Daily Show staff member commits suicide, production halted at least a day
12-12-05 | 07:02 PM
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Daily Show staff member commits suicide, production halted at least a day
from Reuters:
'Daily Show' halts production following suicide
Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:23 PM ET
By Andrew Wallenstein
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - An employee of the Comedy Central program "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" has committed suicide, leading the network to suspend production of Monday night's episode of the program, a spokesman confirmed.
Bill Clarey, 25, took his own life over the weekend, according to the network. A former "Daily Show" intern, Clarey also worked as a receptionist at the program's offices in New York.
Comedy Central has sent grief counselors to the "Daily Show" set to help its employees, sources said, who first learned of the suicide upon coming to work Monday. The network was scheduled to shoot a week's worth of new episodes before shutting down for the final two weeks of the year. The network will air a "Daily Show" repeat instead of the regularly scheduled episode.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:23 PM ET
By Andrew Wallenstein
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - An employee of the Comedy Central program "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" has committed suicide, leading the network to suspend production of Monday night's episode of the program, a spokesman confirmed.
Bill Clarey, 25, took his own life over the weekend, according to the network. A former "Daily Show" intern, Clarey also worked as a receptionist at the program's offices in New York.
Comedy Central has sent grief counselors to the "Daily Show" set to help its employees, sources said, who first learned of the suicide upon coming to work Monday. The network was scheduled to shoot a week's worth of new episodes before shutting down for the final two weeks of the year. The network will air a "Daily Show" repeat instead of the regularly scheduled episode.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
12-13-05 | 01:28 PM
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So does that mean they have a job opening?
Ovid, I am joining you in hell. But really-- 25 years old, working at The Daily Show? My life should suck that bad.
Ovid, I am joining you in hell. But really-- 25 years old, working at The Daily Show? My life should suck that bad.
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12-14-05 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Jadzia
Ovid, I am joining you in hell. But really-- 25 years old, working at The Daily Show? My life should suck that bad.
I thought the same thing. They did a nice moment of zen (a cat fight scene from Dynasty, I believe) and then credits with no music.
12-14-05 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by dick_grayson
I thought the same thing. They did a nice moment of zen (a cat fight scene from Dynasty, I believe) and then credits with no music.
and Dick, it was THE cat fight scene!
Edit to add: I Googled "Bill Clarey" and came up with nothing! I come here and it's the second post of the same search! I love DVDTalk!
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