MetaFilter posts tagged with talkshows

Oh nooooo. Not... GALLAGHER!

miss lynnster — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:52:26 -0800

Frank Zappa. Musical Innovator. Actor. Straight man. Dance Judge. Monkee.

Mike and John and Yoko make your day

LinusMines — Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:23:36 -0800

We'll Be Right Back For a full week in February 1972, Mike Douglas (warning: pop-up ads; page design) featured John Lennon and Yoko Ono as co-hosts of his hit afternoon talk show. The accompanying mash-up of counterculture and the mainstream must have been interesting to watch (at least to the Nixon administration). The folks at Rhino Home Video were kind enough to leave behind Stephen K. Peeples' extensive liner notes (see links 2-8 at bottom of page).

Lenny Bruce in Reverse

Slagman — Mon, 26 Jan 2004 09:18:28 -0800

A rant about a ranter who gets another 15 minutes starting on CNBC tonight. He was fired from Monday Night Football and his HBO show was finally canceled after the big-word, obscure reference shtick got tired. Much has been made of his post-9/11 ideological conversion, but there's a case to be made he's just showing true colors dating back to his SNL days. At least back then, this ranter says, he was willing to take on any authority figure, without fear or favor. But now he seems to be a lapdog of the power structure, a "Lenny Bruce in reverse." I still admit to a bit of warm feeling for the guy, maybe because it's still a little flattering to understand his references in this dumb-o-centric age. But he scares me a little, now.

White Stripes

Beholder — Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:27:27 -0800

The White Stripes will be appearing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, for the entire week, starting tonight. The band is promoting their new album called Elephant.

Bill Maher back on cable?

RylandDotNet — Thu, 21 Nov 2002 19:12:14 -0800

Bill Maher back on cable? AP is reporting that Bill Maher will host a late-night talk show on HBO starting Feb. 21. The hour-long news and comedy program, which has yet to be titled, will air once a week for 20 episodes. I personally think ABC were a bunch of pussies for cancelling him, and I think the new show will rock. What do you think?

crog — Mon, 11 Feb 2002 23:18:50 -0800

Jerry Springer: the Opera has become a cult classic in London! Is this another testimony to the death of high culture or the popularity of American talk shows like Jerry Springer? Has anybody seen or heard about this themselves?

mattpfeff — Thu, 10 Jan 2002 20:29:23 -0800

Priceless. Carson Daly doesn't want just pop stars on his new late-night talk show. He tells Time magazine: "I've been dying to talk to [White House spokesman] Ari Fleischer. ... That guy's like a rock star. He handles a room." (more)

feelinglistless — Thu, 02 Aug 2001 15:57:06 -0800

Kilroy's Kingdom Robert Kilroy-Silk is the 'king' of the British talkshows (a title conferred because he's the only male talkshow host). 'Off The Telly' investigates why an ex-MP and potential Prime Minister now finds himself attempting to relate with the common people three hundred and sixty mornings a year (including repeats). Typical quote: "I suppose I’m really lucky, I get on really well with my son - always have - but some fathers and sons don’t always find it easy to be friends ... some boys are even deprived of their father altogether, when he walks out, and dumps not just their wife, but them. Which is a bit like you Mike, you haven’t seen your Craig, who’s 15, for seven years. Why’s that?" No on screen fights then, but one old buffer got frisky one morning and tried to remove his pants . . .

snakey — Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:42:11 -0800

Nader on Letterman TO-NITE!!!

owillis — Fri, 08 Sep 2000 21:57:28 -0800

Dennis Miller explained... How many football fans will check this on Tuesday mornings to find out what the hell he's talking about?

mathowie — Tue, 17 Aug 1999 19:31:09 -0800

I have got to get this new book. I've had to listen to Dr. Laura's mean spirited gibberish for years. It's nice to see someone's finally wrote a book about the real person.