Perhaps the most popular and most successful daytime television talk show in the history of the medium, The Oprah Winfrey Show concluded its historic 25-year run on May 25, 2011. To celebrate the departure (for more creative pastures on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, we present 10 Memorable Moments from ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’. 1. […]
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From baby boomers to millennials: Four generations of talk show hosts
It’s likely you hear some form of this sentence once or twice a day where you work: “We have to attract Millennials.” Or maybe “The best to manage Baby Boomers is to show them you paid your dues to get where you are.” Or “Why is that Gen Xer always giving me the stink eye?” […]
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Fast Facts Title: The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Host: Larry Wilmore Nightly players: Shenaz Treasury, Ricky Velez, Mike Yard Production company: Busboy Productions Produced by: Larry Wilmore, Jon Stewart Created by: Jon Stewart Format: 30 minute panel talk show Broadcast information: Comedy Central, weeknights, 11:30 p.m. Tapes: Weekdays, originating from studios at 513 W. […]
Is ‘The Tonight Show’ really a daytime talk show?
As we come up on Jimmy Fallon’s one-year anniversary as host of The Tonight Show, it’s probably about the right time to share my perspective on how the late night program and its host have changed. And here it is: I think The Tonight Show is really a daytime talk show parading around in late […]
How much is Stephen Colbert worth now?
Born: May 13, 1964 Quick Stephen Colber Facts: Stephen Colbert was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in South Carolina. He studied theater and improvisational comedy at ImprovOlympic and Second City, both in Chicago. In 1995, Colbert co-created and starred in the sketch comedy show Exit 57 on Comedy Central. In 1997, he joined the […]