Guide Note
Comedian Lizz Winstead is the co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show. Since 2005, Winstead has been a contributer to The Huffington Post. In 2007, she launched the website Shoot the Messenger. Winstead also produces the podcast Drinking and Thinking for the website. The talk show stars Winstead and notable members of the media.
Fast Facts
- Born: August 5, 1961
- Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Co-creator of The Daily Show
- Left The Daily Show in 1998
- Co-creator of Air America Radio
- 2005: Became a contributor to The Huffington Post
Jezabel Interview
On June 30, 2008, Tracie Egan and Moe Tkacik of Jezebel, a Gawker Media blog, were invited to an interview on Drinking and Thinking. By the time the interview started, both Egan and Tkacik appeared intoxicated and proceeded to make comments that were interpreted by some, including Winstead, as dismissive towards rape and the use of birth control.1
Craig Kilborn Controversy
In 1997, Craig Kilborn, the former host of the The Daily Show, made an offensive comment about Winstead in Esquire. The controversy surrounding his comments led to her 1998 departure from the show.2
Quotes
"When I was in college, I lived in the sorority house and there were two or three Liz W’s, and so in order to get phone messages, one was Liz, one was Liz W. and I added a "z" and I just kept it."3
"If you have a focus and a structure and then within it you can play and have some liberties and have good conversation and bring issues to the forefront, then I think it can work."4
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