Jokes in short supply as talk show hosts return
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The storied rivalry between Jay Leno and David Letterman takes a new twist on Wednesday when the two stars of U.S. late-night television return to the air two months into a bitter strike by TV and film writers.
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In a revelation that should give late-night comedians two or three days&#39; worth of snark fodder, the headlines this morning startled us with the news that the world&#39;s
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Jon Stewart was back Monday night for the first time since the Hollywood writers strike began, but he took care to draw a clear distinction between the show he was returning with and the show he hosted until two months ago.
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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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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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Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman returned to work with an apology and an audio glitch.
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HBO's "Real Time With  Bill Maher" will return with new episodes Friday without both  writers and two of its most popular features, Maher's opening  monologue and the closing segment "New Rules."
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Late-night TV hosts returned to the air Wednesday after a two-month hiatus, showing support for their striking writers, plenty of creative stretch marks  -  and at least two scruffy beards
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LOS ANGELES  - Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel, hosts of two of the struck late-night talk shows that resumed production last week, guested on each other's shows Thursday.
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A brash, personality-driven talk-TV format along the lines of Fox NewsÂs evening line-up is improving the prime time performance of CNNÂs Headline News.
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The union for striking Hollywood writers cried foul on Thursday over late-night TV comic Jay Leno writing his own jokes for his return to the air from an eight-week hiatus forced by the walkout.
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LOS ANGELES  - HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher" will return with new episodes Friday without both writers and two of its most popular features, Maher's opening monologue and the closing segment "New Rules."
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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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US talk show host David Letterman reaches a deal with striking writers that will allow him to return to the air in January.
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NBC brought out a panel of stars and producers on Monday, hoping to send a message: Thursday is comedy night again, just like the old days.
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Jon Stewartâs return on âThe Daily Showâ was a jarring display of solipsism from a performer famous for expertly tweaking the vanity and self-importance of others.
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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?