Six Degrees – April Catch Up

Welcome to the ‘Six Degrees Catch Up Edition’ featuring all the latest happenings and goings on in the world of ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Colbert Report’ staff and ‘Friends of the Show’.

In this month’s catch up we have a new humour piece from Frank Lesser, discusses on comedy writing with Meredith Scardino, J.R. Havlan, Josh Lieb and Lewis Black, a new book from David Sedaris, and Steve Carell talks about his Daily Show screaming rivalry with Stephen Colbert.

The Colbert Report

• Meredith Scardino and J.R. Havlan recently participated in a panel discussion on late night television at the ‘Woodstock Writers Festival’. You can watch the webcast [here].

• Meredith Scardino is featured in ‘Another Ad Spec’ by McCormick Advertising (founded by Meredith and Dave Hill).

The Daily Show

• Dan McCoy recently appeared on the dark humour podcast ‘Dazed and Convicted’ as the comedic Guest Judge to determine the “FT of the Week”.

• Elliott Kalan participates in the ‘Uptown Showdown’ comedy debate series, in which he and his fellow team mates – including Wyatt Cenac – argue that ‘night’ is superior to ‘day’.

• Josh Lieb discusses his work on News Radio, Drawn Together and The Daily Show on HuffPost Live.

• Lewis Black is featured on Episode 13 of J.R. Havlan’s ‘Writers Bloc’ podcast, which was taped in front of a live audience at the University of North Carolina.

• Samantha Bee discusses her beauty routines on-and-off screen, history of tanning outdoors, and her unconventional preference for relaxation — with zombies – in NY Magazine’s ‘The Cut’.

Friends of the Show

• Amy Sedaris was recently featured in Paper Magazines ‘Throwback Thursday’ which takes a look back at Amy’s feature in their first ‘Beautiful People’ issue from 1997.

• Conan O’Brien has extended his contract with TBS until November, 2015.

• The always obscure David Sedaris talks to Barnes & Noble about his favourite unusual book titles.