Late-night comedy is back, but is it funny?
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With an ongoing writers' strike forcing many TV shows into reruns, tube viewers are wondering what they are missing. Some shows are back in production with or without their writers, placing the strike at the forefront of many comedians' routines.
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Late-night TV comedians Jay Leno  and Conan O'Brien said on Monday they will resume taping their  shows on January 2, and cross picket lines if necessary, after  nearly two months off the air in support of striking film and  television writers.
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Similarities kept cropping up as five late-night talk shows returned to the air.
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Do you miss Johnny Carson's comic monologues on the "Tonight" show? So does he, apparently. "When he reads the paper in the morning, he can think of five jokes right off the bat that he wishes he had an outlet for," said Peter Lassally, one of his former producers, who's now helping guide Craig Ferguson's career on CBS' "The Late Late Show."
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The Comedy Central host has turned his ordinary write injury into a media crusade, perhaps revealing contrasts among televisionâs three evening news anchors along the way.
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A deal may bring Mr. Fallon back to the network and put him in position to be a prime contender for Conan OâBrienâs job as host of NBCâs âLate Nightâ show.
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The two biggest questions late-night hosts face when most of them return to the screen on Wednesday night are: How are they going to be funny without writers?
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Ann Marie Healyâs creepy comedy is a lumpy mixture of silly âSaturday Night Liveâ-style comedy and âX Filesâ spookery.
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NEW YORK  Â Life without writers could be a slog for Jay Leno Â and a no-frills affair for his viewers. But his fans may not care. Oddly enough, NBC's "Tonight Show" wasn't markedly different from a typical night before the writers strike began two months ago.
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John Kerry can&#39;t do comedy. The world kind of knew that already, but Kerry can do bemused politician. This talent might help him in his television appearances.
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Late-night TV comedian David Letterman on Wednesday kicked off the return of his show from a two-month hiatus in support of striking screenwriters, boasting his was the "only show on the air" with union-backed jokes.
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A day after Hollywood writers voted to end a strike that crippled the television industry, broadcast networks on Wednesday began ramping up to bring sidelined comedy and drama favorites back to prime time.
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NBC's Wednesday comedies  are on the move again.
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Last year, Spike TVâs VGAs were a comedy of errors. Or maybe that should be horrors. 32 was so traumatized by last yearâs show, he actually couldnât do a coherent piece on just the show.
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With talk shows returning to late night without their writers, is it time to dust off your favorite gags and submit them to the networks?
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Following the lead of Jay Leno and Conan OâBrien, the late-night cable comedy duo will return in early January.
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From one Craig to another: the Late Late Show hosting gig's   been filled.