Letterman may return as writers shift tactics
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Talk show host David Letterman has been pursuing a deal with Hollywood's striking writers that would allow his late-night television show to restart production, his company said on Saturday.
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In what may become an A-list booking-war blitz, David Letterman has landed comedian Robin Williams as the first guest when âThe Late Showâ returns to CBS.
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David Letterman is planning to outlast Jay Leno in late-night television. CBS Corp. and Letterman have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep the comic on the "Late Show" through the 2009-10 television season, according to two executives familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the deal wasn't fully done.
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Funnymen Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are going back to work at Comedy Central whether they have writers to come up with jokes or not.  "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and the "Colbert Report" will resume production Jan. 7, the network revealed ...
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Late-night TV history  will repeat itself January 2 when, two months into the  Hollywood writers strike, NBC's "The Tonight Show" will return  to the air without its scribes.
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Late-night television comedian David  Letterman has extended his contract with the CBS network in a  deal that will keep his "Late Show" on the network through the  fall of 2010, the broadcaster announced on Monday.
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Jimmy Kimmel will join NBC's late-night hosts in returning with new shows Jan. 2 in the midst of the Hollywood writers strike, ABC said Tuesday. Kimmel, along with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien and other hosts, had honored the strike that began Nov. 5. He said it was a difficult decision to resume work without writers, but he wants to save the jobs of other staffers on the show.
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LOS ANGELES  - From the home office at   the Ed Sullivan Theater: David Letterman is staying at CBS for   another four years.
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David Letterman, who infrequently appears on anyone's show but his own, will make a guest appearance next month on "Live With Regis and Kelly."
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Leaders of striking television writers plan to meet Friday with David Letterman's production company in an attempt to reach a separate deal that could make the "Late Show" the only late-night TV program on the air with a writing staff.
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David Letterman isn't leaving the home office anytime soon.
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The return of TV's late-night funnymen after a two-month strike hiatus turned into a bizarre mix of picketing and presidential politics Wednesday as Mike Huckabee headed for Jay Leno's show and Hillary Clinton turned to David Letterman.
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For David Letterman fans, it may have been the kindest cut of all: His beard is history. The late-night funnyman had the bushy beard he grew while off the air during the strike by the Writers Guild of America shaved Monday on his "Late Show." One barber buzzed the beard with an electric razor; the next one lathered him up and finished the job with a straight razor.
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US talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman are to make a comeback despite the writers' strike.
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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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Variety - NEW YORK -- Fueled by John Kerry's guest appearance Monday, CBS latenight host David Letterman posted his highest overnight ratings for a season premiere since the program bowed in 1993.
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Late-night TV host David Letterman has renewed his contract with CBS in a deal that keeps his show on the network through the fall of 2010, a year past the retirement of NBC rival Jay Leno, CBS said on Monday.