This would come back earlier this year, when Jezebel wrote a blog post called "The Daily Show's Woman Problem" pointing out the aforementioned story as part of the argument that TDS hates women (vast oversimplification).
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 4:59 PM, donz5 <[email protected]> wrote: > pp. 100-01: > > "[Kilborn's Daily Show] was a genuine hit by cable standards, though, > and Kilborn might have settled in for a long run. But about a year in, > he gave an interview to 'Esquire' magazine in which he apparently > wanted to underscore his masculinity, telling the reporter, 'To be > honest, Lizz [Winstead] does find me very attractive. If I wanted her > to blow me, she would.' > > "Kilborn was suspended. Although he apologized, claiming he meant it > as a joke, Winstead wasn't amused -- nor were many other women. The > show had that hit thing going for it, however, and Comedy Central's > management thought better of letting Kilborn go. Only a year later, > the Worldwide Pants organization sought him out to replace Snyder, > though internally some members of Letterman's company were appalled by > the choice. Whatever his virtues as an on-air presenter -- and Kilborn > had a legitimate facility as a broadcaster -- he didn't seem to have a > fraction of Stewart's comedy talent or pure wit. And that magazine > interview did not speak well of his judgement." > > On Nov 11, 5:47 pm, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote: >> Not to out myself too badly, but I had no idea of the behind-the- >> scenes machinations of Kilby leaving TDS. What's the shorthand? >> >> --Dave Sikula >> >> On Nov 11, 9:03 am, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > "Landscape At Late Night" is, at its core, a tale-of-the-tape between >> > Jay and Dave, with a bio of Jon Stewart thrown in there and a very >> > light backstory of how Craig Kilborn melted down at Daily Show. Yes, >> > Dave eschews publicity and promotion while Jay eats it up; yes, Jay >> > was beating Dave by every considerable measure except for "love from >> > the intelligentsia"; yes, Kilborn managed to insult the upper >> > management leading to his ouster.I know we as a group know this like >> > the back of our hands, so our prisms are completely corrupted, but I >> > wonder how much other people already kinda know the stuff that's >> > delivered here. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
