I miss me my Colbert and Daily Show. But our lives would not be so rich were we without writers. Hat tip to Avedon at Eschaton.
Update: Folks are contributing ideas for the sequel over at drifty’s:
“He’ll accept my offer because it will be a good offer.” — The Godfather
“Kansas has much different terrain, so we must be someplace else.” — The Wizard of Oz
Best I could come up with: Please proceed and provoke me. It will be a memorable occasion. — Dirty Harry
Update: Not The Daily Show, With Some Writer from the Daily Show gets to the point in Daily Show style, and really let’s you know that (despite my love of Jon Stewart et al) how much the writers are responsible for the snark.
Update 2: And this from Colbert’s striking writers:
Scarlett: Rhett, Rhett… Rhett, if you go, where shall I go? What shall I do?
Rhett Butler: Beats the crap outta me, honey…
Honestly, I miss them too – Stewart, Colbert and the writers. There’s just not enough to laugh at without them.
How about: Honestly, Scarlet, I couldn’t possibly care less.
Really excellent. As for the writers and corporate ceos — what we have here is an inability to dialogue. 🙂