I am lucky to have Allison Silverman at my back. For one thing, she’s 5'11''—if she were at my front, no one would see me. But more importantly because she is an amazingly gifted comedy writer and producer. The thoughts that come out of her head are, if possible, even more impressive than those biblical curls on top of it. When I found out ELLE was presenting a series of interviews with smart women, I immediately called in all my markers and pulled every string to get a sit-down with my brilliantly funny dear friend.
— Stephen Colbert
As first reported before his vacation, Stephen Colbert ended his show last night saying a sweet (and tongue in cheek -- he pretended to remember bad things about her to help it go down easier) goodbye to his executive producer/head writer. We were not told what she was doing next. The earlier reports suggested she needed a break, perhaps to be spent with her new husband. Good luck & stay funny, Stephen!
Keith Olbermann had a good show last night, involving Kennedy's last book (via an interview with his son, including the moral aspects of health care reform), Howard Dean on hate talk radio (KO has highlighted President Carter's remarks on the racist aspects of opposition to Obama, and that's part of it, but the hate against Clinton also suggests race is at times also but a means here) and John Dean suggesting an answer to why the Watergate break-in happened in the first place.
As usual, good guests and writers are key to good t.v.