Larry King Calls it Quits
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Prime Time, Talk Shows, Announcements, News,
Longtime nightly CNN television host Larry King has announced his departure from his 25 year-old show, Larry King Live.
‘I’m ending my nightly show this fall but continuing at CNN,’’ King posted on his Twitter account.
The show, despite its long run, has declined in ratings lately. King plans to step down this fall and says that the network didn’t pressure him to leave. In fact, he planned on leaving during the week that his show hit 25 years, when he interviewed LeBron James, Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, and President Obama.
“With this chapter closing I’m looking forward to the future and what my next chapter will bring, but for now it’s time to hang up my nightly suspenders,” he wrote in a statement on his blog.
Although CNN has said that they wouldn’t necessarily fill the time slot with a similar show, King has said Ryan Seacrest would be the best replacement.
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VIDEO: Jay Leno Uses Terrorism to Insult Conan O’Brien
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, NBC, Video,
Pay careful attention to the last ten seconds of this video. If you look at the dimmed, lower portion of the image, you’ll notice a small, silent joke bomb placed by Team Jay Leno to insult Conan O’Brien. The subject matter? Terrorism. The vehicle? Facebook. The result? That remains to be seen.
While doing a bit about would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, the Tonight Show host presented a Facebook page purportedly owned by Shahzad. On it, you can see that Faisal belongs to a few groups: Al Qaeda, the Pakistan Frequent Flyers Club and Team Coco, the moniker used by Conan O’Brien supporters.
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Tori Spelling: Talk Show Host?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, ABC, Gossip, Rumors,
Tori Spelling may soon add “talk show host” to her resume.
The 36-year-old actress currently in discussions with ABC to front a new show with a male co-host. According to the Los Angeles Times, the network is reportedly looking for a “Will & Grace vibe between Spelling and her as-yet-undiscovered BFF.”
The program is still, though, in the very early stages of development.
Tori is, of course, quite comfortable in front of the camera. In addition to her work on Beverly HIlls, 90210 and So NoTORIous, she is still an Oxygen fixture thanks to her reality show with husband Dean McDermott. Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood is in the middle of its fifth season.
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VIDEO: Jon Stewart’s Message to FOX News
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Cable, FOX, Daily Show, The, Gossip, Video,
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The ongoing war between Bernie Goldberg, FOX News contributor and frequent guest on O’Reilly Factor, and Jon Stewart, late-night Comedy Central variety show host, just got hilarious…though there’s probably zero chance that FOX News will find it so. It all started, according to Stewart, when he told FOX News to “go [expletive deleted] themselves” on his April 19 installment of The Daily Show.
Goldberg fired back during one of his visits to O’Reilly (Papa Bear to Stephen Colbert fans), calling Jon Stewart a “funnyman” who only wants to crack jokes before an audience. “But if, clearly, you want to be a social commentator…you better find some guts,” Goldberg addressed his comments directly to Stewart.
On his April 20 show, Stewart had plenty to say in response to Bernie Goldberg - and by extension, everyone at FOX News.
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VIDEO: George Lopez Formally Welcomes Conan O’Brien to TBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, Cable, Video,
To once again assure fans that he is looking forward to following Conan O’Brien on TBS, George Lopez welcomed the former NBC host on his program last night.
Although Conan is currently on the road in the middle of his “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour,” he was interviewed by Lopez via satellite - in classic O’Brien fashion.
Anyone else excited to see what “Team Loco” will have in store for us?
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Conan O’Brien Finds a New Home on TBS
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, Cable, News,
UPDATE: Turner Entertainment Networks President Steve Koonin says “[Conan] can do whatever he wants to do” on TBS.
Conan O’Brien’s going to have a lot to talk about when he kicks off his road tour tonight.
Despite many assumptions that the former Tonight Show host would eventually form a new home at FOX, the comedian has decided to take show to cable. Come this November, O’Brien will become the new face of TBS.
The new late night program will air at 11:00, a decision that George Lopez - who will see his show Lopez Tonight moved to midnight - is perfectly fine with. In fact, Lopez personally called O’Brien to assure him of that. “I can’t think of anything better than doing my show with Conan as my lead-in,” Lopez assured fans. “It’s the beginning of a new era in late-night comedy.”
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Angela Martin: From American Idol Reject to Recording Artist
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Reality, Talk Shows, FOX, Syndication, American Idol, Video,
Just think of her as NBC’s Oprah Winfrey.
American Idol’s newest judge is in the unique position of having her own talk show and tons of opportunities to throw around, and that creates for some pretty interesting cross-promotions. Ellen DeGeneres stunned former Idol hopeful Angela Martin when she offered the singer a recording contract on the heels of her (televised) rejection from the show.
If Ellen’s just going to scoop up everyone that Idol deems isn’t good enough, let’s get Tatiana Del Toro to audition again.
Make sure to check out all our other American Idol 9 posts.
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Tyra Banks Quitting Daytime Talk Show
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, Syndication, The CW, News,
We always knew Tyra Banks wanted to be the next Oprah Winfrey. We just didn’t expect her to follow the talk show queen’s every move.
Today, the model-turned-entrepreneur revealed that she will end her daytime talk show at the end of this season. This surprising news comes just a month after Winfrey announced she would end her run.
“This will be the last season of The Tyra Show,” Banks told People. “I’ve been loving having fun, coming into your living rooms, bedrooms, hair salons for the past 5 years.”
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VIDEO: Tearful Oprah Announces Decision
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, Syndication, Oprah Winfrey Show, News, Video,
This is how you make an anti-climatic statement.
After waiting until the very end of today’s broadcast to formally announce her already-leaked decision, Oprah Winfrey offered very little to her audience (aside from tears) that we haven’t already heard. Although she said she wanted to the viewers to hear the message “directly” from her, she never once did end the “conjecture” or “speculation” about her future.
Is it possible the talk show has no idea what she’ll be doing two years from now? Is she simply going to take a break and just go with the flow? Well, considering she’s in the process of starting OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, that’s highly doubtful. Besides—who’s going to keep Gayle King employed?
You can read Oprah’s full statement after the jump.
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McCain Finally Planning His Letterman Appearance
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Late Night, Talk Shows, CBS, Gossip,
It’s now time for John McCain to sit down and face the music.
Three weeks after famously snubbing David Letterman for an interview with Katie Couric, the Republican presidential candidate will finally attempt to make amends. Assuming he doesn’t need to tend to another “emergency” in Washington, McCain will be seated next to Dave later this week.
The Arizona senator was originally scheduled to appear on the late night program back on September 24, right before the first presidential debate. Unfortunately, McCain canceled his engagement because he was supposedly working on the economic crisis. When Letterman eventually found out the truth, he bitterly expressed his thoughts for days to come.
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