NUMBER: 8120 (June 28, 2012)
GUESTS: Aaron Sorkin | Emily Bazelon
SEGMENTS: Cable News Gaffe on Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling | John Roberts as Obamacare Swing Vote | Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument | Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument – Emily Bazelon | Sign Off – Colbert Super PAC – Super Fun Pack Treasure Box Finder
SUIT REPORT: Grey suit | White shirt | Dark blue / white stripped tie
VIDEOS: Thursday, June 28, 2012
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Hello, Hubsters!
And the question for this week is: will Stephen gain control of the Swedish Twitter feed? COME ON, Sweden–take a chance on him! And be warned that if you don’t let him, he’ll take his nation elsewhere and the number of people following you will simply plunge. So consider your decision very carefully.
Last week I wondered whether Stephen and staff could keep up the pace and the amazing quality of his recent shows. The answer appears to be, yes he can. Every episode has been brilliant. And Stephen becoming an infant AND singing and dancing to ABBA all in one evening? What a joy. He’s simply such a fine physical comedian, and I don’t think that gets commented on enough because….well, he’s a genius wordsmith (with help from writers).
Now to this week’s guests. Three out of the four are writers–sports reporter, novelist, and screenwriter. That may be a first, though I’m not sure. Thoughts on that, anyone? Continue reading “Better Know a Guest: June 25 – 28, 2012” »
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Last night on ‘The Daily Show’, you may have noticed that things were a bit little different when John Oliver returned from the commercial break to interview Aaron Sorkin. Gone were the bright lights and J-desk, suddenly John had a tan and the interview took a step back in time, relying on the most basic essentials – directors chairs, small table and a helpful staff member (Miles Kahn) passing notes from off camera.
What exactly caused this sudden change? TWoP member Magsinator had this to report from last night’s taping:
Dan Dinello (@da66y) Tweeted: #ColbertReport saves #DailyShow: @DailyShow lost power during & edited show @ColbertReport studios. Both shows were finished simultaneously.
Hi there Hubsters! This week Stephen and John are back after a much-needed two-week rest. Which of the many news stories that broke during their absence do you think the shows will choose to address? I’m excited to see what they have in store for us!
Continue reading “Better Know A Guest: July 15 – 18, 2013” »
GUESTS: Aaron Sorkin | Emily Bazelon
SEGMENTS: Cable News Gaffe on Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling | John Roberts as Obamacare Swing Vote | Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument | Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument – Emily Bazelon | Sign Off – Colbert Super PAC – Super Fun Pack Treasure Box Finder
SUIT REPORT: Grey suit | White shirt | Dark blue / white stripped tie
VIDEOS: Thursday, June 28, 2012
Continue reading “June 28, 2012 — Aaron Sorkin” »
Hello, Hubsters!
Last week I wondered whether Stephen and staff could keep up the pace and the amazing quality of his recent shows. The answer appears to be, yes he can. Every episode has been brilliant. And Stephen becoming an infant AND singing and dancing to ABBA all in one evening? What a joy. He’s simply such a fine physical comedian, and I don’t think that gets commented on enough because….well, he’s a genius wordsmith (with help from writers).
Now to this week’s guests. Three out of the four are writers–sports reporter, novelist, and screenwriter. That may be a first, though I’m not sure. Thoughts on that, anyone? Continue reading “Better Know a Guest: June 25 – 28, 2012” »