Bob Borden (born 1969) is a writer for
The Late Show with David Letterman. He began as a mailroom intern while attending
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. Letterman soon began using him in various sketches, including "Dave Finds Bob a Date" and "Bob Borden Looks for Urkel." In the ten years since, Borden has held several positions, with the two most-recent being "writer's researcher" and
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During the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike Borden along with fellow
Late Show writers
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Justin StangelJustin Stangel is one of the head writers and producers of the Late Show with David Letterman. His brother Eric Stangel is also a head writer and producer....
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Bill ScheftBill Scheft is an American comedy writer and novelist. He has been a staff writer for David Letterman since 1991, during which time he has been nominated for 15 Emmys. He is best known for his weekly humor column, "The Show," which ran in Sports Illustrated from 2002-2005...
, Matt Roberts, Tom Ruprecht, Jeremy Weiner,
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Lee Ellenberg, and Joe Grossman posted their "thoughts and observations" at http://lateshowwritersonstrike.com/.
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Bob Borden (born 1969) is a writer for
The Late Show with David Letterman. He began as a mailroom intern while attending
Kent State UniversityKent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, USA. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...
. Letterman soon began using him in various sketches, including "Dave Finds Bob a Date" and "Bob Borden Looks for Urkel." In the ten years since, Borden has held several positions, with the two most-recent being "writer's researcher" and
writerA writer is anyone who creates a written work, though the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms.-Profession:...
.
During the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike Borden along with fellow
Late Show writers
Eric StangelEric Stangel is one of the head writers and producers of the Late Show with David Letterman. His brother Justin Stangel is also a head writer and producer....
,
Justin StangelJustin Stangel is one of the head writers and producers of the Late Show with David Letterman. His brother Eric Stangel is also a head writer and producer....
,
Bill ScheftBill Scheft is an American comedy writer and novelist. He has been a staff writer for David Letterman since 1991, during which time he has been nominated for 15 Emmys. He is best known for his weekly humor column, "The Show," which ran in Sports Illustrated from 2002-2005...
, Matt Roberts, Tom Ruprecht, Jeremy Weiner,
Steve YoungSteve Young is a television writer for The Late Show with David Letterman & Late Night with David Letterman. He is a Harvard University graduate and former writer for the Harvard Lampoon. He also wrote The Simpsons season eight episode "Hurricane Neddy". Steve Young adapted the holiday book Olive,...
Lee Ellenberg, and Joe Grossman posted their "thoughts and observations" at http://lateshowwritersonstrike.com/. The strike also prompted Borden to again post to his own website, after an absence of over a year.
On April 20, 2009, Borden announced
on his blog that he had been
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for a few weeks, but was keeping busy by applying to other shows.