Neil Young has definitely recovered from his illness that took place in late 2004. Losing him would be a tragedy.
I may have to get the Newsweek that this article is in. Like it states, for years, it has been SNL that has jump-started careers, not The Daily Show. With regards to Daily Show alumni, Steve Carell has The Office, Stephen Colbert hosts The Colbert Report, Mo Rocca is everywhere, etc.
In truth, Stewart got the job when Kilborn left for a coveted gig backing up David Letterman in CBS's late-night lineup. In its 10-year existence, The Daily Show has been a launching pad for comic talent; now, with the success of The Colbert Report and Steve Carell's emerging stardom, it's arguably the top launching pad in the industry. Says Dikkers, "I don't know if there's a better show you could put on your resume right now."Hillary may be leading the fundraising in numbers but Evan Bayh doesn't have to run for election this year.
Dikkers should know. He lost two of The Onion's best writers to the franchise—Ben Karlin, The Daily Shows executive producer since 2001, and Richard Dahm, the show runner on The Colbert Report. Comedy Central president Doug Herzog refers to the hourlong nightly block as "The Daily Show network," and his mini-network is starting to gain the upper hand in the talent race over actual network behemoths like Saturday Night Live and Late Show With David Letterman. "In many ways, we're just getting started. SNL has been on the air for 30 years," Herzog says diplomatically. "And one of [SNL creator] Lorne Michaels's great talents is replenishing the staff. That's a real challenge for Jon." So far, so good. When Carell departed for NBC's "he Office"and Colbert got his own show, The Daily Show promoted ace correspondents Rob Corddry (who specializes in Boston Masshole combativeness), Ed Helms (the overconfident moron) and Samantha Bee (the shameless Fox News-y gotcha girl).
May Al Lewis rest in peace.
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