'Daily Show' Creator Lizz Winstead Takes on Lady Parts
After pioneering the cable news parody show and launching the career of Rachel Maddow, the comedian is turning her focus to reproductive rights.
In 1996, stand-up comedian Lizz Winstead sat down with producer Madeleine Smithberg to create a comedy show that parodied cable news. Comedy Central loved what they came back with and made Winstead head writer of The Daily Show. Winstead ran the writers’ room and served as a correspondent for two years—until then-host Craig Kilborn told Esquire: “To be honest, Lizz does find me very attractive. If I wanted her to blow me, she would.”
It was late 1997, and in those days, repercussions amounted to a one-week suspension for Kilborn. In 1998, Winstead left the show.
One year later, Jon Stewart took over and turned into a political comedy juggernaut. When he retired in 2015, Winstead
