Pynchon's Daily Show essay is now online

[Dave Monroe]

On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:36 PM, Don Higgins <bencanard2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> The program for which P wrote an intro has been scanned and posted:
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> http://splitsider.com/2012/04/talking-with-scott-jacobson-about-the-brilliant-program-for-the-daily-shows-ten-year-anniversary-concert/

Thomas Pynchon! What? How? Can you tell a little about working with him?

I knew it would be difficult to get the writers to submit pieces for
the program – they're a busy bunch of folks – so I thought I'd improve
my odds by getting a foreword from someone so unlikely that it'd
capture the staff's interest. I dug up the email of Thomas Pynchon's
wife, who's a literary agent, and pitched her the idea. To my surprise
and delight, it all worked out. Pynchon actually faxed in that piece.
He came into the office one day, too, and stayed for a taping. I had a
brief conversation with him about Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers.

http://splitsider.com/2012/04/talking-with-scott-jacobson-about-the-brilliant-program-for-the-daily-shows-ten-year-anniversary-concert/

The Evolution of the Daily Show
By Thomas Pynchon

http://themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_essays_dailyshow.html