Additionally , since all of the show 's writers were stand - up comedians , many often appeared as correspondents who performed monologues .
After an opening PowerPoint monologue , the program usually cut to a segment filmed outside of the studio .
Since all of the show 's writers were stand - up comedians , many often appeared as correspondents who performed monologues .
After an opening PowerPoint monologue , the program usually cut to a segment filmed outside of the studio .