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Former writer and current executive producer for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” David A. Javerbaum ‘93 took his Expos-honed writing skills from the classroom to the screen to the stage in Broadway’s newest baby, ”Cry-Baby,” which debuts tonight on Broadway. Javerbaum dishes to FM about Broadway stereotypes, Quincy House parties, and the sting of finishing second...twice...
...David A. Javerbaum: They were auditioning songwriters to do it and I auditioned—I wrote two songs. One was called “Girl, Can I Kiss You with Tongue,” and that was the one John Waters read and said, ‘We need to hire this...
Besides O’Brien’s nomination for his late-night talk show, the slate includes David Javerbaum ’93, the head writer for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”; Dennis McNicholas ’94, who shares head writer duties on “Saturday Night Live”; and Steven C. Hely ’02, a writer for “Late Night with David Letterman...
...ability to govern...but was just a light human foible." Indeed, Bush got relatively gentle treatment: most of the jokes were at the expense of others, like Dick Cheney, or the pretzel itself. "The reality is, going hard at Bush now wouldn't go over very well," says David Javerbaum, a writer for Comedy Central's Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Craig Kilborn, star of CBS's Late Late Show, deadpanned that the Secret Service wrestled the pretzel to the ground, but he continues to bar jokes at Bush's expense. The pretzel debacle didn't change his mind...
...only do I want to go on to bigger and better things," said Javerbaum, "but it will be impossible...