Maybe Oliver wrote his part of that bit.
'Ariel'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
the issue that we were discussing wasn't who wrote the bit, but about Oliver's work visa.
I get that, but I was looking at the larger picture.
They're allowed to write for themselves as long as they don't write for anyone else. Or that was my take away from the earlier legalese.
I've not watched it, but is it possible Oliver was improving?
Well, it was a step up from his old material.
...ba dum, bum.
Some of it had to be pre-taped.
Some of it had to be pre-taped.
yes, but the bit in the background didn't have any dialogue, so he's safe there :)
Advertising Age has a piece about NBC's "First Digital Out-of-Home Upfront. From there:
As the writers strike drags on, it's growing more likely that the big broadcast networks will pull back from their glitzy May presentations for their prime-time schedules.
So the real question is: If there are no upfronts, will Silverman say the nerdy, ugly, mean kids canceled graduation or homecoming?
I just watched it, and while I think it was planned, I don't really think it was scripted. I'm sure there's a fine line there, but I'd bet that they're not crossing it.