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In a new interview, Daily Show creator Lizz Winstead talks about her acclaimed new show Shoot the Messenger, working with Jon Stewart and getting Stephen Colbert and Lewis Black on TDS:

WW: You mentioned Stephen Colbert. Were you part of the team that brought him and Lewis Black aboard?

LW: Yes, indeed. I am definitely that team. Lewis
and I have been really, really dear friends, and he was the first call
I made when the show went up. I said, “Dude, do you want to do a weekly
segment where you just rant about whatever’s on your mind,” and he
said, “Yes.” And Stephen also. Oddly enough, we saw Stephen – he was
doing bits on Good Morning America. He was kind of doing funny stuff on there.

WW: Do you take pride in what’s happened with those two, as well as with the show as a whole?

LW: Totally. What’s great about it is, it
reinforces that my instincts are pretty good. These people are geniuses
all on their own, and I happened to see them and go, “Wow. I think what
you do would fit really well with what I’m doing.” When you see people
now coming up, I feel like I can get a pretty good sense of picking
talent, which makes me feel pretty good. When your instincts have paid
off, it’s good, because you don’t have to do a whole lot of second
guessing.

For more Lizz Winstead, check out the whole interview.