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During Late-Night’s Last Stand, Fans Want to Know: Where the Hell is Conan O'Brien?

There’s been so much outcry about the cancellation of Stephen Colbert, it’s been hard to think about much else. David Letterman is speaking out. Jon Stewart is cursing up a storm. Seth Meyers is leaving the NBC studio. Both Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon have been put in Trump’s crosshairs. It’s a real star-studded affair. The only comedian who hasn’t really joined the endless support train for Colbert is Rob Schneider. And yeah, fork found in kitchen. 

But suspiciously absent from the Weird Al musical numbers, Instagram statements and calls for Trump’s resignation is one of late night’s most prominent figures. In a tweet announcing the surprise guests for Colbert’s Monday night show, one person responded to the extensive lineup with the seemingly confusing question: “what about the redhair?”

This Is What It Was Like to Work As A Writer for Trey Parker and Matt Stone During the First Season of ‘South Park’

South Park may have two creators, but the vast majority of its 300-plus episodes are written and directed by Trey Parker with very little exception. As co-creator Matt Stone put it in the documentary 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park, “Even though we’re a partnership — and I really do feel that way, that we each bring something different to the table, and that’s what made us survive — the way the stories are expressed is completely through Trey. Trey’s the chef.” 

That way of working, however, took a few years for Parker and Stone to figure out. Early on — and particularly during South Park’s first season — Comedy Central set up South Park to operate more like a traditional show with staff writers. Most of those writers, however, would end up getting let go before Season Two. 

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